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Great advice on the squats - my lower back hurt today, and I kept thinking I was doing something wrong - going to do the crazy core workout later on and add this in on my lifting days! week 5 workout A squats 5x5 @ 42.5kg (93lbs) - but lower back a bit niggly Bench press 5x5@ 22.5 (49lbs) Pendlay row 5x 5 @ 25 (55lbs)…

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Definitely read the stickies - I was so scared to start for ages , keep reading about the benefits, keep sneaking a peak on here... - and then I just had a read, took a deep breath and did it! 5 weeks in and its the best thing I've ever done. So go, go, go

Keep doing stronglifts 3x a week Hit 62.5kg on squats (137lbs) Keep adding body weight exercises throughout the days I do strong lifts (just ordered a cheap suspension door kit to allow me to do inverted rows!) Build up to 10 chin ups at a time - currently at 6 Hit 50 air squats while waiting for coffee on a lifting day…

1. don't miss a minamlist stronglift session (just started Saturday) - Now on proper stronglifts thanks to squat rack & bench so HURAHHH 2. eat well - natural & unproccessed where I can (lots of meat/veg/eggs/fruit/natural yoghurt) Kinda - god darn you dark chocolate & white magnum bars 3. don't look at the scales for at…

Hello Great "aha squat moment :-)" made me laugh! I'm still a newbish so no comments - but a "pro" strong lady will no doubt pop in shortly!

back is looking hot (get the natural yoghurt out!) I spy muscles!! :-)

deadlifes for life!! (yup) and get them leg shots up and show them off. and p.s You are looking amazing!!

Lwoodroff - I watched the ripptoe and another php quikie youtube (I popped it on the useful video thread) and it made a word of difference for me to today - just tiling my elbows out - just made a huge difference that and not smashing my nose with the bar! and p.s your squat is heavier than my PR! today week 5 workout B…

Backatcha ! this thread is rocking my world ladies. lwwodroff you are a superstar for this thread!! x

grandmoo - you did not totally blow it - no way hose!! 95lbs - that is awesome - you squatted 95lbs (hey lady - I cannae do that.... yet :-) ) - maybe you didn't hit your reps but you still lifted heavy. tomorrow is indeed another day - so don't beat yourself up at all. x

Lovable - awesome nos!! week 5 begins Squat 5x5@ 37.5kg (82lbs) Bench 5x5 @ 20kg (44lbs) Pendlay rows 5x5 @ 22.5kg (49lbs) Reverse crunch 3 x12 chin ups 6 airsquats - 39 (waiting for coffee) weight update - 4lbs heavier than i was 4 weeks ago - but I have officially (aka checked and visible by me) got "arm dents" (not sure…

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Lovely idea - hello! peeps I'm a hermit (why stay in the house 24/7 don't mind if I do....) , I'm scottish, i'm a dog mum 2x jack russells I'm a HUGE reader and love anything from trashy teen novels to fact books and everything inbwteen I'm a list & number obsessive I'm dyslexic I'm weird I'm covered in tattoos I adore…

Hey Kira - when I see people being invested and passionate about something it inspires me - as thats the folk I want to follow and learn from so hello (and jstout!) and in fact everyone in this whole group - I am learning from yous all.

with you on that one lwoodroff - bring on the 60kg squating power and I also bow down to cc's OHP!! go girl x

I normally walk my dog for an hour and then come in and start straight away...

Go Kira , go Kira - thats looks fab! if you don't mind can you let me know how you get on with this - in terms of getting stronger? I know i'm a long way off - but in the future I'll be looking to do something after stronglifts so that fact an expert (you!) is doing a good twist on this is interesting for me…

Well what difference in my OHP just from watching a youtube clip. so just managed 3x5 @17.5kg(38lbs) so workout b completed "properly" - phew that was driving me mad.

Really struggled with OHP this morning Goin to watch ripptoes OHP video tonight But spotted this and it makes sense to me! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muygfIwzDmw

Cheers lwoodroff! on it now :-) been so excited about going up and up in weight and then doh! fail.

Go ladies! these no's are rocking and I so wish I could fly across this big pond - make a banner and scream and shout and cheer yous on - go go, heavy lifting competitors!!! absolutely amazing and in awe of yous. Well this morning workout b - end of week 4 squat 35kg 5 x 5 (77lbs) ohp - crap, crap form, tweaked my neck and…

So out tiny spare room is working for me as a micro gym at the moment. I started off just with a smaller barbell (not olympic sized/weighted) and 40kg of weights but quickly realised if I wanted to keep going a squat rack and bench were a must by. - got these from gum tree pretty cheap. and then I also bought 4 x 10kg…

Hello - yup maths is not my strongest point , thought it was the barbell laughing at me for thinking I was superwoman on sunday! (total idiot moment - but also exciting to think that I will get there and that will be a weight I will one day lift with good form... hopefully with a wing and a prayer and a slow steady…

Jstout: Some folk are soooo rude!!! and you could probably have picked one of them up and moved them on as well! (that would have shown them) Kira: glad your stitches are out x So today workout A ( week 4) Squat 5x5 32.5kg (71lbs) Then because I was not paying too much attention I did this by mistake: bench press 3 x…

not quite :-) an event just a mini holiday. 2 days of non stop walking and sightseeing in london. We were relying on a beta version of Google maps that had us twice walk a few miles in the wrong direction as well... and a claustrophobic friend meant a tube was not in the equation. My fitbit rocks for tracking and my vans…

Hello was a bit unsure about lifting today as over the last 2 days I've walked just under 26 miles and wasn't sure if my body was upto it, but I actually felt like a superhero lifting this morning. Workout B today and hit first teeny tiny goal - I deadlifted half my body weight - hurrahhh a:-) squat 5x5 @ 27.5kg (60lbs)…

cheers for the heads up. :-)

Cheers for the info - i've just bought NROLFW just so i can properly read the nutrition part (although i'm doing SL).

Vegas - agree 100% !:happy: