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coquette - you go girl! hey lwoodroff! welcome home :-) glwerth - meathead - madness - wish I could pop over , give him a death stare and rwarrrrr at him - that kinda attitude makes me soooo mad! do not let this "fan dan" intimidate you!!! cheers roxy :-)- i think everyone squat position is kinda independent to them - I…

Hello I've just recently figured out (kinda..) how the friend thing works! - I am miles and miles and plane, trains & automobiles away - but feel free to add me to your friends as well! x

Well had a crisis of confidence this morning - just total fear or whether or not I was strong enough to achieve what I wanted today..., got a grip ate a rice cake (topped with dark chocolate) and nutted up! Week 7 Squat 5x5 @ 60kg (132lbs) hurrrahhhh high five :happy: me that 60kg squat was very much what I wanted to…

Jw - you are rocking! but I know what you mean :-) photos of me - freak me out! iorahwano - looking awesome!

Just wanted to jump back in and say hello! This is the best thread ever!

Take care - and if you are worried about anything - see if you can talk your concerns over with a doctor. I found it a hard shift to stop running and take a break - I initially just took a few months off ( I do walk at least 5-7 miles every day) , started eating at tdee , looked into lifting and haven't ran since - at some…

I'm with Tan & Zany on this - 2 days is better than none! it really is the rest days that help - so do make sure you do rest in between your SL I am only lifting at the moment - but once I've progressed a little further I may add a short run a few times a week - purely for a bit of fun!

lwoodroff - hope you have a lovely day in barcelona today. Go Zanyzana - great progress! Roxy - an accessory is when you do a extra exercises focusing on a weaker area to help strengthen this. A few weeks ago - my back was playing up so i've started adding in extra core accessory exercises to strengthen this area (v sites/…

Morning all Squats 5x5 @57.5 (126lbs) - again still feeling okish on these - noticed my right knee twisting in a bit of the last 2 of set 5 . Bench 5x5 @ 25kg (55lbs) felt good on this - I adjusted my position slightly which seems to have helped so 27.5 here I come! Pendlays rows 5x5 @ 30kg (66lbs) still wobbly on the last…

JW - You look awesome!!! x

hey zanyzana - sorry I must have posted at the same time as you! Well done on your first session back. - You definitely don't want to be know as that teacher! he he he :-)

Everyone is doing awesome - I feel like you should all stand in a big row so I can run past and HIGH FIVE y'all! Jw - I did that a few weeks ago with my bench presses Kira - looking forward to hearing about your progress Moo - add everything! I say if you move it - count it Jstout - That must have felt fab - strong lady…

Kirabob - you've just made my morning! - croquette my thoughts exacty! jstout - hurrahhh for the fish catching - and my god I bet you rocked the a** out of that bikini - you look amazing!!!!! lwwodroff - and dog moms :-) he he he (so so I can be in that gang!) x

If it was me - I would personally do a slight reload - just to ensure your form is still good after a break (life - likes to get in the way of everything sometimes!) If my form felt good - I would then go from there - I think a slight step back would ensure you can go forward, feeling confident. Hope everything settles a…

You look fantastic! - well done.

lwoodroff - great nos!!! jealous about your OHP - !!! - be careful in that hot, hot gym - total nightmare - can you raise something about health & safety?? Brilliant article on T Nation - as I am thinking what next - as I know I won't keep progressing.... (already - yup! - cocky lifting lady here!!) Workout A this morning…

Hello I have been lifting for only 6 weeks and went from a lot of cardio a few months ago, to re-assessing why I was burning myself out so much. I did a lot of research, on the hows, whys, wheres, pros etc of this. Before just taking the plunge In 6 weeks my weigh has went up by 4lbs but all my clothes fit more…

lwoodoff - cheers I was going like the clappers - "nespresso waits for no woman to do her air squats!" and being scottish the minute any abbreviation starts with a F - the sweary word auto enters my head!

Work out this morning, felt a little better as I had had a good sleep, drank lots of water yesterday and ate a bit more (I work out first thing after walking for an hour - so I just jump right in) - Think my eating is a bit mad right now... need to try and square myself up. Squats 5x 5 @ 52.55kg (115lbs - high five!) these…

Hello I started with a puff of air bar (not olympic sized or weighted) and have built myself in 6 weeks from squatting 5kg to 52.5kg this morning.... I too went down the orad of read, read, read, watch, watch, watch - and then it dawned on me I wasn't actually "doing" anything - I was getting tied up in everything - what…

Just wanted to say - you look absolutely awesome ! That angry troll rocks big time. x

I take protein shakes purely down to being busy at work - as its takes 2 secs to shake one up for lunch. I also take iron tablets, biotin (trying to help my hair grown) and magnesium & zinc. On the eggs - I eat at least 3 large ones a day (sometimes more ...) - I'm gluten intolerant and this is my default breakfast! no…

yup - it was a crap one....

Hey ladies - lots of highs and lows for everyone it seems this week! wishing everyone lots of lifting love. Grrrrr for men taking over gyms, sore heads, wiggly bars and everything trying to get in our way - we are strong ladies and all that won't keep us down!! Pride & boasting before a fall! - My neighbor was boasting…

Amazing - Gwyn! Jw - well done you - its amazing how your brain forgets to add up those stupid plates (I am on baby weights compared to you but my brain could add to 22.5 - using 5, 2.5 & 1.25 weights for a bench press- doh) The leaness thing is really interesting - I switched my scale (god darn your stupid scale) from…

The ripptoe one really helped me a lot - and its amazing what a slight tweak can make - whether its your grip or your stance, even where your looking to making a huge difference (as I've been learning!) Happy lifting

Workout B today + extra core work Squat 5x5 @ 45kg (99.2lbs) -so close to 100lbs - bring on Tuesday - watching the squatting video really, really helped - lower back felt much more conformable - when I shelf the bar on my back OHP 5x5 @20kg (44lbs) - again really focusing on my for had a wobble in the middle but when I re…

Ladies you are looking freakin' awesome - amazing results.

Brilliant list! and exactly what I need - going to work these (aherm not all of them) - to my lifting days as extras to help get my core stronger - also hoping to try and do some jack knifes on my door suspension kit as well. Cheers

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