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I felt like a change too when I had to travel recently in the middle of a cycle. So I dug out some old moves from another workout I used to - and did them along with cardio. Interestingly, some of these were balancing moves - like that Teapot Tipper where you move up and down with a dumbbell in both hands , one leg goes up…

Will video my form - but in the meanwhile - what's the advice on glute squeeze anyway? It may not be the cause of my knee pain but I realize I haven't understood that well - pored over Rippetoe and Mehdi advice on the net and from what I got, I should see that the hip is extended at the top, and that should involve a glute…

Thanks all, I'll upload a video of my form

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Thanks, for all the tips and doubt clarifications!

You look stunning! great job!

Thanks Sara, that's a much more useful metric to monitor

Thanks Sara. What would constitute a sweet spot for the optimum deficit ? Is that why the TDEE-20% is recommended?

Sidesteel, you said "assuming you are only losing fat and not LBM" Would that be possible, to lose only fat? I thought some amount of weight loss would be loss of LBM, even if one were doing resistance training, yes? Is there any way, other than doing resistance and upping protein intake, to ensure that all of weight loss…

You look happy and healthy, which is super. Thanks for sharing such an inspiring story.

Sara, I was looking up bands online to buy, and they seem to come in 4 resistances and 3 diameters http://www.thera-band.com/store/products.php?ProductID=44 - How do I figure out both - the resistance I need and the diameter? Diameter should be a little less than a loop around my knees, I suppose? Also to confirm : the…

Good luck!

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pandora, cmierun, I've seen your snaps before, but it was great to see them again for fresh motivation karindiane - that's simply fabulous progress. I have some 30 pounds to lose and seeing the way your body has transformed gives me fresh hope.

Heh, I was amused because it seemed like those exercises in grammar where a misplaced comma - though here it is more of how it is spoken than written - can result such a contrary meaning Make that gluteofemoral adipocytes, then :laugh: I like gluteofemoral - sort of makes my lower-body fat have more gravitas than just…

I first read that as lower + bodyfat, instead of lower body + fat - and wondered why the second part of the sentence didn't jell with the first. :smile:

heh, me too! I felt like a kid at the candy store who's thinking of how to spend next year's allowance

Thanks all, for the additional links and discussion - even though I am a newbie and the advanced technical knowledge is not needed for me as yet, I found all this fascinating. I noticed that just having raised the topic and having all your views, has made me much more conscious of my form and control - felt much better…

That's great, thanks for the advice and the links, Sara. I am not jerking and I think I am controlled but perhaps I can work on control more consciously than I've done so far. PriceK, I did wonder about the breathing issue - with 12 reps, i can't do the same kind of breath control as is possible with say 3-5 reps, so…

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Thanks ilovedeadlift - that's a good point. I am nearly 50 and I just began lifting. My weights are very low so far, though I've increased by some 40% in the last four months. So I would say that for now, I want to get stronger, lift heavier - I am eating at a deficit so gaining muscle is not possible anyway. So I guess…

Thanks for the links Errata, I will go through them. I am a bit confused by the above, though. If the number of sets is not relevant but a set should take 75 seconds - how many reps would be in that set? Do you mean I should do as many reps as I can, as slowly as i can, as long as it is for 75 seconds. I am sorry if I…

Great test day, Pandora, goodonyer! and thanks for adding the intermediate workouts = it's good to have another set of goals beyond the SBR

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I am not overweight, I am just undertall. Me too. I was skinny as a teenager, had to be sent to the gym to gain weight by a fitness freak father. I remember the women there looking zapped at the idea of a girl wanting to get bigger and telling me "you'll regret it" and me thinking, nyah, I'll never get fat. I remember…

Thanks, Jason, that was so useful to know.

Thanks Claston. Going high on carbs will be easy - I find it really difficult to keep them down, though when I am successful it makes a difference to my fatloss

Pandora - that's an amazing story - I too had only seen snaps of the thin you - so seeing this transformation is especially inspiring.

That's a good point Claston. I have a lot of pounds to shed and I think that is wise advice - will save my energy for managing the deficit and just pushing as hard as I can on AllPro. After chatting with heybales on PM I have decided to take a small break - an exercise break for a week after I finish this cycle - and then…