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They can come in handy for weight work. Like if you want to increase your weight on your smaller muscle groups, then 1 lb. increments will be highly useful. Many times on shoulder work, for instance, a 5 lb. jump is way too much, but going from 15lbs. to 16 or 17 makes all the difference...

LOL!! Every week I say to my husband "What product do you think they'll be endorsing this time?" Let's see, they've done Extra gum, Brita filters, Fiber One, & Cheerios I think. And I agree, Ron should have been the one to go. Every week he uses his son as an excuse to gain sympathy. Diane

I just finished this disc awhile ago, & I also thought it felt harder. I think it's because some of the harder pushup sequences were interspersed throughout the workout rather than toward the beginning. Also, I counted 182 pushups in this workout, which is more than in the previous ones:eek...

Hi Carrie, obviously I'm not Cathe, but my lats were extremely sore after I completed Disc 1. More so than my chest by far. Anyway, I notice whenever I do a routine that calls for MANY pushups, my lats are always very sore. So I think it is most definitely all the pushups. To me, that's more...

Hello everyone! Hubby & I finished Disc 6 yesterday, & boy we were drenched! The good thing about Mesocycle 1 is that you certainly don't have time to look at the clock wondering when you'll be through:p. Gotta say, I was sure grunting to get back up on those slide back paper plate lunges...

Hi everyone! My husband & I just did Disc 4 last night & let me say, it doesn't get easier!! The time flew by as everyone else said, and my upper body was so fried afterwards. By the way Cathe, I'm doing your rotation with the cardio, & for disc 4 you had us do the Yoga-based abs. Well...

Thanks for everyone's replies! I personally love to do cardio & will always do it in some form or another, if only for its mood-enhancement qualities. I also agree with what was stated that there is always research to support most anyone's viewpoint. So I tend to take many things with a grain of...

For those who are familiar with or have read either of the New Rules of Lifting books, I am wondering what are your thoughts on doing the STS rotation with the cardio Cathe has posted? I’ve been reading the author’s ideas about building muscle & that too much or intense cardio diminishes the...

Thanks for answering Amy! Darn, I was hoping I would have the option to have a couple pound increments for lifting on moves like bicep curls where a 5# jump may be a bit much. I'll have to think about it I guess. Diane

I saw these in the Ab Circuits DVD also & am thinking about ordering. Does anyone know though if each glove goes up to 2lbs. (for a total of 4 lbs. for both gloves) , or is each glove only capable of going to 1 lb.? Diane

I tested this using about 63% of my 1RM, and I would say it was just about right. I definitely struggled at the end and had to slow down to finish, but was able to maintain my form. HTH, Diane

Yes, mine is!! But my husband has joined me off and on working out with Cathe for years now, so he knows how hard Cathe can be. I admit, it is amusing to see him do the warmups, trying to get moves like grapevines, etc.! My husband already had me take several before photos and he has been taking...

Just gotta say that I agree, these look outstanding! Mine just arrived this afternoon (I live in CA so it takes about 1 week) and I already previewed disc 1. The quality is as good as everyone has been saying, & I think the music fits the moves nicely from what I've seen so far. I'd say these...

But how can I test at 10 reps if the exercise calls for 21 reps (since it is called "Standing Barbell Front Press 21's")? So if I go 10 reps does that mean I'm doing 210 reps; that is 21 x 10 for example (this can't be, but I'm trying to illustrate my point)? I understand with all the...

This exercise is listed on page 4 of the One Rep Max Chart downloadable pdf file you guys posted awhile back. It shows up as exercise #690. I'm confused as to how we enter our reps since presumably we do 21 reps, but the Workout Manager doesn't allow me to enter more than 20 reps. I know with...

Thanks for answering. I do have one more question though. In the Workout Manager the maximum number of reps you can enter is 20, so is the 21 rep sequence counting as only 1 rep? Or how do we do 8 to 10 reps on this particular exercise? Maybe I'm being too picky! Diane

Could someone please clarify how to perform this exercise? Is it overhead but only halfway up for 7 reps, then all the way up and halfway down for 7 reps, then 7 full reps? Am I making sense? LOL!! Thanks. Diane

I agree, thank you to all the veterans and their families!

Hi, this is funny you brought this up since I too have just finished up a GS rotation, and I planned to do some circuit workouts to change things up for awhile. Normally I like to split my weights and cardio, but sometimes you just need a change! Anyway, what I like to do is a Mon.-Wed.-Fri...

You could get the new ones from Cathe, but I believe they actually used the green dynaband in the video you are getting. I think Collage sells them, or you can get them at Fitness Wholesale Online: http://www.fwonline.com/dbcutlong.htm HTH!