When it came to selecting exercises for XTrain we looked for exercises that met the following criteria: 1. Is the exercise effective? When selecting the exercises for XTrain the most important of all our criteria was how effective the exercise was at working the targeted muscle. With XTrain we wanted to only use the best of
This picture shows Jai and Amanda doing Glute Squeezes on a stability ball during XTrain Legs. Owning a health club is a huge advantage to me when making fitness videos as it allows me the opportunity to see and test moves on people who take my classes and work out at my gym on a
This is a picture from the warm-up of SuperCuts. Putting a new twist on my other circuit workouts, Super Cuts is a high rep total body workout done to motivating music that keeps moving from exercise to exercise in a unique fashion with very little breaks in between. Unlike my other total body high rep
Burn Sets … This XTRAIN workout consists of two traditional upper body heavy weight workouts: Chest/back/Shoulders and Bis/Tris. This workout also contains options for working individual muscle groups for those of you that want and need a shorter workout. In Burn Sets you’ll work each muscle group before moving on to the next muscle group.
This is an XTrain Burn Sets photo of Jai and Amanda doing one arm rows. This XTRAIN workout consists of two traditional upper body heavy weight workouts: Chest/back/Shoulders and Bis/Tris. This workout also contains options for working individual muscle gro ups for those of you that want and need a shorter workout.In Burn Sets
This is a Group shot picture taken just before the filming of XTrain’s Burn Sets. From left to right: Greg, Marlo, Cedie, Cathe, Brenda, Jai, Amanda, and Al. Burn Sets uses heavy weights and is divided into two main workouts: Chest/Back/Shoulders and Bi’s and Tri’s. Premix options are also given so that you can
Get ready to go behind the scenes of Cathe’s newest calorie crushing workout series – XTRAIN!…Filming of XTRAIN will begin on Saturday, October 6th and we hope to have at least a pic or two from the XTRAIN filming posted by the end of the day on Saturday
In November of last year, I began noticing pain in my elbow. Unfortunately the pain grew and eventually I was diagnosed with tennis elbow. My doctor recommended rest and avoiding any activity that would irritate it. This was very discouraging as I would have to stop doing weight-bearing exercises. I really enjoy working out and
Is exercising longer really better for weight loss? Not according to a new study. Find out why 60 minutes of cardiovascular exercise may lead to less weight loss than 30 minutes a day. This article also discusses the importance of increasing the intensity of cardio workouts and balancing it with strength-training.
Are you spending too much time in the exercise comfort zone? This article discusses why it’s important to continue challenging your body when you work out and ways to make a stale workout more challenging along with the importance of doing so.
Hi Everyone! Since so many of you have just received the new workouts, Cross Fire and To The Max, I decided to focus on them with this July rotation. Remember that Cross Fire and To The Max are mostly cardio based and the amount of weight work included in these workouts is not significant enough
After my husband and I were married, our first child was born before our 1st anniversary, and that first year adjusting to much change I gained 65 pounds during the pregnancy. It took a year to get back in shape. That was short lived however, as we were expecting again and I struggled to stay
