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blisters are a reason not an excuse.
I'm going to lift today...might go a bit easy but hand feels good
Lost another 1.6lbs.
It's been a while since I've seen the scale move.0 -
Blisters suck - I don't know how someone COULD exercise with such an "ouch-y"??
Congrats on scale movement, breezedaze - totally jealous over here!
I'm busy planning a 50th wedding anniversary party for my parents. How awesome that they've been (happily) married for 50 years! How TERRIBLE that they totally said they would "plan their own party" and then, 2 months ago, simply dropped the ball and said, "you kids do it". Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
My brothers don't care and are otherwise uninvolved. My sister has done TONS since she lives in their same city. From a distance, I'm doing as much as I can....but it's very frustrating.
Anyway, 3 weeks until THAT event and since I already have a full-time job and motherhood/wife duties, this is DRIVING ME BONKERS.0 -
Beeps, good luck with the final preparations. I did not enjoy planning my own wedding, so I feel your pain. You are a very good daughter for pitching in. I want to do a 60th birthday for my mom, and I'm not sure where to even start.
Breeze, great loss.
SUe safe travels. Everyday my husband posts a story about some pedestrian, motorcyclist, or bicyclist getting killed in the NJ/NY area. People just don't pay attention AT ALL!!. Please be safe.
NSV: After one month a hard work, I got back into my size 6s. Now to stay there.
WEird question, bare with me here. I noticed a marked difference between my left glute and thigh and my right. The left is nicely rounded and smooth. The right is a misshapen lumpy mess. WTH? How do I fix that? I guess you would call it unequal fat burn. I also notice that when I lift, the right side, the lumpy side hurts more.0 -
WEird question, bare with me here. I noticed a marked difference between my left glute and thigh and my right. The left is nicely rounded and smooth. The right is a misshapen lumpy mess. WTH? How do I fix that? I guess you would call it unequal fat burn. I also notice that when I lift, the right side, the lumpy side hurts more.
I have that same issue. I have a few lumps on the right side on my inner thigh - my left looks really nice and smooth. I asked my dr. about it and she said it's possible that my right leg is a little shorter than my left, so it doesn't worked out as thoroughly as the left. No idea how to fix!0 -
Well, whether "true" or not, there is a "thought" that the "lumpy stuff" is actually the fat trying to leave your body?!?!? Some people notice LOTS of "squishi-ness", etc., right before a body part smartens up, smooths out, and becomes MORE toned.
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The other thing to consider is that the left leg is actually doing MORE of the work - therefore the muscles need more "repair" - so they "roundness" might just be water-retention (for muscle repair). You could try doing MORE "single-leg' work to see if your weaker leg catches up to the other one - to provide more consistency.
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I'm thinking about getting a trainer next month to help me with the lifts as I'm beginning to add more weight I'm finding that I could use a spotter. Short of putting an ad on Craig's List to find a lifting partner...I'm thinking that a trainer is probably my best option (the extra challenge and push they might give me probably wouldn't hurt either). Does anyone have experience with using the program with a trainer?0
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I worked with a trainer for 2 sessions at the beginning of each of stages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 of NROL4W. That trainer walked me through the "A" work-out in the first session and the "B" work-out in the second session, for each stage.
I paid for a total of 10 personal training sessions and did the remainder of the work-outs on my own.
I was very glad to have used a personal trainer because he advised me where my FORM was weak, he helped "tweak" movements that were too hard (in the beginning) and he advised of alternatives when I was working around injuries.
I found my personal trainer very helpful. I would highly recommend anyone new to lifting seek the guidance of "professionals" when moving through this (or any other) program.0 -
ok..so that lumpiness is normal? I have that..thought I had some sort of weird disease although I could tell it was just sort of fat. I was reading about the "squishiness" also and didn't put that together..I have lumpy on one inner thigh..not so much on the other.
And I also notice it's sort of going away in places..I noticed it in my arms but they're smoother now.
I had a GREAT workout but I went back to phase 2. My grip isn't great. I had a lot of time and I felt like that was what I needed to do. Did 20 mins HIIT and now I getting sort of dressed up...I haven't done that in a while....kids are away, I have time, break between workout so I did a nice bath and washed my hair..gonna put on some makeup and go to the local mall. Just because.
Writing like crazy. Need folders to organize which I'll get at the mall.
I'm close to a book...first draft of course.0 -
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Thank you ladies. Always nice to have it confirmed that I am not crazy. I'll look at that article Breeze, thanks.0
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Great article Breeze! Very interesting.
Thanks for the advice Beeps, searching for trainers will now begin!0 -
Congrats on the loss, Breeze! I saw that article not long ago and was thinking about it when Sam mention her "lumps". It's very interesting. I've noticed the same thing.
Ethie, I hired a personal trainer to check my form and such. It was a great experience for me.
Sam, that's such a great feeling!!!
I forgot how sore and tired I get when I start a new phase of a workout. This combined with the 100+ degree weather we're having makes me quite sluggish.
So I'm planning on going to maintenance for a few weeks to give my body a break. I really think it's a good idea for me right now- plus it's good timing because we're going out of town next week. You all will have to keep me accountable so that I don't A) use the extra cals as an excuse to eat junk or
don't eat 500 cals below my goal every day
I lift tomorrow. 2 sets of 20 reps. YIKES. This Hypertrophy phase is very different.0 -
Been eating junky for two days. I just finished my workout and considering going over cals to get my protein shake in.
I've always been kinda lumpy.
I planned a wedding for five minutes and then told DH we're eloping :laugh: I don't regret it.0 -
ELOPE!! Do it!! I certainly wish I had.
I'm ovulating so I washed down a couple of homemade s'mores with diet pepsi. Cheers Cowgirl :laugh:0 -
Now I want s'mores!!!!
Beeps, what a stressful situation. Hope it comes together nicely without much more worry on your part.0 -
UGH! i typed out a bunch and somehow I deleted it!
anyway, long story short. too busy today. forgot to eat. just consumed 1000 cals in the past five hours.
yay! sambam! awesome for size 6 jeans. It has been 15+ years since I've seen that size.0 -
I have a long way to go to get to a size 6 but that's my goal. I was a size 8 last year..now I"m a tight ten...but at this rate 6 is within my sights!
I"m noticing..the differences between losing weight t(ie without lifting) and the body recomp happening now and one thing is that I used to always look slimmer from the front than the side in comparison pics...now I look slimmer in profile shots compared to front shots. Also by boobs look smaller.
My belly is flatter than it's been in a long time...I feel my core engage while lifting so I'm not surprised.
Learning so much..also my body is like this great big experiment now..lol0 -
I wanna be an experiment! :laugh:0
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HEAT WAVE has finally struck. 10 days of 30+ degree weather. YAY! Monday is our holiday (Happy Birthday Canada) and I have that day off! so, great weather, a 3-day weekend, and I can get photos/measurements out of the way FIRST THING upon waking up Sunday morning.
No lifting today - it's "staff bbq" at lunch so I have to stay. Boo.
Alas, I'll fast tomorrow so that my waist measurement comes in as low as it can - if I hit 26", I HIT VENUS!0 -
fingers crossed for you Beeps!! We've been over 90F here for over a week. Finally broke today and we were still at 85F. Should be a beautiful week going into our independence day Next Thursday. Spent the entire day reading a book at the spray ground with the kiddies. Yesterday was online training hell, so it was nice to relax. Hitting the gym tonight.0
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Is that you in your bikini, samntha??!?!?!?!
YOU LOOK AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
Agree Samantha! Someday I'll have that bikini bod! I'm hoping by next spring.
It's part of the big experiment! lol
Beeps..yay on the Venus. When I get closer to my ultimate goal I may aim for Venus.
Well ladies...I got a dress for my daughter's wedding..in order to get it to fit in the bust I had to get a size 16 but it's corset back and with some alterations it fit. Thankfully the lady had some time to alter and I pick it up the 5th. I leave the 10th for my daughter's wedding.
It is strapless but I had the spaghetti straps put on. Anyway..it's a long gown..first one I've had since I was a child and I feel lovely in it.
My husband came along and was a great help. He doesn't see the large top, small bottom as an issue at all! lol
A bit of an odd day food wise..Chinese buffet for dinner but really all I had was crab and veggies...I don't eat wheat and the rice had chicken...oh I had maybe a dozen muscles. and a half a potato..meh...my muscles need all that protein right?
It's a day off for me..back on track and a big workout tomorrow..if I work out tomorrow then nothing until next wednesday as I'm going out of town. Sigh..but I will move and be active and eat well.
Nice weather here too...humid.0 -
YAY Breeze! So glad you found a dress you like. YOu'll have to post pics from the wedding
THanks for the compliments. THat picture is little weird. There are some strange shadows. On New Jersey BEaches EVERYBODY is in a 2 piece, and I mean Women of every shape and size imaginable. I was good today and wore my tank to the sprayground with the kiddies.
Zumba today with plenty of extra calories to make up for binging on s'mores yesterday and birthday cake tomorrow. I will TRY to get to the gym to lift in the am.0 -
Breeze, the dress sounds lovely!
Sam! Wow! You're totally rockin' that two piece!
Beeps, sending good measurement thoughts your way!
Didn't get to lift today, but I'm somewhat glad. I was soo sore from Wednesdays session. Tomorrow I will feel like killin' it and hopefully have a good end of month weigh in without the sore muscles retaining water.0 -
went off the charts yesterday..not that I ate so much but it was one of those days where it's chaotic and disorganized and you eat food without having a clue as to its values.
So I had a beer and moved on..lol
My dress is claret..which is a rich red. Now hunting for earrings and shoes.
I can't post photos here for some reason suddenly..getting an error message
No lifting today...and it's raining so indoor house work and cleaning it is. Hey it's activity right?
Happy Weekend!0 -
(making sure this time around I am doing it correctly, unlike last time :frown: ) I have a few questions.t
1. Bulgarian split squat: I have noticed a deep stretch on the "resting leg". Is that normal?
2. rear lunges from a box: Which muscles should I be focusing on? I feel like it's a useless movement for me.
Whatever I did yesterday has my hams and glutes sore. Must have been the deadlifts and back apparatus for the hams.0 -
Breeze, I had one of those days yesterday. It was a lot of guesstimating and the scale reflected it on my weigh-in this morning (too much sodium- no loss for me this week). House cleaning is a great activity.
Mary 1) I've never really thought about it. If you're going deep enough there will be a *bit* of a stretch on it. Make sure you're resting your INSTEP on the step/box/bench. For some reason I never got this when I went through NROL4W and I was doing the BSS like a static lunge with rear foot elevated. You probably already know this, but he doesn't explain it in the NROL4W book. In Supercharged, he explains it much better and I've finally realized it is a totally different movement from the static lunge.
2) The reverse lunge with forward reach? I found it just felt like a deep lunge (quads, glutes, hamstrings). Never really understood the forward reach part. I always just assumed it was designed to increase flexibility.
Did the workout A2 of Hypertrophy today. 2 sets of 20 reps. I felt silly lowering my weights so much, but I certainly worked the crap out of my muscles. It was a short workout so I added some jump rope intervals after the complexes.0 -
Here's my "progress report" - 18 months now:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1032054-from-pear-to-hourglass-with-heavy-lifting-for-women0 -
Wow Beeps!! I can't over how much your butt has changed. You are so shapely and athletic looking.
Didn't get home until after 7, so my workout was 60 min. of roller skating at my cousin's birthday party. This momma still has it one four wheels, though I didn't want to risk a cross step, fall on my *kitten*, and humiliate myself lol.
So I asked my chiropractor about the uneven muscle development. He's like, "You'd never notice unless you were naked." My response, "Or in a bikini". He asked, "What are you doing to favor your left leg that it has better muscle tone?" My right leg is in fact weaker. When I do single-leg lifts, I struggle with the right leg both with balance and strength. At a guess, driving. I drive a manual with a cable clutch and I have two hours worth a commuting daily in rough traffic. The left leg gets a workout. Now the big question, how do I fix it?0
