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Monday: Workout 1 Tuesday: Workout 2 Wednesday Workout 3 Thursday: Rest Friday Workout 4 Saturday: Active Rest Sunday Workout 5 Monday: Workout 6, etc..... I was gone on vacation for a few days so I did day 15 (the last workout of week 3 today) and I'll start week 4 tomorrow.
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06-27-22, 09:15 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Tonight was all shoulders and I listned to her instructions at the beginning, which I often find helpful. She talke about no scrunching and relaxing the shoulders. It made me very aware and I'm amazed that my left shoulder is not causing me near as much trouble as it used to.
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12-13-22, 01:10 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Near Rochester, NY
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Loving this series!
Hi to all-
In an effort to create some space in my workout time to do some more mobility work, I thought I'd do Caroline Girvan's Iron Series because it is only 30 minutes of strength work 5 times a week. Cathe is my go-to for weight training for probably the last 10 years or more. I've sprinkled in KCM, or some Beach Body stuff, but never really checked out the YouTube crowd.I just happened to see Caroline's name mentioned on the Cathe STS 2.0 thread, and thought I'd give her a try while I waited for the new workouts. I am a couple of workouts away from finishing the 6 week program and I LOVED it! Even though the workouts are short, she uses heavy enough weight to really make a difference. The only thing missing for me is enough bicep/tricep work. I am used to working my entire upper body 3 times a week, and it seems her attention to bis/tris is more like once a week at most (she loves shoulders!). I feel like I have been working my legs/glutes harder than I usually do with Cathe workouts. Probably because the weight choices are so heavy. Anyway, I look forward to doing more of Caroline's weight workouts! I am going to try the strength-only rotation that 2Lazy4gym created using Caroline's workouts (link below). https://2lazy4gym.com/2022/08/08/car...ding-rotation/ If you need a change, I highly recommend checking her out. I feel stronger after 5 1/2 weeks! YMMV |
12-14-22, 06:55 PM | |
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Funny, I liked it for all the reasons you gave, but *also* because she didn't do so much bicep/tricep. Cathe does too much of that for my taste. I really like the way my arms looked after my Caroline rotation.
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12-14-22, 07:58 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Colorado Springs
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I have been gazing at this series for a couple months now, but haven't taken the plunge. Maybe I will now. I feel like I need to get in some cardio, but I think she lifts so heavy that I won't have the energy to add any in. I especially like the fact that she does heavy leg work. Cathe's leg workouts emphasize endurance more often than not.
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12-14-22, 08:07 PM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2001
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