Guest guest Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 This week's focus is heavy weights (8-10 reps) and higher intensity cardio. Monday called for back and biceps, along wth 25 min of cardio at 85% of your max heart rate. I went with Cathe's Pure Strength, using the back, biceps, and stretch segments. It's been a while since I've used that one, and it's perfect for heavying up since the reps are right around 10 per set. Plus she does t-bar rows - one of my favorites that I don't do enough of. :-D I followed that with 30 min on the stepper, using the cardio program to keep my heart rate at 85%. Ugh, that was tough! I think I'll be going back to my elliptical and tmill for a while and trying that again in a few weeks to see if it gets any easier, lol. Tuesday was quads, abs, and flexibility training - no cardio today, hooray! After a short warm up on the elliptical, I did an audio workout for quads: http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Quads-with-Tanji-/dp/B002TZNSTE/ To save time, I didn't do the walking lunges, but since they are only like 6 minutes, I probably should have, heh. Tanji does pyramids with the weights, increasing the load and decreasing the reps, but I went heavier and kept the reps at 8-10. I followed that with abs workout #2 (15 min) and stretch #2 (15 min) from Amy Bento's Abs and Stretch. The abs workout was kinda fun since it uses a stability ball for a lot of the exercises, and I like nearly all ball work. The stretch is pretty much all floor work and she uses a resistance band, but I used a strap. It was a decent stretch for me, but felt like it hit the hamstrings a lot more than the quads and didn't do a lot for the upper body. Afterwards I looked at stretch #1 though (which is done mostly standing), and it didn't look like it hit the hamstrings any more or less than #2, so I guess that's just how the stretch is. Ah, well. Have a nice night, all! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 I went with Cathe's Pure Strength, using the back, biceps, and stretch segments. It's been a while since I've used that one, and it's perfect for heavying up since the reps are right around 10 per set. I enjoy PS. I like how she doesn't fly through the exercises. I also like that she does mainly the 10 reps. That allows me to go heavier. Good job Sara and wow on adding the cardio. ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Great job Sara! JenSubject: Cathe, Tanji, and AmyTo: exercisevideos Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 9:46 PM This week's focus is heavy weights (8-10 reps) and higher intensity cardio. Monday called for back and biceps, along wth 25 min of cardio at 85% of your max heart rate. I went with Cathe's Pure Strength, using the back, biceps, and stretch segments. It's been a while since I've used that one, and it's perfect for heavying up since the reps are right around 10 per set. Plus she does t-bar rows - one of my favorites that I don't do enough of. :-D I followed that with 30 min on the stepper, using the cardio program to keep my heart rate at 85%. Ugh, that was tough! I think I'll be going back to my elliptical and tmill for a while and trying that again in a few weeks to see if it gets any easier, lol. Tuesday was quads, abs, and flexibility training - no cardio today, hooray! After a short warm up on the elliptical, I did an audio workout for quads: http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Quads-with-Tanji-/dp/B002TZNSTE/ To save time, I didn't do the walking lunges, but since they are only like 6 minutes, I probably should have, heh. Tanji does pyramids with the weights, increasing the load and decreasing the reps, but I went heavier and kept the reps at 8-10. I followed that with abs workout #2 (15 min) and stretch #2 (15 min) from Amy Bento's Abs and Stretch. The abs workout was kinda fun since it uses a stability ball for a lot of the exercises, and I like nearly all ball work. The stretch is pretty much all floor work and she uses a resistance band, but I used a strap. It was a decent stretch for me, but felt like it hit the hamstrings a lot more than the quads and didn't do a lot for the upper body. Afterwards I looked at stretch #1 though (which is done mostly standing), and it didn't look like it hit the hamstrings any more or less than #2, so I guess that's just how the stretch is. Ah, well. Have a nice night, all! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Great job Sara! JenSubject: Cathe, Tanji, and AmyTo: exercisevideos Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 9:46 PM This week's focus is heavy weights (8-10 reps) and higher intensity cardio. Monday called for back and biceps, along wth 25 min of cardio at 85% of your max heart rate. I went with Cathe's Pure Strength, using the back, biceps, and stretch segments. It's been a while since I've used that one, and it's perfect for heavying up since the reps are right around 10 per set. Plus she does t-bar rows - one of my favorites that I don't do enough of. :-D I followed that with 30 min on the stepper, using the cardio program to keep my heart rate at 85%. Ugh, that was tough! I think I'll be going back to my elliptical and tmill for a while and trying that again in a few weeks to see if it gets any easier, lol. Tuesday was quads, abs, and flexibility training - no cardio today, hooray! After a short warm up on the elliptical, I did an audio workout for quads: http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Quads-with-Tanji-/dp/B002TZNSTE/ To save time, I didn't do the walking lunges, but since they are only like 6 minutes, I probably should have, heh. Tanji does pyramids with the weights, increasing the load and decreasing the reps, but I went heavier and kept the reps at 8-10. I followed that with abs workout #2 (15 min) and stretch #2 (15 min) from Amy Bento's Abs and Stretch. The abs workout was kinda fun since it uses a stability ball for a lot of the exercises, and I like nearly all ball work. The stretch is pretty much all floor work and she uses a resistance band, but I used a strap. It was a decent stretch for me, but felt like it hit the hamstrings a lot more than the quads and didn't do a lot for the upper body. Afterwards I looked at stretch #1 though (which is done mostly standing), and it didn't look like it hit the hamstrings any more or less than #2, so I guess that's just how the stretch is. Ah, well. Have a nice night, all! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Great job Sara! JenSubject: Cathe, Tanji, and AmyTo: exercisevideos Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 9:46 PM This week's focus is heavy weights (8-10 reps) and higher intensity cardio. Monday called for back and biceps, along wth 25 min of cardio at 85% of your max heart rate. I went with Cathe's Pure Strength, using the back, biceps, and stretch segments. It's been a while since I've used that one, and it's perfect for heavying up since the reps are right around 10 per set. Plus she does t-bar rows - one of my favorites that I don't do enough of. :-D I followed that with 30 min on the stepper, using the cardio program to keep my heart rate at 85%. Ugh, that was tough! I think I'll be going back to my elliptical and tmill for a while and trying that again in a few weeks to see if it gets any easier, lol. Tuesday was quads, abs, and flexibility training - no cardio today, hooray! After a short warm up on the elliptical, I did an audio workout for quads: http://www.amazon.com/Strong-Quads-with-Tanji-/dp/B002TZNSTE/ To save time, I didn't do the walking lunges, but since they are only like 6 minutes, I probably should have, heh. Tanji does pyramids with the weights, increasing the load and decreasing the reps, but I went heavier and kept the reps at 8-10. I followed that with abs workout #2 (15 min) and stretch #2 (15 min) from Amy Bento's Abs and Stretch. The abs workout was kinda fun since it uses a stability ball for a lot of the exercises, and I like nearly all ball work. The stretch is pretty much all floor work and she uses a resistance band, but I used a strap. It was a decent stretch for me, but felt like it hit the hamstrings a lot more than the quads and didn't do a lot for the upper body. Afterwards I looked at stretch #1 though (which is done mostly standing), and it didn't look like it hit the hamstrings any more or less than #2, so I guess that's just how the stretch is. Ah, well. Have a nice night, all! Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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