Others have broken down the exercises pretty good, so I'll just give my impressions.

Cathe keeps this moving along at a good clip; she's trying to fit in a lot in a little over a half-hour! So she goes from quads (squats) to hamstrings (quarter deadlifts) to calves (calf raises) with little breaks, except for some quick stretching.

Once you've done this a few times, you'll catch on to the pattern. She does a couple exercises then those quarter deadlifts and calf raises in between each group. For example she starts out with squats; she'll do two sets of those then on to the deadlifts and calf raises; or she'll do more squats and sit&stands then the deadlifts and calf raises.

I may not feel this workout the next morning, but by the following afternoon, my quads and butt are talking loud and clear to me:) I'm really appreciating how this workout can strengthen my legs and so help me with stepping and kickboxing. And I can so understand why it's often called "Meaner Legs"!!!!

Instructor Comments:
Cathe moves this one along pretty quickly which is good; you are working pretty hard, but with her little jokes and the way she's organized the exercise, you just keep on going. What I appreciate about Cathe is that she keeps working along with you. She never stops and just walks around correcting any of her background exercisers. She's sweating right along with you. And she actually seems to enjoy what she's doing (no, not torturing us). She really seems to love working out and working out hard!

Lydia Jasper