1) You don't need the tower, as there is a modification using exercise bands. In addition, you can:
- purchase a pull up bar that hangs in a doorway
- do pull ups on something that looks like it will handle the weight (I use the bar that runs across my treadmill)
- maybe do bent over rows, which is a great exercise and better than nothing
2) Plyo Legs come in once a week in Meso 3. You can do more or less if you like, and you can even skip them entirely. I like to use Plyo Legs once a week, but if I've had a really heavy Leg Day and I'm still sore, then I'll skip it or lower the weights in the workout.
3) How your body will respond is impossible for anyone to guess since we're all so different. Some of the Catheites here put on muscle easily (jerks!
), while some of us (okay...me) can go through 6 months of STS and just barely get a bicep going.
The beauty of STS and all of Cathe's workouts is that you can modify them to work for you. If you think you're building up too much during Meso 2, then cut back on the poundage.
If you love weight training, you'll love STS. There is so much variety, and with the changes in reps and poundage, I feel Cathe pushes us beyond what we would normally do on our own. That's where you get results.