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It depends on how much weight you are going to be lifting. I have a barbell I bought from The Firm about 20 years ago. It came with 2 each of 5#, 2.5# and 1.25# plates (total of 17.5#, and the bar weighs 10#). This worked well for me until I started doing more serious weight lifting recently...

I don't understand how anyone who has breastfed could confuse the experience with something sexual. I've nursed all 3 of my kids and never felt anything remotely sexual with the experience. Just because it involves the breasts doesn't make it sexual, anymore than delivering a baby or using a...

I remember I once gained 5 lbs after eating Chinese food. That salt will get you every time.

Very helpful responses - thank you. I have 4DS chest & back tomorrow and will give the form pointers a try.

I have tried so hard to make this exercise work for me. I've tried different variations and weights but I just don't feel like the pullover is really working any muscle effectively. And it seems to be in every one of Cathe's weight workouts. So my two questions are: 1. Is it just me who...

Thanks Kathryn! That makes sense.

Why are some exercises more important than others to have a 1RM for? And what a fabulous job! Thanks so much for this!

I'm sure there are due process issues here too. I would hope that there are some hurdles in place to keep the legislature from acting without an appropriate amount of evidence, etc. etc. I guess when you are totally busted for doing something totally stupid, your choices are to be insanely...

I let myself gain over 100 lbs. It wasn't a pity party, really, more like a pity orgy. I had lots of conversations with myself just like you're having with yourself now. I've lost 50 lbs this year, and prior to that I'd lost about 35 lbs (had a pregnancy in between). And I may gain it all...

It's funny you should mention CTX, as I've been really wanting to get it. But I just don't have $80 to spend on a weight workout (I don't do the aerobic workouts). I keep hoping Fit TV will feature Leaner Legs or the CTX upper body so I can get them that way. I used to haunt the exchange...

Yes - I ordered STS a while ago. I am really indulging myself with DVDs these days.

Funny you should mention this - I did 4DS 3 days ago and my calves are still sore. I did a GS rotation a month or so ago, and recall that I eventually got to where I could finish the calves section. In fact, I started adding weight to it near the end. How it compares to 4DS calves, I can't...

The first and most important thing you need to do is stop being ashamed of yourself. You're not kicking puppies, you're just eating too much. Most people do things that they wish they wouldn't do. I'd say the vast majority of us do things we wish we wouldn't do on a regular, sustained basis...

I just started 4DS - weight work only - and have done legs, calves, chest and back so far (triceps, biceps and shoulders are for today). They are very different from her other weight workouts (at least the ones that I've done). I felt like it wasn't quite hard enough, but that may be due to...

Thanks - I have checked collage, and they have the best reviews of what's out there. I'm hoping to find more reviews - of Cathe DVDs specifically - that are very detailed. I've seen some at Yayas, where the reviewer takes you more or less step-by-step through the video and adds lots of...

Is there any place to get really detailed reviews of Cathe's DVDs? I know there is the ranking of workouts by complexity/enjoyability, etc., and I've seen a few reviews on the Yayas board. But for the newer DVDs I can't find any reviews that go into a lot of detail. I went to the...

Keeping records is the smartest thing I did/do. I regularly take measurements too. I've been religious in keeping track of my exercise (I can tell you every workout I've done this year - not that you'd ask :rolleyes:), although I've had a harder time recording my calories consistently (call it...

What new thing are you trying? STS. I need to figure out a knee-friendly cardio workout so that I can build some cardiovascular stamina. What overall goals do you have? Nothing new here - losing weight, gaining muscle What training program/rotation do you want to try or plan to continue...

I'm trying to find a breakdown of 4DS that has the approx. time on the various segments (i.e, how long the triceps work is, or even just how long the weight portion is for any given day). Does anyone know where I could find it? So is it true that 4DS alone will not be a good weight workout...

I want another Cathe strength DVD (although I have almost all of them). I have S&H, PS Series, GS, Pyramids and ME and MIS. So that leaves 4DS and Muscle Max I believe. I split train, so if I do a whole body workout I need to split the upper and lower portions. I'm assuming Muscle Max has...