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In a lifting routine/program whatever you want to call it, your rest days should be rest days. If you have time do HIIT cardio after your weights session.

I would say lift light at first, you dont feel like you are working as hard as you should be but SL 5X5 is meant to be slow and steady. As the weight will be lighter you will get good form early on and it will be easier to transfer that to heavier weights as you go. personally i find when i squat to 90 degrees like sitting…

If you want DAT *kitten* you need DEM SQUATS! Get in the weight room and get good form squatting and show the bros what you're made of! Rather empowering and much quicker results.

Hi everyone, Thank you for your advice, pain has completely healed now, hardly any aches or pains left only 2 days on, unlike my boss who is still hobbling around lol.

Thank you for your advice. I'm off work today (planning ahead for tiredness!) so I will ice and rest. I am planning on taking a fairly long break from running now to make way for weight training next week. Thanks again

I increased to 1500 3months ago to train for my first half and I gained 8pounds, still not lost it again I'm gutted lol now down to 1200. Stats: 5'1" female weight before 110lb weight now 117-118lb I understand this isn't overweight but it took me a year to lose that weight in the first place. I'm looking forward to…

Haha yes I thought the same thing about my legs, whether I'd be able to get out of bed. I was a little sore, particularly in my knees and hip joints but otherwise fine. I have a recovery run today so nice and gentle :)

Great stuff, so pleased for you!

I found my blisters have gone since i got some proper running socks, but you have already mentioned that. compeed is always a good make for blister plasters. maybe its just one of those things that has happened because you have just started upping your milage, maybe your feet are just starting to toughen up? hope you find…

haha, how original ill give this a go!

Great idea thanks

nice message! I'm not sure if im coming to terms with the same thing.. or whether im coming to terms with the fact its going to take longer than i ever thought. I'm just enjoying being fitter and accomplishing fitness goals rather than weight goals.

thank you for all your advice! The race went really well considering the heat (hottest day of the year in england). My target time was 47mins, I completed it in 46mins even with a little walk half way through. Resting up the week before due to the shin splints helped a lot and in the end i didn't have too much trouble with…

I would say you are underestimating your activity. sounds more like heavy than moderate to me. I've put mine to moderate -20% too, i run 4 times a week for between 30mins to an hour and you're doing much more than that. I'm not sure if mine is too high for the moment though so... lol if you're under your bmr though thats…

thank you very much!

Works very well for me drinking this much, obviously a big mug is not quite a pint each time, my headaches have gone and my skin has improved no end. Plus those numbers already take into account workouts.

I guess binging on protein food is better than sugary but its still cals isn't it. 18%bf is a very nice percentage and you look very good and lean in your pic. Have you recalculated your tdee and all that business? Your maintenance cals will be lower now than before try this to calculate…

If you are gaining you probably need to lower your cal intake, but lower it modestly and be prepared to be patient. Are you near your goal weight? Drink at least 12-15 pints or big mugs of water/tea a day. I have 4pints before I even get to work before 8am. And remember you need a pint of water for each intense 20min gym…

Sounds yummy and versatile, will def try this!

I have a pint of water then go out for my daily 2mile 6am run, much prefer to be fasted at that time. If I run over 3 miles ill have a light cereal breakfast and let it sit for half an hour then go, but that's weekend running only.

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yeah! i'll give this a go!

Sounds like shin splints to me. Have you been properly fitted for running shoes?

Very interesting thank you for posting this

I understand your frustration, but 3 weeks isnt that long in the grand scheme of things. I plateued for 3 months trying to lose the last 4lb, that was on 1200 cals per day, (5ft1" female cw was 110lb). Last week i decided to start netting 1000cals to see how that went, i started drinking >12 pints water per day and i lost…

Hey use http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ and fill in your stats. You could also use the worlds most accurate calorie calculator there is a link near the bottom of that page or link here: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/. Calculate your bmr and your tdee. You shouldn't go under your bmr…

dont worry about it! you were on holiday!

5ft1 female aged 25, started at just under 118lb then made to my first goal of 110 but decided I wanted to lose 4lb more of fat so been lifting for around 2-3months, only lost half a pound and that's since I've lowered my intake to 1000 from 1200, but I have lowered my bf so I think I've been recomping rather than losing…

Heya I'm 5ft1 female age 25 and my goal weight is 106lb/48kg. Currently at 109.5lb been maintains against my will at 110lb for a month while trying to get down, been eating 1200cals, this last few days I've been netting 1000cals and lost the half a pound. I don't feel fatigued so I'm going to stick with 1000cals for a week…

You sound like my other half yesterday coming in from work after all the trains were delayed.. Tired and hungry and grumpy because he wasn't seeing the results he's been wanting even though he's worked really hard for them. Although he's made huge progress on his cut and managed to maintain almost all of his muscle mass.…