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I don't have anyone patronizing me at the gym, but there is this guy that wink at me and fly from the other side of the gym to put the bar in my power cage (the bar is often in another cage and I just have to pull it and move it, like, six feets across) anytime I'm making a move toward the said bar. He insists to help and…

Yesterday was a boring cardio day for me, with 45 min. of aerobics and 15 burpees. I felt good for a couple of minutes, then we went out for dinner at a friend house, and I overate and drank too much wine, so I'm feeling like a guilty flabby mcfatty this morning. Or maybe it's juste my usual PMS feelings. Oh well. Today…

@DawnEmbers when I'll be a grown up, I want to do workouts like yours. I know that you feel like it was rough and you failed on bench press, but I'm amazed by your numbers! Good job! @AbsoluteTara79 Nice work! I kinda liked a lot the white-short-shorts-dude video, and I should probably deload from my 80 pounds squat to try…

I join the challenge a little late, but here are my plan for the first 15 weeks of the year. 1) Join a gym and start Stronglifts 5x5 program and track the progress. 2) Lose 20 more pounds (that's a middle point between 1.3 and 1.5 pounds each week) with a 700 calorie deficit each day. Losing weight is harder without the…

Enjoy your rest! Seriously, rest days are wonderful. ;)

I forgot to check in yesterday, but it was a boring cardio day: 45 minutes of aerobics dancing (that are getting easier and funnier, I must admit), and 12 burpees (hey, remember I was starting from a PR record of one ;). In fact, I probably made more than 12, but I was unable to keep the count, so let's say it was 12. I…

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Thank you krokador and llamapants for detailed answers! I definitely will take time friday or next monday to practice those. I'm a little bit shy to do this in the gym, but still, I think it's a matter of safety, so let's do it!

Is there a proper way to fake fail? (ok, this is a noob question for sure)

So there was this guy in the gym that is one of my colleague. I didn't know he was working out there, but I met him this morning in the lobby (we arrived at the same time). It's one of those colleague you always made fun of, in that case because he is so typically dork for an engineer! The kind of quirky, socially ackward…

Workout B today Squats 1x45, 1x65, 1x75, 5x80 - it was ok. Somehow, I always fear that I won't be able to get up after going down, or something like this, but I finished my sets with a pleasant difficulty, and now I'm feeling my thighs with an equal pleasure. Overhead press 1x30, 5x35. Can't wait to try them at 40 because…

Everyone of you girls are inspiring because of your commitment and your constancy. I am feeling a little depress today (thanks to my four hours of sleep night), but I was reading your check ins and was like: oh yeah, lifting is fun. I'm looking forward to my tomorrow workout! Today was a complete rest day, but I'm hitting…

Thanks Krokador, that's really encouraging. ;) I think that I was kind of antisocial this morning (not in a psychopath kind of way, but just not as cheerful and friendly as usual), and I felt disturbed and annoyed by her because, you know, people. I'm not always like that, and I think that the grumpy-ing was directed…

I had a good weekend where I exercised both days (a good workout on saturday and a moderate on sunday, as I was lifting this morning), and I cooked a lot: I roasted some portugese chicken and made a broth with the bones, so we will eat a good thai soup during the week, then I cooked another chicken tandoori style with…

After week 0 comes week 1, and today was my first "real day" using the app and everything. Workout A Squat 1x45, 1x55, 1x65, 5x75 - I was asked by some random private trainer if I can switch cage after my last set because she wanted to use my cage to make pull ups with assistance and it was the only cage where she can hang…

Now, I'm doing aerobics or elliptical every other day. If I don't feel like working out, I'll play Just dance with my HRM on, and still have a good burn for 45 min. of fun.

Today was another cardio day for me, but I tried to mix things up a bit by doing a HIIT (Tabata) workout. It was filled with squats, jumps and burpees, so I can say that I have worked a lot with my body weight. It give an occasion to practice squats before going in the cage tomorrow. I kept it slightly moderate today so…

Down 1.8 pounds this week, which is exactly my lowest weight before the holidays. I'm thrilled to see "new" weight loss this week!

OMG. Would love to eat this!

Chicken salad with a Ceasar feel: romaine lettuce, cooked chicken breast, anchovy-mustard vinaigrette, red onions and parmesan shaving. With a piece of toasted baguette and tapenade spread.

Sunday morning treat: cottage cheese pancakes (yay for the proteins!), maple syrup, bacon. So good...

Today was cardio day for me. I did my usual aerobics/hiit during 40 minutes, then I tried burpees (yup, I was inspired by this thread). To my own surprise, I was able to do TEN burpees in a row (remember, my previous personal record was one, so it's a lot of burpees for me). I was kind of proud, even if I'm far from doing…

Yes, it definitely looks like if I was doing clean and press instead of OHP. I should probably try the real OHP next time to see the difference. And yes, the pain is more like stiffness than sharp pain. I tought that DOMS came later (usually the day after) and not right after the workout, but it may be DOMS in my back,…

I did so-so with my goals yesterday: I had a good logging day and was below my calorie goal (but not by much, so I didn't succeed in creating a bigger deficit), and I drank enough water and tea to flush everything that needed to go. But I completely choked my evening workout. We finished our dinner late, and I had to…

I'm planning on really starting the program monday, so today was another day to make my way in the free weights room. As I will start Monday with Workout A, I did workout B today. Squats: 1x5 @45, 1x5 @ 55, 1 x 5 @60, 5 x 5 @‌ 65 I used the chair to check my form and be sure I was going down enough. I must have made…

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I met my yesterday goals! Yay! Here are my goals for today: 1) Log accurately and try to add 100 cals to my usual deficit so I'll have more room for wine and roasted lamb tomorrow (I have friends over for dinner on Friday! it will be fun) 2) Exercise, but not too much, so I'll have some energy for my heavy lifting routine…

I've found that eating protein and fat makes me feeling fuller than eating carbs. In the morning, a breakfast of eggs + avocado + bacon (and a little piece of toast, because I like my carbs like any other girl) makes me feel like a superwoman. A more usual oatmeal and berries will keep me full for two hours, then I will…

I used the recipe on Lady and Pup as a base, but I tweaked it. I didn't do the schezuan chili oil because I had some already, and for the sauce, we used a mix of gochujuang and doubanjiang paste (that could have bean miso too) instead of the chili bean paste. Also, I had some leftover ham bone broth that used instead of…

We made fantastic Dandan noodles tonight, with a spicy, fiery and slightly peanuty sauce full of chili bean paste, peanut butter, sichuan peppercorns, garlic and ginger. It was amazing! We used soba noodles (instead of more common chinese noodles for this dish) because of the nutritional value, and we added a lot of greens…