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    Anyone else crave more cardio?

    Aghghg there is an STS announcement??!!! YIPPEE!!!! I am heading out to find it! And my input is that the best part of Cathe dvds is her variety and ability to produce EFFECTIVE workouts - whether they are cardio, circuits, strength, endurance, whatever......I have never bought a dvd from her...
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    does anyone do primarily yoga?

    yoga will compliment any form of training.......of course there ore TONS of different practice options, but its fairly easy to figure out what works for you and your body... I have completely revised my planned rotation for November after doing Cathe's new series. I realized I needed to plan...
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    Newly pregnant exercise question

    Can you still do ab exercises while you are pregnant? I have always wondered this..... Husband and i are seriously considering a child and I want to know what my limitations might be. . . .
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    Any advice on limiting visitors after baby is born?

    My mom said when she had me, she would just unplug the phones completely and sleep and rest at will while she was caring for me. She jokes that she knew it irritated some of her friends, but if your truly a friend - you understand. Good Luck to you. I would unplug phones, put your...
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    Interesting weight/height statistics

    Is the jean problem because people who are SKINNY or HEALTHY weight are more likely to be out shopping more, so those sizes sell out quicker?? I just know that when I was a size bigger ( one size is all ) i shopped so much less than I do now . . .I am a size 4/6 now too and that size is...
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    BBC Arms and Abs-Welllll...

    The abs portion is nonexistent in this one - not sure why they put it in the title, but there is plenty of abwork overall in the series.. I would just try heavier weights and then see.....this one didn't give me DOMS in the Bis/Tris but the rest of the series gave me DOMS overall by the end...
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    ---------- Daily Challenge Ideas ------------

    Eat your greens day.......so double your veggie intake Eat your FRUIT day.... NO SUGAR DAY!!!...... Pushups to failure day......see how many you can do and post No Pop Day...... Extra Stretch day.....so actually strech after the workouts ;) 10 mins meditation day...... Maybe...
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    seeking advice re Slow & Heavy

    I know I aim for failure on the second or last set....I get a good judge of how I am feeling on the first and then go heavier or lighter accordingly.... I like the slow and heavy upper body segments but have never like the slow and heavy legs - it just doesn't get me there.....
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    November Rotation TWEAKED a bit....

    I just couldn't give up the Barrys BOotcamp Total Body and I miss the Core Synergistics from P90X - I love using just my body weight sometimes :) I like your idea too - right after this rotation, I am going back to Barrys Bootcamp for another four weeks ( at least that is my plan now ) Plus...
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    A non-cardio week or two

    If it were me I would probably do the following... Monday: GSLegs Tuesday: Pilates Wednesday: GS C/T Thursday: Yoga Friday: GS BBS Saturday: rest or walk?? Sunday: stretch Monday: Slow & Heavy Legs Tuesday: Pilates Wednesday: Slow and Heavy Thursday: Yoga Friday: Slow and Heavy...
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    November Rotation TWEAKED a bit....

    This is what I plan on doing - - pretty much the same thing, but I wanted to add in some functional fitness type workouts once a week and I think that Core Synergistics is a good one for core and Barrys Bootcamp Total Body is another good one - - WEEK ONE: Mon: High Intensity Step/Chest &...
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    Bootcamp is a TEN!

    Second time through this workout totally rocks! I put my step up in the front of my workout space and didn't have to move it once - that was great bc you don't need much space to do the step portions.... I totally got the tricep dip thing on the ball :) Like someone else suggested I just...
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    Sorry, I didn't like...

    Morning :) I think this series grows on you. Its a shock to not have someone count properly - stay on beat - and well who isn't quality like Cathe....Nadia is my least favorite, but I focus on the exercise and i have gotten great results from this series overall..... My overall cardio...
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    Liking The Least

    That is so life! hahaha! I think I have grown to LOVE lunges bc I can sooo feel them working - so I just embrace it
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    11/2 Cathe-ites DAILY CHALLENGE

    Ha - today is not the day for this one... Breakfast: One pancake ( medium size ) - peanut butter on top ( of course ) and a smidge of syrup..i really don't like syrup, so I really don't use much Snack: Two pieces of twizzlers Lunch: Tortilla filled with ( chicken, rice, black beans...
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    New DVDs

    I understand where you are coming from....this series is completely different in focus compared with Drill Max - Body Max - Low Impact Circuit - Butts N Guts - I feel that in order to continually see results and to continually maintain you have to change up your focus every 6-8 weeks or at...
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    So cute - all the families out with trick or treaters!!

    I have a feeling I started out wrong - I was doing 5 now down to 2 bc my BIG HUGE THREE bags of candy are almost gone! Last year I barely went through one bag and this year our neighborhood blew up! Its hard to tell in a new area - - urggggggggg
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    My own personal challenge to myself...anyone can join

    So lately my boss has been bringing in sweets like no other! Little mini size bags of Peanut M&Ms ( my favorite ) and these dark chocolate candies!!! I have been horrible the last two weeks - so to get back on track... No sweets for thirty days ( one cheat day on Thanksgiving allowed for my...
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    Who is doing Cathe's November rotation??

    I am doing a variation of it - does that count??? I like Cathe's idea of pilates or yoga, so I might have to tweak what I had though of.....
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    So cute - all the families out with trick or treaters!!

    The kids in our neighborhood are so cute! How many pieces of candy do most people give out though?? three - five - six?? what is too much and what is not enough! I never know! I don't have kids so what is the protocol??
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