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Ugh, Ive got 2 workouts of stage 5 to finish and I can move on, but no one in this house wants to stay healthy long enough for me to accomplish that! GRRRR!!! Had to take the girlie to the doc today. Now it looks like the boy child will need a trip tomorrow morning. So perhaps Ill get a chance to finish my last 5A on…

My eldest just started pre-kindy this year. My goodness at the amount of CRAP he keeps bringing home and sharing with his little (18month) sister. I usually hit the gym in the evening when the kids are sick. Hubby stays with the kids. I figure I deserve (read: need) the sanity break. :laugh: Sorry to hear about that trap…

I did some rearranging of stage 5 thanks to my wrist (de Quervains and scaphoid-lunate ligament issues). I ditched the regular BB row on workout A in favor of a Pendlay row and switched the Romanian Deadlift w/ Bent Over Row for just a plain old Deadlift. Its the row that keeps aggravating my wrist. Anywho... I deadlifted…

Hey Cowgirl! Glad to know Im not alone. Although now that Im reading you missed a month of lifting Im feeling guilty for being upset that Im missing the gym this morning. LOL! My eldest (4) came down with a stomach bug this morning, so no preschool. Hopefully Ill be able to run off to the gym as soon as my hubby gets home.…

Yes, you will feel the DOMs again. I certainly do at the beginning of each new stage, even the repeaters just because I havent worked those particular muscles in those exact ways in a while. Wait until you get into the body weight matrix and intervals. You wont feel the pull for cardio as much. If you've done it right,…

Well, best wishes to you, Bax!!

Anyone else in Stage 5 or am I seemingly all by myself here too?

Last B on Friday didnt happen. Youngest came down with some kinda bug again. Ill be so glad when we are finished with the first year of school. My eldest keeps bringing EVERYTHING home. It seems like we are constantly sick around here. Anywho, looks like tomorrow will be my last B. Ill probably skip the week off and head…

Finished my last A today. With any luck Ill finish the last B on Friday. Debating a week off or continuing on without.

Yeah for small victories indeed!!! One more of each and Im moving on...cant wait. I really am not enjoying the return of stage 2. Bring back the snatches!! LOL!

Finished 4A2 this morning. Glad to be that much closer to done with stage 4. Cant say Im feeling the love for the return of stage 2. Certain parts I like, but in a way I feel kind of disappointed because there is nothing new to learn. I miss the challenge and novelty of something new I guess. Anywho, I reckon Ill suffer…

Started Stage 4 today. A bit later than I had planned, but my son decided to share his cold bug with the household. You know how that goes. Still not feeling 100%, but getting there. Cant say that Im glad to see a repeat of Stage 2 all over again. Although I am super happy to see that FSPP and WGDL. Those are fun. I cut…

Probably because most articles regarding weightlifting are written with men as their target audience. Weightlifting is still generally regarded as a man's sport, thus not targeted often to women. Same reason why there isnt an oly bar to fit a woman's hand. ;o)

I didnt even know the group on FB existed! Sweet!

Fixin to start Stage 4 this week. (If my kiddos get over this cold bug!) Im having a blast with NROLFW. It's my first experience with weightlifting, but it wont be my last. Ive given up on cardio. This is so much more enjoyable and rewarding in so many ways. Feel free to add me if you like. Best wishes with your journey!

Just food for thought from a different perspective...As women, we are already at a "disadvantage" if you will. Our hands are smaller than a man's. Thus it is more difficult for us to get our hands around a barbell. Add in the thickness of gloves, let alone gloves with "extra material sewn in where your hands touch the bar"…

Dont! http://stronglifts.com/3-reasons-deadlifting-wearing-gloves-sucks/

Just wanted to stop by and say hello! Finished up stage 3 last week, took this week off and Ill be joining yall in stage 4 next week. See you ladies soon!

Crazy hurricane weather or not, stage 3 is in the books! Im feeling pretty darn beat up. I skipped my rest week last go, this go Ill be taking it. Stage 3 Weight Results - (e) = each hand so 25(e)lbs would be a total of 50lbs. Workout A One Arm DB Snatch 20lbs--->35lbs +15lbs DB Single Leg Romanian…

You can say that again! Yeesh! I hope today has been much kinder to you. Hurricane Sandy is threatening to derail me ending stage 3 tomorrow. The forecast for tomorrow has us dealing with squall lines all day/night long as well as 35-45mph sustained wind with gusts up to 50mph. Im not sure I even want to think about all…

Two different workouts. Enjoy experiencing just how far you've come!

Finished my last 3A workout this morning! On target to do my last 3B this Friday. elg - I ended up with a mild sprain of my left knee because I landed awkwardly on my very first go with the BWM. I subbed out a second set of lunges instead of the lunge jumps that caused my issue for my remainder of stage 3. Squat jumps…

The BWM is killer!! Ill take HIIT over the BWM any day. At least its intense for a short burst, then some recovery...rinse/repeat. That BWM is just all out crazy until you finish or keel over dead. :laugh: Ah well, welcome to the craziness that is Stage 3!

Stinker! I dont blame you. Get it done and get on with it...Stage 3 is soooo much more fun!:tongue:

Not to assume you are doing it wrong, but here is a link if you'd like another description. Sometimes hearing it described another way helps... http://strongerrunner.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-single-leg-romanian-deadlift.html If you are doing it exactly this way, try going heavier. I was given this link because I…

Really? I love these! I love dropping those dumbbells down below my knees, squeeeeeeeeeeezing the heck out of my glutes/hammies and using that power alone to drive myself back up through my heels. I'll be darn if I dont feel it in the morning. Thats what Im loving most about this stage. Tons and tons of glute and hammie…

Melissa - Stalk away!!! ebay - Just wait until you work your way through B! It never ends the first go! :laugh: That BWM is wicked. Had me so jello-like on my second set of my first go I ended up tweaking my knee doing the lunge jumps. I dont get the awkwardness of the OH Dumbbell Squat, but it seems to be a common…

I am SO a thread killer! I posted on Monday and no one else breathed a word until Thursday! :laugh: Chic - Get your butt in gear and get over here!!!! :tongue: SteAnn - Stage 3 is still a whole lot "easier" (I really use that word loosely) than Stage 2. Its just new stuff. Give yourself one round of each to adjust. Your…

Dont forget somewhere around Workout 5 (I could be off on the number, I dont have my book handy), the sets go from 2 sets of each exercise to 3 sets of each exercise!!

I think I need to change my name to "Thread Killer". :blushing: 3B2 is done! Halfway finished with Stage 3!