Stage I - totally confused - please help

Hi all,

This is going to sound extremely stupid, but I need help.  I've just joined this group and have almost finished reading NROLFW.  I am excited to do my first workout A, but I'm totally confused.

I'm looking at page 140.  I see the exercises and alternating sets, I think I get that part...but I see the column with Workout 1,2 etc...and I don't understand what that means and I don't understand what I'm supposed to do. 

I need instructions.  When I go to the gym tonight, I'm planning to do Workout A.  Now, I'll start with the Squat, but how many times do I do the squat and for how many reps?  This is where I'm confused.  I assume I'm doing it just 2 times at 15 reps for today?  Same for my next day's workout and then for the 3rd day, I'll switch to 12 reps.  Is this how I"m supposed to read this chart?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm eager to get started.  Thanks! 

Alot of people get confused over this - so don't feel bad.

You have it right - do 15 reps for all exercises today.... next time 15 reps and then 12 reps the next.  Although you do workout A today and the next time you workout you would do workout B.

Looks like this:

• Today - workout A 15 reps
• Friday - workout B 15 reps
• Monday - workout A 15 reps
• Wed - workout B 15 reps
• Friday - workout A 12 reps
• Monday - workout B 12 reps

Have fun!

Thank you very much for clearing that up! 

Hi Cm, just to make sure things are really clear:

You'll be doing two sets of 15 repetitions each in the very first workout, for a total of 30 repetitions of each exercise.  The two sets of the first exercise (squats, is it?) should be done one after the other (with a rest in between), and all the other exercises should be done in alternating pairs. 

Just wanted to make sure things are understandable, because I had to work hard to make sure I understood the set/rep numbers in NROLFW.

Thank you, I think I've got it.  I've done both workout A and B and both were fun but challenging.  I can't believe I'm doing real push-ups already.  :-)