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Cathe: I started your work outs recently. You refer to the teardrop muscle. Which muscle is this? Quads? Tensor fasciae lata? I did a search of the forums and found a couple of posts by you in which you recommend leg extensions to develop the teardrop, but could not locate a definition...

Years ago, I did a similar excursion into running, working up to a half-marathon at the end of the summer after starting in the spring. Subsequently I had a bunch of quadriceps and knee problems which, in retrospect, were due to: (1) not stretching adequately (2) quads underdeveloped...

Help with the following would be appreciated. Cathe refers to the horseshoe portion of the triceps. From books, it appears that the closed end of the horseshoe-shaped triceps is at the top, just beneath the shoulder/deltoid, and the open end is above the elbow, with the opening consisting of...

If you work, send it to yourself at your office. Send it to a friend living someplace else who you know will be home. FEDEX, maybe also UPS, will drop off without a signature if the sender authorizes it. So find a friend with a garage, and the UPS can leave it in the garage without a...

MM gives you a full body work out in a reasonable time. It covers the bases in one work out. Days I am just doing upper body, I omit the ab and lower leg portions. Here's list of the routine (reps omitted). I print this out and add in the weights I use as I go along. You can copy and paste it...

Cathe: It is hard to come up with suggestions for already excellent exercise DVDs. But perhaps the following might be helpful. Workouts that move quickly are helpful for those with time limitations. Weight work outs with barbells have down time when a weight change is needed. It is...

re. getting your heart rate up. A virtue of kickboxing is its flexibility. if your tape or program is not enought, then try the following: - when the instructor does one punch, try doing two - any time an arm is doing nothing, add a punch, e.g. you sidekick on beat 1, pause on beat 2...

An advantage of barbells is that your work out will be much quicker, because you don't spend time changing the plates on the barbell. I like the convenience of just grabbing what I need. This is particularly so if you change the weight between sets of the same exercise and if you choose to...

Cathe or Someone: What is the medical name for the hip flexor? I keep hearing people refer to it, but in the books and muscle diagrams I have, the term does not appear. Thanks.

The great virtue of dumbbells is that you do not have to spend time changing the weights. You just grab the dumbbell you need. It makes for a quicker workout and less interruptions. I use the Musclemax DVD and use dumbbells for everything - no barbells, no belts - and fast forward when Cathe...