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Hi ladies - I'm 3 workouts into S6, and have to take a break because I have 2 tiny little stitches in my right forearm. So I'll be doing cardio for a few days just to stay in the habit of waking up early & getting to the gym, plus I think I'd go nutty eating only 1400 calories/day for more than 2 days in a row when I'm…

Amen!!! :happy:

Michelle - I love that you're lurking here. I lurked in Stage 7 last week. :happy: And I completely understand your answer as it relates to the *Bulgarian* split squat, where the rear foot is nice & high on a weight bench for stages 2 & 4. But for stage 6, the *barbell* split squat shows both feet on the ground, more like…

I would not do NROLFW heavy lifting 5 days/week. The book recommends 4x/week max, always with a non-lifting day in-between. You can do cardio on the non-lifting days though, and once you get into stages 2-5 where they call for HIIT, you can do HIIT + steady state cardio the day after you lift. Heavy, total-body lifting…

Good morning - I just have a silly question about stage 6 for anyone who might see this. In Workout A, there are barbell split squats. If I understand them correctly though, they look & feel to me like stationary lunges, but with a barbell on my shoulders instead of dumbbells in my hands. So why on earth is it called a…

Not to be rude, but are you insane??? 9 mph is damn fast, IMO. The fastest 1-minute interval I've been able to do is 8 mph, and my heart rate is 190+ by the end of it. 16 seconds for 100 meters is the equivalent of 14 mph. Do you really think most people can run that fast, even for short intervals?

I recommend the NROL series too. I've only done the one for women, but I love it!

No. My mom does, but I live in Randolph, MA now.

Crap! I'm from Franklin, MA too. That plus lifting heavy & I'm doomed to become a she-male! :o LOL

Jennie -- congrats on the chinup from 90 degrees! That's awesome!!! Avalynsmom - I did B today too. I definitely like A better, but my arms were like jello yesterday, and still noticeably sore today. It definitely made the push presses & 1-shoulder reverse lunges tough. I had an easier time with the rows though. I am in…

This. I'm nearly 40, and just this past weekend, two women younger than me were gawking that I had no crows' feet or other apparent wrinkles. :happy: Never mind that tanning lights are *more* harmful to your skin than the actual sun as it relates to skin cancer risk. So not worth it. Embrace your whiteness and call it…

I'm just lurking as I'm in S6 now, but I would have said the same thing in S2, but if you keep increasing by even 0.1 mph for your fastest interval every workout, you will be able to get to 8. My fastest 1-min. interval in S5 was 7.8 mph, but during my break between stages, I tried 1 minute at 8 mph, and it was hard as…

Awesome job Michelle!!! :happy: I never shortened the rests b/c I asked Alwyn Cosgrove on his FB page once why the rests were so long, and his answer was basically "if you don't need the rest set in the schedule, then you could probably do the lifts with heavier weight" so I tried it, and he was pretty much right. I could…

Thanks -- I'm dying to know if you were able to do your full pullup or chinup last week? In my gym - I'm not sure how I'd get myself up to the handles without the assist machine. They're at the top of the cable station, and maybe I could slide a bench under there? But I think at least for this week, I'm going to try using…

Congratulations!!! :)

I agree that you shouldn't do A & B on the same day. But, I would consider doing a lifting workout and a sport workout on the same day if that works in your training schedule. When I started, I was taking a weekly dance class on Wed. nights, so I'd lift in the morning, then my class @ night, and that worked out nicely for…

Hi ladies - I start S6 on Monday. I'm excited, but a little scared of the negative chinups. I'll be doing them on a chinup assist machine too. I weigh 182, and I can pull down 105 lb. (wide-grip) on the lat pulls and get that handle lower than my chin, so I'm guessing I might need to use 75 lb. or so of assistance at…

I'm at the end of Stage 5, and since I started NROLFW in April, I've lost 8 lb. (from 190 to 182 @ 5'5"), and my waist has shrunk by 3" (from 40" to 37"). In stage 1, I had dropped from a size 18 jeans to a size 14, and the size 14's still fit, but they're starting to get a little roomy. I'll be thrilled if I'm comfortable…

Stage 5 is done! Just one more set of intervals tomorrow, but I lifted B4 today! :happy: I'll get back to lifting on Monday with Stage 6. Here are my weight results: Workout A: 1-arm DB snatch: 27.5 lb. --> 35 lb. 1-leg DB RDL: 60 lb. --> 70 lb. barbell bent-over row: 85 lb. --> 100 lb. DB 1arm overhead squat: 7.5/15 lb.…

You could come to my gym too! I think applause & Bravos would be awesome! And there are 2 squat racks, so I wouldn't be in your way. :happy:

CPA - glad to hear you were able to do most of B1. I'm getting bored with these abs too, and excited for a change of pace in stage 6. I was planning to do B4 today, but forgot I had a 7:45 am Dr. appt., so there was no way I could spend 90 minutes at the gym, even if I started right when they opened @ 5 am. Finishing @…

I've never taken the whole book with me to the gym. I make a workout log listing the exercises I need to do, in the order I need to do them, with the # of reps, sets, and how long rest to take, then I just fill in the blanks as to how much weight I used. 1 sheet of paper & a pen. That's it. If I needed to jot down…

1. For me, I read and started following New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's 2-3 total body lifting sessions/week, laid out very specifically over a 7-stage plan. There's a group here for it too that you might want to check out: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/102-new-rules-of-lifting-for-women-nrol4w 2. NROLFW…

If you're "not a morning person" - what kind of work schedule, responsibilities and/or activities are you trying to balance that have you running out of time @ night? I'm up to go to the gym bet. 5:00-5:30 most mornings because after that I have to work a full time job (with an hour commute each way), and after work, I…

Heather - sounds exciting. I'm not sure what I'm going to do when I'm done with NROLFW. I might look into Rachel Cosgrove's book, or I might try Stronglifts 5x5. I think I might get bored doing only 5 lifts all the time, but I've developed a love for back squats, and I miss them terribly. I'll be so happy to get back to…

If you have blood sugar concerns, it's probably best to ask your Dr. how much fresh fruit is "too much" -- for you. For me, fruit is good, healthy, filling food, and I have no medical reason to worry about the natural sugar content. Everyone's different though.

When I was using it, I was doing all those things, except wearing sneakers (the same ones each time) and standing on an industrial carpeted (level) floor (at the gym). It should have been consistent from reading to reading, but it wasn't, so I've quit using the handheld at all.

Walking a marathon (Boston) burned 4450 calories (per HRM). :wink: That's pretty much my highest calorie burn. Rowing machine gives me a pretty high burn when I wear my HRM too.

I don't know what a BG level is, but for me, it was total cholesterol (202) and LDL too.

1. What did you have for breakfast? Luna Protein Bar 2. How much water do you drink per day? Usually 6-8 cups 3. What are your favorite snacks? Pita chips dipped in cottage cheese, fruit, carrots. 4. How many calories do you eat per day? 1400 (no workout) up to 2400 (hard/intense workout) 5. What do you generally eat for…