strength tapes once a week?? and smiley faces!!!

[ReneeH]

I thought that to get the best results, you should work the muscles three times a week. I have been reading that alot of people are doing the P.S. series - doing each tape once a week. This would mean doing back & biceps one day, legs one day and triceps chest and shoulders on one day(I'm leaving abs out of this for now!!). I am a little confused. If you are better off working three days a week strength training, how will you see good results when you only work that part once a week? I geuss it works well because alot of people like them, but it seems like a contradiction to me.

Also, here is a dumb question, how does everyone get those cute little smiley faces in their posts?!?!?!?

Renee

 

[Nancy C]

Hi Renee

I can answer the smiley thing for ya

Type : - ) without the spaces

and for a wink ; - )

you can also frow with (.

As far as the strength goes..I used to think you had to do it 3 times a week too! Cathe has retrained me

. Someone with the proper knowledge will pop on with the whys and how it is good for you...but I have changed to doing 1 1/2 full bodys a week with a split routine and if I do a full body in a day...I do 2 a week. It just seems to work and give results.

nancy:O)

 

[ReneeH]

Thanks Nancy

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I am a little confused , what does a split routine mean??
And 1 1/2 full bodies???
(thanks for the smiley face thing!!) :0) but how do the cute blue ones show up?

 

[ReneeH]

testing

 

[ReneeH]

Okay, I got it now!!!!

Took me a while , but I finally figured it out!

 

[Nancy C]

splits and 1 1/2 full bodies :O)

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Hi Renee..(ya did it

)

I break up my full body into segments like how Cathe has it split in the Pure Strength series.

Chest Shoulders and Tris on one day

I stick Legs in the middle for my second day

Back and Biceps on the last day

If I have a good week..I can usually get those three done on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday...or close to that

. Then rest a day or two and start over..I try to start again before the end of the week and don't, more than likely, get to finish two full bodies..so it comes out to 1 1/3-1 2/3 full bodies. You can also do a split routine at the beginning of the week, rest a couple of days and do one full body at the end...like MIS. Or pass on the split and do two full bodies/MIS in your week. It all depends on what your goals are and of course time that you have to put into it.
I like the split the best...seems to work for me...happy lifting

.

nancy:O)

 

[Ali A.]

my PS Series rotation

Hi Renee!
My rotation goes like this:

Monday: Chest, Shoulders and triceps

Wednesday: Back, Biceps and Abs

Friday: Chest, Shoulders and Triceps

The following week I start on Monday with Back, Biceps and Abs and keep rotating the tapes. I only do the leg tape once a week, usually on a weekend day, and I only do the standing leg work. I feel like I get enough of a workout on my legs between stepping and kickboxing. Ali