05-11-03, 03:31 PM | ||
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Near Rochester, NY
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Re: Have you gotten leaner with Cathe strength tapes
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Do you mean leaner muscles or leaner overall? I have found that no matter what I do--lift heavy, use more reps, less reps, fast reps, slow reps--what ever it is--- my muscles are getting defined, but it is the eating right, that makes the definiton apparent in my body . I think that if you are getting stronger, your muscles have to be changing shape to some degree. So to answer your question, yes I'd say Cathe has definitely given me more definition, but I don't know if my muscles would be shaped differently had I been doing something similar to the Slim Series for the last two years instead of Cathe. I've always mixed my workouts up so much it's hard to tell what is having the most effect, but one thing is for sure, increasing the NUMBER of weight workouts of whatever type has lead to becoming more lean overall. Hope that makes sense. Janet |
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05-11-03, 08:07 PM | ||
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Paris of the Midwest
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Interesting...
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I dont' do much of it for my lower body because between running and doing my three sessions of yoga a week, my legs have plenty of strength. I develop muscles in my lower body easily. But the only thing that has ever made me lean is to eat a good diet in moderate portions. And I can't say more than that on this forum -
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05-12-03, 01:09 AM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: San Jose, CA
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Stronger, but NOT leaner
I got my very first "major" muscle definition with MIS and the PS series -- but it didn't last. I kept up with the exercise, but I guess my body adapted in about 4 months, and I felt like I went backwards.
So I tried the CTX, S&H, and recently, the Intensity series. I've tried training hard, training light, increasing weight, decreasing weight -- but I lost that cool "definition" I saw initially. I found that I have trouble staying focused on Cathe's tapes for more than three weeks. For some reason these tapes don't have the "fun" factor and they also don't give me the rewarded feeling that something like the FIRM does. I can lift more weight, but I don't feel that same preproceptive (sp?) feeling I get with other workouts. It's nice to have the strength, but I really work out for the "feeling in shape" and the "definition". Maybe I have the wrong body type for these tapes? (originally ectomorph tending to endomorph) . Maybe it's my age -- 40? I'm tempted to buy the new Blast series, but I'm wary about the lack of fun I've had with the most recent sets. |
05-12-03, 07:00 AM | ||
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Genova, IT
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Re: Interesting...
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Is it not allowed to talk about diet here ? I am NOT asking it to grumble if we cannot but I would just like to avoid doing it in the future if I am not supposed to Thanks Samantha |
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05-12-03, 07:09 AM | |
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Missouri
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I have gotten leaner with PS... without losing a single pound, I've lost several inches on my ribcage, waist, lower abs, and thighs. However, I have a LONG way to go, since I'm still obese. I don't know if someone who is at goal weight would see such dramatic changes.
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05-12-03, 08:03 AM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Re: Re: Interesting...
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http://www.videofitness.com/dietfreezone.php |
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