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decided to cross post what i put in the stage 2 thread since all my buds in starting this land here. catdevrandom: i hear you on the injuries, it's a real set back. am also trying foam rolling to iron out those muscle twerks to see it it helps, so far it has and hamstring is almost there but quad is still pulling on a…

Thanks jade! Worked my *kitten* off in stage 2 - :))

Cookies. Hands down cookies. Those suckers go down one after another. Especially oreos. Haven't bought cookies in years, that's how bad it is, can't keep my hands off of them!

Summers in the air for sure. I was on a Sunday, Wednesday, Friday routine. Which meant to weight training Monday and Tuesday I'd be caught up with the kids. I'm moving to Monday, Wednesday, Friday. This way when my kids are home on Tuesday and thursday, I can take them to their ball games, and use the weekends for extra…

ok friends stage 2 in the books for me too. here's how handled this stage: did usually 4 sets of DL and FSPP including 1 warm up set. did 3 sets of other exercises each. started off doing the HIIT but strained hamstring and and quad on right leg (doing interval runs) about halfway through, so stopped cardio except for…

Beeps that quote was trooth, thanks for the lift up!

thanks loconnor! we're gonna be lean mean 50 year old fighting machines by the time we finish this! LOL btw - i'm taking HRT partly to see if it helps with muscle development, i think so far it has a little. unfortunately made me gain a couple pounds too. :-) i'm post menopausal, i'll try anything haha. JL - totally!! omg…

based on all this think i'll give stage 3 a try. i'm a glutton for punishment i guess lol. and again, looking for max muscle pack before a shred. and at that point i'll have been on HRT for several months, so gonna stay the course. red congrats on all your scale and non scale victories, awesome. skbarton - you're gonna…

Thanks for the replies! I'm not really having a huge struggle just noticed that there are those feelings of fear from time to time. In the beginning I think it was mainly just going into that section of the gym, now that's gone. But lately advancing in weight and feeling some concern with too much too far and getting hurt.…

Wow! I'm starting stage 3 on Sunday.....how'd you like the moves?

Lol no biters here oh well I can talk to myself in this empty room and see if anything makes any better sense to me. I just feel like some fear and anxiety is part of the challenge and the work with this program. Facing any confidence issues I have on what I think I can do. Recognizing when I'm feeling that way and maybe…

pudding nice work on stage 2 - totally relate to FSPP and BSS comments, too! you made great gains, congrats!!!!!!!! red so do you have a final analysis for us on stage 3? cuz deep inside, i think i'm a little scared of it. ha

me too! haha didn't mean any harm Beeps! i've read about constipation problems before on this thread pretty common i would guess with all the protein. and, i'm gonna go out there and support the benefits of vegetables for health!

Manic I hear about about the effects of protein on digestion. Easy to get dependent on laxatives, though. I try to eat large volumes of vegetables every day, as in like 3-5 servings at once, and at least 2-3 pieces of fruit, including berries. It does add to your overall calorie load but makes a huge difference in how your…

I had an emotional date with toffee covered peanuts this week - sure felt good going down. I was upset and stressed. Old habits do die hard....even though I kept close to cals, Gettin excited and a bit nervous for stage 3! Looking forward to end of school year too - kids activities have been bombarding ^me. Getti I've…

Glad you were able to get some - and totally didn't realize it wasn't available in Canada. Enjoy, pretty good protein kick for not a lot of cals. I like to have one at lunch everyday. Plain vanillas my favorite. Sue legal love the truthful logging goal, I've been working n this too, write it all down the good the bad and…

Coffee-ing up as I post, a daily must! Looking at chauffeuring for a softball game and an orchestra concert tonight, I will be lucky to get a walk in after all that plus work. Tomorrow, I lift. :)

redlipstick: that does suck - sorry things ended and all the feelings that come with it, and you know you made a decision that's best for you. and good for you for having the courage to make that decision. you know what you need and maybe it was not that person. besides, you're the lifting winner this week!!! you've def…

lol that's hilarious about the jackknife! you're going to love this program - they've done all the work, figuring out what exercises to do, mixed it up really nicely and the program is 6 months long. and there's always new rules of lifting supercharged after that. theoretically, you might never have to think up a routine…

Wow congrats on your dedication - 50lb is a lot of weight! Great that you're starting, you'll find a lot of great advice in the daily chat thread. Some of us who recently got through early stages post in the I'm starting stage one today thread. I just finished stage 2. No weight lost, actually gained 3 lb in stage 1 but…

That soundS absolutely heavenly!! Happy Birthday! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Skbarton - awesome job!! Congrats on finishing :) Twinmom, you continue to amaze and impress, good for you. Mnsmov - youre cranking as usual, what did you think of stage 2? I read ahead for stage 3 and i feel like i have move into mental preparation haha Finally killed stage 2 B4 today! Couple NSV's - Got 115# DL, 12 reps…

Awesome....wave! (I live just south of Buffalo)

Wow Everybody's cranking, awesome. I'm at A and B 4 today and Sunday. But the first week of stage 2 I only did two workouts total, that week of evening busyness. Was thinking of adding one more week of stage 2 to compensate. Had a 5 day lag between B workouts this last week due to hamstring injury this week, saw no gains…

we have these protein bars where i live called "detour" bars. they come in two different sizes and a bunch of different flavors. has low carbs, 180 cals, and 15g of protein. there's a bigger one for 360 cals and 30g protein. you have to drink a lot of water with them, they dry you out. but do fill you up! anyway one of the…

Acquired a taste for Greek yogurt - I like dannon light and fit for only 80 cals and pretty good source of protein.tried it in shakes too, came out pretty good. Not sure about nutella that stuff is like pure sugar and would probably give ^me glucose spikes like crazy lol. Love the taste though! Did the stage 2 b2 beast…

LOL didn't even catch that iPad typo.....I bet we're all getting more due to our great bods!

Jpore but for one inch we are alike. I am 5'5" and around 20 lb away from goal. Taking a major side trip with new rules since I'm worried about losing muscle. Currently around 150 give or take and halfway into stage 2. Redlipsticklyfe is right this are two great threads in this sub-forum. This is an awesome program, I have…

Nice job Ari! Pudding I feel the same way about Bulgarian split lunges gonna try a padded bench good idea! Weejo, welcome, I'm also somewhat of a n00b - currently on stage 2 Runz you look great, way to go. :) Lifted 2A this weekend, got some nice numbers Including 100# lat pulldowns (only 6 reps though lol) Hurt the right…

Maya your stomach is SHRINKING!! Awesome job in such a short time, too, as red lipstick said. You've gotta feel amazing. Congrats - keep it going. Maybe there's something to this Stronglifts - maybe I'll do it after new rules! Catdevrandom, thanks for the reminder about the slow slide up that mirrors the slow slide down. I…