Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 First thing..I am having so much fun...but anyway...it " feels " like there's an awful lot of emphasis on my lower body. I'm on circuits for weeks 1 through 3 right now. So I feel like my upper body is not getting enough attention? The first day my lowers were super sore the next day but yesterday I did circuit B and my arms, chest, shoulders don't hurt at all. It just seems like there's lots of squats, lunges, stepping etc and then my cardio always consists of walking, jogging, sprinting so I feel like I'm using my legs sooooo much. It just feels uneven for some reason. Are these workouts going to make me smaller overall even though it feels like my lower body is being worked harder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 With RCR's emphasis on muscular endurance over size/strength. You're not going to be lifting heavy or feeling really sore afterward like you would with BFL. You're not going to be building muscle, especially not in your upper body. The idea is to get smaller overall and to burn a lot of calories. Jumping, lunging, stepping, and squatting burn more calories and create a bigger metabolic bang than say... a chest press or a bicep curl. So, yes, there is a major focus on lower body moves that keep your heart rate up. That's intentional. You still hit every muscle group with every workout. Nothing is neglected, but you're going to feel like your legs are taking the biggest beating. They definitely are. :-) I didn't take measurements, but after 6 weeks, my stretchy skinny jeans are hanging loose and I can pull my shorts over my hips without unbuttoning or unzipping them (luckily they have a drawstring). So, don't worry that your lower body is going to hulk up from all the squatting and lunging. I definitely got smaller. > First thing..I am having so much fun...but anyway...it " feels " like there's > an awful lot of emphasis on my lower body. I'm on circuits for weeks 1 > through 3 right now. So I feel like my upper body is not getting enough > attention? The first day my lowers were super sore the next day but > yesterday I did circuit B and my arms, chest, shoulders don't hurt at all. > > It just seems like there's lots of squats, lunges, stepping etc and then > my cardio always consists of walking, jogging, sprinting so I feel like I'm > using my legs sooooo much. It just feels uneven for some reason. > > Are these workouts going to make me smaller overall even though it feels > like my lower body is being worked harder? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 All the leg work started to remind me of this commercial - lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB6Bh5DVdW0 Skwigg wrote: With RCR's emphasis on muscular endurance over size/strength. You're not going to be lifting heavy or feeling really sore afterward like you would with BFL. You're not going to be building muscle, especially not in your upper body. The idea is to get smaller overall and to burn a lot of calories. Jumping, lunging, stepping, and squatting burn more calories and create a bigger metabolic bang than say... a chest press or a bicep curl. So, yes, there is a major focus on lower body moves that keep your heart rate up. That's intentional. You still hit every muscle group with every workout. Nothing is neglected, but you're going to feel like your legs are taking the biggest beating. They definitely are. :-) I didn't take measurements, but after 6 weeks, my stretchy skinny jeans are hanging loose and I can pull my shorts over my hips without unbuttoning or unzipping them (luckily they have a drawstring). So, don't worry that your lower body is going to hulk up from all the squatting and lunging. I definitely got smaller. > First thing..I am having so much fun...but anyway...it " feels " like there's > an awful lot of emphasis on my lower body. I'm on circuits for weeks 1 > through 3 right now. So I feel like my upper body is not getting enough > attention? The first day my lowers were super sore the next day but > yesterday I did circuit B and my arms, chest, shoulders don't hurt at all. > > It just seems like there's lots of squats, lunges, stepping etc and then > my cardio always consists of walking, jogging, sprinting so I feel like I'm > using my legs sooooo much. It just feels uneven for some reason. > > Are these workouts going to make me smaller overall even though it feels > like my lower body is being worked harder? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I love that commercial with the big weird legs. Trust me though, pedaling THE WORLD is a bit more resistance than a Valslide reverse lunge. :-D I don't think you have to worry about monster legs. > All the leg work started to remind me of this commercial - lol > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB6Bh5DVdW0 > > Skwigg wrote: > With RCR's emphasis on muscular endurance over size/strength. > You're not > going to be lifting heavy or feeling really sore afterward like you would > with BFL. You're not going to be building muscle, especially not in your > upper body. The idea is to get smaller overall and to burn a lot of > calories. Jumping, lunging, stepping, and squatting burn more calories and > create a bigger metabolic bang than say... a chest press or a bicep curl. > So, yes, there is a major focus on lower body moves that keep your heart > rate up. That's intentional. You still hit every muscle group with every > workout. Nothing is neglected, but you're going to feel like your legs are > taking the biggest beating. They definitely are. :-) > I didn't take measurements, but after 6 weeks, my stretchy skinny jeans are > hanging loose and I can pull my shorts over my hips without unbuttoning or > unzipping them (luckily they have a drawstring). So, don't worry that your > lower body is going to hulk up from all the squatting and lunging. I > definitely got smaller. > > > > > > > First thing..I am having so much fun...but anyway...it " feels " like > there's > > an awful lot of emphasis on my lower body. I'm on circuits for weeks 1 > > through 3 right now. So I feel like my upper body is not getting enough > > attention? The first day my lowers were super sore the next day but > > yesterday I did circuit B and my arms, chest, shoulders don't hurt at > all. > > > > It just seems like there's lots of squats, lunges, stepping etc and then > > my cardio always consists of walking, jogging, sprinting so I feel like > I'm > > using my legs sooooo much. It just feels uneven for some reason. > > > > Are these workouts going to make me smaller overall even though it feels > > like my lower body is being worked harder? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Speaking of pedaling the world...I sold my hybrid and bought a road bike last month. Then I got really stupid and started to ride with my triathlete friends. Last Sunday we rode OVER Mt. Diablo. We did a 2200 foot climb on a 50 mile ride. My legs will stop fitting into my slacks any day now...if my heart doesn't explode from the change in altitude. On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:15:10 -0500 Skwigg wrote: > I love that commercial with the big weird legs. Trust me though, pedaling > THE WORLD is a bit more resistance than a Valslide reverse lunge. :-D I > don't think you have to worry about monster legs. > > > Doc www.pinkbunnyears.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I am such a weenie on a bike. I have trouble pedaling up my own driveway. I bow to you and your ability to cycle over mountains. > Speaking of pedaling the world...I sold my hybrid and bought a road bike > last month. Then I got > really stupid and started to ride with my triathlete friends. Last Sunday > we rode OVER Mt. > Diablo. We did a 2200 foot climb on a 50 mile ride. My legs will stop > fitting into my slacks any > day now...if my heart doesn't explode from the change in altitude. > > On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:15:10 -0500 > Skwigg wrote: > > I love that commercial with the big weird legs. Trust me though, pedaling > > THE WORLD is a bit more resistance than a Valslide reverse lunge. :-D I > > don't think you have to worry about monster legs. > > > > > > > > Doc > www.pinkbunnyears.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Actually, this is an excellent analogy to what we do here. When I started riding, I hadn't been on a bike for 30 years. I got my drivers license and quit riding my bike, in 1975. When I first started out I just went around the block, fearing for my life the whole way. I had problems with the cleats and fell off the bike several times at stop lights just like Artie in Laugh-In. Tetered right over. But I kept getting back up, dusting myself off and working hard. Now I ride around 15-16mph over a distance of 30-50 miles regularly and can take it down a mountain at 30 mph. It's just like the program. You might teter over now and again, but if you keep getting up, you'll make progress. On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:04:37 -0500 Skwigg wrote: > I am such a weenie on a bike. I have trouble pedaling up my own driveway. I > bow to you and your ability to cycle over mountains. > > > Doc www.pinkbunnyears.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 The first time I ever got cleats, I decided to take it around the back yard in the grass first. I went a few feet and fell over. Here I am laying on the ground, clipped in, like a bug on my back. My then SO looks down at me and says, " You're not gonna ride on the road with those things, are you? " I'm better now Dana > Actually, this is an excellent analogy to what we do here. When I started > riding, I hadn't been > on a bike for 30 years. I got my drivers license and quit riding my bike, in > 1975. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 LOL! Trying it out on the grass is pretty crafty. Not me, I had to fall over at a crowded stop light. Sexy in your late forties! On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:44:25 -0600 " Dana Worley " wrote: > The first time I ever got cleats, I decided to take it around the back > yard in the grass first. I went a few feet and fell over. > > Here I am laying on the ground, clipped in, like a bug on my back. My > then SO looks down at me and says, " You're not gonna ride on the road > with those things, are you? " > > I'm better now > > Dana > > >> Actually, this is an excellent analogy to what we do here. When I started >> riding, I hadn't been >> on a bike for 30 years. I got my drivers license and quit riding my bike, in >> 1975. Doc www.pinkbunnyears.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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