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What is taking a gelatin/collagen supplement supposed to help with? Are there any versions that are not beef-based? I do not eat red meat of any kind.

Hi everyone, I am back and looking for a little guidance. I'm exactly halfway through Meso 2 (I switched to the full 6 month STS program after 2 weeks of Meso 1) and am liking the results for the most part. I have added 4 pounds of weight, most of which is clearly muscle. As of the last week or...

I am so sorry that you are going through all of this, Kim. I lost my sweet, sweet Great Dane, Freckles to bone cancer and lost our sweet girl Dane, Libby just over a year later. They were family members and they took a piece of my heart when they left me. I do believe that I will see them again...

You go girl!!!!!!! That is a huge goal of mine, too, and I know I will get there one day. That had to feel just plain INCREDIBLE! :)

Exactly halfway through my first-ever STS program and I am LOVING it!!! My little baby biceps aren't looking quite so little these days!

I am exactly halfway through my first ever round of STS and, while I wouldn't describe it as fun, I WOULD describe it as AWESOME! It has helped me in too many ways to count. To name a few things that make me love the program, I would have to start with the fact that it is completely different...

Roz, I saw this post at such a perfect time. I really needed this. Thank you SO much for deciding to post this. I just shared it on my FB timeline. Hopefully, some of my female friends who struggle with the same issues as I do (and likely many of us do) will see it and be a little gentler on...

I've been keeping the cardio to 3 days per week (the days that I don't do STS). Typically, 2 days of Hiit kept to 45 min or so and 1 day of kickboxing. Do you think that'll be too much once I hit Meso 3?

Ooo, I hadn't thought about that yet but, based upon this great little tidbit of info, I think I'll be doing the Plyo legs! :) Thank you!

So do you ladies find that, once you are done with STS, that the "bulk" goes away and you're left with nice, muscular definition? I'm wondering if my bulk is caused by swelling of some sort or water retention or something. I eat ridiculously clean and, if anything, probably am still not eating...

I am hoping for a little guidance (reassurance?) here. I am on my second week of STS Meso 2 on the full 5 1/2 month rotation. This is the first time I have ever done a heavy weights program like this. On one hand, I am LOVING it! It is a serious challenge and it keeps me from doing the constant...

Me, too!!!! It's pretty incredible how I feel exactly the same way about the workouts as she does. I discovered her after discovering Paul Katami which led me to Toby, Ilaria, etc.etc.... And my credit card has been hard at work ever since. ;)

Jodi, I can totally see how that could happen! I actually dropped my gym membership because I found that I was enjoying doing my workouts at home so much now that I have found Cathe. The only problem is that every one she has reviewed lately, I want to buy! :)

Awesome, I have to send her a thank you message for sure! Thank you!

Have any of my fellow Cathletes discovered this gem of a Web blog? The author is a huge Cathe fan and does the most thorough and amazing reviews of all types of exercise DVDs, most of them higher intensity and for advanced (or intermediate-advanced) exercisers. She has helped me to amass quite a...

You ladies are the best! This helps me a ton and I am very glad to hear that I shouldn't feel like I "have to" take a week off from exercising completely. I will just have some fun mixing it up, trying some of the unopened workout DVDs I keep putting off doing because I adore Cathe so much and...

Hi fellow Cathletes! I have almost reached the stage in STS (6 1/2 month program) where Cathe is telling me to "take an active recovery week". Can someone enlighten me as to exactly what this is and what is entails? I typically workout 6 days per week: 3 days of STS and 3 days of Hiit, Metabolic...

I love my new Reebok Crossfit sneaks. The have a very wide base that supports lateral movement very well. I have been wearing them while doing both the STS program as well a various Plyo and Hiit workouts. They work great for all types! Not cheap ($100) but worth it in my opinion.

Good thought, Catherine, thank you! I am going to try to find one of my daughter's old school backpacks. I always got her sturdy ones with thick, padded straps and I will definitely be super-cautious when I use it for the first few times.

I am cracking up so hard over here. You couldn't have given a more perfectly spot-on description of Ilaria!!! She is something to see, isn't she? :)