I love MORE

[peebee]

I decided to go backwards and try MORE. I've had good results with all the floor DVDs but when I get to the standing ones I tend to bulk up. I'm doing good with MORE. I think it's slow enough for me to get the form down without losing it while trying to keep up with Teresa. I don't have lots of inch loss to report but my abs look really good, my butt is perkier and I'm fitting into my skinny jeans despite the holiday eating! My motto is MORE and Floor, works for me!

[BlessedMama]

Woo-HOO! Love that motto!

I'm definitely a MORE groupie! LOL! It's made up 40% or more of my workouts the past nearly four years!

Glad you're seeing good results!

[Piglet2u]

peebee, so glad you are enjoying great results with MORE!
Please join us over on the MORE thread and you will find many more who also love this WO!

Here's the link -

http://forum.t-tapp.com/showthread.p...-WORKOUTS-HERE!

[peebee]

Thanks ladies! Piglet I will check out that thread!

[BlessedMama]

I'm on Day 3 of MORE Instructional--and it is really working me! It is by far my most favorite instructional!

[HealthyMum]

I've only been doing MORE for four days but love it! It gives me the time to work on correct form so I get more out of it.

[just7]

Oldest dd and I have committed to doing 2 Mores a week for now. She had a baby 3 1/2 months ago and I've got adrenal issues. LOVE that we can do something that will rehabilitate like More does (Well---doesn't ALL of T-Tapp do that??)

[mamason]

I have posted twice about inch gain in the thighs on the newbiw forum and both times I am being told it is due to improper form- but I don't agree- when I was younger and used to weight lift I could never do leg exercises like squats or lunges because I have very muscular legs already and I would really get bigger!
So I see that you do MORE and floor because of the same reason. Can you tell me what your experience was with the standing workouts? I do not have MORE or floor but I will have to by some. At this point I need to know if I should invest anymore money in TTapp. I have already put on a total of 5 inches in my legs in about 6 weeks!

[BlessedMama]

mamason, I'm sorry about your legs bulking up. I can certainly understand you'd be frustrated!

I don't know what you've done to double check your form, but I will say that it is SO easy to get your shoulders out of alignment with hips, which is usually the culprit with the thigh gain. I didn't bulk up, but I had a hard time losing in my thighs. Just thought they were being stubborn! I don't have mirror to work out with, but I will go in our main bath which has the biggest mirror and do some moves to check my form. I found out in a Target dressing room, while trying on workout clothes that I was pitching forward in plies! ARGH!

I started paying more attention to that, slowing it down, and actually MORE is great because you are holding plie squat vs. doing arms and legs and therefore hard to focus on both. You can do it with BWO+ though--just hold the squat like she has you doing in Instructional 1 while teaching the arms moves. You still need to be mindful of shoulder/hip alignment, though. And push knees out to little toe.

The other issue is ducking out the feet. Again, I didn't think I was that bad, until I walked in some sand on the lane where I usually walk. I felt I was straight. I kept walking over that sand until my feet were straight and found it really "feels" pigeon-toed. So sometimes we think we understand how it feels, but it's easy as we're focusing on some new tweak to let the little things go.

Have you tried doing plies against a wall? That is really an eye-opener for many of us. You'll need to bring your feet out maybe 6-8 inches, then curl the core/tuck buns so your lower lumbar area is flat against the wall. Just put your arms out straight away from you, also against the wall. Now try to go down and up without losing contact with your lower back and the wall. You may not be able to go down more than 3-4 inches--that's okay! And you may not get all the way straight legged when you come up to the top without letting the thighs lose activation--again, that's okay! The goal is to do the move without having to compromise form--if that means you don't go as far or straighten all the way, so be it!

If you've already tried these tips, I apologize for throwing them at you again! I know there have been many people who have debulked using T-Tapp. I also know it's hard sometimes to find what clicks. Feel free to keep asking questions and keep trying--I don't think you have to buy anything else. MORE does have a few tweaks, but the main benefit of MORE is it goes slower with only 4 reps. Keep your pause button handy and you can do the same with BWO+/TWO. I have!

HUGS to you! Hope something here is helpful!

[just7]

I've been thinking about your post ever since I read it yesterday in my email notification thingy. This is the 1st chance I've been able to get back on the forum. Trisch gave some GREAT ideas for how to identify what the "feel" is for proper alignment. Please, please....call the office and talk to someone. They are so helpful and seem to be able to really identify the problem a person may be having.

My thighs have been "bulking" up and I just chalked it up to not being able to be as consistent the last year because of adrenal fatigue issues. But I watched part of the Yes You Can seminar the other night with some friends and I realized that I had stopped doing the "little" moves that I had done that 1st year. Those moves that you can do while standing in line...for example. I had gotten "lazy".

I should have known that something was up because my knee had been bothering me more again. Just doing one little move the other night, my knee feels almost 100% again!!!

After reading Trisch's post, it just confirms to me that I've become lazy and have allowed more "ducking", less KLT throughout the day, etc.