Dumbbell weights

[Lee Jones]

I know there are a million questions regarding STS and the more I read, the more I'm not sure if STS is for me. I love Cathe's other weight programs, but the most I ever use is up to 12 lbs. I have one 15 lb for one arm rows.

My question is....if I get STS, am I going to have to purchase higher weights? I read that someone was using 30+ lbs of db weights and heck, I don't even know if I could carry those out of the store! Maybe I'm just weak...but anyway, this is all starting to scare me.

Tell me it's not as bad as it sounds....

Laura

 

[Dela]

You could try to take some of the 1RM tests to get a feel for what you may need. Chances are you'll at least need the match to the 15 pound weight.

Maybe put together a list of 1RM that would give you a good feel, like pick 2 or 3 for each muscle (bi, tri, ham strings, quad, back, shoulders, etc) and do a 1 day pass at a gym near by to get your accurate weights, the max we'll go up to in STS is 85-90% of your 1RM in Meso 3. Depending on your strength, you may be good with just buying the #15 pound match and a set of 20's. I've also been using wrist weights to account for the smaller weight increases, they are especially helpful to fill the gap between 15 and 20.

HTH

 

[fit_fairy]

Eportsonline.com has free shipping (and reasonable prices) on most of their dbs(eta: apparently orders over $50). They also have the erogonomic handle (curved), which I like.