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Hi guys! I am returning to NROL from a break where I was focusing on my running and 5Ks. Well the last 5K is tomorrow, so after that I am ready to go back to NROL! Just in time for the cold weather. I decided to start back at Stage 1 because I can tell my muscle mass is gone - in my arms especially. Looking for some…

Hey - nice to see people on MFP on tumblr too! Mine is beeinkansas.com or beeinkansas.tumblr.com See ya there!

Hey follow me too! Mine is tumblr - beeinkansas.com I blog personal, fitness(food, goals, etc) and funnies. Hope to see you there.

Um, chocolate and olive oil are loaded and easy to eat/add to things.

Sounds like fun, but probably not many. Look up bouncing on a trampoline and its probably less than that.

I always over guess on my calories. Did it taste really good? Was it greesy? Was it cheesey!? Loaded? If so then go for a higher calorie one. Unless it tasted like a lean cuisine pizza, stear clear of those box lunch ones.

Doesn' Lane Bryant have some cute things? CJ Banks can kind of be older looking, but I still see cute stuff in there when I go.

If it were me, I'd log something at Quiznos. Unless it was like regular bread, I would type in sliced bread, pick one then tuna salad and guesstimate if you had half a cup or what.

Welcome! You'll love it!

An EKG is the same as an ECG. An echo is called an echocardiogram or ultrasound of the heart. Two very different things. An ECG takes less than 5 minutes. You just have to lift your shirt up, you will get 10 sticky pads put on your chest and 10 wires. It does not hurt. The EKG/ECG only records 10 seconds of your heart's…

Plank - It gets easier!! Just wait til 90 second cobra :P it's weird, but that one kills my triceps!! I don't know why!! I did 4A today! One more left and on to bigger and better (hopefully) Stage 3! I agree with some others, this Stage hasn't had me too excited about it. I really liked 1, but this one is just OK.

Our Dillons has it with the Asian food. I don't think Walmart has it.

Thanks guys. @Denise - I didn't know they sold whey by itself. Wonder why plain whey would cost so much and. Whey with extra stuff costs less lol?! I am actually out of town and near a health food store, I'll check it out!

I agree! That is terribly unhealthy. They are wrong to promote it. Somebody somewhere is going to be looking into that diet thinking they can look like her...

I sometimes use my fist instead of a tennis ball. It seems to work! But I would recommend stretching in whichever way you can to pull that area out...

My ultimate running song is Free- Alright Now. It even has some little reminders..."slow..don't go so fast" It's a long one too :)

Me too! I'm so worried my form is ****. I try and look in mirrors/video and it seems fine. I just second guess myself too much...

This happened to me a few times after I first started lifting. Once I got home and couldn't move off of the bedroom floor I was so wiped out. I couldn't even stand to get up to take a shower for a while! Another time I thought I'd go get groceries afterwards, and I was so weak, I had to hang on to the cart extra hard and…

At the end of Stage 1, I had switched to a bench press seat, which was rather high. I had to drop my weights for a bit, but worked them back up. Before that, I was using the lower step of the stairs, and it was not high enough.

Going to start Stage 2 here pretty soon and was reading up on it. My question is, my gym doesn't have a box. Is there an alternative for the deadlifts from a box!?

If you are worried about cholesterol from protein foods like beef/chicken, just skip that and supplement with shakes. I use protein shakes from a brand called Syntrax and it's pure whey protein, so no cholesterol. It's only 100 calories and 23 grams of protein, so no extra junk in them either. I think they that pretty…

I haven't lost and I haven't gained (unless I eat a bunch, then it's only temporary!) So, I think my body is just replacing some fat with some muscles (at a very slow rate!). I know I've got more muscles, because I can see them, and I can pick up/lift heavier things. Are you eating at a deficit as the book recommends for…

I am doing the New Rules of Lifting for Women. I am enjoying it so much! Before this I had bounced around from different exercise routines without completing anything but this is one I can tell I am going to stick with. I can already see the difference in my body and I look forward to going to the gym! Anyways, highly…

I dont like to workout after eating. I usually wait a few hours after!!

I love it!! Highly recommend.

Oh I also try to keep my protein over 100 grams for the day an close to 150 is best (for me) but often unattainable!

Stage 1 Calories: 1500 rest days 1700 workout days (I was eating what book recommended but I gained so I cut back) Lifting 3 days a week No cardio other than my lifting warmups which is 1/4 mile sprinting. Inches: I didn't ever measure. I look better to me though My question is how is everybody getting their protein…

Female/5'5"/125 lbs and I am deadlifting 85, at 10rep3sets. I haven't tried maxing out. I have been working through Stage 1 of NROL4W! I love it. I am working on form. Would you be sore the next day from bad form necessarily? Or does that mean you did it right? It's hard to tell on myself unless I find a spot with a mirror!

I deadlifted 85 lbs today! It was the highest so far I'd worked up to. I did have a guy comment in my form he said my knees turned in a little. Do you guys check yourselves out in the mirror? The book talks some about form but not so I exactly know. I had to take a pic of my new muscles in my arm! I love this book and…

Numbers: Squat - 65 Deadlift - 75 Barbell press - 40 Wide grip - 60 Lunges - 40 Ball crunch - 30 Step up - 40 Pushup - BW Is there anything else? That's just off the top of my head. My goal is to do a real pull up too! I have the bar in mh both room doorway that I got when I did P90X. Lol it usually hangs my wet laundry on…