Tracy Anderson Method

how does anyone log her mat dvd on MFP??

Can't wait to get my heart rate monitor so I know exactly how much I'm burning! I also pulled out my old "dance pants" (they are these long-ish shorts made out of plastic material) and they turn up the heat and make me sweat more which rocks!!!

Completed day 3 of level 2 this morning of Hipcentric and am down a total of 12 pounds so far!!!

I think the main problem that a lot of people have with her method is her "diet plan"....which is hardly a diet that anyone can sustain! I agree that if people follow her diet for a long time, then yes, they will end up skinny fat and losing a lot of muscle and probably like Gwenyth with ostepenia....good lord, and if they are working out for two hours a day, then yes, that is a little excessive:)

As far as just doing her workouts....I hardly think that anyone will end up with no muscle tone aka skinny fat. Yes, its not a huge amount of muscle as say someone who is lifting heavier weights, but I don't think that that is the look that people who are doing her method are after. They want the type of body she claims to make....a dancers body. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting a body like Jackie Warner or woman's fitness competitors, but everyone has their own goal of how they want their body to look.

I honestly was a huge skeptic before doing the program, previously having done p90x and lifting heavy weights and not liking how big my arms and stomach got (and yes, it was definitely muscle underneath the fat, maybe I would have liked how it looked more if my body fat % wasn't so high). But since doing her method my body fat went from 23% down to 19%, and people have actually noticed that my arms look great and for the first time ever, I have abs!

and for other trainers getting upset about her "no more than 3 pound rule".....her arm workouts yield fabulous results and are WAY HARDER than people would think just be hearing her stupid 3 pound rule!

....lol guess my little rant is over......didn't mean to offend or argue the other link (because Graeme Thomas definitely has great points) but my I just got in an argument with my friend (who is very unhappy with her weight, having close to 100 pounds to lose), first telling me how great my stomach looked, then proceeding to tell me that Tracy Anderson has no idea what she is talking about........

ok now my rant is over:)

I think the main problem that a lot of people have with her method is her "diet plan"....which is hardly a diet that anyone can sustain! I agree that if people follow her diet for a long time, then yes, they will end up skinny fat and losing a lot of muscle and probably like Gwenyth with ostepenia....good lord, and if they are working out for two hours a day, then yes, that is a little excessive:)

As far as just doing her workouts....I hardly think that anyone will end up with no muscle tone aka skinny fat. Yes, its not a huge amount of muscle as say someone who is lifting heavier weights, but I don't think that that is the look that people who are doing her method are after. They want the type of body she claims to make....a dancers body. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting a body like Jackie Warner or woman's fitness competitors, but everyone has their own goal of how they want their body to look.

I honestly was a huge skeptic before doing the program, previously having done p90x and lifting heavy weights and not liking how big my arms and stomach got (and yes, it was definitely muscle underneath the fat, maybe I would have liked how it looked more if my body fat % wasn't so high). But since doing her method my body fat went from 23% down to 19%, and people have actually noticed that my arms look great and for the first time ever, I have abs!

and for other trainers getting upset about her "no more than 3 pound rule".....her arm workouts yield fabulous results and are WAY HARDER than people would think just be hearing her stupid 3 pound rule!

....lol guess my little rant is over......didn't mean to offend or argue the other link (because Graeme Thomas definitely has great points) but my I just got in an argument with my friend (who is very unhappy with her weight, having close to 100 pounds to lose), first telling me how great my stomach looked, then proceeding to tell me that Tracy Anderson has no idea what she is talking about........

ok now my rant is over:)

Hey - no worries! If her routine works for you, then more the better. I just get concerned when people blindly follow some "celebrity" diet or fitness plan without really checking it out first. To each his own! Best of luck to you!

Tracy isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I like what I have seen so far. I have done the Mat Method workout and the Post-pregnancy workout (even though I've never had a baby) and I like both of them. I doubt that the workout plan caused Gwyneth Paltrow's Osteopenia. The diet may have if she sustained it over a long term. Doesn't anyone but me remember when all the workout gurus were saying light weights many reps? She's certainly not the first person to suggest this.She wants you to be able to lift more than 3 pounds in your everyday life for crying out loud, but not to "weight lift" more than 3 pounds.

She may be full of hooey, but every review I have read about her workouts by women who have actually done them is positive. Sure she gives lousy to zero cues and you have to watch her to see what to do, BUT she doesn't tell corny jokes that get so old after the first week. I like her "less talk more work" ethic. I also like her attention to other muscles. I mean, if you do some workouts you'll think the only arm muscles are triceps and biceps. Apparently there are others! Although, to be frank, Tracy doesn't actually name the other muscles other than to call them "accessory muscles".

I have watched P90X infomercials for years and thought that's what I wanted. I bought Supreme 90Day and I like the workout, but I find that I don't want to look like the women in the videos. I want to be fit, but not cut like that. I'm thinking Tracy Anderson may be the way to get there.

I'm doing the hipcentric video only, not the dance cardio (I do other cardio). I don't know what to put for calorie burn. Anybody have any ideas?

I wear my HRM when I do the omni video (not the cardio), Im on day 54 and it seems that they all pretty much burn between 180-200 calories per half hour unless I am REALLY pushing it. I created a new exercise for her workouts, but I think logging it under general aerobics would be pretty close (when I tried it, it equaled 182 in half an hour:)

Yes - I think this is very accurate, cupcakecarnivore! I am also doing Hipcentric and am on level 3 right now - my HRM has been reading pretty steady at having burned about 204-220 calories for the 1/2 hour mat workout - I'm 5'7" and currently weigh 159 lbs.

BTW - LOVED your earlier post too (rant) - it stated everything that I want to say about this.......if you are smart you can do her plan in a healthy way and I LOVE her workouts - I'm a former dancer and miss my body so much but just cannot do 8 hours of ballet a week anymore (sometimes more with other styles, etc....) no wonder I was SO lean/thin - well, and I was also in my 20's, LOL!!! Anyhow, just hate hearing all of negativity against TA - her program has been great for me - different strokes for different folks!

Have a great day,
-Heidi.

I have seen Tracy's infomercial on TV. I don't know if I will try her workouts. Maybe if I find it at a garage sale or thrift store. I don't believe in diets and yes, 700 calories a day is too low.

I want to speak on using 3lb weights. A lot of people think that 3lb weights are too low, but in reality it's not. In a lot of workouts, instructors will recommend 3 to 5 pound weights. Trust me a 3lb weight can make you feel the burn and see results. A lot of workouts are for sculpting and not building. A lot of sculpting workouts are a mixture of cardio/sculpting. I can't speak for anyone else, but I wouldn't want to be holding two 20 pound weights, while doing cardio uppercuts.

I'm doing a Tae Bo 30 Day program that I have created and I am using some of Billy Blank's cardio/sculpting workouts. The women in the workouts are using 3lb weights and they are feeling the burn, as well as I'm feeling the burn. It depends on what kind of sculpting or even building workout you are doing as to what weights you need.

A dancer doesn't get their body by lifting heavy weights. They tend to use their own body to get lean. A person doesn't have to use weights to get a lean muscular body. Your body is your best weapon.

Anyone doing this a. With other workouts? Wen do I go from level 1 to 2 to 3?

My theory is that she can do all of those leg lifts because her legs weigh less than half of mine. But whatever. It's better than couch surfing I guess. So...does anyone know how often or what the order you should do these workouts should be?

I have seen Tracy's infomercial on TV. I don't know if I will try her workouts. Maybe if I find it at a garage sale or thrift store. I don't believe in diets and yes, 700 calories a day is too low.


Hey there, I was also worried when i read all the posts about the low calorie diet. The good thing is, she doesn't expect you to only eat that little amount. I did a little research on her website and found that those foods are what you should only eat that week. But if you need more food, you can have more portions of those foods on the list for that week.

I've had to double up on some portions and I'm still seeing great results.If you didn't double up, I would fail at this program altogether.

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