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I just can't do it!
I noticed a change in my ticker this morning. It now says I have 116# to lose. MFP is getting really pushing now! I'm not sure I can meet their new goal for me..... :laugh:
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Too. Much. Cardio??
It has just worked out that this week is and has been already, a heavy 'cardio' week. Long hikes (steep hi.ls), bike rides, etc.... Cardio wears me OUT! Seriously! (I have a mild, mild, mild heart condition. Cardio seriously fatigues me. How bad will it be on my lifts, and my LBM preservation to only do squats a couple…
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Special SHOUT out!
to my awesome spotter! He's 16 and pausing his MineCraft game to spot my extra increased bench presses today!
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homemade pasta question!
I am making homemade pasta tonight for dinner guests on Friday. (Yes, it's fast and normally made the day I use it, but it a very bus busy week, this just works better.) I plan on letting the noodles dry for 2 hours or so, then wrap in plastic wrap and put in the fridge till Friday... Will that be OK? Anyone done that?…
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Sports Bras??
Ladies.... How many sports bras do you own? I have(had) 4, but can never seem to find a clean one. I bought two more on sale at Target today. Hopefully 6 of them, and doing the laundry more consistently will be enough now. 6 seems like way more than necessary, but I guess I do wear them 5-6 times a week...
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What have you done?
Just thought it'd be beneficial to list some other Bible/Topical studies you have done/are doing/enjoyed.... I never did Bible Studies written by people until recently. I just read my Bible and prayed. But I was part of. Good Bible Study in California that changed my mind on doing "man written studies". I have enjoyed a…
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famished suddenly?
I have been SO FAMISHED lately! like my stomach is crawling up my throat to EAT MORE! I try to drink water and wait to see if the hunger goes away- like it used to-- but now it just gets worse when I drink water. I'm so hungry I can't walk straight or think straight!. I am usually not famished. usually I do just fine on…
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Sleeping less??(polyphasic)
Anyone heard of/tried polyphasic sleep cycles?? Any experience to share?? My 19 yr old son (living at home with me) researched different polyphasic sleep methods. (Getting sleep in many short sessions instead of one big block of sleep) He decided on the Uberman Sleep Schedule. Awake 4 hours then nap for 30 minutes. I am…
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Weight loss vs fat loss vs muscle loss (question)
I read a few spit were people mentioned how many pound FAT they loss ( not total weight loss). I figure it has something to do with calculating total weight loss and fat percentage loss...being slightly math challenged, I asked my 18 yr old if he could calculate that for me. I gave him my numbers. I had no idea what…
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Max muscle strength?
I have noticed over this past month, that my OHP are going nowhere. I go up in weight, then down. It's 2 step forward and 1 1/2 steps backwards. I am doing StrongLifts 5x5 & started my OHP at 30. I am on week 4 and just went DOWN again - I did 40# yesterday. My squats have gone from 3-4 sessions all at 30# to going up 2#…
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Satisfaction with lifting
( The main part of this post are the lines at the bottom, the top is just a little back ground to get you there) So, I started on MFP last July, after having major surgery. I have always tried to be healthy and active, even more so the last 2 years. My youngest son and did exercise challenges (he,s 16 ATM) I'd do 50…
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MADE MY MAY GOAL!!!
i have been doing SL5X5 for about 4 weekss now. My goal was to deadlift my body weight by the end off this week. WOOT! I hit my goal and lifted my body weight! I dead lifted 7# more than my bodyweight actually!!! I did just lift the same weights as last week for my squats and OHP, though.
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Help me with recipe ideas for fruit/green smoothies
I want to make a fruit/veggie smoothie concoction of some sort tomorrow, but have little idea what I am doing.... So, let's take a little poll.... I will list all the ingredients I have here to use and you tell me which ones you would choose for a smoothie. And, can I use almond milk or is water better? Apples Pear…
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weight racks?
i just watched the SL 5X5 video of workoutB. he stood inside the rack to do squats and then moved the bar to the other side and stood outside the rack to do OHP.... so, can 2 people use that rack at the same time? My husband and I are thinking of getting a rack like that. it'd be great if we could bith use it at the same…
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Timing?
Does timing effect your workouts? Do you do better in the morning..or evening? Does it not matter? I perform best early afternoon, I think. Or late morning.... (My husband is supposed to arrange to use the base on gym and do StrongLifts with me, but hasn't yet, and I am just not doing well working out @5PM, so I will just…
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Any tips for lifting with pain?
I know I am not supposed to spam the same message everywhere, I hope it's OK to have this here and in my Stronglifts for Women group. You folks always have such good advice , so I thought you might have advice on this issue. (Info: female, age 41, day #10 of Songlifts, barely at 'suggested starting weights') This morning I…
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Getting another partner tomorrow!
My 18 yr old started SL with me 3 sessions ago. The 16 years will join us tomorrow! He'll need more supervision at first, due to his scoliosis, so I started with the 18 yr old first, to get him able to do it on his own so I could help his brother. Their starting measurements are : 18 yrs 5'9"" 120 # 9.6 BF% 16 yrs 5’8"…
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Working through sciatic nerve pain?
This morning I noticed an odd achey tingly pain down my leg, After walking a bit, I recognized it; radiating from my hip was the return of sciatic nerve pain. I had this a few months ago (in the other hip). And have been doing a few sciatica stretches before my lifting session. (3 of the 8 I know) Maybe I should have been…
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increased intake with weights?
when I met with a personal trainer for the first time next week, told him my goals (lower BF%, go down an inch or so on my hips) he asked about how many calories i eat (I said ~1450) and he said if I am working out at the gym a few days a week I should increase my calories a bit. My questions are: Do I need to increase my…
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Feeling silly
Being that is a women's board, I can share my silly faux pas here. I had a hysterectomy last year. No uterus, but still have ovaries. No periods, but still spot and have hormones....which is now obviously one of the factors of my little water weight gain (that I posted about like a frantic noob). I don't mark my calendar…
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Weight fluctuations those first couple weeks?
I had changed my calorie goal on the advice of the "Eat, Train, Progress" group to include more at, more calories, and exercise calories (to not eat them back). I have gone up almost 2 pounds (in 4 weeks, 3 of trying weights at the gym to decide what program to do- then 1 week of StrongLofts) I think will give it another…
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Calipers??
I'll be borrowing my dad's callipers. They are most likely 15-20 yrs old. (Nothing new fangled). Is there a reliable website that tells where/how to take measurements? Edit, because I finally saw one of my many typos. I do not claim to have fixed them all.
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YAY! I finished week 1...LOL
I wasn't sure if I could handle working out every other day like that. I have some chronic illness issues that sometimes make things more difficult on me. BUT! I MADE IT! My squats are the same weight- 30#- butt easier. It hurt so much Monday I thought i'd be at 30# for a few months... But I think maybe just one more 30#…
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WARM UPS??
I am on week 1, still light weights. I am on day 3, second A. Squats, Bench Press, Barbell Rows. My question is about warm ups. I understand it's good to start a bit lighter to work up to your max weight, but after 3 warm up, squats, 3 warm ups, bench presses, do I really need to warm up for Barbell Rows? My body should be…
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Questions about the APP
It seems the weights will not go below the suggested low/start. For the 45# at least. I tried to change my squats and OHP to 30# on the app, but can't is there another way to change them? I did note the lower weights in the note section though. Disappointed that I can't get it to change.
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"squats are bad"
SL day 2. at my dad' house (he has weights) both times my mom has been here. and has to mention how bad squats are .. they are really bad for your knees.... etc... (She has had both knees replaced- last time my comeback was something about. yes she should be careful with her new knees, and I should be fine with good form)…
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Getting reacquainted
I decided to read up on on Luke, as a person. I have read about him before, but it's been a few years. I like to get to know the author when I am read a book study in the Bible. Things I already knew: -traveled with Paul -a physician ( well educated) -not an eyewitness to Jesus -wrote Acts (though there a teeny bit of…
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Terminology question?
Was reading through posts about lifting and seeing people use terms like "3X5" and ”5X5” for their method. What is that? Where can I go to read/learn more about these terms and others related to them?
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Kickin' It OLD SCHOOL
If anyone here is interested in OLD weights- check out these pictures. These are the weight plates I use for SL5X5. I think my dad got all of his weights from Old Estate Sales. Some looks really really OLD...... PICS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/3foldchord/view/old-weight-plates-pics-my-dad-s-collection-522732
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squats gave me an excruciating headache!!!
I think it was the squats. I have scoliosis- not super bad, but enough that is bothers me at the end of a long busy day- my back crimps over to the left like my shoulders and hips are trying to touch- just at the end of a long tiring dy- when I am super tired/muscle tired. I am prone to very tight sore muscles up my left…
