Cathe Friedrich''s High Reps DVD

Another winner from Cathe. This workout is part of Cathe''s latest series. With this workout you''ll do a total body workout using lighter weights and high reps. Even though the weights are lighter, you''ll feel the burn!

What I loved about this workout:

**the Cathe we know and love is back! She''s her usual enthusiastic, engaging and encouraging self. She chimes in with "come on, I know it''s tough but you can do it," just as I''m about to stop early.

**it''s tough! Cathe moves quickly from one exercise to the next, with no down time. You''ll get some cardio with this workout because of this.

**the extra "burn" sets at the end. You may be just using a band or very light weights for the last set for a body part, but you''ll definitely burn!

**the new exercises. I especially loved the curtsy dips with the gliding disc and the bicep curls with the band. I was only using 5 pound dumbbells and a light band for the bicep curls and my muscles were screaming.

**the exercise sequence. You''ll do a leg set interspersed with an upper body part. This also helps keep your heart rate up there.

**the several premixes. You can do just upper body, just lower body, or the exercises in a different order. The many permutations give you lots of variety so you won''t get bored.

**the pretty backdrop. It''s the same brick wall with wide windows that was used in the STS series, except the outdoors is a city (Honolulu?) in Hawaii. It''s nice to see the ocean, juxtaposed with the buildings and palm trees.

Some things to note about this workout:

**Cathe doesn''t say what weights she''s using. I had to take an educated guess by looking at her barbell. I know we''re supposed to work at to our own capacity, but it''s helpful to have an idea of what Cathe is using. A few times, the dumbbell weights are mentioned.

**You''ll need a lot of equipment a barbell, several dumbbells, a band and a gliding disc. This isn''t a problem for me since I have lots of equipment, but it might be for some.

**Cathe doesn''t give a lot of form pointers. This would be especially helpful in this workout when you''re moving so quickly and it''s easy for your form to slip. Again, this is fine for me since I am advanced and always pay close attention to my form.

**the music was just okay. I was having so much fun with the actual workout that this didn''t bother me.

This issues didn''t detract from the workout. If you''re looking for a fun, total body workout you will enjoy this one.

I have been using Cathe faithfully for 2 years now. This video is very very nice. The workout is very intense, yet she has some different moves. :) She starts out doing leg work, like squats, and deadlifts, then to some lunges, then to back, then shoulders, then triceps/biceps, chest, then abs. The abs were a bit shorter but KILLER!!

One thing she also does in this workout is she does some curtsy lunges using sliding disks, (or paperplates if you have a rug). I didn''t have paper plates, and found that using a very thin magizine worked just fine! LOL (since magazines are very slippery)..I actually used one of my victoria secret magazines LOL ;) Worked like a charm for this part.

She also does another different move by using bands while holding a dumbell for lat rows.

This entire workout clocked in about 60 min (not counting warm up and cool down). But one thing I also loved was that the warm up was light weight training..where you do squats, lunges, everything--but with lighter weight, and slowly. So that was very nice. :)

She has Premixes also :)

Here are her premixes (note-that if you chose to do the normal basic entire workout, you will do each body part-alternating lower bod, then upper).

Premixes (5)

-Upper Body Only (39:14)

-Lower Body Only (34:36)

-Full Workout: Upper Body First (64:38)

-Full Workout: Lower Body First (64:38)

-Scrambled (total body) (64:58)

This workout is not boring at all. One thing I did assume was because it was called "high reps", I thought for this workout you use very light weight, and do all the reps "fast"...since usually that is the case with a "high rep" workout. Although this one did use lighter weights in some segments, and yes, some reps were a bit fast. :) Maybe one day (just for fun), she can make a workout where you use no more then 5-8 lbs and do a ton of fast reps. :) lol..

Overall, LOVED this workout!! I plan to also use this with Intensity, and do one dayupper body using this workout-and the step cardio portion of her Intensity Dvd. Then do Lower Body from this workout, and do her bootcamp and floor aerobics from her Intensity DVD..they both go hand in hand!!!

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It took doing this DVD twice to go from feeling "Ho Hum" about it to "Favorite"!

I did this workout for the second time 2 days ago and today my triceps, upper back, and chest are still quite sore. My quads have a little fire left in them as well. This workout is no joke! It will take 2-3 times to really understand what your weight selection will need to be. This is a higher rep and heavy weight workout. No Jari Love-style reps but it is higher than her other *endurance* workouts. I used dumbbells for all of the weight work and only used a barbell on back rows and bicep curls. Dumbbells can easily be used for 100% of the workout if that is your choice. You will find that each muscle group/exercise is synched with a song, the pace and her cueing is fantastic! She alternates upper and lower body for the most part, sometimes twp uppers before a lower so it does give your muscles some rest. The overall pace of the workout however stays high and your heart rate is sure to reflect this. This is not a circuit or aerobic weight training workout but you can and will burn some major calories.

She adds the band into the workout to add to the use of dumbbells such as wrapping the band around the dumbbells for back and bicep work. It''s not necessary just use a heavier dumbbell which is what I did. Another nice thing about the workout itself is the use of Gliding Discs in the lower body work. The first 20 minutes of the workout focus on barbell/dumbbell work for LB but in the later half you use your body weight and gliding discs. I have never used GDs before and it really is a wonderful way to get into the hamstrings and hard! It''s also a knee-friendly way of training as it helps to incorporate stabilizers and most of the leg muscles, keeping the work and flextion off of the knees. You''ll do side lunges, curtsy lunges, and I think a squat variation with GDs. I went light on the weight for the first half of the workout just to get a feeling for it. After doing this workout I know I can go heavier especially in the legs/back and even add some weigh to the GD segments. You will find this workout hits the triceps very hard! This is a problem area for most people and an area I think is lacking in most workouts. Some people on other sites have complained about the tricep work as being too much. Well yes, it''s hard, it hurts, and she''s mean, but it''s sure to give you hard, strong arms! Chest, I thought at the time was lacking as you get 2 sets of push ups and some chest flys. The next morning, I thought otherwiseOUCH!!! This workout is sneaky like that! Core work is hard, let''s not even sugar coat that. There is no slowing down and she frys them out until they are beyond dust. Be prepared!

As I said earlier, this is now a favorite. The premix options of being able to do Upper or Lower Only and switching the order of the workout with all upper or all lower body work first/last. It''s about 60 minutes and can be worked into any schedule or do a premix. She will have you working, moaning, and cursing, throughout and does so with a smile! I even had to laugh a couple of times as she says things like "Stings, doesn''t it?!". The set is bright and has a view of Honolulu perfect for anyone wanting to mentally escape to tropics or prepare themselves for their actual Hawaiian vacations! Music is fun and as always the talent is the best in the industry!

Great purchase, very different, and it''s unique. After one use I was going to give this DVD away to a friend bc I didn''t care for it. It was only for the sheer sake of wanting to be absolutely sure I wouldn''t want to keep it that I tried it

again. I am so glad I did!

FYI: While Cathe doesn''t personally call out the weight that she is using (a couple of times she does), there is a banner at the bottom of the screen that tells you the weight she is selecting. It''s similar to STS in that regard so if you have that or have watched preview clips of STS, it''s in writing so you can gage what weight you will need to pick up.

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This is a great workout!!! I am 54 and in excellent shape. I work out 5-6 days a week and would say that I am high intermediate to low advanced in my workouts. This is my first Cathe DVD and I am sold! The workout was challenging, but fun and very well cued. I have a lot of fitness DVDs and really enjoyed that Cathe had some new moves. I have done a lot of Jillian workouts, and although they can be challenging, they just aren''t fun in my opinion... she has this "I want you to die!!!" mentality. Cathe worked me out just as hard... probably harder and yet I enjoyed it and wanted to come back for more! If you are beginning or intermediate, it would not be hard to make this work for you. You just need to use lighter weights and take some breaks. She does use a lot of different equipment, but I just adapted by using what I had. I highly recommend this workout!!! I will be buying more from Cathe.

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All Cathe''s workouts are awesome! This one is perfect for upper and lower body. You can choose only upper or only lower, or opt for an upper/lower combo workout. Perfectly tailors to suit your workout needs!