Kellyro77
Cathlete
I've finally figured out why I'm loving STS 2.0 so much. Aside from just the workouts themselves being so fun and varied - I feel like I never get bored - and the moves are all sufficiently challenging and I feel pumped up and encouraged to go as heavy as I can handle (with good form, of course!)
What's finally dawned on me is that this program is working so well for me because of all the RECOVERY days.
Instead of all the other workout rotations I've ever done in the past where I push hard, hard, HARD for five to six days straight, this program and its rotations give me little breaks in between. So instead of 5-6 days straight of pushing hard then resting for a day, I instead push hard for a couple of days (if doing full body days then it's just one day!), and then doing a super light recovery day.
I can't tell you how much this has changed my perception of "have to's" for workout and fitness in general to be effective. I don't have to push hard for several days in a row to get results!
Those old rotations typically looked like this: Upper Body, Cardio, Lower Body, Cardio, Full Body, Cardio, Rest. And maybe one of those cardio days was a "lighter" cardio day, but I was still getting my heart rate elevated.
I've found I really, really need and appreciate those recovery days, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally, as well.
I'm so grateful to have this whole new approach to workout rotations and I can tell you I'm going to utilize this mindset from now on. Push hard for a couple of days, then recover for a day!
This pattern will also most definitely help me stick to a fitness routine, as well, because I tell you, sometimes after several months of the old way with only one rest day a week and an occasional rest week thrown in, I get tired and worn out by it.
So, thank you Cathe and crew for introducing me to a new approach to fitness and workout rotations.
What's finally dawned on me is that this program is working so well for me because of all the RECOVERY days.
Instead of all the other workout rotations I've ever done in the past where I push hard, hard, HARD for five to six days straight, this program and its rotations give me little breaks in between. So instead of 5-6 days straight of pushing hard then resting for a day, I instead push hard for a couple of days (if doing full body days then it's just one day!), and then doing a super light recovery day.
I can't tell you how much this has changed my perception of "have to's" for workout and fitness in general to be effective. I don't have to push hard for several days in a row to get results!
Those old rotations typically looked like this: Upper Body, Cardio, Lower Body, Cardio, Full Body, Cardio, Rest. And maybe one of those cardio days was a "lighter" cardio day, but I was still getting my heart rate elevated.
I've found I really, really need and appreciate those recovery days, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally, as well.
I'm so grateful to have this whole new approach to workout rotations and I can tell you I'm going to utilize this mindset from now on. Push hard for a couple of days, then recover for a day!
This pattern will also most definitely help me stick to a fitness routine, as well, because I tell you, sometimes after several months of the old way with only one rest day a week and an occasional rest week thrown in, I get tired and worn out by it.
So, thank you Cathe and crew for introducing me to a new approach to fitness and workout rotations.