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Enlightened s'mores, glazed donut, bananas foster, nondairy monkey business, mint chip, salted caramel, triple chocolate, movie night. pro-yo everything.

Haha, thanks Sardelsa! I thought that might be what you were referring to, I did look into it but I'm not willing to pay for a program without I'm very resistant to change and mainly did this to force myself to try and learn something new. The exercises and rep scheme are working to increase my endurance, and definitely…

Thanks for the excellent advice, @jjpptt2 and @davidsdottir ! I've been using a personal trainer during my between-semester "break" and switched to a 4-5 day per week hypertrophy routine split between 2 leg days and 2-3 upper body (shoulders/tris, chest, back/bis) which allows me 30 minutes for cardio at least twice a…

Thank you!! Indeed, I probably am eating more than I think on gym days. For instance, today I did a high rep back/bicep routine and then cycled for 30 min. Whole foods was next door so I hit the hot bar for a lot of chicken, a little squash, and a little mac and cheese. Ended up eating about 1600kcal total. With exercise,…

Thanks to both of you! I'm definitely not in need of a diet break, I have noticed I tend to naturally eat on a sort of on/off, deficit/maintenance-surplus daily pattern, as seen on last 30 days of tracking NET calories: As you can see, more than half the time I'm at or above maintenance. I am probably just eating a little…

cold cuts, pork tenderloin. cabbage. fermented foods like sauerkraut or kimchi. Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal. These are my go-to "get full now" foods.

Looks quite good, except you are moving your torso a little too much. Keep it at the same angle that it should be at when you are at the deepest point of the eccentric portion. It does look like you're getting good glute activation as you straighten up after each rep, but that's not necessary and may hinder heavier lifts.…

artsy and confident.

wet. :D

ooh, grateful for the info. Yeah - I can only do a 3 day split right now. played with 4 days in first 4 weeks of second round of SC, but schedule is hitting the fan soon. Will check out Kellie and Bret's recent offerings, or just tweak and keep making gains. Considering going to 5/3/1 or madcow cycle cause I really miss…

Thanks! (And same to everyone else) Recomp was kinda what I was aiming for, but I ended up deciding to just get comfortable with eating what appealed to me and attempting to keep protein high. As macros quoted imply, my fat and carb intake tends to sneak up fast. After years of post-ED 6 month up and 6 month down weight…

Thanks to you both! I know my composition has changed for the better (doubled my pull-ups and upped my deadlift by 25lb!) At least I've figured out how to keep in equilibrium, something I've never been able to do before.

"To carry my legacy" - isn't this just ego and what if the child is a total screw up? This. In the end it almost always it boils down to this (with straight folks and even some gay couples, now), but this is more "why have children" than "why get married". If you've ever played Maxis' "The Sims", you would know the creepy…

Thanks so much for the detailed response! I was leaning towards the BOR's Medhi uses instead of PC's, too. You definitely do a lot between lift days. Yes, I would plan to do yoga and cardio on Saturday, but also bodyweight stuff (I do sets of 20 push ups or 30 sit ups about 6x a day all week) on all days except Fri/Sun…

Thanks sgt1372 and MassarDv for bringing this topic up. I'm going back to school soon and working full time and I'm pretty happy with my body comp right now. I've been strength training for 3+ years now, starting with StrongLifts 5x5, then Starting Strength, and in about wk 10 of Strong Curves currently (LOVE the effects…

you look happy and I like your sense of humor. :D keep it up

I also do a lot of weight training, nikkislim32. Highest weight ever and stuck with the size 0 waist and size 4 quads/thighs now. DX trying to just shed a few lbs of fat around lovehandles.

5"2.5' as well. 5 lbs is a jean size.

I'm in - I keep doing great all during the work week, but after going out with friends on the weekend and getting home late, I bingebingebinge... it's very demotivating. I really need to have some accountability, thanks for this! Anyone buddying up to report back to each other on progress? It is also my single biggest…

totally a Jenny. :)

duckface meh - bet you're beautiful with a smile ~_^

oh shi my post was for ilfaith FYI. weird timing.

6 is for the 6 sammiches I would make you with love. :wink: 8 for willpower.