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Finished Mesocycle 1 this morning, then previewed disc 13, OH MY! Disc 12 was a little easier for me to do than 3, 6, or 9 :) I'm not sure what I'll do for recovery week, probably cardio & stretching--lots of stretching. I've never done a structured program before but find I'm loving it...

Absolutely! Did disc 11 this morning, tough, yes, but disc 10 was (as someone else said) evil, VERY evil!

I HOPE this is normal, it happens to me frequently, especially with tricep extensions. My arms will simply not move. Period. :(

That's me exactly, Becky. I think I only sleep well 1 of every 7 days. Makes those tough STS days even harder. I don't want to resort to pills, but a full week of 6-7 hrs of sleep would be ever so nice.

Hello, Nan. I haven't had BM2 for very long, but love the intensity. I have used nothing but dumbbells for all of Cathe's workouts up till starting STS, I now have a barbell but don't know if I will ever get heavy weights over my head :(. I did purchase the weighted vest to add extra weight...

These are two of my favorite workouts and I have LOTS to choose from! I even miss doing boot camp since starting STS. ME is great, I've done it quite often: "time for legs again". And BC is the only, yes only, workout where I actually feel it in my abs the day(s) after to that extreme...

Well, I've been enjoying the thought of a "week off", but intended to do intense cardio. Now I wonder. A whole week of recovery/light workouts? The past several years it's been hard to even take one day totally "off", I usually at least used my stationary bike for 30 minutes. Will this be...

Don't know that this will help anyone, but after having such a hard time with wall squats. . . well the next day I was playing ball with my dog, Lark, and tried to squat LOOOWWW. Yep, I really could get back up! So, before I did disc 6 I tried a few adjustments. For me, changing the position...

Too funny! Must mean I'm doing them wrong, or maybe just sort of ;) cheating cuz I can do most of them.

Ditto, ditto. Thanks so very much.

Hmm. Sounds good to me. I used to have an awful time taking Sundays off till STS. Now I don't think about even that stationary bike for more than a few minutes as I wake up. Don't know--may have to do at least IMAX2--it's a favorite. And, for me, it's definitely NOT moderate cardio...

Exactly! I even dropped, literally, a couple of the weights and quickly picked up lighter ones in order to keep going. Afterwards I reminded myself I DO get next week off :D

Thank you, SNM Your explanations about weight gains, bulking and water retention are very helpful. I am encouraged now and convinced at least some of my weight gain is too much winter sitting. Maybe when I start planting peas next month I'll see the scale go back down. Thanks, again. Janie

Weight I also have gained a couple pounds, glad to know I'm not alone. I have attributed it to WINTER. :( I sure hate to think it's the workouts! I know I'm less active in winter: no garden hoeing to do, grass doesn't need to be cut, not even much snow to shovel in west central Ohio. I...

Oh, yes, Erin, there will be many of us restarting months from now. I'm into week 4 (tomorrow) of STS, but will want to do it all again and maybe have to wait till Fall. Give yourself plenty of time to heal properly, then start slowly. It's a great workout program, tough, but adjustable...

Hi, Kris. That's exactly what happened to me. :) I just laughed when Cathe asked how we were doing with our plates. I decided it wasn't cheating, I earned that sweat! I actually did disc 9 today, talk about sore! OUCH. I had to stop the DVD after 35 minutes to stretch seriously and...

I TOTALLY AGREE! And actually, I didn't even notice the music wasn't in sync during the warmups, I'm too busy trying to move my body. Yes, they all did an AWESOME JOB!!!

Pull Ups I'm in week 3, did disc 8 yesterday. The tubing I used for disc 2 didn't seem like enough of a challenge, so for discs 5 & 8 I used my Total Gym. That worked :) felt it! I'm loving STS, find my DOMS ease a lot after a cardio workout - I make an extra effort to swing my arms...

How true! So much fun to read these posts. Hey! I don't feel so bad now :D

You know, I never even considered the question before. Pyramids are one of my favorite workouts. I just did them--often upper and lower body the same day. Always felt great after. I'll miss them till I finish this STS rotation :)