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Hey guys, I'm on Meso 3 and I can't remember whether you are supposed to take a recovery week after you are done before you begin a new rotation? Any ideas? Thanks Lisa

I am starting my recovery week after 8 weeks of Meso 1 and I got freaked out over something I read in one of FitnessFreaks' posts. That you can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time and that if you have fat to lose then you should stick with endurance until you get to your goal and then...

So if the Valor squat stands let you do squats and bench press and the Power Tower lets you do bench press and pullups which one should I get? Wouldn't it be more practical to get the squat stands and a pullup up bar rather than the tower? Lisa

I just don't know what to do!! If the tower is $129.00 US plus shipping and handling US then I get worried about how much we'll get dinged with when it crosses the border. When I ordered the high step through Cathe I had to pay $70 when it arrived. What are you all thinking? I really do want...

I'm pretty sure that someone has brought this up before but I can't remember the responses from everyone. I'm about to start week 2 of meso 1 and have noticed that some of the exercises for week two are calling for the same amount of weight as the first week (60%) even though it should be 65%...

I am having a really hard time finding the right resistance band!! The package of 3 different bands has good resistance but are way too short for a lot of the exercises. So I bought a roll of so called medium resistance bands so that I could cut it as long as I wanted but the resistance was...

So if we're talking about meso 1 which is endurance, is it better to lower my 1RM thus resulting in a lower weight for an exercise so that I can keep up with Cathe and complete all the reps or is it better to stick with my original 1RM and go at my own pace and not complete all the reps that...

So my workout card is telling me to use a 34lb dumbbell for the leg press. But it's pretty hard for me to hold. Legs are fine but arms and hands are killing. Anyone else having trouble just holding the heavy dumbbells that this workout calls for? Lisa

Hi I'm still doing my 1RM testing and I know that for upper body I input the amount of one dumbbell versus the total of both but what about for the lower body like squats and lunges with dumbbells. Do you total the dumbbell weight or still put in the individual weight in each hand? Does it...

So how do I deal with the strange target weight numbers like 7 or 11 or 13lbs? Do I just round up or down or get these plate mates that I've been hearing about. Do they fit on dumbbells or are they just for barbell plates? Lisa

So what would be the most weight to have on your barbell before you have to get a squat rack? 50 60 lbs? How many of you have squat racks? Aren't they huge? Lisa

I'm so sorry if this type of question has been asked before but I just got my STS today and so I've been a little out of the loop. My question is this: when you are testing for your 1rm do you have to do it over several days in order not to get fatigued and sacrifice your true 1rm? Should you...

Hi! Please forgive me if this question has been asked but I haven't logged on for awhile (due to lovely lengthy morning sickness). Is there a reason the new workouts are only in DVD format? Is there any chance they will be released in video as well? I would love to order these workouts but I...

Hi I found out about the intervals during pregnancy from looking back in the archives but I'm wondering if anybody ran while they were pregnant? I try to supplement running with my Cathe videos. Anyone else? Thanks, Lisa

Hi Ladies, This is my first time on this forum as we are trying to get pregnant. I was wondering if it is safe to still do interval work when you're pregnant. I usually do a interval run and IMAX in the same week. Should I just do one or give them up entirely until after I give birth...

Hi Cathe!!! I know that you are away but maybe you will have some time to answer when you get back. I know that you shouldn't do more than 2 interval workouts in a week. I do IMAX I or II and an interval run each week. So if I do Boot Camp, how should I handle the anaerobic bursts? Do...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-24-01 AT 04:20PM (Est)[p]Hi I have all the Cathe weight tapes and instead of doing a rotation, I do a different tape each week. Am I not working out effectively by doing this? I had presumed that it was the best way to keep my muscles from getting used to any one workout...