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Here's my weekly life in a nutshell: Sunday: Go to Zumba for an hour - come home and pretty relax and do stuff around the house for the rest of the day. Read, watch tv, clean, cook dinner.....nothing major though. Monday: Weights - 40 minutes Tuesday: Yoga Wednesday: Zumba and Weights (unfortunately Zumba is something…
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If you figure it out - I'd love to know - cause I"m in the same boat with my weight. Sure I've lost inches in my waist - but that's it. I haven't lost anything in my thighs, and trust me, my thighs could use it.....actually all of me could. I haven't gone down in weight at all either and tend to eat 1800 a day as well. I…
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LIFT!!!!!!! I'm an overweight girl and at the weight I am at right now - when I was this weight previously, I was a size 18, same weight now I am a size 12-14. Weight lifting has done more for my body than cardio has....though I also do cardio 3x a week! But my goals are around lifting more than they are cardio - Just pay…
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I've been thinking of doing this if nobody is available.....I'll let ya know!
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You are not a wimp!!! You are doing something that so many other people should be doing! And trust me - In a month - you will be amazed at the progress you will have made. Great job just starting - good luck with everything!
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Had to share my experience last night at the gym, I finally failed on my bench press - last rep of my last set, I knew it was coming! Squat: 105 5x5 row: 70 5x5 bench press: 75 5x5 Last night I was doing my SL routine and I knew I was going to be near fail on my bench press after my first set. This was also the moment I've…
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I'm going to post this in the January check in, but I think it's relevant to this as well. Last night I was doing my SL routine and I knew I was going to be near fail on my bench press after my first set. This was also the moment I've been dreading - I had to ask a guy to spot me. I had to talk to one of the beefcakes. It…
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^^^^What she said...... I try and eat as much protein through real food as possible - and if I don't have enough, I have a shake then. I used to have one for breakfast - but I started taking them only as needed now and usually at night. No supplements here - mostly because I don't know about them and am slightly leary of…
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Thanks for the feedback - I could definitely a tell a huge difference right away from Nov-Dec, but not so much Dec-Nov just that it seemed "tighter", so what you're saying makes total sense. Plus my clothes are all fitting super awesome now. the food thing is so much of this too - I struggle to stay within my calories, but…
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What she said! It does come and you wil fee more confiden! Many of us have been and are in your shoes - I'm still an overweight chubby girl myself, but I go 3x a week and walk right into that weight room cause I know I am there for only one reason - for me. So that's what helps me, knowing it doesn't matter what the hell…
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You know what??? I totally thought the same thing....thanks bench press :D
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I can't get it to post the picture correctly - I'm so bad at all that stuff.
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I wanted to share my success so far with stronglifts - been doing it since about November or so - and as of today, I realized that I have lost 11 inches from my waist since November and also gained 9 lbs of lean body mass. I'm so stoked! It makes me really look forward to the coming year and what gains I'll make and how my…
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I've decided I hate the concept of the biggest loser - but that I can stand it for the ocassional exercise and motivational tool....as long as I understand I will NEVER lose 10 lbs in a given week, at least in a healthy manner. The one thing I took away from it was doing those box jump thingies. I'm curious if I can do…
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I totally get this because I constantly refer to my hands as child sized hands....it's ridiculous!! I don't even fit in a ladies small glove - if there's extra small, sometimes I fit in that, but even those are too big. I shop in the children's section for my handwear. I took the advice of the other awesome ladies in here…
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Nice!!! I'm stalled at 50 right now myself for OHP - keep trying more for my first rep - but nope, still at 50! So awesome work!!! Darn you OHP!!
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I just had to report to people who would find this of interest....I SAW A GIRL IN THE WEIGHTS ROOM!!! ON THE SQUAT RACK!!! I felt like some gazelle on the plains in africa, peeking my head through the tall grass....I'm sure she thought I was kind of strange, but I was so totally a deer in the headlights. It was so awesome,…
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Can I say I definitely have my favorites off of the two workouts - and I do not like the rows for some reason. Hate them! Even OHP is growing on me.....but rows??? i have a seriously hard time with them, which I find kinda strange.... I deloaded on the squat - I forget who's advice it was, but I took it! I really needed to…
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I only missed one workout this week so far on SL - and that was due to my gym closing early on NY's day. Was back at it yesterday - I deloaded a bit on my squat to work on my form, make sure I was getting low enough, I didn't feel like I was the last time. deadlift: 1x5 115 lbs squat: 5x5 95 lbs OHP: 5x5 50 lbs (finally…
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Hey Ladies!!! I was kinda sad the gym was closed yesterday....we aren't having any family functions until this weekend in another state, so I sat at home while everything was closed. Ended up doing somebody weight routines instead. But, was back in the gym this morning for SL. I felt awesome today - I go up to the 35 lb…
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I'm a dork, or overachiever, so yeah both...but I was reading Mendhi's whole thing on deadlifts, and he was saying that if you do the full 5x5 that you plateau sooner, so to avoid that, that's why we do the one rather than the five. That made sense after I read that, cause I could totally see that happening. It's nice that…
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Today! I seriously wish there were more women in the weight room, I never see any other ladies lifting! And if they are, they are doing the 10 lb dumbells. But today I got to use the 25 lb plates for my squat!!! I felt so awesome doing that!!! I love weights....seriously love them! Anyone else feel exhilarated doing this?…
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I'm doing the 100 push-up challenge right now.....I'm working more on quantity till I switch up to another style.
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I felt pretty good about my day yesterday for SL, plus the weights room was packed but I still was able to get on everything with no problem. I've had good luck with that - though I still get a couple funny looks since I'm the only girl in there, but it's always awesome when i see the weights I'm picking up are heavier…
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Just getting ready to go in to do my SL - thinking I need to buy gloves, I've been having a harder time holding the bar. I kinda pushed up my weight more than 5# this last time, just cause I felt like I wasn't working up to what I could, it was almost too easy? I went from doing 50 for deadlift which felt like nothing…
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I'm a girl doing SL - and I love it! I love the squat! I started at the bar as well and as of the last time I was able to do 70 lbs - and I still wasn't close to fail. I think it's great for doing increases in weight - and definitely gives you confidence when it comes to strength training. Good for you!!! Agreed on the…
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I do not have a six pack, nor a four pack by any means....BUT I have seen significant decrease to my belly region in the last month. I have upped my calorie intake to be 20% below my TDEE but above my BMR. I also try and stay away from super over-processed foods, within reason, life is hectic and I don't always have tons…
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Man! You ladies are seriously killing it! I'm a couple months in - I'm also doing a simultaneous program 100 pushups - just cause I wanted to do push-ups. So I have switched around my work-outs a little. Today I'm doing: Squat - 75 lbs deadlift - prob same rows - gonna try 50 Can't wait till I can squat as much as you guys…
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I love yoga! have you looked into groupon at all to see if you can get some cheap sessions somewhere? I know where I live there are always a lot of cheap ones available through there - Otherwise, I would recommend youtube or pinterest if you're looking for specific moves or just overall. Yoga is great though - I do it at…
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I have had Shirataki Noodles before - no dice for me. I found the flavor off-putting and that there was no nutritional benefit to me eating them either. If you are having pasta cravings - try spaghetti squash. Roast one in the oven and shred it. Or else purchase a mandolin and strip down some zucchini and do half and half…
