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Thank you for this. - Duration is the same but having read the rest of your comment and reflecting... yes, im always rushing to the class ontop of that its light three flights of stairs before I reach the class so and yes, its a group class so maybe I do give it more effort as I am always frightened ill kick one of the…

On Keto you eat minimal carbs... i don't feel like you need to restrict THAT much to lose weight! I have tried keto and failed everytime i also didnt have the body shape i wanted on it... sure i lost a stone in a month but you couldnt really tell as the weight was just gone, no definition.

Thank you for sharing! I'm only on week one, day three! The app is getting me really motivated, I like how it counts down (even though i could save myself £14.99 and use a different timer but i am finding it really motivating) Like yourself i normally attend classes for strength and hiit but my gym has become over crowded…

Soda and cherries sound delightful actually! Thanks!

Help! They want a ‘girls night’ with pre drinks.... so I’m going for a sober 2018. I haven’t missed alcohol AT ALL so far and I always regret having it the following day. It’s not worth writing my car off for a day and not getting stuff done

this is quiet interesting actually because before i was on the stronglifts 5x5 workout and was doing my own leg workouts i would always keep my legs closed to target quads, maybe thats the problem. my quads are extremly hard too!

thats good to know! i was thinking about a sports massage (and i hate massages, they are painnful) even though ive been doing way less squats and going to the gym every other day rather than every day (not that i sqautted every day anyway) i have still been having the problem, even when i kneel down and go to get up my…

Since ive been doing it ive realised lol! im really enjoying it although i just feel like my work out goes really quickly. Ill stick at it though

Im aiming for a sober 2018! Alcohol and me dont agree... It holds back my progress too. I had four glasses of Rose a few weeks back in a pint glass topped all the way up with Lemonade and i felt horrendous the next day, other than that 2018 has been sober for me and i haven't even missed alcohol.

Thats good to know! im starting this tonight and doing Tues, Thurs and Sat... It actually says on the website can you can incorporate cardio but its not really recommended in the first few weeks as it can hinder your recovery! Im excited to try this program.

How are you finding the strong lift 5x5? much progress?

Think my best option is just to pay for a personal trainer at a different gym! I did actually have doubts about some PTS at my gym as i was watching one do an introduction and all they said to this more mature lady was ' the photos are on the machine of what to do' didnt once hear them say do not lock your legs out on the…

No, my gym was packed yesterday and we ended up doing a workout in a room with minimal equipment! This was based on class work that i had done with an instructor... To be honest i have considered changing gyms because i go with a workout plan and it just fails because i cant use anything. I have chosen the beginners…

to be honest i didn't mean to and i didnt realise i did until i wrote this post and did a calculation... i started with squats went onto something else then squats then something else and it all just added up to that. So we think its because of the amount of squats i did? As i say in a Hiit class i do that many squats and…

years, but only been lifting about a year... my goal is to build muscle... i didn't do the squats all in one go.

Its very strange because when i do a Hiit workout in a class i do around 100 squats (normal, wide leg jump squats and pulsing squats) without any problem but its only using body weight.

Hi, you mean Bodypower in Birmingham UK? i have been once before and i really enjoyed it! i am going this may too!!

I only got footage of my first set which is always my lightest weight so your right i could have done at least 2x what i was doing, i think i was afraid to start heavier because i wanted to make sure i got my three sets and all reps in but starting monday im gonna start on the weight which i usually do my 3rd set on…

do you guys mind if i send you friend requests? i think youve all been really helpful!

i appreciate the feedback, i now KNOW i need to lift heavier and do less reps, in the back of my mind i was always telling myself that, i dont know why i didnt just do it, i think maybe i was just trying to work my way up... im really thankful for your advise/ opinions i feel alot more motivated now, i started to get a…

my actual routine is as follows; Monday - Chest & Tris Tuesday - back and bis Wednesday is usually a rest day Thursday - shoulders and abs Friday - Legs Saturday rest day Sunday - full body & cardio. everything i usually do is 3 sets then 8, 10 , 12 reps and increasing the weight each time. however my routine gets messed…

i think because im over thinking it all im confusing myself more and more! what i will do is go back to the recommended intake given by MFP and just list heavier and less reps.

Thank you for this! Come monday i have decided to just start completely fresh. heavier weights, less reps... one thing that confuses me though is protien intake... my reccomended intake to build muscle is 144g however health magazines say your body cant handle more than around 50g a day and the extra a will be turned into…

to be quiet honest with you im seriously confused because on here (my fitness pal) i set all my goals to gain muscle and it had be eating like 1800 odd cals a day with a high carb intake (215g) and 144g of protien... i stuck at that for about 2-3 weeks and all i noticed was that my definition was just dissapearing before…

I am female aged 25 weighing in at 133lbs, ive followed this group as i am trying to gain muscle, im finding it super hard, when i up my cals i still dong gain defined muscle i just look more stockey, if that makes sense... yesterday i decided i was going to film my workouts so i can look back to see where im going wrong…

Me! getting back into it after christmas and new year!

Sounds like a good challenge, I'm in!