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Just an update here, I went barefoot last night and was able to squat with an additional 30#!!! I was THAT much more stable. Who needs shoes anyways?

Oh wow!! I totally feel you!! LOL I am day 3 into cut after, oh I dunno, 6 or 7 weeks of eating at maintenance. I simply cut 300 (between 15 and 20%) calories per day and we will see what happens, but I can vouche for the water retention - I lost 1.6 lbs in one week (after gaining 4 and still on maintenance) and it can't…

^^This ;)

I highly recommend a Bowflex Treadclimber - best of both worlds!! Easy on the joints when in 'climbing' mode, and treads can be locked down to be a treadmill...only thing I find with this machine is that when using as a treadmill, I wish the treads were slightly longer for running. No matter which you use, you have to…

^^^love this!

Hi there, I am in stage 1 also, add me if you like :)

You do lunges with a barbell?? Sweet!!

Hi there! I am in stage 1 also and I do interval training after lifting (as in phase 2) plus one "extra" activity per week. I have noticed the biggest changes in all my major leg muscles and my back and.shoulders. If you do the workouts right, you will easily give up some cardio because after just 1 hour (or 30-40 mins…

My protien comes out to 180g per day and I hit it spot on today for the first time with NO SUPPLEMENTS!! :) I was pretty happy. I have no idea who is right on this one, but I am using the NROLFW as well and he explains that experts are all of differing opinions as well. If you have the book, it's explained beginning on…

That's crazy! Now I really REALLY want a BMF!!!!... I am pretty comfortable eating 2400 cals a day now...but after everything I've learned, I think I burn more than that on my 'rest' days, "taking the guesswork out of the equation" sounds great to me!

Hey there, I just did my third workout today....I'll send you a request. (:

This helps me out a lot! Thanks for this, I had been trying to get the answer to this because I am away from home and the gym I am using does not have a squat rack (and only EZ curl barbells) But I refuse to wait till the end of the month to continue!! I started yesterday with Workout B, using the EZ curl, so tomorrow I…

THANK YOU!!! Oh....My....Gawwwdd! LOL Can I ask just one more thing? Seeing as how I feel famished on my workout days, would you then suggest I simply go all the way up to TDEE (no cut, AKA Metabolism reset)?? :huh: I am in Phase 1 of NROLFW so I would think I need the extra to build the muscle right? (Sooo Crappy I didn't…

Thanks everyone, you kind of confirmed what I had already guessed....no 'body' is the same, therefore, there is no 'right' answer when it comes from any calculator that just looks at your stats. HRM or BodyMedia will be in my budget for next month. The reason I asked btw is simply because I was trying to be accurate for my…

OMG!! Have I been doing this wrong??? My Cut value (TDEE-15%) = 2150, so I've set that as my goal for MFP. On my workout days, I enter my workouts into MFP, and of course, I need to eat more to reach a net value of 2150. So my actual intake of calories fluctuates for my workout days and non-workout days, but MY NET VALUE…

Awesome, I'll send u an invite! :smile: The only gym I am able to use right now has no squat rack, so do you think I'm safe to just do dumbell squats for the first 6-7 workouts?

Inquisitive.

I get my Whey Protein (made by Six Star Nutrition) from Walmart...It's delicious and I think the big tub costs about $25 (in Canada) one scoop = 26g pure whey protien...So far, I'm just having one a day, but if I know I'm getting low I'll make it a two scooper! I also use milk and usually add fresh berries. Don't be…

YUMMMYY QUINOA!! Now THAT is bang for your buck right there!

Hi Andrea...I'm pretty new to this too, but from what I've read, you have to eat back your exercise, so you want your NET calories to be the 1479. Correct me if I'm wrong here veterans...

Hey all! My name is Amy, been on MFP for awhile but only used it when I was dieting...I did an extremely low cal diet last fall and it worked great for me (besides the dizzy spells, feeling cold, actually chewing food and spitting it out, you know...), i lost 35lbs...gained back about 8 and stayed happily at about 175…