I’m sticking with my STS pre-order

I'd never give it up!!

Cathe is the best! I really have a hard time listening to any other instructor...Cathe makes the time fly and I get results with her. I know that STS has taken a year, but lets look at it this way, it is a quality product that she let us in on from the very beginning. We have gotten to see first hand how much time and effort goes into making this type of workout. Had she not said anything about it when she started it and just released it when it was ready people wouldn't be so crazy with the wait. I say just relax and it will get here in due time...in the mean time we have tons of other Cathe tapes to do!!! Happy Holidays to everyone and thanks Cathe and crew for making STS!!! I know it will be great....there was never any doubt in my mind.
 
Keeping them ...

I'm not likely to start doing STS the minute I receive the shipment. (I'll be on vacation over the holidays and I'm recovering from pneumonia.) Still, I'm not going to cancel them simply because I'm not doing them right away. When I'm ready, I'll have them and use them.

I think Cathe is one of the best instructors out there. I love her instructing style and have been enjoying her workouts for about 8 years. I own some of the Turbo Jam series and admit that I've never done them. I just seem to reach for my Cathe workouts day in and day out.

Just throwing my point of view in the ring. I may not have been on the forum very long, but I've been working out with Cathe for years and years!
 
I agree I can't wait for sts. It seems like it will arrive just in time to start that New Year's resolutions. You really need to do the 1rm testing to get full benefit unless you are one of the few who already use weights that are heavy enough. You only need to test the first 12 workout cards after that it is all duplicates. I did the testing as a workout and on two days did chest, shoulders, and biceps and one day back and triceps. I have done a few leg tests and will probably not do all of them. I found that the weight I could use with 12 reps hurt my knees. I am planning to use the lighter weights I already use and watch calories with Cathe's nutrition calculator and next time through sts I will test legs. Another person posted that she did one test and then walked on treadmill for 5 minutes and then did another test and so on.
If you only tested 3 per day you would be done in 34 days.
Joan
 
I am definitely keeping my pre-order.

My only DVDs are by Cathe and I've never "clicked" with any other instructor, so for a completist and someone wanting variety, STS is a no-brainer. I had been hoping for what seems like forever that Cathe would take on a complete system. P90X just isn't for me but I loved the idea of it. Was SO excited when STS was announced and I'm rarely fazed by anything. :)
 
I also preordered the first day and am really looking forward to this series. I have always clicked with Cathe and I also have never considered canceling. I know this will be an incredible set of weight workouts!

Jo :)
 
Can't wait

Hi,

I've never doubted my decision to purchase STS and I ordered on the 1st day. Weight training will always be a part of my fitness routine. I finally realized the benefits of long term rotations after doing p90x and x+. I'm sure this will deliver great results because Cathe's weight training is excellent.

If even for no other reason, look at all of the workouts that will be able to be used in so many different ways outside of the actual STS rotations.

Tracy
 
Thanks for letting me talk STS. I had to let out some STS excitement. Hubby is very supportive, but he has gotten an earful ;). I blame Cathe for this recent STS surge because she has flashed the light at the end of the tunnel :p.

I see that I'm in good company :D,

jordan
 
I preordered on the first day and not looking back. I have preordered every series since I first found Cathe - the Intensity Series being my first preorder.... Love her and have always clicked with her...

Just a note for people who complain about the time it took to produce - ChaLean filmed in Jan/Feb and is just now shipping - so really Cathes has taken a month or two less to produce 41 DVD's...

I cant wait!!!
 
I too am sticking with my pre-order, and will be very happy when it arrives; however, I'm not impatiently counting the minutes and grinding my teeth until the series arrives.

I personally have no intention of following the prescribed STS rotation or finding my 1RM. What I am looking for with STS is a means to vary my fairly standardized strength training routine, at least every other week, and bring some new drills into the mix. I tend to value variety in cardio but value same-oh-same-oh simplicity in my strength training set, and I think STS will help change the latter.

I'm very much looking forward to the Plyo Legs workouts, and most especially the Ab Circuits core routines.

As several others have noted, Cathe is simply the producer whose product I reach for almost always. As a customer who is only a year or two older than she, I value working out with / to someone who pushes HARD. And I personally am proud for her that she has stretched herself so far professionally with this series. Also as someone else has noted, she took a huge gamble with this series. No guts, no glory.

I do have the feeling many cancellers are going to live to regret their decisions.

A-Jock
 
A-jock, I agree. I have never ever regretted preordering and waiting for Cathe. She is a few years younger and still going hard, and I am going to keep going hard as long as I can too!
 
dorothyrd said:
I used last year's Christmas money, so this is my Christmas present, I am not bailing now!

Hey y'all, want to chat about how you went about the 1rm. I think I am ready to start attempting this daunting task, as my sciatica is calming down, and I am feeling good.
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I meant to come back and answer your question about the 1RM.

I incorporated the 1 RM testing into my rotation. I’m testing a few exercises at a time before my regular workouts. I wasn’t going to test at all because I have a good feel for my max depending on the type of workout I’m doing. However, a couple of months ago I hurt my back (I took a bad fall) and it took a while to recover. Even after I was well on the road to recovery, I noticed that I was being very cautious with my workouts. I decided that maybe I needed to test to reassess my limits. Doing the 1RM testing has been good for me. I think it is easy to pare down the list of exercises. There are some exercises within the same muscle groups where I use different weight ranges, so I chose to test a wide range of exercises. I am finding it pretty easy to do the 1RM. Now that there is a little more time before STS arrives, I’ve spread out the testing a bit more because I feel the difference when doing fewer 1RM tests at a time.


jordan
 
Aquajock said:
I too am sticking with my pre-order, and will be very happy when it arrives; however, I'm not impatiently counting the minutes and grinding my teeth until the series arrives.

I personally have no intention of following the prescribed STS rotation or finding my 1RM. What I am looking for with STS is a means to vary my fairly standardized strength training routine, at least every other week, and bring some new drills into the mix. I tend to value variety in cardio but value same-oh-same-oh simplicity in my strength training set, and I think STS will help change the latter.

I'm very much looking forward to the Plyo Legs workouts, and most especially the Ab Circuits core routines.

As several others have noted, Cathe is simply the producer whose product I reach for almost always. As a customer who is only a year or two older than she, I value working out with / to someone who pushes HARD. And I personally am proud for her that she has stretched herself so far professionally with this series. Also as someone else has noted, she took a huge gamble with this series. No guts, no glory.

I do have the feeling many cancellers are going to live to regret their decisions.

A-Jock
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ITA. I preordered on the first day. I'm not using as prescribed but I'm looking forward to it.
 
I am another who has not considered canceling my order. Cathe is the best. I am her age and only hope I can one day achieve something close to her body. I really have a vision of this workout being what changes my body.
 
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