Guest guest Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Can't you just use paper plates if the furninture movers and specialty disks don't work? That's what I use for Mindy's workouts... I guess I forgot all about the paper plates. Thanks for reminding me of those. I might just try that next workout. Thanks . ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Oh I'm such a goofball (tee hee), I didn't realize that you were using movers in place of the Cathe discs. For hardwood or not carpeted floors she uses nylon booties on the discs, my guess is that if you can't find or make those then, like said, paper plates should work Vennitta I'm not so keen on those discs but it sounds like you made it work great without them too! To be honest, me either. I thought I'd love them, but they're really a PITA. What's nice about the exercises that Cathe does with them is that you can easily do the same thing without the disks. ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 > I got up and did Cathe's Cardio Super Sets. you did great in coming up with modifications for those sliding disks, michelle! so i guess that cathe`s disks didnt come with the dvds, but cost extra. that kind of sucks. i have acquired the two yoga workouts from this new series!!! a nice person shared them with me.... i could have gotten the whole set, but decided that it would be too hard for me (im really feeling limited with my dumb back-neck issues) but im looking forward to doing one of the yogas tomorrow :*carolyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I've used paper plates for other workouts with gliding disks in them and I didn't love them then either. They were good for somethings but either slid too much or not enough on my carpeting (depending on the exercise) and I didn't usually feel safe on them either. I'm glad you can do the same things without the disks though. Re: Wednesday Workout I'm not so keen on those discs but it sounds like you made it work great without them too! To be honest, me either. I thought I'd love them, but they're really a PITA. What's nice about the exercises that Cathe does with them is that you can easily do the same thing without the disks. ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 you did great in coming up with modifications for those sliding disks, michelle!so i guess that cathe`s disks didnt come with the dvds, but cost extra. that kind of sucks. Those that preordered did get the disks, but they are no use to me. I will try to sell them. I hope you like the yoga. I haven't tried either one yet. ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Awesome workout, , as usual!I too am riding a tide of bad eating, food hangover, and as a result I'm also a bit depressed. I like the holidays in that it brings people together but I give in to too many food and drink temptations that I get resentful of the season even though it's my own fault for partaking. Makes me want to flee to a warm non-Christian country for the month of December. I get the cyst on my ankle drained today. Hopefully I can run again soon and that will help combat the blues!Great weights, as usual in your workout. I never do calf raises unless I have to! Good job! Good morning! Today I worked legs and shoulders. I started out with Maximum Intensity Legs and did the warm up and leg segments. I took that out and did Slow & Heavy shoulders. Here's how it went. Squats ( 2 sets) 35 BB Static Lunges ( 2 sets) 35 BB Plie Squats ( 1 sets) 35 BB Dead Lifts ( 1 set) did calve raises instead 50 reps) Rear Lunges ( 1 set) 12 Rear Lunges off step (alternating legs) 10 Slow & Heavy SHOULDERS Front raises ( 3 sets) 15 reps 10 lb Side lateral raise ( 3 sets) 15 reps 8 lb Posterior delt ( 8 slow reps) ( 3 sets) 8 lb Seated overhead press ( 2 sets) 15 reps 12 lb Side lying ext. rotate ( 2 sets) (8 slow reps) 3 lb I wore my HRM and surprisingly burned 324 calories, avg 121 and max 160 Have a great day!~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Great weights, as usual in your workout. I never do calf raises unless I have to! Good job I love working calves. These days I always do them in place of the dead lifts. Those KILL my back. I do believe that's what caused my back issues to start with. ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Oh - good luck w/ the cyst, ! I hope you can get back to running. I have been in a funk also - mostly just low on energy. Maybe it is human nature and we're all supposed to be hibernating. I took another day off today from working out - I figure next week when my schedule is back to normal, I'll be back on track...... Take care!Donna Good morning! Today I worked legs and shoulders. I started out with Maximum Intensity Legs and did the warm up and leg segments. I took that out and did Slow & Heavy shoulders. Here's how it went. Squats ( 2 sets) 35 BB Static Lunges ( 2 sets) 35 BB Plie Squats ( 1 sets) 35 BB Dead Lifts ( 1 set) did calve raises instead 50 reps) Rear Lunges ( 1 set) 12 Rear Lunges off step (alternating legs) 10 Slow & Heavy SHOULDERS Front raises ( 3 sets) 15 reps 10 lb Side lateral raise ( 3 sets) 15 reps 8 lb Posterior delt ( 8 slow reps) ( 3 sets) 8 lb Seated overhead press ( 2 sets) 15 reps 12 lb Side lying ext. rotate ( 2 sets) (8 slow reps) 3 lb I wore my HRM and surprisingly burned 324 calories, avg 121 and max 160 Have a great day!~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 You are right, Donna - t'is the season. Also Aunt Flo will be here any hour now and that will help too. I too am taking another day off but will return to the gym tomorrow. I got the yellow pair of swim googles and am anxious to try 'em out! Swimming helps my mood tremendously. I leave for Kauai on the 16th and REALLY look forward to swimming in the ocean looking at pretty fish and reef animals! Oh! And maybe seeing sea turtles and monk seals! Aloha, Oh - good luck w/ the cyst, ! I hope you can get back to running. I have been in a funk also - mostly just low on energy. Maybe it is human nature and we're all supposed to be hibernating. I took another day off today from working out - I figure next week when my schedule is back to normal, I'll be back on track...... Take care!Donna Good morning! Today I worked legs and shoulders. I started out with Maximum Intensity Legs and did the warm up and leg segments. I took that out and did Slow & Heavy shoulders. Here's how it went. Squats ( 2 sets) 35 BB Static Lunges ( 2 sets) 35 BB Plie Squats ( 1 sets) 35 BB Dead Lifts ( 1 set) did calve raises instead 50 reps) Rear Lunges ( 1 set) 12 Rear Lunges off step (alternating legs) 10 Slow & Heavy SHOULDERS Front raises ( 3 sets) 15 reps 10 lb Side lateral raise ( 3 sets) 15 reps 8 lb Posterior delt ( 8 slow reps) ( 3 sets) 8 lb Seated overhead press ( 2 sets) 15 reps 12 lb Side lying ext. rotate ( 2 sets) (8 slow reps) 3 lb I wore my HRM and surprisingly burned 324 calories, avg 121 and max 160 Have a great day!~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Whoa! Must be nice to have a vacation! I haven't had one for a couple of years now, having bounced around jobs and such. My contract here is up at the end of the month, and I don't know what's going to happen then. My immediate boss wants to keep me, but he doesn't have the final say... Indyrose > > > > ** > > > > ** > > Good morning! > > > > Today I worked legs and shoulders. I started out with Maximum > > Intensity Legs and did the warm up and leg segments. I took that out and > > did Slow & Heavy shoulders. > > > > Here's how it went. > > > > *Squats ( 2 sets) 35 BB* > > *Static Lunges ( 2 sets) 35 BB* > > *Plie Squats ( 1 sets) 35 BB* > > *Dead Lifts ( 1 set) did calve raises instead 50 reps)* > > *Rear Lunges ( 1 set) 12* > > *Rear Lunges off step (alternating legs) 10* > > ** > > *Slow & Heavy SHOULDERS* > > *Front raises ( 3 sets) 15 reps 10 lb* > > *Side lateral raise ( 3 sets) 15 reps 8 lb* > > *Posterior delt ( 8 slow reps) ( 3 sets) 8 lb* > > *Seated overhead press ( 2 sets) 15 reps 12 lb* > > *Side lying ext. rotate ( 2 sets) (8 slow reps) 3 lb* > > > > I wore my HRM and surprisingly burned 324 calories, avg 121 and max 160 > > > > **Have a great day! > > *~~[image: smiley2555.gif]* > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I hope things go well with the cyst, and that takes care of it! -- I hear you about the temptations, too! Indyrose > > > ** > > > > > > ** > > Good morning! > > > > Today I worked legs and shoulders. I started out with Maximum > > Intensity Legs and did the warm up and leg segments. I took that out and > > did Slow & Heavy shoulders. > > > > Here's how it went. > > > > *Squats ( 2 sets) 35 BB* > > *Static Lunges ( 2 sets) 35 BB* > > *Plie Squats ( 1 sets) 35 BB* > > *Dead Lifts ( 1 set) did calve raises instead 50 reps)* > > *Rear Lunges ( 1 set) 12* > > *Rear Lunges off step (alternating legs) 10* > > ** > > *Slow & Heavy SHOULDERS* > > *Front raises ( 3 sets) 15 reps 10 lb* > > *Side lateral raise ( 3 sets) 15 reps 8 lb* > > *Posterior delt ( 8 slow reps) ( 3 sets) 8 lb* > > *Seated overhead press ( 2 sets) 15 reps 12 lb* > > *Side lying ext. rotate ( 2 sets) (8 slow reps) 3 lb* > > > > I wore my HRM and surprisingly burned 324 calories, avg 121 and max 160 > > > > **Have a great day! > > *~~[image: smiley2555.gif]* > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Good morning! I did The Firm Vol 2 with Janet . This was way harder than vol 1. I like the music in this because her moves match it and for some reason I think that's kind of neat. I wasn't sure on what weight to use. I found even 8's to be too heavy for most of it. When she said to pick heavy I thought she meant like 10's or 12's. I tried the 10's and immediately put them back and went with 8's. When she said pick up medium my mediums were 5's. I ended up using 5's and 8's and then 15's for the back and chest work. I burned 386 calories, avg 125, max 166. I felt very worked at the end of this 65 minute workout. I'm keeping this one. Anyone know where Janet is now a days? I'd love to see what she looks like now. Have a great day!~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have them too, but I only got into them a few years ago. I love them! Re: Wednesday Workout I thought I was the only one who still had those old Firm workouts. Beautiful sets - I may pick one up again, you made me feel nostalgic. Regards, Catlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 My favorite of all the old Firms was volume 6 - Boomers - I wish someone would buy up the rights to all the early Firms and put them on DVD the way it was done with Kathy 's old workouts. Anyway, enjoy - Catlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I haven't done this one in quite a while but I remember liking it a lot. Janet's a bit too sultry acting for my tastes but it does give me a laugh too. I know what you mean about when they say "heavy" in these older workouts. I go to pick up 10s or 12s and then back down FAST too! I don't know where she is now but last I knew she was Janet -Gretzky and married to hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. I think they're still together but I never hear anything about her, only him. Wednesday Workout Good morning! I did The Firm Vol 2 with Janet . This was way harder than vol 1. I like the music in this because her moves match it and for some reason I think that's kind of neat. I wasn't sure on what weight to use. I found even 8's to be too heavy for most of it. When she said to pick heavy I thought she meant like 10's or 12's. I tried the 10's and immediately put them back and went with 8's. When she said pick up medium my mediums were 5's. I ended up using 5's and 8's and then 15's for the back and chest work. I burned 386 calories, avg 125, max 166. I felt very worked at the end of this 65 minute workout. I'm keeping this one. Anyone know where Janet is now a days? I'd love to see what she looks like now. Have a great day!~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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