SUPER tired with Cathe XTrain rotation

[Emily B]

I'm about four weeks in to the 90 day undulating rotation and experiencing extreme fatigue. I have scaled back to five days a week instead of six. I'm 40 and haven't done much Cathe for years. I've done a lot of barre and other random stuff for a long time and felt like I needed to get back to more intense workouts. Wondering if the fatigue is related to the Cathe rotation. Anyone else experience this?

[Tugger31]

It's natural to be fatigued anytime you're doing a more intense program than you're used to. You could take a few days off and start back up or maybe just workout every other day until your build up your endurance.

[Emily B]

I guess I've been working out for years and change it up all the time, and I just don't ever remember feeling this worn out with any other program. Maybe it's my age! 😳😳

[Cafelattee]

I do the occasional barre workout and it is no where near cathe cardio. If you have not done intense workout and then jumped into xtrain then your body may be in a "overtrain" condition. You are doing to much to fast. I would slow xtrain rotation down.

I say this cause you mention your age and I"m 46 and don't feel drained from doing Xtrain or RWH.

If you were not feeling drained from your previous workouts then I go with to-much- to fast

but if you were already feeling slow then it may be hormonal thryoid issue

[Jeanne Marie]

Just a thought... are you eating enough? I know we can't discuss diet here, but make sure you're getting the proper nutrients for such an intense workout schedule.

[bubbles76]

If you still want to enjoy Xtrain but are feeling fatigued, Candiceena posted a great scaled down rotation. It's 30 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week I think. Still Cathe, still challenging, but way doable.

[buffmama]

I'm on my 4th week of XTrain and definitely felt it the first 2 weeks. And that was coming off a UFC Fit and S90 rotation. Scaling back and building back is never a bad idea. The workouts are chaptered so well you can always shorten them however you need to and slowly add chapters back in.

[Emily B]

Originally Posted by Jeanne Marie

Just a thought... are you eating enough? I know we can't discuss diet here, but make sure you're getting the proper nutrients for such an intense workout schedule.

I definitely think this could be part of the problem. I do struggle with not eating enough I think. Just busy with four kids and all of their activities keeps me from taking the time to properly fuel. I need to work on that.

I'll look up the shorter rotation, bubbles! Thanks!

[rheash92]

Originally Posted by bubbles76

If you still want to enjoy Xtrain but are feeling fatigued, Candiceena posted a great scaled down rotation. It's 30 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week I think. Still Cathe, still challenging, but way doable.

Can you post the rotation here thanks!

[angie_nrs]

Do you have ICE? Maybe an X-train and ICE rotation combo would work a little bit better? I did that rotation this spring and LOVED it! It's in the ICE workout guide if I remember correctly. These systems are like sister systems/workouts with similar styles and pacing.

RWH is certainly more intense than ICE, but I wouldn't consider it more enjoyable at all. If you just want to take it down a notch, mixing with ICE (instead of RWH) and X-train would definitely fit that bill.