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05-31-15, 06:28 PM | ||
Join Date: Feb 2014
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My body hates high impact, high reps, heavy weights. |
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06-01-15, 09:20 AM | |
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Atlantic Canada
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I have a very curvy hourglass shape. When I add weight it mainly goes to my thighs, stomach, butt, and breasts, but my waist remains defined. I'm 5'5", and have always been very strong.
Most effective exercises for me are kettlebell training: swing and variations, deadlifts, squats, rows, combined with bodyweight exercises (mountain climbers, push-ups, plank), including yoga. Also martial arts training. Least effective exercises for me are pretty much all barre/fusion and dance training, and formal cardio like hi-lo aerobics. Only exception is the high-rep, light weight arm work in workouts like Squeeze, which do shape my arms, and some ballet training helps my posture which makes me look better. I do enjoy dancing and walking (indoor and outdoor), and do them for my mental health, but they have little to no effect on my physique. |
06-02-15, 08:13 PM | |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Texas Panhandle
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Hi videofit and Donna, I was just thinking about Margaret yesterday. I have Sculpture, All My Best Vol. 1-2, Muscle and Grace, and used them a few times here and there but was doing so many workouts I had to scale back. I was thinking about a Margaret rotation after I finish Lauren Brooks Shut Up and Train. What have your results been like and if you don't mind could you share how you used the workouts?
~Beth |
06-03-15, 07:30 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Hi,
Beth - it is hard for me to really describe results, b/c to me, I seem to always look the same no matter what I do. Overall, though I think Margaret is a nice compliment to barre b/c of her upper body work. I think most barre workouts tend to neglect upper body (except for Suzanne Bowen's but her plank/body weight workouts are just too much stress for my neck/shoulders) so adding some upper body w/ MR for me has worked well when doing a barre or Pilates rotation. MR's lower body is mostly floorwork which I like b/c I can do it w/out aggravating my back/hip which sometimes become quite finicky. I do still like to do some standing work and some of her workouts do include it. Overall, I just feel good and graceful when I do her workouts, I think there is a low chance of injury with them and if you are "nursing" a body part it is always easy to skip something in her workouts and not feel cheated. Oh, you can also customize the workouts by going heavier, adding ankle weights to the floorwork, etc. I'm not a huge fan of her ab work as I prefer Pilates or standing core work. My favorite way of doing her workouts is in combo w/ cardio and classical stretch. One of my favorite rotations is to do a 30 min cardio (generally low impact or walking), followed by either an Unplugged Episode or 30 min of one of her full length workouts, followed by a Classical Stretch episode. This combo just seems to hit the spot for me and I will focus on it for at least part of the summer (or maybe all if I don't get bored!) Hope that helps! Donna |
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costochrondritis, hairpin, muscle and grace, pretzel |
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