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F.Y.I. In the lower body segment on Kick Punch Crunch, Cathe does calf raises by standing on the step and holding a bar (the bar part from the barbell) upright for balance while performing the exercise. If you don't have a bar (I don't, just use dumbbells), an alternate way is to stand on 5 lb...

good list. I suggest adding "Persistence" On again off again with the 5 is better than nothing at all, but consistency really pays off.

The Bar Association of the City of New York has a Legal Referral Service which is a panel of lawyers with various specialties. your friend may need 3 kinds of expertise, tax, bankruptcy, matrimonial. The phone number is 212-382-6600. Don't know whether they have anyone who does pro bono.

Jack Russells need a lot of running, and they are smaller dogs. Things for you to consider. (1) if your daughter moves away to college or for employment, the dog will still want to run (2) if she is running in streets, will the traffic be a danger to her or the dog? If she and...

Jack Russells need a lot of running, and they are smaller dogs. Things for you to consider. (1) if your daughter moves away to college or for employment, the dog will still want to run (2) if she is running in streets, will the traffic be a danger to her or the dog? If she and...

RE: How can I improve Not Cathe here. I never tried this, but it sounds as if it would be effective. Get a tennis ball. Whenever you are sitting around watching tv or reading the newspaper, squeeze the tennis ball. Alternate hands from time to time. Whatever you end up doing, be...

Not cathe here. Over the years I have read a bunch of books on exercise. All of them that give work out programs, even running books, throw in a rest day. The problem is that some weeks, you feel energized and can't wait to get moving and get those endorphins going, and the thought of...

Hi. Not Cathe here. Your question made me curious. Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous book is the New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding which I bought used in paperback from Amazon for $9.00 plus shipping (a great deal). According to him, the hammer curl works the forearm (the part...

Not Cathe here. F.Y.I. Aside from whatever Cathe tells you, bodybuilding.com might be on interest to you. Build on.

Not Cathe here. The previous poster makes goods sense when she says to take it easy. With exercise, something is always better than nothing. It sounds as if you have had a dramatic and very demanding life change, namely, the 2 year old. My wife found that the recovery from our 2nd...

Not Cathe here. Wow. After you do all this for a while, maybe Cathe will add you to her DVD work out crew! Re. the PM weight training only. The weight books I have read all say no more than every other day for each muscle and that variety of exercises for each muscle is okay. Your...

Not Cathe here. Here are a few little things that, in the long run, might help. It is my understanding that the higher the heels, the greater the likelihood of Achilles problems, since the tendons shorten. Imagine the effect of each inch of heel height. If you wear heels, trying...

coffee bad? What is wrong with drinking coffee in the morning? I have heard that it is a diuretic, drains water from your system and thus dehydrates you, any other negatives that anyone knows about? Can't imagine getting going in the morning without it.

Hi, not Cathe here. Some things for you to consider. What the other posters say about weight is weight whether barbell or dumbbell sounds right. Arnold Schwarzenegger's book on bodybuilding is great for weight training info even if you are not a bodybuilder. I bought it used in...

you could also use the Musclemax DVD which has a full body weight/band routine, just substitute dumbbells for the times when Cathe uses barbell or bands and skip the lower body portions. also kickboxing might be helpful - the punching works arms and shoulders and you can gradually add...

I am new to Cathe but guesstimate I am at intermediate fitness level. All the different names for her DVDs at times have been confusing to me. My approach to them is as follows. One basic rule that different people seem to mention in fitness training is every other day. In some of...

FYI. Have been typing up lists of exercises on DVDs I use and then write in the weights as I go. Just figured out it's much quicker to go to the DVD descriptions which list all the exercises. Then block the list and paste it in your word processing software. Saves time.

FYI, here is a list of the upper body exercises on the Pyramid DVD. You can print it out and then hand write in your weight selections as you go along. If I am feeling particularly energetic, at the end I add in those 1/2 curls Cathe does on Musclemax. It might be helpful to have an...

Thank you both for input. In diagram at http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/Quadriceps.html the vastus medialis resembles a teardrop. By the way, that website is helpful for muscle and exercise illustrations.

Everybody: Thanks for your thoughts. I just did what I should have done in the first place, a search of the forums. Found a number of old posts about teardrops, a couple by Cathe, but none that say what it is. So I posted the following in the ASK CATHE forum (the horse's mouth): Cathe...