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Laughing Water, I'm laughing at your Terrible Vegan signature line. I am also a terrible vegan. : )

Tdiane, I just wanted to invite you to come check in with a few of us who just started STS this week. We have a check-in thread called New STS'ers on the check-ins and challenges board. We can help keep each other accountable there and talk about the workouts. Please join us, and you can...

Yep, I had it. One thing you could do to help her is to offer to help with the babies. I had no family around me and all my friends (literally) had new babies of their own, so I was at home alone, exhausted all the time with a baby who cried all the time and didn't sleep (he was really...

Workout today was disc 3. I think I will do an upper body, lower body, then upper each week. Let's see...to make the workout around 45 minutes, I did not do the side lunge w/knee raise, fan kicks, or the pulse exercises. Did everything else though. My form was not good on the...

Krasy, on the Valor stands, there are rotating clips that you can swing over the barbell itself on each side, that keep it from tipping up on side A if you are loading side B.

Hi Kelly and welcome Helene! Kelly, I didn't do every single one of the 1RM's, and I think we're going to be fine, too. I really think that once you get through the first week of each Mes., then you'll know what to do for the other 3 weeks since they're so similar. I agree about the barbell...

Oh, I can't believe I forgot to mention this! The best part about the BFFM book, for me, is the mental aspect. Venuto totally addresses how to train your brain to get it to do what you want it to. Diet books always seem to leave that out, and it's critical! We all know what to do for the...

Hi, I am starting this check-in for those of us just starting out with STS. I know of one other person starting today with me, but anyone is welcome whether you're starting today or just started recently. Please join us! So, I did disc 1 today. I really have to say it was not as scary as I...

Tan, thanks! I have read some negative stuff about unfermented soy products and am nervous about eating it, so I mostly don't have it. I love hemp protein though...what protein powder do you use?

I have both, and agree with the last post. I don't like that Tosca doesn't advocate counting your calories, at least for people who are new to trying to lose weight or eat right. Counting your calories and journaling help tremendously with figuring out where the problems are, what...

Yeah, it's certainly not going to be perfect. But I'm glad I'm doing them, because at least it gives me an idea. And after doing some of the tests, I now know that I can lift heavier (of course depending on the reps) that I thought. That will help me to push myself more with the STS workouts.

Hi! I'm going to do the 3.5 month rotation, too. Starting on Aug. 3 sounds perfect for me. I've done some leg, bicep, and shoulder 1RM's so far. I should be done in time to start with you. I think I'm probably going to shorten the workouts to 45 minutes, so I can stretch and shower and be...

I am also a former Firmie! I think a lot of us here are. I still do some of them from time to time. Yep, that is exactly what it would show. The workout manager will calculate everything for you and display it on your workout cards, so all you have to do is lift!

Your 1RM is the amount of weight you can lift for a maximum of 1 rep. It's not actually used in the workouts, but if you know how much you can lift for a max of 1 time, then it helps to figure out how much of that 1RM you can lift for more reps. In the workouts, and on the workout cards in...

Thanks guys! Going to give the by-disc thing a try. Off I go.

I am just getting around to starting STS, so can someone point me to any posts by users that detail their 1 rep max testing plans? Or can you tell me about one that worked for you and didn't take forever? I am not sure what the most efficient thing to do is. I have dumbells up to 15 lbs each...

Glitter Darby. Oh yeah baby.

Hi, I use this stuff from this website: http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Hemp-Protein-Unflavored-16-oz-454-g/15275?at=1 I don't know how it would be just shaken (I use a magic bullet), but this is the first completely unsweetened protein powder that I've found that I can actually mix...

Hi everybody, boy, I have missed you guys! Let's see...I have quit my part-time-from-home job and I've been working like crazy finishing my last project during my son's naps and after he goes to sleep at night, and my workouts have been sporadic. I'm done now, but things are going to stay...

Shoot! Looks like the width between the posts on the Gold's Gym thing is 49.5 in., and I measured my Troy Lite bar and it's much shorter between the plate stoppers. I almost cancelled my overstock order! : )