Hi Sharon! I don't plan on buying STS. After going back & forth I finally made this painful decision. I had just purchased & am still reading The New Rules of Lifting for Women. It has a 6 month program but you can do the program for 3 months instead + there's a section on nutrition. I purchased the book for only $20 which covers EXCELLENT very thoughtout workouts using periodization. I've also done more than 2 rounds of P90X from Beachbody which uses periodization. I just can't justify spending $200 on this just so I can follow along w/Cathe. I plan on putting in one of my many Cathe dvds, however, while following along w/NROLFW book for company. LOL
BTW: If you decide to preorder, you will have to purchase a pullup bar eventually. You'd be surprised how strong your entire upper body gets from doing all different kinds of pullups. Re the squat rack-you don't need one. There's going to be a leg routine without the squat rack. You'll need to invest in more dumbbells too. Its up to you what you want to do. But if you want to get real results, the only way is to lift heavy. I hope I've helped some. Kathy
