Today is my rest day!!! YEAH!.. Although I will take my two golden for a three mile walk since we are getting into the 40 today....and 50 tomorrow.(maybe I can dream of SPRING)
Good morning! Between completing my first 5K a week ago in my goal time of less than an hour and faithfully finishing the first week of STS, this has been a joyful and triumphant week! I am fired up and ready to take on hell with a water pistol! LOL!
Are y’all loving STS as much as I am? I never imagined that I would find a serious weight training rotation that is so inspiring and fun! The music is great, the workouts are fun, and the time flies! Mesocycle 1 reminds me of an advanced “split” version of Supersets. The workouts are challenging enough to fry the muscle groups being worked without boredom or burnout. I was not sure how I would like an hour of focused weight training, but I am amazingly loving every minute of it!
The one-rep max tests are amazingly accurate. I never push myself this hard or lift this heavy when I do Supersets. The workout card tells me how much weight to choose, and I have faith and just do it. And I can! Wow! I am much stronger than I realized! My heaviest weights are 25 pounds, and I am already using 20 pounds in the first mesocycle. I will need more weights soon! I am glad I invested the time in completing my one-rep max tests. I am getting a better workout than I would with my personal favorite weights. LOL!
The STS workouts are so motivating that I am having fun with them even when I have to save them for after work. I am a morning glory girl all the way, but I am enjoying STS no matter what time of day it is! My first 5K last Saturday morning wiped me out. I rested Sunday morning, took a long nap after church, and recovered enough to tackle the first STS workout that evening. I watched the Super Bowl kickoff, put my game face on, and kicked off my Super Transformation Sunday! I completed all the workouts at night this week to be consistent and give my body 48 hours to recover between each one. I filled up with warm fuzzies and felt so good after the back and triceps workout Tuesday night. I love feeling so strong and accomplished after an hour of STS. Cardio gives me this burst of joy and energy. This is a first for me with weight training. Who knew that it could be enjoyable?
Please join me for a moment of silence. Thursday was a sad day for my beloved Butts and Guts leg blast premix. It lost its place in my heart as my favorite lower body workout of all time. Cathe was right on target when she affectionately referred to the Mesocycle 1 leg workouts as “Butts and Guts on crack!” Cathe even included my favorite firewalkers! I had a blast with the first leg workout of STS Thursday night, and my butt is still on fire! Fun, fun, fun! I modified, chose lighter weights for the weighted wall squats, and held the weights the whole time instead of breaking the 90-degree plane. I did not complete the one-rep max tests for legs, but I still enjoyed a super challenging workout with 8-pound and 10-pound dumbbells for most of the squats and lunges and 20-pound dumbbells for deadlifts. (I am around 144 pounds overweight, so I do not need to hold heavy weights for squats and lunges.) What a great workout! I am saving the bonus burn for next week so I will have something new to look forward to when I repeat this first week of workouts. I am ready to revisit this one again!
I am going for the 5-month rotation, and I am looking forward to revisiting the first week again starting tomorrow morning. I decided to listen to my body on cardio days and choose a workout accordingly instead of following Cathe’s cardio rotation. I had a blast with my Zumba class Monday after work and the 4-Day Split Higher Intensity Step cardio premix Wednesday morning. I also enjoyed the no-equipment segment of Ab Circuits Wednesday night. It was just right for me. I had to modify the more advanced planks, but it was very doable other than that. The extended stretch is nice and soothing.
The STS storybook cases are so pretty on my bookshelf and so not practical to use. I ordered new cases for my STS DVDs that are stronger and will hopefully release the DVDs without a struggle:
Friday was my rest day. Today is cardio day, and I am looking forward to the 4-Day Split Kickbox cardio premix, another segment of Ab Circuits, and the extended stretch.
Therese, enjoy your rest day!
Blessings, Heather B.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
