Re: Burn Circuit 3, and Au Revoir to the Burn Phase of ChaLEAN Extreme

[Guest guest]

Great job, !!

I'm with you on the compound movements. I like the idea of functional fitness, that a lot of times compound movements are exactly what we do in real life but we're not often moving to the beat of a quick music while performing them. So, I'm not sure the workouts with them really help as much as they say they do, in terms of building strength especially because, as you note, the way they're done can compromise your form. Possibly they help more in terms of making you more comfortable performing those movements? I'd be interested in knowing if there have been any studies of their effectiveness in terms of the suggestions that they help with life tasks (and muscle building).

Burn Circuit 3, and Au Revoir to the Burn Phase of ChaLEAN Extreme

This morning I got up and did Burn Circuit 3 for the fourth and last time in this rotation. I went up in one exerise: on the lunge with a calf raise I went from 25's to 30's. Reflections on the Burn Phase:I must say I am amazed at how much stronger I feel after the Burn Phase. I felt incrementally stronger after just two weeks of doing ChaLEAN Extreme! The slow and heavy fail by the 12th rep method seems to be working for me! I'm not sure how effective some of the compound movements are. They are certainly fun to do but sometimes it can compromise your form, too many things to thing about at once, and my trainer, Noel Fuller, is against compound moves and since he trains pro bodybuilders I would have to agree, I don't know that muscle confusion is the way to build. I know that in the Push Phase coming up you do focus on just one muscle group at a time and aim to fail by the eighth rep, and I can't wait to try it!Tomorrow I need to do Burn it Off, I've Got Abs, and some stretching, which I will probably do from Debbie Siebers' Slim Series. Tonite - a much needed massage!Bright Blesings,

[Guest guest]

Oh, I am definitely stronger than I was before I started and am building muscle, no question about that, but CLX will be just that much more effective in the Push Phase, I think.Once Stacey and I are done with CLX I'll start up with Noel for awhile - I have some free training coming to me because Mr. Famous signed up to see him 3x a week for 6 weeks! 

After that Stacey and I are doing P90X together.  I'm excited to see what kind of gains I can get from that too (muscle gains, that is - I wanna be buff like Darcy!)

.. So, I'm not sure the workouts with them really help as much as they say they do, in terms of building strength especially because, as you note, the way they're done can compromise your form. Possibly they help more in terms of making you more comfortable performing those movements?

[Guest guest]

Is the Push Phase less combination moves? I know I do get stronger using any kind of strength building but I'm less comfortable with the combination moves because of the form issues. Do you think they're less likely to make you buff though? You'll be buff for sure, between Noel, P90X and losing weight, the muscle has no choice but to show itself! :-)

Re: Burn Circuit 3, and Au Revoir to the Burn Phase of ChaLEAN Extreme

Oh, I am definitely stronger than I was before I started and am building muscle, no question about that, but CLX will be just that much more effective in the Push Phase, I think.Once Stacey and I are done with CLX I'll start up with Noel for awhile - I have some free training coming to me because Mr. Famous signed up to see him 3x a week for 6 weeks! After that Stacey and I are doing P90X together. I'm excited to see what kind of gains I can get from that too (muscle gains, that is - I wanna be buff like Darcy!)

.. So, I'm not sure the workouts with them really help as much as they say they do, in terms of building strength especially because, as you note, the way they're done can compromise your form. Possibly they help more in terms of making you more comfortable performing those movements?

[Guest guest]

push is heavy lifting without the combo moves.

push circuit 1:

standard bicep curl

standard squat

single arem bent over tricep extension

v-press biceps

single leg squat

overhead tricep extension

hammer biceps

heel squats

push ups

heavier weights less reps than in the burn circuits.

stacey

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> . So, I'm not sure the workouts with them really help as much as they say

they do, in terms of building strength especially because, as you note, the way

they're done can compromise your form. Possibly they help more in terms of

making you more comfortable performing those movements?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, Stacey!

Re: Burn Circuit 3, and Au Revoir to the Burn Phase of ChaLEAN Extreme

push is heavy lifting without the combo moves.push circuit 1:standard bicep curlstandard squatsingle arem bent over tricep extensionv-press bicepssingle leg squatoverhead tricep extensionhammer bicepsheel squatspush upsheavier weights less reps than in the burn circuits.stacey> > . So, I'm not sure the workouts with them really help as much as they say they do, in terms of building strength especially because, as you note, the way they're done can compromise your form. Possibly they help more in terms of making you more comfortable performing those movements?>

[Guest guest]

You're so sweet .  I love how you have it all planned out!!  I don't even know what I'm doing tomorrow!  (LOL!) Keep workin' hard Woman!!!! 

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Oh, I am definitely stronger than I was before I started and am building muscle, no question about that, but CLX will be just that much more effective in the Push Phase, I think.Once Stacey and I are done with CLX I'll start up with Noel for awhile - I have some free training coming to me because Mr. Famous signed up to see him 3x a week for 6 weeks! 

After that Stacey and I are doing P90X together.  I'm excited to see what kind of gains I can get from that too (muscle gains, that is - I wanna be buff like Darcy!)

.. So, I'm not sure the workouts with them really help as much as they say they do, in terms of building strength especially because, as you note, the way they're done can compromise your form. Possibly they help more in terms of making you more comfortable performing those movements?

[Guest guest]

i'm not sure what i'm going to do while laura is working out with noel. thinking

about the look better naked workout from the book " look better naked " --it is a

six week program. then on to p90x!! we are gong to BRING IT!!! X

stacey

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[Guest guest]

Great job ! I don't mind doing the compound moves this time around. At the beginning of this year when I tried doing CLX, the compound moves hurt my back, this time they don't. JenSubject: Burn Circuit 3, and Au Revoir to the Burn Phase of ChaLEAN ExtremeTo: exercisevideos Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 8:55 AM

This morning I got up and did Burn Circuit 3 for the fourth and last time in this rotation. I went up in one exerise: on the lunge with a calf raise I went from 25's to 30's.

Reflections on the Burn Phase:I must say I am amazed at how much stronger I feel after the Burn Phase. I felt incrementally stronger after just two weeks of doing ChaLEAN Extreme! The slow and heavy fail by the 12th rep method seems to be working for me!

I'm not sure how effective some of the compound movements are. They are certainly fun to do but sometimes it can compromise your form, too many things to thing about at once, and my trainer, Noel Fuller, is against compound moves and since he trains pro bodybuilders I would have to agree, I don't know that muscle confusion is the way to build. I know that in the Push Phase coming up you do focus on just one muscle group at a time and aim to fail by the eighth rep, and I can't wait to try it!

Tomorrow I need to do Burn it Off, I've Got Abs, and some stretching, which I will probably do from Debbie Siebers' Slim Series. Tonite - a much needed massage!Bright Blesings,