This workout is tough, tough, tough. I haven't made it through the first squat segment yet, and I can make it through the "Tough Tape" by Traci Long of the Firm with no problem. You can actually feel your ham strings straining with her squats, and it just gets harder from there. Cathe is motivating, precise, and safety conscious, but boy is this workout tough. She starts with lower body and then works up to every muscle in your upper body. I usually do this workout on Wednesday, because I know I can coast through the rest of the week, secure in the knowledge I have worked out my body to the max.

After lower body, in which you use a 35 lb. barbell and 20 lb. dumbbells, you graduate to a very intense upper body segment using muscles in your lower back you didn't realize you had. After every segment is a rest and a stretch, though, which I am very grateful she included. The upper body segment includes barbells and dumbbells, concentrating on each muscle group individually, and maxing out every one.

The final section is abdominals in which you work through upper, lower, and side muscle without a break. All I can say is Cathe has upped my fitness standard considerably, and I will be looking a lot harder in the future for someone to give me tough workout.

Instructor Comments:
Cathe is cut in this video. In some other of her videos, I have noticed she is not as concerned about her fitness level as some of the other athlete/fitness instructors (ie. the Firm). Here it is obvious she worked to have a cut physique and she it motivates me all the more. Her cues couldn't be clearer, and she tries to make every move clear and concise.

Suzi Johnston