Cathe’s New 4-Day Split DVDs

I received my new workouts yesterday. It’s Cathe Friedrich’s 4-Day Split: Cardio & Weights. For those of you not familiar with the excitement of this new release, it contains 2 DVDs in one case consisting of 4 workouts. Each workout has cardio as well as weights. Here’s what you get:

• Higher Intensity Step Plus Heavy Weights Chest and Back
• Lower Intensity Step Plus Heavy Weights Shoulders, Core, and Calves
• Boot Camp Plus Heavy Weights Biceps and Triceps
• Kickbox Plus Heavy Weight Legs and Core

I previewed these when they arrived yesterday (didn’t watch every single minute but got a good feel for them). I realized quickly that I’d have to do modifications for a lot of the cardio and probably shouldn’t even attempt Boot Camp yet since my ankle is still a problem. Each workout is around an hour in length, so they’re very time-efficient.

So today I decided to go ahead and start with trying Lower Intensity Step. I really enjoyed it. It’s slightly complex choreography for a low impact routine, and I love me some complex choreography. However, I only had to rewind and do over a couple times to get it, so it wasn’t terrifically complex or anything. I have a feeling Higher intensity Step will be a lot trickier. The shoulder, calf, and core work was pretty tough and as always Cathe’s personality kept me going. The good news is I managed not to kill my ankle doing it. I might replace the Boot Camp cardio with this one when it comes up in my rotation.