ChaLEAN Extreme

dodoodoodo
dodoodoodo Posts: 101 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What do you need to complete this program? Have you found good results. I need some muscle and to burn a LOT of fat.

Thanks for any replies!!

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  • lkcostello
    lkcostello Posts: 49 Member
    I built a lot of muscle on this program. You need either weights or bands to do the exercises. They also have a "thigh toner"--a band (used normally for physical therapy I think) that goes around your ankles to help whittle away your hips and thighs. Other than that, there is nothing else required.
  • MichelleRenee13
    MichelleRenee13 Posts: 363 Member
    Can you get away with not using the thigh toner band? I am borrowing a friend's dvd to see if it is a program that I would like to do.
  • lkcostello
    lkcostello Posts: 49 Member
    You can do it without the thigh toner. They show several modifications to the exercises depending on your level of fitness or equipment.
  • mom2fabfive
    mom2fabfive Posts: 207 Member
    I am finishing this program in a week! I am very happy with it. I have muscle definition in my arms now and before my upper arms were just all one blob. So far I have lost about 15 lbs and over 10 inches. I will know my final results next week!
    You do need weights or you can use a resistance band. You don't need to use the thigh toner. In fact for the first month or so I didn't use it because I couldn't get through the exercises if I did. There is someone in the video using a resistance band and someone using modifications/lighter weights! Hope this helps!
    It was worth every penny and I love Chalene Johnson. Going to do her TurboFire next!
  • stangirl1995
    stangirl1995 Posts: 43 Member
    I hit my lowest weight in years using that program. I did add in a little extra cardio here and there. I dropped inches like crazy.
  • AmyM713
    AmyM713 Posts: 594 Member
    I will be completing this program this week, yes I have seen awesome results, you will need some form of resistance such as dumb bells or the resistance bands (I personally hated them and almost gave up in the beginning until I bought some weights, but this was only my experience others love them). You will need a sturdy chair in the very last phase and if you choose the purple thigh toner band which is supplied for you.

    I loved this program and am sure I will do it again in the future. Good luck and have fun!!
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    You need either dumbbells or resistance bands. Recommend dumbbells because some of the exercises they have you doing feel awkward and unnatural when done with bands and don't necessarily hit the same muscle groups. You need pretty heavy dumbbells. Much heavier than anything you've used for Jillian programs, if that's what you have. You need enough to make you fail in 10-12 reps. During phase 2 it's 6-8 reps. Thigh toner band is optional but recommended. I didn't use it because it made doing many of the exercises unsafe for me as it threw off my footing.
  • Jillian130
    Jillian130 Posts: 174 Member
    Glad you posted this question because I had wondered the same thing about this program. Glad to hear of the results/success of the posts above. Thinking I will give it a go!
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    I will be completing this program this week, yes I have seen awesome results, you will need some form of resistance such as dumb bells or the resistance bands (I personally hated them and almost gave up in the beginning until I bought some weights, but this was only my experience others love them). You will need a sturdy chair in the very last phase and if you choose the purple thigh toner band which is supplied for you.

    I loved this program and am sure I will do it again in the future. Good luck and have fun!!

    Agreed. I tried the program myself with bands and quit a little over a week into it because the exercises were just TOO awkward with bands and I felt like they were stressing my joints more than they were my muscles.

    EDIT: IMO programs that simply use bands as a substitute for dumbbells aren't utilizing them correctly. If you're trying to use them as a substitute for DBs, youre better off with DBs.
  • dodoodoodo
    dodoodoodo Posts: 101 Member
    thank you for the replies!

    just curious how high the weights should be for a beginner, my mom has i think up to 8 or 10lbs that i plan on borrowing. do i need 12 15 20?
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    I loved it so much I did it twice! Second time I combined it with Turbo Fire. Great results!!

    I have select-tech weights that go from 5-25 lbs. By the end of round 2 I was at 25 for most of the exercises, and 25 felt light for all the lower body ones.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    thank you for the replies!

    just curious how high the weights should be for a beginner, my mom has i think up to 8 or 10lbs that i plan on borrowing. do i need 12 15 20?

    You will need a lot more than that... I do mean a lot...

    For a lot of exercises you'll be using upwards of 20 lbs, specifically lower body focused ones.
  • mrbunsrocks
    mrbunsrocks Posts: 53 Member
    Agree with the others - you need pretty heavy weights, especially for Push phase.

    I have 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 30. I don't use the 30s much (only when it's JUST legs), but I get a lot of use out of the 15 and 20. There are a few exercises where I would use a 25 if I had one.

    You can probably do the first week with 8/10 lb weights, to see if you like the program, but to get the true benefit, you need something heavier for sure.
  • mom2fabfive
    mom2fabfive Posts: 207 Member
    It depends on your strength. Chalene tells you how to create resistance if you don't have heavy weights. I don't have 12's and some exercises 10 is to light but 15 is too heavy so I just create more resistance with the 10's!
    I am in lean and I definitely can't go as heavy as in push. You are working both lower and upper body at the same time!

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