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I started weight training almost a year ago and love it.. I'm 43 and wish I'd started sooner. I squat 135 dl 195 bench 95 and hip thrust 375 not often at that weight though. The gym is my stress reliever!

Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, big batches of precooked chicken, beef- measured and ready to eat. And something I just found at "grocery outlet canned food" store is adzuki spaghetti noodles they are high protein and high fiber and not bad when added to broth with above mentioned meat!

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I do squats and deadlifts but I swear hip thrusts and maybe kick backs/ups along with weighted back extensions have been most effective for me and when I feel it most in glutes.

I have found most effective for me anyway at this time is using the Smith machine.. I've done on floor as glute Bridges with bb and against bench with bb, but it's Smith for me, so much easier to load and get under.. pulling a bench over and then just varying it up... Sometimes with feet slightly raised on a low box,…

You could meal prep and cook just for you every three or four days and make kids what will be "happy" with every day... But then eat your own food at meals... Or try to get kids to eat your food

This helps me..lol...I will try to remember how I feel when one of my kids goes on and on and on and on about Roblox or Minecraft!!!

I understand...I try now to just share with my hubby. He's proud of me and impressed with how strong I'm getting.. But sometimes I still will post a pic to my sisters of me doing chin ups:) I never could do them in my entire life but I can now... Or me hip thrusting 335 lbs was the latest I shared with them. But in reality…

It's taken me about eight months of specific progressive weight training to see results, but that's me. If I couldn't go to the gym I would watch and learn as much as possible using gliders/sliders, resistance bands, and invest in a bb if possible, if not a bb, then at least some dumb bells/kettle bells. I don't think it…

I love it..I make my own when I have time and patience.

I tried to click on ppl on this thread to add them but I don't know how! Never had mfp friends b4....So feel free to add me and I'll accept if you leave a message too. I'm 43 and very health conscious and try to eat balanced. I've been lifting weights for about 8-9 months.

It's really good!!! And keeps me full for a few hours usually:)

Mines been the same every morning for the past couple months at least.. But I love it sooo!! In a bowl: one scoop of 'on' vanilla whey and one tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder all mixed with maybe six oz water, and I put one serving of cooked steel cut oats in this...mmmm so good. Sometimes I add a banana but I try…

Thank you those that pm'd me :) I appreciate it.

I've never added friends... How does it affect mfp? Sorry for the naive question!

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I eat about 2500-3000 (sometimes more or less) and am 5'7.5" 148lb. I lift 5-6 days a week. Not trying to lose or gain weight just be healthy, strong, look and feel good.

My advice would be to utilize the free training find out which trainer is better acquainted with weight training. Then, when you have a program following it will help you feel more comfortable. Earbuds help, and a baseball cap can too. But really, everyone is pretty much there for the same reason similar goals and it ends…

I've been training progressively for about eight months and my body is responding very well, very noticeable after that amount of time with progressive weight training 5-6 days a week, two being leg-glute focus for the past few months along with learning and experiment with macros last several months. After reading strong…

Breakfast: half cup cooked steel cut oatmeal in vanilla protein powder with unsweetened cocoa powder, sometimes half banana sliced into this too Lunch: one cup nonfat fage yogurt with one cup fruit and stevia, and/or half cup cottage cheese with one cup fruit and stevia, and/or a pre prepped plate of protein, veggie, and…

Keep smiling at ppl. Go around same time every workout day if you can usually same ppl working out.

I've done cardio my entire fitness life since I was about fourteen years old... And I always loved it and loved how it made me feel... That being said, I started weight training about eight or so months ago and love it a hundred times more. Same or better adrenalin, more sweat, and more defined muscles for sure compared to…

I mix up "on whey" protein brand from Costco (with about 6oz cold water) in a bowl, add atablespoon of unsweetened Cocoa powder and put my cooked oats in that... So good I eat it every morning! I used to add half a banana too but it's not needed.

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Very useful! I use to help warm up chest, back, ab work, and glute activation... My light and medium strength both broke though.. For my glute work I bought a very heavy duty fabric type one.

Have you ever dragged a bench over to the Smith machine and positioned it to hip thrust? .. If your gym has one you may want to try it!

Thank you!!!! You will progress too! I started off with just twenty five pound plates on the fifteen lb Smith bar less than a year ago... believe me padding makes all the difference.... And correct form before adding more weight is very important:) have fun!!

I must be very wishy washy. I was going to try them with the bb but decided to just stick with the Smith for now..I found a way to double pad the bar at the gym and Friday made a new personal record of 305lbs! I've been progressing but I swear that double padding on the bar makes a huge difference!!

I appreciate it. I decided I'm just gonna keep using the Smith for hip thrusts..I love it and why change when it's working? But I did do single leg hip thrusts off a bench with db's and that was good.

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