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Okay, thanks for the advice. I really struggle with the idea of decreasing what I'm currently lifting, as I want to be challenging myself....but you're right, everything I've read talks about starting light and building up, so I need to just listen to that and make myself do it!
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I'm pretty new too...welcome and nice to meet you :)
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Okay, thanks ladies!!! I guess I am pretty worried about putting on fat, because in my brain more food = I get bigger. Dumb huh!
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Sorry forgot to answer part of your post! I've only been doing SL for one week! But prior to that was doing BodyPump, playing sport etc. Prior to that I was training for marathons, so I'm quite an active person and have been for the last 10 years.
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Thanks for your answer! I have a two year old, so I'm definitely not sitting down that much. I work part time at a desk job though, so very little activity during those hours. I've been logging for a while, and I log everything except for instant coffees (2 per day max). Everything else, including sauces etc gets logged.…
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Thanks so much for the welcome!!! I decided to start with weights that were challenging as I was previously doing some light weight work at high reps (bodypump classes) and I play roller derby, so have had to build up a bit of strength for that too! I am excited about working toward squatting my bodyweight (130ish) and…
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Hi all...my first post over here! I've only just started 5X5, have just done my first two workouts last week. I've been doing light weights at high reps for a while and have finally made the transition. Here's my numbers from week one...bring on week two! Squats: 99lb Deadlift: 88lb (though I did 5 sets instead of one,…
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Yup, I'm hitting failure on pretty much every track. I don't go to the gym to take it easy, I go so I can push myself as hard as I can. I try to lift at a weight that means I hit failure about 3/4 through the track and have a break for 5 seconds then push myself to the end. Weird point about DOMS - even when I'm working to…
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Agreed. I am currently working to 50% carbs, 25% protein and 25% fat after doing calculations based on advice elsewhere on this forum. In terms of not building muscle, maybe 'build muscle' is the wrong term. I want to tone up and have more muscle than I do now - and while I know on paper doing light weights at high reps…
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I have been reading as much as I can on these boards about this, and would love some advice too. There seem to be some really great people here who know a lot about this, and I feel like I may have been on the wrong path for many years. Might put up another post to try and get some advice too!
