I use em once a week, definitely helps with proper squat form.

I can do 85 going in and 110 going out. I just got off it yesterday and an olderish lady went to use it and was all "OHHHHHHHHHH LAWDY I CAN'T DO THAT WEIGHT" I snickered cause she probably thought it was a guy!

4/28/2011 12:04:15 PM

hhaha ^


I am looking for good bloggish sites for women's weight loss kinda like http://www.twogirlsonthego.com/

Anyone know any good ones?

4/28/2011 12:52:53 PM

the sad thing is i'm down 12lbs and still look like a lardass!

BUT at least watching what i eat is working. hopefully if i keep upping the exercise i can lose more more MOAR!!!

i almost want to post my weight that i started at a couple of weeks ago and my weight today because i felt FANTASTIC when i weighed myself today. but i'm still too lardy. i will just post it all at the end. i guess i should be taking pictures so i can track the progress and at the end everyone can be like "WHOA!" but i haven't been doing a good job.

today for lunch i ate:

spinach salad w/ grilled chicken breast, hard boiled egg, cucumber, bacos (the soy bacon bits lol), craisins and a little oil and vinegar. and a pepsi 1. whoops.

breakfast: special k vanilla crisp bar

dinner: currently making linguine with olive oil and spinach. and some fresh strawberries on the side. not really a protein heavy meal at all but i ran out of time to thaw out a piece of chicken so it is what it is. will prob sprinkle a tiny amount of parm or mozz cheese on top. and water with lemon to drink.

i am finding i'm more motivated to exercise now that i'm seeing progress haha. i mean i know that is a fat lazy person thing to say, which is crazy because i've only been fat and lazy for a year...but still. now i gotta make a new running playlist...more motivation! lol

4/28/2011 7:43:49 PM

Quote :

"for those of you who take leg training seriously: do you ever bother with abductor/adductor machines? I always get the funniest looks from other people when I'm using them, but I can tell a serious difference in my squat technique when I've been consistent about doing them."

Yes, I use them atleast once a week. But, I do use the standing "multiple hip" machine" I notice a bigger difference in my SI joint integrity. If I do this machine, I can cut out a laundry list of stuff that I used to do daily to avoid pain or the potential of pain. My training partner says it has alleviated some hip issues that he has been having for him, too.

4/28/2011 9:48:30 PM

What is the multiple hip machine????

4/28/2011 10:09:33 PM

4/28/2011 10:24:58 PM

Where can I get her outfit?

4/28/2011 10:41:27 PM

My dreams.

4/29/2011 12:17:33 AM

1985

4/29/2011 12:55:08 AM

I really like her bangs.

4/29/2011 10:38:18 AM

I'm jealous of her socks.

4/29/2011 10:41:12 AM

the feather bangs are where its at!

4/29/2011 10:43:34 AM

I need some motivation. Just don't want to do cardio today for some reason.

4/29/2011 10:46:41 AM

^do it fatty

4/29/2011 10:56:15 AM

Thanks. Totally burned 700 calories in my workout today and then went for a brief run.

4/29/2011 1:45:12 PM

exams are OVER!
this week and last have been total jokes at the gym (i think i went twice)
but i've lost an inch in my waist and another one from my hips


got hammered last night.
recooping today
then.... the rest of may-it's ON

4/29/2011 1:46:49 PM

Horizontal Push/Pull Day:
(Bench Press 225lbsx3 + Dipsx6)x8.
(Pendlay Rows 205x3 + Chin Upsx4)x8.
Bis+Tris+Delts.

Body weight at 164lbs this morning. Going to allow myself to cheat a bit today since I will be squatting tomorrow morning.

4/29/2011 1:53:57 PM

LOL We don't have that machine at my gym.


I'm down 24lbs. today.

4/29/2011 2:46:42 PM

^nice! yay

4/29/2011 5:01:30 PM

Pro tip: Don't get influenza. I lost ~3lbs (probably mostly muscle) over the course of two weeks.

4/29/2011 5:08:44 PM

I'm starting to get irritated. I'm eating low carb, about 1600 calories a day and working out 6 days a week (lifting and couch to 5k). Have a job that requires standing and moving around all day. Two weeks now with no weight lost - even seem to have gained a little this week.

4/29/2011 11:43:50 PM

Nevermind, I'm apparently freaking out over nothing. Tried again this morning and I'm down 4.5 lbs this week.

5'9" 156 lbs. Trying to get to 145ish. Already weigh less than I did through all of high school and college. \o/

4/30/2011 8:27:30 AM

^ Great job! It's so weird how your weight can fluctuate from one day to the next. I think Joie said that sometimes her weight would fluctuate almost ten pounds from one day to the next!



Also, some of y'all would love this. I'm working a really awesome bodybuilding show today, the IFBB Europa Battle of the Champions. Some of the bodies here are just SICK! Worked the event last night and saw a ton of bodybuilding, figure and fitness pros. Here's one of my fav guys ... he was hilarious. Total ham, Andy Haman, representing Dymatize here.



Basically, I'm just networking for my client, repping his gym and negotiating with the supplement reps. There are so many awesome freebies, samples and discounts. I'll share my discount codes with anyone who wants them. Will report back later.

[Edited on April 30, 2011 at 8:39 AM. Reason : r]

4/30/2011 8:37:30 AM

Today at a mexican restaurant this guy had a mustache that was weird and like seperated then cam eback together

4/30/2011 10:50:03 AM

Ugh speaking of weight gain. I gained 4 pounds overnight I've been eating well, avoiding alcohol and late night eating. I can't wait to go see an allergist.

4/30/2011 4:01:19 PM

^ i do that regularly (i weight 138 last night and 145 this morning heh...but mine is water weight)


i sure do hope you get things figured out.

4/30/2011 4:11:29 PM

I know I shouldn't get frustrated because it happens but I'm just over the constant up and down and having to watch every little thing I eat and beating myself up if I can't make a workout, etc. It's scary how obsessive this has made me.

Thanks Joie

4/30/2011 4:27:08 PM

Sorry Cass, let us know what they say!!


I had a great workout today. I love when the gym is almost empty.

4/30/2011 7:25:27 PM

I'm finally starting to get back on track. My wife just started a new job with a long commute so she's taking the car every day now, which means I have more motivation to take my bike the full five days a week. And today, I ran to the gym, hit the weights for an hour or so, then ran another five miles. I just need to come up with a new goal to work towards.

4/30/2011 11:32:18 PM

Guess who didn't work out all week


Yeah that would be me.


Guess I'll be about the same size for pictures.

5/1/2011 12:41:43 AM

i slacked the fuck off this week

5/1/2011 12:45:53 AM

I've been focusing mostly on weight lifting but started working in Couch to 5k as my cardio a couple of weeks ago. When I went to a running store to get fitted for some new shoes yesterday, the lady who was helping me encouraged me to sign up for a race so I have something to work towards. So I'm signed up for a 5k on July 4, really looking forward to it!

5/1/2011 10:22:44 AM

^ signing up for races always helps motivate me to work out

5/1/2011 10:51:29 AM

I'm pretty out of shape and have been running two 5Ks a week for about the last month. Still running 23:00-25:00 range and trying to push it hard(haha 8 min miles ftw). Want to be sub 20:00 by Mid June. When I run hard I get a strong taste of iron in my mouth, reading around it seems it may be burst capillaries from over exertion, has anybody else tasted/experienced this. There is no blood or anything just a taste.

5/1/2011 10:59:23 AM

I would love to run an 8-min mile. It seems like my body can't/won't get below 10-min miles though. Anytime I crank up the speed on the treadmill a little, I tire out too soon.

5/1/2011 12:17:45 PM

I could routinely run a 20:00-22:00 5K in college, but since joining corpo America my exercise regiment has suffered immensely.

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 1:02 PM. Reason : .]

5/1/2011 1:02:32 PM

I lift things up and put them down.

[Edited on May 1, 2011 at 2:37 PM. Reason : .]

5/1/2011 2:36:56 PM

I need to do my update pictures!

5/1/2011 3:36:34 PM

Quote :

"I lift things up and put them down."

And just what do you have against deadlifts?

5/1/2011 5:29:13 PM

its from a commercial, calm down meathead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGZvFZdVbk

5/2/2011 3:29:52 PM

Cheryl Brown won the IFBB Europa Figure contest this weekend ... can you believe that for her legs, her only exercise is running (at least, at the moment ... apparently she was tapering her lifting schedule for the contest)? She's got a killer figure. Very fun to chat with her about her diet, exercise, etc. Those pros are intense!

Pretty neat event overall ... wish I had chatted up more pros for their best practices!

[Edited on May 2, 2011 at 3:45 PM. Reason : j]

5/2/2011 3:41:09 PM

So check it out...

I am down to 211 (my parents came to Hungary one week and took us out to eat just about every meal...). We haven't had a weigh in in three weeks, so undoing the damage from my parents visit and losing two lbs isn't too shabby I think.

So right now I've lost 5% body fat (woo!). I'm down from 33% to 28%. I still have a lot to go, but I'm excited that it's going away.

Needless to say, I've been doing the same cardio and strength training routine for about 10 weeks now with only one little bump up in intensity. The workouts still get me breathing hard and working the calories, but the inches are hardly moving even though I've lost 24 lbs.

Should I change up my routines? I'm wondering if the variation in program would jump start some results. Basically it would be going from Power 90 (which is a cardio / strength training rotation every other day) so Power 90: Master Series. Its more like P90X and there's a specific schedule to follow. It changes up the routine though so that I put my body through different movements.

Let me know what you think.

5/2/2011 5:00:07 PM

Quote :

"Cheryl Brown won the IFBB Europa Figure contest this weekend ... can you believe that for her legs, her only exercise is running (at least, at the moment ... apparently she was tapering her lifting schedule for the contest)? She's got a killer figure. Very fun to chat with her about her diet, exercise, etc. Those pros are intense! "

Yes AT THE MOMENT. But, that was for contest prep... It's not like she got those legs from running... because she didn't.

5/2/2011 5:07:42 PM

Morphine, it sounds to me like it's working. It may be a good time to retool your calorie calculations, and maybe switch up your program a little, but I don't have a clue what you are currently doing.

5/2/2011 5:11:50 PM

^^don't sprinters have pretty muscular legs?

5/2/2011 5:22:08 PM

They also spend time in the weight room or doing plyometrics (although the latter is only recent)

5/2/2011 5:31:02 PM

That woman posted above is so gross looking.

5/2/2011 6:04:04 PM

On week 5 of P90x. I'm definitely getting stronger but no weight lose still.

5/2/2011 7:08:23 PM

^^ she's uber-cut for contests, but much softer (and sooooo beautiful) in off-season.

5/2/2011 7:13:09 PM

Quote :

"They also spend time in the weight room or doing plyometrics (although the latter is only recent)"

i did not realize that.

and fte-i was in no way saying that girl got dem gams by just running, i was just asking if it was possible to get pretty damn muscular lugs via running/sprinting/stari stepping

5/2/2011 7:14:10 PM