If You Know, Then You Know

07/31/2009 in Exercise! by Lindsay | 3 comments

I mean this in a general sense, but specifically, today, I am referring to workout goddess, Tracy Anderson.  Shauna introduced me to Tracy a little over half a year ago and since then she’s become a fixture in my workout plan (not to be confused with “Kanye’s Workout Plan”).  
 
I did yoga in college, mat pilates for years, worked out with trainers, been in and out of running kicks, trained for the Breast Cancer 3-Day and regularly kickboxed at a MMA studio in Atlanta, but I have to say that I sort of wish I’d been doing Tracy’s videos all along. 
 
Here’s the Q+DD on Tracy Anderson Method:
 
Tracey was a dancer and she moved to Manhattan to study at Julliard.  Like most college kids, she gained some weight.  In an attempt to shed the poundage, she started working out hardcore, but noticed that her formerly long/ lean muscles were bulking.  Yadda yadda yadda, she designed a workout program that focuses on building long/ lean muscles without making you look like the Terminator. 
She concentrates on small muscles groups and has you workout with weights from time to time, but never more than three pounds.  She says that anything above three pounds will create extra space in your arms that will eventually turn to flab.  This may sound soft, but her workouts are challenging.
 
FYI: Tracy is a personal trainer for both Gwenyth Paltrow and Madonna and her L.A. studio is in my bestie Amy’s neighborhood!
 
I have two of Tracy’s workout DVDs and do them frequently.  :)

You can buy them on her website: http://tracyandersonmethod.com/

 
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Plus, she is cute as a button and her DVDs are much more fun to workout to than my old school 8 Minute Abs or my kinda scary Jane Fonda tapes…  Just saying, I have them. 
 
xx, L
 
 
 

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  1. Katie’s avatar

    Katie on 07/31/2009 at 12:43 PM

    Oh Tracey Anderson is fantastic! I don’t have her DVD’s but do know one sequence that I found on GOOP for bottom & thighs …. it really works. I would recommend it to anyone who wants an intense workout that will deliver results quickly!

  2. Lindsay’s avatar

    Lindsay on 08/03/2009 at 2:48 PM

    GOOP is amazing! I love the healthy-for-you cleanse that Gwenyth recommends, too.

  3. Christine’s avatar

    Christine on 08/06/2009 at 6:57 AM

    Tracy Andersen is not human; I think she is an alien. Aside from that, I agree that Gwyn’s detox diet looks completely doable and I think I am going to try it for a few weeks. The End.