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i have elbow issues as well..i'll get pain in my right elbow just from shaking a bottle of ketchup or something ridiculous like that. BUT i've started taking fish oil religiously and it's really helping!

step ups give me that 'pulled a muscle in my butt' feeling usually. i don't know if i actually hurt my butt when i do them or if it's just "good" sore. so i was 2 workouts away from finishing the program back in may when i left for vacation and had a month long hiatus from the program. so i started stage 7 over, modifying…

Speaking of waiting for the squat rack, I didn't get my squats in last night because this couple were using it the whole 50 minutes I was at the gym. And no way am I going near the smith machine. So I'm going to add them on to the beginning of my workout tomorrow (Stage 7 workout 4..or 5, whatever). I need some opinions…

oh heck yeah. my first workout i didn't lower my weights enough and i couldn't get through 15 reps. with some of the exercises i even just do bodyweight for the first one or two sets. i'm not crazy about high reps and low weights but i guess it's to promote fat loss?

don't worry about the one leg dumbbell row, you will definitely lose your balance and start to fall over but you should have plenty of time to stop yourself from falling! it's part of the territory with the balance moves.

oh my god

you could use a bench, which is a pretty high 'step' to start out with but just use little to no weight at first.

nothing wrong with that. i've done it out of shear laziness. you might feel a little weaker your first work out back but once you get back on schedule you'll be fine.

great job! a massage sounds like the perfect way to reward yourself for completing. i've never had one but desperately need one. i start stage 7 tomorrow (today is a rest day). i'm pretty excited but also nervous from what some of you are saying..i don't want to hurl in the weight room. i'm pretty amazed that i've stuck…

nice set up!! you're like macguyver. i just finished this stage today, it's pretty exciting to be moving on to the final stage. i'm definitely glad i did this stage, workout A made me feel really strong!

what kind of grips are you guys using for the reverse chin up? i've been doing a neutral (hands facing eachother) grip. i think it makes the move a tad easier

that's a bummer cangirl, i love this stage! but workout A definitely takes a toll on my elbows with the reverse chin up, push ups, and the lat pulldown. i just did it and my elbows are a' hurtin!

My elbow started really bothering me after the third A workout. It's finally starting to feel better but I had to take a few days off from lifting. I use 20 pound dumbbells for the reverse lunge, I think I used 25 pounds for one set but it was difficult. Never done hip thrusters!

hm personally i'd probably just repeat it right away instead of coming back to it after stage 7 (which i'm excited for). not really sure why, just feels right.

i did the first B workout yesterday and i'm not nearly as sore from it as i was from workout A. hopefully i can rock 2A tomorrow! i find it really difficult to stop swinging in the chin up position before i lower myself. i have to hold myself up for atleast 15 seconds to stop swinging before i lower, anyone else?

good job! i'm excited to see how many chin ups i can do when i finish this stage. i guess before i did the first workout yesterday i should've seen if i could even do one. maybe next time! i really like this stage so far. i was getting so bored with the other stages repeating. i am pretty sore today, mainly in my chest and…

Wow, 120# for the SLDL is amazing!! I never went past 40# because my grip isn't very strong, I should've pushed myself more though. You rock! I finally finished this stage the other day, I just wasn't into it. I'm very excited to do stage 6 though, I plan on starting it tomorrow! I had a dream last night that I did 6 pull…

Same here! Except i've been taking too many rest days. I did workout 3A (or maybe it was 4A..it had been about a week since i lifted so it gets hard to keep track!) and i am SO sore today! it feels good though. Do any of you do plank variations that aren't in the book? i want to try something different for those. also…

okay, i'm still here! haha. i think my back is developing somewhat..my shoulders are where i'm seeing most of my progress. but the thing i'm disappointed with is my abs. i'm not really seeing much definition there STILL! did any of you ever try the bar for the bench press? i think i'm going to but i'm kind of intimidated.…

alright we gotta keep each other motivated!! i really want to kick *kitten* for the rest of the stages. i usually do elliptical or sprints for HIIT, which i've been slacking on lately. i don't like YTWL either, i'm never sure if i'm doing it right since you have to change your grip from neutral to underhand and what not so…

hey you two, have room for one more? haha. i finally did my first stage 5 workout today, i like this stage way better than 4. i got pretty lazy through 4 and most of stage 3 as well. some weeks i was only getting in one workout so my strength didn't progress like it should. so this stage i'm really going to push myself and…

can you set it so the alarm doesn't beep when your heart rate gets too low/high?

i posted this in the stage 4 thread but maybe this is more appropriate.. i've been suffering with form lately because of uncertainty. i do my pushups "regular" on the ground, and keeping my elbows in towards my body as much as possible. every time i see anyone doing pushups at the gym they're always doing them with their…

are you sure they were talking about you? that's unbelievable!

thanks, that's good to know! i'll probably get one soon even though i'm not crazy about wearing a chest strap

everyone's doing great! i just did 3A last night. actually went back down to 35# for the FSPP because i've been really weak lately and haven't been lifting like i should. i feel like i'm going to be int his stage forever haha. really trying to get back into the groove of it. pushups feel harder than they did in stage 1 and…

you can still get great results from doing HIIT on an elliptical or arc trainer. don't worry so much about what the "best" option is, focus on what works best for you. even that can vary day to day.

Are Polar HRMs the ones that you have to send in to get the battery replaced? i've been reading a lot of reviews while trying to decide which one is best, and this seems to be the major downside with this brand. i guess as long as the battery lasts long enough it wouldn't be so annoying, but still.

that reminds me of experiences at the downtown Y i used to go to. i got to a different Y now and it's great. but i would usually stay right up until closing, but i was never leaving a single minute after closing. so i'd be on the treadmill getting cooled down or whatever and one specific employee would always stare at me…

It's a nice change of pace after stage 1 which I felt took forever. prepare to spend an extra twenty minutes working out though, if i remember correctly. and that's not counting the HIIT when it's called for. i'm posting to make sure that i don't totally fall out of this group. i haven't been lifting like i should, first i…