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Hi all, JL--Good to know about the knee pain. I'm sorry you're dealing with that, but at least you know what's likely causing it. Also, nice to hear that you're seeing results in your shape already! GiGi--I know what you mean about living in a place where everyone's tiny. I live outside NYC (you're in the city, right?).…

Hi all--CountryGirl, I started this week, too, so we're probably at about the same place. I'm doing the Advanced program, but this week I did A, B, C with rest/cardio in between. Next week, I'm planning to do AB rest/cardio AC rest/cardio. I have to admit I didn't even try the Turkish Get Up today. I've got to practice it…

Hi again, Second workout down. I skipped a day between A and B--for those of you doing the Advanced workout, are you skipping days between each workout? Seems like he suggests different schedules in different places in the book. I'm so used to skipping a day between lifting sessions, I'm not sure what to do. I took…

Hi all, Well, I did the first Advanced Gluteal Goddess workout today, and I can tell my butt's going to be burning tomorrow. I liked it for the most part, though any new workout feels a bit awkward at first, and after the simplicity of months of StrongLifts, all the equipment maneuvering to superset was kind of annoying.…

Hi everyone, I'm new to the group--just got my book today. I started strength training a couple of years ago with NROL4W (finished the program), tried NROL4Abs but didn't love it. Moved on to SL 5x5 which I've liked, but I haven't been consistent enough with it to see huge strength gains. I feel like I need a kick in the…

Today... Warm-up: 500 m row 10 Cross-overs 10 Scorpions Samson stretch Thigh cross stretch (not sure what it's called) 30 Sit-ups 30 Air squats Strength: Wide-stance back squats 10 x 2 80% 1RM WOD: For time 3/4 sets 1000 m row 20 back lunges w/dumbell 20 V-ups 20 burpees with dumbell

Morning, all! Today's WOD: Warm-up: 400 m run 10 crossovers 10 scorpions 10 leg swings 10 push ups 10 air squats 10 circle stretches 10 pass-throughs (not in that order^^) Stength: Deadlifts 5, 5, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1 WOD: Air Force, for time 4 burpees every minute 20 Thrusters 20 Sumo deadlift high pulls 20 Push jerks 20…

It's hard to remember everything, but warm up was something like: 10 leg swings 10 air squats 10 front lunges 10 back lunges A couple of hip stretches Wide-stance squats, 10 x 2 5 rounds for time: 10 deadlifts 6 snatches (my first-ever) 3 1-minute planks Much easier than my first CF workout Monday, and the snatches were…

I got it after my first Crossfit question yesterday! Funny.

Love the idea of the egg wraps--those sound so good. And you organized folks are inspiring me. I'm definitely going to start weekend cook-ups, right after Labor Day. Can't believe it's already here!

Ooh, can't wait to make all these things. Especially the short ribs...I've got some in the freezer right now, just waiting to be delicious-ified.

Hi all...so, I tried a Crossfit class Saturday and really liked it. Love the way the group makes me push myself, and the input on form from the coach is so useful. I'm going to try to crossfit a couple times a week for the next two months, so I won't be following SL for a while (at least not entirely...I may add a…

Do you alternate, or do them on the same day? And, have to admit I don't know what a muscle up is? But I'm sure I'd be duly impressed!

Hi all, Just started CF...today! Well, technically Saturday, but as I found out this morning, the intro class was nothing compared to the regular WOD. It nearly killed me. In a good way. Now I just have to figure out how to work CF into the rest of my workout schedule. I'm sending out FRs to the people on this thread, and…

This morning (my first real CF class): Warmup: 50 jumping jacks 40 mountain climbers 20 squats 10 pushups WOD: Bench press to 1x max AMRAP: 60 burpees (ouch) 50 20/16 box jumps 20 Goblet squats 30 V-ups 20 push-ups 10 barbell snatches

So, after my first *real* Crossfit class today--after doing SL yesterday--I think it's pretty clear I can't do both, at least not until I'm better conditioned/used to CF. I benched yesterday for SL, and ended up benching again during the OL part of the CF class. And doing 100 burpees and god knows how many pushups on tired…

Thanks so much for all of your great input. I do think adding crossfit to the mix would make it hard to progress with stronglifts (I already need 2 days between sessions to recover fully), so I may just switch over to crossfit for a while and see how I like it.

9.5 lbs since July 16th when I started a Whole30. My husband did the Whole30 with me, and lost 15 lbs in the 30 days. We're thrilled!

Enjoy it! I just finished mine on Wednesday (made it a Whole37 in the end) and loved the process.

Awesome, thanks!

This: http://everydaypaleo.com/cumin-spiced-slow-cooked-pork/ So good, so easy (I made it without the mushrooms, because my menfolk don't like them). Even my ultra-picky 9-year-old devoured it again and again.

Awesome-sauce! You look great, and strong. Win for heavy lifting!

Great story, and great results. Thanks so much for sharing.

Yes, I'm math-challenged, especially as early in the morning as I work out, so I use my phone calculator! I'm from NYC, too...live just north of the city now. I've thought about trolling Craigslist for a squat rack, etc. to outfit my basement with a home gym, but I kind of like the routine of going to the gym—it pushes me…

I feel great. Weight loss definitely wasn't the goal of my Whole30 (but a very welcome side-effect, I'll admit). I felt much more energetic throughout the day, and had fewer cravings. I slept really well the whole time and felt generally happy. I think I had fewer hormonal PMS issues, too. But, that said, I didn't go into…

Hi all—just thought I'd check in and let you know my results after 5 weeks on the Whole30. (I added a week because I didn't want to weigh myself in the middle of shark week and get depressed by all the hormonal bloat weight!) Drumrolll....I lost 9.5 lbs. That's absolutely huge for me, so I'm thrilled. Oh, and my hub lost…

Thanks, good advice. It's not an injury, really...just muscle tightness. I'm stretching a lot and I think I'll try to get in a deep tissue massage soon--that's helped me in the past. I came so close to blowing off my workout this morning—actually, when I went to bed last night planning to sleep in!—but I managed to go and…

Holy moly girl! Those are impressive numbers (and glad your foot's better, too)! Awesome on the triple digits! Who's the bamf now?! This cracked me up! Glad you got the car back. Day off from lifting for me--went for a run and felt awesome. I'm doing a 10k training program; it's taking forever because I only run once or…

I've never seen another girl use the rack--hell, I rarely see guys use it (probably just because I go at 5:30 in the morning most of the time, in part because I want to avoid all the big guy lifters). God knows they're using it at some point, because there's always about a million pounds left on for me to re-rack before I…

Hiya! TGIF... Yes, knowing how much to eat drives me crazy, too. I think I'm eating too little right now. I really never seem to lose fat, no matter what I do (eat more, eat less, lift more, lift less)...this layer of fat is stuck on top of my lovely muscles like glue. Grrr. Actually, I do think I've lost a little fat…