ICE - Chiseled Upper Body

I am a solid intermediate and love this workout. As stated above this is not a traditional strength workout and that's why I love it. You will need weights ranging from 3 to 10 lbs and use your core on most if not all the moves. The workout is definitely functional fitness using your whole body and bodyweight for most of the exercises. The screen hint comes on and advises you on the next move and the weight that Cathe will be using.

This is low weight high rep and utilizes the 42 minutes perfectly. There are 2 Icy core workouts but I really had wish Cathe would of placed a leg workout in place of one of the core workouts.

Instructor Comments:
Cathe and her crew look great and (as usual) have great form throughout the workout. Cathe's cues and demeanor are excellent.

mwelters

Chiseled Upper Body is very different than her usual strength workout and I loved it. I think it will take some work to get the correct weights to make it most effective, and sometimes I will need to switch out weights in the middle of what she is doing. I started going one weight up from her choice in the warm-up (5# instead of 3#) and kept that throughout the workout. Well, I stayed with her weight with some of the shoulder work, because jumping to 8# would be too much for my wonky shoulder.

It is not traditional lifting and there are some unique twists to the moves, so some people may be disappointed, but I thought it was fun and the workout flew. I will use this a lot when I am focusing more on cardio.

My only complaint was I wish there was a little more back work. I'll through in a few sets on my own next time I do it.

With most Cathe workouts, I feel happy to have them, but I don't feel like I really "need" them, because I have so many similar workouts from her. But this one definitely fills a need in my collection because Cathe rarely does upper body only workouts. I love that is it not focuses on one part at a time and she mixes things up a bit.

I also love that it is done in 42 minutes, and includes a little core work. It's not a full ab/core workout, but many moves work the core also.

I do consider this a more intermediate strength workout, but I believe it will be effective for maintaining strength and useful for a functional fitness focus.

Lisa C