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Better Late Than Never
It was March 2012, at the age of 50 when I sat in my doctor’s office and heard her say my lab results weren’t great. Nothing too serious…yet. But I was definitely headed in the wrong direction. I was at my highest weight ever, 178, which at 5’1 put me in the obese category. My weight had been up and down my whole life,…
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Intake help
I hope you two can provide some help for me, I am frustrated with my stall in weight loss. Some weeks I know it is because I am eating too much, but overall I feel I should be losing on my average intake. I would like to lose about 20 more pounds. It seems like I need to be around 1400 calories to lose, but what is…
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Peer Reviewed Articles - how can you tell?
I understand what it means, but how do you know if an article has been peer reviewed? I have even googled "how to know if something is peer reviewed", but I'm not coming up with anything that helps. Specifically I have been searching for information on the effects of ibuprofen on strength training, and lifting with…
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9 weeks for a 5 week cycle
2 weeks into cycle 3 I experienced pretty bad sacroiliac joint pain and it took 10 days, 2 physical therapy appointments, lots of ice and prescription ibuprofen to resolve. I then cautiously did one 50% day, then an 80% 2 days later, and all seemed ok, after which I started my cycle over. I finally finished this week,…
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Yay! I made it through cycle 1!
Last Friday I finished my first cycle, and today started cycle 2. It sure was nice going back to 8 reps, even if the weights are heavier! I am really loving this workout, and am amazed at how strong I am feeling in such a short time. I went back to work today (I am a teacher) and got loads of compliments on my weight loss.…
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New here and have a couple of questions
Hi, my name is Karin and I just started the All Pro workout. I am new to resistance training and my goal is to retain LBM as I lose about 25 more pounds, decrease risk of osteoporosis, ward off depression, reduce risk of injury and pain as I age, and just overall physical health improvement. I am excited to see this group…
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Questions on All Pro workout
Hi, I just started the All Pro workout. I am new to resistance training and my goal is to retain LBM as I lose about 25 more pounds, decrease risk of osteoporosis, ward off depression, reduce risk of injury and pain as I age, and just overall physical health improvement. As I am weak and ancient my starting weights do not…
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Dumbbells workout recommendation
Hi ~ on a thread today you (Sara) mentioned a dumbbells workout as an alternative to lifting with a barbell. I would be interested in knowing what you or SS suggest. I have looked online but sometimes that can be confusing with all the different options and opinions out there. I am a 51 year old woman, lightly active,…
