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Old 11-12-15, 12:23 PM  
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I never got the hang of paper workouts

BUT

I'm game to try
Rep range for strength is 1-6. And you have to have rest periods. At least a minute. (But you can superset opposing muscle groups if you hate sitting around waiting)

http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/weigh...ing-intensity/

I have used Nia Shanks' programs and loved it. You can browse her programs on her website.

There's the new NROL book Strong that just came out.

Do you have a pull-up bar, suspension trainer, heavy bands, access to any gym equipment? Are your dumbbells heavy enough to go heavy? There can be a financial investment in starting to strength train at home, but... New toys to play with!
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Old 11-12-15, 12:40 PM  
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Rep range for strength is 1-6. And you have to have rest periods. At least a minute. (But you can superset opposing muscle groups if you hate sitting around waiting)

http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/weigh...ing-intensity/

I have used Nia Shanks' programs and loved it. You can browse her programs on her website.

There's the new NROL book Strong that just came out.

Do you have a pull-up bar, suspension trainer, heavy bands, access to any gym equipment? Are your dumbbells heavy enough to go heavy? There can be a financial investment in starting to strength train at home, but... New toys to play with!
oooo thank you!
I do have a pull up bar, suspension trainer (that I need to get out of it's box), highest hand weight is 35 but there is a 52 lb kettlebell
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Old 11-12-15, 01:22 PM  
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I have to agree STS. Made significant strength gains doing this.
I also like an old one of Cathes Pure Strength. This would fry my legs like no other.
I still have that one. I should pull it out and do it. What amount weight do you use?
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Old 11-12-15, 02:47 PM  
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I did a tag search for STS for you:

http://forum.videofitness.com/tags.php?tag=STS
How do you tag a search?
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Old 11-13-15, 01:08 AM  
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I second the recommendation of Nia Shanks.
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Old 11-13-15, 01:15 AM  
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For me, STS. Nothing has ever come close in terms of strength.
Ditto---for strength and leanness (aka ripped )
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Old 11-13-15, 05:32 AM  
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I still have that one. I should pull it out and do it. What amount weight do you use?
Cathe tells you how to determine your 1 rep max for each exercise. That determines the weight you should use. I did that and learned I was not going as heavy as I could.
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Old 11-13-15, 12:30 PM  
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How do you tag a search?
You can search a tag by clicking Search and then Tag Search from the purple header toolbar thing at the top of the page. Then there's a word cloud that shows the most popular tag searches or you can type in your own. As you're typing a popular term, a drop-down in yellow should appear of tag search terms already in use that begin with what you're beginning to type to give you suggestions. For example, as I begin to type STS, it suggests "sts" "sts bulking" (ha!) "sts cardio" and so forth.

If you visit threads tagged with those and look at the bottom of the threads where the tags are listed, it will give you more tags to click on and search. For example, a tag search for "sts cardio" brings up the thread "Lower-impact Shock Cardio mods" and at the bottom of this thread there is a tag for "shock cardio" (among others) which is a good alternative tag search term if you're looking for sts cardio.

Your question actually asked how to tag a search but I'm not sure that is possible. I assumed you meant how you search a tag.
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Old 11-13-15, 01:11 PM  
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Pure Strength is a great set! The "old" Cathe at her best.

The title is not inspiring, but a good strength building workout is Safe Strength Training for Osteoporosis Prevention by Susie Hathaway. She goes very slow and you can heavy up. She gives good form pointers. (I know you're a young whippersnapper, but I hope you wouldn't mind working out with a gray-haired instructor.)

Her site: http://strengthtrainingforosteoporosis.com/dvds/


On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Strength-.../dp/B00944V4KI


I also like Kelly Coffey-Meyer's Muscle Up and Karen Gentz' X-TrainFit: Toning.

http://www.videofitness.com/reviewsd...ew.php?id=4679

http://www.videofitness.com/reviewsd...ew.php?id=4855

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Old 11-13-15, 01:19 PM  
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Cathe tells you how to determine your 1 rep max for each exercise. That determines the weight you should use. I did that and learned I was not going as heavy as I could.
I did a lot of the 1-rep max tests, and I also learned that I was not going as heavy as I could! (Even after 30-35 years of working out.)

It's not as daunting as you might think!
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