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Back home to my usual gym and the dreary Pittsburgh weather. Started with a mile run for warmup. Squats: 2x5@45, 5@75, 5x5@105 -- these were hard and I felt my form kind of going so I'll probably repeat this again next time. BP: 2x5&45, then it was supposed to be 75 lbs but on my first set I really struggled to get 4 reps…

Workout B today -- felt good but I was a bit rushed. Left the hotel for Xichen Itza at 7 am and the hotel gym didn't open until 6. That made for one very short shower, lol! Squats 5x5@100 lbs -- felt good and breaking into triple digit territory had been a mental hurdle for me. I recently widened my stance a tad and my…

Food: focus on eating to fuel the things I want to do, not on the things I want to eat and "can't have." I do IIFYM, I just always want MORE treats than FMM. I'm shooting to eat at maintenance, which I think will be about 1800 daily, so I'll start with that as a goal and adjust appropriately from there. Lifts: Squat 115…

@threnjen -- totally with you about the importance of food. And Happy Birthday tomorrow! Mine's Thursday.

I wear a pair of cheap nikes that have only a very thin sole (no cushioning) between my feet and the ground. I do change shoes to run when I'm doing both on the same day. Today I lifted in bare feet and that felt good too.

Had a great day in the gym today. I've been eating way over maintenance the past few days due to Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving leftovers, and now being on vacation at an all-inclusive resort (with a really good gym, btw). I figure I'm going to eat what I want and lift, lift, lift. Funny, I'm actually enjoying it now that I'm…

@krok Thanks to the advice. I've been doing SL since July with 1 deload and now it's time for another, so I think I've given it a fair shot. I'm still struggling with form a lot of the time, so I'm definitely still a beginner and I don't want to go to a more advanced program until I'm ready. Anyway, motivation isn't too…

Squat5@45,55,65,75,85 OHP: 2@55+2@50+1@45, 3@50+2@45, 2@50+3@45, 5@50 DL: 5@95,115,135 Hip thrusters: 3x12bw I'm deviating from the strict SL program at this point -- feeling a bit run down, but also kind of bored. I know my lifts just aren't that heavy in the grand scheme of things. Is boredom a reasonable excuse for…

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I ate, and ate, and ate. And I felt great in my kickboxing class at 6:15 this morning! Already looking forward to next year...

I run. I know it probably slows my progression, but I love it, so I run.

Wasn't really feeling it yesterday, but I got to they gym anyway. I deloaded my squats a bit to work on form -- medial L knee has been bothering me a bit lately. Squats: 2x5 @bw, 2x5@45, 1x5@65, 1x5@75, 1x5@80, 1x5@85, 1x5@95 Bench: 2x5@45, then 1x4@70, 1x5@70, 1x4@70, 1x3@70 (and the roll of shame, so I was done after 4…

Workout B today: Squats: 3x5@95,2x5@100 OHP: 5x5@50 DL: 5@135,2@155,3@135 Also ran 3 miles. Wasn't really feeling it today. I hope Thursdsy will be better...

I eat Total cereal. 100%DV/serving of Iron and a lot of other things.

Since I'm the person who first brought up IF in this thread, I rather object to the idea that I was "pushing my lifestyle" on anyone. Please let me know how this was pushy as I certainly had no intent of being anything but respectfully helpful: "Firstly, good job on your progress so far! Try to remember how far you've made…

I workout at 5:30. I find it actually helps control the hunger. I was just offering another solution since you seem so frustrated. Obviously you will do what's best for you.

Firstly, good job on your progress so far! Try to remember how far you've made it already. Next, this may sound counterintuitive, but have you tried IF? I find that if I eat breakfast of any sort I'm ravenous all day but when I don't eat until lunch I find it to be no problem to stay within my goals for the day. I…

Workout A today: Squat 5x5@95 -- these felt hard but I got a compliment about my form from a guy at the gym. He also helped with my row form -- really nice, actually. He seemed to know a lot. BP: 3x4@70lbs -- really failed on these. Hoping for a birthday gift of fractional plates! Rows: 5x5@85. Also did 50 min of…

I'm not going to waste space quoting the post, but... Holy wall of text, Batman! and Could you please be more condescending?

Workout B today: Squats: 5x5 @90 OHP: 5x5 @45 DL: 1x5 @145 -- scraped the h#ll out of my shin on the first rep and was kind of bleeding all over the place. Very embarassing!

Workout A today: Squats 2x5x45, 5x5x85 BP 2x5x45, 5x5x65 Rows 3x5x85, 1x4x85, 1x3x85 -- these felt really hard today Accessories: None. I left the gym early so I could give my son a ride to school. He usually walks but it was awfully cold out today.

Hotel gym again today: Goblet squats 5x30 lbs, 5x 50 lbs, 5x5x55 lbs. DB OHP 5x12x15 lbs -- couldn't get more than 3 reps at 20 lbs. These are harder than the barbell OHP! DL 1x5x135 lbs Accessories: Plate bicep curls 3x12x10 lbs Weighted incline situp 3x12x25 lbs. Not bad after my 13 mile run yesterday!

Cool. Thanks!

Yeah, I saw this on the same day that the app lost all my data and started me at the beginning. I think I'm done with the app!

Progress report: I lifted yesterday and then went for a long run this morning (13.2 miles). My legs feel pretty beat now but I was able to keep the pace I set for myself on the run -- 9:45 min/mile. It's not fast, I know, but I enjoyed it and felt better afterwards. It probably helped that it was warm out and I could run…

In the hotel gym today. Goblet squats 5x40 lbs, 5x45 lbs, 5x5x50 lbs -- I felt like this got my core much more than legs. I don't think I could have held a heavier weight but I might try 55lbs on Saturday. DB Bench press 5x25 lbs, 5x5x30lbs -- this was hard Regular barbell rows 5x5x80lbs -- they had an oly bar but no squat…

I sometimes run before lifting, sometimes after, and sometimes on a different day. No matter the timing, the running has been hard and the lifting easier , though I expect that as I progress with the lifting I'll find that I don't want to run before.

I hear you. Even before I started lifting more I needed to warm up for about 2 miles before my running really felt good, but I was able to keep going for a long time after that. These days I'm really struggling after the same 2 miles. It's pretty frustrating.

Workout B today. Squats 5x5 @80 -- felt good but legs are kind of tired from (too much?) running. OHP 4x5@50 + 1x3@50 + 1x2@45 -- this was a *huge* improvement over last time. I think resting 3 minutes between sets really helped. Deadlift 1x6@135 -- got to the 45lb plates! Yay! I'm going to a conference out of town…

I am running and doing SL. I just started my 4th week of it after having been away from it to the point that I felt had to completely de-load and start from scratch. I'm feeling really good with my lifts but running has been just hell. This may also have something to do with having switched to running on a treadmill. At…