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Did the main killer legs workout yesterday. Feeling it in the quads, calves and glutes today. I used the workout blender to insert a few extra rest/water breaks throughout the workout. It is summer here and hot and very humid.

I made up a blended workout of about 40 minutes using mostly the weight plate exercises. I added in the squat/crossover from the bonus and also did the bicep curls and upright rows using an unweighted barbell (mine is approx. 6kg unweighted). I also did the pull overs and lying extensions but...

I blended a workout using the 4 Kickboxing Combos and the Kick Combo from Gloved Up and Sweaty and the 4 Jump Rope rounds from the bonus. Also added in the lateral skates from the bonus. I interspersed the jump rope rounds with the kickboxing combos so instead of using boxing gloves, which I...

Punching in a Dream by The Naked and Famous is also in X-Train Hard Strikes, it is Song 2 and Young Blood is Song 3. The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand band and these two songs are from their debut album "Passive Me, Aggressive You".

I love this idea. I often need to insert extra recovery days, or miss days due to work, so I tend not to stick to rotations because they are done by week. I did one of Cathe's monthly rotations a while ago and I found it really hard going and never did another one. I am either having to skip...

So true. Sometimes, someone will come into our lives whose role is to shake us out of our apathy and show us that we are not happy and that things need to change. They may not be the right person to end up with, but feelings can get muddled, especially when you are going through a lot and are...

I had been wondering what had happened to you too. So sorry that you are in this situation. Stay strong, keep moving forward, you will get through this.

They can be used for rehabilitation or for workouts. The oscillating type move the plate up and down in a see-saw motion that moves your body up and down and from side to side at the same time. There are different frequency settings which determine the speed of the oscillation. For workouts...

It definitely is easy to get caught up and spend hours blending different workouts. There are also shared workouts available that others have blended which not only give some good ideas, but you can add them to your own personal workout blender. You can even modify them on your personal...

If you're not sure if you want to sign up to Les Mills but you want something different, you could take a look at Tom Peto Training on YouTube. I've been doing quite a few of his workouts this year where I've needed something shorter or just a bit different. He has a lot of free workouts on...

I haven't done Les Mills on demand, but I have the Pump workouts on DVD (using a barbell) which was a collaboration with Beach Body. This has a mix of shorter and longer workouts, but the shorter workouts just skip muscle groups, so you need to do the full-length workouts (of which there are...

We had the PowerFit brand being advertised on TV all the time several years ago. This is the simple plate that you stand on and it oscillates. I was thinking of getting one and had the opportunity to try one at the Pilates studio I go to a few years ago. I didn't like it. Even on the lowest...

You're welcome. :)

This is so true. And not all the messaging is subtle.

I believe it is Week 2 with the 4 Day Split Series. You do the entire workout including the Heavy Weights sections. So, for Monday it is Boot Camp + Heavy Weights Biceps & Triceps.

Love the Halloween leggings. :)

I made my own timesaver combo premixes using the workout blender. These are shorter workouts, around 40-50 minutes, based on the standard body parts combo premixes with 2 workouts for each combo premix with the order swapped. So, I have one workout for Chest and Triceps, and another workout...

I know what you mean. I went straight from STS 2.0 to doing Tom Peto's 6-week Dumbbell Lift Series on YouTube. I'm halfway through week 5. The series incorporates a mobility stretch and 2 rest days each week, so it's only 4 days of lifting and the workouts are about 30 minutes. Even so...

Congrats! I've just finished it too. I did total body, upper/lower, mixed body parts (i.e. 2 body parts per workout), then back to total body, and finished with individual body parts. I've definitely gained strength with this series. Most notably was when I did the triceps body part and did...

You're welcome. I wish I had known about this before I bought mine. I bought mine on Trade Me, which is a local site similar to Ebay. The price was about mid-range, $30 NZD including shipping (approx. $17-18 USD). The product actually shipped out of China. Just had a look on Amazon and it...