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msu - If you have any shoulder issues, I wouldn't do HoCo at all. It is as much shoulder intensive as core intensive. Personally, I think BB is the best for you. I agree there is no dread factor with BB for me, either. HoCo can have a huge dread factor. I really love BB and it works so deeply in your muscles. I never followed Leah's rotation and I have all of her downloads. I pick and rotate them as I feel I need. I think you could do an upper body/ lower body one day and then focus on core the next day and do some cardio that day.
So, you are pregnant with your 8th and your oldest is 11. That's impressive. I had my first 41 years ago and my baby is 14. So, I was 18 with my first and then I had my last three at 41, 42 & 45. I did have my last 8 in 16 years. It's rough now that I am 59 and still have 5 boys at home. Raising kids for 41+ years is tougher as I get older. Good luck with your BB rotation. If you need any help with which ones to combine just let me know. I have several favorites especially for my lower body. Cheryl
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You supermoms are so inspiring. I am just blown away by people who have multiple kids, let alone 8 or 10!! I have just one and she sucks up every ounce of my time and energy. I love her and wouldn't have it any other way, but I can't imagine how I would handle more. Granted, it's probably a little easier with two parents around.
Anyyyyway, OP, I did HoCo and Barre3 as my post partum rotation, and i liked it. Before my pregnancy, I was doing advanced and hardcore stuff, but throughout my second and third trimesters (did nothing in the first due to extreme morning sickness), I did almost exclusively barre because I couldn't tolerate higher impact stuff. Afterward, it was months before I wanted to do anything high impact, but after the first month, I started doing HoCo, and I think it did help build my strength back up. I have the four DVDs and Bootcamp, and a kind VFer lent me the entire 1st Hardcore Club. HoCo is very challenging without being high impact, and it really does hit the core, which is going to be a weak spot after pregnancy. That said... I enjoyed the HoCo 101s (30 minute workouts) a lot more than the full length DVDs, which felt unnecessarily long and repetitive to me. Also, I only really started to lean out and look cut and strong once I started doing Barre3 during my lunch hour and went back to doing short, high intensity bodyweight stuff. I'm not sure why, but I am almost certain that it has more to do with consistency than anything else. HoCos were long and arduous, and I couldn't muster the energy to do them more than a few times per week. Since I shortened my workouts, I have been more consistent about working out than I was even perhaps prior to pregnancy. Summary: I'd recommend the HoCo 101s over the full length workouts for the ease of consistency and building up. They are by no means easy. Also, side note, beware if you have abdominal separation, as all the core work in HoCo probably is not the best choice for that. Barre3 was much more easily modifiable to accommodate my weaker core until I built up again.
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