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I drink the Labrada Lean Body for Her in chocolate and vanilla. Each package is 30g of protein and they taste good.... make sure to serve VERY cold.

Great results! Thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:

Maybe you're well-conditioned already? Or you can try going slower on your reps??? I really have no idea... just throwing stuff out there :flowerforyou:

Nice!

Lift!:bigsmile:

You will lead with both legs to complete a set (i.e., 15 reps on left, then 15 reps on right (1 set)). Start with your weaker leg.

Welcome to the club :flowerforyou: I was nervous about the calories too. I haven't gained weight... I haven't lost either... but my clothes fit better. I started almost three weeks ago and last week and earlier this week, I could not eat enough. I was constantly hungry... and I was eating everything in sight (junk and all)…

http://www.jpfitness.com/forumdisplay.php?f=86 Sorry... I didn't see this question until now :smile:

One of my favorite success stories :love: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/431684-pics-of-my-ginormous-man-muscles

Somewhere towards the end of the book, the author talks about adding/modifying the workouts because a reader may feel that an area is not being targeted. He said to trust him and Alwyn.... he says Alwyn knows what he's doing and this method was tested with a lot of women. So in short, resist the urge to modify.

For the deadlifts, you can probably put the bar on a step with 2-3 risers so the bar is level to your shin???? :ohwell:

Completed A5 last night... whew! That 3rd set sure makes a difference. Kept most of the weights the same as A4. Squats - 85 lbs *Had to do in reverse order b/c the machine was occupied Step ups - 25 lb plate ea hand - no rest between sets this time Jackknife - 15 reps Push-ups - back on the bench, elbows in Seated rows I…

Hmmm.... the days where I saved my calories (like when I know we are going for Mexican food)... I don't make my protein numbers, because I skip my protein shake/bars on those days. Last week was eating out week at work plus Cinco de Mayo over the weekend.... that might explain it. I'll watch my protein and see if that is…

Calories Carbs Fat Protein 1,450 145 48 109 That's my settings - then I eat back any exercise calories. Yes, I am hungry all the time... I haven't lifted today... and I just had lunch not even an hour ago and I am already hungry :(

B4 yesterday... shoulders super sore today. I had to do my shoulder press sets in a row because MuscleMan was hogging the lat machine. I had to find another lat machine for that set... not quite the same, but it had to do. It was quite comical to watch MuscleMan "lift" the weights he had set... he had to literally lie all…

Hi everyone... Complete A4 last night. Tried going to the floor with elbows in... could only complete 6 on the first set and 3 on the 2nd set. Adjusted elbows out for the rest. I'll take it back to the bench for A5.

Jessica/Manic --- great job and congratulations on finishing up Stage 1.

Any kind of pain is not normal... soreness, yes. With the deadlifts, you should be feeling the soreness in your glutes and hamstrings. If you feel it in your back, you may be yanking the bar with your arms (instead of lifting with your legs and glutes). Make sure you tighten your core before you lift... that will help your…

Haven't made an update all week... Finished A3 (M) and B3 (W) ... planning on A4 tomorrow and B4 on Sunday. Push-ups with elbows in are killing me... I'm still on the bench.... maybe I'll try a set on the floor (or part of a set) tomorrow. Prone JK are challenging so I've been adding two reps per workout... so I'm at 12…

Great link, Beeps! I want to look like her when I grow up :blushing:

Help with acronyms... DOM? TOM?

I think it's okay for you to continue to B2, and count today as A2. Technically the same exercise.

I go to Zumba, bootcamp, cardio fit or step class. My gym changed the yoga class, but I used to go to that class as well.

I definitely would recommend the foam roller too. HAIL FOAM ROLLER!

When you say to hold the bar in front of my shoulders, do you mean like the way it is demonstrated for the front squats (p. 181)? Thanks

I was doing only 1 leg per set, but someone mentioned that one set means a rep for each leg. So last night I did both legs for each set... resting in between leg changes. I hope that helps. :smile:

LOL... thanks ladies... I'm stepping on a bench. I definitely feel like my fingers are going to be ripped off my hands. My legs have always been good to me... the rest is pathetic. The 25s were definitely unplanned. I found 15s too light. But maybe I'll just stick with 25s for a while. My trainer used to have me do farmers…

Yes... :flowerforyou: and you are not an idiot... we all go through this confusion.:huh:

I'm into my third week of Stage 1 and was very tempted to skip it last week. Finishing within or at 30 minutes was just weird for me... I finished A1 and I was like... "That's it?" So I stayed for another 15-20 minutes on an elliptical machine, just to feel "complete". The second week, I increased the weight by the…

Copied from another site :) It helped me. That initial confusion is universal... LOL Stage 1 Week 1 Mon. Workout A – 1 set of 15 reps of Exercise A Rest 60 secs. 1 set of 15 reps of Exercise A Rest 60 secs. 1 set of 15 reps of Exercise B1 Rest 60 secs. 1 set of 15 reps of Exercise B2 Rest 60 secs. 1 set of 15 reps of…