sdreed25 Member

I say start with StrongLifts, it's a great programme as other have said, and in defence of PT's some are pretty good. Mine put me on a couple of weeks of basic grounding moves to build some stability in my weak body (press-ups, good TRX session, etc) with the plan to put me on StrongLifts after that. 2 weeks later he took…

This is a very good point

To be honest I got this when I lost my weight and when I look back I was looking quite 'thin' despite being the same weight I am now. Once I added some muscle I looked less 'thin' despite being the same weight, I didn't see it at the time but I do now. I think when it's just weight loss and steady state cardio the face can…

Amazing and awesome job, seriously well done you, also sounds like you've done it the steady sensible way with no fad type ideas ands concepts.

Me, Me! :smile: I'm a UK clean eater, I'm having a week off logging but still eating clean, previous weeks are good to look at for my diary but alway looking to share meals and purchases! I also share my actual meals (rather than the MFP food list) on Instagram :) sdr_fitness_goals on IG

I generally eat about 2000-2250, but I have my diary set to 1,880 as that is my BMR and minimum I'm looking to get to each day. This week I'm actually experimenting with not logging at all but my diary last week shows my picture quite well, basically eat clean to whatever upper limit I feel my body needs..... and lose…

Roughly connects from hip to knee, is really leathery and hard to stretch. I hit mine with a foam roller, really painful but does the job, it's a classic runners injury but squats, etc can also cause and aggravate it. My left one is always giving me issues

The one H&B stock are ok, I've used a few of them. But to be honest all the store ones are quite expensive, I now use The Protein Works online, same (if not better) product and cheaper, plus flavour-wise they the best with the least after taste and a great selection of flavours too. Yes they aren't as nice as chic milk but…

Yeah I agree on the % point, I was wondering if it was a mistake and more likely 2.5kg and 5kg like StrongLifts concept, either way not great for the dumbbells. Great advice from everyone so I'm going to try the next weight for each exercise, if I fail miserably I'll drop the weight down and carry on with a few extra reps,…

Yeah this is totally normal, 90% of people I know on here (inc. me) that have reach their main goal weight have re-evaluated their goal rather than switch to pure maintenance. Some have switched to losing some more as they now realise what they can achieve, some (like me) realised they were a little on the skinny side for…

Both sound great

You are officially epic, well played you

sdr_fitness_goals, anyone else people add me..... always after more people on IG to compare workouts, progress and food with

No problem, also worth nothing that in the 2-3 weeks leading up to race day I ate at zero deficit everyday to make sure I was fuelled at at my best for race day :) Good luck, I'm thinking about re-entering the one I did last year which is in 12 weeks

I idd this when I trained for mine, worked for me.

That's awesome! When I first found out my healthy BMI target I thought it was out of reach! Now I'm 23.9 and love it!

I agree on the foam roller posts. I went to the physio as I was sure I'd damaged my knee by it was just my IT band rubbing the bone/something raw. Got myself a foam roller at home, got some real great advice on using it properly and was in bits for the first week in pain!! A month on and I can jump on it and get no pain…

I eat clean 90% of the time which over 3 meal per day over a week is 2 meals that are treats, for me the biggest change I made to accepts these less clean meals is to stop calling them cheat meals. Sounds quite bad for something that is ok to do, renaming them treats helped me physiologically :happy:

I'm a runner and try to support/motive my MFP friends, this month a few of us are trying 100k for May and no doubt we'll try something else for June.

Wow this escalated quickly into a gun control debate, should this be about the family of the victim in all this. Only thing I'll add to the gun debate is imagine if the group of idiots from the EDL had easy legal access to guns, last night would have got very out of hand very fast...... a little like this thread.

I'm 37....... but not a lady! But I'm equally supportive and it's hard for us guys at over 30 too :p

I tend to have 1 run a week at 'race' pace and a similar distance so I can guess my time in race day. For 10k I was 2 mins faster than planned and half marathon I was bang on. With all the training at easy and race paces you should be able to estimate your time quite easily IMO.

"Friday I'm in Love" by The Cure, as it's Friday and it's ace! Actually listening to the Spotify playlist "NME's 50 most uplifting songs ever written"

I'm a runner, please anyone feel free to add me. :)

I only put good food in the house and if I'm going to be out and about I take food with me, prep is the key. Keep hard boiled eggs, roasted veggies and cooked chicken in the fridge, and get used to eating loads of veggies ;)

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Polar's app on iPhone to go with the H7 Bluetooth strap does this, I assume you can get it on the S3 too..... check market place. The App is free but there is an in App purchase to get training sessions based on HR. EDIT: http://www.polar.com/beat/ looks iPhone only, sorry

Yep this is 100% what I do. Don't sweat the short-term under/over as long as the week is pretty much bang on I have always lost weight with no exception. Whenever I gain or plateau my full week picture hasn't been right. I also sometime run late at night so it's more the next day I should be counting those calls, the…

There is a good group on here StrongLifts for Women, or something like that. A few of my MFP friends use it and they are in they are doing very well on the lifting having zero experience. You start with an empty bar on the SL program and it's free, it's worth getting form from a PT and an introduction to the kit in the gym…

Where is yours in September? I'm UK so it's near Bristol. I think 4 months is plenty of time but you'll have to hit it hard :) I've been out of running injured but have just re-started the running, so while I was off I concentrated on upper body strength so if the running goes ok I'll be entering next month :)