PURE STRENGTH QUESTION

[saralh]

Hey! I have been doing PH twice a week for about a month now and just LOVE it! I got PS and haven't done it yet. I wanted to start it this week and was planning on doing each tape once. IS this enough weight work to see results? I'm used to doing 2 hour-long full body weight workouts each week, and 3 cardios. I'm very excited to try the PS series cause I've heard such good things about it. But I wanted some opinions on how often I should do each tape. I'm pressed for time so I can only do each tape once throughout the week and manage to keep my 3 cardio workouts. THANKS FOR THE HELP!
Healthy Regards,
Sara

 

[prfitness]

Hi Sara - I like to keep my workouts under 60 mins per day so I do each PS tape once per week and alternate that with some cardio. I have been very happy with my results. I personally find that I do not really need to do each PS tape more than once a week as long as I go really heavy each time I do it. Normally I use PS like this:

day 1 - PS BBA plus 20 mins on elliptical
day 2 - IMAX
day 3 - PS SLA
Rest and Strech
Day 4 - one hour cardio (hi/lo, kickbox or Circuit Max)
Day 5 - PS CST plus walk or yoga or pilates
Day 6 - Rhythmic Step

Sometimes I like to work my muscles twice per week plus get in 3 cardios, so I do:

day 1 - IMAX
day 2 - PS CST plus lower body from MIS
Day 3 - PS BBA
Day 4 - Rhythmic Step
Day 5 - PS SLA
Rest and Stretch
Day 6 - MIC (hi/lo portion only) plus upper body from MIS

Hope that helps and enjoy PS. It is a fantastic strength training series.

 

[jillybean]

I do the following:
Sat. PS C/S/T and a CTX cardio
Sun. PS B/B/A amd a CTX cardio
Mon. PS SL/A
Tue. Cardio
Wed. MIS
Thu. Cardio
Fri. Rest
Or try this:
Sat. PS C/S/T and B/B/A
Sun. Cardio
Mon. PS SL/A
Tue. Cardio
Wed. MIS or PH
Thu. Cardio
Fri. Rest
Both of these rotations have given me tremendous strength gains (especially the first rotation). Have fun!!!

 

[JamminX3]

I've read several posts stating that PS done once a week gives results. If you one of those that like to hit each body part twice per week, tho, you could add Body Max to the mix and still get your 3 cardios per week:

Mon: Body Max
Tues: Cardio
Wed: PS Legs
Thurs:Cardio
Fri: PS CST
Sat: PS BBA

Just an idea.

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