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Joining the Club
Hi there. So yesterday I got the shock of my life when I took a pregnancy test and found that I was expecting my very, very unexpected third child. I'm only about 5 weeks along. My husband is excited, but I'm nervous. For background, I'm 23 and have two kids already, ages 4 and 2. Before kids I was slim and athletic. After…
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Missing Reps
Hey SL womenz, Does anybody have excellent advice on how to safely miss reps? I'm thinking specifically of squats here. The gym I work out at does not have those safety pin things on the side of the rack that will catch the barbell if I drop it. Most of the advice I'm seeing on the internet is "don't miss squat reps", and…
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TDEE vs. MFP calorie goal
Please forgive me if this has been answered before, but here goes: why is there such a difference between the TDEE-20% that IIFYM gives me and MFP's calorie recommendation? Even if I just use the couch potato settings, there's a 120 calorie difference between the two (TDEE being higher). 120 calories might not seem like…
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Newb Question -- first week too easy?
Right, so I'm sure this is answered elsewhere, but I've dug around a little and I can't find a specific thread for it. I did SL 5x5 today and loved it. I love the structure, the simplicity -- good stuff. I started it because I suspect that my form has been crap and has been holding me back. I want to fix that. But the…
