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How would you track Dollar Workout Club?
Hi all, I searched Dollar Workout Club in the forums and in the exercises but I'm not sure how to track it. It's 20 minutes of intense supersets of mostly bodyweight moves (so far for me)...ex. yesterday's Chest and Back day was 5 sets of 12 pushups, 6 burpees, 12 inch worms, then 5 sets of 24 deadlifts (4 lb weights), 18…
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Final Results - NROLFW My Way - with pics
Well, it’s been six months since I started this weight lifting journey, and I’m calling it – I’m done with the NROLFW program! Oh, it’s in my back pocket – I would certainly consider doing another round in the future. My last check in was two months ago, and in that time I did two workouts of Stage 6 and decided for my…
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Stage 4 Results with pics
Well hello again! On Thursday I finished Stage 4, and this morning I got up and took measurements and pictures. The tl;dr of this – since starting program I’ve lost 2.2 pounds and 13.5 inches. Clothes are getting looser and the scale is silly. Scroll for pics. Stage 4 was a doozy because we encountered so many roadblocks.…
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#appleshape #lifting #weddingworkout #awesome
I’m posting my first success story, but I haven’t reached my “goal.” I finished the program, New Rules of Lifting for Women, and I’m two weeks away from my wedding. My body isn’t perfect, and I haven’t dropped insane amounts of weight or dress sizes. I’m not here to proclaim the superiority of lifting over any other…
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Stage 5 results with pics
Hi there! On Saturday I woke up, weighed, cursed, took measurements, moved on. Today I took pictures and did the first workout of Stage 6. It's also exactly 73 days till my wedding (the impetus of this exercise thing that is very much on my mind these days). The tl;dr of this – since starting this program I’ve lost 2.2…
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Squats vs. Deadlifts - substitutions
Hello there! I just started Stage 4 last week and find myself doing deadlifts again. I really miss squats. I'm told that squats and deadlifts work the same muscle groups, but squats have less risk of injury. Being that my workout partner hurt his back a few weeks ago (yes, my fiance is doing NROLFW with me, which is 100%…
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Stage 3 Results with pics
Hello again! Last night I finished Stage 3 and am very happy with the results. There were some tough moves (YTWL and 90 second planks….the Body Matrix?!?!), but I got through it! I’ve been doing this program for two months and am really happy with the results so far. At this point I have 4.5 months till my wedding, and 3…
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2.5 Months (or years) stuck at the same weight - thoughts?
I've been lurking this board for a month or two waiting for the moment when I've finally reached maximum frustration. I've been working out steadily for over a year now - first with three months of outdoor bootcamp, then light cardio, C25K, and currently I'm in Stage 3 of NROLFW. I only do the program, three times a week -…
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Stage 2 Results with pictures - wohoo!
To encourage myself and those lovely ladies working through this program..I'm pretty happy with my Stage 2 results. Pretty much lost the weight I gained in Stage 1. Didn't lose many inches, but the pictures show a difference for me. Beginning (4/1/13) Now (6/8/13) Difference Weight: 159 lbs 159.8 lbs +.8 Triceps: 13 13 0…
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Forget the scale - my Stage 1 Results (pics)
I've been lurking on MFP for a few years, making maybe 4 posts in that time. Today is the day I finally have real progress to share! On Saturday I finished the last scheduled workout of Stage 1, and I feel fantastic! I am doing AMRAP tonight, not necessarily for the workout (technically, this is my “rest” week), but…
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Ripping my hair out
At the beginning of 2012, I was a couch potato. I've gone through phases of laziness and fitness throughout my life, and this was a lazy one. In April I decided to change that and began an outdoor bootcamp that kicked my butt for an hour twice a week. After that, I took another, more intense boot camp, run by an army…
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What I think I look like vs. what I look like
I'm here because I know I need to lose weight. But a lot of the time I feel pretty good about myself and how I look. I feel really strong and even graceful, if a little thick, on good days. Some days I will get dressed and think, OK, you got this. But then - I am presented with photographic evidence. Evidence that I don't…
