Excited Sl5x5 noobie
bikrchic13
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So glad to find a womans SL5x5 group! Starting SL tomarrow. Dont really know what Im doing yet. Been going gym for quite awhile but halfheartedly into it, need to start a serious WEIGHT LIFTING routine an I believe sl5X5 OR (3X5 MAYBE?) IS IT. Off to work now, do some group reading tonight an get some pointers from ya'll.
Thanks 4 being here
Thanks 4 being here
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You will love it!!!!!0
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You will definitely love it.
I'm two weeks in. I had to miss my 6th workout (should have been Fri,) because I have a really bad cold/sore throat. I've been pouting all weekend, because I can't go to the gym.
Your bike is really pretty. Not sure if I'm allowed to say a bike is pretty, but I did! I love black, white, and chrome. Can't help it. :blushing:0 -
Thanks girls, taking my b4 pics tonight. ugg. Entered a 12 week contest on bodybuilders.com. EEKKS!
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2013-100k-challenge.html
Mostly just to keep me serious an motivated. Im great at starting but not so good at finishing. But I since Im in a good place right now an have come a long way this last year with better food choices an regular exercise. I like Strong lifts food recommendations an it is how I try to eat.
My bike aint preety, ITS GORGEOUS!!!! hahahaha... I got my 05 Harley Duce last summer. My fiancee at the time (hubby since Dec. 10th 2012) an I have had great time on our harleys. We take long 4 day rides/trips too. I am so blessed! We have so much fun!0 -
I'm a noobie, too. Also, excited to start lifting. My first step was to read more about it. My husband bout a cage thingy (don't think that's the technical term) years ago and has bars/weights. I'm looking forward to the lifts but am hesitant about the burn.0
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Looks like you've done well on your weight loss. Nice you have your own cage thingy, at my gym u wait in line to use it, lol.0
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Thanks, all done without formal exercise, though. I run after my young kids a bit, but have a desk job. Six months of sitting on my duff with tiny spurts of activity. I want to start something that will give me the most benefit with the least time commitment. I used to take Jazzercise classes and then had a gym membership, but that took at least 7 hours a week a lot of it not working out, but getting there. I want to keep it under 5 and maybe even under 3 since there is a 20 second commute to my living room or my back yard (keep reading).
OK, I found out it's called a power rack :laugh: . My husband wants to move it outdoors. I suppose some fresh air will do me good. Soak up some sun for vitamin D while I'm at it. Right now, it's in the front "formal" living room which has always been our work-out room. It has also become our home renovation materials storage room :frown: , so a bit cluttered at the moment.0 -
Woo-hoo! I did my first SL5x5! Check back tomorrow to see if I am still this excited. I expect to be sore. Lots of water tonight because that's supposed to help, right?.0
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Woo-hoo! I did my first SL5x5! Check back tomorrow to see if I am still this excited. I expect to be sore. Lots of water tonight because that's supposed to help, right?.
Grats!
I was so sore the first day I wanted to cry every time I peed, and I drink a lot of water! :laugh:
I was still excited to go back the next day and do squats all over again. I know it's hard to workout when you're really sore, but here is what generally works for me. 15 minutes of light cardio feeling warm, but not all panting sweating bullets like. Stretching (quads & hamstrings in this case.) I hold each stretch for ~20 seconds. I go through all my stretches twice then repeat. Then I start warming up for my actual squats. Air squats, light dumbell squats, then work weight squats. By the time I was fully warmed up it hurt, but much less. I was able to complete my workout even though I had trouble walking when I left the gym. Day 4 I hurt much much less than day 2 though. Good luck!
I find most things "they" say help with DOMS only help in the short term. Working out helps while you're working out, hot baths work while you're soaking, etc. I haven't tried a foam roller yet, but it is on my to do list when I have some extra cash.0 -
Grats!
I was so sore the first day I wanted to cry every time I peed, and I drink a lot of water! :laugh:
I was still excited to go back the next day and do squats all over again. I know it's hard to workout when you're really sore, but here is what generally works for me. 15 minutes of light cardio feeling warm, but not all panting sweating bullets like. Stretching (quads & hamstrings in this case.) I hold each stretch for ~20 seconds. I go through all my stretches twice then repeat. Then I start warming up for my actual squats. Air squats, light dumbell squats, then work weight squats. By the time I was fully warmed up it hurt, but much less. I was able to complete my workout even though I had trouble walking when I left the gym. Day 4 I hurt much much less than day 2 though. Good luck!
I find most things "they" say help with DOMS only help in the short term. Working out helps while you're working out, hot baths work while you're soaking, etc. I haven't tried a foam roller yet, but it is on my to do list when I have some extra cash.
Static stretching is counter productive. Do dynamic stretches during the warm up, static leave for the cool down after your workout.0 -
Why is static stretching bad pre-workout? I've heard it's bad if you're "cold," but I figure after 15 minutes of elliptical I'm warm enough to not pull/tear anything. I'm always looking to learn more so please fill me in.0
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Sorry I don't have any link to the article from respected source.
But I have read it in many, many places
here is article that explains it quite nicely
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36553174/ns/health-fitness/t/want-better-workout-dont-stretch/0 -
Static stretching has been shown to lead to slight reductions in performance, BUT if you include dynamic stretching as well those reductions are generally negated. If you have a really tight anything, you should static stretch that, then dynamic stretching to actually get warm.
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/warming-up-for-the-weight-room-part-1.html (I think he's got another article somewhere that goes more into detail on stretching but this is good for now).
Basically the goal of a warmup is to get WARM - for me, all I do is warmup with my warmup weights because I workout at night and I dont' have any flexibility issues. So basically, I get straight to it.0