Need help with workouts!

[rose2boys]

I have been trying to do TA Meta, but simply cannot do this, as written, anymore! Today, for a change I did the entire Mat Method dvd & really enjoyed it. Plus, music is better (IMO). Combining the cardio/MS on same day just does not work for me (mentally, energy, time wise, etc.). So, instead of beating myself up about it (or just doing nothing for couple days) I have decided to try to incorporate TA into a rotation.
Not sure if this will be totally effective, but I need something I can stick with and am excited to do.

Soooo (sorry for long post), I would like some help creating a rotation that includes the following:

TA (MS work)
short kettlebell workouts ? (would love to revisit these, I miss them, but need to be careful of lower back/neck problems and avoid bulking upper thighs)
Leslies (mainly cardio)
TA dance
Turbo Kicks/Fire thrown in once in a while
walking neighborhood hills (usually do this abt 1 1/4 hrs on Sundays w/friend)

Any suggestions would be so awesome! That's why I love this forum!

[lorajc]

I'm also interested in an answer to this....but not good at making rotations

[txfitmom]

Here is what I would do:

-TA MS work 3-4 days a week or whatever you can tolerate (when I did TA MS work I could never make it more than 4 days out of the week)

-Kettlebells - 1-2 days per week (honestly, since you mentioned you have problems with neck problems and bulking I would think that once a week would be enough to do a workout you like without taxing your body)

-Cardio - I would categorize all the other stuff you mentioned walking outside, Leslie, TF, dance here and try to do this 5-6 days a week

Here is an example of how I would schedule this if you have time to do multiple workouts on one day:

Day 1: TA MS and Dance workout
Day 2: TA MS and Leslie
Day 3: TA MS and Dance workout
Day 4: TA MS and Leslie
Day 5: Turbo Kick/TF
Day 6: Kettlebell workout
Day 7: Walking Neighborhood hills

If you can only do one workout per day:

Day 1: TA MS
Day 2: Dance workout
Day 3: TA MS
Day 4: Leslie
Day 5: Kettlebell workout
Day 6: Turbo Kick/TF
Day 7: Walking Neighborhood hills

Alternatively, you could take one day off and rotate a couple of the workouts each week, like one week do Turbo Fire, the next week do Kettlebell, etc.

[JEWEL659]

Originally Posted by txfitmom

Here is what I would do:

-TA MS work 3-4 days a week or whatever you can tolerate (when I did TA MS work I could never make it more than 4 days out of the week)

-Kettlebells - 1-2 days per week (honestly, since you mentioned you have problems with neck problems and bulking I would think that once a week would be enough to do a workout you like without taxing your body)

-Cardio - I would categorize all the other stuff you mentioned walking outside, Leslie, TF, dance here and try to do this 5-6 days a week

Here is an example of how I would schedule this if you have time to do multiple workouts on one day:

Day 1: TA MS and Dance workout
Day 2: TA MS and Leslie
Day 3: TA MS and Dance workout
Day 4: TA MS and Leslie
Day 5: Turbo Kick/TF
Day 6: Kettlebell workout
Day 7: Walking Neighborhood hills

If you can only do one workout per day:

Day 1: TA MS
Day 2: Dance workout
Day 3: TA MS
Day 4: Leslie
Day 5: Kettlebell workout
Day 6: Turbo Kick/TF
Day 7: Walking Neighborhood hills

Alternatively, you could take one day off and rotate a couple of the workouts each week, like one week do Turbo Fire, the next week do Kettlebell, etc.

Looks like a great rotation, you are getting everything in!

[Debbie S.]

TXfitmom's second rotation looks good!

Also, you can do the first 3 segments from your Turbo Fire workouts prior to your short kettlebell workouts. I do this myself. This will give you your TF fix. I need to be thoroughly warmed, mentally and physically, before any strength workout and I find that doing the first 3 segments from Turbo Fire a fantastic warm up. It warms up my entire body.

So maybe something like this:
Monday-short TF workout plus a short kettlebell circuit
Tuesday-TA's Mat
Wednesday-TA's dance
Thursday-TA's Mat
Friday-short TF workout plus a short kettlebell circuit
Saturday-Leslie
Sunday-outdoor walk

[rose2boys]

Thanks for all the input. I usually only have time for 1 workout, but once or twice a week I can do a little more. So, I'll play around with it, but, another question regarding my TA stuff:

Should I continue to do Meta on time crunched days or when I want to combine cardio OR should I just drop that program for the present time and do Mat (or any thoughts on Designer Series???)?