I go back and forth on whether PS: CST is my favorite in the series, or PS: Back, Biceps, & Abs. I think whichever one I'm doing at the moment.

Cathe does about 4 different exercises for each body part in this workout. For chest, she does pushups, bench presses, (both flat-bench, and incline), pec flies, and a superset combo of pec flies & dumbbell bench presses. I'm really glad that she's incorporated the incline presses, because I'm hoping to work on my upper chest a little more.

For shoulders, she does Arnold presses, lateral raises, seated clean & press, and posterior delt flies. The last time I did this workout, I paused the tape after the chest work and did two sets of overhead presses w/ my barbell, before going into the Arnold presses. I think I'm going to do this from now on. I know that the incline presses also involve the shoulders, but my shoulders are an area that I'm trying to develop more, so I'm trying to do a little extra work with them. Man, I feel like such a wimp with the Arnold presses. I can (on a good day) start out with 15 lb dbs, but I have to pyramid down to 12 for the second set, and sometimes 10 for the 3rd set. Since I can do regular overhead presses with a 37 1/2 to 40 lb barbell, I feel like I should be able to at least stay 15 for all 3 sets, but NO WAY!

For triceps, Cathe does close grip dumbbell presses (no barbell at all in this segment except for dips), french press, cross-body kickbacks, and dips. I've always thought my triceps were pretty strong, but after doing the cross-body kickbacks, Cathe does one more set of french presses, and my arms are quivering with 8lb dumbbells. I actually have to laugh at myself, because it just looks so funny to see my left arm (must be weaker than my right) shaking and quivering on its way back up. Cathe finishes with dips w/ the barbell.

Another winner from Cathe!

Instructor Comments:
As always, Cathe does a great job. Her form pointers are very helpful.

Melissa F