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Suck it up and go to the gym. The people that are watching are watching people lifting more weight than them - not less. The vast majority don't give a rip what anybody else is doing. You need to use the early stages to concentrate on your form and you're not going to be able to do that as well using equipment that isn't…

Check your form first. OHP is very finicky for me. If I'm off at all I will fail. You also need to understand though that OHP is almost always the lift that people struggle with the most. Smaller muscles. Second, if you're not eating enough you'll probably see issues with progression.

Have you put your meals in the MFP tracker? Should help you. To me, yes that seems pretty carb heavy, but only one way to know for sure. Why not skip the porridge and have an egg or two for breakfast. Choose rice or quinoa instead of both? I go lots of lean protein, lots of veggies, and a small serving (if any) of grains…

Two weeks into a weight loss cycle and I'm good to go, but yes. Until then I'm a jerk.

Red wine vinegar.

6" 175 for most brands. Certain ones run bigger/smaller.

Put butter on something.

But, you're certainly not alone. Both of those lifts progressed slower for me. Much slower.

OHP is one that I find is most form dependent for me. Rip's book gave me some very good insight on where I was losing efficiency.

No prob. May want to look into a pair of Chuck Taylors sometime as well. If you don't already have a flat soled shoe to lift in. Not as important at the outset, but certainly is as your squats get heavier. Other than that, enjoy the challenge and remember it's a long haul thing. Results come quickly as a beginner, but it…

Also might be worth picking up some smaller fractional plates. Adding 5lbs to Press and Bench will be pretty difficult after a short while.

Once you start moving more weight I'd recommend paying the extra $2 for the warmup sets. Completing the program is a pretty long process - at least if you're following Mehdi 's advice. You'd have stalled out and deloaded a few times and then switched to 3x5 before that happened and then would move on to something for…

Also, don't be surprised if empty bar squats destroy your legs the first session. That pain will absolutely go away as you continue on the program. Likely within two weeks you'll have nothing more that slight soreness after your workouts. If you need to rest an extra day or two the first week then do it, but be reasonable…

You will see huge gains in strength in 6 weeks if you follow the program. In that amount of time (if you follow the program to the letter) you will have added 90lbs alone to your squats. I can't stress enough that as a beginner you need to start with the lowest weight and work on your form. Video it and critique and seek…

Unlikely you're going to build much in the way muscle in a calorie defecit, but nothing wrong with starting a program like this. Stronglifts is about as easy to learn and follow as it comes. Free app will tell you what to do and when to do it. Start with the lowest recommended weights on the bar and learn to do the lifts…

Soreness will get better over time as your body adapts, but yea it sucks. Good luck! Stretch out afterwards where you know you'll be sore at. Also, lower intesity cardio can help there too - inclined walking, light jog, etc.

Low cal popsicles. You can eat two for less than 100cal and it sort of feels like splurging. I also work out quite a bit at night to avoid that downtime.

Agreed. That's a high number in 12 days. Stay off the scale except for once a week or you'll go crazy worrying about it. My advice is to set a long term goal and start looking at your journey with that mindset rather than being in too big a hurry. I don't know what your final goal is, but it takes time and if you want it…

Yea it sounds like you're on a fine path. Fat loss is going to be diet and any calories you can get rid of with exercise are a bonus. TRX classes can be really intense from what I've read, so sounds like a solid exercise routine that can help you get stronger at the same time. If you're happy with it no reason to quit.

Stronglifts is a good one because it is very easy to learn, has a free app that works, will allow you some steady progression (and confidence), and just plain works well. Starting Strength is similar. The book is very good, but extremely technical. Worth a read if you're serious about form though.

Trying to gain. 167P 334C 56F

I used Lifeline Jungle Gym for awhile when I first started to get back into shape. I think I just used the generic circuit training label in MFP. You can certainly get yourself good and sore from a suspension workout, especially at first. There is a set of PDF files out there online called Supsension Revolution - one each…