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I agree New Rules of Lifting for Women is a great program - I did it and learned a lot. I do not, however, think it is a great "at home weight lifting for beginners" program. I have also done Rachel Cosgrove's Drop 2 Sizes - dumb name but I love the workouts and I'm able to do them at home with a few modifications. There…
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I started with New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's not the easiest program to start with, but I enjoyed it and learned a lot. I've also done Drop 2 Sizes by Rachel Cosgrove - the name is dumb but the workouts are great and I think an easier start than New Rules. Rachel Cosgrove's husband did the workouts for all the "New…
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If you are doing Insanity daily and only eating 1000-1200 per day, you're hungry because your body is telling you that you need to eat! You need to fuel those workouts. You're probably netting 700-900 a day, which for most people is not sustainable. If MFP set your "goal" at 1200, that would be your NET, meaning you have…
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Maybe check out one of the lifting programs - New Rules of LIfting for Women, Stronglifts, etc. I've done New Rules and loved it - there is a group on MFP and a very active one on facebook. I've heard that New Rules is more complicated than Stronglifts but I think either of them would suit your needs.
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If you click the Home button in the bottom left of the app, then click on the Daily tab at the top it should list all of your macros and the total, goal and what you have left of each. I actually prefer this view to the one on the computer. Hope this helps!
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I also love Skinnytaste.com, but the recipes are pretty ingredient heavy and sometimes lots of carbs/sodium if you're trying to watch out for those. But i do like that she lists all of the nutrition info and a lot of the popular meals are already in the MFP database.
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I mostly do a lean meat with a salad or veggies. Add brown rice or quinoa if I have carbs to spare. Favorite is Salmon roasted with whole grain mustard and a little honey, roasted or sauteed broccoli/zucchini/red peppers. We also do turkey burgers a lot with 97% lean ground turkey, mix in shredded zucchini for moisture and…
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I actually liked that it was complicated, because it forced me to do the research and learn how to do some of the exercises that I'd never heard of before. I joined the group here and on facebook (very active and informative group there if anybody is just starting out) and that gave me some accountability and motivation to…
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^^this
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I'm also pretty bottom heavy, but I've noticed since starting to lift heavy that my shoulders have gotten wider which helps with the proportions of my body. I've actually gained weight but get asked all the time what I'm doing to lose it. Basically I worked my arms/shoulders/back enough to create more of an hour glass vs…
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If you guys set up a group, I'm in! Started this week also. Finished NROL4W a few months ago and wanted something with a little more fat-burning and I really need the meal plan so this looks like the next best thing. There is a fairly active facebook group with some good info as well.
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I've finished NROL4W and loved it. It is a little complicated, but I felt like I learned so much doing the research needed to figure out the workouts and how to do the exercises. There is a very active facebook group so check that out for a ton of good information. I didn't lose a lot of weight doing NR, but my body…
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I'm a NROL4W fan - made it through once and deciding now whether to start again or do the NR for Abs book next. I don't know anything about the Chalene program so I can't help you there. There is a very active NR facebook page and one that is fairly active on the boards here if you want to join and read through some of the…
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This is FANTASTIC! I love seeing NROL4W results like this! Can I ask how what you've been doing diet-wise? Did you follow the calorie recommendations in the book? Great work! So inspiring!!
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Heavy lifting will also help change the shape of your body...you may not lose scale weight, but should see inches drop and your body will begin to look and feel leaner. In my case, my shoulders became wider and even though my hips are the same size I look smaller overall because they are more balanced with my shoulders.…
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Ditto the others...embrace the callouses! They show how hard you're working!
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it's more than worth its weight in gold. Although you will need quite a bit of equipment for doing it at home or join a gym. There is a fairly active NROL4W board here as well as on facebook if you're interested.
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It definitely helps - if you can roll before and after working out it will help even more. I just searched on amazon for one - can't remember off the top of my head what brand it was but around $25. Worth every penny!
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On the NROL4W group on facebook, Alwyn has come to comment a few times that he would substitute all of the crunch exercises for plank variations if he were to rewrite the 4W book. I've just started the Abs book and there isn't a crunch in sight! I always felt like I got a great ab workout from the jackknives (eventually…
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There is also a very active NROL4W group on facebook with lots of info and links to videos on how to do things the right way. Come join us!
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I also loved stage 3 and all the fun new exercises! For the rows, you can use dumbbells that add up to more than 60 if you have those. For YTWL, if you can't do it with good form with the 10's, I would use the 5's. I have the same problem at my gym and dropped down to the 5's for that. I've heard there are small weights…
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Hi ladies! Been crazy busy at work so I had to read a while to catch up on everyone. Sue, so glad your hubby is home. Hope he's doing well! I'm so happy to say today was my last stage 4 workout!! I did 4B on Sunday because I had a little more time to include the HIIT and finished my last 4A today. Can't wait for stage 5!…
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I don't know anything about the machine you're referring to, but it sounds like you do not have any weight to lose, correct? So you should be eating at maintenance, or your TDEE (google it to find a calculator). For body recomposition (reducing body fat while retaining your lean muscle), find a good weight-lifting program…
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There is a Starting Strength program I've heard good things about. I do New Rules of Lifting for Women and love it. I would be super jealous of your swimmers shoulders!
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Fantastic numbers!!
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Depends on your opinion of fun... I enjoy P90X Kenpo (kickboxing) on off days from lifting. My most fun "workout" is playing Nickelodeon Dance with my kids on the Wii!
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BB row - 80#, 3 sets of 6 reps Squat - it's been a while since I've done Back Squats (I'm doing New Rules of Lifting and they're not in my current stage) but front squats with an overhead press I do 50#, 3 sets of 8.
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Good for you ordering the weights to do at home! I'm jealous!
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bleh. Sorry for the complaining again about how much I dislike this stage, but here I am complaining again. It's a catch-22....since I hate doing the workouts, I spread them out more, but the longer I spread them out the longer this stage will take. Finished 2B today so I'm halfway finished. In theory I could finish it by…
