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tralaiven · #1 06-02-2011, 04:38 PM

I was wondering about this...if anyone has ever done this with maybe a week break after 3 weeks??? Wondering what happened, what were the results?

Fit_mommy · #2 06-03-2011, 04:12 AM

Do you mean 2 full rounds of splits per week so you work each body part 2x or 1 body part per day?

tralaiven · #3 06-06-2011, 01:41 PM

Yes, Fit mommy, this is what I am asking. Where you do one disk per day, for a total of six per week, so that you do each body part 2x per week.

I was just wondering if anyone had ever done this, or maybe even thought of doing this... if it would be detrimental or what.

meowracer · #4 06-06-2011, 01:59 PM

I have done it, but not for the entire rotation. It is not for the faint of heart

DirtDiva · #5 06-09-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by meowracer

I have done it, but not for the entire rotation. It is not for the faint of heart

This from a woman who just completed Ironman Texas 2011....
Yay woman!

This is an awesome idea! Hmmm, now I am thinking I'm on disc 5 of Meso 1. Maybe I should do this!

My STS banner is still not working..dang

tralaiven · #6 06-09-2011, 07:03 PM

meowracer and dirtdiva: I am thinking I might like to do this...the only drawback is...YEAH it would be tough and I might not get as much cardio in...maybe 2X per week if I am lucky.

I am currently in Meso 2 Wk2. So I think I might want to get to my goal weight first, but idk, idk. I only have a bit more to go...and I like my cardio...just thinking!

Dirtdiva!! let us know if you do this!

DirtDiva · #7 06-09-2011, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tralaiven

meowracer and dirtdiva: I am thinking I might like to do this...the only drawback is...YEAH it would be tough and I might not get as much cardio in...maybe 2X per week if I am lucky.

I am currently in Meso 2 Wk2. So I think I might want to get to my goal weight first, but idk, idk. I only have a bit more to go...and I like my cardio...just thinking!

Dirtdiva!! let us know if you do this!

You know what...I am going to do this! I was thinking about placing the legs workout inbetween the two upper body workouts, but that complicates the 6 day layout. I am going to continue on with disc 6 tomorrow instead of resting and run this puppy through as long as I can. If I feel its not working out, I will post up on my reasons why. What a great suggestion.

kikster · #8 06-16-2011, 03:21 PM

The first time I did STS, I finished M1 in just over 2 wks ( I had a big beach anniversary trip planned & wanted my rest week to line up w/it). It took a little tweaking to make sure I wasn't working body parts back to back (which is extremely hard in M1, where the muscle pairings are a bit less unconventional) but I did it. And I gotta admit...I WAS SMOKIN HOT for that trip ( if I do say so myself

). My results of doing it "right" the 2nd time around were nowhere near how they were on that trip. But it was all good, I really wasn't about to do it again ( unless the motivation factor was right, lol)

I think it basically worked out to doing a disc every other day? Sometimes legs/chest day were back to back, but never chest/back, or legs/back.

ETA: also wanted to add, I didn't do as much cardio when I did it that way, and I hardly did any ab work. I think the nature of M1 is so cardio/core heavy that I was able to get away with doing this and still have completely flat abs for the trip

....I also didnt do the other meso's that way, for fear of overtraining - and to see how the program was meant to be done.

DirtDiva · #9 06-16-2011, 03:27 PM

This is what I'm finding, the doubling up on some muscle groups is making me really work on perfect form and its tough and I'm fighting not to lower my weight. I think with Meso 2 it should be easier to double on. So far I am following the discs as designed, but 6 discs per week instead of 3. I am happy about the rest week coming up! I have Friday and Saturday and then I will not lift for a week. Although I am going to swing my bells

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