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New Rules of Lifting for Women

^^this. There is a New Rules of Lifting for Women group on MFP as well. Check it out!

I didn't notice it before, but today I felt the same lung crushing on the ball for YTWL! I wonder if it has to do with coming off of a cold so my lung capacity isn't what it should be. I managed 6 lbs all three sets but my arms were dying by the end of it! This workout is so bizarre to me (even though I love it) because I…

There are at-home modifications. A lot of the ladies in the group listed above do it from home so you'll find a lot of support there. Good luck!

These are my stats exactly! Although I'm no longer focused on the goal of 165. I'm more concerned about BF%. I had it tested (in the water) last June and it was 41.3%. I was actually more like 199 then. I haven't been watching food so much lately but have been working out, mostly lifting weights (New Rules of Lifting for…

I have a Wii fit and I don't really do a lot with it. Like someone else said, boxing is good. It sounds dumb, but I get a great calorie burn from my kids nickelodeon dance game...and it's tons of fun! As for burning extra calories at work, just stay as active as possible. Stand, don't sit. If you work behind the counter,…

Not that I want to wish away time with my kids, but I can't wait for the days when I have to drag them out of bed at noon on the weekends! :) It's funny how we all prefer different stages. I haaaaaaaaated stage 2, and I'm dreading 4. I love 3, even the YTWL!

hahaha - I was asleep by 9 and I can't use being old as an excuse! I'll use my 3 year old and 19-month old as my excuse...staying up late isn't an option when I know they'll be up by 6am no matter what!

Welcome! I think the question "does this program work?" is dependent on your goals. My goal was to lower my body fat % along with losing lbs on the scale, as well as get stronger and tone. I'm halfway through stage 3 and am definitely much stronger and I know my body fat % has gone down, although I don't have the figures.…

Most of the whey protein powders I've found are 2 scoops per serving - around 50 g of protein. So I don't think you will over-do it with the protein with 2 scoops. I'm actually about to switch to whey isolate because I've done some research and it appears to be easier to digest.

Haha, so true! We ordered a 46" flat screen last year and they left it at our door. And it wasn't even a brown box that didnt show was was in it...the actual picture of the tv was on the box! Smh.

I think this is one of those "duh" moments for me. It never crossed my mind to do dumbbells. And I have a huge selection. Maybe being sick so much these last couple of months has fried my brain! Thanks! I'm with you on dreading to move on to stage 4. I may just stay in 3 forever :)

Hi ladies! Just wanted to say welcome and good luck with the start of your NROL journey! I'm in stage 3 right now so not very far behind. Happy to add as a friend anyone just starting out.

Brightside...you should have your book tonight and you got in some extra cardio today with the trips back and forth! Happy reading!

Yes! Me too!

I did my second A workout on Monday...this stage is going to be the longest in history due to traveling for the holidays and being sick off and on. But I still love it! Considering both A workouts have been done after 10+ days with no lifting, both of them have killed me! The DOMS are ridiculous, and I didn't even do the…

Bumping because I'm in the same boat as you! I also love skinnytaste!

^^this! There is a NROL4W group here and one on facebook. Check it out!

30DS is very small weights with mostly bodyweight exercises. I've always thought of it as more cardio focused. I don't think it would hurt you to do the workouts a couple of days a week on your rest days. Or if any of your videos are more cardio-based that would work. I do P90X kickboxing on some off days and love it!

I did 3 sets for both the first A and B workout. Was that not right? Dangit now I need to go back and read! Great job increasing weights!!

Poor thing! Hope your little one is feeling better and you were able to restart stage 3 again today. My 3 year old has been sick pretty much non stop since August (started pre-school this year) so I feel your pain.

First B workout today...after 4 days of rest from the A workout that kicked my tail on Thursday. I have to say I must be one of the few who love this stage! Looking at the exercises for B I was afraid I would feel indifferent to them like I did the 2B ones, but I actually loved it! The barbell romanian deadlift with bent…

Did my first 3A workout today. I was supposed to start last Monday but have had an awful sinus infection so today was the first day I felt up to doing a workout. So that was part of my problem...it's been almost 2 weeks since I lifted. But holy crap I did not expect it to be so hard! I actually loved it much more than…

Great idea! Thanks ladies!

I'm starting today too! And reading all these posts is scaring me! :) I seriously disliked stage 2 so I'm hoping I'm one of the ones that likes stage 3. Good luck!

Finally finished stage 2! This stage and I are not best friends...and it took forever because I could only work out 2 times per week and had to take a week off in the middle due to a sick kiddo. Anyhoo...here are my stats: FSPP: 40lbs - 50lbs Step-up: 38lbs - 60lbs Dumbbell One Point Row: 15lbs each hand - 30lbs each hand…

You can manually adjust the number of calories MFP gives you, instead of relying on the activity level and amount of weight to lose. You can set it at TDEE minus a percentage (usually 10-15%) and not eat back your exercise calories. I've also seen others who posted that they set MFP at their BMR and then logged and ate…

Welcome! My advice is to just do it - you'll love it! It sounds like you have a great setup at home so you don't have to worry about overcoming fears of joining the scary looking men in the weights section at the gym. :) I'm sure there are others who were also training for a half or full marathon when doing this so they…

Love this! Perfect!

Today was an A workout day, but I decided to do the HIIT today since the B workout is already so long. And I did it before I started lifting because I knew there was no way I'd have the energy at the end. Does it matter? I assume Allwyn's workouts are structured the way they are for a reason, but this one really doesn't…