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So you lost 15.5cm from some part of your body but you're disheartened? That doesn't make any sense, why does it even matter what you weigh if you're getting smaller?

It happens.

That's not the way it works. You tend to lose a bunch of water weight at first and then it levels out, exactly as you are seeing. Consistent loss of 1-2lbs per week is great, expecting more will lead to disappointment.

On the plus side, without squats there's more time for curls brah!

Can confirm the nudes...and I haven't even signed up yet!

It takes months and years of hard work to build an appreciable physique, especially as a woman. Patience is probably the best thing I can prescribe.

You don't.

I miss the raspberry ketones memes.

The people and content has been pretty much the same these past 6 years. The database used to not be a gigantic mess and there wasn't this idiotic "kitten" thing. Bugs from years and years past still exist, basic useful functionality has been lost (does anyone even use their news feed anymore?), remember being able to…

Haha, where was this study? Someone's blog? That's not true even in the slightest. Personally I've dieted with alcohol and without, similar caloric levels and the weight loss rate was indistinguishable. Calories are calories, just like everything else. I would just watch the total alcohol intake relative to "normal food"…

So people judge others as they have since the dawn of time? Shocking information!

While I couldn't say for sure if your form is fine because you didn't post anything, it doesn't sound like anything worth worrying about. Your spine has a natural arch to it that varies a bit from person to person. The reason for your slight hyperextension could be natural or it could be unnatural tightness pulling you out…

There's not a right way or a wrong way, only a way that is conducive to your goals. Doing it RDL style is going to be more of a posterior chain builder and doing it nearly like a squat is going to be more quad-dominant.

Muscle memory is a real thing. You will get back to where you were, I wouldn't sweat it.

By the way, post up your videos here if you're interested: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/911984/form-critique-thread-post-your-videos-here#latest

Hmmm, if you're just getting into things (not really sure, you said bodybuilding and then powerlifting?), I'd pick a basic beginner program and try it out. You're deadlifting and squatting pretty heavy 3x a week each and that is pure suicide. I would have a whole lot of lower back pain if I did six heavy exercises that…

If you don't walk 10,000 steps a day you will surely die, sooner or later.

Forever?

I'm thinking if you have knee pain you might be putting too much weight on your toes. Watch your heels in that video above, you can see your heel lifting off the floor slightly at the bottom of each rep. That's what gave me a ton of knee pain before I realized what was happening.

I feel ya, I'm at least 4ish months away from being done with my cut.

Bingo. I've done it both ways and gradually reducing calories is horrible. Just when you get used to the new calorie level you drop them again. So you're starving for weeks and weeks and weeks. I just go for the kill right out of the gate and a week later it's smooth sailing (I do RFL too). Now transitioning from cutting…

If you don't like protein powder there's a million other choices out there. My top 3 bars are Quest, PureOne and MusclePharm. You could simply go with something like beef/pork/chicken/turkey jerky too if you're not a fan of whey protein products. I would definitely consume some amount of protein after your workout and…

Personal preference. Only real advantage I can think of is less risk of bicep injury on the underhand side. But as a woman I don't think that's much of a concern. I've tried it a bunch of times, it's way too painful for me. If I had started early when the weights were light it may have been feasible to adapt over time but…

In my opinion, whatever replicates the actual motion of a pull-up best is going to translate to actual pull-ups. Naturally, of course. That's why I liked the band, it's exactly the same motion just with a bit of help. And you can use smaller and smaller bands over time too. Resistance is going to depend on how much…

Haha yup, same idea. The first time I tried it unassisted I got 4. I still remember that feeling of levitating myself off the ground for the first time. It was like magic.

Yeah I used the smith machine at work for a while, it's really the only good use for a smith machine that I'm aware of in fact. Having said that, the biggest thing that helped my pull-ups was band-assisted pullups. It's the same exact motion just with a little assistance and will help you work up to unassisted pullups…

Good luck. Generally you're only going to be able to do one or the other.

I'm kinda confused, you say at home you can use two 45lb plates and a lighter bar (so a normal 45lb bar?), but you're saying at the gym the bars at 10lbs heavier and you can't lift it? It's just 145 vs 135, just drop a rep from your sets if it's a big deal. I'm sure they have 45lb bars there too, the only 55lb bars I've…

Either deal with it or find another gym. Just think, all that work unracking weights and such is just an extra warmup! My old gym was exactly as you described, no one cared. When I was bored in between sets I'd often re-rack stuff and put bars back where they belonged. It helped pass the time.

Oddly enough, I don't grunt on deadlifts. Not even the 500lb+ ones. But any squat over about two plates sounds like someone is torturing a cow to death.