12-03-2005, 01:09 PM
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2 wheels is plenty :D
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Did everyone see this from MrsJim about how circuit training is supposed to work? That's not how I was doing it....  I was only doing 1 minute of the cardio part at the end...I guess it's gonna take me a little longer than usual...with added time for more
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Originally Posted by MrsJim
well...that's not exactly right either, from what I know about circuit training.
Here's how it works:
Let's say that you have a "Circuit" consisting of 3 sets of 15 reps of the following:
Pushups
Leg Press
Jump Rope (90 seconds)
So here's what you do:
15 pushups THEN 15 Leg Presses, THEN 90 seconds of jumping rope;
15 pushups THEN 15 Leg Presses, THEN 90 seconds of jumping rope;
15 Pushups THEN 15 Leg Presses THEN 90 seconds of jumping rope.
There ya go - that's one circuit. An upper body exercise, a lower body exercise, and some cardio to keep the heart rate up.
Hope that helps...
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Am I the only clueless one? I'm new to this workout thing...
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12-03-2005, 01:47 PM
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#182
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Chick
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Gina, Maybe that explains some of the time discrepancy. Yeah, I'm doing that cardio 3 times each set. Get ready to go up another notch baby ;-)!
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12-03-2005, 05:50 PM
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soon to be goddess
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Duh?...uh oh.... I wasn't doing it correctly either!!! I was doing 3 sets all right, but a total of 45 of pushups.... then 45 leg press .....then only one set of the jumping rope. I was wondering though....because with the new heart rate monitor that I got for my bday, I have very rarely gotten my HR up into the 85% range. This will require really JUMPING from area to area!!!  That pisses me off!!! I feel great and thought I was doing such a bang up job, well back to square one.
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12-03-2005, 06:06 PM
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#184
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Chick
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Well angel-eyes, you are doing a bang up job. In a day or two after adding the additonal cardio you'll think you were always doing it that way.
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12-04-2005, 01:21 AM
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#185
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2 wheels is plenty :D
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ledom
Well angel-eyes, you are doing a bang up job. In a day or two after adding the additonal cardio you'll think you were always doing it that way.
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Hmmm, well...maybe not the first day....HOLY HEART RATE, BATMAN!! That sure does make for a different workout. I thought I was getting my butt kicked before!! Apparently it was just a slapfight.  Day one of week 6...I still can't do a whole minute of butt kicks or jumping jacks...but my heart rate didn't have any problem staying up there - what with jumping around every minute or so.  I thought about starting over with week one - but I think I'm just going to keep going. I'm mostly interested in learning the technique...after week 12 you have to make up your own stuff anyway.
I was really glad it was Saturday - I practically had the gym to myself. Crank up the Green Day!!
One small success - went out to dinner with DH last night - usually we order dessert when we go out..(at least we share). Last night instead of the big chocolaty thing - we went to TCBY for yogurt!
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12-04-2005, 12:19 PM
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Chick
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Gina, I feel your pain. Just finished day 4/week 5. My butt is whipped. Some exercises I have never done before. The cross legged lunge, that's new. I like the way it felt but had a hard time balancing. The 1 leg pelvic thrust, really felt that. I am not ready for the plank, had to substitue the crunch where you lean legs to one side. I am so ready for rest day this week and actuallly am thankful for 1 hr. of cardio coming up tomorrow, that sounds like a breeze compared to today.
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12-04-2005, 11:36 PM
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#187
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2 wheels is plenty :D
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Week 6 day 2 in the bag....I'm ready for a rest day! I will never again complain that I am having a hard time keeping my heart rate up.
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12-05-2005, 02:07 PM
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Chick
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Did my hour hike - am so glad tomorrow will be rest day! This week was really hard I thought.
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12-05-2005, 05:58 PM
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soon to be goddess
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I was looking forward to working out at the gym today but I barely got down the road when my brake light came on. Since I was overdo for a service check, I decided I had better get it looked at. I did the WTP 3 mile videotape before I left for appt. At least I did some excercise, just not what I had planned to do. Still....450 cal burned!!
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12-06-2005, 11:12 AM
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#190
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Determined
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Week one done! Will have to double up tomorrow to make up for a day I took off, but overall feeling good and down 2.5 pounds.
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12-06-2005, 11:57 AM
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Puggy Balboa
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I was doing it just as Ms. Jim stated. A round robin I call it. When I do Jillian's workout, I don't rest between any set. I go from push ups to the next to the next, and again until all sets are done then to the next circuit. I find I am gasping for breath in some parts.
I know Mrs. T said she took a lot of breaks so it took her longer. I think if you rest between sets, you'll probably add 10 or more minutes on to the time.
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12-06-2005, 05:15 PM
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soon to be goddess
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Hi Emma!!! How are you doing? Glad to see you back posting.
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12-06-2005, 05:38 PM
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#193
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Determined
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Do you guys do all three sets in the circuit and then move on to the next? I had been doing one set then moving on to the next circuit and repeating all circuits 3 times. Today I did all the sets in a row and found that it made my muscles work a lot harder, so I think I'll stick with doing it the new way unless that's not the right way to do it.
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12-06-2005, 05:55 PM
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#194
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soon to be goddess
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Hi Happydaisy.....hehe...I'm still figuring it all out and I'm into week 5!!! Mrs. Jim wrote a post (#181) on this thread...top of the page I think...that explains it the best. Good job on the workout today.
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12-06-2005, 06:27 PM
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#195
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Chick
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HappyDaisy, I do all the circuits in the set and then move on to the next one.
Rest day was glorious!
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