JBG1987

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Question about deloading...finally!
So on my OHP today I started with 60 and did, 5, 5, 5, 2, 1 and couldn't get the bar up anymore. Do I attempt to lift 60 again next week and try to finish all reps or do I deload and then try to finishing all reps and work my way back up?
Week 3, No Deloading.
Started week 3 today with all original weight progressions and finished all reps. Eeeek! Week 3 Day 1 5x5 Squat 75 Bench Press 60 Rows 80 Hope I can keep this up at least until the end of the week! :D
Tracking HRM Calories Accurately
So I was talking to my doctor and I told her how my progress was going. I noted that my progress seemed a little slower than "normal" for me and mentioned that I "eat back" my exercise calories. She said that this is good, because I need to keep an eye on my net calories. SO, I then mentioned that I kept track of my…
Where are you?!
So this is kind of just for fun to flaunt our progresses :) What week are you on? What were you starting weights? What are you lifting now? Currently on: Week 2 Initial Weights: Bench Press: 45 Squat: 45 OHP: 45 Deadlift: 80 Row: 65 Current Weights: Bench Press: 55 Squat: 65 OHP: 50 Deadlift: 100 Row: 75 Haven't measured…
Losing weight slower now
So I started on MFP the first week of January again and started C25K a week later. I've lost 12lbs since the first. Finished my 3rd week of C25K this morning (yay!). However, I started SL 5x5 this week too and the scale didn't budge. Anyone else notice a sudden stall in weightloss when first begining SL 5x5? I'm assuming…
Starting Weight
Have any women on here started at the original starting weights? I started SL yesterday before my first day of week 3 of C25K and I used the weights he gave for the first work out. I'm on a MWF schedule doing StrongLifts and C25K working on losing about 140lbs. Body Weight: 267lbs Fat %: ~45% Bench: 45 Squat: 45 Barbell…
New to StrongLifts for Women
Hi! Happy to see this is a group because I just got the spread sheet for 5x5 today and I am starting tomorrow morning. Just a couple questions. First, what increments did you follow? Obviously his increments are designed for men, I can't see myself benching 130lbs...or squatting 220lbs in 12 weeks. Second, what does…
Is there like a C25K program for Weight LIfting?
I love C25K and I have just started it again for the second time and I was wondering if there was something similiar for a total body weight lifting regimine that helps you know when to increase weight and what kinds of exercises to do. Getting kind of tired of my same old weight lifting routine, looking for something that…
C25K Progress at 240+lbs
I just finished week two of C25K and I feel great, I lost 3.5lbs this week which takes me down to 13.5lbs total in 4 weeks. I have been reading a lot about water retention due to peroids...starvation mode due to eating too few calories...extreme soreness from starting a new exercise program...and a lot of people getting…
C25K Week 8 Day 3
I typed "C25K Week 8 Day 3" into my exercise diary this morning. I seriously can't believe I can run for 28 minutes straight. I have NEVER done this in my life. But I didn't just run 28, I ran a whole 30 minutes non-stop. And you know what? I'm going to keep doing it...in fact we're going to start the Bridge to 10K the…
Everything Was Going Great and Then...
So over the past 2 months I have lost 20lbs, completed 7 weeks of C25K and lost a pants size. Everything was going so well and on schedule, then I headed to the doctor for a routine visit. My blood pressure has been increasing since around this time last year when I started a new, higher dose of birth control. About a…
Week 5 Day 3 Done!
Finished day 5 of week 3 this morning. I never would have believed starting this program at nearly 250lbs and not being able to run for 60 seconds 5 weeks ago that I'd be running 20 minutes straight a little over a month later. And...I lost 8.5lbs during the first 5 weeks of the program! If you don't think you can do this,…
Totally Confused on the "Right" Amount of Calories
I am a 24 year old female. I am 5'5" tall and I currently weigh about 239lbs. My recommened NET calorie intake by MFP is 1290 a day. I played with my numbers a little bit and changed my macros to 40/30/30 and found that I could up my calories to 1315 and still have a projected weightloss of 2lbs a week. I have been using…
Feeling Successfull
Finished Week 4 day 3 of C25K this morning...and I'm now down 17lbs in two months. I am also growing dangerously close to buying a smaller jean size. Woot, woot! Also happy to announce that my boyfriend and I have lost 34lbs combined in the last 2 months. Happy Friday everyone! Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie…
So who is going to finish C25K this summer...and keep it up?
Me! Going to finish week three tomorrow and it is all down hill from here. Anyone else working on finishing the C25K program this summer? Anyone already finished it and keeping it up (5K three days a week)?
Going Over My Sodium Limit
Hello Everyone, I am having a hard time staying under my sodium limit for the day and it seems to be a few specific foods that I have always been told are "healthy." String cheese, cottage cheese (really cheese of any kind) and bread seem to be my biggest issue. It seems like every time I make a sandwich with cottage…
HRM Recommendation?
I have been looking for a decent HRM for a few weeks now since I started the C25K program. I guess I really have no idea what I should be looking for. I don't want something with a chest strap that has to be wetted down...I have read about a few of those on Amazon and people don't seem to like them. Is there something out…