KateRVA

Not what I was asking. I was asking about the difference between the weights for each exercise. Not "should I be able to lift such and such amount"

It could be that also, I have increased my calories since I started lifting heavy. I've also noticed a lot less binge cravings in the evening now that I'm eating more throughout the day. On Saturday I didn't eat much and let myself get too hungry and I ended up on a HUGE binge.

Muscle Milk Cookies and Creme tastes good. It's vanilla tasting for the most part. I use it in my morning oatmeal and it's awesome.

Can you purchase a barbell and weight set? That would be the best option. Other than that I would take what you have and lift as heavy as you can and progressively aim for more reps. Once you can do 10-12 reps (or you can go super high rep, 20-30) increase the weight. I think you will find that pretty soon you will need to…

What do I do if my gym doesn't have 2.5 lb weights? I can't increase in increments of 5, only 10... will this make me stall out faster?

I'm guessing I might feel that way because it's so early in the program and I'm not lifting super heavy yet. I've done two workouts and I've just been focusing more on form since some of the movements are a little different than Bodypump (deadlifts from the floor, and lower squats). Like I said, after years of having such…

Below is a link to a video of the class I used to take at my old gym. I moved out of the area and sadly no one around here has a similar class. BRUTAL cardio workout and if you up your kettlebell weight over time you develop muscle too. Did I say BRUTAL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL29CEy_61k

Maybe I'll just start deadlifting the dog once she's better. :) For the person who asked, she's a Husky/German Shepherd mix btw. She's actually overweight for her size - she used to be around 60 pounds. The whole incident just made me realize that I want to be stronger physically now that I'm single. I haven't NOT had a…

How many reps are you doing for that type of stuff?