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These are fantastic thanks for the laugh!!! I was being chicken to do the lifts with out a partner so Wednesday I went to body-pump instead. I was not impressed! today I put my big girl panties on and flew solo ( i did unnecessarily so as it turns out, back down on my weights a tad though ) Squats 130# 5x5, OHP 60# 5x5,…

Happy April all!! sorry I cant help with the hip thrust. so far I've just been doing them at home. I know at some point I'm going to have to find a corner somewhere in the gym, my home weights aren't heavy enough. LOL Today kind of sucked. I did insanity at my gym late last night and I'm still sore from it. tiring to do…

Hi all hope everyone had a great weekend!! my workout today was pretty good steady and strong tough bench today but I got it done! :happy: Squats 125# 5x5, Bench 85# 5x5, Row 95# 5x5. Core work 15min & hip thrust 3x5 25#

Quoting to edit forgotten squat weight lol

As for where to start with resistant training... its really a question of what you think you'll be most comfortable with. There are so many programs out there. If your intimidated by the weightroom Body Pump is a great place to start. it if you're intimidated by Gyms in general, body weight is also an awesome way to go. if…

Local gyms are not over priced! Most are far cheaper than bigbox gums. Please support your locals. Planet fitness has some very strange policys. They claim to be judgement free but they will sound an air horn if you breathe too heavy. They don't allow heavy lifting. The dress code is strictly inforced. They sound pretty…

Oh god anything but planet fitness!!! small privately owned gyms please!! they will take you to your next level.

her cleavage wasn't just for me. she hared it with everyone.

it is what I will take to my clients. what good is strength without endurance? what good is endurance without strength? you need both!!!

you can look at my pictures and judge for yourself. I've very very recently taken up free weights by myself. But for years it was body pump and cardio. That combo has gotten me this body,.

LOL I love burpees too! what I hate are side plank pushups wth are those things who came up with that crap?!? today was HARD! I'm excited the weights are challenging but it kind of sucks cuz my lifting buddy just got a job so I'm all on my own at a time when a spotter might actually be a good thing. Anyway today was rows.…

Oh man! I was trying to save my phones battery, thought I would be able to remember where I was and what I did. Not so much lol... Squats-115lbs 5x5 pretty good had one or two get a tad sloppy but not horrible. OHP- 60lbs 5x5 Riptoes cues had me all messed up so today I Just wint back to the standard; brace core, squeeze…

@viglet- I know my weight has been more finicky since starting SL. I used to see a steady drop when i was really "good" not so much anymore. its very unpredictable these days. I eat 1500 calories and some of my exercises calories back. this super slow losing is hard and its meant I've had to swear off alcohol til I meet…

I have been doing SL 5x5 for a short bit now. I'm currently at 88% BW

My husband was the same but he saw that I wasn't stopping so he has kind of put a lid on it. though now when i try to get him into lifting he says he'll lift for strength but he doesn't want big muscles :huh: I honestly didn't know what to say at first. a girl saying this I know how to approach... my husband?.. all I could…

hiking up Hills will get you heart rate up there with out much impact, a row machine will really get it up if you have access to a gym, cycling another one but sometimes that's easy on a knee sometimes hard depends on your injury, ellipticals can be good too

@Fittreelol's I certainly wouldn't call those sad weights! looks impressive to me! Clumsy must be going around. I dropped the bar on my toe today as I was taking off the weights from my dead lifts. right in front of a resting and onlooking piece of eye-candy. damit! good thing I'm married I'm sure as hell not smooth LMAO I…

the one that meant the most was just someone who I have great admiration for believing in me and pushing me to take things to the next level but to do it my way.

hormones?

I found bread that taste like real bread not sponges. its only 65cal per slice at trader Joe's/sprouts. I make my own jam with almost no sugar, its only 10 cal a tablespoon. I choose which I want more butter or jam and I have only one. and toast is a very small part of my breakfast. I usually add two egg whites and one…

Beautifully done!!! you look strong confidant and healthy.. nothing sexier!!!

I was really looking forward to lifting today. hoping it would relive some of my stress. It did while I was at it. I did have a very clean workout but it didn't last long enough and I didn't have time for my typical accessories :-( maybe I'll get them in once my dinner settles. Anyway Squat; warmup-45x5, 65x5, 85x3…

Sounds like a lot of fun!! your a lucky gal I cant get my husband to take me dancing for nothing LOL Grats on getting your swerve on!!

Yeah I'm 5'4" but I didn't start off at 1200 cal. it was well over 50lbs (maybe even 60lb ) lost before I dropped that low. most of my weight-loss was with the help of sparkpeople. they give you a calorie range to stay in not a set number. honestly I probably would have been better off staying with sparkpeople but I came…

Yeah I'm in the same boat. I hit goal such a long time ago it feels like... went on vacation and had a few birthdays and then the holidays now I'm finding it soooooooo hard to lose that last five. but I'm trying to do it smarter this time. Its taking longer but I want it to last. the last time I got down to 125 I did so on…

There is an app called Libra that will track your weight as a moving average. you put in you daily weight and it shows on a graph as a a dot but the bold line in the center of the graph is what you pay attention to that line is your average weight.. I believe a moving average is the most accurate way to track true weight…

Right now I'm doing; SL 5x5 3x a week. I also do abs/hips and pull/chin-ups on weight lifting days. insanity 2x a week and yoga 1x week and trail running when weather is good 1x week. Once summer hits I'll be gearing up for Tough Mudder so I'll need to get in more trail running & more boot-camp. I will probably change my…

I bought a form roller off amazon. so I roll it out. they are not to bad about 35$ for a small one. Sometimes I forget to use it LOL. I few days ago I was telling someone I had big knots in my quads they said if I was at a gym to find some foam rollers. I felt like such a dork. a yeah there's one 5 feet from my computer I…

also I've been counting a failed rep as anything with crappy form. is that right or is it only when you fail to move the bar?

opted to just stick with my plan. OHP day ( I forget if that's A or B ) I knew I would be a bit weak since I am still kind of sick but was surprised where that weakness showed. Squats- 100lbs 5 x 5,5,5,4,5 felt pretty good. well all but one, lost focus a bit i think. OHP -60lbs 5 x 4,4,5,4,5 yep ugly guess I'm going back…