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One thing I've learned from my trainers is the value of doing activation/ warm up supplementary lifts before and between sets. So for example horizontal cable rows or banded pull aparts between sets of deadlifts to make the rhomboids and lays recall and hold the necessary mid thoracic tension. I do planks at the beginning…

I tried to make my bicep look big but I failed.

Yesterday: Squats 120 3x5 that was barely eked out the last rep was sooooooo slow Bench 85 3x5 Deadlift 160 1x5 Pull ups 2.5 3x3 Today trainer: Lots of rows: seated cable rows, bent over barbell rows One armed Land mine shoulder presses OHP with an elastic band Push-ups against resistance 8000 RDLs I guess it was a form day

Squat: 120# 4,5,4 Press: 65# 5,4,3 Row: 80# 5,5,5 Chin ups: BW 5,5,4 Single leg hip thrusts banded fire hydrants and clams, GHR Stir the pot V snaps Side plank shoulder presses with dumbbell.

Get them resized before hey fly off your hand at the beach and you have to pay a dodgy guy you found on the Internet to find them for you with his metal detector. Not that I would know.... :s

I'm going to keep working on my problem areas that I conveniently forgot about last month: 1) improving sleep 2) getting a mobility drill together for hips and hip flexors and my thoracic spine 3) still learning power cleans. Subbing in PRs for now but those aren't exactly easy to learn either (although probably lower risk…

Yesterday: Squats 110 3x5. Near failure equals success! Bench 85 5,5,4 Dead 150 1x5 Hip thrust 150 3x8 (too lazy to retail the bar after deads so let's see how long this can go on?) Pull ups BW 3x5 Abs: dead bugs, hanging leg raises, side vsnaps, side hip leg raises and some random glute activation work. Today I am sore.

Squat 110 3x5 OHP 60 3x5 PR 85 3x5 Chin ups BW 5-4-4 glute and abs

Come on guys, I can't be the only person that flexes for the mirror and tries to work out her best angles...right?

Hurrah for more climbers!!!!!!!!! That's all. I may work out tonight and have something to report.

1. Cancel Netflix (kidding how would my kids watch dinotrux?) This did not happen. Instead I watched all three seasons of Homeland 2. Get more sleep. I have no idea how this will happen. I'm up at 530 daily for work. Epic fail. 3. Strength train 3x per week. Two more SC workouts then I start SS. 4. Form train with trainer…

Squat 3x5 at 105 Bench 3x5 at 80 Dead 3x5 at 145 Hip thrust 3x10 at 145 Pull ups 3x4 at BW Glute burn out stuff and abs Stretching!

I have done some rescuing. I have also had three acquaintances die in the mountains (I wasn't on those trips)

I'm still a relative newb wrt mountaineering. I started bc I like climbing stuff. We did meet climbing and I have been injured but never hospitalized or rescued.

I've been climbing for about 15 years now. My favourite thing is...it's quiet out there. You are faced with a lot of decisions but they are immediate. Life stress doesn't follow you. It's very very grounding and very relaxing even when it's a bit tense. I go primarily with my husband and it's great for our relationship -…

It depends what you want to do. Maybe start with scrambling. To do a scramble all you need is hiking stuff plus a rock climbing helmet. Consider rock climbing. Investment for indoor: harness + shoes + gym fees. Many universities have a climbing or bouldering wall in their athletic facilities. For actual…

my opinion is that you should just start. Its a program like any other, the more consistent you are the better but that being said, something is always better than nothing. You can maintain with the body weight version while you are on the road (sub workout A for workout A) or just sub a body weight variation, or get some…

Last night Squats 100# OHP 55# Row 65 Chin ups 3x5 BW Today 1 hour of jumping practice. Working towards power cleans.

My measurements didn't change much. Something like 0.5 inches off waist and hips in that time. But I started the program at 141# and 5'7", low 20s % body fat. I gained weight because I ate at what I thought was maintenance but given it was 5 lbs or less it's was probably mostly water and glycogen from lifting. My lower ab…

I did the entire strong curves advanced program over 16-18 weeks (instead of 12 because of illness vacation kids work etc). My husband says I have a whole new bum. And I do! And no, I'm not going to post pictures. It's firmer and higher and has less cellulite. I also have a nice hamstring curve that wasn't as pronounced…

First day of SS+ Squats 3x5 95# Bench 3x5 75# Deads 3x5 135# Pull ups (strict) 3x4 Hip thrusts 3x10 135# Abs (v snaps, toe touches, side crunches, knee tucks on Swiss ball) Banded fire hydrants 2x12 Bridges 2x14

I need a visual. Can you post a picture? Have you started an etsy business crocheting chain covers? Can I order a pair? :D

Same problem. Solved it with a home gym we use when the kids are asleep early in the am or the evening. My advice 1) enforce an early bedtime so you have time in the evenings. My two go to bed at 7 pm. 2) an active commute if possible - build in walking or cycling 3) active work breaks - do you have a flight of stairs at…

You could also look at things that effect recovery like sleep, training volume and intensity, rest days. You might be trying to do too much in a deficit.

I found that once I upped the weights so that I maybe had one rep left in the tank at the end of the workout set, I had to rest at least 3 minutes between super sets. And I made myself do that with a timer so I wouldn't get bored and start too early. Then with Brets suggested warm up and stretching at the end it started to…

I agree with xcalygrl. When I don't eat enough carbs from grains I bonk. Big time. A bowl of oatmeal and some rice and things sort themselves out.

I have a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old. I haven't gained any weight compared to pre pregnancy. The fat has migrated from my chest to my stomach tho which makes me rather sad. My husband and I are very active people. We met climbing. All of our dates were skiing or climbing or running dates with some food afterwards. When we get…

Magnesium supplementation has helped me a lot with cramping. NSAIDS - there are ones more effective than Advil Some kind of hormonal oral birth control to suppress cycles or the mirena (there is also a mini-mirena now). Talk to your doc.

BW reps - 6

I don't have any advice for the OP. But I think women who lift may be more likely to wear skirts, at least to places they can't wear leggings...Because it's hard to buy pants when you have size 6 glutes and a size 2 waist.