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Justine, mini-cut, I'm thinking 4-5 weeks. We'll see how it goes.

Cathe is brutal on the lower body. Justine, the traps made their appearance during my mass last winter while doing Off The Floor (massing + insane deadlift volume = traps). At first I got freaked out, now I like how they give my shoulders shape. I don't feel they look manly. I only look like...

Could you do some quick n' dirty bodyweight/DB workouts while your kids are playing (or doing homework, etc.)? Jen Sinkler's Lift Weights Faster has some great workouts (PDF, not video) that fit strength and conditioning into a brief time. You could do a lot with bodyweight, a few dbs, maybe...

THIS!!! Lib, I just love this. :) Congrats on your graduation!!! Great work, everyone! Still busy... several upcoming family visits, getting the house ready, etc. Finishing up week 2 of meso 2 of the RP physique templates. Probably should have done the 5x week option. 6x is really a lot...

Hi everyone! It's been such a busy spring for us so I'm hoping we'll have some more chill time in the summer. Holy moly. I'm three days into Mesocycle 2 of the Renaissance Periodization Female Physique Templates and I'm definitely feeling it. I think the biggest thing is that I chose a lot of...

Hi Commandos! Today I did the first workout of month 2. It felt moderate. 17 working sets of UB stuff + 3 sets of abs. Justine, it's basically like the first month, but you get to choose new exercises and the volume's a bit higher. The metabolite training is in month 3. Lisa, congrats on...

Lisa, that depends on your definition of 'stuck with'. There's been plenty of rebellion (read: chocolate and ice cream)! ;) Get some rest, mama. Sending you hugs. And yes, leg day on little sleep is generally inadvisable. Lib, 6.5 pounds, that's awesome!!!

Hi everyone, Super quick check-in. Today was my last deload, tomorrow's rest, then I start meso 2 on Wednesday. I've been bored outta my gourd this week with workouts. But it's a busy week, so that's OK. Starting maintenance during meso 2, prob cutting during meso 3. Karen, glad you're...

Hi all! Great work all around. I love reading about your workouts AND your personal intrigues. ;) Tom, glad your DW will be much better after she heals up. Sending her best wishes! I'm doing the Renaissance Periodization female physique templates, which are also broken down into mesocycles. No...

Uggghhh, Karen, viral pneumonia?! Glad your husband got you into the dr's. But that's just awful. :( You rest and take good care and lift vicariously, you'll be back in action in no time. Sending you big hugs. Lib, what Lisa said -- ICE is not GENERALLY intermediate, it's CATHE intermediate...

On so BTW here was today's brutal workout: Conventional deadlifts 210# 5 sets (15, 9, 10, 8, 8) Stiff-legged deadlifts 185# 5 sets (8, 8, 8, 7, 8) Low bar squats (sad face, see #3 below) 170# 5 sets (7, 7, 7, 7, 8) Front squats 115# 2 sets (7, 6) then basically I wanted to die so I lowered to...

Hi everyone! Sorry for my absence, my daughter has been sick and we haven't been sleeping and she's just been really cranky and needy (which I get, she's sick). But yeah, sigh. She's fine, just a fever/cold thing, but it stuck around. Getting better now... Karen, I hope you're feeling better...

Hi everyone! Just popping online to whine/stall between sets and say hi. :) Lisa, love that you're playing with new workouts on the streaming service! Can't wait to hear your reviews. :D Justine, I don't think the volume on the physique templates will be that much of a shock after HTS. I know...

Lib, what Lisa said! HUGS! Justine, I got the A templates for cutting (I was 141 at the time, so I think they figured I'd soon be below the 140# cutoff). I later bought the B templates for massing (138 at the time, same logic reversed). But 'base' is the same for A cutting and A massing (or B...

Hi everyone! Great job to all. Killin' it, as always! Justine, still loving the physique templates. I dread leg days, but hey. Oh, and I used my 'hard day' template for the first time today. Loving that, too! :) Do you have the 'A' templates or the 'B' templates (do they say F_A_C or F_B_C)...

Hey, Commando Buddies! Wow, sounds like everyone's doing great work-work out there in the world! Lisa, you chase that baby! :D I know that workout well... Actually, I've NEVER tried PLB because I anticipated the quick-change issue... my BB weights are just too annoying to change by little...

HI everyone!!! Justine, you crack (er, craque?) me up! Great work, everyone. Sorry I'm being a lousy correspondent -- it's temporary! :eek: Justine, the 6x week physique templates work each bodypart 3x week, so it's not 1 bodypart/day. It's something like this... Mon Chest Back Tris Tues Legs...

Hi everyone!!! Woah, it has been forever since I've logged on... seriously vacation was great but crazy and I seriously have just been goinggoinggoing in the most intense way since (like Lib on her preworkout formula! ;) ). I only have a few minutes now but I didn't want to wait another day to...

Hi everyone, Thanks all for your support and sound wisdom. Y'all rock! Justine, I LOVE your HTS program. You are absolutely killing it. Yeah, most of my days on RP are light day, believe it or not. Exception is high volume squats and/or deads. Or I'll go to moderate if I do lifting then more...

Hi everyone! Great work all around. My little update: I was feeling much better and thought I'd finish out cutting the final week just with less cardio and more incidental calories (condiments, etc.), but I'm just starting to feel scrawny. I was below 137 today and... I don't want to waste...