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Hey girls! DNA-hope the headache improved and the concert was enjoyable, :pensive: Jo-sounds like a productive day off! Glad you're feeling better! Beeps-glad they moved your surgery back up again. Good job finding the silver lining. Dawn-great job on the run! Good times and glad it was fun too! Hope you enjoy your new…

Welcome Josie! Just follow the workouts in the book. You will alternate A and B workouts, log them on the sheets and keep,progressing. The different stages have separate threads here so reference them as y get to the stage. Jo-hope your DLs went well! Great workouts this week! Dawn-how was the 5k? Beeps-you're doing great!…

I've developed callouses over time...and I'm strangely proud of them :smiley: I'm sure any weight lifting glove would do the trick though. :)

Jo-I'm so with you...I lean too far forward too. Goblet squats are helping, but I can't go nearly as heavy...I guess I need to take the time to retrain my form. It's frustrating, I get it! Hang in there, we all have bad days, but there are good days too :). DNA- we don't have magpies, but there have been way more bird…

Not sure about your elbow, sorry! Can't help you there. The logs are online, and there's a web address in the book, if I remember correctly. My friend has my book right now, sorry. It gave the address, so I just copied it off the computer. Hope you can find it :).

Beeps-I'm a Bret C fan too! I was just watching his advice on changing the form of WHTs...his videos are really helpful, and his articles are so good too! I can't do DLs so I do the WHTs instead. Glad you're back to work out so well! Kutgw! Pmag-I've been thinking of you, sorry for the depression. Hope things continue to…

Amazing!!, congratulations and thanks for the inspiration! You look great!

Jo-ambitious week ahead! I see lots of women in our gym these days,. Inspiring! Combat after leg day? Ouch! Beeps-go girl! You know how to do it! Dawn-running and extra sleep? Not too shabby! I'm taking your example and starting to add a bit of running to my weekly routine :). Dou-kudos on going! Bummer on the towel :(.…

I'm in the hour camp too. I will stay past that and stretch, especially on leg day. But an hour is enough for me usually. Beeps-hope your eye procedure goes well and you heal quickly. I'm still relosing my summer vacation gain...sigh. I'd love to get back to early 2015 body too, which is ironic, as I was still hoping to…

You guys sound good! DNA-sore butt is good! Jo-you dropped that in a week? Wow! I'll be checking your diary! God job on the losses. Dawn-glad youre back to routine. Beeps-wish it was cool enough here to go for a nice long walk. I'm doing well. Lifted Sunday and Monday, did some intervals on the treadmill tonight. All good.…

Oh yeah, gotta work on my squat form. I'm leaning forward too much. Sigh.

Good job Beeps! DNA-my dd and Dh are gf also, and I would be livid if guests ate all thier gf stuff. Brownies are the most likely to be taken...gf bake mixes are expensive!! Dawn-good job on the 5k!! I'm doing a thanksgiving one, but haven't run miles in ages. I'll start working on that soon. Good for you! Jo-hope you find…

Good work girls! I did Zumba this morning with my BFF. Fun! Then I did my upper body lifting...I'm so wiped out now! I haven't felt well all day :(. Fasted probably wasn't the best idea in retrospect, but on upper body days I just feel achy-my shoulders and upper back. Double whammy today. I plan to actually add in some…

Congrats on the weight loss! That's hard to do at our age! I'm 5'6" and 46, and would love to weigh 132!! How did you do it? Just with lower calories? I'm in a similar starting range and would love suggestions. That said, to build muscle you'll need to up your calories. You'll probably want to do it slowly. Look up reverse…

Beeps-you're right back at it! Good for you! Hope you not too sore! Dawn-doing great! I'm doing a 5k on thanksgiving and beginning to think about it. I haven't runway appreciable distance in ages...hit sprints here and there, but not 3 miles! Kutgw! Jo-glad to hear you're shopping gyms. A good fit is really motivating!…

I'm not sure I'd count as "seasoned" as I'm still in my first year of heavy lifting. But, what I have gleaned is that "progressive resistance" is the key to getting stronger. Adding either weight or reps to your lifts is the way to do that. Every time you lift, if possible, you should be trying for more weight or more…

Welcome home Beeps! Beautiful pictures and I'm sure you'll take a while to adjust to normal life again! Sam-those curtsy lunges are tough! But effective! I need to add them in more often myself, saddle bags stink! Hope the new routine works out well! Lifted last night at 8pm. I hate lifting at night :(. Dh went with me…

Dawn-whatever your secret, you're doing great! Glad you got off a bit earlier so you could sleep a bit before going back!

Janie-thats super strong (to me!). Go girl! Kutgw! Jo-that's quite a workout I've gained the same this year :( but not fitting in my clothes as well :(. A month of vacation and indulging and whammo! And it's not leaving as quickly as it came :(. Hope you continue getting stronger and your cut goes smashingly!! Strong lady!…

My worst gym moment was doing box squats, and you guessed it, missing the box! I kept dipping lower trying to find the box...and it was behind me too far! I ended up ok, got back up and kept going, but I sure felt and looked like a moron! Another fun gym memory was doing sumo deadlifts. I had previously pulled a muscle in…

You're wise to add weight lifting in now! Building and keeping muscle while you're losing weight will put you far ahead of the game! Lifting consistently, and heavy, will net you the best benefits. It may mess up the scale for a while, but you'll be losing inches while the scale catches up. Choose a good program, watch…

+2 for stretching and foam rolling afterwards. I don't think too much stretching before has helped me, except for squats. I've recently gone to a split so I am doing 2 leg days a week...and they do hurt, but it's s good sore. More shaky right afterwards and sore 1-2 days later...I keep stretching those days and it helps a…

Dawn-for a short girl, you are sure getting really strong really fast! I sometimes blame my lack of strength gains on being in a deficit, but you're in a deficit (and actually losing weight which I'm not!) and making good strength gains. Makes me wonder if I'm just not pushing myself enough? I feel like I am, and I've made…

Rapid weight loss (from any cause-low carb, low fat, low cal...) can cause hair loss. It's very common and many think it's because of the shock to your system and weight loss. It usually stops in time. I am hypothyroid so mine was partially from that, and losing weight pretty quickly many years ago. I am now on low dose…

I'm in AZ so I'm in the "excited for Fall" camp. I like soups and stew...cooler weather lends itself better to LC for me. Except the holidays with baked goods. Summer is tougher with fruit and barbecues... I'm a gym girl for my lifting so year round my workouts are consistent, but in the Fall and winter I walk more and…

If you are new to lifting you will be very unhappy with the scale, at least initially. Measure yourself and then retake measurements along the way. Body fat is also a good way to track, with scale being the last method I'd recommend. We are all different. I didn't follow the book's diet but know that I'm more sensitive to…

You're keeping your forward momentum going Dawn! Great job! I did legs today...I like this split! I did calf raises...and leg curls. Haven't done those in ages! Switched weighted hip thrusts for DLs...they're getting better. Still not nearly as strong as you guys, but hope to keep increasing. Felt good! Rest day tomorrow…

Hey pudding! Good job finishing supercharged!! WTG!! Jo-thanks! I'm more excited with some structure and direction again :). I felt a bit guilty on upper body-like I didn't work hard enough without working my lower half...i usually do compound lifts when I go, squats each time, etc. this will be a good change for me. So…

Dawn-good job ! And 4 miles? You're a runner girl!! Jo-thanks! I liked it a lot, even started it today...I've been looking for a split that will fit what I like. Dumb starting on a Friday, but I was ready for some new direction. Beeps-amazing!! Beautiful photos! I'm living vicariously through you! Ali-this very unsettling!…

Great lifting ladies!! Jo-what plan are you following? I'm kind of floundering a bit without a plan, but am hitting my main lifts pretty often. I havent lifted in a week, :(. Busy time starting. Back to homeschool and tending my mom. Planning to lift today.