Thursday afternoon I finally received my new Cathe workouts. Her new series, 4 Day Split Cardio + Weights, consists of 4 different workouts. Each features a different cardio routine and heavy weights.
My plan is to do 2 days of the 4DS followed by one day 'off' when I'll do some other cardio, running, yoga, or rest. Repeat with the next 2 workouts. This will let me give me some flexibility with my schedule.
So, Thursday was Higher Intensity Step.
The step half of this workout was fun. Or at least, I think it will be 'fun' when I get the footwork down. :) The routine consists of 4 short but intense combos. Each is followed by a higher impact blast. The last segment combines all of the combos to finish with a bang.
The weights focus is chest and back. After a warm-up of supermans and one-armed rows, Cathe works through supersets of back and chest workouts. The chest work is mostly push-up variations with some flyes and bench press on an incline. The back work consists of variations of rows: one-armed, barbell, etc. The weights section finishes with a resistance band routine.
She adds in quite a bit of stretching and rest between the sets and finishes the workout with a thorough stretch.
Last night was round 2: Lower Intensity Step.
Again, the step portion is organized similarly to Higher Intensity Step but the moves have less impact. Still tough and a good workout, but not quite as 'killer'. Cathe proves once again that she really excels in the complex step choreography department.
The weights are set up differently for this workout. Shoulders are worked first in 5 rounds. Overhead presses in a pyramid up format. Alternating shoulder presses. Lateral raises. Front raises. Rotator move with the resistance band. This sequence is followed by calf work: calf raises with various different foot angles. The workout ends with ab and core work. Crunch variations to work abs from all different angles and a few planks.
Additionally, the premixes look great as usual with a little something for everyone. All cardio. All Upper Body Weights. Weights first workouts. Circuit style. Also, production quality is outstanding.
I'll be trying the other two in the next few days. It's too soon to say how effective I think this rotation will be. I'm going to see how long I can stick to it. Hopefully, at least a few weeks. ;)
2 comments:
OOOh, thanks for the preview! I am going to force myself to do day 1 later. I am sure once I start, it will be great.
Are you sore? Was it the usual 1500 reps or a more Tony-like approach?
Soreness: My shoulders and calves are definitely sore today. I don't think I went heavy enough on the back and chest stuff, though.
In terms of reps, they are sort of a mix between the usual 1500 reps and Tony-style. There are definitely more reps than Tony would have but she does make an effort to change things up.
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