09-30-10, 07:50 PM | |
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I just got my copy today. I'm not sure if I should preview or just give it a go.
My understanding of metabolic circuits, which is admittedly rather sketchy because no one is clearly defining what they mean by them, is that they are to boost your metabolism, burn fat and calories, and stuff like that. They seem to be the next hot type of interval training, not that we're fully done with HIIT, which is the current buzzword right now. The weighted exercises are there to challenge your heart and other muscles but not to build much in the way of muscular strength, endurance, or size. Rachel Cosgrove includes weighted (both with weights and bodyweight) exercises in her metabolic circuits in FBB, which are done on alternate days from weight lifting, so they count as interval cardio rather than strength training / weights.
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11-27-10, 12:44 PM | |
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Just finished this one and it was very though. It could be because I am a little bit out of shape now, after taking 3 weeks off from excersizing. I had to modify a lot and have used 3 and 5 lb weights. I did not like some of the moves where you really had to engage core, some of them were risky, if done without total core engagement, at the speed that she was moving. I will give this one another shot when I get back in shape, but I have a feeling this one will have a dread factor for me. I have yet to try to cardio workout.
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