Daisy80 Member

Try and book a trainer and just take your book with you and show him/her the exercises you want to be shown. And yes you're right..it gets easier with every workout..the first one is the hardest but once you've done it it will great!

Hi ladies! I did it I did it I did! I got up this morning and went to the gym before work! i know so many people get up early to exercise but I am not a morning person at all so for me it is quite something. I was really tired when i woke up but I just thought that i will still be tired even if I have another hour in bed…

I felt exactly like you when I first started and then again when I re-started in the new gym where I am at now. I do agree that booking a trainer will help loads. It did for me and I think every gym offers a free session with a trainer when you start. I also always take my book with me so people see I am following a…

Hi ladies! Thank you for the encouragement. I really hope I will make it tomorrow...I really want to but it will be hard...I am just not a morning person at all and Saturdays are really busy at my work. I am determined though! I'll let you know...And well done everyone on your great workouts!

Hello ladies.. I did stage 1 workout A2 today. It was so so..The squat rack was taken for ages so I used the normal barbell. Prefer the oly bar by far! I increased my weights on the step ups...now having 5kg in each hand. Yay! I can increase weights on the other exercises too I think and I think I can try something lower…

great to see you're all doing well. I find that really motivating. It's 2A for me tomorrow and I am looking forward to it.

Thank you for your reply. They were a wee bit different. A bit like the one with the pigtails just without the pigtails :smile: I like them too though

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Ha ha is voice is so funny!

Finally managed to get workout 1B in today. I watched a ton of deadlift videos and even though my form wasn't awful I think it wasn't perfect either. I did feel it in my lower back a bit so i stopped the 2nd set after 10 reps. I don't feel anything in my lower back now so i wonder if maybe what i felt was just the muscles…

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I am a pescatarian too and I am doing the program...You don't need the to follow the meal plan just the calorie suggestions...for example I am eating about 1800 on non lifting days and about 2100 on lifting days... The program will help you to build muscle which will then burn fat... I also do not know what your conditions…

Wow I am impressed with you lifts! Especially the shoulder press and lunges...amazing...

Ha ha...that's brilliant! I still haven't seen a woman in the free weight area....

Hi all finally back at it...I have done Stage 1 before but fell of the wagon as I changed my gym...went back last week but today is offically the start again...did Stage 1A today...yay...looking forward to the journey!

I can only second to get the New Rules of Lifting for Women book. It is heavy lifting and also helps you with sorting out your calories and will take you the fear of "bulking"...

Soreness is not always a sign of a good workout....Alwyn Cosgrove posted that on his Facebook before but it is still good to try and up the weights in every workout!

I am not sure if I understood your question but when you did the 2 sets you should do 15 reps on the left leg and then 15 reps on the right and then repeat. So with the 3 you do 10 on the left leg and then you 10 on the right and repeat 3 times. Is that what you meant? :-) Daisy

Same here...usually ravenous the next day and not so much on the lifting day. I will eat more though then to not go hunrgy...my body must need it..

I was in the same boat. I changed my gym and it took a while before I could join the new one.I was worried about going back and face the guys in the weight section. I went back this week and it was great! The feeling of being proud being a woman and using the free weights came straight back. Just do it! You'll feel great!

I also quite like using the bike in the gym...

Hi I am already trying to improve my form and will make it my main focus :-) What are you doing for your cardio? I have Chalean Johnson's Turbo Fire DVD's and this includes HIIT workouts..15min, 20min, 25 min and 30 min. I was thinking to just do that on my non lifting days...or maybe the odd class at the gym.

Hey ladies I finally managed to go to the gym and re-started the program. Last year I made to the end of Stage 1 and then changed gym as my old one did not have a squat rack...I then fell of the wagon due to a long break before I could join the new gym. I did 1A today and love to be back. My legs were like jelly when I…

Have you been on low calorie diets for long times before? If so you should maybe consider a metabolic reset... Check out this group for load of help on how many calories to eat and also on metabolic reset... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3817-eat-more-to-weigh-less

I personally would say get your form right on the squats first and then add weight. The squat is such a major lift and you should really focus on form first. I personally added weight but then struggled to go parallel so took weight off again to practice form. On the other lifts if you can with good form I would increase…

One thing I loved about the program is that you will see a little improvement every week...I find that really motivating!

I am just about to restart the program on Wednesday. I was nearly done with Stage1 first time around. It took me a while before I could add weights as my form just wasn't good with weights. I only added the weights when I could still doing the step up without using the leg to push me off the floor...hope that makes sense...

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Well done on your improvement! I don't lift that heavy yet. I do about 40lbs for squats. So far I have lost inches...I will measure again on Wednesday and will update! I do feel firmer and I can feel muscle under my fat :smile: I think patience is important. I am seeing results already but I keep reminding myself that the…

Hello ladies I haven't been too active recently...last week I have only been twice and so this week. I am ok with that though. My aim is 3 times a week but life got in the way so I am not stressing out. Tomorrow is B7 for me. I am excited! I will be joining my new gym on Sunday that has a squat rack. I managed ok without…