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We have a group for that! You're welcome to join us. There's quite a few of us who have dropped pounds doing SL5x5, and we all understand the struggle with the slow/unpredictable weight loss patterns that happen, but we wouldn't give up lifting for anything, cuz it's awesome! You haven't gained fat. It's just glycogen and…

I go with 2.5 increases on bench presses, OHP, rows, front squats and power cleans. I bought washers for that reason. The only lifts I increase by 5 lbs each week are squats and deadlifts. If I feel I can do more than 2.5, I do, but that way I have a steady minimal increase that I can actually accomplish and continue…

That's actually a great perspective, and I totally agree with you. Having said that, I've decided to fast walk the C25K program because in the middle of trotting/jogging today, my right knee said "I don't think so," and I'm not going to risk (more) injury. I covered roughly the same distance speed walking, so that's what…

Since the interwebs ate my first response (WTF?!) ... I've had a C-section and not much ab muscles to speak of, plus I've got a weak lower back (probably related to lack of ab strength), so I do yoga and focus on core strength, plus I force myself to go up in weight only as I can afford to with good form, so my body works…

I'd agree with the core work/tightness on squats. Depth looked fine, but you do start with hip drive and then somehow your upper body takes over to push the weight the rest of the way, because you're leaning too far forward. Maybe deload a bit and let your core catch up? I was leaning forward way too much also, and that's…

You can try picking up where you left off, but you may have to deload some. Give it a whirl, and just lift what you can do with good form, and proceed from there.

I think gloves/no gloves is a matter of personal preference, really. I wear gloves, and I like them. I don't believe gloves are permitted in power lifting meets, so if you have an inkling to lift competitively, then forego them and use chalk instead. If you're just lifting for personal fitness, then I don't think it really…

We got your back, Jack! Good on you for sticking to your guns! Have fun lifting real weights with proper form at the Y! :flowerforyou:

You're obviously making progress, so I would stick with it. Then again I'm not following SL, and *technically* you're supposed to deload if you fail 3 times. Give it a whack with ice cream fuel, and deload or go fractional if you still fail. You can also try resting a little longer between sets. I find that it can make a…

I got an 8-pound kettlebell with workout DVD from Wal-Mart that I really liked when I was still working out with kettlebells (I started using barbells before I really got into kettlebells, but they're highly efficient and very fun). Also, you can never go wrong with a yoga mat and a couple beginner DVDs. I have a Swiss…

I'm so sorry. I believe you when you say that your world shattered. Mine would too! You were just sick with grief! I know your brain knows that no amount of food is going to help heal the loss, but the depth of grief can very easily override logic and reason. What you need is support, and lots of it. I hope you have access…

You're right though, now that I think about it. 5K is a long distance run and I need to stop treating it like a jog around the block. It's really about endurance, not speed. Hey thanks for getting my head on straight! :heart: I don't want to risk getting burnout right out of the gate. Better to go sloooow and stick to it.

Welcome! I used to do yoga for 20-30 minutes before lifting, but now do walk/jogging for warmup since I started C25K last week, and I now do yoga on alternate days instead. I think everybody warms up differently, and it really boils down to personal preference. Doesn't matter how you warm up, as long as you do warm up, in…

I'm actually a pretty fast walker. I just walk at my regular speed in between running intervals instead of actually power walking or whatever they want me to do. Evidently I need to run slower than I walk. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Gonna try that on Thursday and see what happens. :smile: I will check more into the 100 up! I…

I hope you got your rest day in!! I still can't run the full 60 seconds, so I'll just repeat week 1 until I can. There was nothing in me that wanted to get out there today but I did it anyway. Hit PRs on 3 of my lifts today and am pretty stoked about that, despite that damn medication in my system. SUCK IT FLEXERIL! I…

I can't comment on squats, but when I started lifting, my left arm/shoulder were SIGNIFICANTLY weaker than my right. So in order to force my left side to catch up, I only stuck with weights that I could comfortably lift EVENLY, to give my weaker side a chance to catch up. Same with bench presses. When I put weights on the…

Ok so lifting the day after taking a muscle relaxer for a muscle spasm in my jaw made all my muscles go to rubber and my lifts go to *kitten*. 10-day prescription means I'm going to have to do a forced deload. Grrr. Beats being in pain though. I went to my first ever power lifting meet, and watched a guy in his late 60s…

Awesome. I have no idea if your form sucked or not, but I quite enjoyed seeing you in action. :flowerforyou: Then again a mule could do Olympic lifting, and I'd still enjoy watching it cause that's just how I roll. I'm completely besotted with it. :bigsmile:

We don't really chat in these sticky threads (I never really read them anymore), so feel free to start your own thread about this so you can get lots of feedback!

You can add your own foods under the section called "my foods" on the FOOD tab. It lets you add entire recipes also (under "Recipes"). I did that with home-cooked meals a lot when I was tracking calories. You just put in the entire recipe and then divide it up into portions.

real food >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fake non-food

Look at BMR/TDEE as lower/upper intake limits. Eat above TDEE regularly and you'll gain weight (because TDEE is your maintenance number). Eat below BMR for a long period of time and your metabolism will downward-adjust (generally speaking) because our bodies are programmed for survival and adaptation, and if your intake is…

Yes, welcome to Mehdi. :bigsmile:

I reset my weights after deadlifts a lot still since I'm not up to the big plates yet anyway, and so they roll around a little because I'm setting them down on top of other plates rather than the floor. It's fine. If your gym has the octagonal plates, just use them for now. It just takes an extra few seconds. Don't let…

I'm allergic to it. But, I hate my spare tire even more than running, and I'm not eating any less, because I don't want to. So .... there ya go. Running it is.

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I'm really just at a slow trot already. And I still get winded. Probably my lungs getting back at me for subjecting them to 20 years of smoking. The plan is to really just ease myself into things so I don't get frustrated and quit. I do want to complete the full program, really! (And wouldn't that just be special, me…

^^ What he said. Make the bar travel a vertical path. That's true for all the lifts anyway. For squats, it's a vertical path over the middle of your foot. Keep your core tight and use your hips for power. What helps me is to try and "spread the floor apart with my feet" at the bottom of the squat to come out of the hole…

Nothing much to speak of today except PRs for front squats at 47.5 and rows and power cleans at 67.5. Hooray for fractionals!! As to C25K, I did Day 1 all over again. I'm going to just reset it until I can do Day 1 in good form and complete every 60-second interval without getting winded or going back to walking early. You…

How long ago were you on steroids? How long have you been off them? Medications can do a real number on weight loss/gain, as can hormones. Your body's refusal to budge may actually be all medically based. Go discuss it with your doctor would be my suggestion. Medically-induced weight gain can take a long time to regulate…