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I would just add 30 pounds (or however much the kid weighs) to my weight and calculate the walk based on that weight. So instead of an 150 pounds woman, as a 180 pound woman.

I get knee stiffness on occasion and wake up with a little back stiffness most days. I foam roll almost daily, and I do it at the gym before I lift, which I have found REALLY helpful. I hop on one of those big balls and loosen my back, foam roll the quads and IT bands, then when I get into the squat rack I get into a super…

@symba, those are some of my favorite foods! Who am I kidding, I like all the foods. But still, sounds very yummy! Doesn't have to be legit "cooking" recipes guys, I am down for any kind of different food ideas. :) Here is the recipe for the cucumber yogurt salad I serve with my basmati rice and red pepper hummus (which I…

Meat and veggies is fine! When my daughter was 2 all she ate for like 6 months was toast and Mac n cheese. She still grew, and now she is a 14 year old sports playing machine who eats like a horse. Protein, veggies and all. Btw, veggies are carbs too.

Idk about this recipe Gen...you don't even toast anything. ;)

I usually do it three days a week, but there are times I need to cut it down to two. No big deal, just keep alternating the workouts A and B, that's the important part. That being said, you can always strength train and do cardio afterwards with not much issue. I find I have a harder time the other way around, but nothing…

LOL, I used to do it, but then I got tired of picking up after grown men. Just like at home.

Didn't want to leave my girlfriend's house to go workout, especially getting up at 6am...buuuut I did it. Wah. Got to the gym a little stiff, so I did foam rolling before getting into my squats. Squats: 5x5 @160lbs! Man, the weights are getting heavy, but I'm handling it, so it's really exciting. Bench: 5x5 @100lbs Also…

~Basmati rice~ The macros on this will be different for everyone since I use homemade chicken stock and don't strain the fat, but here's the process. Rinse basmati rice several times until water runs clear. Pour water to cover rice and let it soak for at least 30 mins. After that point, I drain the rice and put it in a…

I was actually thinking we should start a recipe thread, so I'll kick one off. :)

I lift fasted most mornings, with the exception of coffee. Occasionally I wake up with a gnawing feeling and I eat some carbs and get on my merry way. The key for me is VERY light. So a banana, a little protein granola bar (I make them at home, SO GOOD), or some kind of bread maybe.

I drink protein powder in hot coffee. The key is to temper the protein powder. It seriously takes me one minute to make coffee in the morning. Mix protein powder with a cold liquid (in my case, it's almond milk, only 2 tbsp milk-half scoop unflavored whey) Brew coffee Mix a few tbsp of hot coffee into protein powder liquid…

You continue the sets. When you fail a rep, you take a 5 min rest period then try again on your next set. If you are on 60 lbs, you continue the rest of your sets at 60 lbs. Then next workout you try 60 lbs again. If you fail it that time, next time you do OHP you repeat that weight. If the third time you fail reps at 60…

Yeah I only had DOMS the first week or so maybe. You don't "kill it" out of the gate with an empty bar. I carried groceries heavier than that.

Yep, just one set. Plus my warmup sets.

Someone else just said that a trainer friend said to start with a beginner program. Makes me mad, SL is a beginner program. You start with very manageable weights and work up at a good pace. If you use the app on your smart phone it makes it almost completely thought free. All you have to concentrate on is putting down and…

Dad needs to suck it up and get her into the routine if he wants her in her own bed. When we first got l my stepdaughter in her own bed (at five mind you) I had to put her back to bed like 50+ times the first weekend. Next time went down to 12. Next time went down to 1. That was even with her sleeping in her mom's bed at…

Me too, that's why I date women now.

See? Everyone loves nuts!

Hahaha, you wrote nuts so many times that it is really hard for me to even answer seriously. Because, NUTS, am I right? LMAO, I'm sorry. Honestly though, eat the nuts. They're good for you.

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Have you not noticed how clumsy krokador is? Sorry for throwing you under the bus, but it's true. ;) She is a badass in the gym, still does box jumps despite repeatedly cracking her shins on them. I, on the other hand, stick to my little safe box jumps. I should take a page from her book. Have I always been athletic? No.…

They taste very much like zucchini...and I'd say the texture is very similar to... ...zucchini... Luckily I love zucchini with pasta sauce on it.

Okay then we are actually pretty close. :) 110 was my last stall on bench.

I had pain in my chest once and thought I was probably having a heart attack and dying. Turns out I had previously undiagnosed asthma.

You don't have to specifically eat protein right after your workout, just make sure you are eating enough throughout the entire day. Protein is just as important on your rest days. That being said, hard boiled eggs are good, protein shakes, shredded chicken with cheese in a lettuce wrap/tortilla, greek yogurt (I mix mine…

@krok, I'm so jealous of your bench right now. Can't wait to get to 45s myself. :)

No energy to chit chat on here, drained emotionally from counseling tonight with the ex. So, without further ado: Squats: 5x5 @155lbs, felt really good OHP: 5/4/4/4/3 at 80lbs, which I was disappointed with at first, but my last set of 80lbs before deloading was 5/4/2/3/2 so it definitely improved DL: 1x5 @175lbs, I am 10…

I attempted suicide about 4 years ago. Whenever I hear that someone has committed suicide, it tears me apart. I know how I felt the night that I tried, and I never want anyone to feel that way. I have turned my ship around, I figured out what I needed to figure out. I understand that I would have deeply hurt my family had…

Too much. Especially when it gets heavier. It seems like it isn't enough but check out the progress pics thread, the proof is there.