Recent content by Hazlady

Congrats on completing STS 1.0! I've only fully completed it twice, the first time back in 2018 and the second time last year. Also, the second time was with shortened workouts. It is quite a commitment.

No, it's not a labrum tear fortunately. The initial flare up was back in November 2022. It was pretty much healed, and I was starting to incorporate high step and a bit of jumping into my workouts when it happened again in July 2024, same cause, driving in stop/start traffic for a prolonged...

As Debinmi said above, not all injuries are related to weight-lifting but can definitely result in the need to modify workouts. In my case, I am having to modify workouts due to tendonitis in my hip caused by driving in stop/start traffic for a prolonged period of time. I still can't do any...

Definitely STS 1 and 2. Slow & Heavy because it is different. Then Strong & Sweaty. I love the Ramped Up Upper Body workout in this series, and PHA and Total Body Giant Sets are good too. If I had a 5th option, I would choose Xtrain. I like the Chest, Back & Shoulders, Bis & Tris, and Burn...

I guess it depends what results you are after. I've found I still get good results if I cut the workout length down to around 30 minutes. Sometimes it means I can go a bit heavier with the weights. Using workout manager, I've done the entire STS 1 program with shortened workouts and done...

I've been taking G/C 750mg/250mg, one tablet daily, for years. I still get aches, but it gets a lot worse if I skip a few days, especially in my knees. I also take a powder containing MSM and turmeric with my morning smoothie that helps with inflammation, and collagen. As well as supplements...

I had to recalculate for some of the exercises too. With the weight increments I had available, and working with weights in kg rather than lbs, I couldn't always match the 1RM calculated weight, so I had to choose between going slightly lighter or slightly heavier. E.g. 25lbs is 11.34kg so I...

I did the squat rack version, and my legs didn't bulk up. When I did STS 1 last year, I actually lost 3kg during the Meso 3 phase. I only found the Legs portion using the squat rack to have the full 3-minute wait between sets. Not sure about the non-squat rack version. For the upper body...

Did the full workout for the first time yesterday. I'd done a premix previously. Used my yoga blocks on the hamstring stretches. My heart rate got up a few times and by the end of the down dog to scorpion combo I was sweating! I felt good afterwards though. Love the moves in this one...

I would go back to customer service about this as the User Guide is supposed to be part of the total STS package. I ordered STS years after it was released and got the hard copy of the User Guide. If they are out of hard copies they should at least send you a download copy.

I did that. Once I finished my repeat of Meso 3 I took a week off and then did STS 2 Body Parts. It worked out well as I could go a bit heavier for the body parts workouts after completing STS.

My suggestions based on my experience. Start by figuring out what your 1 rep max is. This is important to get the most out of the series. Then do it in sequence from Meso 1 to 3 the first time you do it. I found I needed to work in sequence as my grip strength wasn't that great at first but...

The standing straddle with thoracic rotation and the hip flexor/hamstring sequence. I also use one yoga block under me in the glute bridge work as a marker to make sure my hips don't dip.

Did the full workout today and used my yoga blocks. They definitely help with some of the moves. Although, nothing helps with those bear crawl/shoulder taps. Those are hard. I agree with the missed cueing, but that will get better the more I do the workout and learn the reps. Overall, I...

Did this one today and worked up a sweat. A nice approx. 30-minute workout with some fun moves. Some of the combos were a bit of a mental challenge too. Liked the light weight work in between to change things up.