STS 6 Month Rotation

[lori254]

Hi everyone - I know it's in here somewhere, but I cannot find the 6 month STS rotation. Is it doing all of Meso 1, then doing it again before going on to Meso 2? Or is it doing Meso 1 week 1, then Meso 1 week 1 again, week 2, then week 2 again, etc?
thanks!

Lori

 

[NancyAZ]

You do each week's workouts twice before moving on to the next week. You take a recovery week at the end of each 8 weeks. So the first few weeks would look like this:

Disk 1
Disk 2
Disk 3
Disk 1
Disk 2
Disk 3
Disk 4
Disk 5
Disk 6
Disk 4
Disk 5
Disk 6

 

[lori254]

Thanks, Nancy

 

[NancyAZ]

You're welcome. I'm just finishing up Meso 2 Week 3 for the second time and ready to move on to Week 4. You'll find that doing the workouts twice, particularly in Meso 1 when things move very quickly, helps you to get acclimated to setting weights set up and ready to go. That's my experience, anyway, and I usually get a better workout the second time through than I did the first. Sometimes a workout I wasn't particularly crazy about the first time becomes one I like the second time. I've only had one or two so far that I didn't like any better the second time.

 

[christosz]

Nancy, I just finished my second take on Meso 2 Week 3, too... Only 2 more weeks to go, woohoo!!!

I agree that doing each week twice makes you perform better the second time through - you know what's coming and you pay more attention on form. I also noticed that I get one or two more reps on the failure sets the second week; did u notice that? Must be what Cathe says: "Mind over matter"!

Chris.

 

[banslug]

Another 6 Monther here. I just started Meso 3 Week 3. I did all of Meso 1 and 2 twice as explained above, and am doing Meso 3 once thru. I LOVE the longer rotation! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!!! I think you'll be super happy you chose the longer rotation!

Gayle

 

[MommaPew]

I've been doing the 6mo rotation too and just completed my 1st week of M2. I agree that repeating the w/os in M1 is extremely beneficial.

Just wanted your thoughts about continuing that into M2 & M3. Since they're a slower pace and now we should have all our 1rm figured out do you think there is the same benefit to repeating the w/o?

Partly I want to accelerate the rotation to get on with other w/os too and it would fit in better with my vacation next month.

Any opinions? I was also thinking that Cathe had recommended somewhere that M3 should be a 4 week rotation not 8.

 

[banslug]

MommaPew (love the name, btw), YES! I do believe you get the same benefit for repeating the discs in Meso 2. Meso 2 was my FAVE, by far! Meso 3, however, is very heavy and S-L-O-W and repetitive. I've decided to do Meso 3 ONCE for the repetition facter (I bore easily, lol) AND because I'm anxious to be done with this awesome rotation and move onto other workouts (like training for longer runs/races).

Gayle

 

[clothesminded]

I'm debating which rotation to do- the 3 or 6 month one. I plan on starting the very last week in June, so in two weeks. What made you guys decide to do the 6 month vs the 3 month? I was thinking of doing the 3 month to see what results I get from them, but maybe the 6 month would be better. With the 6 month, do you find yourself wishing that you would have done the 3 month?- less commitment and you would be able to do other workouts quicker?

 

[lori254]

I've decided to go with the 6 month because I have not been strength training consistently for quite some time. Don't want to hurt myself, so taking it slowwww.

 

[NancyAZ]

Nancy, I just finished my second take on Meso 2 Week 3, too... Only 2 more weeks to go, woohoo!!!

I agree that doing each week twice makes you perform better the second time through - you know what's coming and you pay more attention on form. I also noticed that I get one or two more reps on the failure sets the second week; did u notice that? Must be what Cathe says: "Mind over matter"!

Chris.

Yes and yes! My concentration is just better overall the second time through.

 

[NancyAZ]

I've been doing the 6mo rotation too and just completed my 1st week of M2. I agree that repeating the w/os in M1 is extremely beneficial.

Just wanted your thoughts about continuing that into M2 & M3. Since they're a slower pace and now we should have all our 1rm figured out do you think there is the same benefit to repeating the w/o?

Partly I want to accelerate the rotation to get on with other w/os too and it would fit in better with my vacation next month.

Any opinions? I was also thinking that Cathe had recommended somewhere that M3 should be a 4 week rotation not 8.

For Meso 3 I plan to do one round of the squat rack work and finish with a round of plyo legs. Keep in mind I haven't even cracked open the "book" of DVDs on Meso 3, so haven't experienced the long rests to know whether I'm going to want to repeat the weeks.

 

[NancyAZ]

I'm debating which rotation to do- the 3 or 6 month one. I plan on starting the very last week in June, so in two weeks. What made you guys decide to do the 6 month vs the 3 month? I was thinking of doing the 3 month to see what results I get from them, but maybe the 6 month would be better. With the 6 month, do you find yourself wishing that you would have done the 3 month?- less commitment and you would be able to do other workouts quicker?[/quote]

Not at all. I'm definitely ready to move on to the next week when I finish two weeks of each one, but I haven't regretted my decision.

 

[jillybean]

Hi. I'm doing the six month rotation as well. I started Meso 3 this week. I am in love with it. Oh my gosh - I have never had leg or bicep DOMS to this degree!! I will finish this rotation in August. I love it and there has been no dread factor and I've never thought 'oh, enough already!' - I look forward to the STS days. And I honestly can't chose my favorite mesocycle - each one has such a different feel (and benefit).

I was actually surprised by some of the weights I could lift in Meso 3. Once STS is over, I can't wait to see if I can up my weights with some of Cathe's older weight workouts, particularly the biceps section of Pyramid Upper Body!!