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oh hi ladies and hi newcomers... im so glad that we are in this journey. im super excited to see all your numbers, weights and lifting... from my side, better from the flu, i really couldnt keep myself so i still did what i could while i was sick hehe. im addicted to lifting. so im 3 workouts away from finishing stage 4,…

this thread seems to be quiet now :( i have been super busy, no time to check in. im now fighting a flu so had to ease up on my last workout... only 2 to go to finish stage 7 round 2... yay! im starting stage 4 right after... congrats @red with ur success at the beach :) how is everyone doing?

hey ladies, im also back! have had a couple busy days, but i've still been fitting my workouts. so i finished stage 7! whaaaaat! i did it. and im crazy, so im on round 2 now! workout 7.2.1 down! knee almost 100% recovered, im back to squatting with olympic bar! yay! @msn, sorry i didnt answer earlier. unfortunately i had…

Hi ladies, this stage 7 is such a killer. i can honestly say that it's taking all my energies. I'm forcing myself to lifting 3x a week but damn, I'm exhausted the other days, so exhausted that I dread going for the workouts and while I'm doing them im hating them every minute... yeah im talking to you lunges and step ups.…

I did workout 7.4 today, i was still sore from thursday 7.3... so far 7.3 has been my favorite. for some reason i thought stage 7 had 7 workouts lol, till I realized it's only 6 so yay! Im 2 workouts from finishing it. I will most definitely go for a second round and then head back to stage 4,5 will think about 6 and…

@sunshine... trust me, u are doing a great job. enjoy the days "off", they fly by so fast and before u know it, u back there crushing those #s.. @red... how is stage 7 going for u? mine is awesome, workout 3 today, PR 105lbs :) and that was my weak and more hated lift...

Hi ladies! Im back! @cat: i hear u abt the knee. what a struggle :( today i managed my first normal squats with dumbbells ,and was praying in my head that i didnt hurt again, and i didnt!!!! :) now im icing just to keep them fresh. @sunshine: those #s are awesome! congrats!! that 60#FSPP...respect!!! and 1:15plank with…

OMG haven't been here in forever. I missed you girls and your progress. I wish more people post their progress pics, so we can all celebrate our success! @red.. i'm sorry about your break up. I know i'm late but i'm sure it still sucks. on the other hand, great that you are losing weight and still progressing on those…

oh im in the same boat. I've lost some weight, I have no goal weight, so that's not a problem for me. I have tighten all over my body and my cellulite is almost gone, I can see my ribs and what seems the beginning of baby upper abs.. thanks to 1 round of insanity and 2 months of weight lifting. but my belly is still there.…

I'm back ladies! hope you had a good memorial day weekend. i did have a blast at Disney! enioyed a lot and ate a lot of yummy food, and didnt gain even a pound, so great mini-vacations! wanted to share some pics but they are huge. when i figure out how to fix them i will post them up

@twinsmin .. im sorry about the kids, i hope they get better soon. i'll be taking from your workout routines that you posted. they seem exactly what i need to add to my stronglifts routine. today i woke up ready to kick that Insanity's butt but the thought of hurting my knee, kept me away. i did. some more knee anatomy…

So, here's what I'm thinking I should do in June, since I'm officially starting StrongLifts 5x5 and I thought I needed more consistency on the lifts and a stronger program. Let me know what you ladies think and any ideas or comments will be very appreciated. Sunday: StongLifts 5x5 Workout A+ Strong Curves (only…

Thank you ladies for all your kind words. I really needed it this week after the "jc penney" incident. lol. I hadn't take any progress picture since finishing Insanity. I hope you all take your progress pictures too, it's a great reminder of how far we've come, and how much our bodies can change with love (good nutrition…

same here, I haven't measured by I know my body fat is probably high. For both body fat and bone density I recommend strength training, it does wonders to the body. you can check NROL4W..

Althought my first before was back in November, my first mental attempt to lose weight, i didnt start until January this year (and not even as my new years resolution). I went straight with Insanity after years of sedentary life. I loved the results fitness and health wise though I didn't lose any weight. After my first…

This is also my goal, to finally recomp my body, and lose my belly fat, getting there slowly... I will also focus more on weighlifting and back off the cardio and hope for better results.

@doumc... i think the difference is in the form the foot is resting on the bench behind, but i also dont think there was much if difference between the two, both were equally hard. and it's my first time going to disney, i wasnt particulary excited but my baby cousin loves it, and just going through the website and the…

ok girls, as promised, my progress pic.. it took me hours to upload, so bear with me... i really needed to see this pics side by side, I might not be where i expected to be, but I'm making slow steady progress...

OH WOW everybody, great work! honestly I can see how lifting has changed all our lives for the better, the feeling is so amazing that I really can't believe I didn't start it earlier. This week I did another Stronglifts 5x5 workout, mostly because I was short-ish of time and knee problems, and honestly I just wanted…

Hi girls and happy Monday! @redlipstickly.. that workout 3A1 seems like I thought, way too long. no way I can go through that. This weekend was kinda hard because 1) knee still troubling me, only when doing squats! ANNOYING, I love squats!! and then I feel like the rest of the workouts are useless coz I can't do anything…

Hi everybody, so yesterday i had my Stage 2 workout A3... unfortunately after 2 days of Insanity workout, my knee was hurting so i had to do only half way squats with 45lbs, and every other workout that didnt include my legs. It was frustrating because I really like those stage 2 workout As... I left the gym super upset…

i've read some of you struggling with push ups... i read in stronglifts that is common since we are literally asking our arms (i know mine are WEAK) to push our body weight.... ouch... he's one of the most annoying pple on earth but he advices to do chest press instead, start with 45lbs (empty bar) and work our way up by…

sunday was my first try out at stronglifts 5x5, and oh boy im feeling it today. i thought it was too easy, was i wrong, obviously my muscles disagree.... i know some of you have been asking me to continue on nrol4w. i went ahead and looked at the stages 3&5 forum and it seems everybody has the same opinion, long useless…

hi everybody, and welcome to all the new ladies...my gym is also small, and sometimes gets full so i do change the order of exercises, i dont think that affects the process or the progress. im almost half way through stage 2, i love that i got a new student/gym partner, she's super motivated, but wants to start from stage…

@red... laughing about the twerking...funny story. i work at a medical office owned by a chinese older doctor, very serious looking, but he's got a quiet "chinese" sense of humor. during christmas party for our patients, he was asking me and another of the girls to dance with the older (silversneakers) ladies, to have some…

Workout B1 of stage 2 down! i guess i like it more than stage 1B. Killer workout, the cuban snatch, ooooh wow... even with those tiny 5lbs dumbbell, im like "whats going on????" oh and forget abt HIIT, too tired... that'll happen tmrw. The most important, and amazing NSV happened today, actually, 2 things, the same girl…

Hi ladies, just checking in, i finished stage 1, skipped the amrp workouts and rest week and jumped right into stage 2. i never thought i'd say this, but i kinda loved it. doms today and in so many different places, i did something right i guess lol. im planning on riding a bycicle soon also, and omg, im already scared…

you girls are all amazing, im so glad im in this post. all your workout ideas, motivation, improvements. very inspiring. keep up the amazing job, the journey is just as important as the destination and we are all having an amazing journey :)

oh wow twinmom, that sounds tiring just looking at it. i saved it for an off day. especially the biceps/triceps. so last night while still debating, week off/no week off... well, i started watching the european women powerlifting competition, 45kg division. it was mindblowing, i spent seriously about 2hrs watching it.…

i officially finished stage 1! did my B8 workout last night. so glad i did. i never loved B workouts so i was super happy with getting it out of the way. since i couldnt do the squats for my last A workout and squat rack was emoth, i just went for it and switched deadlifts for squats. when i finished i did a shirt insanity…