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You Rock! Keep up the good work... it's hard work yes but you got this! And we got you... You've already won half the battle and you are already inspirational but you're an amazing inspirational story waiting to happen :smile:

I think you take several progress selfie's every day lol!

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It feels completely better today... as if it never even happened. Hmmmm... strange indeed. Maybe it was just a small muscle strain or something unrelated. Who knows. I did Back today and am fine :smile:

Nice work!

I don't know if you're a man or a woman but as a woman I can say the very last place(s) that lean out for me are my lower belly and thighs/glutes. I think this is the case for many women :smile: If you are leaning out, keep doing what you're doing and start lifting... body re-comp as another poster mentioned. Be patient,…

Good to know. I can tell you that I just did a fast pace walk for 30 minutes and did some stretching, specifically that area, and some rolling and it feels a lot better!

Some of those symptoms fit but the ache isn't just on one side, seems to be right in the middle. I'll give it a day or two and use some heat on it tonight, and take some ibuprophen. Thanks again :smile:

Thanks. Yeah I've been reading up on the issue and that's what it seems like. If that is indeed what it is luckily it isn't severe... I have another two weeks before my official prep begins so I suppose if this is going to happen now is the right time. I'm going to shoot a message to my comp coach. I already lifted this…

I have a competition coach and getting her was the best thing I ever did. I've been lifting for a while and I'm a master nutritionist so my diet is on point but she totally helped me with accountability and the way she designs my workouts provide me with the most bang for my buck! Half the things she has me do I would have…

Creatine, Glutamine, CLA, a multi V and amino energy (BCAAs)

I love tracking by macro. I'm a clean eater but really if it fits my macro's I can eat whatever I want. I set my calorie target based upon my goal and my macros adjusted accordingly based upon my goal and level of physical activity. At the end of the day if you hit your macro's you hit your calorie target. Mine right now…

I lost all of my weight before I came here and when I did I started tracking calories to lose more. It worked, but I was always hungry and I didn't really think nor did I care about what I ate... only the calorie count. So I set my calorie target and starting working to hit my macro's instead. I prefer it because as long…

Absolutely 100% true! But it sounds like the OP is weary about upping her calories in the first place so I'd hate to see her keep running, increase lifting but not increase her calories enough to support it :smile:

I'm not doctor and I don't know all about your issues but I can say that I suffered from sciatic pain for a few years,to the point where my husband would literally have to carry me to the emergency room for pain killers! Once it settled down enough to move around I did a lot of PT, very light stretching, massages, light…

I stay stop running because I was an avid runner and had to stop... it's counter-intuitive. Lift heavy, build muscle, burn it off... makes no sense. I could never build a bum and wondered why LOL!

Eat more, stop running and lift daily :smile: don't worry about gaining... in fact get rid of the scale for a while.

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I like chalk for grip. I have calluses too and don't care. It is what it is. I had a pair of real nice expensive leather lifting gloves and they sucked, no grip at all. I had a pair of rubber neoprene gloves that cost me like two bucks, they were awesome but only lasted about two weeks as I lift daily. I just use my bare…

Yeah I find that a lot of people who have issues with weight actually know exactly what they need to do to lose that weight. I also find that most people fitting that description just need a push in the right direction to get the ball rolling. This is why we're inundated with coaches, programs, community type of fitness…

Oh.... haha, I thought you meant like do you like dumbbells? barbells? :smile:

My pre-work out - Venti cold brew black, 4 scoops of Amino Energy (mocha latte flavor), a couple tablespoons of Walden Farms Mocha coffee flavoring. It's not overly sweet and give me a nice jump in the morning without all the cream and sugar, etc. I think there's 10 or 20 calories in a venti cold brew? maybe 25 but not…

I cut out carbs once and lost a bunch of weight, but that was because I was cutting out entire food groups and creating a big deficit. Also, I cut them out and lost weight but never really learned anything about proper nutritional balance. Actually my body doesn't do very well on carbs so I keep them moderate to low,…

I hear you! I did a ton of research before I decided to jump in so I'm not really surprised about the competition and all that implies as a whole. I'm doing bikini for my first because I knew I didn't have enough time to prep for figure but that's on the horizon for the next show :smile: I'm enjoying the process so far. I…

Yes.. thank you! I'm so excited!

For crying out loud... Okay let me be super-specific. 10 LBs overall, excuse me for using the word "muscle" here. Measurements based upon hand-held, calipers, overall appearance (progress photos every day for 3 months), the way my clothing feels on me, the progression in my weight lifting. Ya.. I know it's not 100%…

Thank you! :smile: