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Which translates into about 1720 calories to fuel the ride, correct? Assuming 25% efficiency on the engine...

Are you OK with sleeping in the rain? Does it have enough netting to keep the various bloodsuckers at bay? What are your nighttime temps - hammocks have a lot of air circulation, so you'll cool off quickly (an advantage or disadvantage, depending). Are there enough trees in the area you'll be biking in that you're assured…

You are counting the bar (which is 45lbs by itself), right?

I thought that was just business as usual. Not with mentioning

Might want to try to talk your gym into buying a couple of "technique plates" (basically lightweight plastic thingys the diameter of a standard 45lb plate). They're pretty inexpensive, but a mite too large to slip into your gym bag :smiley: crossfit plates or standard bumper plates are even better, but a full set of those…

"You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do."

Nice! I had one occasion where I was working on "weight on heels" to the point I started to fall backwards at the bottom of the squat. Banged it down so loud on the safeties that half the gym was watching as I oh-so-gracefully (hah!) landed flat on my back outside the power cage. Good times. B)

Would seem to be the wrong lesson. My takeaway would be that you need to be doing more walking in non-flat conditions. If fear of DOMS kept everyone from working out, we're all have our a$$es glued to the couch watching tube 24/7.

http://stronglifts.com/5-rules-to-find-your-perfect-warm-up-weight/ The app figures it all out for you (can't remember if it's one of the paid add-ons, 'tho...been a while since I was running SL).

SL calls for a single set of 5 for the working weight (heavy) set. You still should do warm-up sets.

I've had more than my share of side stitches and abdominal cramps over the years (which, at least by some theories, are caused by the shunting effect), but never to the degree of pain that you describe. Do a search on "Exercise-related Transient Abdominal Pain" (the technical term for stitches) and see if any of the…

Sounds like the weak lleg decided to take a vacation and let the strong leg handle the sled. Keep up the RICE for now. If you're lucky, the swelling should be gone within the week and you & the doc can evaluate for crunchy noises and mobility / stability issues. If you don't have any of those, it's just a matter of ramping…

I do 3 1x5 warm-up sets, and then a 1x5 set at my 5RM weight. Each jump is about 12.5% higher than the previous (I have a spreadsheet that does all that stuff for me -- I don't try to do it in my head). The heavier the working weight, generally the fewer the warmups, so you're not exhausted by the time your get to the…

+1 on deads -- glutes / back / forearms. -1 on the suggestion for core -- there's plenty of core work there already. Not going to go into specifics, but the workout seems to be a little light on the arm work.

So much this.

Just you, or as a group? Any support (sag wagon), or are you going to have to be able to handle any and all repairs along the way? The hotel option (and ordering in meals) is more expensive, but you save quite a bit of weight, unless you have a sag wagon. Do you already have panniers (or a frame bag), sleeping bag, tent,…

All good moves. If you're already "lifting as heavy as you can", you're doing the the program incorrectly. For the first few weeks, you need to be lifting low enough weights that you can ingrain the proper form / movement, so that when you start hitting challenging weights you don't injure yourself. The 5lb per lift (10lb…

It's all over the place, depending. Sore knee; day or two (and usually needed to work on form). Muscle strain, sprain, or pull -- anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months depending on severity. Never tore anything (tendon or muscle), but that's surgery time generally. What's the symptoms? Just a bit sore, or unable to sleep sort…

Not sure about "best" for you, but most greek yogurt has a reasonable selection of biobugs, and is high-protein to boot.

I usually do 10 or so minutes of static stretching (the stretch-and-hold stuff) after working out. But flexibility is my problem child -- the amount of warm-up / cool-down time I put in is probably excessive for most people.

Is there a medical limitation precluding deadlifts? Hard to recommend something without knowing why deads are out.

Guess it depends on the person. If I did that, I'd be cited for being some sort of chemical weapon. But I'm lucky enough to have showers at both the gym and work, and basically no hair on my head, so dry time is a matter of seconds :smile:

Beg to differ. DOMS has nothing to do with lactic acid buildup in the muscles - that's very dated information.

Agree with the previous posters. However, IIRC, the OP hasn't been lifting very long. Your preference may change once you're lifting a bit heavier...

As long as you're willing to adjust her nap and bedtimes, it probably wouldn't be an issue once she adjusted. Just realize once she gets adapted to that routine, she'll be getting up at 5AM every day (weekends included). Better be OK with that...

The basics of powerlifting (at the least the "big 4" -- squat, deadlift, overhead press, and bench press) are relatively easy to do sorta-kinda OK, but there are a number of subtle refinements to work on as you progress to higher weights. I'd get some instruction in the basic moves, and then regularly film yourself to…

Never heard of creatine preventing injuries. It's primarily for extra endurance during lifting (more ATP to the muscles, so you can do more reps before running out of gas) and quicker recovery afterwards.

Varies with the time of year. Right now, gym (weights) MWF, roughly a hour each day. Bike to work (5 miles / 25 minutes each way) on Tuesday and Thursday, and most days one to two hours of walking or biking in the evening.

IIRC, Chisel Balance has a lot of squatting. I would suspect that you're rounding your lower back excessively due to trying to keep up with the video pace instead of using good form. Form first, speed later.

It's hard to put on muscle in a deficit, but far from impossible. And if you've already had the muscle in the past, and it's just gotten flabby (sorry, can't remember the technical term for the effect), strength training will bring it back pretty quickly -- much faster than building new muscle. However, in your case, I'd…