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congrats! (on the twins not the belly) I am 2 days shy of 18m post partum with my twinners. I would say that initially i thought there was no hope but now I wouldn't consider a tummy tuck. I gained 70lbs w/my boys & was ginormous. it wasn't until 3m pp that I decided I needed to take serious action...I tried doing any…

OK, maybe Ill revisit 6w6p...last time i tried I wasnt strong enough yet, as I have leftover pregnancy related issues that prevented me from doing planks, but RevAbs has planks & *knock knock* I was OK after/during them the other nite. I'm definitely dedicated enough to do it but with 3 wee ones I only wo at nite so I def…

thx for the info...im going to fit in some TA wos & see what happens I do recall from the past that I saw big changes fast but Im coming off of Chalene Extreme, I tried p90x but it was too much for my knees & I'm trying RevAbs now but Im not in love with it. My abs are my weakest point now & need the most work...If you…

i was looking into TA after a 4 yr break from her but I think Im going to have to stick with mat, dance cardio & post preggo for now... I would like to try abcentric but I dont want to neglect the rest of my body, also I do really have time for 90mns of exercise/day I did love/hate the wo when I did them, hey are tough. I…

You are SO lucky no twin skin! I have that & the c/s shelf! Oh well its what keeps me going with these workouts hoping that it gets better every day. Its def lessening! Have you done any P90?

No, push is just single move of whatever muscle. I got used to it so Lean is killing me!

I dont really get DOMs anymore. Ive still been trying for 15lbs on most of Lean stuff but I think I may drop to 10s as well. I also start out heavier & then move lighter by last 2/3 exercises. My core is pretty good, but its also where I need most help. I def feel them sucked in more the following day.

Lean is definitely the hardest for me, is it for everyone? I just do NOT love these workouts but mainly because they are hard for me I guess. I want to be able to do pushups on toes but I cant eek our more than a few. I just wish my wrists were stronger.

Welcome & congrats to you for wanting to get your muscle tone back. I took the opposite approach & lost a bunch b4 I started to tone up. I wanted to be able to see my hard work. Agree plank or PU on wall. Im on 2nd week of Lean & still cant do PUs very well due to my wrists

The highest I used was 27.5, I probably could have gone higher for sumo squats.

Her arms are great but I will also say I love my arms too since doing CLX! I love my delts!! I only wish I could say the same about abs! Ya clearly the ppl doing the mods dont need to be doing them but it makes me feel better when I lower my weights. circuit 2 by the end Im down to 5s! I think next time I will try 7.5 but…

Good Lord, dont lift like in push! I mean I guess if you can but there is no way I could & last 10-12 reps! I just completed 2nd week of circuit 2. I am still finding it way hard to lift as I did in push. There are so many repeated moves for same muscles plus adding in leg lifts, I just cant do it! As much as I dislike how…

I dont think there is any harm in trying a different phase's circuit if you cant do pushups. Thats pretty much what lean for life is about Sorry to hear about your breast cancer but hopefully your surgery means its gone! I wouldn't chance it either. There is no point at which it will be healed completely though, like in a…

Hmmm...I do have other resistance bands so maybe I will cut it ;) Im afraid of that hamstring lift now & I know my form is bad on it since the band is so tight

I think my max in push was 27.5lbs & probably more cuz my wrist couldnt handle more. My arms are pretty even I guess.

Well you kind of are but if your Dr is saying it then its probably for the best. How long do you need to avoid them for? Maybe you could switch programs until you can get back at it w/o mods. Sorry I know it stinks!

Army crawl is plank & bring knee to elbow. I thought I tried something like it doing BodyRock & hated it but this was easy.

Good lord, I may not survive this Phase with all these PUs & planks!

I think planks are hard though they certainly dont hit all muscles PUs do. lean 1 has a bunch of PUs too though, I know as I just did it! Most replacement involve chest flys & other exercises it doesnt sound like you're supposed to do either.

Ya I keep telling my mom about the 60yo on CLX though I dont think she's going for it. Of course she's got a few yrs on her but at least she started going to the gym. My stomach has always been my weak spot & I def have bad genes on that area. Im not giving up though. I do seriously think Lean def hits your abs more than…

Never tried TF but the cardio circuits in CLX are HIITs though I cant compare to TF Ive only done the clx cardio a handful of times in 2m, as I usually have a zumba class or swap it for something else. I do think they are good workouts but I get bored FAST & I just need a chalene breather. see how you feel after doing it

Ill have to try that move again & see if I have any pain. I dont think I like any of the Lean wos ;) They are all tough tough tough! I still hate pushups but I could actually do the army crawl easily I still feel like Im getting weaker with Lean, I so prefer 6-8 reps of heavy over 10-12 lighter. I also earned myself a…

The wall is a good idea! I still am pretty bad at PUs as my wrists are weak. I can do a few on toes but never all & always move to toes. It really does help to keep trying. ALso keeping abs & butt tight also helps me. DOes something hurt or you just can't lift yourself up?

Don't know about the Firm either. I would take anyone's abs on CLX, though it does make me a tad annoyed when they talk about that one woman who has 7 kids or whatever she has. I highly doubt she did not have tummy tuck surgery after having twins & quads! unless she had them early....

I wouldnt say Push did much for my gut, its slightly tighter but in 2 days of Lean I felt it tighter. Overall I guess its shrunk a bit. I will confess that I rarely do the ab wo though as I usually do other cardio

Welcome to CLX! Push was my fav because I just amazed myself how much I could actually lift! Id much rather lift super heavy for 6-8 reps than anything for 10-12 :) Lots of ppl also like it as its a focused move vs compound movements as in Burn & Lean so it feels like more work & it sorta is :)

I just took a look at my pics, you honestly cant see a huge difference & I wasnt so great about exact day pics but Ive been taking pics since I started my weight loss journey in Oct of 2011. I really was at a weight I was OK with when I started CLX. Its kinda hard to show in pics the muscle def. since I didnt really zoom…

do you normally have back pain? gotta make sure weight is distributed evenly on all limbs (except for lifting arms of course) do you think you tweaked something in another move? I actually felt good doing the leg lift, a nice stretch make sure you stretch well after too, I think sometimes the balance between sides is a tad…

I did not really take a break & dont feel like it really hurt me at all...I just follwed normal rest day schedule regardless of day of week I started on. sometimes my schedule is off since I occasionally do an extra cardio day if I have a class.

I feel like Im back to Burn weights. I think I mostly did 10s & a few 5s I rarely had a 10 in Push