spritey86 Member

When i was a 22/24 I got my gym kit from good old Asda (George) - very cheap stuff.

Had a "one of us" moments at the gym last night in the freeweights gym. I walk in and immediately the guy using the squat rack I favour said "I'll be done in a few sets of you want this" haha how lovely. His overhead press makes me depressed as well. I told him so. He lifts over 40kg. I'm stuck at 25kg. He told me to suck…

Had a nap and food before gym yesterday. Felt so tired. Removed some weight. Squat - 5x5 55kg Bench - 5x5 37.5kg (Still :( ) Barbell Row - 5x5 52.5kg Need to catch up on some sleep before next time. I looked like a zombie moving weight last night.

Squats 5x5 @ 60kg OHP 5x5 @ 25kg Deadlift 2x5 @ 75kg Need to get gloves - Deadlifting ripped my hands :( Went to do some accessory work and then realised the gym was shut... oops. Overstayed my welcome by 20 mins. Oh well, at least it was quiet.

I have brown rice/jacket potato/sweet potato/wholewheat noodles/salad with something in the evenings. Its all about the accompanying meat and sauce for me. Tonight is chicken, chorizo and red pepper kebab with brown rice. Last night was courgetti with chicken and pesto. Yummylishious. Probably not very helpful but felt…

Haha excellent reply. Never expected to read that but its good to know i am not alone. Thanks very much x

Trying to get back into routine but injuries and illness kept me away from the bar. Pain in the ..... Anyway. Felling better and expected to struggle but nailed the normal progress. Squats - 5x5 @ 55kg OHP - 5x5 @ 25kg Deadlift - 1x5 @ 60kg and 1x5 @ 70kg Im going to add reps to OHP since 27.5kg is tooooo heavy. Deadlift…

Had a mini break from lifting for a variety of reasons so was a bit worried about my lifts yesterday. Squat: back up to 52.5kg 5x5 (no good morning form yay) Bench: 37.5kg 5x5 FINALLY. Nailed it. Will do the same again later this week before moving up. Improved form made this possible more than anything. Rows: 50kg 5x5…

Thanks Canadianlbs. Took everything you said on board and it really helped. Adopted a lower bar position but now i am worried about my wrists... need to watch a few more vids. I think i was somewhere between high and low bar position which was screwing me up also.

After resting my back due to bad form squatting on Sunday, I decided to drop a bit of weight and check form. Squat - 1x5 20kg, 1x5 30kg, 1x5 40kg, 5x5 50kg Felt great! Thanks for all the advice. Assessed low bar position (now much lower) and used recommended ques for posture. Really appreciate the help with this guys! :)…

I LOVE body combat! My instructor is so aggressive its funny. " ANNIHILATE YOUR OPPONENT!"

I didn't realise that was so heavy for rows? Rows always feel great for me. I only assumed squats were the issue because of the 'good morning' movements and feeling absolutely battered after doing them. I usually do a bit of cardio after my weights but sacked that off on Sunday. Felt exhausted.

That's really helpful. Thank you. Cant wait to apply it but first, to recover :(

Purely health and fitness reasons. It is really exciting to see the numbers go up and the "wow never going to lift that" turning into completing 5x5 is amazing but obviously I have found my limit. When i got to 50kg, it did become a real scary point. Completing 52.5kg I told myself not to add weight next time but alas, I…

Sounds about right to be honest! When i say that my body almost feels like its collapsing, i guess you described my actions perfectly because it was definitely not a fluid motion as previously and my hips definitely came up faster than my shoulders around the third rep onwards on all sets. It was a shock the first time…

Squat form gone to poo with the weight. Almost as if my upper body couldn't help with the lift and it was all legs. It felt bad doing it and afterwards my glutes were really sore. Thinking of de-loading and working up again as my lower back seems to have suffered from it today. Wish there was a clear way of knowing when…

Workout A - Week 6 workout 1 Squat - 5x5 50kg Bench - 5x5 35kg (was meant to move up to 37.5kg but with an empty gym and no spotter, played it safe) Row - 5x5 45kg Waiting for Rows to feel heavier. Is this because 45kg isnt too heavy for this exercise? or is it a potential form issue? Get paranoid when i smash out the 5x5…

It will not be your exact calorie burn but the fitbit does account for your height, weight etc. I have the Fitbit Charge HR - the HR being the heart rate one which i highly recommend if you are looking for a more accurate view on how hard you are working out. The heart rate aspect will also help with estimating the calorie…

Thanks for the feedback and links ladies! Looks like I need to get shopping :)

ninenines - sorry to hear your news. All the best to you and yours. Was sweattttyyy betttyyy doing SL last night at the gym. Usually go in the morning on Sunday but went in the evening - definitely going in the evening from now on. The gym was dead and the ever so opinionated guy who tries to 'help' me isn't around (advise…

Week 5 - Workout A Squat 5x5 - 45kg Bench 5x5 - 35kg Rows 5x5 - 42.5kg This was my first fully challenging workout on SL. My "wow this is heavy" faces have started and suppressing the "ARRRGGGHHHHHH!" war cries on the final reps. Loving the whole - yikes don't know if i can lift that then smashing it though!

Body pump is why i started weight training. Its fun but as already raised, low weight high rep. My struggle with it is that to keep time with the music, i sometimes had to compromise on form. I found my squats were half ar$sed to get them done within the beats of the music which made my knees hurt. You should get results…

Use the app - Its a great way to keep track. It tells you what to do every workout.

Thank you. Excellent explanation. Thank you for taking the time. x

Or just NEAT?... thanks for that. I found a thread explaining it all :)

Ah so the MFP target accounts for TDEE as well as BMR?

Thanks Laz, I just did that and its only taken it down by 50 calories.

Thanks for this. I don't know why i considered that my left leg was the problem. Revisited my squats on Sunday morning and as long as I concentrate on pushing my right knee out its ok - as you say, a conscious decision to make it move that way. I will try and get some video's.

Thanks for your replies! I did my SL workout this morning and didn't even realise it's my right leg that's the issue. I thought my left leg was going wide but it is my right leg that is caving. There was a trainer at the gym this morning who said my Squats were excellent. I raised my knee issue and asked for advice, he…

Ah ok, I will check this out. Thanks for the info. I was lifting in my running trainers until my running trainers ruined my plantar fascia in my right foot a couple of weeks ago. I started lifting in my Adidas Superstar shoes this week after reading that flat shoes help and these definitely felt better lifting in.…