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Hi there, I have not posted in years. Hello again! I am pear-shaped and want to reduce my lower half (and realize how important diet is - especially since I am in my forties now and my body is much less forgiving). I keep reading that I should do a minimum of two leg workouts per week (I...

Thanks Cathe and to everyone that responded to my thread. It was really liberating when you suggested that you don't need to stick with a traditional seven day rotation. I have often contemplated a longer rotation but couldn't seem to find any really fit role models who had done that. I...

Before I say anything let me say that I love all of Cathe's workouts and this is in no way a critique of STS. However, I have been feeling over the last little while pretty worn out with the STS workouts. I find that some of the workouts that are close to an hour in length (and sometimes...

Before I say anything let me say that I love all of Cathe's workouts and this is in no way a critique of STS. However, I have been feeling over the last little while pretty worn out with the STS workouts. I find that some of the workouts that are close to an hour in length (and sometimes...

Does anyone know whether you can still use the gowearfit display once your subscription is over? I am really only interested in seeing how many calories I burn during different activities so the web based support isn't why I would buy it. Also paying a monthly rate just to see how many...

Hi there, I was wondering if either one of you have seen any results with your rotation? I have always worked legs only once a week but would really like to slim down the hips, thighs and butt. Did you keep your diet and everything else the same? Thanks!

One of my favorites, and I realize this will sound bizarre, is a whole carrot, 1 cup of skim milk, a heaping Tablespoon of vanilla protein powder and a heaping teaspoon of cocoa. I sometimes add Glucomanan for fibre and to make it really creamy. My green shakes usually include 5 or 6 green...

Hi everyone! I love my vitamixer and have started making green drinks. I have become pretty hardcore and I am only using vegetables except for a bit of ginger and lime. Has anyone else found some good vegetable drink recipes? It is such an efficient way to get more vegetables into your...

We are planning a home gym in the basement which does have some moisture issues. I have read tons of posts saying that a sprung floor is the best way to go and it seems that Dricore would solve both those problems. Has anyone used it? What do you think? Also what is the best material to...

I have been doing a three day split for quite a while now (3 days of 60 minutes cardio and three days of weights about 60 minutes - one day of legs and two days splitting up the upper body muscle groups) and I used to do a body part per day. (I never really noticed a difference in results...

Can anyone tell me if the exercices in mesocycle 1 (chest,shoulder and triceps) are alternated between body parts (i.e. one set for chest, one for shoulder and one for triceps and then repeat) or is one body part done separately and the other two supersetted? I won't always have the time to...

Hi everyone! I read that Tosca Reno and Monica Brant boil their chicken breasts. I tried it out with boneless, skinless chicken breast and they landed up being fairly tasteless and rubbery. I was told that it was because all the flavor was now in the water and that I had essentially made a...

Do you eat before you workout in the morning? If so, what and how long do you wait before working out?

Help! I am trying sooooo hard to lose some weight and have actually, for the first time ever, calculated my caloric consumption. I have been slim all my life until my mid 30's when after my third child I had an extra 15 pounds that wouldn't go away! I don't want to work out 2 hours a day...

Has anyone ever done an 8 day rotation? What are the pros and cons? I am considering doing an 8 day rotation so that I don't have to double up workouts in one day and I can add a circuit workout as a finisher. I was going to do the rotation 4 times (a bit over 4 weeks) and then take another...

Hi Cathe, Are you still running? If so, how often do you run and what other cardio do you do on top of that? I tried it for 30 minutes this week and was going so slow that it took everything I had in me to pass an elderly man who was walking. My hip flexors are killing me! Just so you...

Can circuits be included in the STS rotation either during the recovery week or the training weeks or would that impact the results? With 3 cardio days and 3 weight days it would appear impossible to include since a circuit workout is neither a true cardio nor a true weight workout(and I...

Thanks for your response. Just to clarify - I am not concerned about bulking up due to heavy weights. My question was about gaining body fat/weight from doing less cardio and the same amount of weights just structured differently. When I do one body part per day I do about 20 minutes per...

Since my regular routine has been cardio 5 days per week plus one body part per day is there a chance that I will gain weight with only doing 3 days of cardio on the STS system and still comparable amounts of weights?

Hi Lynn M. Thanks for your response. You make some good points. I generally just mix and match Cathe's leg workouts but I like to push myself and I find that just like you, it is day 2 where I really feel it. I also do step and elliptical (10-15 minute warmup before weights)and teach a...