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I put this question in the STS forum, but thought I might get a response here.
Sorry for the lame title of this thread. I have many random, unrelated questions about STS.
I just started STS on Sunday and I'm still sore from the chest and shoulder disc #1. On Monday, I did a kickboxing workout, which prob. wasn't the best choice of cardio since my shoulders are so sore. I can't really do more than one step workout every couple of weeks. My knee just doesn't like them, but doesn't seem to mind kickboxing. So, I have to make my cardio workouts all kickboxing.
Here's my week one:
Sunday: Disc #1- chest, shoulders, and biceps + abs
Monday: Cardio-Kickboxing
Tuesday: Dics #3- legs + abs
Wednesday: OFF
Thursday: Cardio-Kickboxing
Friday: Disc #2- back and triceps + abs
Saturday: additional leg workout (either L&G or B&G)- def. adding in some floorwork
My questions are:
* should I switch the back and triceps workout with the chest, shoulders, and bicep one to give my shoulders a break since I do kickboxing the very next day?
*The chest, shoulders, and bicep workout was on Sunday and I am still so sore that it hurts to type and sleep on my right shoulder. I have the back and tricep workout scheduled for Friday. Should I skip it? Move it? Start all over again on Sunday. I don't want to get off track the first week.
*How do I not overtrain? I know this seems like a stupid question, but I didn't realize that I had until the next day. During the workout on Sunday (chest, shoulders, and biceps) I just tried to lift as heavy as I could for the number of reps and still keep good form. I wasn't hurting or anything, but the last 2-3 reps were pretty tough. For example, I did the overhead presses with 12's. I could keep up and the last few reps, especially when I got to the seated overhead presses were tough. Should I have gone with 10's? Maybe all of those push-ups plus the shoulder work made me this sore????
* I plan on using medium weights on the leg workouts. I am not looking to gain size, but a more cut look. Plus, my knee doesn't like really heavy weigths. Keeping this in mind- do I start next week with upping the weights a bit or keeping with what I used this week for the leg workout? My legs do respond very well to two leg workouts per week. I'm thin (107) so I don't really need three days of an hour or cardio.
* How does my weekly schedule look?
* How does one work up to ad/core work? I could hardly get throught the "weights and plates" ab circuit today. I ended up skipping the "plates" section. I can't really do core work- planks, etc. I just have no strength, which is so strange since I have a 6 pack. That proves that just seeing the muscle and does mean that one has any strength!
Thanks in advance. You guys always give great advice.
Sorry for the lame title of this thread. I have many random, unrelated questions about STS.
I just started STS on Sunday and I'm still sore from the chest and shoulder disc #1. On Monday, I did a kickboxing workout, which prob. wasn't the best choice of cardio since my shoulders are so sore. I can't really do more than one step workout every couple of weeks. My knee just doesn't like them, but doesn't seem to mind kickboxing. So, I have to make my cardio workouts all kickboxing.
Here's my week one:
Sunday: Disc #1- chest, shoulders, and biceps + abs
Monday: Cardio-Kickboxing
Tuesday: Dics #3- legs + abs
Wednesday: OFF
Thursday: Cardio-Kickboxing
Friday: Disc #2- back and triceps + abs
Saturday: additional leg workout (either L&G or B&G)- def. adding in some floorwork
My questions are:
* should I switch the back and triceps workout with the chest, shoulders, and bicep one to give my shoulders a break since I do kickboxing the very next day?
*The chest, shoulders, and bicep workout was on Sunday and I am still so sore that it hurts to type and sleep on my right shoulder. I have the back and tricep workout scheduled for Friday. Should I skip it? Move it? Start all over again on Sunday. I don't want to get off track the first week.
*How do I not overtrain? I know this seems like a stupid question, but I didn't realize that I had until the next day. During the workout on Sunday (chest, shoulders, and biceps) I just tried to lift as heavy as I could for the number of reps and still keep good form. I wasn't hurting or anything, but the last 2-3 reps were pretty tough. For example, I did the overhead presses with 12's. I could keep up and the last few reps, especially when I got to the seated overhead presses were tough. Should I have gone with 10's? Maybe all of those push-ups plus the shoulder work made me this sore????
* I plan on using medium weights on the leg workouts. I am not looking to gain size, but a more cut look. Plus, my knee doesn't like really heavy weigths. Keeping this in mind- do I start next week with upping the weights a bit or keeping with what I used this week for the leg workout? My legs do respond very well to two leg workouts per week. I'm thin (107) so I don't really need three days of an hour or cardio.
* How does my weekly schedule look?
* How does one work up to ad/core work? I could hardly get throught the "weights and plates" ab circuit today. I ended up skipping the "plates" section. I can't really do core work- planks, etc. I just have no strength, which is so strange since I have a 6 pack. That proves that just seeing the muscle and does mean that one has any strength!
Thanks in advance. You guys always give great advice.