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SLAM!!! :laugh: You know I feel you right now... But, something magical happened this morning and I woke up on the right side of the bed. So, I'm going to come play devils advocate! :devil: If you reaaaaaaaally reaaaaaally can't do it, I'm not going to give you ****. Your body, your call. But, if there is still a tiny…

I think the bulking gods heard my cry and sent some love my way. Excuse my language, but... I look ****ing FABULOUS today.:smokin: I wish I could bold that! Nothing changed, scale weight still holding steady. I just happen to catch a glimpse of myself in my sons full length mirror this morning and had to do a double take.…

You mean my real height or what I lie and say it is on my drivers license? ;) I'm 5'4'' and considered small framed. I think part of the problem for me is that I am still a newb at weight training and just now building my base. I still look like I haven't lifted anything heavier than a grocery bag in my life. I'm sure it…

Oh dayummm- I wish that was my OHP. Haha! That was my bench that I hit 90 this week. :blushing:

Yahooo! Congrats!

First of all...you said the magic words...BUFFALO WINGS. Swooooon. Secondly, I hear you about the squats! I moved on to Madcow 5x5 after a few rounds of Stronglifts and am working that out for the next few weeks before I move on to splits. Even though it's exhausting, I wasn't mentally prepared to not squat 3x a week yet-…

I love me some heavy deads. Almost gave my brother-in-law a heart attack the other night when he walked into my house to visit my husband & saw me DLing like a bossssss. :smokin: I've been stuck at the same weight for a while because we couldn't afford to buy any more plates for the home gym- got my new babies coming soon…

Get it, girrrrl! :drinker:

First of all- awesome job the past few weeks! I just commented back to you on my bulking log, but I popped in to come see your update. I mentioned on my blog that what I found interesting was that even with our similar measurements (and I'm only .5" taller)- you appear to be MUCH more fit than I am! My end goal after this…

Even more interesting is your profile picture is essentially what I can only DREAM about looking like after my cut this spring! I do not look ANYWHERE close to as fit as you do!

You're doing great! Your attitude about it is admirable/ send some of that magic this way. ;)

Took measurements a little early this month out of curiosity. Changes reflected since start of bulk in () Weight: 130.6 (Up 5.6 lbs) Bust: 34" (Up 1") Chest: 32" (Up 2") Waist: 27.5" (Up 1.5") Belly Button: 30" (Up 1") Right Arm: 10.5" (Up .5") Right Thigh: 21" (Up .5") Shoulders: 39" Same Neck: 12.5" Same Hips: 34" Same I…

((Primal)) I'm so sorry to hear that. I know too well how devastating that can be. As they say- "This ain't my first rodeo". I poured myself into fitness each (yes, I said EACH. FML, right? :huh: ) time. That's the only thing that has gotten me through to the other side without too much damage. When you wanna hit the bar-…

Welcome to the group! I just transitioned out of 2 rounds of Stronglifts and over to Madcow 5x5 a few weeks back. It's such a great feeling jacking those lifts up quickly in the beginning like that. Good Luck on your bulk!

Wasn't thinking & weighed in yesterday at 128.6. Realized it was Sunday so weighed in again this morning and now at 131. :wink: Up & down I go! Thinking I'm likely at 129ish once TOM bloat settles in the next day or two. Right where I need to be. Bumped up my squat 5lbs like it was nothing (Yahoo!) and this week I'm…

DrNadya- I am now a SAHM by way of layoff but I used to work 80+ hours a week (on call 24-7 for a VIP). I was typically working through most nights. I was also a single mom for a few years while working those hours. So, I've been there! Things get hectic! The only thing that worked for me was to suck it up and spend my…

Merry Christmas!!! Santa just came to the house and spoiled my 10 year old rotten. On Christmas morning, being an only child is where it's at! Ha! Big gift this year goes to the bow & arrow nerf gun- looks like I signed up for a war later! :) This is the last year DH is letting me play into the "Santa" thing, so I'm a…

Had a spike this week to 129.8, up 2lbs from last week. Stayed within calorie range (even during the dove bingefest!) but TOM is tomorrow, so I'm sure most of that will strip back off by the end of the week. Just finishing out the "easy weeks" of Madcow and moving into breaking PR territory this week. Looking to bust…

Hahahahaha, JoRocka- I just spit my coffee out when I read your response! Guess what I was doing while downing those doves??? Googling pictures of DLB!!!! Hilarious! Oh well, all better now. Seems that was a temporary binge party for me anyway. I was able to get back in my calorie range yesterday and all was good. What's…

This time last year my workouts consisted of an hour of running 5 days a week, an hour of tracy anderson mat workouts 6 days a week and an hour yoga 3 times a week. I also walked to the store to get groceries, drop & pick up my son from school and run misc errands during the day (Usually 5 miles a day). Occasionally I…

I got up to 155x5 on my Squats at 125 BW and then decided I wanted to join the ATG booty squad and lowered them to 125 to break below parallel. But, in all fairness- I can still squat 155x5 AT parallel. So, that counts, right? Ha. DL is 175x5 but I need to buy more weights before I can break it! I've been stuck there for…

No worries, Primal. I'm pretty sure I just ate the world and grew it back. ;)

Holy bingefest, Batman! Confession time! I don't know WHAT has gotten into me but the last two days I have been ravenous!! I need to put a lock on the fridge or something. Maybe it's because I took a week off of lifting and ate at maintenance while I was sick and now that I'm back at it my body is HANGRY!?!?! I'm not…

Measurements as of this morning: (growth since last months measurement) Bust: 34" (Up 1") Chest: 30 " / Stayed the same Waist: 27.5" / Stayed the same Belly Button: 29" (Down 2") Right Arm: 10"/ Stayed the same Right Thigh: 22" (Up 1.5") Shoulders: 39" / Stayed the same Neck: 12"/ Stayed the same Hips: 34" (Up .5")

Yahooooo!!! DL are my fav :D Congrats!

Nice! Okay, that's def doable. Thanks, ladies! Do you guys think I should I finish out Madcow and then start this? Or just jump right in? I have 10 weeks to go on Madcow. Again, I've only been lifting since late Spring.

It would be a bit more awesome if he wasn't King Curl Bro... :) Love him, but holy eff. He is full of bro-science from his lifting experience "back in the day". I had to bribe him into doing lower body lifts with me...he didn't seem to think that was a thing. He's gotten a little better since I grew my squat booty. LOL

Thanks for weighing in! I actually checked out that program the other day when I saw you were starting it but I have one problem! No access to machines! My husband and I invested in a power rack, oly bar, plates & dumbbells last year so we could work out at home together since our schedules conflict for meeting in the gym.

Up to 127.8 this week and feeling nice and sore! Ouchie! I am still in the first few "easy" weeks of Madcow so no lift progress until I get into next week. Took the opportunity to work on form and I'm able to get super duper low on squats now. Yahoo! Just realized I need to take measurements before TOM starts ballooning me…

Last week was a total loss. I spent the majority of it in bed due to a nasty cold. I decided it was best to take the week off of lifting and just eat at maintenance until I recovered. This was the first time in almost 2 years that I have taken off a week of exercising. It was weird but my body def needed a break. I am…