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+1 for Neutering and Puppy Obedience. Also do some one-on-one leash practice in your house, private yard or some place other than public spaces so that you can focus on your relationship with your pup, avoid distractions, and reinforce good behaviors. I have fostered and adopted Great Danes, all with various temperaments.…

I'm hanging out with RongHua at @JEFIT as well. Diet (cutting sugars/carbs) is the biggest part of controlling diabetes, followed by regular activity/exercise.

I wear an HRM + app during my lifting sessions, but there's a lot of debate on whether the calories burned during resistance training is accurate, not to mention lots of variability between apps and calculation methods. Try using this calculator: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calories-burned/

Using JEFIT!

I use bands as well, and I find that the more frequently I add pullups to my workouts, the better I get. Search the web for pull up progressions for starter tips. Most will advocate starting with rows and negatives to build up to strict pullups.

I'm also looking for lifting buddies! Add me!

Add me! My weightlifting history on another thread here. On IG @aznbbqgrrl (though my feed is mostly furkids and food).

Add me! Started out buying a bar and bumper set in Oct 2013 to do SL5x5, then purchased a squat rack exactly a year later. Alternated between SL5x5 and Madcow, then moved to a bigger house and upgraded to a half rack. Now I'm programming via JEFIT, and been lifting ever since. On IG @aznbbqgrrl (though my feed is mostly…

I don't use an activity tracker since that is what I use my smartphone for, to track steps mainly (Accupedo app). I also use a very good lightweight optical heart rate monitor (Scosche Rhythm+) paired with the Wahoo fitness app for exercise. The apps combined provide data such GPS, distance covered and calorie burn, which…

Ex-WoW player (For the Horde!), mainly playing S5 Diablo right now. Non-mainstream comic collector. Love sci-fi/fantasy. My workouts mostly focus on weight lifting and dog-walking when weather permits. Looking for more geeks to befriend on MFP.

Actually, no. Volume measurements do not equate to weight measurements.

1/1: 148-149 (holiday binge weight) 1/8: 145# (my avg) 1/15: 143# 1/22: 143# (weighed in at 142.2 before evening workout) 1/31: 144.? 2/3: ? (neglected to weigh in) 2/13: 145 2/20: 144.4 morning weigh in 2/27: 143.8 Then I binged on Saturday. :( If I went by my charts alone, it'd show me slowly going off calorie plan this…

Yep, lifting here 3 times a week, with low level cardio on alternate days.

Glad to find more ladies who lift and run. While I cut back on my runs to just once a week, I ramped up my lifting this year. 45F looking for more inspirational buddies with open diaries.

1/1: Started at 148-149ish (holiday binge weight) 1/8: 145# (my avg) 1/15: 143# 1/22: 143# (weighed in at 142.2 before evening workout) 1/31: 144.something something 2/3: ? 2/13: 145 2/20: 144.4 morning weigh in Disappointed that I'm at day 6 sticking to my calorie plan and the scale progress isn't very encouraging. I'm…

Good article that realigns peoples' expectations when it comes to weight training. I find it sometimes very difficult to get folks to understand that linear progression rarely coincides with reality.

* Updated Plan with February goals: * 15lbs in 15 weeks (end Apr 16) * 5x5 3x a week (using SL app) * Feb Challenge: 2x5 assisted pullups, 100 pushups daily * Feb 15-28: Stick to calorie plan (about 1lb loss weekly and add more protein) * Feb 15-28: 10k steps on non-lift days 1/1: Started at 148-149ish (holiday binge…

Hi all, I missed my first Feb-February check-in. Work has has still been crazy hectic and by the time I get home I have just enough energy to do my workout then crash. So here it is.... Started my 100 pushups a day February challenge. Ramped up my assisted pull up sets to 2x5. Ever since those hanging ab crunches last…

1/1: Started at 148-149ish (holiday binge weight) 1/8: 145# (my avg) 1/15: 143# 1/22: 143# (weighed in at 142.2 before evening workout) 1/31: 144.something something Blah, not much progress on the weight loss. My refeed weekend ended up turning into a free-feeding binge. With all that's been going on at work lately, I am…

Another rough work day yesterday, I didn't get to my workouts until 9pm. At that point I was debating between crying over a pint of ice cream or getting my lifts done. I ended up going with the lifts, but lighter. 1x5 pullups, assisted *Green band #5 - 50-120 lbs* in the morning 10 min stretches 2x10@65 warmup squats SQ:…

We hit between 70-80 degree temps this week, so I've been getting some low intensity cardio walks in while the weather behaves. I know some of you folks got buried in that "blizzard" and got to play in the snow. Some of that weather will be coming in later this week, though mostly rain and hardly any freezing precip. Still…

My crappy day started long before I got to work (i really shouldn't open business email before going in). I ended up taking a 3 mile walk during lunch just to try to decompress. Unfortunately, I was still majorly stressed when I got home, and started my workout with my brain still tuned "to the job". 2X10@65# warmup…

45 here, love food and lifting heavy--add me!

Thursday cardio--no go due to a very wet and rainy day. It was also the day to celebrate my victory over surviving 21 straight days of strict clean eating. So I snacked--plenty! Work again kept me so busy that I nearly missed fueling today's workout. I was choking down lunch between conference calls and didn't get my…

1/1: Started at 148-149ish (holiday binge weight) 1/8: 145# (my avg) 1/15: 143# 1/22: 143# (weighed in at 142.2 before evening workout) Made it through the strict 21 day diet. Going to enjoy the break before I resume the good eating habits. Figure with V-day around the corner, it wouldn't hurt sticking to the current meal…

Saw the video recently too and it helped me move past just bar weight to 60#. Of course now I'm stuck at 60# :\

Walked 3 miles during work, had to get outside coz it was crazy at the job. 2X8@65# warmup squats. SQ: 5X5@110# (parallel again, not ATG). Worked on breathing and form. Nearly dropped on the 4th set but I recovered in 20secs and finished. BP: 5X5@60# (belted these out, felt good). Row: 5X5@65# (deloaded from last time,…

OK I wish I had thought of this (I'm an idiot)! I'm gonna get me some more J-hooks.

Hi, I don't know if it's just me because I'm closer to the ground, but all of my rows have my back/torso parallel to the ground and my bumpers are always hitting floor before the next rep. I always thought bent-over rows were characterized by that parallel, but this thread now has me thinking about all the different row…

Hi all! Finally made it here, jumping in mid-stream. Did about 4 hours of yardwork today, raking the yard and hauling about 8 bags of mulch around, plus got around to planting some bulbs. Did some stretches while I grilled food to last me the week. Warmup: squats 2x8@55# SQ: 5x5@105#, didn't do ATG this time, just went…