I have been visibly absent this week due to a busy schedule, but after playing around with some workouts, I have decided on rotation.
As you may have noticed on this blog, I have started Tracy Anderson's Metamorphosis more times than I can count. It's not that I don't like the program or the concept in itself, but rather, I just don't like the rotation as it is written. More specifically, I hate her cardio!
I also have a fear of losing strength...after all, Ms Tracy said her method doesn't allow you to lift any more than 3lbs. And in the past, against her judgement, I have combined her method with other weight training and cardio workouts. The end result? I got the best of both worlds!
So I have decided to use Tracy's Meta Omnicentric schedule as written, but only do the toning portion. For cardio, I plan to do circuit training. Yes, circuit training. It may sound like overkill, but I find that if I never exceed using more than 10lb weights, my muscles don't feel overworked and I am getting a cardio workout first and foremost. I don't lose--in fact I can make gains--but it comes secondary to the cardio component.
So what DVDs will I be using? I will combine Jillian (can't get enough of her as of late), Jackie Warner, Tonique method, Bob Harper and whatever else I find sitting in my collection. On some days, I may feel like adding in Kettlebell training.
After I finish the Omni set based on the 90-day rotation (9 workouts done over a period of 10 days each), I will evaluate from there if I want to continue with continuity (I have Glutecentric for this) or if I want to move on to something else. These intitial 90 days, or course, are only the beginning of a 28-week challenge to improve my fitness and change my lifestyle.
I have also added my current (and not so pretty) measurements in the progress section (originally rotation tracker section). I will try to updating this section ever 4 weeks in hopes of recording some gains.
Look forward to these wonderful changes. Cheers!
As you may have noticed on this blog, I have started Tracy Anderson's Metamorphosis more times than I can count. It's not that I don't like the program or the concept in itself, but rather, I just don't like the rotation as it is written. More specifically, I hate her cardio!
I also have a fear of losing strength...after all, Ms Tracy said her method doesn't allow you to lift any more than 3lbs. And in the past, against her judgement, I have combined her method with other weight training and cardio workouts. The end result? I got the best of both worlds!
So I have decided to use Tracy's Meta Omnicentric schedule as written, but only do the toning portion. For cardio, I plan to do circuit training. Yes, circuit training. It may sound like overkill, but I find that if I never exceed using more than 10lb weights, my muscles don't feel overworked and I am getting a cardio workout first and foremost. I don't lose--in fact I can make gains--but it comes secondary to the cardio component.
So what DVDs will I be using? I will combine Jillian (can't get enough of her as of late), Jackie Warner, Tonique method, Bob Harper and whatever else I find sitting in my collection. On some days, I may feel like adding in Kettlebell training.
After I finish the Omni set based on the 90-day rotation (9 workouts done over a period of 10 days each), I will evaluate from there if I want to continue with continuity (I have Glutecentric for this) or if I want to move on to something else. These intitial 90 days, or course, are only the beginning of a 28-week challenge to improve my fitness and change my lifestyle.
I have also added my current (and not so pretty) measurements in the progress section (originally rotation tracker section). I will try to updating this section ever 4 weeks in hopes of recording some gains.
Look forward to these wonderful changes. Cheers!
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