Advanced circuit recommendations - Page 3

Kyra · 05-02-11, 10:59 AM

Another vote for HSTA. I am also fond of BC and DM, and I liked Katami's bootcamp. Also, AoS Newport.

dela · 05-02-11, 11:35 AM

I like KCM Circuit Burn, I'm not sure if that's advanced. PG's Lean Hot Body is a killer workout, I can't get through it yet without more rests than usual.

Elise7 · 05-02-11, 03:50 PM

Dumb question: what does AWT mean?

Nairobinicole · 05-02-11, 04:22 PM

Another vote for Get Ripped 1000. It is my favorite circuit workout.

Hej · 05-02-11, 04:23 PM

Not dumb at all. AWT = "aerobic weight training" like the original Benson Firms. The idea is that you keep your heart rate in your (lower) training zone even when you're doing resistance work, and intersperse it with short periods of pure "cardio" which push the heartrate higher.

For instance, in Stephanie's UBS she has you doing short periods of medium intensity hilo and then things like 12" stepups with biceps curls. Cathe's HSTA is also partially along these lines because she does her usual high impact cardio on 2 risers for a bit, but then uses fairly quick tall box climbs as part of the LB portion of each round. She also provides much shorter rests in this one than she generally does in her weights workouts.

Elise7 · 05-02-11, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hej

Not dumb at all. AWT = "aerobic weight training" like the original Benson Firms. The idea is that you keep your heart rate in your (lower) training zone even when you're doing resistance work, and intersperse it with short periods of pure "cardio" which push the heartrate higher.

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Thanks! Great explanation. So do all circuit (alternating between cardio and strength) count as AWT?

icebergslim · 05-02-11, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Elise7

Thanks! Great explanation. So do all circuit (alternating between cardio and strength) count as AWT?

There is Cardio Circuit Training like the Peak 10 Cardio Interval Training, the Insanity workouts are cardio circuit training. Anything with weights is alternating between strength training and keeping your heart rate up with bouts of cardio spurts.

a_real_twit · 05-02-11, 04:47 PM

A Third vote for Get Ripped 1000 (not Extremely Ripped 1000 but the first one).

MM-Om · 05-02-11, 05:10 PM

I am in minority, I prefer the Extremely Ripped 1000 to Ripped 1000. I burn tons of calories with ER1000.

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05-02-11, 10:59 AM
Kyra Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Jersey	Another vote for HSTA. I am also fond of BC and DM, and I liked Katami's bootcamp. Also, AoS Newport. __________________ The Grim Reaper catches us all. But when he catches me the son-of-a-bitch is going to be hunched over, wheezing and gasping for breath! Certified Bulletproof Athlete

05-02-11, 11:35 AM
dela Join Date: Aug 2010	I like KCM Circuit Burn, I'm not sure if that's advanced. PG's Lean Hot Body is a killer workout, I can't get through it yet without more rests than usual.

05-02-11, 03:50 PM
Elise7 Join Date: Jan 2011	Dumb question: what does AWT mean?

05-02-11, 04:22 PM
Nairobinicole Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tallahassee, FL	Another vote for Get Ripped 1000. It is my favorite circuit workout.

05-02-11, 04:23 PM
Hej Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lund, Sweden	Not dumb at all. AWT = "aerobic weight training" like the original Benson Firms. The idea is that you keep your heart rate in your (lower) training zone even when you're doing resistance work, and intersperse it with short periods of pure "cardio" which push the heartrate higher. For instance, in Stephanie's UBS she has you doing short periods of medium intensity hilo and then things like 12" stepups with biceps curls. Cathe's HSTA is also partially along these lines because she does her usual high impact cardio on 2 risers for a bit, but then uses fairly quick tall box climbs as part of the LB portion of each round. She also provides much shorter rests in this one than she generally does in her weights workouts.

05-02-11, 04:47 PM
a_real_twit VF Supporter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland	A Third vote for Get Ripped 1000 (not Extremely Ripped 1000 but the first one). __________________ Tracy

05-02-11, 05:10 PM
MM-Om Join Date: Feb 2007	I am in minority, I prefer the Extremely Ripped 1000 to Ripped 1000. I burn tons of calories with ER1000. __________________ STS 4x graduate