I am currently on my second week of this rotation. I just finished a few weeks of Slow and Heavy and re-started the tank top rotation last week.
Since my week begins on Monday, this is what I did and this is what I plan to do through Sunday:
Monday: Powerstrike II plus planks from S&H
Tuesday: CTX shoulders, biceps, triceps plus forearm work from S&H, CTX All Step, abs
Wednesday: Pure Strength Legs and abs
This is what I want to conclude with (sometimes what I plan does not always happen though):
Thursday: All Pure Strength upper body
Friday: cardio (whichever I feel like) plus abs
Saturday: MIS
Sunday: rest, or the balance of MIS if I ran out of time yesterday.
This is a lot of working out but I have developed in ways I never thought possible and that motivates me to keep improving.
When I am "not in the mood" to do a planned workout I promise myself that I will do it for 15 minutes. If, after that, I still am not in the mood, I give myself permission to stop and will absolutely not chastise myself later. Most of the time, after 15 minutes, I am geared up and don't feel like stopping.
I found Cathe about a year and a half ago. So far, this is what she has done for me:
1. I lost nearly 30 pounds. I have given away all my "fat" clothes to charity and even the size 4's that were way in the back of my closet for years are too big now. I love to look in the closet and decide what I want to wear instead of settling for what can fit that day without strangling me. Everything fits.
2. I have rock hard abs and can actually see cubes and feel the muscles there in deep ridges. (Funny story -- I was at my doctor for a check up and he was palpating my stomach. He said, "Relax, don't tighten up." I told him I was not tightening up. I was WAS relaxed. Believe me, this was a totally new experience for me.)
3. Chest has that "puff" beneath the collarbone.
4. Back has definition and can see lats pop out when I raise my arms.
5. Shoulder size and strength has increased mightily. I have a clear shoulder cap and those "dimples" in the rear delt area. Don't know what you call them.
6. Biceps are round and defined. Can see them even when not working out. When I towel dry my hair, for instance, I can see them popping in and out.
7. Triceps are very strong and underarm has no jiggle.
8. Legs are strong, calves have definition and quads are very developed and rounded. Inner thighs are tight and do not touch each other when I walk (this is a first in my whole life).
9. Posture has improved. I sit up straight all the time without thinking about it. My self esteem has gone up because I like the way I look and feel.
10. I enjoy working out (most of the time) and look forward to each workout with eager anticipation. Before Cathe, I never really enjoyed workouts. Now I do.
Excuse me for bragging a bit but I just feel so good about what I have accomplished and am overjoyed that others are trying this system because I know everyone will see improvements.
Marlene (the not-so-humble)
