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Tell me about your home gym
I'v always thought I'd like to work out at home, but wasn't sure if I'd be able to make it work. I've really become disenchanted with my gym and I've been seriously considering turning my son's old bedroom into my workout space. I was afraid my DH would balk at the idea, but he seems to be on board. So, what kind of…
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OHP video - Rippetoe Patform 2
I've noticed a few people asking about the lovely OHP, so I thought I'd post this again, since several ladies said it has helped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMAiNQJ6FPc&list=HL1398351893 :happy:
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A different kind of deadlift question
How do you load the plates on the bar? When I do warm-ups, I load it on the rack, then lift it off. Working weight, I fight with loading the plates with the bar on the floor, leaving a smaller weight on it and then replacing each one with a larger weight. Does that make sense? Is there an easier way?
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Deadlift Question.....
Let's see if I can word this where it makes sense: Where does the "power" for deadlifting come from? How do you lift it off the floor? When I first started SLs, I did pretty good at DLs. I started fairly light, but was up to 125 lbs. The problem was, I wasn't consistent in the type of DLs I did. Sometimes I took the time…
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Rippetoe's Starting Strength
Despite the fact that I've seen recommendation after recommendation to buy this book, I've put it off, because I've felt like it would be too technical and I wouldn't get much out of it. I didn't want to read a bunch of stuff with words I couldn't understand. Well, I'm here to tell you I was WRONG. I downloaded it on my…
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Minor disagreement over "weight lifting"
On Christmas Day, my mom was asking me about my weight loss and what I was doing, so I told her I was lifting weights. My stepdaughter was standing there and she said "you should do the Body Pump class" and I said "they look like fun, but I'm lifting weights" and even my DH spoke up and said "she's lifting weights". She…
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What do you do with your phone?
Thought I'd ask a different type, but equally important, question. :happy: I use my phone to listen to music while I workout. I also use an app to track my sets and reps. Since I need easy access to the phone, the typical armband won't work. I've been wrapping the earbud cord around the phone and then tucking it into my…
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How did you decide?
Hey, ladies! I've been lurking on this forum for about 3 weeks now. I've been wanting to start lifting heavy for awhile now and finally bought NROL4W a couple of weeks ago. I read the book right before I left to go on a cruise. Hubby and I worked out several days at the gym on the ship. I did about 10 minutes on the…
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Question about caffeine in supplements
I don't know if anyone will know the answer, but here's my question. If a supplement lists 200 mg of caffeine and green tea leaf extract as an ingredient, does the 200 mg include the caffeine in the green tea leaf extract? I've been having a "discussion" with a friend and Google isn't helping me find an answer. TIA!
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Have I got this right?
I'm feeling kind of dense today and I'm not quite sure I've got this right. I used the link to the site to estimate my calorie requirements, put in my info for my goal weight and tried to be pretty honest with my activity level and the numbers seem to be pretty much in line. My question is, when I go to change my settings…
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So glad I found MFP!
Hello, everyone! I've been here for about a month or so, and have even posted a couple of times, so I decided I should introduce myself. :smile: I've always been fairly comfortable with my body being about 25 lbs overweight, at least I didn't stress about it much unless I was in a swimsuit! If my weight started creeping…
