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Benching and pull-ups work different muscles, and if you want to do pull-ups, you're going to have to train them. The progression is usually from assisted to unassisted. I'm currently training those muscles back there by sitting on my bench and pulling my upper body towards my bar that's resting on my squat rack. I do like…
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You add weight each workout, not each set. So if you start squatting with 45 lbs, then the next workout (2 days later) you would squat 50 lbs, the next workout after that 55, etc. You add weight for each lift separately, and you keep track of each lift separately. That means you will end up progressing differently in bench…
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They're all in the stickies at the top part of this group.
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Just FYI if you have a tablet with a Kindle app, NROL4W and Starting Strength are both available in e-book format.
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Actually, with your obviously highly analytical mind, my suggestion to you would be to skip NROLFW, get Starting Strength, read it cover to cover, and spend a week or two doing a 3x5 version of all the major lifts (squat, bench press, deadlift and overhead press) as well as trying on bent-over rows for size. Then try an…
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I found the NROLFW book informative, and having a decent amount of lifts in your inventory to shake things up with definitely isn't going to hurt. I did find the program too convoluted for my personal taste, though. I think it's good for someone who wants to learn all the lifts and have a great amount of variety. I much…
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Awesome! I'm really excited for you !!! I know you're going to have a blast and lift all the things and go to the Olympics and break world records and carry cars around and stuff. Go you! :drinker:
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Is the university's lifting team only for students? There's some out there that let non-students join. Maybe check into that, if you haven't already, and make it a team sport?
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That is awesome!! I'm going to have to check into the financial aspect cause I still lift in my Nikes and quite frankly have no desire to purchase all this equipment, plus pay sign-up fees, when I'm trying to get a company off the ground and have other obligations coming up. Not trying to make excuses (okay, maybe just a…
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Military body fat calculators put me in the high 30s, and I've been lifting for several months. If you have a lot of body fat to lose, you should lift heavy simply to prevent losing a bunch of lean muscle mass while you drop weight. And actually, people who lug high amounts of body fat around with them, are lifting heavy…
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There's absolutely no reason to not sub out power cleans for Pendlay rows and maybe doing some (heavy) dumbbell rows if you're so inclined and are looking for an alternate rowing movement while at the same time wanting to train an explosive lift and Pendlays aren't doing it for you (which, by the way, Pendlays are supposed…
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Home for me. I had a gym membership last year, and the excuse of "I don't feel like driving there today because (random XYZ)" eventually made me quit altogether. Plus I hadn't discovered barbells at that time, which probably had a lot to do with it also cause their cardio equipment just got plain boring. I now lift in my…
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I have absolutely no plan other than secretly getting out of it, personally, and profusely lying to JStout about how I deadlifted 600 pounds that day, because ... magic! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: In all seriousness, Stronglifts/Starting Strength is my plan. I'm still far from tapping out on noobie gains, so…
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Sticking with the lifts/rotation as-is and going to 3x5 instead of 5x5 would be my recommendation also, at which point it basically becomes a variation of Starting Strength.
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But ... but ... she's askeert! Actually, I've pretty much already decided that I'ma do a full reset and Stronglifts it for a couple months or so, so that by the time the dates are set and sign-ups are available, I can gauge better if I'm going to be in any sort of competition mode by the time September rolls around. Plus,…
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Seriously? You lift like 500 pounds more than me and you're gonna make me go first? My inner chicken doesn't think so.
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Hey spicy!! Actually, if you post your thread on over to here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/10067-eat-train-progress- ... they'll probably be able to help you out much better. Most of us are well-enough informed about these things to know what works for us, but Sara and SideSteel are pretty much experts when it…
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@tameko --- I find pistol squats highly intimidating ... maybe some day ... @cleo -- awesome numbers as usual !! @Elaine -- hey, welcome back, lady! My deadlifts went to crap by like 30 pounds simply by not doing them for a few weeks. It's fine. You'll be back up there in no time!! What a fabulous idea! After reading your…
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You really shouldn't need more than 4 sessions. I taught my BFF all the major lifts in one lifting session and then reinforced them in a second one. You could probably get away with 2 basic sessions to learn the foundational stuff, and then maybe 1 session once a month for a couple months for a form check and refresher,…
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You can still low back squat and just use your hands for bracing the bar rather than gripping it. Place the bar on your upper back, squeeze your shoulder blades back, position the bar on the little muscle "shelf" that develops, and use both hands to brace it in place. Then squat, squat away! Sorry about your hand, hope you…
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You don't have to use barbells to lift heavy. Many people use heavier dumbbells and also kettlebells. You can modify the Stronglifts program and do it with dumbbells at the lower weight ranges. However, there's going to come a point where barbells are going to be a lot more straightforward, especially with the progressive…
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It's about 3/4 of a hang away, i.e. bent arms, not fully outstretched. I can adjust it depending on how I'm sitting. I actually sort of got the idea from a Nia Shanks poster here: http://www.niashanks.com/2012/11/why-women-should-lift-heavy-weights-a-beginner-workout/ It's basically a modified inverted row. Cause, why not?…
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I sat my butt down on my bench just a little bit ago and used my Olympic bar resting on my squat rack to pull myself up. Worked like a charm. And after about 10 reps or so I was really starting to feel it. So I figure I start there and just add reps until those muscles back there are developed enough to pull more of me…
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Human beings are made for walking, and have walked for thousands of years. We put on fat because we take in more energy than our body uses up. So go use up that energy. Walking is a perfectly good, safe, and healthy way to do it. I lost 20 pounds and dropped 2 clothes sizes a few years back simply by going out for a walk…
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I get exactly what the OP is saying. Human beings are masters at tricking ourselves into justifying anything we want to. Everyone's body weight is what it is for a whole bunch of reasons. It's never black and white and it's never simplistic. Certainly the physics are as simple as calories in/calories out, but people are…
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You're quite welcome. All this stuff is so technical, every little bit helps to get our heads around it. It's really not as simple as "here's a barbell, now go lift it". Hey, you're gonna have those days where everything is hard and every lift seems to go to crap. Lifting is a mental game as much as a physical one, and…
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I love seeing ladies my age and older take up barbells! It's never too late to get stronger! So today I took on our 35 lb dumbbells that I've been carefully avoiding up until now (chicken much?) and did a farmer's walk with them (thanks Kira for that idea). Oh. My. Word. I lasted about 100 feet until my grip strength (or…
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I'm about back to my pre-MFP weight since life threw me a curveball and I let emotional eating get the better of me, but even so, what I've gained since putting a barbell set in my garage, put my gloves on for the first time and did my first set of squats, has nothing to do with any scale. How about: - confidence -…
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I can only tell you from personal experience that if you lift heavy, your body will let you know that it needs fuel! I'm often ravenous on lift days. So if your diet is already decent and you're not worried about eating at a deficit, then my suggestion to you would be to focus on adequate lean protein intake, get to…
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Julie, I can't believe you're confident enough to rock that bikini on these boards, and look good doing it! Wish I was there yet!!! Audii --- lots of shrinking going on. But I agree smiling wouldn't hurt. :wink: X -- you look fabulous! Great progress all around, y'all should be proud! :drinker:
