Cross Train Express: Power Circuit

Cathe Friedrich
Year Released: 2000

Categories: Circuit Training (cardio and weights)


The Start The beginning of the tape takes you through lots of walking... to the right side of the step then across the rear then to the left up and back... the movements are strong, long, fast and focused. There are grapevines and double grapevines, even a turn during the grapevines... using complete arm motions throughout...

The Workout After some thorough stretches...and after more walking er grapevines she takes you into the stepping...
Basic, leg lifts at corners of step, power lifts, going across box, repeaters, straddles, side kicks and plenty of power jumps... (you don't have to do the power moves or the jumps) but she makes them fun...

The Circuit In between all the stepping she picks up a barbell and does squats...next round she does plies w/ barbell. Next round she does static dips with the barbell, etc. She tells you she is using a 35lb barbell, but you don't have to use that much.

Kickbox She also has about 3 min of kickbox after the hi-lo circuit... some very high kicks... at first it looked intimidating but after trying them and imitating her form I found I could do them...

The Weight Routine Deadlifts, bent rows with hands apart, bent rows with hands closer together, always doing 3 sets of all the back work.... she lowers the poundage to 25lbs here, and at times uses 8lb dumbells.

Beginners should imitate her form... but this is certainly a do-able workout for them.... Advanced exercisers will love it... It is intense, intense, intense, and not overly complicated.... Of course some of the footwork may take 10 times to learn... LOL...(well, for me it will!)

The Ab Workout is 11 min... another tough segment.

It has a good thorough stretch...

Summary Cathe is a formidable instructor, thinking of everything you might do wrong and cueing you...




Instructor Comments:
Cathe is a formidable instructor, thinking of everything you might do wrong and cueing you...

Sunshine

07/03/2003