Building strength at home - Page 2

bzar · 11-24-18, 11:01 PM

if you progress to the max of your 50# barbell, you will need a rack or a human spotter.

Fitstick · 11-25-18, 12:41 AM

You could also try some oldies but goodies- Cathe’s Pure Strength Series or Gym Styles. In my opinion, Cathe is the best at making strength training dvds. I tried CLX and didn’t like it, too many weird compound moves.

Taramisu · 11-25-18, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Fitstick

You could also try some oldies but goodies- Cathe’s Pure Strength Series or Gym Styles. In my opinion, Cathe is the best at making strength training dvds. I tried CLX and didn’t like it, too many weird compound moves.

Pure Strength is a really good one. I have thought about picking this one up again myself but have moved away from 3 day splits. When it comes to good form and technique Cathe is one of the best, if not the best.

Susan H · 11-25-18, 09:24 AM

Kelly's Muscle Up has helped me to be stronger.

wendug · 11-25-18, 10:11 AM

I did a 90 day rotation of CLX and it helped my strength tremendously!!! Chalene might not be for everyone, but I find her very motivating and I liked the compound moves in her workouts. I would love to do another rotation of CLX, but I need to get heavier dumbbells!

Sharaz · 11-25-18, 01:53 PM

DVDs
Body Beast
STS
Slo-Mo
Slow and Heavy
Gym Styles

Slo-Mo and Slow and Heavy can be done one body part per day. Advance may double up each body part daily.

Total Body Workouts good as a starting point:

Pyramid Combo
STS Total Body
Maximum Intensity Strength

BTW I will be switching to strength focus at the beginning of 2019. I’m seriously considering STS

The only I have not done yet.

Tugger31 · 11-25-18, 02:18 PM

I think the strength dvd's from Cathe's Ripped With HiiT series are excellent not only from a strength/exercise standpoint but also from a time standpoint. I also like Gym Styles but tend to do only the Timesaver premixes as these tend to drag on a little for my liking. STS is also good but a big time commitment. If you've been doing some strength training already I think you could just purchase Mesocycle 2 and 3 only. I also never did the one rep max's before doing STS. I just used a challenging weight and increased it as I went along.

I have Body Beast and it's good, but Sagi gets on my nerves.

I'm not sure CLX is still available (probably can find on ebay though)

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11-24-18, 11:01 PM
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11-25-18, 12:41 AM
Fitstick Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CA	You could also try some oldies but goodies- Cathe’s Pure Strength Series or Gym Styles. In my opinion, Cathe is the best at making strength training dvds. I tried CLX and didn’t like it, too many weird compound moves.

11-25-18, 09:24 AM
Susan H VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Oklahoma	Kelly's Muscle Up has helped me to be stronger. __________________ Susan “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up" —Thomas Edison “Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” — Author Unknown

11-25-18, 10:11 AM
wendug Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago burb	I did a 90 day rotation of CLX and it helped my strength tremendously!!! Chalene might not be for everyone, but I find her very motivating and I liked the compound moves in her workouts. I would love to do another rotation of CLX, but I need to get heavier dumbbells! __________________ Wendy

11-25-18, 01:53 PM
Sharaz Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: South Florida	DVDs Body Beast STS Slo-Mo Slow and Heavy Gym Styles Slo-Mo and Slow and Heavy can be done one body part per day. Advance may double up each body part daily. Total Body Workouts good as a starting point: Pyramid Combo STS Total Body Maximum Intensity Strength BTW I will be switching to strength focus at the beginning of 2019. I’m seriously considering STS The only I have not done yet. __________________ 🙃💪🏼👠🌑💥🐓🥊🎉⏳🏖✈️🏐🏋🏼 🏕🎼🦁 Fitness IG @sharazdeleon

11-25-18, 02:18 PM
Tugger31 Join Date: Feb 2002	I think the strength dvd's from Cathe's Ripped With HiiT series are excellent not only from a strength/exercise standpoint but also from a time standpoint. I also like Gym Styles but tend to do only the Timesaver premixes as these tend to drag on a little for my liking. STS is also good but a big time commitment. If you've been doing some strength training already I think you could just purchase Mesocycle 2 and 3 only. I also never did the one rep max's before doing STS. I just used a challenging weight and increased it as I went along. I have Body Beast and it's good, but Sagi gets on my nerves. I'm not sure CLX is still available (probably can find on ebay though)