I'm starting stage 1!
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I am starting stage 1 today and am very nervous! As someone who has not used the weight room before it feels intimidating!0
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nice and eperk - glad you joined! congrats on your decision to try this out.
i felt intimidated by the free weight section of the gym, too. i hired a trainer to show me around and demonstrate how i would do the exercises listed. did this for stage 1 and 2, after that felt comfortable enough to figure it out myself. it gets better!
as far as results, the first result i saw was being soooooo hungry! found it hard to stick to cals. relate this to early muscle development gains. so the good news is you see lots of definition and smoothing out especially at first. if you have weight to lose you might see a lot of inches come off, i've heard people talk about that. personally i did not lose many inches, did shift some around, but then again i have not been super strict with my diet.
mns - your work out makes sense. i'm doing the HIIT the day after too, only because i can't stand being in the gym longer than 90 min! lol i extend it though, usually do a full 30 min of running intervals or extra BWM rounds. BWM=arch nemesis ha!0 -
Hi All!
Quick question.... I'm on my 2nd week of stage one now and I feel like these workouts are so short. It takes me 20-25 min to finish them. Needless to say I'm wiped out at the end.
Is this a normal amount of time or am I going too fast/slow?
Thanks
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Hi Luanda,
Yes, Stage 1 is quick compared to the later stages. It sure does pack a punch in a short time though
Dont worry about it. as long as you are lifting weights that seem heavy enough for you.
I am going through my stage 4. Last 2 workouts I challenged myself, PR with lunges and split squats.
25lb DB seems huge and tires my arms completely - but I am happy after tht muscle tiredness
Accordingly. to make enough progress, I increased my rest period by couple seconds. So I am getting through the workouts without warm up added and without the HIIT in 45 mins almost/
I see that it is helping me immensely in my running too! I am consistently able to run more now. Will take measurements @ the end of stage 4 and/or end of month!! Hoping for some inches lost, if not weight
Good lifting all of you!0 -
Hiiiii! It's been a while since I've been on here but I'm glad to see you ladies doing so well. I finished two rounds of stage 7 and I'm currently doing stage 4. I've added in yoga on my off days but....I hate yoga. It's so slow. I have tooooo much time to think. And it just keeps going and going. But it's supposed to be super great for you. Once I finish stage 4 I'm going to do another round of stage 7 and then stage 5 and then stage 7 again and then I think I'll be doing supercharged. I've lost 8 pounds so far and 5 inches off my waist. I'm so excited for all my progress!0
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Awesome redlipstick! I am starting stage 7 on Monday and have Supercharged lined up next.0
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Guess I missed reds post as well. That is amazing progress, you've got to feel great. Looking to move on stage 7 after current stage 5..... Heard it's hellacious, but maybe one reason for your losses? What do you think, is it a shredder?0
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Sunshine: It is absolutely a shredder! The first few times I did it I collapsed on the floor after and didn't move for at least 15 minutes. I definitely think that my results have picked up and started moving a bit faster because of that stage.
Pudding: How has stage 7 been for you?0
