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My best restults for building muscle and improving definition have come from doing a three day lifting split and putting a cardio day between each one. i.e. - upper body followed by 20 min. HIIT on Monday/ cardio Tues./lower body followed by 20 min. HIIT on Wed./cardio Thurs./total body (no...

Modifiers don't bother me. I feel fortunate that at this time I don't need to use them, but who knows what may happen that would change that? Injury, overuse... Hope not! I've found that I only watch Cathe anyway. When I read posts about various crew members during workouts, I have no idea...

Thanks, Cathe! You're right, after reconsidering my weight choices, I don't think I started this meso with the correct amount of weight. Tonight I redid most of my 1RM and came up with much heavier weight amounts than before. I must have had an off day when I did them before, and I was in a...

I agree - Muscle Endurance and Boot Camp would be great choices. Drill Max is also a good one - it's more of a ciurcuit workout, but you can go as heavy or as light as you need to on the weight segments. I love Muscle Max for straight weight training also.

I would say that the Imax's would be, and the KM intensity drills if you really give them everything you've got. Drill Max could be if you use the cardio only premixes and give youself a small rest between drills, but if you do the whole program there is too much time between cardio portions to...

I did plyo legs week 3 today, and it was amazing! I'd never done one leg squat thrusts before. I'm going to try the plates in a backpack idea - maybe that will make me appreciate the rest between sets of the heavy legs.

Gayle, you're totally right about the swings. Cynthia, you're sore exactly where you should be!

I loved this series!!! There wasn't really sex in the books - at least not graphically. It does happen in one of the books, but is handled very tastefully. I wouldn't hesitate to let a young teenager read any of them. I would consider them suspense, drama, love story, all rolled into one. I...

I've tried both the squat rack dvd and the plyo legs. I really like plyo legs, but I have the same problem with the squat rack track as the rest of the workout. The four exercises used are squats, stiff-leg deadlifts, front squats, and lunges. The rests are even longer than for upper body, and...

I'm doing meso 3, and I'm sorry to say that I'm not enjoying it so much. I LOVE the plyo legs, but the other workouts... The same exercises are used throughout the whole cycle, and you basically do 4 sets of each, dropping a rep each week until the last one, then you do 8 reps again. For me...

I second the idea of trying the AOS Clinic dvds. Also, Iron Core (Sarah Lurie) has a couple of dvds out that are really basic and she breaks down the moves pretty well. I'm so sorry that happened to you!

I've recently been reading that doing a minute or so of aerobic-type activity between sets (i.e. jump rope) is actually beneficial to the muscle because it keeps the blood flowing and helps lessen the lactic acid build-up. If your goal is pure strength, where you're lifting very heavy...

Which BBC dvd is it that is so intense? When I google them, there are so many that I can't tell the good from the bad, and from what I've read, there are some not-so-great ones.

Being aware of how many calories you're eating definitely will help. Just make sure your calories consist of lean protein (skinless chicken breast, fish, ground turkey breast, egg whites, very lean beef or bison), plenty of veggies (without toppings), and a couple pieces of fruit per day. Watch...

You're right, I guess I wasn't thinking of it in those terms. :) I was just thinking about how bored I get doing it, and how I could so easily do it without even watching the dvd.

I guess the latest definition is something like a workout that is both aerobic and muscle-building. Kettlebells are a great example of this. I don't know that the jump rope addition will make STS a truly "metabolic" workout, but it will add the cardio component, so it will be closer.

Regina - how do you like meso 3 so far? I'm finding that I don't like it at all - except for the plyo legs! I'm done with week 1 and dreading the other 3 weeks. My main disappointment with it is that the same exercises are used - no variety. What happened to shocking the muscles?

I love that idea (thanks for thinking of it)! I'm doing meso 3 right now, and even with heavy weights, I don't need all that rest between. So I think I'll try the jump rope also.

It's so much more than just calories in-calories out! I would suggest that you read Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (e-book available on Tom Venuto's site) or The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno. It's very true that you can't outwork a bad diet, so no matter how much you work out, you've got to have...

Here's what I did, and I'm happy with my choice. I couldn't afford all of STS, even with the presale price. After watching the forums and reading all the comments, I decided I was most interested in meso 2, and the plyo legs. Too bad they don't come in the same package!! I ordered meso 3 and the...