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New STS'ers - Week of 9/7-9/13 Ignore post!

I tried WW and although I think it's a good program to help someone learn portion control, it wasn't enough food for me to stick to (I think they gave me 21 points?). However, my sister-in-law has almost lost 100 pounds over 1.5 years and is doing great and loves it. At the beginning of the...

I pretty much agree with this - I think it's cute on women who are proportionally built, or just slim, but when you have a J-Lo-like bootay like me, it doesn't look great.

I love STS! And I was worried when I read some opinions that the DVDs within a mesocycle were so similar that it felt like you were doing the same workouts every week. I strongly disagree...although of course I noticed a lot of the exercises were the same as the week before, enough of them...

I don't really like the older Firms, so I can't recommend any of those, but one fairly solid workout from the "newer" era is Complete Aerobics and Weight Training with Emily Welsh. I also really liked the workouts with the Firm Box (although the box was horrible, I use the Transfirmer with...

Helene, good job on your eating, I hope the zig-zagging works for you. I haven't tried any of those Ilaria workouts, but they look really good. Sharon, rest day for me, too. I'm glad this rest week is ending soon, I might get too used to this. : ) I just did a few cardio workouts and...

I used to do only Firms, and when the Transfirmer workouts came out, I loved them all, except for Allie's Aerobic Body Shaping. The step cardio in ABS is boring...Allie repeats a lot of stuff over and over. It isn't an easy workout, though. The Jiggle-Free add-ons are also pretty good. The...

Helene, no problem. Hope it all works out for you! Good job on your workouts! Hi Sharon and Kelly. Kelly, hope work isn't killing you! Today was a 49 min. premix of Amy Bento's Kickbox Extreme. That one was fun...I am feeling my hamstrings now - must have worked 'em pretty good. Wanted...

Sharon, would you recommend that Knockout Body workout? I've been eyeing it. Helene, well, when I lost the weight, I ate some processed foods, like protein bars. I had a lot of small meals that I really liked, but then I decided to try veganism, and I've had a hard time finding balanced...

I am glad you posted this. I am trying to be vegan and I have been slipping more and more into just vegetarianism, and each day I wonder why I even bother. Well, this has reminded me why I bother.

Thanks for the response! I should have clarified...I was mostly just wanting to know if 9 exercises was more than is necessary and I could get away with doing less. :eek: But that's what I was thinking...that the Meso 2 workouts use somewhat lighter weights than what you might use in the...

Drill Max, for sure. It's a tough circuit workout that mixes weights and athletic drills. Some of the drills use the step. It's really fun. Also, and I don't have this one, but there is a DVD with Bootcamp and Muscle Endurance, two separate workouts. I'm not sure if Bootcamp uses the step...

In BFFM, Tom Venuto says that, for an advanced bodybuilder, all you need to do for hypertrophy is work the quads/hamstrings once every 6 or 7 days, and he suggests on leg day to do something like the following: Barbell squats Leg extension machine Walking lunges Seated leg curl machine Low...

Helene, here is what I used for my BMR calculations from the book: BMR (basal metabolic rate)= 370 + (21.6 X lean mass in kg) TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) activity factors: Sedentary = BMR X 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job) Lightly active = BMR X 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3...

Today was supposed to be cardio and the last Meso 1 workout for me, but I only got in cardio (35 min. of Amy Bento's Hi-Lo Knockout - first time doing it today...was really fun!). I will just do that last workout tomorrow even though this is supposed to be my rest week. Helene, I hope you...

If you are at least an intermediate exerciser, I don't think you need to do anything to prepare, other than your 1 RM. Of course I know you don't have to do those, but I did a lot of them, and I think it was very helpful. I am finishing Meso 1 today, and I also thought before I started that...

Sharon, good job! I was wondering how everyone was feeling...I see so many posts about people being exhuasted while doing STS. I don't feel exhausted at all, but I am only doing 45 minutes of each workout. Is anyone feeling really tired? Just finished up disc 10. One more to go on Sunday...

Kelly, glad your hectic-ness is almost over! How long has it been since you last worked out? Helene, wow, I wonder why Cathe doesn't suggest a rest week until after Meso 1 on the 6 month rotation? Sharon, that is awesome about your arms! Nothing like results for some awesome motivation...

Thanks Sharon and Helene! I got in 45 min. of week 3 triceps/back today. Tomorrow will start week 4 workouts with legs...can't wait! : ) I really can't say enough about Meso 1. I know I don't look any different, but that is largely due to my eating. I just enjoy these workouts and there is...

Hi ladies! Well, I haven't been on schedule due to some issues sleeping. Ugh, I hate that! The last thing I did was on Saturday - I did Not Your Momma's Step. I did shoulders/chest/bi's and legs from last week, but I never did get to back/tri! :eek: So here's my plan...I will make up for...