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I'm looking forward to when this series makes it out. I ended up ordering a balance disc in preparation for it. While I'm sure the new series will have its own robust rotation (or several rotations), I'm also hoping for a rotation of this series that intermingles with STS 2.0 and then maybe one...

I've been dealing with an old, recurring lower back issue that flared up recently where any forward flexion results in pretty awful pain. Don't worry - I've gone in and seen a PT about it and we're working to address the issue. That said, he said I was clear to do any exercise, just for now...

I'm kicking myself for not getting the Step Boss series when it first came out. I don't know why I kept thinking I wouldn't like it - it's choreographed STEP work for crying out loud. Watched the workouts last night and immediately had to weave in the Bonus Intermediate Step workout as one of...

I've finished another 12-week rotation - this time one that merged XTrain and STS 2.0 and I'm on my rest/recovery week. Since I've become an OnDemand subscriber, I've been perusing all of Cathe's other workouts to see what I want to do next. I've already determined I'm going to give the...

Just finished this as my Christmas Day workout. First, I just want to say I really appreciated Cathe's comment at the close of the workout that we had a choice today and we chose to do something good for ourselves by doing a tough workout! I appreciate being reminded that I made a good choice...

Holy cannoli, this workout wiped me out! I was freshly fueled with my morning breakfast and coffee from earlier, too. Since I've not done this workout since way before STS 2.0 came out, I looked at my original weights notes, scoffed, and upped everything. I chose weights at least two notches up...

Thanks to my OnDemand sub, I was able to try this workout out for the first time. I generally dread kickboxing workouts since, ultimately, I'm not a major fan of cardio, period (necessary evil), but I can say I genuinely had fun doing this. Her sections between no gloves, gloves, and...

With the Black Friday specials, I went ahead and got myself a Cathe OnDemand subscription. I figure I spend about the cost of the subscritption each year in purchasing DVDs, I may as well just get the subscription. Which means I'll also get to access her newest workouts when they come out...

Today I did the Extreme premix of Chest and Tris plus bonuses. Woooooo, tough workout for sure! I want to put this out there in case anyone here has been only favoring these combo premixes instead of doing each body part separately: Consider that you may not get the full benefit of focusing...

I haven't seen this discussion yet, so thought I'd get a thread going. Has anyone here gone through the STS 2.0/XTrain rotation in the guide yet? I'm going to start that particular rotation in about a month after doing a fill-in STS 2.0 rotation upon completing the 12-week rotation from the...

This was too funny:

I've finally figured out why I'm loving STS 2.0 so much. Aside from just the workouts themselves being so fun and varied - I feel like I never get bored - and the moves are all sufficiently challenging and I feel pumped up and encouraged to go as heavy as I can handle (with good form, of...

I originally posted this to the "Newest/Upcoming" forum and wasn't getting any response, so I've moved my question here. I'd love some insights on this. :) Thanks! I was just noting that when we get to phase 3 of the STS 2.0 rotation that for lower body, Cathe just focuses on lower body as a...

I've moved this to the "Ask Cathe" forum since there's not really been any response here. :) (original text deleted)

Wooooooaaaaah. Did this for the first time today. I think this is my first time experiencing those quad lifts with the stability ball on the shin/toe at the very end. My quads were having an existential crisis, lol! Loved the workout. I'm just really frustrated that my grip strength is really...

... or just about. My rotation is a little "off" because I used Wednesday as my start date (Monday in the rotation chart). I have technically 3 more workouts left - foam rolling, Super Sets, and then chair yoga. However, Sunday starts my scheduled weeklong active recovery week where I take it...

All in good fun - little wise cracks during the workouts are not great when I start laughing while trying to heft heavy weight! :D PS - my favorite joke I've heard so far was "we're turning 50 shades of red here" during Super Sets. Thanks for keeping things on the "light" side, even when we're...

Pushed through this workout today. I liked the pace and although you repeat the same exercise 3x, the swapping between parts per set helps break it up. I noted I can likely go heavier with many of my first blush weight selections. My only problem was having to occasionally pause the video in...

Since the core workouts are separate from the other workouts, and they're not recommended specifically in the rotation (just in a paragraph suggesting you don't exclude them), what would be the optimal days to include a core workout? Is it better to include on one of the resistance training...

I'm not complaining about no cardio since a lot of the time cardio is kind of a bane to me. Although I do love my step workouts if only because they're fun. The guide mentions cardio is optional with the main STS 2.0 rotations, but no more than twice a week and no more than 30 minutes at a time...