bcmom_1980

Any time I lose motivation and fall off the wagon, it reaffirms for me why I exercise. I really do feel better and less sluggish if I've worked out. I have a family history of hip replacement due to arthritis on my dad's side, and since having kids I've noticed dull aches and pains in my left hip. I saw a physiotherapist…

Could you see a physiotherapist? My dad, aunt and grandfather (all on paternal side) have had early (like in their 50s) hip replacements due to arthritis. I never really noticed much hip pain when I was young but my joints would always pop audibly. After having kids, I started getting hip pain, and often after exercise…

I'm doing a beginner dumbbell-only workout recommended on here, from the Muscle & Strength website. It gives videos and descriptions of all the exercises. If there are exercises you can't do, google "modifications for..." or "alternative exercises for..." example pull-ups, as a lot of people can't do a pull-up right off…

From my understanding, it's just that barbells make it easier to go up in weight. You can only progress so far with dumbbells before you reach your limit for how much you can comfortably hold in your hands, but it's not enough weight to challenge your squats or dead lifts. I've been doing the dumbbell only program from…

Thanks! I had been reluctant to try the lower or upper body specific vids as my upper body has been a bit sore from lifting, and I didn't want to overdo it on legs, but I will give that one a try on Thursday!

I've only tried Sculpt and Sweat so far. Are there Piyo vids that are closer to yoga, or is it all squats/lunges/push ups with a lot of fast moving yoga poses between? So far I'm a little disappointed. I liked Chalene's yoga segment of Chalean Extreme so thought I'd like Piyo. I don't really want to add another 30-45…

Hi everyone!! 1) My name is Tammy 2) I'm from BC, Canada 3) I joined this group because I'm interested in adding flexibility training to my fitness routine, and I really liked Chalene from ChaLean Extreme. I like the accountability and motivation that having a group with a common theme provides (rather than just a…

Okay, since nearly everyone except me is in Lean phase, I have a couple questions now that I've done all 3 Push circuits. 1) did anyone adjust their caloric goals for the month? During PC3 today Chalene asked if anyone finds they just can't feed themselves enough food? The past two days I feel like I'm STARVING. My daily…

Saving for after Chalean Extreme. Love working with heavier weights, but my dumbbells only go to 50 lbs each.

How's everyone doing? I just finished Burn 3 for the last time, starting Push phase on Saturday!

I don't have a HRM either, but I just log biking with the trailer + 2 kids as whatever I biked and not include the extra effort from their weight. Same for walking/jogging with the double stroller. I'd rather underestimate calories burned than overestimate and kill any deficit by eating back more calories than I actually…

Hi Linz! I will be starting week 4 of Burn later today (stupid me staying up too late on Friday night). I've lost about 5 lbs since I've started, but I don't know if that's just due to tightening up my diet at the same time (I had fallen off the tracking wagon awhile and started tracking and CE at the same time). I do feel…

How do you ladies avoid over gripping with heavy weights? I think I need to get myself a pair of lifting gloves, as my hands (and whole body) get so sweaty, that I'm getting stiff and sore in my hands and forearms from gripping the weights. It's just so hard sometimes trying to keep good form, concentrating on going slow,…

Great job!! I started week 3 of Burn yesterday, I'm soooo excited for push phase! And now I'm excited to do measurements after Burn phase is over, too! Are you following the diet with the program as well?

I second Chalean Extreme. I'd like to do Stronglifts, etc but figured this was a good starting point for heavier weights. So far I love it! I'm more drenched in sweat after the lifting segments than I ever was with Jillian Michaels DVDs, and the only cardio is in the warmup! In 2 weeks I've gone from 133 to 128, tracking…

5 lb increments for me too (dumbbell bars and plates). I guess I'll just stick with the "just right"s for now and see how I feel in week 3. :)

I'm definitely tracking my weight used and reps completed. I use arrows next to the weights that I definitely need to increase, those are the obvious ones. If I could have kept going the first week, it's definitely going to be too light the second. ;) Some of the exercises I'm pushing myself - if I made 12 reps last time…

I'm almost finished my second week of Burn, just BIO and Recharge tomorrow. How do you decide when to up the weights? Some are obvious, I know. But the lower body exercises, with those calf raises... I started out at 20 lbs for squats and lunges, and 15 lbs for sumos. Last week for the first 2 I only got to 10 and 11 reps,…

Another BC'er here, outside of Vancouver.

I could stare at Jensen Ackles all day. Thanks for the gif!! :love:

Okay, thanks! :) I wasn't sure if it was absolutely necessary to have that rest day inbetween lifting days. I set my schedule so my rest days would fall on fri/sun (my hubby works 4-10s and gets f/sat/sun off so we usually end up being more active during the day.... which means I end up working out later in the day.…

What do you guys do if you miss a day? I have my lifting days as Sat/Mon/Wed, this weekend we'll be going camping and I won't be able to do the program Saturday. Should I do it Sunday and then BC2 on Monday? Or push all my workouts back a day then skip Friday's rest day? Is it important with this program to have that rest…

I have no expectations of it being a get fit quick routine. And definitely want to keep going after workout 1! I've been working out since Sept 2013, mostly jogging and Jillian Michaels. After 1 workout, my boobs (okay, pecs) actually hurt! Looking forward to pushing it with heavier weights. I have a small set of…

Joining this group as I'm starting Day 1 tomorrow!! So excited! :)

I was struggling with this too, I was getting sick of logging so after I had been on maintenance around 2.5 months, I started tracking only on weekdays. I did this for a while, then went on h

Can you keep going, but just decrease range of motion? Sometimes I feel like I repeat back the stuff she says during the workouts, but it's all true. Decreased range, while maintaining good form. You can always "press the up button" and increase your range or intensity when you're ready, but going too hard with poor form…

Are you following Anita? Lol. I love Jillian, I've lost 40 lbs with MFP and JM DVDs. I have bad knees and hips in my family, so I had to really decrease my range of motion and just do half squats and lunges, and work on having correct form. As I got stronger I've been able to increase my range of motion. I can't keep up…

If I stick with BR and just keep upping my weights each time, will I get somewhat similar results? I don't want to flit around from one program to the next and get frustrated when I don't see results. That's why I've been hesitant to try NROLFW, etc without gym access, as I've heard you can only go so far at home before…

Anyone???

Thanks for the reply. I have tried T25 and Insanity, but I have a bad hip (congenitally prone to arthritis) that gets very inflamed from doing too much plyo. I can't make it more than 4 days on either of those programs before I'm needing ibuprofen for pain relief. I'll look into P90x, thanks for the suggestion! Bumping for…