which workout?

[skatie0569]

Hi Cathe,
I have a few of your workouts and have yet to start using them but plan to begin as soon as I decide which one will be best for me.
I am not a stranger to weights and lifting but I feel I need a workout I can start and make improvements with slowly as I am not as fit as I used to be.(IE: can't do many pushups etc)
I have Pyramids, Power Hour and Pure Strength.
I have been watching them and trying to decide which one I will be able to handle best.
I wonder if you or any one else can help me to know which workout would be best for someone like myself who is capable yet out of shape?
I don't have a barbell but assume I can make do with dumbells for a while, right?
I will get a few new titles in the new year but I want to start right now as I have reached a time in my life where the opportunity is finally presenting itself.
Hope you can help..
Kelly
Oh.. the new site is great by the way!

 

[twosquared]

Hi! Once you start using your workouts you will be hooked. I was in a very similar situation to you at the beginning of the summer. I found Cathe on FIT-TV. I started going to the gym to do cardio, and then would come home and do Cathe weights taped from FIT-TV. I started by using the pyramids. They are great more traditional type workouts - imo. For pyramid lower, you do need a stability ball.

The great thing about the pyramids, is they are very flexible. I took what I thought would be the heaviest I could lift and used that as my heavy weight. So when I started, for chest press, I thought the most I could do was 8 lbs. So I did the first set on 3, then 5 then 8. I am now up to using 12lbs for my heaviest. Also some people on the boards, say they do the pyramids more endurance style, using lighter weights anyway.

I also don't have a barbell. The fit-tv condensed pyramids for upper does not use a barbell, don't remember about lower, but I've been able to do all the workouts using dumbells.

My vote would be to start with the pyramids.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.