My arms are completely dead after the WOD Cindy yesterday, but I was still able to get my workout in today

squat - 115 lbs
ohp - 70 lbs
deadlift - 135 lbs

Really didn't feel like it tonight but went and did S3B2 although I didn't do the HIIT. Increased on most things. The YMCA (as I like to call it!) I increased the number of reps rather than weight. next time I will up the weight

I don't think I will get my 3rd session in this week tho, friday I have no child care cover and Sat we have our christmas ball, so clearly sunday will be a write off, oh and I have a horse show on sat too!

so I did workout A from stage two today..holy crap. it kind of sucked. well I felt like I sucked. but I think that doing stage one for so long made me feel like such a rock star and then starting over with new exercises and lower weights made me feel more like a roadie. I will say though that I was MUCH more comfortable in the weight area in general after being there for a while so even though I felt a little awkward doing some of the exercises I did not feel out of place. I was also down two pounds today from last time I weighed so that is exciting. and unexpected. I have been doing IF for a couple of weeks now and I like it. and if my weight loss is a result then I really like it!

jchrisman-welcome! I hope you love NROL as much as I do. My only suggestion is if you are going to work out at a gym go and scope it out first. get someone to walk you through the free weight area and kind of familiarize yourself with everything so that when you go to do what you need to do you may not feel weird. It is also great if you have someone who can check your form when you start with squats and deadlifts especially. Good luck!

I hope everyone feels better, gets rest and kills it at the gym when able! my husband is back today from 5 days deer hunting so I am glad I hit the gym early because we may just all be hanging at home tonight spending time with him. Happy Wednesday y'all!

I messed up tonight - two ill kinder for two days has exhausted me and so instead of going to a dancing lesson for 2 hours we vegged on the sofa with a glass of wine, chilli and nachos. Oh well. I am running in the morning with both kids in the buggy so that will be fun - not. But at least it burns the calories!

I am up almost 2kilos since 10 October and thats all lifting. My clothes don't fit tighter but I am heavier which I don't like. So its fat and muscle. I have already cut (ok apart from tonight) 200 less calories a day but don't want to go below 1400 on non work out days. Bu it is depressing. But I am putting in the effort on the planks this week so the point should deff go to me by sunday!

hiya gang!

Beeps I'm glad you don't have to go out of town! That's such a tiring process. Our trials are few and far between but they usually last a few months and are NEVER nearby.

G I felt the same when when I started Stage 2. I still feel like I should be further along than I am, like you said, you get to feel like superwoman because you can get the weights up high. These lifts don't lend themselves to really big weights and I want to see triple digits like I did with Stage 1

I went to the gym this morning, but had not even a second of wiggle room, since i had to be in the office early. I knew i wouldn't finish all of my last Stage 2A workout today so I opted to do some extra leg exercises instead. I used the hack squat rack for the first time ever. 50 lbs, 12 squats 4 reps - middle 4 on the slow count, OMG! Then I did quads and hams the same way with 90#. Then I did 20 on the elliptical and the timer went off. It felt great to change it up a little bit!

Cowgirl, maybe ask someone to watch you? My trainer stood behind me and repositioned my arms as I pulled. Made a huge difference! Hope that heals up quick!

Liv, sounds like you might have needed that rest. II'm up about the same actually, 3.5 pounds and I too am not happy. But I keep reminding myself that I'm not cutting yet, I'm building. I don't want to freak out and not eat enough to build muscles, but I agree, it's depressing!

My point will be for me too this week. I do the chest pops and extensions all day long, even without the swiss ball. It's really made me more aware of how I sit and when I am slouching.

Yea tomorrow is FRIDAY!! This week seemed to last forever!!!! Hope you all have a great evening!

Beeps, I think you are truly awesome and I bet your horrible day wasn't as bad as it seems to you! I love your motivation, you inspire me to do better and want better for myself! I know you have some goals you are striving for,, but I think you sound like me, and are way more critical of yourself than anyone else every could or would be. I'm sure you hold youself to very stringent standards, but I hope you give yourself room to breathe!

We're all just humans, and can't possibly do everything perfectly every day. That said, recongnizing error is the first part of correction.

Rock it girl! You've got this!!

To whoever was commenting about IF: I've been doing it for a few weeks and it's working well. Before, I would have a caloric deficit of around 400+ calories/day and lose nothing. Maybe I was hitting a plateau. Anyway, the past two weeks, I've been losing steadily according to my caloric deficit that Body Media records. I feel like I am finally getting somewhere.

Someone told me once that when you take a rest week (or two) from lifting, your body lets go of water it's retaining from the stresses of weight training. Maybe there's something to it. Switching things up can kick start a plateau anyways. Platueing is one sign that it's time for a rest week anyways.

Good luck.

Beeps I am glad you found your mojo! Have a great weekend!

Cowgirl I have found myself hungrier after taking about a week off and getting back to it this week. But I have a 10hour window so I am not fasting as long as you...I'll not complain.

Everyone else kick it in your contest!

I did the workout B from Stage two today and honestly I don't really like it much. I guess I like parts of it but as a whole I am not in love. Apparently I dislike change even more than I realized. lol I will take my frustrations to the Stage two thread though.

Girls night tonight and I am going to enjoy myself. Anymore my goal is to not overeat just 'cause I can but still enjoy myself and try a little of whatever I find interesting. :happy:

Guess who's back?
Feeling better and loving phase 2 of abs. My first workout totally kicked my butt. I loved every second of it. I LOVE lifting heavy. I think that if I repeat the series, I'll keep the heavy lifts from phase 2 and do them in phase 1. THe woosy lifting really killed my motivation. I have put myself officially in maintenance and I am no longer logging food. My diet is as good as I plan on making it for the moment... unless I learn to cook or something lol. Strangely enough, I wore my frumpiest clothes to work today and got the most compliments on my weight loss since the beginning of the school year. Weird.

Everyone must be busy this weekend!

Sam, it's good to see you're back!!! Glad that you're not worried about the logging and stress of food. Sounds like you're rocking ABS.
Jody, keep up the momentum! Glad you're back into lifting. Remember that you WILL be pleased if you stick with it.

Sue, don't get discouraged! When you repeat Stage 2 in Stage 4, I think you'll surprise yourself with how much easier the movements are. You'll probably like Stage 3. It's a totally different type of workout.

I broke my own rule and ate breakfast this morning. I went for a quick jog down the road and came back STARVING. I'll be mad at myself at 7:30 when I want to snack and it's too late....:)

Point to ME this week.

Sam and Jody - welcome back!

livlov - great way to burn some calories - dancing!

Sue and cowgirl - you girls are rocking it! Great job!

HI Colleen, welcome back. I often wonder if I am not eating enough. But the problem is my weight just isn't shifting. I almost always eat my exercise callories so it fluctuates between 1800 - 1600 for workout and non workout days. No where near the 2000 mark! although there are the odd splurge days. Anyway I did S3A3 today - which I really enjoy and I really pushed it. I had to rush so took almost no breaks and forgot to pack my post exercise shake. I don't want to take it now as I am about to have supper but I can tell you I really feel sore now, 4 hours later which is really unusual for me after a workout. I know I did work hard but usually I don't feel so sore the same day and I really think not having the shake has made all the difference to my recovery. Won't be making that mistake again.

Sucked on the planks today. But upped the woodchop so think I was just dead after so couldn't manage it. Will do some more before bed to make up for it.

Hi ladies... I am very new to this program (Stage 1, week 2 started yesterday). Was wondering if anyone here is also a runner and how that is working in with this program. I kind of have a knee injury and have been on the running sidelines for a while but trying to get back into it... I am also hoping my knee survives the squats and lunges...