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Week 1 of Booty-ful beginnings
Week 1 of Booty-ful beginnings. Anyone else currently doing the program?
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Strong Curves Friends!
Hey! I can see that all of the previous discussions are from last year most recently, so I wanted to get another discussion going and perhaps find some friends that are also doing the program. I'm thinking of starting the Booty-ful Beginnings workout program tomorrow. I have previous experience with Blogilates and love…
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Just got the book
I just got the book today. I'm still reading the intro. I tried the test exercises and could definitely feel the glutes working. I couldn't do the single-leg glute bridge, though. I guess I'm just not strong enough, yet. When I could get my hips up I felt the work in my back and it made my spine ache.
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Summer 2016
Anyone running SC this summer? I just finished the beginner program (my first lifting program ever) and feeling pretty proud of myself. Especially because I'm dealing with an old shoulder injury that flared up. Now I'm heading on vacation for almost 2 weeks. When I get back I'm going to run the lower body only program with…
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Get this group and SC up and running!
Hi ladies, I see there's a few of you who have been posting and would like a more active group for SC so let's make it happen! I've been putting off fully committing to the program but I think it's time to change that. Leave a comment with which SC program you're doing and what week you're on and we can help motivate each…
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Anyone still around?
I'm kind of sad that this group died. :( Anyone still around? I've been running the program once again for the last 6 weeks and loving it. Would love to chat with anyone else that is doing SC right now.
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Beginning SC: Any Advice?
Just started reading the book. It's been on my shelf for a while. I'm now ready to begin. Do any of you have some feedback on your experience? Any recommendations? I have to lose fat. So does this program only work if you are ready to build after losing weight. They say you can't really build muscle and lose fat at the…
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Back extension
OK, full disclaimer: I have not read the full book front to back (and not sure I'm going to - mainly because I don't think I need all the theory/info, I'm pretty happy with that at this stage, just interested in the workouts), but have been skimming a bit with the thought that I will do it once I work through Stage 7 of…
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Gym or home?
Hi all, I just read the book and am trying to decide if I should force myself to go to the gym or gather the materials to start the program at home. For those of you who go to the gym, do you just bring the print outs with you? I have a membership but I usually just do cardio there because the men are so terrible in the…
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Daily Check-in and Chat
So I started the Advanced program on Monday. So far I really like it. I think it's because of the change from all the heavy lifting I have been doing lately. I was up to squatting 130 lbs which is 3 lbs away from my body weight and I had begun dreading putting more weight on the bar. Also, I was finished in less time than…
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Where to begin? Cut cals?
Pardon this rant-- I got my book yesterday and read it in one sitting. Very excited to start, but don't really know where to begin. I have done Stronglifts for 12 weeks at maintenance, but definitely wasn't engaging my glutes to full potential. I then switched to Livefit from bodybuilding.com, and after a month I am over…
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Gorgeous Glutes...?
Anyone doing the Gorgeous Glutes program? I was supposed to start P3 of the advanced program but I kinda miss all the shoulders/back/arms training I was doing... Thinking I could do Gorgeous Glutes + my regular body part split. I really have a hard time committing to a program, I feel I always want to change it around, I…
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Rest/Pause method?
I was looking at the template for weeks 9-12 (workout A of the advanced program) and I don't have the book with me right now since I'm at work. Can someone explain the rest/pause method? It says 3 sets of 6 reps, 1 rep, 1 rep, 1 rep... Does it mean I do 6 'regular speed' & without resting between reps and then the…
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Facebook group - FYI
Hey just wanted to let you guys know that there is a really great facebook group called "SC Ladies" for people doing the program. Great for any questions you might have along the way or just sharing results/motivation etc. Bret sometimes responds to questions posted on there
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Bret's opinion on the 4th weekly workout
Since some of you (and me) were asking, here's what Bret posted on FB in the SC Ladies group regarding the 4th weekly workout: Hi ladies, here are a few updates. If you need the SC templates, I've attached it here. For the fourth workout of the week, I prefer that you do the following: 3 sets of hip thrusts (6-20 rep…
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Heavier weights or higher reps
I'm in week 10 of the beginner program. I've made some nice gains thus far, but I feel that I'm slipping into old habits of wanting to do more reps with less weight. For example, on the hip thrusts it says to do 3 sets of 10-20 reps. I seem to always go for the higher number so I pick a weight that I can complete 20 of…
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body weight program
hello! I just got this book and I'm really looking forward to starting. As of right now I don't have a gym membership, but I do plan on getting one hopefully soon. until then I will be doing the body weight program, I'm just curious if anyone here has done solely that and if so how were the results? thanks guys!
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Modifications?
The book says "see Exercise Index for substitution exercises if training from home or if machine is not available." Am I crazy or are there no substitutions anywhere in this book?
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Workout plan
Hi all- Just started the Strong Curves advanced program yesterday and glutes already feeling it! Question though as I've found a little discrepancy, or maybe I just misread, in the book. Towards the beginning of the book, he says: Day 1: A Day 2: B Day 3: Active rest Day 4: A Day 5: C However, the section he talks about…
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Advanced program
I've completed the advanced program before so feel free to ask me any questions you may have. I have a excel spreadsheet of the advanced workouts that one of the ladies on facebook made. If you'd like a copy then just PM me your email and I can forward it on. Cheers, Gemma
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Favorite SC Exercise?
What's your favorite new exercise that you've learned while doing Strong Curves? My personal favorites are: *Cable straight-leg pull-through *American deadlift Love that hamstring work!
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Seated Abdudction?
Hi, I will be doing Phase 1, Workout B of the advanced program tonight. I don't have a band at the gym to do the seated band abduction... Do you ladies think I can replace it with the abductor machine instead? Or just do the cable abduction like in workout A? What do you think? Thanks! ;)
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Strong curves progress gallery (let's inspire each other)
Ok, I am a visual person and pics are what keep me going, sooo let's document our progress. Include in your post: Which program you are running. Where you are in your current program. How long you have been doing strong curves. If you are bulking/cutting/maintaining. As you add progress pics quote your last pics so we can…
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Bad Girl..fell off :(
Hello ladies..I am currently doing the beginner program, started on Feb 10th. I did the first 2 weeks, 3 days a week, no problem. I felt great, even felt like I was seeing results though that was probably in my head as that would be insanely fast, lol. I did workout A for week three, then work stress got the better of me…
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Starting Strong curves after NROL for Women ????
I have been following the NROL for women for the last year and I am ready to dive into SC. I have progressivly worked my weight up on all lifts. I am currently squatting 170-180# , dead lifting 180# and bench press around 70-80#. I am planning on skipping the first part of SC and going to week 5-8 in the beginner section.…
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Nee Help!
I'm through the part of the book where he explains that the exercises should follow a certain pattern, aka glute then lateral or whatever. But then he gives the beginner program week 1-4. Which one should I follow? Should I follow the series he posted as the workout through weeks 1-4 and do that on my four lifting days? I…
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Starting Soon
I'm starting the beginner program as soon as my book arrives and looking for other people who are doing this workout!