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I've been doing Stronglifts 5x5 for around 5 months, stopping for 4 months over COVID-19 lockdown. our gym just opened up (with social distancing and disinfection procedures) last week so I'm back on it. I managed to make some real change to my body last time round so hoping to get back to where I was. To the lady stating…

Haha I’ve put on 7lbs which won’t just wont shift. I have a small home gym with a bar and a couple of kettlebells and bands but weights cost a fortune right now and hard to buy (in UK). Gym has been closed since late March though and won’t be opening until July :(

Yep, I’ve put on about 8lbs. I’ve been exercising a mix of weights and cardio 5 times a week but without progressive lifting and my usual level of NEAT I’m struggling. I’ve been logging calories to see where I’m going wrong and it’s definitely at the weekends.

If you’re losing inches but not weight it sounds like you are gaining muscle as well as losing fat. Nice work! It’s worth keeping track of body measurements as well as weight as it’s not just weight that’s a measure of success.

Yep we’ve done one and a couple of dance classes. Joes was harder than I expected considering it’s for kids but I felt good at the end.

Ok great, thanks again folks. I read through and actually printed out The Bridge last night so I’ll be looking like a real nerd but I’m ok with that! Looking forward to switching it up. I’ll have a little look at belts soon but probably won’t buy one for a while as I’m looking to save money right now.

You have all been so helpful, thankyou. I'm going to give my overhead press (you're right @quiksylver296, I feel great doing them until I can't finish a set!) a couple of weeks to improve and in the meantime I'll have a proper look at the Bridge and see if I can move over to it; the lifts are just variations on what I've…

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Hi there! I’m somewhere along the road to trying to lose fat and gain muscle. I need to start counting my calories again as I’m creeping on weight and need some accountability too.

Are you counting cals? It’s weird isn’t it?! I’m starting to track my measurements more often but trying to do without calorie counting as I can get a bit obsessive over it. Interested to hear your results for sunday.

I’m not bulking on purpose but finding my recomp has turned into putting on a couple of pounds a month since the start of the year, which I can live with as my lifts are getting heavier. I’m measuring the same around waist and hips so far which is why I’m not too bothered. Let us know how you get on!

You will certainly see results but you may find it unsustainable to stick with in the long term and your weight might just bounce back on if you discontinue the diet when you reach your target weight. For reference, I am 5ft8.5 and eat around 1700-2000 per day with weights/resistance exercise 3-4 times a week. If it’s size…

I do combat and pump and get on pretty well with them, I gave grit cardio a go once and the vibe was completely different, it’s intense and everyone just works to their own speed. I was totally confused! I think if you have a good trainer who explains how to progress in it it would be worth a try but it definately wasn’t…

I started it last year but got waylaid and will start it again next week. It was going well on week 3/4 and just starting to get challenging.

Oh yes! Add pull ups to mine too :-) I can literally do two in a row and that’s me done. I’d love to be able to do 10.

Ok.... - Drop 5 lbs and then recomp all year. - Start stronglifts again as I had a lot going on which stopped me from getting to the gym. Continue cardio as normal. - Exercise for the happiness boost and de stress. Remember that’s why I’m doing it, along with the physical health benefits. - Get killer shoulders and…

Love reading these, is there a 2020 goals thread?

I do bodycombat classes at the gym and love it, it’s a great calorie burner.

I think it keeps it more interesting to mix it up but you don’t have to. I do weights (compound lifts), cardio (les mills classes) and walk as much as possible.

That link was so helpful, thankyou. I think that’s just what I needed as a starting point and then I really need to get to grips with what foods I should actually eat as I logged today just to see how it was looking and my protein was low and fat was so high, although in my defence my house is full of Christmas desserts…

Great transformation. You look a lot more different than you think!

My friends comment on being envious of my toned arms and I’m pretty proud of them (coming from someone with a lot of body hang ups!). They aren’t as big as I’d like but they are nicely toned and I think what most people aim for. It’s been a combination of press ups, tricep dips and standing tricep extensions with 5kg…

I’ve been doing 5 hours of planned exercise at the gym over 3-4 days but I’m trying to reduce it down to 3 hours to give myself more time to recover. I work on my feet quite a lot of the time, walk on average 8k per day and haul a small child around the place too.

Awesome! I don’t think I have the mental strength to bulk and cut so it’s a slower recomp situation for me.

Squats and more squats!

Yep! What program are you doing? I’ve fairly recently started StrongLifts 5x5 after doing ~6 months of bodypump classes.

I hate running in the warm, I’d start now. Last time I did c25k it was first week of January and it snowed in the Feb - I much preferred to running warm

This is all really handy, thanks for posting! I have reached a plateau doing cardio and want to start a lifting programme alongside it.

Day 6 done last night and 25 push ups also, will try 30 today.