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Bleh. No access to a rack so had to improvise. Stronglifts B Plate-loaded squats +35 OP 35 DL 80

Hi Kathy. Welcome! I just hit 53, starting SL again after recovering from a broken elbow. The SL warm ups consist of doing the reps with an empty bar. Note: the program is really designed for dudes. You may need to start at lower weights than he suggests/assumes, especially for the upper body stuff. Good luck, L.

Stronglifts B Squat 95 OP 29 DL 115 It's only my third week back at this post injury so not too bad. The OP, oh the OP. Im going to have to invest in fractionals.

Hi everybody. Back at SL after a long hiatus due to a broken elbow. 9/24 Squats 5x5@70 OP 5x5@31 DL 1x5 @ 90 30 minutes of fast walking

Please add me. Trying to get back on track. Recovering from a broken elbow so haven't been as active as I was before. Have 30ish ibs. to lose.

I'm on my fourth week of Fast-5, haven't quite gotten down to a five-hour window yet. I'm liking it so far. I'm not super strict yet (I do sometimes allow myself a splash or two of unsweetened almond milk during my window) but have noticed significant appetite correction. Haven't had a problem working out, but I'm not…

I log things like cleaning only when it's out of the ordinary and pretty strenuous. I find that logging the calories is an incentive to move. However, I don't usually eat back my exercise calories. It's just nice to feel like I have a cushion. It's a psychological thing for me. I'm in the <30 lbs to lose club and if I ate…

Hi @Jackie0Marie! Welcome! Stronglifts A Squats 5 x 5 @ 175 lbs. BP 5 × 5 @ 67 lbs Row 3 x 5 @ 76 lbs. Rows are not my friend so I'm going 3 x5 Accessories Tricep dips 3 x 5 @ BW + 5 lbs. Planks 3 @ 60 seconds 40 minutes of Zumba

Stronglifts B Squat 5 x 5 @ 165 lbs. Finally back up to where I was three weeks ago. Overhead press 5 x 5 @ 47.5 lbs. Oh how I suffer Sumo Deadlift 1 x 5 @ 135 lbs. Still babying my lower back. Triceps dips 1 x 5 @ 110 lbs. Really, really want to wear a tank top this summer. Preacher curls 1 x 5 @ 60 lbs.

There is strength training if you look under cardio. I log it as an incentive but don't eat back the calories.

Squats 5 x 5 @160 lbs BP 5 × 5 @ 65 lbs Row 5 x 5 @ 75 lbs. Planks 3 @ 60 seconds 10 minutes of Zumba; 20 minutes of sparring.

Yeah, I would talk to the PT about Pilates for stabilizing and strengthening your spine and maybe doing strength training with machines.

6/9 Squats 5 x 5 @160 lbs. De-loaded AGAIN to work on form. BP 5 × 5 @ 64 lbs Row 5 x 5 @ 75 lbs. Planks 3 @ 60 seconds 20 minutes of sparring

Wonderful!

Pretty good day chez NYSC: Goblet squats: 1 x 5 @ 25 lbs; 3 x 5 @ 40 lbs.; Lunges: 3 x 5 @ 50 lbs.; Leg press machine: 1 x 4 @ 350 lbs. BP 5 × 5 @ 64 lbs. Row 5 x 5 @ 75 lbs. My form isn't so great so staying at the weight. Planks 3 @ 55 seconds

Stronglifts A Squats 5 x 5 @ 155 BP 5 × 5 @ 62.5 lbs. Row 5 x @ 75 lbs. Planks 3 @ 50 seconds Twenty-five minutes of sparring / kickboxing at this bizarre gym in Memphis

Stronglifts B Squat 5 x 5 @150 lbs. Overhead press 5 x 5 @ 45 lbs. Really demoralizing to be back at 45 but I missed a workout this weekend due to travel and just didn't have it. Sumo Deadlift 1 x 5 @ 135 lbs. Staying at 135 lbs. to work on form. Twenty minutes of jogging on the treadmill.

Stronglifts A Lunges 5 x 5 @ 50 lbs; goblet squats 1 x 5 @ 25 lbs; Leg press 1 x 5 @ 360 lbs BP 5 × 5 @ 63 lbs Row 4 x 5; 1 x 3 @ 73 lbs. Planks 3 @ 45 seconds

Stronglifts B Squat 5 x 5 @145 lbs. Overhead press 5 x 5 @ 50 lbs. Barely made it on the last so I'm going to stay at 50 lbs. Sumo Deadlift 1 x 5 @ 135 lbs. De-loaded to work on form. 20 minutes of Zumba

Stronglifts A Squats 5 x 5 @ 140 lbs. BP 1 x 4; 4 × 5 @ 62 lbs. Decided to de - load to 62. Row 5 x 5. @ 72 lbs. Planks 3 @ 40 lbs. Plus 45 minutes of Zumba.

Still struggling with my form on the OP Squat 5 x 5 @135 Overhead press 1 x 5; 2 x 4; 2 x 3 @ 50 Sumo Deadlift 1 x 5 @ 145

5/9 Stronglifts B Squat 5x5 @ 125 Leg press 2 x 5 @ 270 lbs Overhead press 4 x 5; 1 x 4. Had to de-load to 50 lbs. Sumo Deadlift 145. First attempt at a sumo dl; it's waaaaaay easier on my lower back than the conventional dl. 5/12 Stronglifts A Lunges 4 x 5 @ 50 lbs Goblet squats 2×5 @ 35 lbs. A combo of my not getting my…

Yeah if you're going to use dumbells instead I'd recommend Strong Curves or New Rules of Lifting for Women.

What @canadian lbs and @crabada said about fractionals. It's not too much to say that my fractional plates are keeping me in the SL program. The OHP and BP would be just too discouraging otherwise; I'm still in the lower 50s for OHP and lower 60 for BP and I'm 10 weeks in. I've deloaded a couple of times on both to fix my…

Lunges 5 x5 @50 lbs; Goblet squats 2 x 5 @ 35 lbs. BP. 5 x 5 @ 62 lbs. Triumph! Row 72 3x5. Terrible form. Will try at 72 lbs again. Plank 3 @ 40 seconds

Stronglifts B Squat 5x5 @ 125 lbs Leg press: 1 x 6 @370 lbs Overhead press 4 x 5; 1 x 4 @ 52 lbs Really had to push Deadlift: 1 x 5 @ 135 lbs; 1 x 5 @145 lbs Zumba 25 minutes

Welcome! Hope you love it as much as I do.

You can bring fractionals in pretty discreetly. They're small. I bought some .5 lb plates on Amazon for $20. They're the size of coasters.

I'm 12 weeks in on SL, on a 10% deficit. My progress has been fine. Very slow on the upper body stuff but I expected that. I was weak there even for a female. Fractionals really work for me. There's no way I'll be progressing in 5 lb increments on OP/BP/rows.

What they said. If you're going to to SL, get used to barbells. Study form and use an empty bar till you're confident. There are better programs for dumbells/machines etc.