08-06-11, 07:41 PM | |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: OK
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I told myself I couldn't start STS until I completed the 1RM. Still working my way through them....I find it tedious and it is taking me FOREVER. I do think when I eventually finish, it will be very helpful in making myself use higher weights than I otherwise would.
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08-06-11, 07:45 PM | |
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SoCal
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i did the 1RM before i did STS.... still hated the whole b.o.r.i.n.g program... but i did do the 1RM...
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08-06-11, 08:01 PM | |
Join Date: Aug 2010
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I turned them into one of my weight workouts for the week, I alternated upper and lower exercises, to make sure each body part got enough rest and just did them until I felt I had done enough for the day, usually spent 1 to 1.5 hour for each session. I did do them on the weekends so I could go slower and have extra time. It was so long ago, but I think I spread them out over a course of 4-6 weekends (but only did it once a week). This was during the presale period, so there was not as much "urgency" to get them done.
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08-07-11, 01:44 AM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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When I did STS the first time I did 1RM on the 4 and 5 starred exercises - and a few 3's that I wasn't sure about. Then I filled in all of my worksheets as I went through. If you keep your worksheets and enter how you did on the workout manager, it will calculate the 1RM for you as you go along, so you will eventually have 1RM info for all exercises.
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08-07-11, 05:34 AM | |
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Florida
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For my first rotation with STS, I didn't do the 1 RM, but I did print the sheet for it from Cathe.com (I think it's in the workout manager). Then I highlighted the ones that were recommended and gave it my best guess. I then entered that weight into the workout manager for STS, so when I printed my worksheets for the day, I had a pretty good idea of what I'd need. There usually wasn't much discrepancy, and I'd always made a note to go heavier or lighter if needed. I keep all of my STS worksheets in a 3-Ring binder separated into Mesos so I can easily flip back and forth if I need a quick check.
I'm in finishing week 2 of Meso 2 for my 3rd go-round with STS. I need a lot of focus to do this program, but the results are worth it. I really enjoy this series, and think that Cathe is great in it.
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