Re: Arrgh, I can't do floor work

[Guest guest]

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Well, I did the advance 1 tape and I can't seem to do the floor

work..I can

> do the leg lifts backward but thats as far as I can make it..and I

feel like

> I'm gonna die!!! My butt seems to tense up..now, I'm sucking in my

tummy,

> holding my head up but my butt cramps...I hate floor work on top of

it, but

> I'm trying..just a little frustrated...anyways, just thought I'd

share that

> w/ you all...Anyone else have trouble w/ this part, or am I just a

wimp w/ no

> muscle!!!!

>

> Kathy, you are not a wimp. The floor work is tough especially

after doing 40 minutes of cardio. Take your time to work up to it.

You might try doing just the floor work one day or do the floor work

and the 8 minute or basic tape instead of tackling the entire

advanced tape. The soreness and cramps show that the floor work is

using muscles you are not used to using and that you need to use.

Once your muscles adjust to the floor work, I think you will be very

happy with the physical results. It can really tone your body. Hang

in there.

Elena

[Guest guest]

,

LOL, So, you picked up on the fact that I am a perfectionist huh...Yep, my

mother always told me I have that Type A personality..which has benefited me

in life, but has also been a real pain cuz If I can't do something 100pc I

get VERY frustrated with myself and down on myself..thats why everyones

advice is so helpful..It reminds me that I am just getting back into shape

and that I don't have to do it perfectly, that I can go at my own pace but

set a goal of getting better each day as I go along...I will take that advice

and stick to it and just do the best I can at my own pace..Thanks...You are

very perceptive!!!

Kathy

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/28/00 6:57:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

mtallec@... writes:

<< I don't know about you guys but I love AL#5, the more floorwork the better

(I might be on the minority here)... >>

You ARE the minority! LOL. I despise floorwork, but it does give good

results, so I keep doing it.

who feels his abs, butt, and thighs are tighter from doing floorwork

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[Guest guest]

I don't know about you guys but I love AL#5, the more floorwork the better

(I might be on the minority here)...

> ----------

> From: jill [sMTP:j.clappison@...]

> Reply To: tae-bo_onegroups

> Sent: September 28, 2000 5:44 AM

> To: tae-bo_onegroups

> Subject: Re: Arrgh, I can't do floor work

>

> Kathy

> I can't say a lot about the TaeBo floor work cos it's only on 1 of

> the tapes available over here (the original studio advanced which is

> a killer)

> What I do know is that doing TaeBo this year, my abs and torso have

> responded amazingly well and better than all the floorwork, situps

> where you're on you back form other classes etc. I've never felt so

> strong in that region, it was largely taken for granted.

> IMHO I think it's beginning to strengthen my torso and start to

> correct the strength imbalance created between 'abs' and 'back' when

> you're doing work on the floor, after all you don't hear about people

> working on their 'lower back' only 'abs' which I think has caused me

> problems with having had back problems previously.

>

> Jill

> Ok so much for keeping it short!!

>

>

> > Hello Everyone,

> >

> > Well, I did the advance 1 tape and I can't seem to do the floor

> work..I can

> > do the leg lifts backward but thats as far as I can make it..and I

> feel like

> > I'm gonna die!!! My butt seems to tense up..now, I'm sucking in my

> tummy,

> > holding my head up but my butt cramps...I hate floor work on top of

> it, but

> > I'm trying..just a little frustrated...anyways, just thought I'd

> share that

> > w/ you all...Anyone else have trouble w/ this part, or am I just a

> wimp w/ no

> > muscle!!!!

> >

> > Kathy

> > Who can't finish the floor workout..but did good on the rest..I

> think!!

>

>

>

> As Deb has said: " Fitness is a journey and it begins with the first step. "

>

> Visit our new vault site http://taeboon.isportsdot.com/

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

I'm not a big fan of floorwork, but I have found that if I pace

myself and work at it slowly, I can conquer it. The way that I do it

(whenever I get the chance to do it) is that I don't start out trying

to do it all. If you try to do it all, you're going to wear yourself

out very quickly. If the group on the tape is doing 4-5 sets of a

move, I start out doing maybe 2 or 3 sets. Let your body, muscles,

and your mind get used to the moves. As you get stronger and feel

like you can do more, add 1 extra set at a time of the particular

move.

I found this out with the original version of Basic Live 1, which had

a few minutes of floorwork at the end. I couldn't do it all when I

first started that tape. Over the span of a month and a half, I

worked my way up and was eventually able to do the moves really

strong. It just takes a little time and patience with yourself.

Ann Marie

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Well, I did the advance 1 tape and I can't seem to do the floor

work..I can

> do the leg lifts backward but thats as far as I can make it..and I

feel like

> I'm gonna die!!! My butt seems to tense up..now, I'm sucking in my

tummy,

> holding my head up but my butt cramps...I hate floor work on top of

it, but

> I'm trying..just a little frustrated...anyways, just thought I'd

share that

> w/ you all...Anyone else have trouble w/ this part, or am I just a

wimp w/ no

> muscle!!!!

>

> Kathy

> Who can't finish the floor workout..but did good on the rest..I

think!!

[Guest guest]

> Anyone else have trouble w/ this part, or am I just a wimp w/ no

> muscle!!!!

Kathy,

You are definitely not a wimp! I hate floorwork, too! And, when I

first started doing the Advanced tape, I couldn't get through it,

either! In fact, there are still days when I have trouble with the

floorwork and I've been doing tae-bo for almost a year and a

half...LOL! There are some moves that can be modified, like the

roundhouse kicks to the side when you are on your knees. When I

first started, the only way I could do those was to go down on my

side! Also, like everyone else said, start off giving yourself

permission to do fewer sets than they do on the tape (that's one of

the toughest things for perfectionists like us to do....but it really

makes a lot of difference)! You will definitely notice improvements

in that area! The reason your butt is burning is cause you haven't

used those muscles in awhile...LOL! I remember the day I actually

felt my butt muscle (I think I even bragged about it here...LOL)

cause it was such a huge accomplishment for me! So, hang in there!

Even though it's tough and it really stinks while you are doing

it....you'll definitely get stronger and it's one area you will

definitely notice improvements

[Guest guest]

<< I don't know about you guys but I love AL#5, the more floorwork the better

(I might be on the minority here)... >>

I like AL5!! I think we are definitely in the minority! LOL!

[Guest guest]

> I don't know about you guys but I love AL#5, the more floorwork the

better

> (I might be on the minority here)...

Montse,

I'd definitely say you are in the minority....LOL! I wish I could

say I loved floorwork

[Guest guest]

NO, you are not the minority. I love the floor work much better than the

cardio. I fel stronger after the floor work.

At 09:55 AM 9/28/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>I don't know about you guys but I love AL#5, the more floorwork the better

>(I might be on the minority here)...

>

>> ----------

>> From: jill [sMTP:j.clappison@...]

>> Reply To: tae-bo_onegroups

>> Sent: September 28, 2000 5:44 AM

>> To: tae-bo_onegroups

>> Subject: Re: Arrgh, I can't do floor work

>>

>> Kathy

>> I can't say a lot about the TaeBo floor work cos it's only on 1 of

>> the tapes available over here (the original studio advanced which is

>> a killer)

>> What I do know is that doing TaeBo this year, my abs and torso have

>> responded amazingly well and better than all the floorwork, situps

>> where you're on you back form other classes etc. I've never felt so

>> strong in that region, it was largely taken for granted.

>> IMHO I think it's beginning to strengthen my torso and start to

>> correct the strength imbalance created between 'abs' and 'back' when

>> you're doing work on the floor, after all you don't hear about people

>> working on their 'lower back' only 'abs' which I think has caused me

>> problems with having had back problems previously.

>>

>> Jill

>> Ok so much for keeping it short!!

>>

>>

>> > Hello Everyone,

>> >

>> > Well, I did the advance 1 tape and I can't seem to do the floor

>> work..I can

>> > do the leg lifts backward but thats as far as I can make it..and I

>> feel like

>> > I'm gonna die!!! My butt seems to tense up..now, I'm sucking in my

>> tummy,

>> > holding my head up but my butt cramps...I hate floor work on top of

>> it, but

>> > I'm trying..just a little frustrated...anyways, just thought I'd

>> share that

>> > w/ you all...Anyone else have trouble w/ this part, or am I just a

>> wimp w/ no

>> > muscle!!!!

>> >

>> > Kathy

>> > Who can't finish the floor workout..but did good on the rest..I

>> think!!

>>

>>

>>

>> As Deb has said: " Fitness is a journey and it begins with the first step. "

>>

>> Visit our new vault site http://taeboon.isportsdot.com/

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

> It reminds me that I am just getting back into shape

> and that I don't have to do it perfectly, that I can go at my own

pace but

> set a goal of getting better each day as I go along

Kathy,

I see a lot of myself in the things you say, actually and I'm a big

time perfectionist I think we've struggled with many of the same

issues, and it's not so easy to change those old habits sometimes! We

are a little too hard on ourselves sometimes and we've got to learn

to give ourselves a break! Believe me, I've been there with the not

being happy unless I can do something 100%.....there are still days I

struggle with it, but I'm much kinder to myself these days and a

large part of that is due to the wonderful support I've gotten from

this group! I am much more likely these days to be proud of the

things I DID accomplish and less likely to focus on the things I

didn't....and that's a huge shift in thinking for me