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I don't if this will help anyone's squat form issues, but my trainer said usually its a flexibility thing and he recommended a certain stretch. I will see if I can explain it right, but I do it after my warm up and before my work weight. Stand with feet shoulder width apart, bend at the waist and grab your toes with both…

Eww...I was home sick this week and flipping through all the infomercials. One caught my attention and I guess it was heres. The moves that she was showcasing on the gym to sell her "metomorphasis" program looked ridiculous! Like seriously, I wondered about her credibilty then, but now I really have to wonder!

This may have been asked already, but where did you get that awesome rack?

Aww, my first girl crush, lol! Thanks Darwin! Everyone is kicking @$$ here lately. I will admit it, I probably wouldn't go to the gym half the time if I knew that no one would hold me accountable...

I got approached and complimented on my deadlift form today. Yay! Anyways...I am five pounds short of my first deadlift goal (175x3)...so i just need to keep hammering away. Sometimes I feel like I am not progressing, but then I look at all my previous workouts and I see that I might not have increased weight much - but at…

Darwin, you are a riot...I never thought about my bra doing double duty as a pillow! Sarah...yea, its a (cor)vette stingray. My favoritist car in the world, lol. Mmm craft beer...reminds me, hubz and I have the stuff to brew a stout but haven't had the time. And thanks for the reassurance guys...it will go a long way in…

I got measured as a 32C last year, but I think I need to get remeasured, since I noticed the boobies are smaller :cry: . I LOVE the VS insta-boob job! I have three levels of boobs in my drawer, lol. Lightly lined (normal cup size), slightly padded (+1 cup) and majorly padded (+2 cups). My husband says he doesn't…

I am currently working on a StrongLifts 5x5 Hybrid that my trainer helped me with...as we identified my weak areas and are trying to build those up to help the main lifts. I hired a trainer for three sessions after my weights started getting heavy enough that I was super concerned about good form. Well worth it for the…

I actually enjoy weighing in after a night of indulging....my weight usually goes down (b/c I peed it all out the night before - yay for dehydration)! I am glad you guys can see a difference. I am going to just keep on trucking and hope that next month's pictures bring something noticable to my eyes. Fittree - the tat is…

I used to enjoy drinking (still do...I <3 craft beers)...but I really don't like drinking the night before I have a training session. I can tell that it really affects my performance negatively. I just don't feel as strong, I never get up as early, I crave carbs all day...its just kind of ugly. I used to indulge fairly…

Thats awesome! Being part of a club sounds like so much fun! Tameko - Come up to Seattle; I will introduce you to Brian, lol! But for real, when I was on the USA PL website, I found the WA USPL club and they have a Facebook group that I ended up joining. I haven't tried to contact anyone yet, but I am dying to find some…

I bet that feels awesome! I have only been complimented once on my squat form, but its one of my prouder moments, lol.

Once you starting getting heavier, you will need a longer recovery time. My workouts are closer to an hour (with warm up, workout, and maybe a quick stretch after). I am curious how long others are taking.

^^^^This. You will see a lot of in the group go up in weight, then go back down to focus on form...increasing again, and back and forth trying to nail perfect form, since there is always room for improvement.

I moved the bench over to the powerrack the first time I thought I might fail. I didn't like it because the catch bars were either too low (it would crush my chest/face anyways) or too high (couldn't get low enough to make contact with my chest without the BB catching. Anyways, if I feel like I am going to fail, I don't do…

Target Brand (Up & Up, I think) works pretty good. Or Olive oil in a pinch.

Why feel like a wimp? You are doing great by taking the first step and picking up free weights! I started with the recommended weights in the sticky, but I had already worked through a couple of stages of NROL4W and felt like those weights were a good starting point for me. My current weights are: Squat: 90 (did get 100,…

I am now. Thanks!

Blah - I tried to do a 1RM with a PR today on my deadlift. I failed. Then I took 5lbs off, and failed again. My deadlift workout went like this: 1x8x85 1x5x105 1x3x125 1x140 1x160 1x180 (fail) 1x175 (fail) :grumble: Um, I did FINALLY complete 5x5x60 on the OHP, though :drinker: Then I did 3x5x190 Rackpulls, 3x10x35lb plate…

Well??? Did you hit it? :drinker:

Congrats on taking the first step into the weight room! That, for me, was the hardest part. I was one of those "I must get fitter before I work out on the weights area of the gym" and did a lot of my beginning workouts at home with the help of my husband. Then I just started going and doing the workout....tuning everyone…

Great Thread, awesome advice. Amazing success.

Dawrin - your boobs are perkier, lol.

Welcome Clarita and Mads. I will let some more educated ladies answer your questions about substitutions... I just wanted to say hi and welcome! :-D

<----4.5 here, lol. Itty Bitty Lady Fingers.

Whoa, I had a lot of catching up to do....a lot of great progress and some new faces this week. You ladies are kicking @$$ and are really motivating! Not a whole lot of new to report. I have been plugging away at my 5x5 Hybrid Workouts. Current lifts are as follows: Deadlifts: 5x155, 4x160, 3x155 Rack Pulls: 3x5x190 OHP:…

You are right - as long as you are happy with how you look, nothing else matters :tongue:

I like to set it at a slight incline and slow pace (like 3% at 2mph) and walk foward for 30 seconds, then switch to side steps on one side, rotate back to foward, and then side steps on the other side - improving coordination and lateral movement...plus its takes a lot of concentration, so I don't get as bored... I have…

I have been losing from my waist (2 inches) and I think I am starting to gain in the lat/back/delt area. When I was trying on a cardigan at the mall the other day, awaiting for husband's approval - he stated that it looked fine, but my back muscles were really obvious in it. I took that as a compliment. Also, my delts and…

Sigh, my workout sucked today. I didn't progress on anything except rack pulls. I actually went backward on my deadlifts. Last time I was pulling 165 for reps, today, I couldn't get past 160, and had to deload for my last set...so it went something like 5x155, 4x160, 3x155. I would like to see it at 3x5x160... I shouldn't…