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Cathe Live Review: Lift It Hiit It Live (#155)

Cathe Live: Lift It Hiit It Live



Cathe Live Review: Lift It Hiit It Live (#155)


Lift It Hiit It Live is a seriously tough cardio / metabolic strength workout. This one really got me! I was breathing hard throughout and completely soaked by the end. The routine is based on Cathe’s Ripped with Hiit (RwH) series of workouts where you alternate cardio intervals with, in this case, metabolic lower body or compound upper body exercises. There is also one other version of this on Live, for the Lower body, Lift It Hiit It Legs (#79), which is also an excellent workout.


The workout consists of ten rounds of two cardio intervals followed by one metabolic strength exercise. There is very little rest between exercises and your heart will definitely be elevated the whole time.


The cardio drills are generally tough plyo moves often repeated on the other side, for the second set, or with a slight variation on the original move, e.g. squat digs & apple pickers. They are also generally quite high rep so you will be feeling these! The only move I really struggled with was the scissor, scissor, wide jump & tuck. These were done so fast that I was always just a little behind Cathe on this one. So I just concentrated on doing the correct number of reps rather than matching her speed.


The strength work mostly targets the lower body and is more there to give you a breather from the cardio (although not much of one!) rather than providing true strength training. However, they are quite high rep so you will still be feeling the work.


Overall, this was a killer cardio / metabolic workout that will really challenge you and all in 37 minutes! It’s excellent for days when you are short on time but still want to get a really tough workout in.


(As a slight aside, for all the Cathletes out there, Al – a crew member from RwH - is in this class (he is on the right on Cathe). It’s so nice to see him in the workouts as he always makes me smile!)


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The Workout


Lift It Hiit It Live is a cardio and strength workout, alternating two cardio moves with one strength exercise. The routine consists of ten rounds of this format and you will need light to moderate dumbbells for the strength moves (and one of the cardio moves).


What You Need to Know

What you need to know: Instructor: Cathe Friedrich. Length: 37 mins. Equipment needed:  3 - 15# dumbbells. Optional - Lifting gloves. Fun Factor: 3/5. Sweat Factor: 4/5. Coordination: 1/5

(Rating scale – 1= lowest & 5 = highest).


The Moves


Lift It Hiit It Live is 37 minutes long and originally aired on 22nd June 2017 (#155). The workout starts with a 3:30 minute warm-up before moving straight into the first cardio drill – air squats. Cardio is shown in bold italics below.


Round 1

  • Air squats – 32 reps

  • Pop squats – 32 reps

  • Alternating side lunges – two 10# dumbbells – 16 reps


Round 2

  • Jump forward, jump back & quarter turn (left)

  • Jump forward, jump back & quarter turn (right)

  • Squat & press – two 10# dumbbells – 24 reps (16 reps single arms & 8 reps both arms)

Squat Press













Round 3

  • Scissor, scissor, wide jump & tuck (left) – 8 reps (very fast)

  • Scissor, scissor, wide jump & tuck (right) – 8 reps (very fast)

  • Marching sumo squats – one 15# dumbbell – one direction & then the other


Round 4

  • 3 rope climbs & attack (left) – 8 reps

  • 3 rope climbs & attack (right) – 8 reps

  • Forward leaning lunge with lateral raise & knee up – two 3# dumbbells (I used 5’s) – 8 reps

Forward Leaning Lunge















Round 5

  • Pull & pound (left) – 16 reps

  • Pull & pound (right) – 16 reps

  • Alternating crossback lunges – one 15# dumbbell – 16x singles, 4x 3 pulses, 2x 7 pulses & 8x singles


Round 6

  • Hi-lo punches (left) – 32 reps

  • Hi-lo punches (right) – 32 reps

  • Reverse lunge with curl to overhead press / alternating hammer curls – two 12# dumbbells – 8x lunges (no arms) / 4x 1 arm overhead / 4x both arms overhead / 8x hammer (standing) / 4x both arms overhead / 8x hammer

Reverse Lunge with Curl to Overhead Press















Round 7

  • Lateral Shoot burpees – 10 reps

  • Straight burpees – 10 reps

  • Deadlifts – two 15# dumbbells – 16 reps (2/2 & 3/1 count)


Round 8

  • Squat digs – 32 reps

  • Apple pickers – 40 reps

  • Kettlebell swing to double arm pull down – two 8# dumbbells (I used 10’s) – 18 reps

kettlebell swing
















Round 9

  • Jacks & then 3 jumps forward & jump turn – 12 sets

  • 3 walk / jogs forward / knee up / jog back / lunge down – 14 sets

  • Rear lunge with overhead tricep extensions – one 10# dumbbell (held horizontally between hands) – 6x 8 reps


Round 10

  • Explosive side lunges – one 10# dumbbell (held horizontally between hands) – 24 reps

  • Lateral hops & jump up - one 10# dumbbell (held horizontally between hands) – 32 reps

  • Squat toss – one 10# dumbbell (held vertically in one hand) – 32 reps


The workout ends with a 3 minute cool down and stretch.


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jodi1kenobe
jodi1kenobe
Jan 17, 2021

Not as fast or strenuous as the RwH DVDs, but just as much fun. I enjoyed this workout. It moved quickly.

My modifications: I ditched the burpees and did ab work. I also downgraded to a 8# weight during the last cardio rounds. 10# seems a little heavy for high impact moves.


Overall excellent

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