Killer legs ✔︎
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lisa_la_machina
Cathlete
Nice! Do you think the barre bonus would still be worth doing without the yoga ball? I don't have one
vivbc
Cathlete
I did it without the ball. It works.
I love the variety of exercises in this one, something different and challenging, but with that
all important fun factor!! I haven't tried the barre bonus, I am disappointed it isn't chaptered,
at least in "sections, cause I have problems sometimes with my hip(s) doing those side
lifts, but like the looks of the first part with the ball, and the last part with the loop, and it
would have been nice to have been able to do a blender mix leaving out the side lifts
grouping, but I will give it a try sometime to see how I get along.
all important fun factor!! I haven't tried the barre bonus, I am disappointed it isn't chaptered,
at least in "sections, cause I have problems sometimes with my hip(s) doing those side
lifts, but like the looks of the first part with the ball, and the last part with the loop, and it
would have been nice to have been able to do a blender mix leaving out the side lifts
grouping, but I will give it a try sometime to see how I get along.
Lady Vol Fan
Cathlete
I did it (without the Barre bonus) and thought it was great , too!
Did the barre bonus yesterday and tacked on STS 2.0 Active Recovery. Barre bonus was going well until I got to the high hip raises with the ball squeezed behind the knee. It popped out and went flying across the room. Retrieved it, started over, and it popped out again. Ended up having to hold it in place with my free hand. Next exercise, ball behind the knee facing the bar with both hands on the bar. Ball popped out again, so I just continued without it. I was using my slightly deflated ball too. Everything got back on track again when I started the band section. Next time I will try deflating the ball more to see if that improves my grip on it. Otherwise, I will just have to do those sections without the ball. While this was a good workout, I agree with aqua girl that it would have been useful if the barre bonus workout had been chaptered into 4 sections, ball between the knees, high hip with ball behind the knee, facing the bar with ball behind the knee, and band work. Then we could mix and match the sections with other barre workouts in the blender.
Lady Vol Fan
Cathlete
Were you wearing slippery leggings, Hazlady?
Bare skin or cottony feel leggings seem to work best for me for those exercises.
Bare skin or cottony feel leggings seem to work best for me for those exercises.
That is exactly the way I thought it should have been chaptered! Great minds think
alike
. Such a shame it wasn’t……I’ll just have to stop, fast forward, find where Iwant to re-start, etc.
No, I was wearing shorts, and the ball was on bare skin. It is summer here and too hot for leggings. I usually use a partially deflated ball for better grip but maybe it wasn't deflated enough. Also, my ball isn't a Cathe ball, it is one I bought locally. It may be made from different material that is a bit more slippery. I was going to buy the Cathe ball and some other items with free worldwide shipping a while back and they weren't shipping to New Zealand at the time.
Lady Vol Fan
Cathlete
I gotcha...I hope deflating works for you!
My ball isn't Cathe either ..I got from barre3 and the surface is easier to grip than the ball I used to use..(.that one was too slick )
My ball isn't Cathe either ..I got from barre3 and the surface is easier to grip than the ball I used to use..(.that one was too slick )
Trixoo
Cathlete
Hazlady -
If you’re still having trouble with the ball, you might want to try a rolled up towel. Sometimes that’s better than not having anything, but a towel doesn’t pop out and roll across the room.
Thanks for the tip Trixoo. I will keep that in mind if the ball doesn't work.
Kellyro77
Cathlete
I think this workout is one that's going to have to grow on me. Maybe I was just testy today because I did STS 2.0 Upper Body 2 yesterday and was getting irritated with the moves at the beginning where she was having you press your weight overhead, and the alternating arm up. My upper body was already tired from yesterday's workout, I didn't want to have more shoulder presses and bicep curls thrown at me in what's supposed to be a lower body workout.
So! I almost was going to come here and complain "this isn't a lower body workout, it's a metabolic workout!" but fortunately, those compound moves were at a minimum and the focus shifted to more pure lower body through the majority of the rest of the workout.
It's a pretty decent mix of lighter weights and heavier weights, which I appreciated. The brief rests were challenging - had to hit pause a couple times. Probably didn't hit my lower body very efficiently - that's usually the case for me my first time through a workout as I get around to fully understanding some of the movements - I end up missing a few reps here and there as I get the pacing down.
I didn't do the barre bonus since I'm not a huge fan of barre type workouts. I'd rather do floor work like To the Mat.
So! I almost was going to come here and complain "this isn't a lower body workout, it's a metabolic workout!" but fortunately, those compound moves were at a minimum and the focus shifted to more pure lower body through the majority of the rest of the workout.
It's a pretty decent mix of lighter weights and heavier weights, which I appreciated. The brief rests were challenging - had to hit pause a couple times. Probably didn't hit my lower body very efficiently - that's usually the case for me my first time through a workout as I get around to fully understanding some of the movements - I end up missing a few reps here and there as I get the pacing down.
I didn't do the barre bonus since I'm not a huge fan of barre type workouts. I'd rather do floor work like To the Mat.