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Sounds like a crazy hectic week! Just know you can vent here :-)

Just a positive way to look at it! and oh so true! Lets hope we both heal quickly :-)

So I have another personal training session scheduled for 3/16. I received a "free" one from my gym after being a member for 6 months. When I originally got the email I was SO STOKED to work with one of the guys that I have seen showing their clients stuff in the squat rack. BUT, since this dang back thing, my session will…

I am posting even though I cant do 5x5 at the moment... But I walked 30min at 3.8mph this morning and then did some good stretching. Cant wait to get back at it!

I don't have the add on, I just warm up using something lower than working weight. I was squatting 110, so I would start my warm up with 1x5 @ 75, then 1x5 @ 95 and then do my working weight. Hope this helps!

I have to agree with both @Llamapants86 and @krokador. If something is hurting don't let it go on or ignore it. Also...easier said than done, but don't measure your progress to anyone else's progress. I am quite competitive myself and I think it can really hurt us (literally). I am now out for some back issues because I…

Just got back from the chiropractor... I am usually not fond of them because of their "you must come 3x a week for your back to be better" style, but I liked this guy! He did xrays, showed that yes indeed my L5 is a bit buggered and my right hip is rotated. He cracked me, pulled on my legs and tried to realign my hips.…

@threnjen - I am in Washington State just north of Seattle. Its called the Jack and Jill sale. I always sign up for set up day, that way I don't have to deal with the public and I get in an extra workout! I also like seeing all the stuff that comes in so I can snatch it up first. HA! What part of Oregon are you in…

@glwerth - Totally awesome numbers for OHP! I managed a walk/jog last night, did about 2mi. Not sure about time, maybe 30 minutes. I wasn't really keeping track. Felt nice to get out and stretch my legs.

Total mess @Llamapants86. Hope you guys get back to normal soon. @Symba -- You should come to CA on Thursdays for girls' happy hour. We'd have the best time! - @crabada - No Doubt we would have some fun!! Nothing super exciting to report but I have reconnected with a long lost friend. She came over last night and had…

Such awesome workouts going on ladies! Thanks for the kind words @katro111, @psych101, and @threnjen! Trying to be patient. This back stuff is no joke! I did get out for a long walk on Sunday while the kids were napping. Managed 3.2mi in 47min. I have a 5k this coming Sunday so I wanted to make sure I could do it. Came…

Thanks for all the ideas ladies! I will try to work some of them into my life. I CRAVE girlfriend time! I love my husband, but he doesn't want to shop/wine taste/talk about the real housewives/ etc. I think it also doesn't help that I am an only child. Hoping my girls (5yo and 1.5yo) cherish each other as they get older…

Starting this by saying.. I am just venting! I am a very social person and since having daughter #2 18mths ago, my social life has gone downhill. I am finding the few friends I have without kids no longer want to get together. With just the one kiddo she was like my left arm and went with me EVERYWHERE and no one seemed to…

Thank you all for the kind words. Made it to the doc yesterday and he prescribed some meds + massage (yeah!). He also said not to stay down for too long, get in lots of walking to keep things moving. I will be taking his advise tonight and walking while my 5yo is at dance. The weather here is amazing today, cold BUT sunny.…

So first off...I AM SOOOO MAD AT MYSELF!! I was feeling better so headed back to the gym. Squats racks were taken so I did leg press 3x12 @‌ 140lbs. That felt OK on my back so did 10 SL deads and then jumped to 95lbs. Did 1 and f**ked my back so bad it brought me to tears. I cried the whole way home from the gym Sad…

It will not make you a beast. Getting BIG is hard work!! I have lost inches and gained strength while doing SL 5x5 for the last 6 months.

I haven't been doing SL since I hurt my back, but still trying to get in *some* activity so here it goes. Tuesday - 20min on elliptical 3x10 - bodyweight dips 3x10 @ 15lbs dumbbell bench 3x10 @ 12lbs dumbbell chest flys 3 x 30 sec wall sit Today - Warmed up with ATG bodyweight squats and those weren't too bad Then I added…

This has happened to me too, but sadly it wasn't just pants...it was underpants. Do what ya gotta do sometimes! I didn't have time to go home and change. Oh well, not the end of the world, just took a shower when I got home and changed into fresh undies and jammies

Sorry to hear you are still sick @dawnembers. No fun. Presentation went well, and you are right @missholidayGolightly - the reason *I* was presenting was because I know my s**t, I just had to remind myself of that a few times. Now onto catching up on real work since the meeting ran over 5 hours yesterday!

I have a presentation today in front of the big boss. (He has come all the way over from Norway for meetings, I am in the US). Needless to say I am not a fan of public speaking. At first it was presenting my department to just a smaller group, maybe 8 people, but now it may be company wide, so closer to 40 people. SO…

Jealous of all this greatness in here! Still nursing my lower back. I seem to be ok standing, but as soon as I sit (couch, desk chair, anywhere) I tighten up. Grrr... Hope to be back at it sooner than later :-)

Same here, been lifting since early August and my OHP ranges from 45-55lbs depending on the day. But Squats and Deads...I have been killing those! I also lift while eating a deficit and I try really hard to get in my protein. I am currently set to 124g of protein a day. I guarantee at least 30g of it with a protein shake,…

Me and you both! And I am loving the new friends I have been making here in the group!

I will have to try this. Been playing around with accessory work but still find myself a little lost after my 5x5 or 3x5 is done.

Going through the same here with lower back. I am resting through tomorrow/Sunday and hope to do another routine with hubby over the weekend if its feeling better. About meeting friends @crabada, I think as we get older its is about the hardest thing ever!! I am finding it easier with kids now that the one is older. We…

I wasn't sure if a Feb Misc Chat thread has been started, so I thought I would keep going here... I felt like a stalker this morning at the gym... There are 2 ladies, I am guessing mid forties that workout together. They lift and they do it well! I paused my music for a second and I happened to listen in on their convo and…

Thank You @krokador!!!

Apparently I jumped the gun getting back into the gym today... Squats - I barely broke parallel with the bar only before my back was screaming at me, I did half squats to see if it would help stretch things out, but no luck. Just pain! OHP - 1x8 @ 45, 5x5 @‌ BW Dips - 3x12 And a lot of foam rolling. Felt lame only spending…

Checking in to say I didn't workout today :-( I tweaked my lower back sometime last week and aggravated it on Saturday when I tried rows. Hoping to get in some cardio while my 5yo is at dance class tonight. Only 5 more weeks till day light savings and I can start jogging outside again (I get home too late and don't jog in…

This is from Saturday... I was so excited to do 2 workouts in 1 day. Got up early and did my 5x5 as programmed, but when I started rows my lower back screamed at me! I managed 2 at warm up weight and had to stop. Squats - 5x5 @‌ 105lbs BP - 5x5 @‌ - 65lbs Tricep pulldowns - 3x12 @‌ 20lbs Bicep Curls 3x10 @‌ Came home to do…