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Did Stage2 B1 last night. My trainer thought the reverse lunge with front raise made me look stupid....:( at least the next time I do it will be with her again so I don't feel too silly. Had to do the cuban prone whatever with little baby 3kg weights - but it is mainly a flexibility problem, rather than the weight of the…
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I am just starting my first ever Whole30 today! Feel free to add me - I will try to keep on tracking while I do this (even though I think Whole30 encourages you not to). I am getting excited about putting the scales away for at least a month! Edited due to poor grammar.
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Cool! I am "starting" today (just in case I can't quite get into it straight away), and because I am excited to start. I have a vegetarian friend who is keen to join me too! Looking forward to seeing some great results - I especially hope to increase my energy/decrease the immense tiredness I have been experiencing…
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Anyone likely to be keen to do a Whole 30 for March 2013?
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Managed with the bar! I was so relieved that when I rested the bar on my chesty bit, I did not find it heavy - makes me laugh that the bar feels like almost nothing these days. I did a few warm up FSPP's with two 5kg dumb bells, then I did a couple of slow ones with the bar - they were hard, much easier using the momentum.…
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Hi all I did S2A1 yesterday, and although I was totally freaking out about the front squat push press, it was not as scary as I thought it would be - only did it with the bar (24kg) and I will keep it at that weight until I am sure my form is perfect (and then I will have to put baby 1.25kg weights on the end I think).…
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Yeah, I totally got sick and tired of all the reps in the AMRAPs - but my PT was away, so it suited me to do them. Stage 2 A1 tonight! (must toddle off to the stage 2 thread).
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Hey Beeps Please put me down for 5 out of 7 this week - looking forward to a "week streak" for the next week but I am heading away for the weekend so I am not sure if I will make the right choices. I am also part of a weighing record thingy/challenge (2 separate ones actually), so I have gone down from daily weighing to…
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Good on you, sounds like a plan.
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This is what I said yesterday! I said my scale was angry at me, and I was told that I get it back every time I step on it - lol but also sob....
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Aaaaah, so that might well mean I have been under-reporting my food intake - eeeek!
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I might have to try this - grip strength is one of my weaknesses!
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I had read a grip description earlier (I assume from you) but hadn't quite understood fully. I am totally of the type to "place palms and wrap fingers", will have to try the slidey finger deal tomorrow for deadlifts. My grip strength leaves a lot to be desired - I have even borrowed one of those squeezy hand grip thingys…
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I hear ya! I am 5ft 3, but if I have to change the bar on the lat pulldown machine at the back of the gym (which is a bit taller than the one in the middle, but often free) I have to stand on my tippy toes. And with heavy weights I worry I am going to get flung into the ceiling after the last rep :D
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Yeah, I did measurements after a month, and although I had gained scale weight (only like 600gm) I had managed to lose a teeny tiny few cms and not quite 1% body fat - my diet had been a bit all over the place though, in the beginning I was barely hitting 1200 cal a day. I have measurement goals rather than a scale goal.…
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Wow, thanks for sharing. Might have to think seriously about it - I have been "over-eating" a couple of times this week....so maybe I have hit my limit....I have seen the scales go up recently though, so that is trying to scare me into reducing my intake again, but I think I just need to make sure I keep my diet really…
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Yep that is his recommendation. I started with a 300 cut, but that was because I was coming from a low calorie diet....so would have been doubling my daily cals to hit maintenance (I know, I am a fool). Am wondering if I need to increase my calorie intake now as I think I am beginning to struggle (just finishing stage…
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I agree. What a douche. Also - yay for your lunge success - I found Step ups were my problem - had to start with Body Weight!
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SNAP! I was going to ask if anyone had heard of these "Gripads", saw them advertised in fitness life magazine - they are pretty cheap here - $25NZD - which is cheaper than any proper weight gloves I have seen. I think I am going to order a red set tonight.
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I thought that would be the case - momentum helping. Thanks - starting stage 2 on Monday.
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I've decided to do the AMRAPs as my PT is away on holiday, but not sure if it was the best idea.... I did the AMRAP workout A yesterday - I am thinking I might need to take a week's break soon. I have been quite tired and just feeling off most of this week. I have two personal training sessions scheduled next week to take…
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Not sure if this will help you out at all, but have you seen the movie "fat, sick and nearly dead"? It is available to watch on youtube - this is the official website: http://www.fatsickandnearlydead.com/ and reboot with joe: http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/rebooting/ Anyway, the guy who made the film (Joe Cross) had a skin…
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Hi All I am about to start Stage 2 next week - question for those in the know - I am only doing shoulder press with 9kg in each hand (19.8lb in each hand) - how heavy will I be able to do the Front Squat push press? I was hoping to try it with the bar - 24kg/52.8 lb but is that going to be too tough to begin with? I have…
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I think it is great when people post up how they are doing - good work on doing what I ended up with when you are only half way through! My personal trainer was even sceptical about both the deadlift and the lunge. I had kept my workout 7 deadlift weight at the same as workout 6 as I had been getting some lower back pain.…
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So I thought I would add in my Workout B results too: Deadlift: 44kg/96.8 lb> 59kg/129.8 lb (grip strength still lets me down) Shoulder Press: 4kg/8.8 lb each hand> 9kg/19.8 lb each hand Lat Pulldown: 35kg/77 lb> 2 sets of 50kg (110lb) / 1 of 45kg (99 lb) (again grip strength lets me down a bit) Lunge: 5kg/11 lb each hand…
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This is awesome too. I stare at a computer screen all day for my job, but I wear my glasses to drive to the gym (as I am a wee bit short sighted) - once I am in there, with my glasses off, things are a bit blurry more than about 3m away, so I wouldn't be able to tell if anyone was looking at me. I did have one guy say…
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Yep - I photocopied the stage 1 workout schedule, and the images from the book and dropped it into my trainer the day before my first session. She had written up the whole stage one programme on a workout card including the set and rep changes all I have to add is the weights I push.
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I posted this in the stage 1 thread - about to do my final B workout tonight.:
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Thanks for everyone's concern about my kitty - she spent most of the day sleeping yesterday (as per usual) and trapped her inside last night (I finally relented and unlocked the kitty door at 5:15am. Her limp is still there - not as bad, but the anti-inflam injection should wear off in the next day or so, so I will be…
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Bump - sounds like a great easy recipe! Thanks for posting.