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Is anyone out there? :)
Just thought I might start a thread so the discussion board is not sitting empty :D . I'm from Serbia, btw, left in 2007 and lived in New Zealand and now Australia. And I love Balkan food!
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Gym show off outfit :D
Ok, maybe this is more for a chit-chat, but it certainly falls under 'motivation' for me. :) When I started exercising I was doing it at home for 5 or 6 weeks. Now, at home I usually exercise just in sports bra and seeing my abs-in-making really motivates me. This is kind of a cheating, though, since I lose fat from…
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Change of perspective
I posted this on my blog yesterday, just to serve as a future reference for myself, but I thought I might share it with others: "Slowly but surely 'how much I can lift' is becoming more important than 'how much body fat I have at the moment'. Or to put it this way: 'what would the scale say?' is becoming less important…
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Stage 1, modifying the program - advice
I was hoping more experienced lady lifters could give me some thoughts on this. I started the program two weeks ago (did 6 workouts so far). This is the first time lifting for me, but before starting the program I was (kind of) doing P90X for about 5 weeks. I noticed that I was gaining strength quickly (quite a surprise…
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Mitochondria, ageing and why you should lift heavy
Some people might already be familiar with this episode but I only read it now and thought I should share it. It is long but really worth the read. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/how-to-reverse-ageing-in-muscles/3264926
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High protein problems - anyone else?
Given that my (new) doctor was completely useless regarding this issue, I thought I might try my luck here. I noticed that when I try to increase proteins to account for more than ~25% of my calories I get some weird symptoms after couple of days. I start getting gastric pain that could be anything from aching liver to…
