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Wooohoooo..... did the new combat last night - loved it. Learning new choreography certainly made the workout pass quickly as I was NOT in the mood at all. But loved it as always and I reckon it really helped loosen off my tight legs. They are still sore but so much improved. Not lifting today. Will see what happens.…

Wouldn't you just switch as your body tells you? Or if you aren't getting the results you want with the current 3 day? I do a split because I don't recover well on full body, but then I lift 5 times a week. If 3 days suits you, stick to full body. If you want to build muscle/ get stronger faster, you will probably need to…

Gosh, a long time! But a lot of that was not focused on getting 'lean' so much as getting 'thin' so I did a lot the 'wrong' way first. I got to my target weight around 4 years ago and then started lifting, but my focus wasn't on body fat % until maybe the past 2 years. And even then it's just because I like to have goals…

Just be careful when you go back to 'normal' eating Mel as you don't wanna be one of those people who loses and then stacks it all on again. That's why I tend to avoid such diets and pick a way of eating which has longevity. If I change anything, it tends to be quantities of food or quantity of exercise. And thus far, plan…

Annoyingly now I've moved it's callipers. Prior to that it was DEXA. I need to add 3-4% to my calliper % to get a DEXA comparison. When I moved here my DEXA was 19% ish and the callipers said 16%. So got to remember that today! Wooohoooo, today is DEADLIFT day, PARTY day and FRIday. <3

I just looked at my carb amount - approx. 150g per day. I get 130g protein a day though. I could not do low carb - and wouldn't want to! I go with macros at 40:30:30 carbs/fat/protein. Often don't eat that much fat - there's just not that much in foods I eat! I love nuts but have no self control with them - so don't…

OMG had the BEST time today. LONG day but so worth it. Spent 8 hours learning from incredible women about suturing perineums (did you just clench your butt too?) and then had 90 mins dedicated time at the powerlifting club fixing my squat. Guess what? It's all in my head. I just need the right cues. My mobility is fine.…

That's a great plan. Tho' what kind of gym loses the power cage? :/

Story of my day! So busy, hubby being a t**t most of the day, started work at 7.30am, came home to endless tasks and wrote assignment until 9pm. Tomorrow I have to get up at 5am for a training course (1.5 hrs drive). Ugh. On the plus side OHP day is done (lunch break). Sucked though. I am going backwards with OHP. I think…

Hahaha Kimi - some just don't want to be informed. I've long since moved past trying to explain, but still cringe at the people using tiny dumbbells to lift. I mean come on, your freaking handbag weighs more! No gym for me today. Was tired after long day at work yesterday but made myself do combat. Glad I did as was called…

Well I sat on my butt being unproductive for a lot of today. Headache here too Sam :-/ Came home and did combat - feeling a little less irritable now. Trying to settle down as have 2 ladies in the community in early labour and guess who's first on call??? Lol. Not much sleep will be had. I have an assignment to write and a…

Deadlifts here today too. 3 sets of 5 @ 85 kg (187lbs). 2 sets of 5 @90kg (198 lbs). Not too long ago that 95kg was my PB so pretty chuffed with progress. Hoping to get my 110kg goal in a couple of weeks. Was chatting with one of the trainers at my gym - we were watching a dude go for a PB at 142.5kg - he got it. I said…

I am frequently the only girl in my gym. I am even more often the only girl lifting. I don't mind - makes me look good hahaha. The boys tend to fall into 3 categories - those who lift well, those who show up and do random *kitten* with their mates and those who lift terribly and make a lot of noise. There are girls but…

Nicely done Sam. Mel - I used to use mapmyrun but only for my running distance/ time. Good in that respect but never utilised the other functions. Well, today I have logged 1300 days..... you'd think I'd have learnt by now. I have had a crappy day and eaten too much peanut butter and drank too much wine. Sigh. Shoulder…

Well my OHP day was shite. Left shoulder was hopeless and refused to cooperate. Got in some *kitten* lifts all the same - then ran for 10 mins. Then came home and hammered the crap out of said shoulder with a body combat. Probably didn't help my shoulder but made me feel better

Yup, card underneath is going to affect it. Why don't you just put it in a cupboard and bring it out to a flat piece of flooring when you need it? Also, what is your BF%? I'd urge caution at bulking if you're at the top end of where you want to end up.

Squat day got done but my body was not enjoying. Came home and had 3 coffees and a magnesium supplement :D Perhaps tomorrow will be rest day rather than combat day. Don't actually recall my last rest day so must not have had one yet this week. On the plus side, scales are finally showing a loss. I'm sure it's temporary,…

Stephie - those are not weak lifts! Kimi - woohooo - 2 racks is THE BEST (tho' 3 would be amazing). Saying that, often not much competition for racks at my gym. I go to a place where a lot of the dudes 'skip leg day' - muppets Aigre - funny how we can be all so different. I only ever feel my glutes with squats and my quads…

New deadlift max - 107.5kg (237lbs). Beat my last PR by 5kg, looked and felt better. Awesomeness!!!!!

Wow Stephie, great numbers. Haha, we don't care about people being mean. I don't think any of us take it personally. Anyways, the people high on gas make up for it :D And those who bring music - I was dancing to Michael Jackson the last birth I was at lol. Sam - if there were brownies in my house I would have been the…

Bike clothes sound best avoided. Pick another sport :D Two workouts done - bench day and combat. Early night for me - in case I'm called out again! Enjoy the last of your weekend everyone

No, I'm a midwife :) I am feeling yukky on no sleep. Unless something miraculous happens, I'm not going to be doing combat. I could, but it'd be crap. Hoping for 2 x workouts tomorrow instead.

Hahaha, I probably would have said yes if it wasn't for my hubby and three kids...... :D Today I got up at 6am to do my DL day. Got 3x 85, 3x 85, 3x 87.5, 3 x90, 3x90, 3 x90kg. I'm a fan of the low reps. Seemed pretty easy - loving the sumo stance although waiting for my PT to get back to check my form. Then did leg press,…

Stephie - those numbers are all excellent. Give yourself a break, we all have 'off' days. So a NSV for me - I got asked on a date at the gym :D

What does the rest of your workout look like? And what are your goals? It's fine to swap it about a bit but it's important to stay focused on the original goal. Normal to have to tweak things.

Laughing at all the heat related stuff. Here in Australia AC is a must in most locations. Funny to see all my UK FB friends going crazy in the heat - we had the same temps here in QLD and it is winter :D Kimi - combat without AC is tough - but I have to say I'm a fan of the sweat lol. Much preferred to the trying to warm…

Noooooooo! This makes me sad. The deadlift is the most freaking AWESOME lift there is (imo anyway :D ) Have you had a trainer help you? Sometimes it is just about being low with the weight. I have dropped my DL back below what I started with (!!!!!!!) so many times I've lost count. It can be disheartening but I am finding…

So 7 workouts so far for me this week, deadlifts due today. Have made a conscious effort to not 'sit' for so long at work and also added core training into my 'rest' periods between lifts. I actually did a 2 min plank straight off the bat which I was impressed with having not bothered with plank for about 2 years :D Diet…

If you are concerned about high reps at higher weight, could you not swap the 3 sets of 8-10 to a 10, 7, 5 or similar? Then you can up weight each set

I agree, depth is great. I think this is more about this weight exposing your area of weakness which seems to be tightening the glutes as you come up. You start in an already bent over position - try engaging the glutes before you start and keeping them on all the way down - then clenching them like rocks on the way up!…