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Question for you all, do you guys eat back your calories when using the fat loss amount or does it depend on how hungry you are for the day?0
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Question for you all, do you guys eat back your calories when using the fat loss amount or does it depend on how hungry you are for the day?
I try to manage mine on a weekly level. Weekdays I'm really good but I'm a boredom eater on weekends. So I kind of save them up.0 -
I don't eat at the fat loss numbers because my goal is to build muscle. As a rule I eat the workout calls on workout days and resting day calls otherwise; that number falls in between MFP's #s for me to lose and maintain. Yesterday I ate all the calories. Oops.0
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Did workout B2 this morning - WOWZA!! My entire body was shaking when I was done!
This one is so long - I think I'm going to move the ab work to the non lifting days. That way I don't have to rush the rest of it to get it all in.0 -
Hi everyone!
I am contemplating starting stage 2 today - but with all the new years people my gym is packed and I have to wait FOREVER for equipment. I'm also worried that workouts will be too long for me to get through in a timely manner. I'm going to look back through the workouts and decide if I want to start or just do cardio for awhile. I started WW and the annoying part is that I am SO hungry when I lift but I don't get hardly any points back for lifting - so I get really hungry and cranky. Adding cardio is great, but it just takes up so much time. Ohhhhhh the tough choices we face
Jen - sorry to hear about the tweak! I did something to my shoulder when I skipped forward to stage 6 and it took awhile to heal 
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I have only 50 min in the morning to get my workouts in - I think I tend to push the time between exercises as a result. Especially if it's just switching legs - I usually don't wait the full time in between. Like I said above, I think I'm going to move the ab exercises to my non lifting days. I don't thing that's going to make a whole lot of difference in the long run.
Ramalem you should at least add 150 cals to your workout days. Especially if you find that your hungry!0 -
Yeah, I just won't feel super bad about going over a point or two on lifting days I don't think. I need to really watch my eating this go around - stage 1 I didn't eat very well or pay attention and I gained weight and my pants are pretty tight boo.0
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I was going to run today but it was raining, just the excuse I needed not to go. I need to get my act together.
Knee feels much better today--only a bit of twinging. Going to try 2B tomorrow.0 -
Jen, how did your 2B go? I did A3 this morning.
Man, that front squat shoulder press is HARD!! A2 I was only able to do 2 reps of 8 - at least I was able to do 2 10s this morning. I haven't upped my weight on these at all! I started at 10kg (plus whatever my bar weighs - it's small so I'm thinking mabye 10lbs?) Maybe I'll be able to up it by the time I get to stage 4 when it comes around again :laugh:
Everything else is progressing nicely! Weight has increased on all the exercises so that's good. My weight tho is another story entirely:sad: Somehow I'm back up above my mid-December pre-vacation weight! My vacation weight went away after about a week or so - I don't know what's going on!! According to my fitbit I'm eating pretty much at maintenance - although that only takes into account burns from my HRM - isn't lifting supposed to give you bigger burns? The kind you cant' count? I will try not to let it get me down and continue to plug away!
B3 tomorrow!!0 -
This place has been a ghost town lately! Where'd everyone go? I've started posting on the main chat thread b/c it's been so quiet.
B2 went pretty well, but it was exhausting. And long. Did you find it long? My whole body hurts today well, mostly my back muscles, my glutes, my calves, and my quads. lol. I liked the deadlift on the box, even though it was a little awkward to get the barbell up and down over the step; I liked the squats and lunges ok. The Cuban snatches are something else, though. HOly cow. I thought, how hard will this be? I grabbed 10 lb weights, which I had used for the lunges, thought it'd be no problem. OMG. So glad there are only ten reps. And the intervals after! The guy who wrote this book is a sadist I did some very not-pushing-it intervals.
How'd it go for you?
Sorry about your weight creeping up, but perhaps it's the muscle? I haven't been on a scale in weeks. My vacation eating was mostly salt and butter and cocktails so I'd rather not find out. Also, it's my TOM, so what'd be the point, anyway? I'm going out tonight so I expect I'll be over for the day. Sometimes I just don't feel like caring. But I feel stronger and I noticed today that my calves were smaller (busted out the measuring tape to be sure), so that's something. Everything else feels about the same.0 -
I've decided I really dislike workout B!! I'm not sure what it is but I don't like it LOL
I'm not having too much trouble with the deadlift but then I think my weights might be too low. I'm just so worried about hurting myself, I'm erring on the side of caution.
Those Cuban snatches are awk-ward!! I started with 5lbs and did workout 2 with 8lbs - not sure I want to go up to 10 yet. Save that one for workout 4 I just find getting in and out of that position to be the most difficult part of this program :laugh: (that and the prone jacknife LOL)
I don't have any issues with the intervals as I've always done that as a warmup - I just have to do a shorter warmup because I find I'm running out of time!
I sure hope it's muscle that's causing this darn gain - although it is TOM for me too this weekend. I'm pretty sure it's not water as I already drink 10-14 glasses a day! I might grow gills if I drink anymore water :laugh:
Have fun tonight - my night out is tomorrow. Dinner and a concert! At least I'll be able to burn some calories at the concert 0 -
Who are you seeing?
I don't love workout B either. I'm not sure how I feel about Stage 2 in general, but I remember feeling overwhelmed a bit by stage 1, too, so perhaps it's par for the course.
How much are you deadlifting? I started with 45, then did 55. I finished stage 1 at 70 or 75. I'm not seeking to compare, just curious 0 -
the band is Canadian - best band ever! They're called Blue Rodeo. I've been a fan of their's for nearly 30 years!
Don't laugh when I tell you my deadlift weight :laugh: - 10kg plus the bar (I really do need to weigh that dang bar so I know for sure!). I think I'm going to add 5kg on the weekend - that should put it at close to 40lbs. I'm such a weakling LOL I was able to DL 17.5kb at the end of Stage 1. I probably could have gone higher but that's all the weights I have. I definitely have to pick up more - not that I'll need that much more. I'm just so scared of hurting my back - I really concentrate on form and I haven't had any issues so far (fingers are crossed it stays that way!)0 -
I'm not going to laugh! I don't blame you for worrying about your back; I may pay eventually for being so cavalier about it! I add slowly--5-10 lbs once something feels comfortable.0
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I might just start posting in here. The daily thread is too random for me and I get the feeling some people don`t want you to actually talk about workouts - fair enough.
I started a few weeks (and a long break at Christmas) after everyone so I still have 6 workouts to go before stage 2. I am super scared about the deadlift on the box. I am not 100% sure I am lifting right as is (have had a PT that was training others correct me and say she didn`t want to see `that terrible form`again) so I`m not adding weight as I would like. Today my back is sore, I think muscle sore but not 100%. I want to bring a friend to the gym to video my lift to see how it is, when I proactice at home after looking at video after video it seems good, but that is with a broom stick 0 -
Welcome Terrie! Our numbers seemed to have dropped in here from the start. Only a few of us are still at it.
I think stage 1 is longer so you can work on getting your form down. I work out at home so I don't have anyone to critique my form. Although I'm keeping the starting weights on the low side, I'm not feeling anything other than DOMS. I'm hoping that means I'm doing them correctly.
I don't find the DL from the box too bad - maybe because my weights are lower.
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Don't worry too much about deadlift on the box right now--I lowered my weights to do it, to nail form down. No one critiques me, either, unless I ask. my friend who's a PT showed me proper deadlifting in stage 1, so now I'm just carrying that to stage 2. Once you know it, it's not hard. My muscles in my back would ache from time to time doing the deadlifts in stage 1 but only felt like I'd hurt something the first time; after that, it was just muscles that were tired.
Overdid it last night--I forgot winter beer has far more calories than, say, lighter summer beers. Had two pints that were in fact 20 oz each. So, nearly 700 calories in beer alone. Egads. :noway: Good thing I had a short run yesterday. Going to take a walk today and cut back about 200 calls to make up half of yesterday's overage.0 -
Good Morning Everyone. I am still hanging around, but haven't been posting much because I took a break from NROLFW between stages 1 and 2 because I was needing to get more equipment. I decided to go back and do some of my P90X videos and see how things compared after stage one of this program. I am not sure exactly what I was expecting, like I would suddenly be some superwoman how could stroll right through every move with ease, but I was kind of disappointed to see that I was really no better off than before. *shrugs* Oh well, I will keep trudging on.
So I did decide to try workout A from stage 2 last night, just with my dumbbells. It went pretty well, but I did not use much weight. Really not sure about those wood chops though. I can't decide if I am even doing them right. Still hoping to pick up a barbell and additional weights this weekend.0 -
I was wondering the same thing with the wood chops, and I had the cable thing to work with. They're kind of fun, and I guess working abs and things?0
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I have a cable thingy for the wood chops - maybe it's because they're at the end but I really feel it in my arms!0
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I keep looking ahead at Stage 2, and was wondering about the Dumbell One Point Rows. Does it only mean that you are doing 5 total one leg and 5 total the next leg and calling it a rep?
I'm dreading the next workout, 1A, really, really, REALLY hate step-ups and sad to see them contine next stage The woodchops look fun though.
I did also ask a friend if maybe this week she can go to the gym at the same time and video my DL, see how it is going. Back a little sore, but not painful, feels the same as my shoulders.0 -
i think it's five one leg, five the other for a set. I had no balance doing it--hilarious to see, I imagine!
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I've been doing 10 each leg :noway: although I'm a little wobbly I don't find them too bad. Last exercise was 10 lbs I think.
I'll try to remember to post all my weights. I'm doing b3 this morning.0 -
Hi everyone! I'm new to lifting - just did my stage 1 b2 workout last night, really love the structured workouts. I was major sore after the first A workout but haven't really been sore since. A little bit from lady nights first thing thus morning but now not do much. I will try to increase my weights next workout. Looking forward to continuing the program!0
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2B, round 2 today. The squat and press continues to be a real challenge. I upped the weight to a whopping 30lbs and couldn't finish my last rep. I got halfway up annnnnd that was it.
You might be doing it right, blueberry, and we're doing it wrong, but I actually found it easier to do a) without the mirror and b) with heavier weight. I did 15, then 20 today and found the weight gave me more stability. Weird.
I also figured out that I did the wood chop wrong--I didn't adjust the cable thing so I was pulling down--waaaaay easier than pulling across. Oof.
Overall it went well, better than 2b1, but I was beat when I finished. Ate a yogurt in the car and went grocery shopping
ETA--welcome, JChrisman. I was really sore after b2, but I'm hoping I won't ache so much tomorrow. We shall see.0 -
I do 10 on one leg afore switching to the other. I do them quite slowly too...makes the form better and improves the balance...I've been doing 10 each leg :noway: although I'm a little wobbly I don't find them too bad. Last exercise was 10 lbs I think.
I'll try to remember to post all my weights. I'm doing b3 this morning.0 -
I still do not "feel" Stage 2. Tomorrow is week 2, and am still waiting for that "fun" moment!
I decided to watch a few videos and discovered I was doing the Cuban Snatches all wrong. They had felt awkward, and painful. But I realized I was hyper extending, while it is just a small shoulder movement.
The Squat/DL racks seem to always be occupied these days...but I decided to do the Squat/Front Press using the E-Z Curl bar (30 lbs.). This way I get to master the form, while also building up to when I will lift the 45 lb. Olympic Squat bar...whew!!
Workout B seems to take forever! I do not do the 15-minute interval training at the end...I think all the cardio I do on the non-lifting days is more than ample
For the abs, I am modifying with doing those from P90X Ab Ripper X
I think the exercise that I am enjoying so far is the deadlift from the step. Again, I am using an E-Z curl bar, but this week I aim to start on the Oly bar...
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I love the 15lb ez curl bar. The Oly bar is so long I have a hard time keeping it balanced. I deadlifted all the way through stage 1 with the ez curl, since I don't need the rack--I just popped it onto the floor.
I don't find it super fun, either, bepeejaye. I found round two yesterday to be better, but still. I was thinking of skipping the intervals on the next B round as well since I've gotten back into my running habit.0 -
Getting close, 1 B6 tomorrow. Realized after googlig What the difference between squat rack and smith machine was, on the plus, I could do te same weight when I did squats off te actual rack. Woo hoo.0
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Finished Stage 2 A4 this morning! One more workout left and it's on to Stage 3 which I think I will start Feb 3!! 4 of each workout seems so short!
I dont' have my stats in front of me but I do know I progressed on everything but the squat press. I'm still at 10kg on my little bar. I had 15kg on it from my DL in workout B - the squat was OK but there was no way it was going any higher than the starting point :laugh: I had to take those 5kg off. To start stage 4 I will add the 1.25kg weights and start there. I think 5kg was just too industrious LOL
Have a great week ladies - lift heavy :drinker:0
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