What is your workout style?

intensitylisa

intensitylisa

Cathlete
:D I was curious as to what everyones workout style is like. How long? How many times a day? What intervals you all use. I usually work out 5 to 6 times a week for 1 hour. I alternate between cardio and weights.:)
 
I workout 6 days a week usually. My plan is always to do 2 hard and 2 not so hard cardios, and work every muscle twice. Abs I do 3 or 4 times.
 
I have gone to a four day on, one day off and alternate cardio only days and weight training (although, I often do a combination on the weight day, like Circuit Max or Cardio & Weights.) I have tinkered around with the days off thing, taking one off after three days (that was too short), and after five days (was too long.) I try to vary the style too, like one day no step, the next day use the step, etc. to prevent aches in my knee. I also do abs 3-4 times a week. This type of schedule seems to suit me quite well.

Lori Z
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I workout 6 days a week. I alternate cardio and strength days. I'm always changing it up though some weeks are more cardio, others are more strength. I was doing a 3 day on/1 day off cycle but have switched back to just taking either Sat or Sunday off. Every workout is between 45mn to 90mn long. Susan
 
Well until I reach my goal, I work out daily, I do 45 minutes on the treadmill fast walking, and 1 day I do ABS with AB hits 45 to 60 minutes, sometimes a little extra at night, and the next day I to the weights from MIS about 40 minutes of that, after a cool down I do about 30 minutes of the Terminator DVD the weights and leg work( no step bench parts I skip those), I tend to do some extra at night. Well so far thats what I do ......... :) Rhonda
 
Well, for now I work out 5-6 days per week. I try to do 6 with one rest day. For the summer I'd like to switch to morning workouts, so I may do 4 days on 1 day off.

I need to do like Rhonda and add in extra training sessions for those problem areas. Next week I'll give this a try along with keeping a journal (for both training and nutrition).

Hopefully there will be severals ideas here that I can incorporate into my plans or provide me with more motivation!

Angie
 
I don't know if you'd call my workouts a style but I cycle mine every 6 weeks. I use S&H for the first 6 weeks; then Pure Strength but I increase the sets & reps for 6 weeks & then move on to ME, PH, MIS, PUB & PLB but not in this order I usually mix & match it up every week for my last 6 weeks & then I go right back & start it all over again. My cardio for the first 6 wks. is only 1x a week; the next 6 wks. 2x a week & the last 6 weeks 3x a week. I always use interval training every week. I've gotten great results doing it this way have come down a dress size & have real nice definition all over. That's it! Kathy:D
 
When I do the extra exercises at night, I do the same of whatever it was I was doing that morning, ABS or weights and legs .... just so I get a little extra work out there, about 45 minutes to an hour .... Rhonda :+
 
Rhonda --

would you mine giving an example of what you're doing? Are you using videos or are you training using a program you've puttogether yourself?

KathyH --

so are you saying the first week you do 1 cardio workout, second week 2, third week 3 and so forth until you're at 6 cardios by week six. And at this point are the cardio sessions shorter, like the ctx cardios? Then you're last six weeks, you drop down to 3 cardios weekly?

Both workout rotations sound very interesting! :) I'm trying to find soem ideas for the summer until the group I was chechink in with starts up another BFL 12 week challenge. :D

Thanks for the suggestions/responses!
Angie
 
I use cathe's videos and dvds ..... on Thursays I do my treadmill 45 minutes, then after a rest, I do the MIS, then after a rest I do what I can of Terminator minus the step bench stuff. Then that night I do more of either the MIS or the terminator( again minus the step bench stuff) ... Then on Friday I again do my treadmill 45 minutes and after a rest, I do about 45 minutes to an hour of my AB hits dvd, then then night, I do another 45 minutes to an hour. Everyday I do my treadmill and alternate my MIS & Terminator, and AB hits .. one day MIS & Terminator, and the next AB hits dvd ... on Tuesday and Wednesday I mix it up just a bit and on Tuesday I do AB hits in the mornings and Terminator at night, and Wednesday I do Terminator in the morning and AB hits at night, then of course Thursday I am back to my regular routine again .... I need the extra work in my abs ... so thats what I target them so much for those 2 days, and the Terminator workout is a little easier on the muscles than MIS, for those 2 days ..... So thats my routine for now at least .......... Rhonda ....... :7
 
My workout week is higly dependent on my funky work schedule. I'll workout anywhere from 4-6 days per week. I almost always will do strength over cardio if I'm pressed for time. I will always work each body part at least once a week, but I prefer twice. I've been trying to incorporate a yoga/stretch day but it doesnt always happen.

Stacy
 
I work out 4 to 5 days per week. I do strength work for each body part once, sometimes hitting shoulders or another weak part twice. I do abs at least twice a week.

I do 2 to 4 cardios a week.

For each part I count anything from the least to the most, it all counts. For example, IMax counts as one cardio. But 20 minutes of light biking (to work) and back (another 20 minutes, mostly flat) also counts as a cardio.

I let Slow and Heavy body parts count just the same as one part from Body Max upper.

I treat 32 power scissors on each side (CTX Kickbox) as a full leg workout. That doesn't mean I don't do PSLA, I do. But I just periodize all the time.

I don't pre-plan rotations, but just do I feel like I need, within my one-hour time slot.

All day at work (Mon thru Thur) I hold isometric poses while working on people's teeth, trying to keep my shoulders back and down, back straight, head not jutting forward. Interspersed with fast brief walking for taking x-rays and whatever else it takes to set up and clean up for each patient (8 per day).

Here are two examples (no week is ever the same):

This week:

Mon BodyMax Upper body
Tue CTX Kickbox cardio and abs
Wed CTX Power Circuit cardio only
Thur S&H shoulders, Power Hour abs
Fri rest
Sat (today) ?
Sun ?


From April:

Mon rest
Tue MIS warm up, dead lifts, push-ups, shoulders. S&H shoulders, abs from S&HBT
Wed Step Fit, 20 push-ups (okay, 1 hour & 15 min-- unusual)
Thur CTX Kickbox in its entirety, one slow negative pull-up
Fri On my own, upper body except biceps
Sat Power circuit cardio, PSLA floorwork and abs, PC stretch
Sun rest

-Connie
 
For the summers, when I have quite a bit of time, I love to work out very hard and take a few days off during the week. In the mornings I'll do a cardio(IMAX two times a week and another cardio the other two days) and follow with a leg workout. In the evenings I'll do some upper body. My favorite upper body is from Slow & Heavy. The next day, I'll usually do a cardio only, and then the day after, I either do another cardio with leg work again or take the day off, depending on how hard I worked. I love doing super tough workouts (super tough for me anyway :D )on the days I have time and am motivated, that way if something comes up, or I am just not in the mood, I don't feel guilty about taking the day off. Leaving myself open like that works great for me. During the school semester, I usually will do only a 30 minute to hour long workout every evening.
 
Rhonda!

Whew! Your schedule seems really tough! :eek: Tough for me anyway but I do need to kick things up a knotch! I spent the better part of this morning writing up a plan for the rest of the month. 3 weeks, 3 days counting today. It's tougher than I'm used to but I KNOW I need to start challenging myself and stop playing around with my workouts! x( I'll never have my jeans feeling loose again if I work out like I'm afraid of lifting and feeling the burn. x(

So it's time for me to quit beign lazy and do what I need to do to feel better about myself and my body!

Thanks for the motivation you all! I really needed this. I have a workout buddy and we plan to get started on Monday with encouraging each other, reporting in daily, using journals to record our workouts and caloric intake. I think most of my problem is not eating enough calories. :eek: Guess I'll know after a week of recording everything I eat.

Have a wonderful Sunday! :)
Angie
 
I do 60 - 90 minutes every morning except Saturday. Right now I'm doing step twice a week, floor aerobics once a week, and kickboxing once a week.
I'm in the middle of an S&H rotation which is my absolute fave...I have lost 15 pounds in 4 weeks & haven't done a thing to change my eating habits (not the best lately!)
Heavy (& especially slow) lifting does more for my body than anything else. I do the cardio because it adds to it & I love doing it, but if I could only do one thing the cardio would be out of here!
 
Yep Angie, it is tough, but I wear an 8 slim now after losing 14 lbs in just a little over 3 months, and I plan to be in a 6 by at least the end of next month if not sooner:7 .. and the only way I can reach my goal is to do it this way. :7 when I reach my goal, I will slow down just a tad. I want to get back into my hobbies, painting and teddy bear making, just not as intense .... So angie, you go girl:7 ....... God Bless ya Rhonda
 
Hi Angie! In Cycle 1 for the complete 6 wks. I only do 1x a week of cardio it has to be something intense; that's why I use IMAX 1 or 2; then in Cycle 2 I only do cardio 2x a week for 6 wks. & then in Cycle 3 I do cardio 3x a week for 6 wks. I mostly concentrate on strength training because I've seen far better results while cutting down on cardio. My cycles look like this:

Cycle 1 (6 weeks)
Sun: S&H chest/biceps/abs (I lift the heaviest that I can but for only 6 reps instead of the 8) I need more rest time than what Cathe gives.
Mon: IMAX 1 or 2
Tues: S&H legs/abs
Wed: S&H back/tris (same way of lifting as on Sun)
Thurs: S&H shoulders/abs (for abs sometimes I do a pilates tape)
Fri: rest
Sat: yoga

Cycle 2 (6 weeks)
Sun: PS chest/shoulders/tris (I do 4 sets of 10 for chest; shoulders & tris I'll do 5 sets of 10)
Mon: kickboxing
Tues: PSLA & stability ball from PLB
Wed: PS back/bis
Thurs: IMAX 2 (LOVE this tape!)
Fri: rest
Sat: yoga (I always do yoga on Sat. more time)

Cycle 3 (6 weeks)
Sun: PUB
Mon: PLB
Tues: 10-10-10 + pilates
Wed: ME or PH or MIS or BodyMax (only weight training)
Thurs: kickboxing
Fri: rest
Sat: AM (yoga) PM (one of the CTX cardios)

Everybody has found what works best for them; how we get it all in in a weeks time. I found the secret for me; I'm never bored & I never plateau. HTH, Kathy
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I'm not sure I have a consistent style, except that I workout 45-60 minutes per day 6 days per week. I usually alternate between weights and cardio, and do whatever suits my mood, but this month I have been trying the Cathe June rotation and loving it.

I may stick to the one body part per day with cardio style for a while after the June rotation - will see how I feel.
 
Angie(pfive), I just wanted to let you know, I don't do the whole MIS workout all the time, I do only what I can for that day, sometimes I can do alot of it and sometimes I only do the workout for the legs and glutes ... and that goes for the Terminator workout too, I never do the step bench stuff I am not into the dance momba thing ... but like I said I do as much of it as I can for that day ..... Just wanted you to know .........Rhonda :+
 
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