FAQs Archive - Page 2 of 5

Q: Should I do this before The Starter Pack

That's the idea. This is the prequel, the on-ramp that comes before The Starter Pack. Finish it and you'll move into the Starter Pack already comfortable with the fundamentals.

Q: Do I have to train three days a week?

No. Phase 1 is two days a week. Phase 2 moves to three days a week, but if you'd rather stay at two, you can. The program simply becomes a 15-week plan instead of 12. Same workouts, same results, just at your pace.

Q: I've truly never lifted weights before. Is this really okay for me?

Yes. That's exactly who it's built for. Every exercise is broken down from scratch, with a video showing what it should look like, where you should feel it, how much weight to use, and how to make it easier if you need to. No experience required.

Q: What equipment is needed for the program?

For both programs you’ll need a foam roller and a band for the warm-up. For the women’s program you’ll only need dumbbells and a bench. I’d love for you to have a TRX (or similar) and a kettlebell too, but if you don’t, we have modifications. For the men’s program you’ll need dumbbells, a bench, a trap bar, a TRX (or similar), and a landmine. However, if you don’t have a landmine, ab wheel, trap bar, or TRX, we have modifications. The reason for the differing equipment is that prior to creating the program, I polled my followers to see what equipment they had at their disposal because I’m trying to make this useful for the most amount of people. Most of my male followers reported that they had a trap bar and landmine, while most of my female followers didn’t. If you’re doing the women’s program and have a trap bar and/or a landmine and want to include it, that’s totally fine.

Q: Is it ok to reduce the rest periods if I don’t feel I need the whole time you recommend?

Yes, you can definitely reduce the rest periods. BUT, make you aren’t rushing the workout and that you’re fully-to-mostly recovered when you do your sets. I deliberately made the rest periods a bit longer than you might be used to because I wanted to counteract the urge to speed through the workout in an attempt to make it into cardio. So, if I recommend 60 or 90 seconds of rest between exercises you don’t necessarily need to wait that whole time, but I don’t want you flying through each exercise without resting at all. If you finish a set and are immediately ready for the next set, I’d say you might not have pushed yourself hard enough on the set.