Wasting money chasing magic of favorite workouts - Page 2

star117 · 10-17-20, 06:35 PM

How can I get on vf roost? I sent a pm to mod, but didn't get a reply.

Gladgirl, can i pm you?

gladgirl · 10-17-20, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by star117

How can I get on vf roost? I sent a pm to mod, but didn't get a reply.

Gladgirl, can i pm you?

Of course.

Cher · 10-18-20, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by star117

How can I get on vf roost? I sent a pm to mod, but didn't get a reply.

Are you on Facebook? The VF Roost is a Facebook group.

FirmDancer · 10-18-20, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by rhbrand

I could have bought a new car with the money I've probably wasted on stuff I never use.

I never thought of it that way, but I'm probably in the same situation!

star117 · 10-18-20, 08:15 AM

Yes, I'm on facebook.

Buzzer · 10-18-20, 09:54 AM

HA! I was just thinking about posting a "any workouts like Body Beast?" thread, but decided against it. I know all the responses will be "P90X" and "STS" and "Kelly Coffey Meyer" and other things I already have.

I already have them, because at some point I was chasing a "any workouts like...." ghost and ended up with all of them!!!

hdw · 10-18-20, 10:16 AM

I don't regret purchases that did not click. I figured if I join a gym, I'll be wasting MORE money. And I have limited workout choices and times. The few that clicked are so worth it.

I also find that my taste change over time. I used to do Cathe ALL.THE.TIME. I have Kettlebell workouts that were collecting dust. Now I am loving Kettlebells! I am also slowly moving to workouts without a pre-defined number of reps like EMOM/Crossfit on youtube. Pick up the heaviest weight you can handle and do your best. I am loving the journey! If I join a gym, I will be blind to the great selections around me.

eam531 · 10-18-20, 10:44 AM

I did this until I realized it was fruitless to buy stuff I would do once and give away.

If I loved the originals, I should just DO the originals.

The workouts and yoga routines I do most often are OLD--1980s and 1990s. The newest workout I have is Janice Lennard's yoga practice, and that came out in 2014.

laurajhawk · 10-18-20, 10:58 AM

For sure! I bought a Gilad Total Body Sculpt+ DVD on VF Roost, and fell in love. It was my first Gilad. Naturally I ran out (OK, not out, but online) and bought many more. I love the short TBS workouts too, but nothing else has come close to TBS/TBS+. Most recently, I scheduled myself for a week of QuickFit, but after two workouts, I wanted to go back to TBS... So I did! I've bought them all by now: 6 volumes (18 workouts) of TBS, and 3 volumes (6 workouts) of TBS+. I could repeat those every day forever and only revisit each one once a month or so.
I also circle back to BOD LIIFT4 regularly. I tend to stick with it for 2-3 weeks at a time, and the program is 8 weeks long (with unique workouts each day, which is how BOD does their streaming-only programs), so again, I'm not repeating often. I don't really care if there's ever a "LIIFT4 2"!

AnMrsDe · 10-18-20, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzzer

HA! I was just thinking about posting a "any workouts like Body Beast?" thread, but decided against it. I know all the responses will be "P90X" and "STS" and "Kelly Coffey Meyer" and other things I already have.

Yes, a BODY BEAST 2 series is what I always hope for!! (And I don't necessarily wish to subscribe to BBOD and Hammer & Chisel never did cut it for me)! Com'on Sagi!! We're waiting (and waiting and waiting)..........

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10-17-20, 06:35 PM
star117 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Virginia	How can I get on vf roost? I sent a pm to mod, but didn't get a reply. Gladgirl, can i pm you?

10-18-20, 08:15 AM
star117 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Virginia	Yes, I'm on facebook.

10-18-20, 09:54 AM
Buzzer Join Date: Oct 2009	HA! I was just thinking about posting a "any workouts like Body Beast?" thread, but decided against it. I know all the responses will be "P90X" and "STS" and "Kelly Coffey Meyer" and other things I already have. I already have them, because at some point I was chasing a "any workouts like...." ghost and ended up with all of them!!! __________________ Do-over day for Vidiots Anonymous 2011, 2012, 2013: Aw heck. Never mind. I just can't keep up with my do-over days. I'm weak and easily influenced STS GRADUATE! 11/30/10 TA Omni 90 days completed! 7/11/11-ish Tapout XT1 90 days DONE! 6/29/13 Body Beast: Done 3/14, minus the last week. I started JNL and never looked back! JNL DONE! 5/12/14

10-18-20, 10:16 AM
hdw VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2001	I don't regret purchases that did not click. I figured if I join a gym, I'll be wasting MORE money. And I have limited workout choices and times. The few that clicked are so worth it. I also find that my taste change over time. I used to do Cathe ALL.THE.TIME. I have Kettlebell workouts that were collecting dust. Now I am loving Kettlebells! I am also slowly moving to workouts without a pre-defined number of reps like EMOM/Crossfit on youtube. Pick up the heaviest weight you can handle and do your best. I am loving the journey! If I join a gym, I will be blind to the great selections around me.

10-18-20, 10:44 AM
eam531 VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	I did this until I realized it was fruitless to buy stuff I would do once and give away. If I loved the originals, I should just DO the originals. The workouts and yoga routines I do most often are OLD--1980s and 1990s. The newest workout I have is Janice Lennard's yoga practice, and that came out in 2014. __________________ Betsy There is no way of telling people they are all walking around shining like the sun--Thomas Merton People have done all kinds of remarkable things because they thought they could. People routinely fail to do quite ordinary things because they assume they can't--Reinhard Engels Stay gold, Ponyboy--S.E. Hinton Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try--Ryan Bingham Disclosure: I have a personal relationship with a fitness instructor who has appeared in some videos.

10-18-20, 10:58 AM
laurajhawk Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado	For sure! I bought a Gilad Total Body Sculpt+ DVD on VF Roost, and fell in love. It was my first Gilad. Naturally I ran out (OK, not out, but online) and bought many more. I love the short TBS workouts too, but nothing else has come close to TBS/TBS+. Most recently, I scheduled myself for a week of QuickFit, but after two workouts, I wanted to go back to TBS... So I did! I've bought them all by now: 6 volumes (18 workouts) of TBS, and 3 volumes (6 workouts) of TBS+. I could repeat those every day forever and only revisit each one once a month or so. I also circle back to BOD LIIFT4 regularly. I tend to stick with it for 2-3 weeks at a time, and the program is 8 weeks long (with unique workouts each day, which is how BOD does their streaming-only programs), so again, I'm not repeating often. I don't really care if there's ever a "LIIFT4 2"! __________________ - Laura "Don't say 'I can't' ... say 'I presently suck at this thing.'" - Matt Meese, BYU Divine Comedy