07-07-11, 09:59 AM | |
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Pacific Northwest
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I'll try to address the questions that were up the thread - apologies if I miss anything...
Fun factor: I was extremely nervous (this was the first workout of the trip, and I had never been to one of them before), and was intently focused on trying to hear her cues, but I did enjoy it nonetheless. People have different ideas about what constitutes a "fun" workout, though... Paper plates: Yes, we did work with the paper plates, which I LOVE. I have a much easier time activating my glutes with gliding disc work than with regular squats/lunges. Length: I am in the same boat as those who prefer longer workouts with premix options, so I was disappointed to hear they would be less than an hour. But, as we can all see even in this thread, a lot of people are looking for something shorter. As long as the finished workouts are as tough as that little sample I got, I guess it won't be a problem for me. Intensity: For those of you expressing concern that the workout might not be intense enough...let me just say this: when I do Cathe's HIIT workouts, my peak heart rate is generally in the 168-172 bpm range. When I was doing this Athletic Training workout at the road trip, I looked down at my HRM at one point and my heart rate was at 168. So...as high as it gets with HIIT. And it was the best calorie burn of any workout I have done in the entire 2 years that I have been tracking my data. So, if the finished product is anything like the class, it will be plenty intense. Well, for me, certainly! As for the road trip experience itself, well, it was mostly good. I met some people whom I really liked and with whom I plan to stay in touch. And it was an awesome challenge to try to get through 3 Cathe workouts in a single day - I'm not sure I would have been able to make myself do that on my own, at home. I was insanely sore at some points, but the feeling of accomplishment was pretty great. |
07-07-11, 10:25 AM | ||
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: illinois
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07-07-11, 10:30 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2010
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I have a question to anybody who's gone on Cathe's roadtrips before. If you don't like a workout offered, is there a workout room that you can go to with treadmills, etc. to workout while waiting to rejoin the group? Or are you stuck waiting in the room until the workout is over?
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07-07-11, 10:33 AM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
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I did not pre-order. I have not really been following this. I'm still quite irritated at her response from her last series. Not to say I might not end up with something from this series, but I have enough other instructors on my shelf. In fact, came to the site to see if anything is cooking besides Cathe this summer. April |
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07-07-11, 11:04 AM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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I'm also disappointed by the length of the new workouts. I'm not referring to the HIIT workouts, since they should be shorter, but to the other, non-HIIT workouts. Yes, Kelly has her 30MTF series, but they are TWO workouts and there is a premix that combines them for a longer workout (my preference). So you are definitely getting more bang for the buck, IMHO.
That aside, I'm glad you had a good time at the road trip, rickets, and thanks for the info, even if it disappointed. |
07-07-11, 11:21 AM | ||
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SoCal
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