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Hello MACnificance, I have been following this thread with interest and haven't got involved until now. I really think a therapist would be more beneficial for you than a coach because they can help you to explore your issues with food. I'm a professional coach and I work with people by getting them to look at where they…

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My weekly schedule is: Monday - 30 min jog Tuesday - 90 mins Taekwondo (tkd) Wednesday - Strong Lifts (all these days involve accessories) Thursday - TKD Friday - Strong Lifts Saturday - Rest Sunday - Strong Lifts TKD is the only thing I do at the same time every week. On the other days I can be flexible with my time. What…

I have the Strong Lifts 5x5 app and I work out at home. Eight weeks is the longest I have followed a lifting programme and I feel like I really know what I am doing. I like this programme for its simplicity. But as someone said earlier, when you have an induction someone normally takes you around the gym and gets you on…

I do strong lifts and 3 hours a week of Taekwondo. In our tkd sessions we spend the first 15-20 minutes stretching and I can almost do a side split. Yay!!!

I am also 8 weeks in and love it. I have lost 2 inches so far and gained 2lbs

I am in training for my black belt exam so I do 6 days a week: 3 days of Strong Lifts - 35-45 mins 2 days of Taekwondo - 90 minutes each 1 day of running - 30 minutes I am on a 6 week countdown.

I would think that lifting weights would have you at the strenuous category. How many hours a week are you working out for? Was you goal to lose weight, gain muscle or lose at a percentage? Why do you doubt it is correct?

My success story is that I can now squat 100lbs (I'm also doing the 5x5 Strong lifts). At 46 I am the oldest woman who attends my Taekwondo club and I am going for my black belt next month. I have much more energy and can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.

Fell free to add me too, I'm in the UK also.

Which calculator have you used?

I, like most people on here, lift alone. I fail on the OHP anyway and I'm alright with that. As others have said you begin to know yourself, such as I when to deload, increase or just stop. I prefer to lift on my own because it is one of the times when I get in my zone and build my mental as well as physical toughness! It…

I'm 7 weeks into strong lifts and I love it. The only thing I struggle with is OHP. I have decided to increase the weight by 2.5lb on everything else and 5lb on the deadlift. It seems more doable for me and keeps me motivated.

I've been doing SL for 7 weeks now and I love it. I feel so much stronger and am proud that I can squat 100lbs and deadlift 145lbs. It compliments my martial arts training, particularly as I have a black belt exam in 6 weeks. I can see really positive changes in my body such as more muscular legs and arm. The rest will…

My NSV for the week is being able to squat 100lbs after 7 weeks of strong lifts and 3 weeks EM2LW. In my taekwondo sessions I sparred with a man a whole foot taller than me, danced around him and got him with combination of kicks. I'm not intimidated by him anymore! B)

This is a very good question @threnjen so thank you for asking it Because I love squats and I think they're my favourite strength exercise. My descent is fast, especially now that I am squatting 100lb (as of yesterday and I am excited) and my ascent is slower. I since I started squatting 80lbs I really noticed how much I…

Thanks for that @Sumiblue

What is interesting @joybedford is that I am the same height as you, 46 and currently weigh 179 (hope to tighten up and get down to 165). I have lost a few inches around my body since eatingmore to weigh less (3 weeks) and adding stronglifts (7 weeks) to doing 3 hours a week of taekwondo and 30 mins a week of running. I…

I don't do HIIT but I do 3 hours a week of taekwondo (tkd), run 30 mins once a week and SL 3 times a week. In 7 weeks I have lost half an inch off my waist. A couple of years ago I did just HIIT and tkd and lost loads but gained it all back again when the HIIT and low cal eating finished. I am so glad that I found this…

A piece of inspiration I have for you is that, after 7 weeks I can squat 100lbs, bench 70lbs and deal lift 145. I am so happy!!!

My partner (too old to call each other boyfriend and girlfriend at 46 and 50) and I do martial arts together but run seperately as we like to do so listening to our music on our devices. We get into our own zones and then discuss our progress/challenges when we get together. It has definitely bought us closer and improved…

As others have said deload if you have to. I have decided to go up in 2.5 lbs on everthing but the deadlift. With the deadlift iI increase it by 5lbs a time now. Sometimes you have to go back before you spring forward. All the best with it, what ever you decide to do :)

I just love deadlifts and do the the ones where my legs are only slightly bent. I've incorporated them in my strength training and in 7 weeks have gone from lifting 50lbs to 140lbs. I feel like a trojan and my hams look and feel awesome.

1. I don't know what to say about the body fat soI'll leave that alone. 2. I have full fat everything because I realise that my body needs fat as much as it needs protein and carbs. To me, it also tastes nicer with full fat. 3. When I lost weight before I noticed that my stomach area was the last to go down. I lost muscle…

What a wonderful thing. Where is your blog?

Consider it done

I support this movement and realise that having a healthy body image is about being comfortable in your own skin. I struggled with this for years and since my divorce the views I had on my body image has sky rocketed. I had a rare skin condition that looked worse than in was. Since lifting weights and having treatment I…

I have 15lb to go and log every day. There may be the odd day I miss if I'm travelling. I usually bid people goodbye if they haven't logged in for over 2 months. I will add you too!

Trimming down and building muscle and endurance for my black belt exam in 7 weeks time.

I think if you track both your intake of calories and how much you burn it may help you to see exactly why you're gaining. This will give you a much better picture of what is going on with you. Only tracking exercise on MFP but writing what you eat down makes it much much harder to really see what's going on. If that works…