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hahahahaHA CHFay! MFP edited that *for* you? snort-laugh! But yes, I know exactly which chain you are referencing...

@rachface: I kind of like it when there’s no other ladies in the weight room. Less competition for the power rack! @hwillmott: I’ve sort of settled into being a regular at my gym and it really does feel awesome to be recognized - staff and other gym clients alike @Fittreelol: I aspire to your amazing stats! @krok: you +…

I saw these and tried a pair on yesterday - I am thinking these might do it for me for now. They seem to be generally the same fabric types as my dodgy pair - but the cut and fabric are just different enough I'm not worried about mooning strangers. Also maybe not as hot as some blends that have more cotton? Also the Old…

I wasn't very good at, and did not like rows until I discovered that one of my gym locations has bumper plates. That was the break through that I needed since the bumper plates get the bar at the proper height for each rep. I'm still not amazing at these (and I am not consistent about doing them) but it helped a lot. Also,…

Hi all quick post and run. On tuesday the 3rd, I had a puny workout - puny because I'd been away about a week and a half and because life is crazy and tiring right now. I was so emotionally spent on this particular day that my body was pretty weak too. Last night got in a much better workout: Squats - various warm ups then…

Gosh, what a lovely experience. Thanks for sharing!

On the SL website - somewhere Mehdi talks about a stretch he calls shoulder dislocator -- it's NOT a dislocation of your shoulder! You basically hold a broom stick with your hands placed pretty wide apart, keep your arms straight and stretch them from in front of you to behind your back. Wait a sec. Lemme find the…

Quick post and run: Today was super duper nice! Squats - 175 5x5 Bench Press - 95 1x5 then 6x4 (I couldn't keep doing 5 reps, so I went for lower reps per set, but still shot for ~25 total reps) Accessory work: Lying Tricep Ext - 40x3x10 DB Bicep Curl - 20x3x10 Cable Crunch - 50x3x10 Back Hyperextensions, weighted -…

Changing things up a bit to rest my posterior chain (heh). I feel like squatting and/or deadlifting every workout is not awesome for me. For the next couple of weeks I'll do one or the other but only on every other workout. Last night: Warmed up dynamic stretching and a quick round of accessory lifts at very low weight…

I think your condo needs to repair the broken equipment. Leaving a rack that is not in usable condition poses risks for all who use it. That said - if they won't fix it - what is broken? Are you missing brackets or safety bars? If it's something minor, perhaps you can purchase your own replacement part?

No -- I'll have to look for this and give it a try!

Made it to the gym last night even though what I really wanted was to sip scotch and watch TV. Had a stellar workout on Tuesday and then last night was anti-stellar. Whatevs. At least I showed up. Experimenting with resting myself / not overexercising on squats. So, dabbled with some warm up weights but stayed off any…

Wow! This was a great month - lots of new posters. I've been away / only posted once or twice and had a whole detailed post about my killa workout yesterday and then... poof! So - yay April and yay to lots of PRs in May!

Jerky and almonds. Ready to drink protein shake (I like EAS Advantedge), leftovers from dinner. Cottage cheese. Apple slices with some nut butter. Coffee with a hearty serving of cream. I'm also not much of a breakfast food person. Lately - I just eat two lunches. I make 10 lunches into little kits every Sunday and if my…

Agree with all of the above. I was getting very 'broke down' feeling and was actually having fear going into my work weight squats; I was unhappy. Life has thrown some things at me this month and I'm basically hitting a 2xweek frequency now - also, I deloaded a few weeks ago after coming back from a week of spring break. I…

Woweee - I've been out of touch basically this entire month! Lots of nice progress being reported - way to go ladies! Finally back to the gym after spring break and life and etc etc got in the way for a coupla weeks. At the end of March, I'd got my squats up to 160 but was feeling very broke down / posterior chain. So. I'm…

Eh. Spring weather and spring break have messed with my workout schedule. Got a mostly not amazing workout at a gym while out of town last week. But - I did do it! Took lots of walks with kids + dog and got home to find no weight gained. So - there's that. Haven't made it back to the gym yet and that's ok. I think I need…

Workout yesterday went much better than the others last week. Also, I changed my goals for the workout so i didn't feel so demoralized about the good ol' SL set. Bench: 95x3x5 then 4 then 90x1x5 I'm going to reload to 90 next workout Row: 75x5x5 I complained about these for so long. Tell you what: having standard size…

@wolfsbayne: thanks for the encouragement. I think if I were younger and more impulsive I'd give up. But this process so far has taught me that the results *do* come and that it's most certainly NOT linear or predictable.

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Lousy workout last night. This week has just been off. Funny how I was having a blast earlier this month - enjoying gains, things were feeling good, easy and natural. This week I feel like I was made for watching TV rather than lifting weights. What is up with that?! That said, I'm still dragging my pathetic self to the…

Make sure you've upgraded to the newest version. Are you droid or iOS? On iOS to show you didn't get 5 full reps just tap the set field repeatedly - with each tap it'll decrement from 5. For the workout blowing away if you leave the ap - upgrades should fix it. Sometimes if it doesn't bring me back to my current workout if…

Last night's workout, after the {LadyDeadlift Warmup} Squat: 160x5x5 THESE. WERE. SO. HARD. Maybe because I did them last instead of first? Also at a different gym location - it felt warm Bench: 95x5x3, then 3 & 3 Row: 75x5x5 * This different location is with the same gym so I'm a member. It's a little bit further from my…

Alright, y'all: yesterday's workout. {Lady Deadlift Warmup Disclaimer} Squats: Warm 45, 65, 95, 115, 135 all 1x5 Work 160x5x5 Still a heckuva lotta work, but a bit more manageable. It was bugging me that I scratched these last workout, so this was nice. OHP: Warm 45x1x5 Work 60x5x5 Dead: Warm: 45, 95, 135 all 1x5 Work: 155…

Hi - kind of a meh workout. I have slept poorly this week and my last workout was HARD work, so I'm mostly ok with it being not much excitement. {LadyDeadlift warmup disclaimer applies to all the below} Squat 1x5x160 My tailbone area was sore - not the bones, the muscles...? I did two more reps for set 2 and just felt like…

I started in December and had a couple of good months of small gains on the big lifts (OHP and Rows are still challenging for me) and then for the entire month of February I felt like I was just lost - no gains, nothing exciting happening - but I was looking better and enjoyed having better every day functional strength so…

Nice workout last night. Warmed up, rolled out, warm up sets... yadda yadda yadda... Squats: 160 5x5 These were HARD work, I'll stay at this weight for one more workout. Seriously, never had a lift that left me dripping sweat and not quite seeing straight. The last rep on the last couple sets I went to barely parallel…

For me: I've gained a little bit since starting SL, but my figure / clothing sizes haven't changed. I'm actually seeing composition changes in various areas: as a mom of 3, my tummy area has tightened up significantly, my face looks leaner, my legs are showing muscle tone, my husband texts me 'thanks for doing squats'…

I rest. When I started SL - I personally feel like progressing through the lower weights were more of a conditioning phase. About three weeks ago I hit what I feel like are more strength training workouts - I'm working very hard on all sets and have general fatigue and mild soreness afterwards. I was tempted to add…