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Difficulties with Snatch
I need some advice with doing the Snatch. My trainer wants me to add these to my program. I've only been lifting a little over 6 months and I think these are too complicated yet. When I do the Snatch she has me just working through keeping the bar close to body and squatting when I bring the bar up to shoulders, not…
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My progress - so far
I haven't been very good at taking progress photos over the last year. Hard to believe its been a year since I started with my 5 kg dumbbells barely being able to complete a set of 5 reps db bench without trainer assisting me. The rest of my lifts were equally weak. But now my bench is up to 40kg, ok for just 2x2 BUT we…
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Low carb and weight lifting
Has anyone have experience around lifting weights and eating lower Carbs. I've dropped my carbs to between 50- 75 g eating higher protein btwn 150-180g and 80g fat in an attempt to drop a bit more bf. 5'10 150lb so not over weight, but wanting to recomp and add more muscle rather than do bulk and cut. Most of my carbs are…
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Stick with SL5x5 or change to PHUL
Ok so I've been working on SL 5x5 for a number of months now -probably 8 months now. The last 12 weeks I've been working at hypertrophy, first 6weeks at 8 reps last 6 wks 12 reps. Reason for this was I only had dumbbells to work with and no rack. Last 6 weeks I've been in a gym with rack and barbell and have been doing a…
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How low do you front squat
I'll apologise now of this has already been asked but just wondering how low you go with your front squats. I'm starting to find that I'm not getting parallel or below now that I'm using the bar and squatting 50kg. I'm not sure if I've put to much weight on bar too quickly or if it's usual to not to go so deep. Only been…
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In a new gym and struggling
I need some advice and probably some reassurance. I've just made the step up from a small woman's only gym with limited equipment to a fully equipped gym with lots of male lifters. I've just completed my first week on my own there but it's been a struggle. I did have a trainer take me through some of the gear and teach me…
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increasing carbs when gluten free
I need some ideas in how I can increase my Carbs while being gluten free. I have a wheat intolerance/allergy where I come out in a rash and end up with migranes. Until I started lifting heavy weights it wasn't an issue now I struggle to get more than around 100g of Carbs daily without eating lots of dried fruit and nuts.…
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Lifting - am I making progress or just wasting my time?
I'm relatively new to SL 5x5 and have only been lifting a few weeks on my own. Prior to that I was working with PT on a very similar programme. I'm 5'10, 68kg/150lb and 42 yr old woman. My lifts are increasing in weight but very very slowly and I don't know if I'm actually making progress or just wasting my time. DL now at…
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Confused about bulking/cutting/recomp
I need some easy to understand info because I'm completely confused. I am 5'10 and 68 kg and to be honest no idea about bf% but look btwn 25- 28% tanita machine at gym says 30% on standard and 20%for athletic so any ones guess. My goal is to build a bit of muscle just so I don't look skinny fat. I am doing SL 5x5 not huge…
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Difference in weight between barbell and kettlebell squats
I've been doing kettlebell squats instead of front barbell squats in 5x5 programme as I can't load back to do back squats, and barbell hurt wrists. Got up to 20kg and have had to 'harden up'. Did 3x5 at 25 kg using front squat and found it lighter than the 20 kg kettlebell. Anyone else found this and is it because the…
