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So true. haha Otherwise I don't miss anything. :tongue:

NROL books are great. and NROL for Women is a great place to start. As for hitt, invest in a interval trainer (I love Gym Boss) and you can certainly create your own. I do "metabolic training" with NROL for Abs, which is like HIIT. For HIIT you can do all sort of things, you can do 1 min on, 30 seconds off of different…

I like this one too. EatSmart is a great company too as if it breaks within one year and you call them up, they'll send you a new one free of charge. :smile: I love their person scale too!

I love lifting heavy things! I am currently doing NROL for Abs. It's an interesting workout program because it involves strength with a core focus, so sometimes I wonder if I look really odd with my lifts. haha. But it's a great program and definitely hard. My core has never felt so strong. I do that 3 days a week and then…

New Rules of Lifting for Women. A great book to start for females and encourages heavy lifting. :smile:

FANTASTIC. I can't wait for my six pack to show :P

Dry shampoo.. and also when I just finish working out and my hair is sweaty, I blow dry it (as crazy as that is). It comes out just fine. :)

Congrats! You look great!

Yes, hiking is one of my favorite activities. I am fortunate to live so close to many trails and a decent drive away from others. It'd be great to do a trip to the Blue Ridge and camp down there and hike this summer. :smile: (I am in Northern VA by the way).

This diet has given me massive strength gains in the gym. I love it. :smile: All that protein helps so much. I am almost back to doing unassisted pull ups (and the last time I could them was the end of last summer 8 lbs lighter than I am now).

Meee!!! 140 lb deadlifts (4 sets of 8 reps). :D

Dumbbells will help you get the form down, but there is nothing better than deadlifting a barbell. :smile:

This is too awesome. Congrats to all of you that have found love via MFP. :-)

I am pretty sure I am a medium frame. However, I am developing a pretty athletic build, so 135 lb is my goal. Along with a 18-20% body fat percentage. :smile:

Thanks, Banks! Great info! :-)

Yeah, front squats definitely take time to get used to. You do them in NROL for Women, so I know what you mean about the wrist pain. And yes, I totally have trouble getting on the bench with the dumbbells. I have started doing one arm at a time which actually challenges the core more. This is much easier to set up for…

I love love lifting. Started with NROL for Women, now I am doing NROL for Abs and love it!! :smile:

Levis are my favorite, always. :-)

Wonderful! :-)

Great goals girl! I guess mine are pretty simple: 1. Keep Lifting, keep getting stronger.. 2. Lower my BF%. 3. Join a boxing gym once I have more disposable income after May.

I second this. Wonderful job! So inspirational!

Avocado will add some calories to your meals and healthy fats too. :smile: Nuts are a great way if you aren't that hungry to add some quality protein and calories to your diet as well.

So anyone else in Phase 2 now? Man the metabolic training kicks my behind!

Yeah, I am going to go heavy lifting. Maybe the gym will mostly be empty with people going on dates. :laugh:

Love lifting heavy! :-) Just got back from the gym doing just that!

Lower case img instead of IMG. Great work! :smile:

Congratulations! What an accomplishment! You look beautiful! (not that you weren't beautiful before). Wonderful!

Here is a good recipe for Maple Bacon Milkshake.. http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/03/drink-the-book-maple-bacon-shake-thoroughly-modern-milkshakes.html

YUMMMY! haha. I want to make one now.. :)

Lat Pulldown - pull ups, honestly. That's what those muscles are used for. Wide grip pull up, and close grip pull up. And leg stuff use the barbell or dumbbells and do squats and lunges. Since you have a barbell you can do back squat, overhead squat, and front squat. With the dumbbells you can rest them on your shoulders…