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You must be doing something magical! I had to go to Thailand for months before my husband bought new bedding and pillows as part of a welcome home present. It was part romantic and part sympathy on his part. I called him everyday crying about how much I missed furniture!:D:D:D Hey, I was living...

OMW! She cracks me up! She gets paid to tell men what she really thinks!:D:D:D

Junkfood for the mind. Love it!:D Whatever about Gretchen. I still think she was the sweetest housewife, who isn't really a wife.:rolleyes: I think she was lying about having an affair. However, that's not my business; nor was it Tamara's business to make it everyone's business. So, he was...

Hi Jenn, Welcome! If you decide to start with STS, you probably could get by with a long step (use the long step in place of the square step), dumbbells, stability ball, one 6 foot band, and one tube with door attachment. You don't necessarily need a mat, gloves, or a barbell. You can use...

Kay, Not Cathe. Of course.;) I had problems keeping my legs down the first time I did these. Another STSer recommended that I extend my legs. I bent the lower leg and kept my top leg straight for stability. That helped tremendously. Wendy

Hi Cathe, I got a little break at the pullovers mark. Had to take a phone call.:o:D I think that call saved my pecs for 1 arm push-ups. I was able to do them without problems this time around. :cool:However, I had to go to isometric contractions for the last couple reps on my left side. My...

I'm so glad I never realized how short my arms and how long my torso was when I was determined to do the extended leg levitations. I might not have tried!:D It wasn't until I started learning how to massage that I realized how short my arms are in relation to my torso. I've had to learn how to...

Cathy, I remember seeing Cathe doing the extended leg levitation for the first time on the roadtrip years ago. I didn't think my level of respect for Cathe could go any higher until that moment! I tried doing it and couldn't lift myself off the floor. After a few more attempts, I realized I...

Just some thoughts... Will you be staying at a hotel with a gym? If your hotel doesn't have a gym, is there a way you can drop in on a nearby gym for the week? Maybe, they would make arrangements with you to let you use their facilities for just the week for a certain fee. Is there a way you can...

Like the poster above, I plan on doing a P90X recovery week. There's nothing like Core Synergistics to prep you for lifting heavy. I'm not a big YogaX fan. So, I'll probably use a Shiva or Eoin dvd instead. Wendy

Sandra... Good Morning DOMS!:D It's funny cuz it's true! Honestly, I thought I didn't work myself hard enough. I dropped my weights in the middle of reps. I thought it was due to being sick for so long. Glad to hear disc 4 was tough on you too. Anyhow, I woke up this morning with...

Completed disc 4 before lunch. OMW! I had to let go of the band halfway through the bicep curls!:eek::eek::eek: Then I realized I could have just moved my foot off the band instead of fighting with the bands in my hands while curling. :D:D:D Those push-ups were just over the...

Cathe, Thanks so much for the shout out!!!:) Yes, the isometric form pointer for the triceps one arm push-ups was helpful!:cool: I think my pecs are taking over the move and pushing on my brachial plexus nerve. I need to build strength in my triceps. So, the isometric should help greatly...

Awesome link Traci! I've been wanting to buy Cathe's Pryamids. This will come in handy for that time. Although, I think you're crazy for thinking past STS right now. :D;) Wendy

Hi Cathe, Since you asked, I have a suggestion. Could you post form pointers for the triceps pushups? I don't know what I was doing wrong. I was having difficulty stabilizing my lower body and my upper body was having difficulty keeping proper form. I ended up with a terrible pec cramp on my...

Hey Kathryn, My shoulders act up easily too. Working them to the point of failure, regardless of the reps can cause me problems. Thankfully, doing the 1RM for Disc 1 on Thursday and Disc 2 on Friday was not bad enough for my bursa to spill out of the joint or my tendons to inflame and prevent...

Mary, I am so happy to see you are able to do STS!:):):) The 1RM can wait. Good for you for listening to your body. Wendy

Lauren, All you need to do is update your 1RM. I just tried doing it and it works for future workouts. For example: Yesterday, I calculated the 1RM for Incline Curl Alternating and Rotate at top. I printed up my workout card. The target weight is 8 pounds for 15 reps. During the...

Well, you could use my earlier suggestion. But, I do understand how it would be easier to update your 1RM. I'm not very familiar with the WM's 1RM system. Hopefully, SNM will be able to let you know if you can edit your 1RM. If you are able to update your 1RM, couldn't you enter the Actual...

Personally, I plan on keeping notes of any exercises where I can't complete the rep or need to modify. For instance, if I can only do 25 standard push-ups before going on my knees for the last 5, I'll write in my notes section 20 toes/5 knees. Then when standard push-ups pop up again in a future...