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Originally posted by KappaStargirl
lovelyivy, you are a better woman than I! I'm too scared to attempt the UBS/LBS set!
I love to work out but I hate gyms and ESPECIALLY hate running, so I work out at home with videos 5 or 6 times a week. I like the Firm videos the best, especially Classic Vols. 1, 4, and 5, Cardio Split 1, and Cardio Sculpt. Maximum Body Shaping and Body Sculpt are good for all-weights workouts, but I find that I get better results doing more cardio. I also enjoy Pilates, especially Jennifer Kries.
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If you can do all of those Firm workouts then you can do the Upper and lower body split! Just use light/no weights the first time, and take as much time between as you need to- I find that if I rest between sets instead of trying to match their pace, that I can do a lot more. That is what the pause button is for, lol.
And even with all that, I STILL can't do that last set of squats with the barbell! Oh well!
It's so funny to me that women are afraid to use weights, and afraid to use heavy weights- my legs did not start to get leaner and slimmer UNTIL I started using weights! THe lower body workout in particularly has been VERY effective- I am wearing jeans I wore in high school now. I am not a huge fan of the upper body split to be honest.
Question for the exercisers: Do you guys do a lot of ab work?? I confess that I really don't and my abs look tight. It seems that just getting my body fat% down was what made the difference. But I just feel like I SHOULD be doing the ab work. Hmm...