Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! Today was Cardio Leg Blast. I did the workout as is, then I did the strength only portions again (about 30 minutes) and added Core 2 to it. The combo of the original workout and the strength part was perfect for making me feel like I actually did a leg workout. It was pretty good cardio throughout as well since my heart rate was up when I started into the second set of strength moves. I think I'm going to do this again because it might help me with the feeling that I'm not getting enough lower body work between this workout and the legs workout. I don't think I'll have DOMS or anything, but because I was able to up the weight in the strength premix, my legs feel a bit rubbery right now. And that's what I was looking for! So that is definitely a keeper combo right there. I might still try some of the other premixes because they look like fun, but I really wanted a good leg workout today.

Michelle, I think it is fantastic that you've recognized that you don't have the discipline for rotations and routines right now in your workout. There is no reason to beat yourself up for not doing a rotation. Until I did STS, I might have done about two 30 day rotations in my life. Seriously. I just never was a rotation girl because I much preferred choosing workouts that I felt like doing on any given day. I think the reason I was able to get through that first six month STS rotation was because I was still able to choose my cardio and there was enough variety in the weight lifting that I didn't feel like I was repeating workouts endlessly. Since then, I have obviously become more able to do rotations, but I still like wiggle room to tweak as I see fit. I see no harm at all in just doing your thing and absolutely no reason to beat yourself up for it. If you do anything on any given day to improve your health and fitness, that's a good day. At least that's how I look at it. :flowerforyou:

Erika, so glad you enjoyed the Cardio Legs workout. It is a good one, isn't it? I'm with you on being a germ-phobe. If DH gets sick, the whole house gets hosed down in whatever disinfectant I can find. :laugh: The funny thing is he is just the opposite of me. Drives me crazy sometimes because I feel like the mother of a child when I remind him to wash his hands before he eats. :blushing: But.....really. When he'd come home from work in DC after getting off the metro, I was particularly aware of it. It is amazing how different we are because everytime I got off the metro, I wanted a shower. And he needed to be reminded to wash his hands!! :laugh: :ohwell: I hope you enjoy Burn Sets as well. That is a very flexible program that you can use with other workouts as needed.

Laurie, sorry to hear about the crazy day. Sounds like these workouts are very effective for you. I'm surprised that the HiiT workouts seem more steady state to you in this program as well. I'm beginning to think that instructors are calling workouts 'HiiT' simply because that is the 'in' thing in working out right now. But if they aren't really HiiT (and Cathe's isn't for sure), I'm not sure what the benefit/purpose is (except maybe to sell the workout). Maybe that's my cynicism weighing in though. :blushing: I am really beginning to feel I can tweak this program to make it fit without making too many changes, and that makes me happy. Both yesterday and today felt great!

Tami, Insane-X sounds like it was alot of fun. Like I said above, I really enjoyed doing Cardio Leg Blast with the added strength only premix. It was great. Let me know if you try one of the other premixes because they look good too. I suppose it isn't unusual that I thought about substituting LBB for Xtrain Legs as well since we think so much alike. I always think about it when we get to the floor work in Xtrain Legs and are doing the same floor work moves that Cathe does in LBB (on hands and knees and raising leg either straight or pizza press). I really notice at that point how much easier it is to knock out those 128 reps in Xtrain Legs than it is in LBB. I'm thinking this next time I do Xtrain Legs I might skip the rear delts (I don't think we're supposed to do those in Week 3 anyhow) and repeat the standing portion of the workout before moving on to the barre/floor routine to see if that helps. But getting the extra leg work in today was good, and that might help me with my mindset in Xtrain Legs as well. We'll see! I'm really glad I'm doing this with you because it is great to have somebody to bounce ideas off of! :flowerforyou:

Danielle, welcome!! Hope you post more and let us know more about you. None of us are exclusively Cathe users here, and I know I love to learn about different instructors and programs. So feel free to jump in!

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

Thanks everyone! I did do a Cathe workout this morning...(Muscle Max), and I am already feeling it! I also love my Turbo Fire's, a couple of Jari Love workouts, and 1 Bob Harper workout that I am addicted to! Can't wait to get to know all of you better!


Oh, and Brazil Butt Lift! A couple of his workouts give great results!

Morning Ladies,

Got in my Combat 45 workout last night, and used my weighted gloves. Great workout again, since I'm more familiar with the workout. I really enjoy the boxing part in this one, since they put in a little footwork. Sore in the back, shoulders and butt today! :drinker: Don't know if I will be getting in a workout tonight, but I really am trying to tempt DH into trying out yoga. :blushing: Wish me luck on that one ladies.

Michelle, I had heard about those Combat workouts on youtube, but have not had the chance to look at them. I don't have a problem with their accents, in fact I find Dan to be funny in some of the things he says. From what I heard those workout are a good representation of the Combat workouts on DVD. I think that you are right, once you get in the groove you don't notice their accents. At one point Rach starts sounding American, and she asks why she is doing that. :laugh:

Laurel, I love how you are making those workout yours! There are so many premixes to try, that you should find some great combos. I think you may have to start writing these down so you can do them again. The Hiit workouts in this set remind me of some of the Insanity workouts. Not the cardio ones, but the ones that have plyo and body weight exercises in them. So you really don't get your hr down to much, even when they pick up the weights. Doing squats and overhead press really get the hr going. I think that instructors do what they think Hiit is, because I have seen different descriptions. Oh well, if I love the workout it really doesn't matter in the end. :laugh:

Tami, That is the same situation that my DH is in, but he doesn't want to exercise. I think that stretching or yoga would be something that we can do together. I'm crossing my fingers that he will at least consider it. I can only try. Sounds like a nice get together you had last night, I always like meeting people that DH works with. So wonderful that you are enjoying those spinn classes, and of course the new bikes.

Danielle, I still want to do a Bob Harper rotation some time this year, I have all of his workouts. Muscle Max is one of the best total body workouts, and really does torture the legs.

Erika, Wonderful that you are at a workplace that is just the right fit. Sounds like a great opportunity for you. :drinker: I'm so glad that you like your first Combat workout. I don't think that I have had my whole body sore from a kickboxing workout like I do with these Combat ones. It has to be their ephasis on power. Have fun with the hiit, it is a bit different since it incorporates weights, but I really loved it sans the burpee torture.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ TGIF:drinker: :drinker:

Today became my rest “morning” due to a later night than planned at dinner :ohwell: It was a nice dinner and fun to meet one of the couples that I hadn’t met. Conversation went on quite a bit longer for the men so we got home later than expected. :frown: I knew getting to bed so late would not make for my usually 4:15 wakeup. So will go to Spinning after work and tomorrow do the XTrain All Out HiiT workout w/ core, :bigsmile: which will be great because I have more time, might try an add on to it a bit w/ a premix or something.

Danielle: Great job this a.m. Muscle Max is a great one! Truly gets the whole body. I have the TF workouts as well and enjoy them, just not always in my “lineup” due to so many others. Bob Harper is so great, he always makes me laugh and he works you hard forsure. Really enjoy his style of training.

Erika: Can I just say how fabulous that is!:flowerforyou: The description of how it made you feel makes me feel SOOO good for you. For me, the bottom line of happiness at a job is to feel valued and respected; them taking an actual interest in what motivates you. WOW!!! If I could find a company like that I would run full speed towards it. My mom has been trying and trying to get me to pursue at least taking a PT course to get certified or at least pursuing something that I enjoy. I told her I might just do it because it is my passion and would feed my mind/soul with something I love. Whethe I ever used it or not, it would be fun to just gain the knowledge. The opportunity to lead people at your work towards fitness and doing what you love to do at the same time is beyond amazing! That is so fantastic and how awesome it is that you have yet another reminder of making the absolute best decision. My DH just asked me the other night why I don’t sit on a ball at work? :laugh: Fabulous news that you enjoyed your first Combat workout as well. I’m sure the motivation/energy at work is feeding you as well, but it ‘s great that you are in the zone and loving the workouts again. Cardio Legs is a great one ~ I love it! Those cardio segments do get your HR going forsure

Laurie: Yahoo for Combat 45! Sounds like it was lots of fun for you (again), I’m so glad.:bigsmile: Between you & Erika it is making me want to try these one of these days as well :blushing: I will keep my fingers & toes crossed for DH to join you in Yoga. Thanks for the encouragement and well wishes with my DH, it’s an ongoing wish I have for him and hope that he pursues it in some format. He definitely has to make this decision on his own though. He’s sensitive about gaining weight and a little defensive when anyone says something to him (which boggles my mind that grown men tease each other that way), but pushing him will only make him not go workout. :frown:

Laurel: That sounds like a perfect combo today! :happy: Very fun. It is hard to believe you are leaving in a week. How fun though and warm weather I hope for you. Great job getting caught up/ahead of the Xtrain rotation in preparation for your trip and like you said, enjoying some good combos out of it. I’ll let you know how the XT HiiT goes tomorrow if I do a pre-mix. Enjoy your 3-day weekend.

Have a great weekend ladies :flowerforyou:
Tami

Hi Ladies ~
Another weekend that went by at mock speed! I did get in some good workouts however, so I always love that. Ended up going to a Spin class Sat a.m. so didn’t get to do XT HiiT premix. :ohwell: It was a good class and great music. Yesterday I did the Cardio Leg Blast Xtreme pre-mix, which I loved. :bigsmile: My legs felt worked by the end having that extra bonus 6 rounds on there. Then headed to Volleyball … I was warmed up at that point. Today was XT Hard Strikes + Core 1, wore my heavier weighted gloves and went up in weight on the weights portion. Tonight will be BootCamp.

Laurie: Sounds like you were able to get a needed project around the house accomplished/started! :drinker: That’s awesome and it feels so good when you get those things done, nice job Great job getting in Combat 60 yesterday as well, again it sounds like these workouts are really doing the trick. It will be interesting to hear your results at the end of this rotation! I know what you mean on it being hard to go to work today. Seems like everyone is OFF today except our office. DH has a “skeleton” crew at their office so he didn’t have to be in at any certain time. It’s very quiet today :frown:

Hello Laurel, Erika & Michelle ~ Hope you are all enjoying your day:flowerforyou:

Talk to you tomorrow,
Tami

Morning Ladies,


It has been a super fast weekend as today is my eldest 12th birthday :bigsmile: Wow time has definitely flown by and she is nearly 5'3 already:laugh: On saturday I did Zumba, Sunday was a nice treadmill HIIT run, on Monday it was coffee and watching the Inauguration until we headed out to see the Hobbit and then dinner with the girls. Today I'm exhausted for some reason and slept in after putting the girls on the bus:blushing: I have decided to do a Brazil Butt lift hybrid with P57 and sunning. This is the only BB program I have never completed:blushing: so I'm determined the do at least a 30 day rotation as so many results from online are impressive.


Erika- That is super awesome! Teaching employees is perfect and will develop your skill and feed that passion. I'm so glad that everything is working out at the new place...Fabulous!!

Laurie- I was enjoying the routine and the style is not my norm with the singing along and the constant chatter and eventually the voices fade as I try to focus on the music and not their voices...hmmmn I will try the other video posted and see how I feel a second time around:laugh: Oooh the Live dvd sounds like fun..hmmm wondering if anyone is selling single dvds on Ebay:bigsmile:

Laurel-Glad to hear the combos are working out and you feel more in sync with the mixture. BBl seems so easy in comparison to your workouts so I'm not sure if that would work for you except as a nice add-on..that and the models are annoying at times:blushing: I'm hoping that attempt number two combined with another system will make it enjoyable:ohwell:

Tami- As usual your workouts sounds fantastic! How is the Hard strikes as I love boxing but everytime I see the dvd picture I think WTH is she doing with those humongous pink gloves:blushing:

I'm moving slow today and I'm actually now enjoying my first cup of coffee:yawn:

Michelle

Hi Ladies ~
Another amazing BootCamp. Can I just say over 225 squats w/ shoulder presses! After recounting the stations and how many we would do at each :huh: WHAT Plus burpees, push-ups, sit-ups, squats and lines & sprints + sprints w/ more push-ups in the gym. This a.m. was XTrain Chest/Shouldres/Back – after last night I was wondering how my strength would feel, but it was good! I still went up in weights. When the workout was over, I was ready though. My upper body was feeling it all. Tonight will be Insane-X. Katy was there again last night and she said she has no idea what to do with us tonight after last night. :laugh: :laugh: She said, now I truly know how you guys feel that take this class and then my class on Tues.

Laurie: Another fabulous Combat workout it sounds like! Yahoo not a penny wasted on this program. How fun that you are getting some good ideas of Pinterest. I have heard that from people over & over again. I did join on there but I have just looked at some photos/recipes/ideas but haven’t taken the time to figure out how to get in there and read more about the idea/recipe. But I can see where you could be on there FOREVER!

Michelle: Sounds like you had a really nice 3-day weekend with your family and got in some great workouts as well! Nice job I think the HS workout is a lot of fun. She focuses almost 100% on upper body - emphasis on boxing with some jumping jacks mostly for cardio. I think the ginormous gloves are just for added excitement maybe?! :laugh: They provide a little bit of weight. I use my weighted gloves for added intensity. The latter half of the workout is some upper body weight work; Cathe uses lighter weights on this section as well. The two together make for a nice workout and adding on the core is perfect! So just the boxing portion is right at around 30 min is all.

Laurel: What a great idea on the leg combos! :bigsmile: I have Legs tomorrow and was wondering what I could do to add-on, etc. like we have talked. I was going to see what “xtreme” pre-mix might be on there but I think I’ll go with LBB standing as an addition ~ will make for a really well rounded workout! Nice job w/ Burn Sets & HiiT yesterday as well! I bet you are on countdown for AZ! :drinker:

Hi Erika:flowerforyou:

Talk to you all tomorrow ~ Tami

Hi ladies,

I just started doing Cathe a few weeks ago. I'm doing Slow & Heavy, which I love, love, love! I also got Core Max, Turbo Fire, and Pyramid (which I haven't tried). I just glanced over the last two pages of this thread but would deffinitly like to hear what you all think of X-Train. I ordered my DVDs just before it was released and wanted to hear what the reviews are. Would you reccomend it to a friend or just pick and choose a few DVDs?

Kelly

Morning Ladies,

I had intended to do a couple of workouts yesterday, but I got out of work later than normal. I also had to stop at the grocery store, and get gas in my car. Why I waited until the coldest day of the week to get gas boggles the mind. :laugh: It sure was cold standing out in 5 deg. Andyway I did get in Combat Power Hiit, and since that one gets the hr up there, and I put my all into the plyo, I felt I got in just enough.

Michelle, If you are bothered by the accents, then don't force yourself to like the workouts. There are a couple of workouts that have girls with no accents, but they only do one of the segments. Great combo with BBL and P57.

Laurel, Interesting on wk3 and 4. There must be a method to her madness. :laugh: I love that you are adding on leg work, isn't that what Cathe always say, make the workouts yours. I'm really enjoying these workouts a lot. I knew at some point there would be some form of workout that was just my style. :laugh:

Tami, WOW on the squats! She really does like to torture you guys! Not only am I getting ideas, but DH has been online getting ideas for updating our dinning room. Now that he has the faire stuff all straightened out in his mind, he is looking forward to house projects.

Danielle, Hope you where able to get in that great workout!

Holly, S&H are some great workouts. I didn't purchase the XTrain, I have been having a great time learning all about them though. :happy:

Erika, I love the DOMS also, and they don't seem to stop after the first couple of weeks. I'm on week 3, and still have them after each workout.

Have to get to a meeting!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~
Last night was Insane-X and we did the Pure Cardio format (28 exercises for 1 min ea) along with warm-up and cool down. It was tough stuff but felt good when I was done. We did end up doing quite a bit of plank work, push-ups, etc. because that’s pretty hard to avoid in any Insanity workout! She added in the speed jump roping at the end of every 3 exercises. This a.m. I did a really fun combo. :bigsmile: I ended up doing XTrain Legs (standing portion) then Tri-Sets Legs in its entirety and back to XT Legs floor work. That felt great and going to continue (like Laurel) to modify or add to the Disc #5 Legs day forsure whenever it comes up on this rotation. Headed to Spinning after work!

Kelly: Welcome! Hope you continue to join us here if you would like too. Laurel described XTrain perfectly I think so I don’t have a whole lot to add. I think definitely on the recommendation list to anyone. I have found so far that some of the workouts are surprisingly easier than I had anticipated. That’s not a bad thing, just a surprise. I think finding ways to increase intensity or duration of the muscle burn by adding on various pre-mixes or even other workouts like I did today is what will make the rotation work for me. The flexibility she provides with all the pre-mixes was definitely a priority when she put these together! Feel free to ask more questions if you are considering XT! We’re here daily for ya!

Erika: Definitely sounds like Combat did its job for you! That’s great feedback to hear and love your excitement over the workout and having DOMS! Thanks for the well wishes. I felt amazingly strong the next a.m. after all that the night before. I was feeling it in the spiderman push-ups last night forsure with all that shoulder work.

Laurie: Great job with your HiiT and Plyo workouts last night! I’m so happy that you have found just the right set of workouts for yourself! Such a great feeling. :bigsmile: Great to know it is still giving you DOMs daily/weekly! Brrrrrrrrrr you are getting those cold temps they keep talking about aren’t you? :noway: I hate getting gas when it’s freezing out Yes, she got us good! Of course she didn’t join in with us the other night though at all this time. I always wonder if she would ease up a tad if she was actually doing the workout:huh:

Laurel: Great advice, thank you! :flowerforyou: I think the combo I did today felt pretty good, but again the XT portion felt more like a warm-up even trying to go heavier with the weights. So the Tri-sets added a nice burn and felt more like the meat of the leg program today. Next time I will try doing LBB first then add on the XT portion. It is surprising as much as her leg workouts in the past have been such complete workouts and just not with this one. Tomorrow is Burn Sets Bi’s/Tri’s for me so I am taking notes on what you did today! :bigsmile: Love that. I was already looking ahead wondering what I would do to add to the short format to make it feel more complete. I’ll check the time frames so I know when I need to start to get it all in Great workout today! :drinker:

Hi Michelle

Talk to you all tomorrow ~ Tami