Cathe Live: Body Works

Body Works is an interesting Cathe Live workout. I did like it, but I have noticed something about the most recent Live workouts I’ve been doing. They are not terribly intense. They seem to be more intermediate level workouts. I do enjoy them and I am still getting good workouts but I don’t feel like I am working as hard as I normally do when doing a Cathe workout. The cardio in this workout started out very intense. In fact, in the beginning, this workout seemed as if it would be an intense metabolic cardio + strength workout (I did use heavier weights than Cathe & class, so that helped to increase the intensity early on) but then the intensity dropped off. Still a good workout. She does hit every muscle group and gives you some good cardio. But lately, I have been feeling like I need something more than what these live workouts are giving me. Maybe it’s because I recently finished a round of MetaShred Extreme and some of the Cathe Lives I did immediately after were pretty intense (Smokin’ Lower Body, Upper Body Challenge, Keep the Cardio Coming, Strong & Lean Reps). But then the last few just didn’t work me nearly as hard. There is always a place for these types of workouts but I don’t want them one right after the other. However, that’s not Cathe’s fault. That’s just the way they fell when I plugged them into my rotation. But now I know!

Anyway! This is the last Cathe Live I will be reviewing for about 6 weeks (probably). I am doing another fitness program then all of the Cathe Blender workouts I created. But since I’m pretty sure I’ve done all of the Cathe Lives currently in the Live database that I am interested in, I will just be playing catch up, doing her newest live workouts when I start up again (and returning to favorite Cathe Lives, of course!).

Body Works is 55 minutes long; 6 minute warm up and 3 minute cool down/stretch. You’ll be using the firewalker in the warm up–around wrists for band pulls. There is core work at the end, but I didn’t break it down because she mixes it up with strength work (push ups and back band work). It aired live on 2/02/17 and here is the video clip.

1. Snowboarders
2. Split lunge jumps; change legs after 4 jumps
3. Slide back lunge w/ one arm bicep curl (Cathe used one 10# DB, I used one 15# DB)
4. Front raise (Cathe used one 10# DB, I used one 15# DB)
5. Repeat #3 on other leg
6. Repeat #4
7. Bicep curls w/ resistance tube
8. Repeat #7 but add 5# DBs
9. Squat digs and apple pickers
10. 4 jacks + 4 air jacks
11. Squat press (Cathe used 10# DBs, I used 12# DBs)
12. Alternating overhead presses (Cathe used 10# DBs, I used 12# DBs)
13. Sliding crossback lunges (Cathe used one 10# DB, I used one 15# DB)
14. Pulsing tricep kickbacks w/ band
15. Overhead tricep extensions w/ band
16. Repeat #14 & #15
17. High/low hopping punches to side
18. Lateral sumo squat hops
19. Sumo squats w/ upright rows (12# DBs)
20. Band pulls (holding resistance tube in both hands, about 12 inches between hands, elbows close to sides–pull fast)
21. Side straight arm circles w/ band under one foot
22. Pulsing band raises to side (band still under one foot)
23. Repeat #20, #21 & #22
24. Plie jacks w/ firewalker around ankles
25. Front/back/quarter turn jumps w/ firewalker still around ankles
26. Lunge foot 4x to side + 4 jacks w/ firewalker still around ankles
27. Lateral walks 4 steps to each side + jacks w/ firewalker still around ankles
28. One arm bicep curl w/ band under one foot and both handles in one hand
29. 3 lateral hops over mat + 1 tuck jump; tuck jumps change to jacks
30. Lateral skaters over mat
31. Sliding warrior lunges
32. While remaining in lunge, slide working leg in and out fast
33. Tricep push ups on knees
34. Push ups on toes
35. Marches in elbow plank
36. Repeat #33 & #34
37. Swim arms while in elbow plank; changes to knee jogs
38. Seated T pulls w/ band
39. Bicycle maneuver
40. Straight leg & bent leg jack knife on one hip
41. Reverse crunches

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