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03-08-11, 11:43 AM | ||
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I think many people, including myself, used momentum to climb on the 14" box rather than the glute muscles. A lower box and no weights forced me to contract the muscle, giving me a better shape and better workouts. |
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03-08-11, 12:24 PM | ||
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03-08-11, 12:40 PM | |
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ohio
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I use the Fanny Lifter for all box work, from early era up through the Fit Primes, which also use tall box, and I don't ever climb the full two-stack together, using instead only the blue portion for tall box and the purple for cardio/step. The only time I combine the full two-stack is for seated upper body or the hover squats that show up primarily in FIRM Basics and Fit Prime.
I go heavy on climbing the blue box, but I've got a wimpy upper body and "heavy" for me is currently 10 lbs. Whenever I've done a lot of FIRM workouts from these eras, my naturally...um, shall we say "ample" butt/hip/thigh area has slowly but surely deflated into a still curvy but much flatter and more compact little bum. It's still very round, though, a fact which I think DH is appreciative of. I might have more of a "square" effect if I used the full double-stack/super tall height, but I'm just too short to be able to get up there!
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03-08-11, 12:50 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kansas City
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Way back in the day, when i did the Firm 90 day rotation (Jan-March 2000), I LOVED the results. I was already at goal weight, so I had no weight to lose, but I lost an inch around my waist, my belly got really flat and..... I GAINED an inch around my hips!
It was awesome, because I have a tendency to be a flat-butted sorta gal, so for me to gain an inch of booty made me a very happy camper! So I think if you're already bootylicious, gaining that bubble might be a bad thing; but if you're flat-butted and looking for, er, gluteal volume (lol!), tall box work is awesome! I agree with Lucky that tall box leg presses make a great bodyweight exercise. I do them with 10 lb dumbbells but again, I need to build back there! Bodyweight would be great for those blessed gals who already have a nice curvy butt. |
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