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Gold star week for me!!! I am committed to going to the 6pm yoga class Mondays OR Fridays (not both). I LOVE that bikram is the same poses every time because I see when I make improvements (like when you can deadlift 5 more pounds!), but I HATE the stupid breathing and stupid awkward pose...why have a pose that is SO bad…

Happy Monday everyone! Beeps - I agree, buy the hot workout clothes anyway! You can always have your hubby take the photos... Ok so 5 months away from Bikram made for one EXHAUSTING first class back. But I loved it and am going to try and make it to one class a week (I know it is good to go twice, but time and $ do not…

Beeps - a photo shoot sounds awesome!!! If you want both cute AND functional workout wear I most highly recommend under armour. If you just want to look stupid hot for the photo shoot - victorias secret yoga/workout gear lol. LB2LL - that is why I get injured too! I go all out, ignore small pains, and then get domino…

Plus I have the most adorable/bad *kitten* bicep now that I like to flex in the shower (but only on my right arm...)...I don't want to lose that! I tend to be very extreme in my work outs - I either run every single day, or only lift, or end up doing bikram 3x a week....I am trying to find the balance both for effective…

I am not sliding!!! I am committed to FINISHING NROL4W (and I thought I might stop and try something else) but I WILL finish it, even though it is taking me way longer than it is supposed to. However, it is race season and my body really rebels against my long distance running so I need to find a good balance of cross…

Kmsai - woot woot on that PR!! Sam - P!nk is my fav too!! I've loved her since I was kid! I have been taking it super easy this week (no lifting). Did a nice cardio workout last night on the elliptical and discovered some residual pain in my back and hip (dear lord I sound old). So I am doing more cardio tonight to stay…

I'll offer a QOTD: what is your favorite lift? Mine is actually the bulgarian split squat...it makes me feel bad *kitten* lol and like I am doing something to lift my butt (I have a Kim Kardashianesque backside) My hip is SO much better today!! The doctor inserts a needle into the muscle (which causes the spasm to release)…

Hi Everyone! This was a busy weekend on the forum! The challenge: Beeps I totally forget what the different colors mean but I ate over my calories by about 500 calories last week...sooo, um, silver? Update: Yesterday was my 10 mile race. It went ok. I managed not to take a huge hit on time (finished in 1 hour, 51 minutes)…

Repeat with me: I WILL get up and work out tmw am. I WILL get up and work out tmw am. I WILL get up and work out tmw am. Since my 9 mile run on Saturday I have been SO tired and sleeping right through my am workout! This is no good! I never workout after work so this makes day 4 of no workout. And I am not even lifting…

haha whew! I thought I missed a whole week of the challenge! Glad I didn't =D Ran 9 miles on Saturday and could barely walk on Sunday because of my hip - I am pretty sure it is a muscle spasm. MUCH better today, but still sore. To make sure I am prepped for my race on Sunday no lifting for me this week - just elliptical…

Wow I missed a lot! just a busy week at work so far! I finished Stage 4!! FINALLY! It only took me a month longer than expected! I think I just need to accept the fact that I am a two day a week lifter and not a three day a week lifter. Km - CONGRATS!!!!! That is so wonderful that you finished!! You and I were at the same…

Wow I missed a lot this weekend! First, catching up on the questions: 1. I have no kids, just married. We have a cat and a dog and can barely handle them so kids would have no shot in our house. 2. I lift at the gym and do cardio on an elliptical at home or run outisde. 3. it IS snowing outside, my commute this morning was…

Sigh, I slept through my workout today. I have been SO tired lately I decided (it was actually a conscious decision) to reset the alarm and get an extra 1.5 hours of sleep. I will lift tomorrow and have a long run this weekend - I think this is why the program is taking me so long! Lcuconly - yay barefoot running! I…

lcuconley - just to answer your question anyway: I lift when I can! Ideally I lift M W F, but as my work schedule gets switched SO often it is common that I lift two days in a row. For example, my lifting days this week are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. I figure I just gotta get it done when I can! Did Stage 4B3 today. It was…

yes! get a magic bullet! I SWEAR this is the only other fitness/health thing about which I am a zealot other than minimalist running shoes! I have had a magic bullet for years (I love infomercials, always have!) and it is AMAZING! Not as good as a vitamix...but at about 1/8 the cost - i'll take it! I make smoothies in…

Another Stage 4 workout today! Today was A3 and it was BRUTAL considering how sore my glutes and hammies are! I used 10lb dumbbells (not my usual) for the static lunge with rear foot elevated and i think I was squeaking out loud I was so sore! But I OWNED my FSPP! I haven't been able to up it from 40lbs (the next up is…

This is a VERY quiet thread! But that's ok! Made it back to the gym yesterday to lift so Stage 4 is sort of back on track! And WOW do I have DOMS today! I SHOULD be able to finish Stage 4 by next week...but because of all the time off I haven't really seen any strength gains. It sounds like a lot of people aren't doing…

Holy DOMS!!! I did Stage 4B2 yesterday (yes yes, SLOWLY working my way through stage 4) and I can barely stand up this morning! I really pushed myself yesterday on my weights with reverse lunges and BSS and i can feel the burn!!!!! WOW! With how sore I am I feel like I should look in the mirror and see one toned butt! I…

Gadenni - I don't have any specific sites to point you towards re barefoot running, and if I did it would be incredibly biased as I am very much for them! I found my way to barefoot/minimalist running through google (started by some article I read) and I just read and read. In 2010 I began running and training for a 10k. I…

LB2LL - yea vibrams aren't for everyone, but I would encourage you to go and try on some minimalist shoes: New Balance Minimus, Merrells gloves, or anything that strikes your fancy. They feel REALLY different, force you to mid-foot strike when you run, and a lot of people (not everyone) have had success curing various…

FINALLY made it back to the gym today! I hadn't lifted in a week! It felt great and I def kicked my own *kitten* today! Did my long run yesterday so I skipped the HIIT today/didn't have time. Maybe I will actually finish Stage 4 next week! I am with you guys on the "will I ever be happy with my body?" thing, but I feel…

stupid stupid fake snowstorm. I am in the DC area which completely shut down today (including my office) so I didn't go to the gym (did some cardio at home though, I have an elliptical, too nasty out to even consider running) so I didn't get to do Stage 4B2 - at this rate (with the two weeks I took off) I will never finish…

LB2LL - what does your half training look like? I have three races coming up (April, May, June) and then am aiming to do my next half in September. Right now all I can seem to fit in is two 3-4 mile runs a week and a long run (6+ miles as the race gets closer) on the weekends. This is less running to train for races than I…

Made it back to lifting today! S4A2 - only had time for 2 sets of everything, but at least I did it! I have been running a lot more lately though since I have a 10 miler in a month, so I am a tad cardio heavy right now. 2 days a week lifting is my new goal. I would rather it be 3 but that doesn't always work out well for…

Still stuck in stage 4. ugh. Haven't lifted in 1.5 weeks. That "splinter" in my foot? Turns out I never got it out and 4 days later pulled 1.5 inches of wood out of my foot...so that is why I couldn't walk! Then I had a cold and then I started loving the sleeping in. Working out at home this week, back to the gym on…

I have been officially MIA from the site, from lifting, and from eating healthy for 1.5 weeks. Last week I got some wood in my foot (thought it was just a splinter but after 4 days of not being able to walk ended up pulling 1.5 inches of wood out of my foot) which def kept me from working out. Then I got a cold. Then i…

Sue - def thinking of you and your hubby! he is one trooper! Yesterday should have started week 2 of Stage 4 for me but, but I stepped on some wood in my house Sunday night and it went right in to the bottom of my foot! Now I have a nasty bruise that hurts worse than it should making standing (and exercising) very…

ARGH! I was all set to take my day off of work yesterday at the gym and get in a GREAT Stage 4A workout...but noooo. Sunday night I stepped on some loose wood in my house and it went right in to my foot! Now I have an absurdly painful bruise on the bottom of my right foot which made working out yesterday and today (not to…

Guys, I am taking myself out of the February challenge. #fail I know, but this has been a rough month for me food-wise and I am trying to figure out something I can fit in with mandatory 2x/week lunch meetings, late nights, etc... I'm doing great with the exercise/fitness/NROL4W, just need to work out the food. you guys…

LB2LL - I think I have posted to you about this before but I am also a half marathon runner. Since starting NROL4W back in October I have consistently done cardio at least 3 days a week (and usually HIIT after lifting). I also do a long run on the weekends. I have seen significant strength improvements along the way and…