STS 2.0: Giant Sets Total Body

This workout is part of Cathe Friedrich‘s STS 2.0 program which contains 26 workouts. I am doing the 12 week STS 2.0 rotation and this is the very first workout you do when starting the program. I was pretty excited coming to this workout and it didn't disappoint. It has a been a long time since I've … Continue reading STS 2.0: Giant Sets Total Body

STS 2.0: Chair Yoga + Mat Yoga

Chair Yoga + Mat Yoga are of Cathe Friedrich‘s STS 2.0 program which contains 26 workouts. I am doing the 12 week STS 2.0 rotation. The subtitle for the STS 2.0 program is Muscle and Recovery. These workouts are part of the Recovery. Both of these workouts are gentle, feel good flexibility routines. Neither of them are advanced … Continue reading STS 2.0: Chair Yoga + Mat Yoga

STS 2.0: Tri Sets Total Body

This workout is part of Cathe Friedrich‘s STS 2.0 program which contains 26 workouts. I am doing the 12 week STS 2.0 rotation. This is the hardest of the Phase 1 strength workouts. After doing the first 2 strength workouts (Giants Sets and Super Sets), which were so enjoyable, I decided to really challenge myself during this … Continue reading STS 2.0: Tri Sets Total Body

STS 2.0: Supersets Total Body

This workout is part of Cathe Friedrich's STS 2.0 program which contains 26 workouts. I am doing the 12 week STS 2.0 rotation. Wow! Another amazing total body strength workout. This workout does get metabolic but some of the supersets are less metabolic than others so you feel like your heart is getting a recovery … Continue reading STS 2.0: Supersets Total Body

STS 2.0: Active Recovery + Total Body Stretch

Active Recovery + Total Body Stretch are part of Cathe Friedrich‘s STS 2.0 program which contains 26 workouts. The subtitle for the STS 2.0 program is Muscle and Recovery. These workouts are part of the Recovery. I am doing the 12 week STS 2.0 rotation. Today I finish up the first week. On the rotation calendar she … Continue reading STS 2.0: Active Recovery + Total Body Stretch

STS Squat Rack Legs

For more information on STS see STS Overview and Prep. I am now on my second round of STS and in Mesocycle 3, and finally doing Squat Rack Legs. My first time through I did Plyo Legs only, but this time I am doing them both. I do Plyo Legs on Wednesdays and on Saturdays … Continue reading STS Squat Rack Legs

STS Wrap Up

I did it! My longest "program" rotation to date. I did 5.5 months of Cathe's STS. If you are new to this blog or STS or my blog posts on STS, go back to the very first post where I explained what STS is: STS Overview and Prep, in order to understand some of the … Continue reading STS Wrap Up

STS Week 22 (Disks 34, 35 & 36)

For more info on STS see STS Overview and Prep. This is it! The final week of STS. Meso 3 week 4 workouts are practically identical to Meso 3's week 1, 2 and 3 workouts. Here is the difference: you are now lifting 85% of your 1RM, but for 8 reps. So you have increased … Continue reading STS Week 22 (Disks 34, 35 & 36)

STS Week 21 (Disks 31, 32 & 33)

For more info on STS see STS Overview and Prep. Like I mentioned in the last review, these reviews are going to get shorter because, just like last week, these workouts are very similar to the first two weeks of Meso 3 (Week 19 and Week 20). The difference? For the upper body workouts you … Continue reading STS Week 21 (Disks 31, 32 & 33)

STS Week 20 (Disks 28, 29 & 30)

For more information on STS see STS Overview and Prep. This next trio of Meso 3 workouts is very similar to the first Meso 3 trio. Here are the differences: for the upper body workouts you are lifting 85% of your 1RM and each set consists of 7 reps (rather than 8); for Plyo Legs, … Continue reading STS Week 20 (Disks 28, 29 & 30)