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louie61403
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Hi ladies! I am new to this group but on day 10 or 11 (my list is at home lol). I am loving the lifting but now that the weight is going up I'm starting to fail. I'm trying not to get frustrated. Just curious what everyone is doing around this time in the program. Hubby and I are doing it together and it's frustrating that he keeps going and I'm hitting roadblocks. I'm currently at
Squat - 80 lbs
DL - 95 lbs
Overhead Press - 65 lbs (failed once)
Bench press - 75 lbs
Rows - 80 lbs
Does it sound like I'm doing okay? Hubby and I just got a cage and new Olympic weight for home because I was too nervous spotting him now that he's over 100 lbs. Glad to have found a group of women doing the same thing I am. There isn't a ton of info online for women doing this program. I'm doing a lot of cardio as well and having some good results (I've lost almost 5 lbs this month). Thanks for listening!
Squat - 80 lbs
DL - 95 lbs
Overhead Press - 65 lbs (failed once)
Bench press - 75 lbs
Rows - 80 lbs
Does it sound like I'm doing okay? Hubby and I just got a cage and new Olympic weight for home because I was too nervous spotting him now that he's over 100 lbs. Glad to have found a group of women doing the same thing I am. There isn't a ton of info online for women doing this program. I'm doing a lot of cardio as well and having some good results (I've lost almost 5 lbs this month). Thanks for listening!
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Welcome! How much cardio are we talking here? That could be interfering with your recovery between lifting days and could be the cause of your stalls... If you're only stalling/failing on OHP, don't worry too much; I think most of us ladies have failed it at one point, had to de-load, got stuck and took many months to get back on track. Upper body lifts just aren't as easy as the lower body lifts for most women.
How much of a deficit are you eating at? That can mess with working weight increases on your lifts, too. You may want to get some fractional plates so you can lower your increases (instead of increasing by 5lbs frac plates allow you to increase as little as 0.5lbs at a time).0 -
Agree with Katro.
Your upper body lifts look good for the short time you've been at this. To much cardio and it will suck the energy out for lifting. Sounds about right since your lower body lifts are only a bit higher than upper. Take the cardio down a bit or cut our completely and see if that helps. I have noticed a HUGE improvement on lifts when i am eating to TDEE lately.0 -
Ypur upper body lifts seem great/heavy for how long you've been doing this. Fractional plates might help you progress on those lifts. And spacing cardio out and avoiding HIIT will probably help with the squats and DL.0
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