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Does this make me a not-cool lifter?? :sad: I can't play games like that - it's a complete lack of coordination!

Are you breathing properly? That's usually what I find, is that I'm holding my breath. No such luck on the heavier weights though, I need my breath to get my *kitten* back up!

I grunted today. Extremely ladylike, I am :wink: I was just trying to get the big girl plates up in the DL - 60kgs today! Failed on squats though - guess I'm not properly well. Feel so much BETTER for working out though!

Totally go for the big plates jarrettd!! Look and feel like a BAMF! I was excited that my next DL was going to be 60kgs, so a 20kg on each end - big girl plates!! Then I got sick :(

Glad to see everyone is still around and sorry for all those with injuries；hopefully they'll heal soon. I've been sick for over a week and it's really starting to annoy me now. I haven't been to the gym in all that time and it's so frustrating :-( I'm going to try something tomorrow though, I just HAVE to do something!

Ask anyone - random people. I had some random guy spot my last couple of bench presses because I just wasn't sure!! Pretty much all people who are doing strength training will need a spotter at some point, so most people don't mind you asking if they're not working out at the time.

Yep, leigh_r on Fito! I'm another one who loves the levelling up function!! I'm such a nerd as well!

I'm due to measure again next week (only measuring once a month). And I only weigh myself to get a workout weight for Fitocracy!

This is exactly what I do. I'm always REALLY surprised how high it gets (particularly after squatting) but it rockets down again after. I do that rather than having a specific time between sets - I let my body tell me when my heart's back down to "normal" (I go for around 130-140 BPM as "normal") and then I go for the next…

First lifting injury last night!!!! I trapped my fingertip between a 15kg plate and the squat rack trying to deload from some other lazy b'stard's lift. Hurts like a mother.......

I've been doing SL for 3 weeks and I've lost 0.5% BF in the last week. No change on the scale. I am a happy girl :bigsmile:

Ouch, sorry to hear about your back jesspi :( I can't believe the comments you're getting either (well I can.....). As long as you're doing what you want to do, then screw what anyone else thinks.

I'm right at the beginning of my lifting journey. I've just started the Stronglifts 5x5 program and have finished up week 2 (about to start week 3 today). I'm 166lbs and 35% BF. I am definitely NOT a skinny minnie! Like you, I'm focusing on the measurements and BF% rather than the number on the scale, although I'd love to…

I'd have been so p!ssed!!!! I love, love, LOVE squatting. Makes me feel like such a badass. The OHP? Can *kitten* right off. Makes me feel like a wimpy little girl because my shoulders are crap.

NSV alert!! I was showering after my workout and I can actually see definition in my thighs!!! And the gap between them is getting bigger :bigsmile:

I meant stalled on the 5x5. I ended up with the same profile as vickiaf - 5, 5, 4, 3, 3.

I dunno, I failed on my FIRST set of OHPs!! 20kgs and I still couldn't do them!! Did them the next time though, I'm thinking I might be stalling A LOT on them!

Ach, only just got back to the gym after the ERMAHGERD SNOE!!! Haven't been able to get the car out to get to the gym and it's a bit too far away to be able to walk it, work out and walk back in less than 2 hours! Picked up where I left off on Workout A. Still think my rows are pants.

What about bulk cooking? Find a recipe for the things you are buying as ready meals and then cook enough for (say) 4 people, e.g. lasagne/spaghetti bolognese. You can have one portion fresh and freeze the others, then when you come home you can bung a "ready meal" in the microwave and you're done. It may not be gospel…

^^ This.

You probably ARE, to be fair.... :wink:

I've been using LiftBig - I really like the interface, it's really easy to set up and tells you the weights you should be using on each workout. I really like it!

We have preloaded bars as well - I quite like the novelty of using the Olympic bar :tongue: I did use the preloaded one for my DLs though, I felt I'd taken the bar time up quite enough. And my shoulders have always been rubbish - any improvement is awesome for me!

Well done!! I started Monday and just finished up workout 2!

Lol :laugh: Thanks for all your replies! I have been trying to base meals around protein as much as possible, but I think I'm still going to have to supplement a bit. I'll get the one I've been looking at then - it's supposed to mix really well with just water and I can always mix it up with greek yoghurt for a "ZOMG…

Hope everyone is doing well! I'm just about to go and do Day 2 (Workout B this time - eek!) and I'm really looking forward to it! One question, how many of you use protein shakes? I'm struggling to get my protein in a bit and was wondering if any of you use protein shakes to boost your protein numbers. Or, if not, how do…

Workout A done - was ok actually. I went as deep as I could and probably got almost parallel 70% of the time, with the rest only slightly higher. I think I found the rows a lot harder than the squats!!

I'm fairly sure it's hip flexibility. I've had it pretty much my whole adult life and nothing I do seems to sort it out. I'll try and incorporate the stretches (and walking lunges etc.) into my warm up and see if that does anything. It could also be a bit of back weakness, but again I'm sure that'll sort itself out once my…

I'm "rejoining" MFP as well!! I turn 30 in 2 days and I have about 40lbs to lose to get to my goal. I'm determined that this is the year that I'm going to do it!