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    STS 2.0 Foam Rolling - Love it!

    There are lots of foam rolling workouts on YouTube. Jess P Fit has a Foam Roller Mobility and Recovery Stretching Flow that I've done a few times and it's pretty good. Sydney Cummings has quite a few different ones too and the ones I've done have been pretty good. Recently I've been doing...
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    mini ball help

    I think the trick is to have the pin really close by so you can get it in as quickly as possible. I use a hand pump. I pull the needle out, quickly get my finger over the hole to stop the air escaping, then grab the plug and quickly release my finger and put it in. There will always be some...
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    In the middle of STS 2.0 rotation

    I guess it depends on how long your recovery will be. STS 2 is set up in 3 phases and I remember reading that these can be used as stand-alone workouts or phases, so you don't need to do the 3 phases in order, unlike STS 1. With that in mind you could choose to start right back at the...
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    STS versus STS 2.0?

    I find larger handles harder on my grip strength. I use hexagonal dumbbells up to 9kg (20lb) and I'm OK up to 5kg but at 6kg and up the dumbbells have a larger handle. I also have Powerblocks which I use when I need to go heavier and these also have a large handle. In STS 1.0 I was having...
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    Regarding STS2.0 Abs

    I did the no equipment abs and mini ball abs premix today. On the no equipment abs, I found doing the sit up with rotation immediately after the bent leg sit up was hard. On the mini ball abs, I liked doing the crunches and elbow drives with the ball behind my back. With the bike maneuver, at...
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    How much cardio do you need?

    Thanks ashaw. I was looking at maybe hiring an elliptical but there seems to be mixed reviews on whether an elliptical is OK for hip bursitis. Some reviews I've seen have indicated it can make it worse. Also, I just can't fit one anywhere in my house, which also rules out a recumbent bike or...
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    Lower Body 1 errors

    Attention Forum Admin: The User Guide for Lower Body 1 is missing the chapter for static side lunges, should be after chapter 16 Side Lunge R/L # 2. Also, in the workout blender the premixes for Lower Body 1 Express 1 and Express 2 are the same, they are both Express 2, i.e. 2 sets max.
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    How much cardio do you need?

    Typically, I would do 2 cardio workouts a week if I was focused on heavy weight training and 1 cardio workout if I was doing more metabolic/endurance weightlifting workouts, e.g. PHA, as I found that these types of workouts gave me a good cardio workout too. I've had to cut back on cardio over...
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    Revisiting Stretch Max

    I have 2 tennis balls in a tied off sock that I sometimes use on my back. My spine goes between the balls so I can get the muscles on either side. I have lots of other items for massaging too including massage sticks, spiky balls, a percussion massager and a massage cushion. I have Yamuna...
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    Revisiting Stretch Max

    You can do foam roller workouts substituting other equipment, depending on the exercise. You can use a mini ball for rolling out the muscles, which you can inflate or deflate to control how hard it is. This is a good option if your muscles are really sore, and you're not used to foam rolling...
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    Cathe's Balance Disc

    I have a slide board :) I haven't used it in ages. I also have 2 Pilates rings; one is a cheap version that doesn't have much tension and I'm afraid I will break it if I squeeze it too hard. Then I bought a more expensive one with good, heavy tension.
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    Unhappy with downloadable "free" user's guide

    Agree. A print friendly version would be great.
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    STS 2.0 Blender Workouts are Freezing Between Chapters

    I also get freezing problems, but I also get them with non-STS 2.0 workouts I have blended. Usually, it freezes once or twice but I made a blended yoga workout using Yoga Max, Yoga Relax and Perfect 30 Yoga and Mobility and it kept freezing on me. But it doesn't happen all the time, sometimes...
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    Cathe's Balance Disc

    I've mostly used a disc like this for rehab, strengthening my abs after a back injury. I don't fully inflate it. I haven't used it for workouts.
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    Unhappy with downloadable "free" user's guide

    I've also gone paperless with bills and statements as they charge extra if you want a paper copy. I get so little post delivered to my mailbox now that I had birds trying to nest in it. :D I suddenly had leaves and twigs appearing in my mailbox and then spotted these two birds flying in and out...
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    Double arm Scarecrows in Upper Body 2

    This happens to me too. I did the Express 1 premix of Supersets Total Body the other day and it froze about halfway during the biceps/triceps set and again during the incline fly/underhand barbell row set. I just carried on with the set while it was frozen as I knew we were doing 8 reps of...
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    Unhappy with downloadable "free" user's guide

    The free online guide works for me. Shipping DVDs from America to New Zealand became problematic with Covid. The last series I had shipped, Perfect 30, took a month to get here. Since then, I have subscribed to OnDemand and I'm loving the workout blender. I also don't print out the whole...
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    STS 2.0 Super Sets

    I did the Upper Body & Calves premix of this one yesterday. It was a good workout, nicely paced, with the rests in between. I like that I can use the rest break to sort out my weights for the next round. I had some issues with grip strength, especially on the shrugs and calves, even with...
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    Cathe, stop joking! It's dangerous!

    I laugh when I'm counting reps in time with Cathe and we've done 12 reps and she does an extra one. Gotta love them bonus reps.:D
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