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Row - which sort?
A few weeks into SL and I have been watching Mehdi's videos for form, but scrolling through the threads here and in the main fitness forum I see reference to bent over rows in place of the Pendlay row it seems SL uses? Discussions seem to indicate the debt over as better for all over back strength - is that why some swap…
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This is my why...
....over 250 days straight logging, 30.2kg (66lbs) lost and another 15kg to go, but today took my kids (8 and 4) to a clip n climb facility and tore up some walls with them, which I would never have been able to do before. I feel great, it felt great and these moments are the boost to keep on going, especially as the…
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StrongLifts starters - does it feel like you will progress?
So, just done my 4th SL workout, and hence the first "loading" beyond empty bar for OHP. Squats was the first loading too having failed the first couple of exercises. Now, I would count myself as a strong "non-lifting" woman, but even allowing for the muscle loss from dropping over 60lbs so far, these light lifts are…
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Power cage, barbell and bench have arrived - what now!?
So, after reading MFP and losing weight since the end of Feb, and about 2/3 of the way to target, my partner and I decide we should start lifting. Being parents of young kids and living in a rural area getting to a gym regularly enough was never going to work. We have stables that aren't used for anything other than…
