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I love this and you just described everything I've been feeling lately.

I only lift 5 days a week for 45-60 mins. Pretty heavy stuff though. Cardio is 20-30 mins total for the week if I'm good. I didn't get to this high of calories over night; I've worked hard over the years to build my metabolism up and put on muscle. I have a higher than average amount of muscle mass for my size than many…

Carbs do not make you fat, nor do you have to cut them that low to lose weight. Excess calorie consumption cause weight gain and a CALORIE deficit will help you lose. How you set up your macros should be based on how feel physically daily, exercise performance (if you do any) and how you feel mentally. Mentally meaning if…

I have to agree with this. My suggestion would be to watch how a trainer interacts with their clients before hiring. My gym has a horrible female trainer that does group sessions and pretty much doesn't watch a single move her clients do bc they do everything with crap form and doesn't challenge them. If I'm paying someone…

Lift, yes; body pump NO. Heavy is relative regardless of rep ranges and everyone was once a beginner. Sooner rather than later, your body will thank you!

Had a shoulder impingement and what I needed to avoid was overhead movements except for front presses and sorry, but going heavy. I still went relatively heavy but had to stay away from reps less then 6. I had no problems doing other movements and my training involves a barbell/dumbbell 97% of the time. Start doing your…

This. :) I can't compete with my husband on his eating but I out eat many dudes I know. 2 slices? That sounds so sad.... We always have to order 2 different pizzas bc mines special and I sure as hell don't share. :)

5'2 135ish cutting at 2100, maintain at 2400-2500.

Those are pretty inaccurate; meaning that brand not callipers per say. Going off 1 point of site does not represent ones BF. Most who are trained will do 7 or 12 sites as it's more accurate. Not easy to do on yourself either the more points you do.

Timeout. I read through your previous posts bc something wasn't clicking here for me and there is way more going on than what people think is being presented here. You posted about your mom wanting you to be anorexic, you constantly post about fearing gaining weight with rest days and your 5'3 and 120lb. You do not need to…

Exercise should be about enjoyment, making you feel good and health not losing weight. Also your logging is so sparatic how do you know how much you're eating? 1200 calories is very LOW for someone of your age and activity, regardless of height. What are your goals?

I'm so sorry to hear this!!! I think being is such good shape already one is able to recover more quickly. Wishing you the best!

Simply amazing! Congrats on your success!

Nope, I've actually hit many of my recent lift PR's on my worst days and second guessing going to gym moments.

So very true. Loved reading these ladies! Kim you've come so far and I'm so proud of you!!!

This. If you really want to gain muscle you need to eat more food, meaning above maintence and not at a deficit. And it's not all about extra protein, you need balance from all macro sources. Your routine definitely needs much tweaking.

Sorta similar and love this idea. Hope mine makes sense, kind of a condensed version. In high school I battled my weight until I was about 16. I still carried around my baby weight and well it slipped off somehow my junior year. Senior yr came and it wasn't enough. Battled a addiction to dexatrim pills and starving myself…

She can't and refuses to explain her stance, meaning she actually doesn't know how it works.

This. If you gradually add in you won't experience huge fluctuations. With that said, maintence needs to be aimed at a weight range and don't focus on a particular number as you'll never maintain a exact weight.

Your last part isn't neccessarily correct for everyone. Bodyfat and ab definition doesn't work that way.

This. For many women it's the last area to go and it takes much time and patience.

No ones ignoring what your saying as it's very valid. However, what your doing in terms of lifting greatly matters too...

Lots of good advice in here already listed. Want to emphasize to eat more and choose a well rounded, reputable program built on the focus of compounds. What you're currently doing is not going to yield much results, if anything. ETA-Get off the smith and under a barbell...

Eh, double post...

Cut is still going really well, in fact probably going to reverse back into maintence here soon; maybe another 2-3 wks. I can tell when I'm getting lean enough when my top 4 abs come in and quite frankly it's not my cup of tea anymore. Have some goals I want to kill strength wise in the coming mths and being pretty lean…

Grab a preloaded barbell or a shorter barbell and add weight and hold it. Same as holding a plate but the weight can get heavier and is distributed differently. Hold at the top kills your glutes too. Video below shows weight behind neck, I prefer hanging in front of me.…

Ouch. Just Ouch. May have to try....

Lol, give barbell Hypers a try. Far from dull and far from feeling like they're not doing anything. Good Mornings-While many use for hamstrings, they are a lower back dominant move. Reverse Hypers can easily be done with just a bench. Just a few to throw in there.

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My own pictures. I don't strive to look like anyone else nor am I alluded to what happened behind the scenes for some of these fitspo pics. On my down days I just need to be reminded of how much I've changed mentally and physically and how being strong, becoming stronger trumps any unit of measurement I might get down…