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Stage 3
The YTWL is killing me! I can only use 5lb weights and I feel so wimpy. I even let my ego convince me to try 8lb weights today and I was immediately informed by my body that this was not going work.
On the other hand, I feel more and more like a bad*ss with the deadlift / bent over row combo.
What are you loving and hating about this stage?
Hi Almdennis! I posted in another thread that I got thrown off yesterday and didn't end up being able to work out, so today I'll do my last workout in stage 2, and then start stage 3 on Thursday. We aren't supposed to take a break in between these stages right?
I happen to have my book with me today (at work - where I should be working instead of trying to figure out how many grams of protein I'm striving for!) and it says for Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5, "It's up to you if you want to take a week off between each stage, or wait until you've completed several stages before taking a week off."
I was planning on taking a week off, but after a couple of days I was ready to get back to it. :)
My last workout in Stage 2 was so good! I had a "last chance" mentality going on and put on more weight than I thought I could handle for each of the exercises - and then handled it! It was such a high! And of course, nobody else understood when I tried to tell them about it. 
So, enjoy your workout today and when you get to it, let me know what you think of Stage 3.
I finished stage 2!!! I can't say it was as good as yours almdennis but nontheless, I finished. I am excited to move onto stage 3 but I'll let you know how it goes! I may not be that excited after I start! :)
ckfyamaha, Good for you for finishing stage 2! I remember what a change-up that was compared to stage 1 and it took some getting used to. Way to go!
Almdennis, It sounds like you blew the top off of that workout! I love that feeling, too.
My little hooray is that I finally did one complete set of the body matrix. And I'm in stage 5! So, if you're struggling with this one, keep at it - you'll get there. One thing that I think helped me was adding 30 jumping jacks to do during my resting times on the A workouts (I'm too pooped to do it in the b workout). I imagine that the impact from the jacks strengthed my body - especially my glute chain - in ways that lifting doesn't. Whoo-hoo!
KMK...I just read what you wrote about the body matrix and it makes me feel better because I just did stage 3 workout A just now, and holy cow..talk about a butt kicker!! I couldn't even make it through the whole body matrix straight through once. I couldn't even do the second one, so that's a bummer but maybe I'll start adjusting. Congrats on finishing a whole one! I can't wait 'till I get there!!! I will have to start the jumping jacks in between and see if that helps. I can't believe how much longer this stage was! It took me about 1 1/2 to do this workout! (probably partly because it's my first one and I had to look it all up) I like it though!!!!
Yeah, it's long - and that's messing with my 3-times-a-week plan. I usually work out in the evenings and was doing Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday - which worked when the workouts only took an hour. But this has been taking 2 hours (including either BWM or HIIT as well as constantly having to change plates on my dumbbells/barbell) - and I don't have 2 hours on Friday/Saturday/Sunday. So, I've only been able to do 2 days a week which isn't ideal but is better than nothing.
I'm finding the same thing, susiecue. My workouts are usually late in the evening - around 9pm or later. Stage 3 workouts are taking at least 1 1/2 hours...it's long and late.
I'm nearly done with Stage 3 (only 1 more of each A & B) and I don't feel like I've progressed as much in this stage as I did on 1 and 2. I feel like I'm still adjusting to the workouts rather than getting better with each.
I like the HIIT, though. I've haven't done much cardio in the past, so this is new for me. 15 minutes is enough for me to work up a good sweat - literally!
ok, first workout in stage 3. i kinda wimped out though. by the time i got home from work & started the prep for dinner, it was late & i was tired. so i only did 2 sets with reasonably light weights. it took me 5 whole minutes to do one set of those stupid bw matrix things! the 2nd time i managed to do the jump lunges without falling over but my quads were quaking.
I will be starting stage 3 today so I wanted to get this thread started again. Knowing that several people are doing the same thing along with you really helps. I read all the post on this thread and I am really aprehensive but I will give it a go and hopefully I will survive to write about it tomorrow.
puppykisses, you arent' alone. Even though I won't start stage 3 until Friday, I'm already preparing myself by reading exercise descriptions. I'll be watching this thread, let me know how the first workout feels.
i have to say stage 3 workout B is one of the more boring ones. im not saying its boring in & of itself but the others were just more exciting. i actually did better on the ytwl, im feeling more comfortable with 2.3 kilos (a little more than 5lbs).
again on fri had to do only 2 sets of workout A as i had some weird stomach thing the day before & energy was lacking. didn't do the matrix tortures. i tried to squeeze some in after the intervals last night but was kicked out of the gym.
im using a swiss ball & steps to do the back extension, dont know why they didn't suggest that as an alternative way of doing it.
Stage 3 workout A1....yes I survived to write about it! I did the workout at home using dumbells, heaviest being 15lbs...if I need 20lbs I just hold a 5lb along with. I think the woodchop would be easier with the pulley because I could not get the flow with the dumbells...other than that all went well. Ok, I survived the Matrix. The non-jumping squats and lunges were fine. The lunges were actually doalbe since starting this program I have always held 40lbs worth of dumbells so to do lunges with just BW was a treat. On to the jumping, I was right....i tried to do the jumping lunges and I did tweak my ankle....it is just not doable for me and I do not want to break again. I did the shuffle recommended by Maha. I did 24 but because I am not going down into a lunge I may do more. The jump squats were fine the first set but the second I had to break down into fives. I would jump sqaut 5 times stop and take a couple pants...then do 5 more...etc. So I did finish but without the full jump lunges. I really had a hard time catching my breath after all said and done but to accomplish that workout just felt good.
Question about YTWL.....do you do all six Ys first then six Ts then six Ws then six Ls or do a Y,T,W,L six times then do Y,T,W,L six times and so on? Reading the book I got the impression to do all one letter then move onto the next without stopping?? Did I read correctly?
for ytwl, you do all one of them for one rep, then all for next rep, the all for the other rep, then the next starts to hurt a bit, then the next gettting more impossible, etc. its almost like you are swimming thru air with weights on.
octo-luv, just to reiterate 
I do 6 ys, 6 ts 6 ws and 6 ls and that is 1 set??? I could barely do the cuban whatever snatch (I just hate that word), for 10 reps and now I have to do 24 reps of letters....for 3 sets....no way
I will start with 5 lb weights, I believe the book said light weights....if not I will just write it in myself.
Hi Puppykisses. You are correct 6 ys, 6 ts, 6 ws, and 6 ls. It's one ugly beast. DO use light weights. When I got to stage 5, which repeats the stage 3 exercises, I think the heaviest I got to was 12.5...and those weren't that pretty. When I think about it as doubling what I could start with, that makes it seem a little better. (I have my pen handy, so let me know if we need to put this ink.)
Let us know how it goes!
Definitely start with 5 pounds. I would have if I'd still had them. As it is, I found the Ys and the Ws not too bad so they kind of give you a break between the Ts and the Ls (which are the harder letters, in my opinion).
Hi ladies!
I'm starting stage 3 tonight, yay! Any suggestions on the weight for the one-armed dumbbell snatch? It looks pretty tough...
It looks to me that stage 3 is focusing more on the upper body than the legs. Which means I'll be using much lighter weights -- my strength is very unproportional :(
Original Post by puppykisses:
octo-luv, just to reiterate
sorry no you do the 1 rep for y, t, w & l, then start again on y,t,w,l.
I have the book in front of me right now. At the end of Y's description it says
"Slowly lower the weights. Finish the reps and go straight to the T without stopping"
Same thing at the end of "T", and "W". After "L" is says
"Finish the reps, then set the weights down and take the designated rest"
I think it's pretty clear that we do all 6 of each letter before moving on to the next.
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