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Pull Ups - A question for women
Hey all, Aside from improving my all round strength, I have a specific goal that I'd like to achieve: to be able to do a single pull up. I have been following the Strong Lifts 5x5 program for a couple of months, and in addition have been adding in some lat pull downs, and more recently some "negative pull ups" (standing on…
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Inverted rows in the gym...
I'm keen to start incoorporating inverted rows into my lifting programme. I've seen a load of videos for improvising inverted rows at home involving bed sheets and doors, etc. But I want to be able to incorporate them into the rest of my lifting that I do at the gym (if I don't get them done with the rest of the lifting,…
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free weights / spotting
Besides the general anxiety surrounding "being the one woman in the free weights room" (yes, it's a separate room in my gym... making it even more of a mental barrier to cross), I'm also worried about going alone. I'm currently doing cardio and some lifts with dumbells/kettlebells (which live in the "main" gym room), and…
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Greek Yoghurt
So - I love low fat greek yoghurt... it's high in protein, it tastes great, makes good shakes etc. I currently buy Total 0% Greek Yoghurt, partly because I like the taste/texture compared to others, but mostly because it has, by a fair margin, the "best" macros I've found (ok, "best" is not the correct word - I mean, it's…
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Weight-lifting Programmes using only dumbells and kettlebells
So, I want to start some weight-lifting / strength training. Overall goal is to try and maintain muscle mass while losing about 15-20kg, then eventually work on building muscle. I'm pretty new to this, so ideally I want to follow a structured program. My issue is: my local gym has a separate "main gym" and "powerlifting…
