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This thread has made me happy and frustrated all at once. I am so excited about the diversity and strength I see here and so angry that I don't have more time to keep reading and reply to everyone that I found remotely interesting... I am Angela, and I like lifting stuff. I started lifting when I was 10. My older brother…

OMG!!! WTH! I think I might think about reporting him as well. Obviously he is giving this script to less intelligent or more desperate people. :angry: It is not nice to prey on other people's ignorance...

Wow...you guys rock! I generally lift on my own, and don't have anyone to take video (I teach and lift on my planning time), but maybe I can scare up a student to take video for me. I can see right away on other people what the problem is, but there is no mirror in the gym. Meanwhile I'm going to check out this video on…

Workout A today...kept my squat low to work on form. Ankle flexibility kind of sucks, so I can't get a good deep squat without my knees going over my toe. Bench 5x95x5 Rows 5x55x5 squat 5x115x5 My rows could have been heavier too, but I was working on form as well--really concentrating on squeezing my shoulders together as…

This is definitely NOT knee valgus collapse. I am tracking over my knee, but this was a great article as I do have some issues with ankle dorsiflexion. Does anyone know if lack of ankle flexibility could cause knee pain? I am squatting horizontally, but not beneath the fold of my hip as my ankles don't allow me to squat…

Glucosamine has made me sick to my stomach in the past even when taken with a meal. Fish oil is an option...Perhaps I will drop my weight on squats again and double check form.

So I have been lurking...and I coming out now...:blushing: Today I did OHP 55x5, deadlift 135x5 and squat 115x5. I dropped my weights a bit this workout because I had been scaffolding and this was my first workout at working weight for all 5 sets. I feel pretty good. Squat could go up and so can OHP...deadlift is just…

The trainer I worked with twenty years ago described my tendonitis as "tennis elbow two tendons over"...so it could possibly have been "golfer's elbow." At that point I had been throwing for 4 years through two seasons a year and lifting heavy (powerlifting). My grip was a thumb around the bar grip...I have noticed thumb…

The last person that made a comment about how I looked was told "I'm sorry, do I know you well enough for you to say that?" She blushed and hasn't talked to me since. Even my doctor told me "You're done. anymore weight you lose is for vanity." Ummmm...I'm still 15 pounds AT LEAST over (I'm 5'7" and 180). I wouldn't…

So I just watched Leadfoots video...I wonder if my bad grip for squats in highschool caused my tendonitis OR if it really was throwing Shotput? I use a high grip now and am blessed with relatively big delts so I have a nice shelf to rest my bar on. I haven't ever used a roll even when I was squatting in the 300s (20 years…

This is my second week of SL. I lift twice a week: Tuesday & Thursday. My plan is to do this until I finish my squat and ab challenge--I'm on day 19--and then try for three days a week. After last week I have almost no muscle soreness, but am plenty fatigued after I lift. Can already see a difference in my chest and…

People who develop muscle quickly also get stretch marks...so if you are so adverse to them start lifting and put on a bunch of muscle and tell people you gained so much muscle you got stretch marks...fake it til you make it my brother.

Thank you all for your replies! That will really save on time. Next question then is what percent of your maximum weight do you lift at? Or do you just go with however you feel?

You have no idea how much I love your story...yay! go otter go!

You are gorgeous! Keep up the great work!

Tracking any number will show you a general overall trend towards or away from healthiness. I watch my weight because it is an easy indicator for me, but I also take monthly measurements. I know when my weight stays the same, but my inches decrease that I have a decrease in body fat.

I weigh everyday as well. I am--like others here--looking for an overall monthly downward trend. I know my weight will fluctuate as much as 4 pounds a month and sometimes that amount in a day. But I am watching for a downward trend...

Vanity is not my motivation, but I say that what ever moves you is a useful tool! My motivation is my daughter...who will need life skills and sees me as her role model.

And this is why I get along so well with men...:drinker:

This is a beautiful idea...thank you

You know...we all need a day off. :wink:

So NASM sounds like the big winner so far...tell me what you all are specializing in. I would like to concentrate on heavy lifting for women and overweight teens. Am also planning to get a MT license with an endorsement in Thai massage. Not quite sure where I'm going to sell myself at this point... As I am trying to get a…

Anybody? Anybody? Buehler? Buehler? Come on people; you'd comment if I had an emotional issue or posted about boobies!

DID YOU EVEN READ THIS? READ IT! READ IT AGAIN!

ANNNNNNDDDDDDD now we know why our appendix is no longer necessary. We don't need it to store poop in anymore! YAY! No more dark scary infected storage areas!:devil:

I am with the other ladies who have posted...WEIGHT is not as important as BODY FAT. Your body fat is normal. You are normal. Be proud that you are strong!! BTW. also 5'7"...but 180 pounds and presently a size 10 or 12 depending on brand and cut. YOU are at MY goal weight! :drinker:

The bigger question is uummmmm...WHY?

And you look wonderful!! Nice work!

Your body is well proportioned and looks strong. I don't understand where you seem to think you have all the flaws you listed, but none of us are nice to ourselves. You look great; your new suit is beautiful, and you look beautiful in it.

You have lots of good information so far. I started lifting weights before high school, and have power lifted off and on for many years. My goal is ALWAYS to maximize lean muscle mass. For me more muscle translates into more calories I can eat...I do cardio so I can have ice cream though. ;) ( I combine weight exercise and…