Ques regarding HDM options

[LaCatrina]

Originally Posted by mwelters

Rebecca you are so wonderful and thank you. I will check out the free site so much to do.

MariaW

You're welcome Maria! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. There are so many free workouts out there that you can get a good feel of his style

[kelsey211]

Originally Posted by LaCatrina

I'm not sure... I thought the "not available anymore" was about the two bonus classes for the people that ordered early, but I might be wrong. Starbelly, is always a good idea to keep an eye of Hamelin's FB page and/or twitter - he publishes the presales and discounts there. And what Susie said, it's better to email Nina

Rebecca, did you pre-order the Rambert series? If so, what do you think of the first one? I haven't tried it yet, but it looks great to me.

[LaCatrina]

Originally Posted by kelsey211

Rebecca, did you pre-order the Rambert series? If so, what do you think of the first one? I haven't tried it yet, but it looks great to me.

Yes, I did! I know... I'm so weak it's not even funny The first workout, the first of the two bonus offered in the preorder, is great. I've been doing it about every other day along with my other workouts, sometimes early in the morning, sometimes late at night and it's just the right intensity for me to wake up or just before going to bed.

It features some barre moves, yoga stretches, some ab work in c-curve and regular crunches and a sprinkle of weight-free arm exercises. It's perfect for a light day, to stretch and release after the tougher workouts or while traveling, as you don't need any equipment. Even though it's a workout with actual strength moves and not just an easy going stretch thingy I really felt better/less sore after doing it.

Also, I think this is one of the prettiest workouts by Hamelin - visually I mean. I really like the raw and unedited feel of all the other spaces he uses, I kind of feel "there" sweating and working out with him and/or the girls/guys, but this one adds another layer of visual appeal that makes even better. Also, the music mix he suggested for this one goes amazingly with the moves (again, not a surprise, as he always chooses great music, but in this case I have to say it feels "extra special")

Let me know how you like it when you try it. I also got the new upcoming matics, did you?

[pharma_gal]

When did you get the matics? I ordered them but didn't receive anything yet.

[LaCatrina]

Originally Posted by pharma_gal

When did you get the matics? I ordered them but didn't receive anything yet.

I meant I ordered them They're scheduled to be sent out on the 1st - cant wait!!

[in paris]

Originally Posted by LaCatrina

I meant I ordered them They're scheduled to be sent out on the 1st - cant wait!!

So I got Glutematics (I've been waiting for this one forever, since he pulled the original one) last night (still waiting on Bodymatics) and have some questions for you.

Can you explain doing a "detox" with it? Didn't you get fabulous results doing one of the Thighmatics in that way?

Sorry to ask you here, but I don't have access to the FB site and you are my all things Hamelin guru!

[LaCatrina]

Originally Posted by in paris

So I got Glutematics (I've been waiting for this one forever, since he pulled the original one) last night (still waiting on Bodymatics) and have some questions for you.

Can you explain doing a "detox" with it? Didn't you get fabulous results doing one of the Thighmatics in that way?

Sorry to ask you here, but I don't have access to the FB site and you are my all things Hamelin guru!

Awwww! So sweet of you to say

The detox rotation is doing a particular "matic" workout at least five times a week, along with cardio and extra toning for better results. The new glutematics is 74 min long, so I'm miles away in terms of endurance to be able to do that one and some other toning or cardio day in and day out for up to six weeks. I did do a detox with thighmatics last year, and this year I finished another one, but I split the workout in halves (as Hamelin advised someone that could be done), so I added both the classes and cardio to 20-ish min of thighmatics 1 and I got results just as good as when I was doing the full workout. This is a rotation that Hamelin put together that you can use as a general guideline for a bootcamp with any of the lower body "matics":

Week1.
Day1.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding.
Thighmatics 1
2min plank pose

Day2.
CardioBliss, http://youtu.be/7NBrtgQnCzw
Thighmatics 1

Day3.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Workout1, https://vimeo.com/16308817
2min plank pose

Day4.
Thighmatics 1 w. light ankle weights
Classic arm/shoulder, http://youtu.be/RLp2N8RYbOE

Day5.
CardioTone 4, http://youtu.be/uI9h52-6HmI
Thighmatics 1

Day6.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Workout1, https://vimeo.com/16308817

Day7.
Rest - or 1hr power walk
2min plank pose
---

Week2.
Day1.
Thighmatics 1 w. light ankle weights
Classic arm/shoulder, http://youtu.be/RLp2N8RYbOE

Day2.
CardioBliss, http://youtu.be/7NBrtgQnCzw
Thighmatics 1

Day3.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Workout2, https://vimeo.com/15766545
3min plank pose

Day4.
1hr power walk or 1hr run
3min plank pose

Day5.
Thighmatics 1
Classic arm/shoulder, http://youtu.be/RLp2N8RYbOE

Day6.
CardioTone 4, http://youtu.be/uI9h52-6HmI
Thighmatics 1

Day7.
Rest - or 45-60min swim
3min plank pose
---

Week3.
Day1.
3min plank pose
Thighmatics 1 w. light ankle weights

Day2.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Workout1, https://vimeo.com/16308817
Classic arm/shoulder, http://youtu.be/RLp2N8RYbOE

Day3.
3min plank pose
Thighmatics 1

Day4.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Thighmatics 1 w. light ankle weights

Day5.
3min plank pose
Thighmatics 1

Day6.
1hr power walk or run
3min plank pose

Day7.
Rest
---

Week4.
Day1.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Thighmatics 1 w. light ankle weights

Day2.
3min plank pose
Thighmatics 1

Day3.
CardioTone 4, http://youtu.be/uI9h52-6HmI
Classic arm/shoulder, http://youtu.be/RLp2N8RYbOE

Day4.
3min plank pose
Thighmatics 1

Day5.
1hr power walk or run
Workout2, https://vimeo.com/15766545

Day6.
Warm up, 20min jump rope or 20min rebounding
Thighmatics 1

Day7.
Rest

Or you can split Glutematics and do cardio and upper body/abs toning. Hamelin stops after the pretzels and goes to another room (the tree in the background suddenly disappears )

[in paris]

Originally Posted by LaCatrina

Awwww! So sweet of you to say

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Or you can split Glutematics and do cardio and upper body/abs toning. Hamelin stops after the pretzels and goes to another room (the tree in the background suddenly disappears )

You are an absolute star!!!

I have the endurance, I think, but not necessarily the time... And, right now, we're having a ridiculous heatwave that has me sweating just typing this

You gave me a real good idea of how to work the rotation, thank you! I really want to add in kundalini (I know Hamelin likes it) and so will tweak accordingly.

The odd thing is that my problem area is actually my middle (I'm very short-waisted) and not my glutes or hips (both smaller than I'd like), but I've found that working that area really does help slim me down in my lower abs and helps me build up a bum (to counter-act my top-heaviness).

This will be a very interesting 4 week experiment!

(Just gutted I missed the Rambert series )

[starbelly]

I sent an inquiry about Rambert on 28 June and still haven't heard anything (very unusual!). If I hear about purchase options I will let you know. I didn't want to buy series 5, but am very interested in Rambert. It's a shame that it seems unlikely to be in the webshop in the near future.

[bjammin13]

Just a heads up, I also inquired via email and Nina just got back to me yesterday to apologize for the delay and say she will send a more detailed message as she had just returned from being out of town so hopefully you will be contacted soon!

Originally Posted by starbelly

I sent an inquiry about Rambert on 28 June and still haven't heard anything (very unusual!). If I hear about purchase options I will let you know. I didn't want to buy series 5, but am very interested in Rambert. It's a shame that it seems unlikely to be in the webshop in the near future.