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This is a WONDERFUL idea! When I print out the workout card, there will still be a line for 21s, and I will still want to pick up a weight for it. If there was a way to say "15 lb. (this estimate based on exercise 637)" or words to that effect I would not have to go through each workout card...

I'm getting back into exercising after a few months, and I am 65 lb. overweight with back issues. Therefore I plan to do squats with 0 to 20 pounds total of weight. Since I am challenging my legs/core with weights that I can safely lift overhead is there any reason I can't do the "squat rack"...

Is there a way to reset all the values in the one-rep max calculator back to their original settings? I did several of the tests 10-12 weeks ago and have not exercised since then. I also put in values for some unnecessary tests and am now confused as to what needs the reps calculated...

RE: Any tentative date scheduled for the release of STS... Perhaps SNM should post a *tentative* release date of, say, Spring 2010. This way they have enough time to do their usual excellent job, customers who need a tentative (not definite!) date have one, and SNM will get praised for...

RE: When will the STS 1RM Calculator be on your website... I am planning to do the STS workouts with my mother, who isn't a forum member. When the Workout Manager comes out will there be an option for more than one member of the same household, or should I just register her? Thanks, Mary

The correct title of the book is: Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain, by Pete Egoscue. MaryS

Hi, I mostly lurk on the board, but frequently read it. For back pain like yours, I would use Pete Egoscue's Chronic Pain book (available on amazon for about $15). But I would not judge its effectiveness until I had tried it for a week. (Look at the reviews on amazon and the...

My non-scientific theory is similar to yours, Mikie. I think part of the feeling I call "hunger" is from my stomach shrinking. When I eat a huge Thanksgiving dinner I stretch my stomach and in a few hours, when it is shrinking from huge to normal, I get hungry. If I skip 2 meals in a row...

I am not a doctor or other medical professional, and free advice is worth what you pay for it. :) However, when I have back or hip pain I use Pete Egoscue's book Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain. It costs about $15 from amazon.com or your local bookstore...

RE: One more thing and I swear I'm done A zafu is a round black cusion you sit on to meditate. It's about 10-12 inches in diameter, and about 4 inches thick (before you sit on it). I only know "woo-woo factor" from mysteries, where it means ghosts/astrology/answered prayers etc. I guess...

I hate, hate, hate the idea of dieting, so when I started working with a dietician (doctor's idea :-( ), she recommended one change at a time. The most powerful one has been to eat 6-8 servings of fruits or vegetables a day. I can smother them in as much cheese sauce as I want, I just have to...

Francine, Have you heard about the new FIRM workouts, the Body Sculpting System 3? (The preview is up at Collage.) For this series of workouts they are pushing their box/ramp, particularly for step cardio and lunges on the incline. Do you think the Bodywedge21 could substitute for it? I'm...

Hi Cathe, I am a beginner/intermediate exerciser and just starting your weight work with PUB and PLB. I love them! But I have trouble with lunges. I wobble and I can't get down very low and I struggle to keep my torso upright. x( I don't want to add weight until I have better form...

Hi! I have a question about chest pullovers. When I did them last night my shoulders/neck were feeling stressed. What am I doing wrong? I did Pyramid Upper Body for the first time last night. It's fun! I went very light so I'm not sore at all this morning. Now I want to try it again...

Thanks for the advice! I don't have a DVD player so I got the pyramids on VHS. I also don't have a stability ball, or even a step. :o I figure that when I get the props, the workouts will seem like new ones to me! I'm thinking of a vague rotation like: pyramids upper body cardio and...

Hello! I'm Mary, and I've lurked on this forum for a while and am now joining in. :-) I'm planning to start a rotation with Cathe's pyramids next week. This will be my first time with her strength videos, except for doing the last portion of Body Max a few times. I consider myself an...