Just finished Push! What should I expect from Lean?

philosohoe

Hey there! I'm new to the group today, and I just finished my Push month. I haven't lost a lot of weight for the last two months, but I have lost 8 inches, most of which is gone from my tummy. Yay!

So my question is, what should I expect from the Lean circuit? I'm excited to start it on Monday.

Looking forward to sharing successes with you all! :glasses: Happy Saturday!:drinker:

isys5

I have 2 more weeks of Push to do and so looking forward to Lean as I hear that is where you melt away the fat to show more lean muscles

philosohoe

I haven't watched any of the Lean workouts yet, but Lean 1 tomorrow! From what I've read here, I guess my arms are gonna be dying.

Exna

Your arms will be dying .,, This is my last week of Lean ( yay me ) and let me tell you ... this workouts are so much fun and a killer !!!
You will be lifting lighter than in the Push month .. maybe 10 lbs no more than 15 lbs, but you have to fail by the 10th or 12th rep. Sometimes I had to use the green band because I couldn't handle the 10lbs :S ...
My shoulders and arms were sore pretty much the whole first 2 weeks ... and they are just now getting better ...
Maybe there were so many damn pushups that I had to do, probably like 2 sets of 12 every workout ? ....
Your arms always end shaking like a little Chihuahua :P:!

HOWEVER ... the definition you will have: AMAZING! ...

Good luck ladies!

philosohoe

Thanks Exna! I just finished Lean 2/Wk 1 & my shoulders are really sore. I think I need a massage to work out all those knots that are building up. It's hard, but I'm liking it. Congratulations on being so close to finishing!!:drinker:

Exna

I made my husband give me several massages during the first 2 weeks! LOL ....

Thank you .!
I am really happy with the results... not sure if people like my "muscles" now :explode: .. you can never please people right ?

isys5

wow Exna, nice guns

Do you feel like you lose more fat in the lean phase rather than building up muscle? that is what i am hoping as I am super happy with all my muscles now, I just want to get the layer of fat around the muscles oughta here

Exna

Thanks!:blushing:
That is exactly what happened! You are working shoulders, arms and core sometimes at the same time....every muscle I developed on the Push phase just got defined :-) ....I haven't loose weight (blah!) But I lost like 2 inches (hips, waist) :drinker:
I know it doesn't sound like a lot but I'm grateful I would b able to still go to the stores and find clothes LOL...petite and skinny means not a lot of clothes to choose from stores :grumble:

kel7298

Your arms will be dying .,, This is my last week of Lean ( yay me ) and let me tell you ... this workouts are so much fun and a killer !!!
You will be lifting lighter than in the Push month .. maybe 10 lbs no more than 15 lbs, but you have to fail by the 10th or 12th rep. Sometimes I had to use the green band because I couldn't handle the 10lbs :S ...
My shoulders and arms were sore pretty much the whole first 2 weeks ... and they are just now getting better ...
Maybe there were so many damn pushups that I had to do, probably like 2 sets of 12 every workout ? ....
Your arms always end shaking like a little Chihuahua :P:!

HOWEVER ... the definition you will have: AMAZING! ...

Good luck ladies!

Great...I loathe push ups!

Starting Lean on Monday, and haven't watched any of the dvds yet. I was excited until I read this...ha!

becka63

I'm starting Lean on Monday too. Had a sneak look, the shiny tops were the scariest things!

Exna

@Kel7298 .. :S I'm sorry .. I hope you can still be excited.. never mind YOU WILL be excited.. even CHalean says she used to hate push ups ... you will be so strong that you will be able to do push ups on your toes ... I know i did

@becka63 : I was scared with the shiny tops and a chair for Lean1 !!!!! hahaha ... you should take a look at that one.

becka63

@becka63 : I was scared with the shiny tops and a chair for Lean1 !!!!! hahaha ... you should take a look at that one.

Haha I DID see a bit of that one- all she would need are the boots she wore in push 3 and I would have run for the hills!

philosohoe

Well I just finished Week 1 of Lean. I think Lean 3 was the easiest of the three. And this time she wasn't as shiny. I'm so excited for the rest of this month.

Becka & Kel--Good luck on Monday! As Chalene says, "I think, wait, I KNOW you're gonna love this workout!" Have fun! Oh, and buy and ice pack for your shoulders cuz they're gonna be screaming.

Exna--btw, I agree with Isys...Awesome Guns woman!

Exna

Thanks philosohoe ...
I have finished the program!!! whooo whoooo ...


Any of you ladies know how to post pictures using photobucket ? ...
I want to post my results

Thanks!

philosohoe

Thanks philosohoe ...
I have finished the program!!! whooo whoooo ...


Any of you ladies know how to post pictures using photobucket ? ...
I want to post my results

Thanks!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That's so great! I think there's a link in the main forum about how to post pictures:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/104076-posting-pictures-on-the-boards-tutorial

Sorry, not sure how to post it as a link. Can't wait to see your results!

becka63

Thanks philosohoe ...
I have finished the program!!! whooo whoooo ...


Any of you ladies know how to post pictures using photobucket ? ...
I want to post my results

Thanks!

Fantastic!! Defo want to see your results!

kel7298

Yea me too! I wanna see.

First day today...yep, I loved it!

CLX Lean 1 - 352 calories burned!

Exna

Results posted...... :blushing: