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Iphone app for 5/3/1 lifting
I've been doing Stronglifts for a few months and I'm switching to a 5/3/1 program tomorrow. I've been using the SL app on my phone and it was so easy. Is there another good app to track other programs? It would be awesome to have something that calculates the weight % for me, but I know I can do that on blackironbeast.com…
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Anyone's spouse/partner doing SL?
My husband expressed some vague interest in Stronglifts when I first told him i was doing it. I would like him to; he does cardio (rowing or running) 5 times a week, but no weights or resistance. I think it would be really good for him. We have a rack, bench and oly weight set at home, which is where I work out. We…
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Just realized my hair stopped falling out
A little off-topic, but... My hair has never looked like it was thinning, but I've always been a shedder. I have thick hair and I always had a clump on the shower drain and a clump of hair clinging to the back of my legs after a shower (like it came off my head and just stuck to my legs on the way down). Then when I dried…
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Why did the Barbie weights feel so heavy?
I'm trying to a little cardio on my non-lifting days. I did some of the Jillian Michaels workouts a few years ago and remembered them as being not too strenuous. I want to do something, just not something too intense, so I thought that would be OK. I was fine with the cardio sections, but there were a couple exercises in…
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How long do your rest between sets?
I did session 14 this morning. I have some background in lifting and I've moved up at the recommended weights since I started. Most stuff felt pretty light for the first couple weeks, but now everything's getting H-E-A-V-Y! I'm still resting about 1 1/2 minutes between squats and bench press, but for OHP and rows I need…
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Ladies who can do unassisted pullups
The NY Times says we don't exist: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/why-women-cant-do-pull-ups/ Harumph. I've always been able to do a few, except when I'm carrying a little too much weight. In college when I was a competetive althlete, super lean and strong, I could do four. I started P90x a few months ago and…
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Am I the only one that eats raw oats?
I don't like the texture of cooked oatmeal. I just put the raw oats in a bowl with half a scoop of protein powder and pour milk on them. I don't let them sit for any length of time; I just eat them right away. These are the regular "old fashioned" oats, not quick cooking or instant.
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Sweet Potato Chips
No oil, just thinly sliced sweet potato and a little salt or whatever seasoning you want. I found the recipe here: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/09/crispy-baked-sweet-potato-chips-with-rosemary-garlic-salt/ Slice a sweet potato very thinly. I don't have a mandoline or food processor, so I just did it slowly and…
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Challenging Ab workout youtube recommendations?
I've been doing P90x for about 6 weeks. I'm totally bored with Ab Ripper X that I'm supposed to do 3x a week. I'm up to doing all the exercises without any breaks. I think it's time to switch up the routine a couple times a week. I'd like something about as challenging as the P90x workout; just different. I don't have…
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What healthy foods do you hate?
I mean foods that you know are good for you and that you've really tried to like. Mine are: Greek yogurt. I can't stand the texture. It makes me gag. I'm fine with regular old runny unflavored unsweetened yogurt. I've tried every brand and flavor of Greek and it's hopeless. Tofu. I've tried it all kinds of ways. The firm…
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Where to buy PB2?
Where can you find it? I looked on their official website at the store locator, and there are no stores listed in the 25 mile radius, but I've found those kinds of things aren't always accurate. We have two small health food stores in town, so I was going to look there to start. We don't have Whole Foods anywhere around…
