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Ok, FINALLY back at it! Felt great to be back. Felt strong but I could tell I got tired easier. Not sure if it's b/c I haven't been sleeping well or all the crap food I've been eating is catching up to me. I skipped the planks and the cable pulls so I could make it to spin class but I'll finish those up tomorrow before…

Sorry I've been MIA! Was in Arizona for the past 5 days....meant to get back at it this a.m. but needed some extra sleep this morning. I feel so sick right now but hopefully I'll be feeling better by the morning. I'm SO ready to go lift something heavy!

Haha....thanks girls! I'm officially half way through stage 5! I'm going out of town on Wednesday so I think I may just hold off on lifting until next Tuesday? This will be my longest stretch of no lifting since I started! I think it sounds like a good place to take a rest though:)

I don't know what the original nrol is like but when I did nrol4w last year, I had my hubby do it with me and he thought it was a great workout. There's not really anything "girly" about it. I honestly think they just named the book that to get more women to buy their books...

Just wanted to jump in here and say hey! I've been commenting on the specific stage posts but it looks like I'm in Stage 5 alone so thought I'd finally come talk to you daily peeps:)

Bahahahahahaha! The other end of your clavicle?! Like just above my armpit-ish? Idk...I told you it was hard to explain! Hahahahaha:) Good news though...haven't really had any issues with it the past few days. I YouTube'd the YTWL move and realized I needed to lower my bench more and that seemed to help a lot!

Really? No one else is in stage 5?! I forgot how sore I'd be after the body matrix in workout A! Little to no irritation in my shoulder during the YTWL! I think lowering the bench helped??

I'm trying to foam roll it but I need to be moe consistant! I don't really know how to explain where it is....like 3 inches under where your clavicle ends? I don't think it's anything super serious but what do I know? I def don't want to make it worse though. Hopefully the foaming will help! Thanks for your input!

I'm in Stage 5 and I still weigh the same. I have lost several inches though. Like an above poster wrote, I don't have many lbs to lose anymore though so that may be a factor. For what it's worth, I wish I had started lifting right when I started losing weight. I think it's an awesome skill to have. I also believe that if…

I used this advice today and got my first 120 plank in!! DUH! Good thinking!! haha Jo...good luck. I hope you find a good gym for a good price!! I'm gonna ask y'all since I think I'm all alone in the Stage 5 thread:) I've been having some left shoulder pain for a while now (since like Stage 3...don't yell at me!!) It's…

Finished my first A workout today! Only having 4 reps is kind of a trip! I think I upped my weight every set for every move! haha (I need to look at my Stage 3 logs to see where I left off!!)

I'll just be starting Stage 5 this week so I have a couple of months before I need to worry about it but I've already purchased Supercharged and am almost done reading it. That's what I'll do next. I don't really know anything about Abs. :)

I'm almost done reading Supercharged and there is a section in it where he talks about how it's totally ok to STOP your workout if you are absolutely DONE. It's actually encouraged. So if you can only do 3 min of HIIT and are wiped out, stop! So...great job listening to your body! I also agree with the whole eating thing…

Great list! Will be checking out some of those that I've never heard of!

Don't quit!! I kinda wish I hadn't read this! Haha! I do appreciate you letting us know though, that's very interesting. I'll be starting stage 5 on Monday. Regardless of what anyone says, I know I'm losing inches and gaining strength. :)

Looks like I'm talking to myself but I'll be starting stage 5 on Monday!

Hasta la vista, stage 4! Upped a lot of my weights again today. I really just need to have more confidence in my strength. :) Excited to start stage 5 on Monday!! See y'all there!

Did my last A workout!! Feel like I kinda half assed it:/ I took a spin class before lifting and I usually do that after...probably wont do that again. I think I'm also jut tired of this stage. Haha

I still can't get to 120 seconds on my plank:/ 90 tops! Ugh. Awesome with the push-ups! I need to make sure I'm getting low enough on mine. Oh, and I totally miscalculated....I'll be done with stage 4 on Friday! (Assuming I get to lift tomorrow and Friday!)

Amazing!!

I think consistent gains are pretty common in Stage 1 but not so much for the others (IMO). I'm almost done with Stage 4 and while I occasionally have gains it's def not every workout like in Stage 1. I still def feel like I'm getting stronger regardless of how often I up my weights:) I'll add more weight for different…

I pr'd my deadlift again! Woohoo! I also used a wider stance for the BSS and it seemed a lot easier! Wll be finishing Stage 4 next Monday! So crazy!

Hahahahaha....I do the "hop" too. Next workout I need to make sure my stance is wide enough though. Good tip!

Maybe I should start skipping them too! hahahahaha:) Do they strengthen your lower back? I think the ab moves are lame as well but maybe that's just me:) LC...I *really* like to get 3 lifting days in a week, although there has been a few weeks I can only get 2 in. Hopefully I can get a lifting session in on Saturday! I'm…

Ok, good! I saw that you had bumped it down to 1200 earlier this year so I was hoping you bumped it back up:)

Today went MUCH better. Gt that second B workout done! Can't believe I'm halfway through stage 4 already! Crazy! Since I actually got my deadlifts in yesterday I decided to so some goblet squats today. I like those:) I took a spin class after I lifted...it was a nice do-over from yesterday:) Does anyone else feel…

Not yet, but I'm hoping to take my girls to it this weekend!!

Those are great results but please tell me you're eating more than 1200 cals!!!!

I attempted to do my second B workout but after I did the deadlifts, I felt really sick. :/ Will attempt it again tomorrow!

I'll be doing supercharged. I already bought the book even though I'm still in stage 4:)