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Warmup 5 minute bike 1 minute arm swings 2 minute kettlebell swings 1 minute jumping jacks Goblet Squat 2 5 40 Squat 5 5 102.5 Bench Press, Barbell 5 6 60 Barbell Row, Bent-over 5 5 70 Convict Conditioning Pullups Step 3: Jackknife Pullups 3 15 Very busy day today...carry on :-)

Poor kitty.

Your overall strength is pretty awesome!!!! Great job.

This morning's workout went pretty well. I have been reading MR's SS book and I think it is going to majorly help me with my lifts! Warmup 5 minute bike 1 minute arm swings 2 minute kettlebell swings 1 minute jumping jacks Lifts Squats 5x5 100 lbs (yay!!!!) Press 4x5 then 1x4 47.5 lbs (I'll stay at this weight again) DL…

I hurt my back many years ago and it can give me problems from time to time. I have increased very slowly with my DLs for this reason (and to get the form down). Maybe you should go to physiotherapist to see what they can recommend? I hope it heals quickly...

So great when that stupidly smooth move happens! I am going to go lift in a bit and hopefully my lifts will be smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy ;)

Sorry if I am repeating posts but I've just finished reading the first few chapters of SS and have some "Ahas" that I would like to share. Squat: I liked MRs discussion about balance, centre of mass, and efficiency. Essentially, when doing the squat one should think of a vertical line ascending from the mid-foot up through…

I did that the other day when I was squatting. I had been playing around with bar placement and thumb vs thumbless grips. I went to lift the bar off the stands and thought it felt different. I proceeded and then the stands started to collapse inward a bit...Needless to say, I put the bar back down and got away as quickly…

Awesome run @xcalygrl! @TheMOC great job on today's lifts! I'll be going for 100 lb squats next week!! Today's workout: Biked for 5 minutes to warmup third world squat 5x8 Squat 5x7 95 (1x5 @ 60, 70, 80, 90) Bench 5x6 @60 (did 2x5 @ 65 then failed and did 5x6@60) Row 5x5 75 Standing Calf Raises 3x19 50 Convict Conditioning…

The book has arrived!!! Can't wait to get home so I can start reading

funny: my bruise was on the left side too!

Nice to see all the new faces here! And for newbies your lifts are mighty awesome!! Warmup 5 min bike third world squat 5x8 Lifts Squat 5x7 92.5 (1x5 @ 40, 60, 80, then working set) OHP 5x5 47 DL 1x5 115 Extras Bicep curl 3x10 35 tricep kickback 3x10 16 Triceps Extension 3x10 15 Standing Calf Raises 3x18 50 Convict…

Such am awesome victory!! This is one of my goals for this year. Your post gives me hope... :-)

More is recommended if under caloric restriction: myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1167386-review-of-dietary-protein-during-caloric-restriction?hl=1.1-1.4+g%2Flb+protein

Wooohoooo!!! Ordered it!!!! Thanks so much! I kept searching for it and couldn't find this---I guess they need to improve their search engine.

Logging does not a deficit make :-)

So, I did the gradual increase too for the weights on squats. I started at 40, then 50, 60, 70, 80, 85 all 1x5. Then proceeded to 5x5 @ 90. I liked that by the time I reached my working weight, I had really "dialed in" to my proper form. I am going to stay with this for a while and keep increasing as I am able. I went…

Such awesome lifts everyone! @Dawn - I hope you are feeling better. @TheMOC--"I do what I want Mehdi"--love it!!! This mornings workout was kind of meh. I was up in squats but had to deload on the rows. I am keeping up with the carb-loading prior to lifting. I think I had too much tea with it though. Reminder to…

Hi There! I started lifting almost 3 months ago. I belong to a group here on MFP called Stronglifts 5x5 for women. I can say that weight lifting is just about the best thing I have done to improve my "shape" ever. I am a bit older than you (50) and am really excited that lifting "heavy" is really going to get me to where I…

Caviar!

There is a maple bacon flavoured seasoning from Club House. If you can get this or something similar it's fantastic with salmon! Just sprinkle some on and bake.

Same here! I am hoping that come Spring I will be ready to get out there and go strong on running and biking! Last year I strained my hip flexor while running and had to stop for quite a while for it to heal. Now with all of the strength training and stretching/mobility exercises I am hoping for an injury-free Summer!!…

They are all inaccurate!!

And also building your skeleton too (bone mineral density)!!

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Yes! I have often felt that in the SL videos by Mehdi that he really just rushed through the workout. Perhaps this was to get as many people to use his progam/app as possible. I think that I am going to give this method a try. I think that the benefits of the volume of the workout, done with proper form will far outweigh…

Hi there! Welcome to the group. Everyone here is awesome and such a great source of information and fun!

Yup!!

The battle of the 50's---bring it on :-)

^^^Agree!! All of the convict conditioning videos are also available on Youtube. I have been doing several of the progressions for the past few months. My goal is to do my first ever pullup this year! I can't recommend these workouts highly enough!