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Thanks for the kick in the pants! I needed it! I'll report back tonight after the gym...

I have 6A4 next! I was planning to do it tonight... but after drinking a bit too much on a night out on Saturday, and feeling less than human, I decided my body could use an extra day off to rest. I feel like I'm progressing on everything except for the neg chin ups. i'm not at a gym, so i just don't have access to a…

I'm on stage 6, and moving on to NROL Abs. I'm a little initmidated... but excited. I'm looking forward to hearing about supercharged, because that was definitely on my list to consider as well!

cowgirl - that is a great idea. Unfortunately, it's not a piece of equipment that I have available to me. I think I'm at a disadvantage on this one, because I do have a good 30 - 40 pounds I could stand to lose. All that extra weight makes those negative chin ups HARD. Let me know if you try it!

I've got my 3rd A workout tomorrow, and I'm really hoping it goes better than last time! I think overall I prefer the A workout -- Or maybe it's just that I REALLY hate that push press!

I don't know what was wrong with me, but for my 2nd A workout, I went for those neg chin ups and completely sank. I had NOTHING. I'm really disappointed... I should be IMPROVING not regressing!! I'm going to try and really watch that I'm getting enough protein the next few days, and hopefully the next A workout will be…

Leanne, I hope you find a solution for you that works! I've had to modify a lot because I have limited resources at the gym in my apartment complex. I have no olympic barbell. I don't have cable machines. BUT, I've been determined to get this done, and I'm seeing results! Sometimes you just have to make do with a situation…

I am still sore from my Monday workout. My entire upper body was feeling it, and even my core. I don't know if it was from sucking it in during that neg chin up or what... but DANG, i haven't had that much soreness in my core the whole time I've done this!! Completed workout B tonight even with my residual DOMS - it went…

I think relative to my body weight, 6 seconds really isn't too bad. I'm still overweight and working on that. I'm feeling a little soreness tonight in my upper body from last night's session... I'm thinking tomorrow it'll be worse! But to a degree I'm glad I'm feeling it, because it means even with the short workout, I was…

I would have liked to have done better on the neg chin up. My longest was a skimpy 6 seconds. Oh well, I guess that just means there's room for improvement!

I'm planning on starting stage 6 tonight. So excited! I'm really looking forward to a shorter workout. I overall enjoyed stage 5, but yeesh, the time was just getting insane!

Thanks for the advice on Abs, Ladies. I think that's where I'm going to go next. Beeps - wearing a bikini in 2013 is definitely on my to-do list. You can do it!

Hey ladies, I've mostly lurked on this daily chat thread, but I remember seeing that a few of you were trying the NROLAbs. Since I'm just about to move to stage 6, I'm already thinking ahead to what I want to do next -- because I love too much the results I'm getting with this program. Could you give me a heads up on what…

I've got one more A and one more B workout left in stage 5. I'm pretty sure I'll go on with 6. I'm kind of ready to switch things up a bit!

You can do it! Everyone has good advice re: the balance. I definitely had to decrease weights for anything that was one legged. It was fine! Keep on keeping on. Try a couple of the workouts before you decide that it's not for you. If it's not the right thing for you, at least you can say you tried it!

This thread has been quiet lately, how's everyone doing with stage 5? I had such a long break right after stage 4 that I've regressed a bit. Most notably on the wide grip pull down. Which is frustrating, because I feel like I'm starting over on those. Anyways, I'm sore after having finished my first A and B workouts, I…

I bought some to try, and couldn't handle it, and I felt like it upset my stomach a bit. I know I'm a bit low on my protein intake in general, but I'm having a hard time finding something that I can tolerate to supplement it.

I agree with everyone else. Stage 1 workouts were relatively short. I'm on stage 5 right now, and these take me about 90 mins, and a bit longer on days that include HIIT. That's if I'm taking the full rest period (which I usually do, because I'm working HARD).

I've been working with a limited gym that's available to me and only have dumbbells available. Honestly, it's not perfect, but I think it's fine. Anywhere the book suggests you use a barbell, I just use two dumbbells. Bottom line, it's working. I'm getting results and making gains, and I'm not having to spend a bunch on a…

I'm hoping to start Stage 5 this week, too! I've had a bit of delay finishing up with 4 (just one workout left!), so hopefully by the weekend I'll be ready to go :-) There were several things I quite liked about Stage 3, so I'm not exactly sorry to see them returning. Except BWM.... that just might do me in!

I"m just at the halfway point with Stage 4, having completed 2 A and B workouts. There's lot of exercises in here that I just do not enjoy, but I get through it. I'm making a few gains here and there, and I feel like I'm doing really awesome with the narrow underhand pull down :-)

For quite a while I've only been able to get in 2 lifting sessions per week. I just can't do more with the length of time these workouts take, and it's been really fine. I'm still able to make reasonable gains, and to an extent, I feel like my body needs the rest. Hope your baby is feeling better soon!

I had kind of a longer break between stage 3 and 4 than I intended and I've finally completed my first A and B workouts. And I'm remembering that there were several moves that I wasn't really fond on the first time around. I upped most of my weights, and I'm definiteily FEELING IT. I was kind of surprised that we don't…

I've been taking the full rest. Even if my heart rate comes down, I know that if I'm pushing myself to the most I can do for those 6 reps, I feel like the rest is short. I have it on a timer, and keep track of it really well. While the overall workout does take a lot of time, I never feel like the rest was too long. Then…

I like this one a lot too, I just wish it weren't quite so time consuming. I'm spending nearly 2 hours, and that doesn't include HIIT. I'm certainly not so delusional to think these workouts will be getting any shorter, I would just have an easier time scheduling it for 3x a week if I didn't have to block out so much time.

Due to some home gym limitations, I'm doing B and then A. I finished the 3rd B workout today. So just over half done! Well, sort of. I still have to do the HIIT tonight, but it's just too time consuming to get that one in before I head to work. I'm actually really liking this stage, there's a lot of exercises I really…

105 seconds IS a long rest. After some exercises, I feel like I need it. Some I don't (particularly when you get to the ab section in workout B) Overall I like stage 3, but I worked up much more of a sweat with stage 2, with my heart really going with all those steps and lunges and such. Also, I think that BWM might be the…

I wish that I could offer advice. I can only commiserate. I have no good way to get off that dang ball.

Hi, Ladies I have just one more workout from Stage 2 left to complete, and then I'll be on to Stage 3. About how long do these Stage 3 workouts take? I'm scheduled pretty tight, and often have to get my workouts in the morning before heading off to work. I'd like to be able to plan ahead :)

I'd like to complete my C25K (or at least near it! Week 7 would be a success). Continue Zumba 2x week. Riding 3-4x week. I also really need to work on cleaning up my diet. I'm typically within my calorie goals, but not always making good and healthy choices.