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Breathe then brace. I don't think I would be able to get enough air breathing after I was braced. But I also have a bit of asthma and find getting a good, deep breath difficult.

I'm 5'0" and 110 lbs, and I haven't found this, unless I am not centred under the bar (or I messed up my math and the bar is heavier on one side :P ). I also suspect it is an upper back tightness issue, and you aren't getting that "shelf" for the bar.

haha - yep, that would be a reason too...

Losing your period is a symptom, not a disorder in itself. It did not "cause" weight gain. Even if you had your period at 42kg, that doesn't mean it was a healthy weight. Yes, extreme stress can cause you to skip a period, but not for an extended period of time unless you are talking about cancer-diagnosis level of stress.…

I'm working through Christmas, so we are having the in-laws over tonight. Prime rib, mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, carrots, green beans, gravy. Strawberry-rhubarb pie and vanilla ice cream for dessert.

Finally got back to the gym! All deloaded due to the extended break. Squat - 3x5 at 115 lbs. Pull ups - 4,3,3 Row - 3x5 at 75 lbs Bench - 3x5 at 70 lbs Shrugs - 3x8 at 70 lbs Skullcrushers - 3x8 at 30 lbs Curls - 3x8 at 40 lbs Hyperextensions - 3x10 at 20 lbs Cable crunches - 1x12 at 50 lbs, 2x10 at 55 lbs

I started at 140 in January. At 111 now. And I haven't been trying to lose weight consistently for the whole year...

Is dropping weights a right of passage or something? Guy beside me doing hyperextensions with a 25 lbs plate, drops the plate from the top of his hyperextension right on to the floor. I mean, it is 25 lbs! There is no way he couldn't have just placed it down.

30% is really high. Generally between 10 and 20% is recommended. But that would be off your TDEE which is your maintenance calories.

@Sumiblue - get your friend to read this - http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/ (I ignore all the paleo crap)

I started climbing in early October and am now climbing 5.9s and am starting easier 5.10s. I'm only on V2s bouldering. While upper body strength is important in climbing, it isn't that crucial when you are climbing 5.8s. If you are using your upper body to pull yourself up, you aren't climbing smart. Legs should always…

Remember, a lb of fat is approx. 3500 calories. To gain a lb of fat, you will need to eat 3500 calories OVER your maintenance level. You gained 2 lbs last week. If that was fat, it would have required an extra 7000 calories or so. Did you eat 1000 calories over maintenance every day last week? Highly unlikely :). So it…

Just bumping this seeing as here are only a few weeks left in the year. Want to be able to find it later...

5'0". I started at 140 lbs and am down to 111-112 now. I plan on maintaining at 105-110. I am close! I have gone from a size 8-10 to a size 2. Be warned, my diary is open, but in no way flawless. I use TDEE and my calorie goal is 1680, but I log my junk food and alcohol too and frequently go over or under. I work on weekly…

Ugh. Again, I need to get back in to a regular lifting schedule. No weight goals as I am going to have to take another deload. Sigh. I really want to get down to the top end of my goal range by the end of the year. I am only 2 lbs away, so it should be do-able, as long as I don't go nuts with the alcohol and treats this…

Re: Roll of Shame If any of you have a navel piercing, kind of suck in your belly a bit as you roll by to keep the bar from catching the piercing. Not that that has happened to me at all... :D

Pretty much anything where you neither need the safeties or need the bar to start high. I always use the cage to squat and OHP. I will row and DL from an open spot on the floor and bench at a bench station. I can't use the squat racks to squat, because the fixed safeties are too high for me. But, the women's only gym I go…

1) I did great for 3 weeks, then sucked it up last week :( 2) 4.5...close! 3) Yep...only day I didn't track was our Halloween party. That was a planned no tracking day. 4) 112.2...I am calling that a win since I started the month at a higher weight than I thought.

Then you need a new counselor that will do their job properly. Maybe your OBGYN can put a referral in to get you in to see someone faster? Or a registered dietician experienced with eating disorders and pregnancy that can get you a tailored meal plan. Unfortunately, no one on here is going to be qualified to answer your…

Eliminating wheat would reduce bloating if you are truly intolerant, but it won't do anything to get rid of belly fat, unless it results in reducing calories along with it.

I've been stalled for 3 weeks, but I swear my belly is less overhang-y now. Here's hoping for my own whoosh soon ;)

Everyone in there was in there for the first time once. Try not to be intimidated :)

Most high level rock climbers lift weights specifically to increase strength without increasing mass too much. Climbing itself can help, but you won't build much muscle climbing once a week. I go once a week too (well, one and a bit, I bring my daughter on Saturdays and get a bit of bouldering in.) You can't really get the…

I don't dread working out, but I do hate going to the gym. If I had the space, I would 100% do a home gym. I am not a social person and don't like being around people. I usually just tell myself to suck it up and go, and if I am too tired, I will skip my accessories. I have never skipped them yet :P It is always fine once…

Started with the 45 lb bar. Now at 130 lbs with full depth and solid form. I am 5'0" and 114 lbs.

Haha, I have seen that before. I think it was originally Jimmy Kimmel or something...

That is precision, not accuracy. Accuracy means that if you put a 50 lbs weight on it, it shows 50 lbs. Precise means that if you weigh something several times, it will give the same result. Accurate = hitting the bullseye Precise = throwing 5 darts to the same place every time. Accurate and precise = throwing 5 darts all…

Adult guy in the gym - Batman shirt. Batman shorts. Batman towel flung over the cable machine for all to see. Playing air guitar between sets. Yeah. And then there were the 3 guys doing half squats in jeans. Maybe their depth would be better if they were wearing less restrictive clothing :P

Good workout. Everything felt heavy, but form was good. Squat - 3x5 at 130 lbs. So close to getting those big girl plates back on there. OHP - 3x5 at 60 lbs. This the probably the solid-est I have done these at 60 lbs. I am really trying to get that shelf thing, and it is helping that I concentrate on pulling my shoulder…

I also switched to 3x5 once I find I was dreading those squat workouts. I am on a deficit too, so 5x5 was just too physically and mentally draining. Now I do ICF 3x5 and I really like it.