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I cracked up when I read this post. They say confession is good for the soul so here I go. I bought that same workout twice, the second time as part of a compilation. I was about to buy it a third time when that public service announcement from Amazon came on to remind me that I had already...

I thought the recovery blasts are what made this workout great. I love them. I thought they were inspired. This workout is my favorite Tabata style workout. It is a favorite in our house. Every time I get to the third recovery, I just want time to stop and I keep exercising indefinitely.

If you've been exercising regularly doing both cardio and weight, you can start with either one. If you haven't, start with 20 to 30 minute of cardio followed by some Jari. One of the Extremely Ripped is good to do here. You can do half and half any day when you don't feel up to anything...

You are very welcome! You can use any of these as long as your joints aren't bothering you and you don't go too heavy. You can also use any of Cathe's metabolic workouts from the last few series. Make sure you're eating well enough to fuel the workouts. No skipping on protein and make sure...

You almost got them in the right order. Move Get Ripped 1000 ahead of GR&C. Take out GER and do it on days when you want a shorter easier workout. Do one of these workout every other day. Do something else in between. It can be anything except heavy lifting. Too much stress on the joints...

I don't have a recommendation for a commercial bread but I have a recommendation for a bread book, Tartine #3. I got it as a gift and loved it. I plan to bake my way through it slowly. I bake all the bread that we eat using old techniques and no salt. Justine, Tartine #3 has several...

I hate mosquito bites. That would be enough to keep me from ever attempting anything like that even on a much smaller scale (shave a 0 or 2 off those miles). I thought Non-Toxic would sleep for a week straight. His poor feet earned some rest. I bet he will never take for granted ever again...

I'm wondering how many of us tried the workouts we bought at her last sale. I say that with my head hanging down in shame. I managed to do 2, one Aimee Nicoterra and one Ilaria. Well, 3 if I count Jessica Smith's walking workouts that I use for warm ups in the morning but I had to buy those...

Great news! I'm relieved for you both that he made it safely. He looks great and way too energetic at the finishing line if you ask me. I hope he heard us all cheering for him from far away. Enjoy his homecoming! You both earned it!

I like CTX and used it for years. It isn't quite high rep. It is still anaerobic endurance for me. Think of high rep as a way to mimic on a biological level the effect of low intensity movement all day long. It isn't clear if we get all the health benefits from high rep work that we would get...

Yes I preordered both DVDs and downloads. I have a complete Cathe library. Honestly, I now just keep an open mind and try to follow where Cathe leads. I have a feeling I'm going to love her intermediate workouts. I've bought some of her workouts before and didn't even try them for months or...

So glad to hear he is doing better. I can't imagine over 50,000 steps a day in a very rough terrain. Wow!! Hope the rest of his hike is really uneventful. Keep us posted.

I pick on Jari all the time which is unfair giving how much I benefited from her workouts. Jari has kept me company for a long time. I yell at the TV very often starting with her warm ups but I do the workout. Overall, her form is not bad and she gives decent form pointers. There are just...

I have the same problem. I'm an apple and I hold my weight in my upper body. What worked for me is high rep work to lose the subcutaneous fat followed by STSs. I spend about 1 month on Meso 1 then do Meso 2 for much longer. Go as heavy as you can safely handle and when in doubt do more sets...

When I first did an aerobic endurance rotation, I alternated running with Jari's 4 old workouts favoring RTTC. That is all that was available back then. I worked out for 6 days a week and did whatever I wanted on the 7th. I had tried to do heavier leg weight work with running and failed...

It is actually very easy. DVD43 or Anydvd work in the background on your computer. You don't do anything with them. DVD43 is free. You just launch Handbrake, import your dvd and pick which title you want to rip and give it a name and a folder. That is all. I've never used anything other...

I know we pick on Jari something awful but I am very happy to have her workouts. I got better results overall since I added high rep. My aerobic endurance went up. I doubled my VO2 max using a combination of high rep and running. I didn't know I had that kind of potential. Lorie, one of her...

If you have never tried a high rep rotation, it is worth the effort particularly if you are a hard gainer like me (mostly slow twitch fiber/built for endurance). The potential for aerobic adaptation (fat metabolism) is much larger than the anaerobic one (sugar metabolism). The only way to...

I'm right there with you Elsie. I've yelled at her to eat some carbs so her form improves a little. She is much worse in the later dvds. She can't really execute the moves with the kind of precision we are used to with Cathe. Her form is what happens when you force your muscles to work...

I actually buy Cathe's mp4s because I can use them with the workout blender. For other DVDs, I use Handbrake to rip them. You need to have a program like Anydvd or DVD43 to remove the copyright protection. Handbrake can handle the rest. Make sure you keep all the original dvds in order not to...