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Since that's from nerdfitness it has to be good! I'd suggest watching a playlist of videos on Youtube or seeing if you can download a quickie at home DVD. I normally don't advocate them but something like T25 or Jillian Michaels might do the trick while you're stuck in a hotel room.

I have either plain greek yogurt with some fresh fruit OR a protein bar (Quest Bars are my fav!)

Nope, as long as it fits into your daily calorie allotment and you accurately log you'll be fine. I personally take my coffee brewed (2calories), with Truvia (0 calories), and 2tbsp of Coffeemate Sugar Free French Vanilla Creamer (30calories). Good luck!

I have a Flex and have no issues. I would think that the Flex and the Force are made from the same material though.

AWESOME JOB on the gainzzzz <3

What a wonderful story! You look absolutely BEAUTIFUL.. before & after! Good luck to you in the future <3

Yay! You should be proud of yourself for starting! I've been lifting for about 2 years now (1 year learning, 1 year seriously) and it was the best decision I ever made for myself. I' am/was like you in a lot of ways. I'm 23, 5'4". They only things I really try to follow are eat within calories, eat 1g protein/lb og BW, and…

It was basically in the first 4 weeks I gained the 10 lbs. 8/31/13 I was 119.8 and then I got sick and went on vacation until 10/12/13. When I got back from vacation I was 125.4 which I was totally fine with and assumed that was extra water weight blah blah blah. Then I shot up to 134 in the 4 weeks after that so Mid…

Wow it's been a while since I updated this thread. To recap Nov 25-last week. Holidays were all good. I had my family home with so all meal planning went to s***. While they were home I also had my scale taken from me so I basically didn't weigh myself.. at all. Prior to that I had been holding steady at 134 after putting…

You're so sweet <3 Thank you for making me feel better.. again :D

I got a "are you pregnant" from a pic of a dress I wore to a wedding on the 4th of Jan 2014 (this past weekend).. that was a first!

More people at planet fitness means more space for the rest of us to squat, dead lift, and grunt at real gyms!

lifter buddy of travis' here :)

Easy Salsa Chicken- 3lbs bonesless skinless chicken 1 jar salsa 1 can diced tomatos cook until you can shred the chicken apart easily (usually i do 4-6 hours on high?) I've found that makes about 5 servings which I serve with Rice usually and is about 250cals/serving according to the recipe i created with a ton of protein,…

I'm in the same boat too! I've been bulking since the beginning of September and I put on about 14 lbs. I've been fluctuating between 132-135lbs. My lifts have made tremendous progress but I know a lot of the weight I put on is water/fat. I feel fluffy all the time and my quads can't fit into any of my work pants or jeans…

I'm just going to echo the sentiment on Quest bars. I like them because they have 20g of protein and I can pronounce the names of the ingredients. They're also delicious!

awesome!! When i tested my bench 1RM it was 75x1, last week I did 80x4 :D

That's awesome!!!!!

I love it! Those are big changes. I am proud of you for not being afraid to make them! You got this!

<--- 5/3/1 here as well :) have done livefit in the past (geared more to fat burning) but i got very lean on it stronglifts and new fules are also good suggestions

This is also what I think and I'd like to be a gym snob but I personally hate my gym- they have no power cage and ONE squat rack that is frequently curled in. It does allow deadlifting and grunting: THANK GOODNESS! However it doesn't allow gym bags on the floor or jump roping... i go there PURELY out of convenience since…

First of all, congrats on your decision to weight lift! Your body will thank you when you get older. I do old school heavy barbell lifting following 5/3/1. If you're interested.. feel free to add I'm 23 and used to be a 1200 calories cardio bunny 2 years ago. When I finally got to my 'goal' weight I was a perfect example…

Welcome Heather! Sounds like you are having a really well controlled bulk (I'm jealous!) My weight wen out of control when I started. I was up literally 10lbs in 3 weeks! Definitely for the 5k. I just ran one this past weekend (I didnt train...) and Runkeeper tracked me around 35 min? It wasn't timed or anything either and…

I think you may be my new BFF <3

I agree!

I'm sure you do look amazing but did you ever wonder if and how much LBM you sacrificed in the process if you didn't track it?

I do as well. I liked how he part about the muscle loss epidemic. I wish more women would realize the importance of strength training especially as they get older. Not everyone has to 'lift heavy' however a strength/resistance training should be incorporated into every routine.

^^This I personally don't do isolated ab exercises more than once or twice a week (i do one exercise for abs when I do) but I do all compound workouts so there's not really a need to isolate everyday.

LOVE LOVE LOVE! great job!!!!! keep it up!

On 2000 cals/day and aiming for 30% I eat about 150g/daily. You are fine eating 110g. It won't do anything negative to your body. If you are interested in putting on muscle you should aim for .8-1g of protein per lb of bodyweight.