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She has said that it has to do with trying to have very short rests between sets, because M1 is endurance-based. So the rests get longer with each mesocycle. By M3, the rests are 3 minutes between each set for a particular muscle. She uses the push-pull method there, so for chest and back...

Yes, I have been exercising exclusively with Cathe for 5 years or so, lifting what I thought were heavy weights. I have been working out 5-6 days a week for 10 years, and had no injuries or illnesses recently that kept me away. I also definitely had weight to lose though (still do, but much...

At the end of M1, I saw increased definition in my upper body and had dropped 1 size. At the end of M2, I had dropped almost 2 more sizes (coinciding with better eating, but nowhere near perfect). I finished M3 yesterday, and see much more definition, especially in bis, tris, and shoulders...

How come when I download a rotation into my calendar, each icon says the word "Rotation", instead of telling me what the workout is? The only way to find out what each workout is is to click on each day. But sometimes I like to see what's in store for the week. And if I add each WO into the...

chiropracter!! I had a bulging disk, and the one thing that made it feel better was my awesome chiropracter. He isn't a bone-cracker -- he has a device that he applies to the area that is the equivalent of a hard flick. It causes the muscle to contract, and then relax, which then decreases...

only with bands I get this problem every time I do barbell curls with the band. It doesn't even matter how much weight is on the barbell at the time. Something about the band really hurts that inner elbow muscle, to the point where I can't even straighten out my arm! I have found that heat...

SNM Follow-up SNM, I am hoping you will follow up on this. If the numbers are on the WO card are a bit light (I could do more than 6 reps), should we be increasing our weights?

Heather, I have found that 2 days isn't enough rest between the 2 upper body disks. All the smaller muscles are used to support the heavier weights on chest and back, so you may find those muscles are still recovering on Tues from being used on Sunday. So although there is probably nothing...

Yes Mine too, off by a few pounds. I increased the weight to what I could handle for 6 good reps, and then updated my 1RMs for those exercises. When I did STS 34 yesterday, they were also a bit too light, so again, I increased the weights. I am hoping this is a sign of major strength gains...

Congrats! Awesome, Nan! You must feel so proud. I can't believe how much STS really works!

Hi folks - DH just asked me to come up with an exercise plan for him, based on my Cathe DVD's. He is 35, doesn't have more than maybe 5-10 extra pounds on him, but knows he needs to exercise to be healthy. His only exercise is long hikes once or twice a week during the summers. He has...

I have been trying this a little and it may be working. We have now stopped with the eye drops, which makes a huge difference. He doesn't mind the pills because we wrap them in Pill Pockets (best invention ever!) so he thinks they are treats. But for the last few days, I have tried picking...

update DH and I talked it over last night and agreed to give the little guy at least another month. It's pretty clear that he doesn't yet feel settled in, so we want to give him a bit more time to relax. And because he had so many little health issues, we were constantly messing with him to...

Plyo only -- no squat rack for me. I just ordered the Tower, so I can't really justify the expense. And since I'm so short and tend to be bulky, I thought the plyo would probably work better for me anyway. Plus, it's like an extra cardio day! And I'm so glad to hear everyone else's awesome...

I started playing around with this, since I am just about done with M3. When I entered my M3 weights as my new 1RM, it seemed about right. I tried it with my week 3 numbers (6 reps at 90%1RM) and also with week 4 (8 reps at 85%). Then I looked at some M1 workouts with the new 1RM, and...

Wow! Thanks for all the kind words! I had to condense M1 and M2 because of travel, so I crammed each one into 3.5 weeks. Because of that, I didn't follow Cathe's rotation exactly, but I got in at least 2 cardios per week (and usually 3) and 2-3 ab workouts. For M3, I followed Cathe's...

love the immersion blender! I use an immersion blender and I love it. I don't think it purees as well as a real blender, but it's so quick and easy, and I usually don't mind some chunks in my soups/sauces. I also use Le Creuset pots and have not had any scratches. The immersion blender...

almost there I'm in my last week of M3. I don't own a scale and didn't take measurements. I also didn't count calories but I cleaned up my eating -- tried to eat more fruits and veggies, and cut back on afternoon snacking and alcohol, but nothing drastic. When I started STS, I wore a size...

thanks! Thanks for all your quick replies! The kitten has been seen by a vet, and we already treated him for ringworm and an upper respiratory infection. Now that those are gone, he appears to be perfectly healthy. And every now and then, he will let us pet him and he will purr when we do...

We used to have 2 wonderful lovebug kitties -- they loved being held, sitting on our laps, sleeping on our bed, etc. One died a few months ago, and after several weeks of mourning, we adopted a new kitten. At the shelter, that kitten loved being in our arms. He purred the whole time we held...