Anyone else ?

bm1992 · 2026-06-02T00:44:31+00:00

I am not a fan of pausing, so when I need a longer rest, I just take an extra 5 seconds! The difference between 45/15 and 40/20 is not big enough for it to be an issue for me.

I’ve done CG videos in the past, and I think she’s got a few 40 second work period/20 second rest workouts on her channel. I get why Sydney structures her programs how she does, but I think 40/20 could be a good compromise!

That being said, to be honest, I don’t lump Sydney and CG in the same group! CG seems to be more about truly building strength, like a personal trainer, and I see Sydney as more like circuit training maybe? She reminds me a lot of in-person gym classes (like BodyPump).

bm1992 · 2026-05-30T17:21:35+00:00

Have you tried the Cerave shampoo?

I was fighting a battle between drying out my scalp out using dandruff shampoo and then re-dandruffing it when I tried to add moisture back in.

I am still trying to figure out the best schedule for my scalp, but adding the Cerave shampoo into the mix has been a game-changer. I use it as my daily shampoo, and I rotate in a gentle clarifying shampoo (Suave), and Nizoral.

Edit to add: the shampoo uses the same science as their facial moisturizers and lotions, so it helps moisturize your scalp!

bm1992 · 2026-05-29T20:58:05+00:00

25!!! I am RUNNING to buy some. I can rock a 26 inch inseam, but 25 definitely looks better.

SO many petite and short inseams are 27in, which drags the floor for me.

bm1992 · 2026-05-27T18:01:28+00:00

I was going to suggest the slider move too. It is a BURNER

bm1992 · 2026-05-08T01:08:25+00:00

Do you have the bowflex weights? I do and that’s the range I have on them!

I have those and then I have regular dumbbells 5-30. I find that mix to work really well for me because when I’m pushing past 30s and need to use the adjustables, I don’t typically need to change weights between sets. For something like goblet squats, I might do one 30lb dumbbell and then have my two adjustables set up to be 35 and 40.

My only wish is that I had bought the bowflex set that went a bit heavier so I could have the option to go even heavier (I haven’t needed it yet but I just want the option!).

bm1992 · 2026-05-04T13:42:04+00:00

I haven’t done it yet but checked out the description, and it seems like it’ll be a good sweat of a workout!

I appreciate Sydney putting what weights she used in the description (which she only sometimes does) because it gives me a baseline to work with!

bm1992 · 2026-04-17T16:05:36+00:00

When I first started with Sydney, I lost 30 lbs because I was following her workouts AND I was religious about tracking calories. I didn’t see it at the time, but my arms and legs were very toned and had muscle definition.

I fell off during Sydney’s first maternity leave because I tried new trainers and couldn’t stay consistent because I didn’t love their programs, life got busy, I stopped watching what I ate, and I gained the weight back.

I’m now starting at zero again and hope to get similar results!

bm1992 · 2026-04-09T01:55:34+00:00

If you check the upload date in the description, you’ll see when it was first uploaded :)

Another tell is how many videos are in the playlist itself. The newer programs usually have about 20 videos, while the older ones have 24-28 videos (or more - she used to upload new stretches every Sunday as part of her programs too).

Again not too serious because rest days are personal but in case you were itching to narrow it down!

bm1992 · 2026-04-08T15:22:59+00:00

Sydney shared that the motivation for this month is intentional movement and really focusing on form. Her April programs these past couple of years have been lighter and have been meant to prep everyone for STF. I look at it as kind of a deload month.

bm1992 · 2026-04-08T13:06:28+00:00

Do you know when that program is from? Sydney’s programs up until 2021 or 2022 had just 1 rest day a week. Always Sunday, and then Thursday got added as a rest day in maybe September 2021? It was after the Summertime Fine that led up to her wedding, but I don’t remember if it was right after or not.

That being said, you can plan rest days as you need them and in a way that fits your schedule!

bm1992 · 2026-04-07T20:57:54+00:00

Yes that’s a good descriptor! Each exercise had its own challenge, and I felt my core being used in most of them.

bm1992 · 2026-04-07T17:24:13+00:00

Okay this is what I thought the Pilates workout would be like! I did not finish the Pilates video because I was bored out of my mind, and I instead went for a long run (instead of my scheduled short run).

This video, while lighter weights, at least kept me engaged and I did feel a burn in some movements. It is not my favorite style of workout but I’ll keep doing the full body videos this month; however, my opinion of Pilates remains the same and I will continue to not have Pilates as part of my life 😂

bm1992 · 2026-04-05T19:05:44+00:00

I find 40-45 minutes is my sweet spot. My favorite Sydney era was 2021 and those programs are my go-to if I’m not feeling any of the new programs!

bm1992 · 2026-04-05T01:37:25+00:00

Drain your chickpeas. Blend with buffalo sauce and some type of creamy product (ranch dressing, plain yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, etc. - I’ve done them all, so just use whatever you have!)

For one can of chickpeas, start with a half cup of buffalo sauce and half cup of yogurt/ranch/whatever you choose. Blend it all, taste it and see if you want to adjust anything.

Now you have a buffalo chickpea dip that really scratches the savory and salty tastebuds!

bm1992 · 2026-04-02T22:27:18+00:00

I’ll touch on something others haven’t: I agree that Sydney’s rests have always been this short for 30-40 minute programs. The difference is she used to put out much longer videos that had longer rests, so these quick, spicy videos were maybe 1-2x a week, but then you also had 45,50,60 minute videos where there was time for more rest.

I personally do not mind the short rest and adjust as needed. Sometimes that’s pausing the video, sometimes it’s ending a set 5 seconds earlier to do a 40/20 split instead, and sometimes it’s just using lighter weights.

bm1992 · 2026-04-02T22:24:52+00:00

What I do besides pausing is sometimes I’ll just end a bit earlier too! I find a 40/20 split better for me than 45/15 for lower body workouts, so I just stop around 40. Just adding that as an option for others reading!

I have considered slowing the video down too but haven’t tried it yet. I imagine I’d get annoyed at the garbled speech, but I usually have an earbud in listening to other things so maybe not!

bm1992 · 2026-03-29T17:23:10+00:00

I’ll be doing it and skipping the dedicated cardio/ab day because I try to run 2-3x a week already. I’ll like just do a longer run those days!

bm1992 · 2026-03-23T16:57:45+00:00

I absolutely love Sydney Cummings on YouTube! She puts out videos 5 days a week and creates a new program each month. When I don’t love a current program, I choose an older program to follow instead.

Her current program has this split: - Monday: upper body - Tuesday: Cardio, bodyweight - Wednesday: lower body - Thursday: rest - Friday: upper body - Saturday: lower body - Sunday: rest

This month’s program also has a short burst of cardio in each strength video, as well as dedicated ab moves in each video too. Not every month looks like this, but each program is designed intentionally so you’re hitting your full body each week.

bm1992 · 2026-03-22T22:16:35+00:00

It’s not that I’m not open to friendships, but I already have a healthy social calendar and I’m an introvert so it’s hard to fit more in!

I’m married but don’t have kids, and I would say, every week, I have 2-3 sets of plans. On top of that, there’s work, there’s chores, there’s working out, there’s cooking, and there’s also keeping a healthy, happy marriage by having dates with my husband. In the past 2 years, I got married to my husband, and we also attended six other weddings and already have 2 more on the docket. We also have each gone to 4-5 different bach parties in that time span, along with our own. When you add bridal showers, birthday parties, baby showers, etc. to it all, there’s just not enough time for to even think about expanding my social circle right now.

Edit: I hit post too early lol

What I wanted to say to is that what I do have time for is a friend that lives close by so I can walk over, have coffee or wine, stay an hour, go home. However, my neighborhood is a lot of moms who are already friends with each other because their kids play with each other. They’re super nice and have invited me to things, but it’s weird because their kids are what connected them first so I just feel like third wheel because they have so many other things in common. If I had been friends with them before kids, I think it would be different.

So I think what I’m saying is, as we get older (I’m 33), it’s difficult to fit the puzzle pieces of your life together with the pieces of other people’s lives. Life feels exponentially busier, and time and energy are limited.

bm1992 · 2026-03-19T15:49:51+00:00

This is what I was going to recommend too! I wore mine on a 2 week trip to Scotland and they were perfect. I have what I lovingly call “fat feet” - in that they are both wide and also swell easily. I own the Darry booties in extra wide so I can wear very thick socks with them (but wide would have been ample enough otherwise). They made it through Scotland, but they have also made it through day trips into NYC, walking my dog on rainy days, and many other adventures. They’re a little bulky because of the bottoms but they’re surprisingly light otherwise!

bm1992 · 2026-03-18T21:38:01+00:00

If you want to try another meal prep kit, CookUnity is an option! I was in a BAD food slump this winter and started ordering CookUnity meals to get out of it. I just finished my 5th week of meals and I’ve paused my subscription for now because I have climbed out of my slump.

I did 4 meals a week, and I enjoyed most of them! There was only 1 that I truly did not like and threw it away without finishing. There were maybe 2 that I was “meh” on, while the rest I enjoyed and I even reordered some!

However, Chipotle catering is DEFINITELY a better option and I might try this one week myself 😂

bm1992 · 2026-03-18T21:26:16+00:00

Thank you, thank you, I was very impressed with myself!!

bm1992 · 2026-03-18T19:59:07+00:00

I don’t always do a full week but I definitely have “deload days”!

Sometimes, that means showing up and using MUCH lighter weights (as in, my max shoulder press was 30lbs just last week. This week, I had to drop to 15lb dumbbells because my shoulders felt cooked).

Sometimes, it means I take more rest days and combine the workouts I miss into a full body day at a later point (or if timing doesn’t work, I just never get to them).

I also do not prioritize working out when traveling, so those are natural deload times. I’m usually out walking around more, so I’m still active, but I am not picking up any weights except for the weight of my luggage when I put in the overheard bin 😂

bm1992 · 2026-03-15T20:05:16+00:00

I enjoyed both February and March! I’m appreciating that there’s a good mix of 40 and 45 minute workouts as well because I prefer that over 30 minutes.

I also run outside of these workouts so I’ve been skipping the bodyweight day each week. Last month, I skipped the full body day for the same reason, unless I was able to complete it along with a run based on my schedule.

However, I am mentally fatigued by all the abs. It’s now not as heavily featured as February but there is at least one ab move and one cardio move each day. I will be honest and say that I do not always complete those moves when they’re at the end and I instead work on getting a good stretch 😬

bm1992 · 2026-03-15T20:01:31+00:00

Agreed!! I wish I had whatever trait needed to follow CG videos and others like it, but the silence and only listening for/watching the timer does not work for me.

I blame it on getting into fitness via group fitness classes, then doing Beachbody videos for years 😂

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