Judas_Queen Member

this guy's account is deactivated.. sorry if I missed the boat....

Congratulations. Good for you for doing what you want. Big white weddings aren't for everyone, and you certainly shouldn't do it just because other's say so!! Have a wonderful wedding day :)

Pretty lady! Congtatulations on your massive achievement! You look fantastic :)

I couldn't agree more, I was just making a point that I can see why these people go on rants thay lifting will make you 'bulky' (in whatever way they mean..) because really there are pretty much equal amounts of posts for both sides. I think lifting is great I have seen my body changw in more subtle ways such as my…

V well said.. all those ladies are incredible! I also love to lift but im still erring on the side of bulky/fat *read fat*. That said.. I can see where others are coming from when they say this kind of thing is rammed down their throats regularly. Not everyone is saying women will get bulky from lifting- the main concensus…

I made a simple post saying why I was stopping. Some people like a spotter, some dont.. personal preference like I said, I was merely responding. I wasnt being s**tty, but see how things can be read and perhaps taken out of context?

awesome :) bumping this to go back to !!

No, you don't really know my circumstances, but either way I've switched My squats were over 80kg and I wasn't going to get much further anyway. I needed a spot for bench because I was at 45kg and have very weak upper body Also preferred a spot for OHP Everyone has their own preferences and quite frankly I'd rather do it…

I'll still be posting :smile: : just not 5x5'ing :cry: Hopefuly by TP will realise she is being an idiot and get back to the gym! Wish i could rely on my boyf but his workout is pretty intense (as I am finding out!!!!!!!!!!!) and can't keep having him run back and forth every time i need a spot. No-one else is really that…

thank you! very helpful indeed. No i really dislike my protein powder, its only myprotein chocolate smooth, but it is so sickly sweet. It doesn't have that "gone off milk" taste that a lot seem to have. They're just so darn expensive to keep changing. I will have a look into MR, thanks.

@affacat - thanks for that, I had thought that using them may just help me get in the right frame of mind/into more of a routine (and obviously with that comes better results because clearly more effort - whether you realise it or not - is being put into the whole diet/exercise regime). My boyfriend advocates the "placebo…

WOW! She looks bloody fantastic! That's amazing, v. pleased for her, she has clearly worked very very hard!!!! :flowerforyou: wow :)

I think this sounds like great motivation :) I'm in!

So I'm just jumping in here with this week's workouts :) Got my squats to 80kg 5x5 on wednesday - no stalls to that point. I wasn't happy with a couple of the reps - one I didn't go quite to parallel and an maybe 2 i leant too far forward. So I did 80kg again yesterday and did them all awesome! I think I might stay at 80kg…

if the fat on my bacon is still jelly like.. my bacon ain't cooked enough! i love cripsy bacon. That said, i don't have it very often, perhaps twice a month on a saturday when i go for a cooked breakfast after the gym! having said that... i'm going away next week for a few days and already thinking about all the bacon i'm…

Id be interested in seeing the responses here :)

I had a similar problem but my right hip was the culprit. I figured out, after watching a great hip hinge video posted in this grouo, that I wasn't hingeing corrextly! As soon as I made more of a conscious effort there, the pain subsided. I had the pain for about a fortnight and was about to consult my GP but gave the…

bump for later :)

these are my worst! OHP i've been stuck at 27.5 kg for what seems like forever and stalled on BP at 42.5 kg. Not gonna make it much higher so will work at it further in my next round. @ linski - your weights seem good though :)

oh my days this! the other day someone didn't put the oly bar back on the rack and i walked into it and smashed my shin!

i haven't read all the way down.. so not sure if this is there already... don't be that guy/girl (.. usually guys though!) that feels the need to stand by others and protein fart all over the shop!

I apologise for my terrible typing! Dunno how to use my new android phone! Im an iphone girl! And im so confused! Anyway! I do really enjoy SL and squats are just my favorite exercise ever! So much so that on lifting days my cardio now includes 3x10 squat jumps. I just love squats. I think I mighg- try-maybe a month of 3x8…

Thank you for this. I thinnk (having also spoken to bf) ill do a couple weeks deloading as I have a short holiday 2 weeks after I finish SL so it fits nicely, then a month of 3x8 to keep things moving and juml back into 5 or 3x5 for a further cycle before reconsidering matters. Quite happy wuth my progress so far and…

Ok... I took ages typing a response on my new phone but it disappeared!! (Omg!) (A) stalls si far OHP 27.5 (it's just hard) chest 42.5 its hard ad row 42.5 just to keep form good! (B) squats 75kg yesterday- not too bad (C) deads 85kg tomorrow - hand grip starting to give but otherwise its ok. Ive never seen big changes in…

@Dani - thanks for that, I'll look that up :) I've never really liked isolation moves and like I said my overall aim is strength. Saying that I am overweight and i could do with some higher intesty weight training - rep wise. Higher weights make me so happy but I always undertood that slightly lower weight and higher reps…

I''m planning to add a cardio day in anyway, but wanted something a bit more circuit-y for my lifting days.

I wouldn't say I'm competitive but it's a great feeling when other women are impressed with my workouts! Some girls were *subtly* trying to whisper the other day about how heavy the weight i was squatting and I was like f**k yeah!! But.. my mother in law who i train with.. she is competitive. If i do something, she has to…

you are my hero

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/4618-stronglifts-5x5-for-women check out this group. All about Stronglifts 5x5 strength training read the summary first and please don't be afraid to go near weights, you wont get bulky :)

I think this will be my next thing if I dont improve anymore. I've been Ok for a few days now having decreased my overall protein. Can't be sure that the whole problem is just dairy becuase as i said I don't really eat any and I havent had any whey for 4 weeks now. I actually had creme fraiche for 2 days this week and no…