10-31-22, 01:16 PM | |
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I just completed a rotation of Cathe's XTrain Burn Sets, and that is definitely a strength workout, but it's only for the upper body.
I agree that she doesn't do much low rep stuff for the lower body. I would have to check, but I think the Perfect 30 Pump Lower Body portion might work. Keep in mind that you can always do fewer reps and go slower than she does on her endurance workouts. Do one rep for every two that she does. I agree that Caroline Girvan's Iron Series is excellent. I especially liked the lower body moves, and it's free. Another great Strength workout is Kelly Coffey Meyer's Muscle Up Lift to Be Fit. I did a rotation with that one. It has her customary two 30 minute workouts. She uses heavy weights, and only does 8 reps in each set. The workouts are short but challenging. I highly recommend this one.
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10-31-22, 02:07 PM | |
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Cathe's straight lifting:
Pyramids Slow & Heavy Body Blast series - Push Pull Gym Styles The Firm Standing Legs, Tracie Long, an oldie but goodie, is weights-oriented for the LB. P90X Legs & Back workout, Tony Horton: all standing with weights for the LB.
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10-31-22, 05:29 PM | |
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I just checked Perfect 30 Pump, and the reps are in the 10 to 12 range for both the upper and lower body. She does do one plyometric move for 16 reps on each leg but you can leave it out if you want. I think that because she was trying to get the workout completed in 30 minutes, she couldn't do endless reps.
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11-02-22, 01:43 AM | |
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Strength: depends on how strong you are already, right?
Cathe's Gym Style Legs, Max Intensity Strength (could do legs only), Butts and Guts (her very best, IMO), and the Perfect Pump 30- all good for hypertrophy if you go at it. Girvan - yes, Iron is good but these are also time-under-tension based. You can use Cathe's in the same way (more ToT), you can mix them. Are you going for strength and/or hypertrophy? Strength - as others have said - best built in low rep range with heavy weights. |
11-02-22, 02:23 PM | |
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When I restarted early this year, I didn't want to do 15-16 reps for the lower body, even with just body weight. At that time I looked around for a lower body workout that kept the reps in the 10 -12 rep range. Meso 2 is like that but I don't own that set. All of my dvds seemed to be high rep. I ended up doing 2 sets of 10 basic squats, lunges, plies, hips lifts, and step ups on my own without a dvd.
I have since discovered some dvds that I mentioned above, but I did not have them when I began. I didn't have to worry about outgrowing what I could lift over my head because progress has been slow, and I still don't lift super heavy. I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can always design a workout that meets your needs if you can't find the right dvd.
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11-02-22, 02:45 PM | ||
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11-02-22, 02:50 PM | ||
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Muscle Max is done at a slower pace with moderate to heavy weights used. I really like this one! So many of Cathe's workouts tend to be endurance based when the rep speed is done so quickly. I found in a few of Cathe's workouts where she is lifting heavy, she has to remind herself (and crew) to slow the pace down if she catches that she's going too fast when filming. And, she's able to lift much heavier weights (than most of us) done at that speed. Many of her workouts have a combined cardio or metabolic effect, so you can't grab heavier weights for strength building with that type of workout. If you like Cee, she has some nice strength building routines. I love Cathe but it's not uncommon for me to have to pause the DVD in order to keep up the pace or to change out my weights.
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