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Competitions?!
So, I've had people start asking me if I'm training for something. Which sounded kind of crazy to me, considering I'm not moving THAT much weight. But out of curiosity I googled beginning powerlifting competitions, and it turns out there is no minimum weight you have to push around in order to enter! And it's all about…
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Oly bars female vs male?
Hi ladies, Looking for some advice about oly bars. The last gym I was at only had the 45 lb men's oly bars and I got pretty comfortable with them because there was no other option... However now that I'm switching to working out in the therapy gym I am pretty sure I noticed a slightly shorter, slightly thinner bar today...…
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Protein! How much, what kind & Why?
Just curious about all y'all's protein intake. Based on heybale's spreadsheet I should be eating 27% protein, or between 103g (.91 g/lbs lean) and 147 g (1.3g/lbslean). I am really struggling trying to get this much protein. Lately I've just been eating junk food due to TOM but even normally it's hard for me to reach even…
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A stupid thing I did today
Thought you gals might be entertained by this story... Forgot to write down my weights for the gym today (Day 2!! Workout B!!) Went to do deadlifts and thought oh, I think I should be doing like...90 today. Felt SUPER HARD but I thought I was just tired because i did deadlifts last and I've been doing a lot of manual…
