Bootcamp was the first workout I reviewed when I created this blog. I knew what I wanted this blog to contain, but until 4/17/12 I had done everything on paper. So it took some practice before the reviews look the way they do now. So I decided that Bootcamp and Muscle Endurance deserve to be … Continue reading Cathe’s Bootcamp
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Cathe’s Pyramid Upper and Lower Body
Just when I think Cathe has done it all, I try another new-to-me Cathe workout and am again surprised and impressed. Cathe’s strength workouts generally focus on building muscle strength or building muscle endurance; the pyramid technique focuses on both strength and endurance in a single workout. It is also a workout that you need … Continue reading Cathe’s Pyramid Upper and Lower Body
Cathe’s Circuit Blast
**Note--this review was written in stages--so it is created and formatted a little differently than previous reviews due to things I've learned along the way.Circuit Blast is a rather unusual workout by Cathe. Initially, I was unsure how to categorize it; cardio or cardio + strength? It was created as part of the Shock Cardio … Continue reading Cathe’s Circuit Blast
Cathe’s Lower Body Blast
Lower Body Blast is an amazing lower body strength workout by Cathe. Not sure exactly how to classify it. Obviously strength, but maybe strength + cardio? The warm up is actually a cardio step routine and then throughout the floor work (which makes up the majority of the workout) there are “blasts”--plyometric cardio drills. In … Continue reading Cathe’s Lower Body Blast
Gym Style Back, Shoulders and Biceps
Gym Style Back, Shoulders and Biceps is a strength workout from Cathe’s Hardcore series. There are 3 Gym Style workouts (Gym Style Chest & Triceps, Gym Style Legs, and Gym Style Back, Shoulders & Biceps—all of which have now been reviewed on this blog) and together they are a split series. The difference between this … Continue reading Gym Style Back, Shoulders and Biceps
Gym Style Legs
Gym Style Legs is a strength workout from Cathe’s Hardcore series. There are 3 Gym Style workouts (Gym Style Chest & Triceps, Gym Style Legs, and Gym Style Back, Shoulders & Biceps) and together they are a split series. The difference between this split series and Cathe’s other split series, is that they are sold … Continue reading Gym Style Legs
Gym Style Chest and Triceps
Gym Style Chest and Triceps is a strength workout from Cathe’s Hardcore series. There are 3 Gym Style workouts (Gym Style Chest & Triceps, Gym Style Legs, and Gym Style Back, Shoulders & Biceps) and together they are a split series. The difference between this split series and Cathe’s other split series, is that they … Continue reading Gym Style Chest and Triceps
Cathe’s Butts and Guts
Butts and Guts is a 78 minute strength workout that, as the title states, works your lower body and your abdominals. The breakdown for this long workout is: warm up 6 minutes, standing glute work 31 minutes, floor work 19.5 minutes, core work 14 minutes, and stretch 8 minutes. It also contains bonuses: Bonus Stability … Continue reading Cathe’s Butts and Guts
Cathe’s Pure Strength
Pure Strength is another of Cathe’s split series workout collections. Three full workouts are contained on one DVD and they are all heavy strength work. And wow—this series is dated! It was released in 1999! Cathe looks beautiful and muscular as always, but her hair looks very dated! Not ugly or anything, just—well, very 90s! … Continue reading Cathe’s Pure Strength
Cathe’s 4 Day Split
Cathe's 4 Day Split is an amazing split series cardio + strength workout collection. It contains 4 full cardio + strength workouts: Higher Intensity Step with Chest and Back, Lower Intensity Step with Shoulders and Core, Bootcamp with Biceps and Triceps, and Kickbox with Legs and Core. These 4 workouts are created to make the best … Continue reading Cathe’s 4 Day Split