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I want to be her when I grow up!

I am walking around my house while brushing my teeth. Hope I'm tidy!

Plan to do those jumping jacks this afternoon before walking a few laps at the gym while hubby strength trains. Always looking for ways to move more, sit less. Right now I am standing at the kitchen counter surfing the net. LOL

Another great graphic. I am in the category of watching at least 2 hours of TV per day. Usually in the evening between the hours of 8:00-10:00 PM. I typically have my last burst of activity (walking) between 5:00-6:00 PM doing laps at the retirement home while my Mom is eating her dinner. Hopefully my activity during the…

I sat while driving in the car. Obviously, LOL! Also, after a long strength training session I sat for over an hour watching HGTV. Was practically comatose. Other than eating meals I have been on my feet a lot. My sitting time tends to be in later afternoon/early evening.

I'm adding an afternoon walk to my day. Jogging is too hard on my knees!

Absolutely love this graphic!

I walked to my haircut appointment this afternoon and added 20 minutes to my normal routine. Will watch the videos tonight.

Count me in as well! Moving more does not have to equal formal exercise. I think I can swing that and form a new and good habit.

YES

We work out together, we grocery shop together, we cook together.

At a loss for words. But I wish you well and welcome to the rest of your life!

Look at failures as opportunities to work on form by de-loading the weight and getting it right. I will decrease the weight by about 20% and really concentrate on my form slowly working my way back up and surpassing the stall weight. I also will stay at a really heavy weight for a few weeks until my body lets me know it…

My workouts have been spotty due to travel. But today I had a PR on dead lifts @145 pounds. I de-loaded on squats because my form needs improvement. Watched a few tutorials, pinpointed the problem, made adjustments. The lift feels entirely different and less pressure on my back. One step forward, two steps back it seems.…

It isn't for sissies! Sorry about the typo.

Take care. My father has just been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. It's it for sissies.

I do cardio on my Stronglift days but I always do Stronglifts first because strength training is my primary focus. I refuel with a Lara Alt bar after lifting and then do cardio either in the form of 20 minute walk/run intervals or a spinning class. Works for me.

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I still do cardio in addition to strength training. It's good for your heart and let's face it, allows you to eat more.

I experience dizziness and feel lightheaded now that I am dead lifting more than my body weight. I purposely lift with a wall to my back so I have a ready support if needed. And I take a few minutes between lifts. So, in reality, I do 5 x 1.

Last time I had my BFP checked it was in March and pre-Stronglifts. It was 23%. But I was 10 pounds lighter. I imagine it is lower now but I shoot for 1 gram of protein per pound of LBM. At my current weight that gives me about 100 grams per day. My first trainer who has a MS in Execise Physiology wants me to eat about 87…

Fruit smoothies is the way to go with protein powder. That is the only way I can get it down my throat, LOL.

Workout B for me today. Thought I wasn't going to be able to do OHP because my trainer worked my shoulders a lot yesterday. But gave it a try and was rewarded. Squats 5x5 @105# Not a PR but refining my form really trying to get below parallel and not wobble or lean forward on the way up OHP 5x5 @50# PR and was able to do…

I hope to make better progress on the OHP and Bench Press this month now that I have fractional washers for the Oly bar. I am committed to doing Stronglifts 2x per week. I will also do one additional day of heavy lifting that will vary from week to week. I have cut back on spinning/cycling and added 2 yoga classes per…

I agree. My hubby has issues with his lower back but also started Stronglifts. He approached deadlifts very carefully, slowly increasing the weight, and really concentrating on form. Happy to say he is much stronger and almost lifting his body weight. I think by really paying attention to form, getting it right, gave him…

Looked her up on the internet and she is on the Bobsled team. Says she is 5' 9" and weighs 170 pounds. Obviously all muscle.

Not all trainers are like that, thank goodness! My trainer, a woman, makes me do things I didn't know were possible. I'm amazed when I can. As a result I work myself harder when training on my own. Because I can.

Very industrious of you. Those will make life easier!

Thanks for the links. Very interesting stuff!