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01-11-19, 02:21 PM | |
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This is an interesting thread! What works for someone might not work for someone else. I really don't do rotations often as I get bored, but I have completed a couple.
Best rotation- CLX. This really helped me push myself to lift heavier. I gained strength which helped me move on to more advanced workouts. Chalene might not be for everyone, but I found her very encouraging! Best rotation for breaking through a plateau- Taebo! I did a month of Taebo using a variety of Billy's workouts always wearing weighted gloves and adding in a few of his band and sculpting workouts. Okay rotation- CB90- I had to cut this rotation down to 60 days and was happy to be done with it. I do like the workouts, but I like to mix circuit workouts with other types of workouts. Not for me rotation- Kettlebell Kickboxing Scorcher Series- I felt this workout was great for my legs and core, but I felt the upper body was neglected. I think I lasted 4 weeks and had to bail on it. A rotation I think might work well for me would be mixing low weight high rep (Slim Series, Jari Love) with kickboxing. I might have to give that a go for a month and see how I like it. I have enough workouts to give a bit more variety with different instructors to combat my exercise A.D.D.
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01-12-19, 12:26 PM | |
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Like Donna, I rarely see results from anything. However, would I look a lot different if I didn’t work out at all? I’m sure I would. I guess I looked my best in the 90s when I was mixing it up week after week - heavy, light, all cardio, all Firm, etc.
I recently had someone comment that I must have a great upper body because I work it 3X a week. Ummm, not really. But what will happen if I don’t? And maybe my standards are just too high because I’m comparing myself to instructors, etc. And c’mon. I’m 65.5 now. I should be comparing myself (well, I shouldn’t be doing that at all, but ...) to others my age. I just can’t stop trying, though. I’m not injuring myself yet. Always grasping. Now I want to try as much of the 100 Push Up Challenge as I can manage because someone said they had their best arms with that (were they 65?). And what exactly am I trying to achieve? I think it’s mainly consistency that works, whether it’s heavy, light, yoga, Pilates, Classical Stretch - whatever. We just need to keep going! |
01-12-19, 01:29 PM | ||
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01-12-19, 02:18 PM | |
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Best (& maybe worst), but not favorite: The ONLY DVD rotation I've done where I had noticeable results was a Cathe rotation from way-back-when. I think it was called "Bootcamp" and you did 2 Cathe workouts on most days.(?!?) I'm thinking 2008 maybe. I got stronger, lost weight, then 3 days before the end of the rotation, I had an UB injury. I've never worked out that hard again ...
Least Effective: all rotations where I go to failure on the reps. I get exhausted and burned out. End up taking several days off, and then starting all over again... -Anita
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01-12-19, 04:37 PM | |
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Joni - LOL! I got my best arms from doing the 100 push up challenge - I was in my early 40's then (I'm 51 now). You are correct, I would be in worse shape if I didn't exercise at all I'm sure. It is important for so much more than "Results you can see" - but it would be nice to have some of those, too. LOL!
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01-12-19, 06:37 PM | ||
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http://ashtangayogaworldwide.com/wp-...s-sequence.jpg It was grueling and difficult, and truthfully I totally burned myself out of yoga after that certification. FYI I was adding in 2-3 Leslie’s miles a day as well, making for about two hours a day. No wonder I was slim and fit! |
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