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Hi New50, Congrats on your commitment to yourself! Thanks to all for the great thread. STS is fabulous. I've never done BB. I do have one thought for you. Since you say you've got 60 lbs to lose, I feel like if you could reallocate some of the time spent doing isolation exercises in these...

Hi everyone! Happy (end of the) weekend! Karen, I'm with you. I can run a bit -- not 15 miles -- but I just don't love it. Sprinting I like OK. Lisa, congrats on your hard-earned gains! You've been rocking it. I wonder if Karen (or anyone) has insights into length of building/cutting phases...

I feel like I'm in beastmode! I've been thinking I might up calories and try to gain some muscle. Or maybe it's just a post hoc rationalization for all the eating I've been doing recently! Nothing too crazy, but I think the chill is setting in and so are the fall hungries.

Hi everyone! Glad to see you're all still killing it -- not that I expected otherwise! :) It's been a busy week, and I was pretty floored by all those squats on Wednesday. A little core-focused yoga on Thursday and total rest yesterday, but until today walking hurt! Today was deadlifts. I...

Nice work, everyone! Today was GSF1 squats (8-10 range). I was feeling tired and didn't sleep well, so I decided to focus on volume and density and back off on intensity (weight load). I did 11x10 at 95#. Felt great. Then a superset of BB glute bridges at 175# for 4x15 and one arm rows at 45#...

Awesome, Liz! Have fun and, as Justine said, come check in ("Lifting Like Girls") whenever you like! Roz

Great job kicking butt (and eating cookies), everyone! Tom, cookies make one powerful. I think you're doing just the right thing. Justine, LOVE the idea for banded DLs. And I agree, the GSF2 workouts are like a main lift and a met con, sort of. Phase 2 is sort of one long met con. Today I did...

Hi everyone, Great job on your workouts! Justine, yes, GSF1 implements biofeedback testing in the same way as GSF2. I'm pretty sure much of the instruction manual is the same. B-boy extensions... you hold a KB (DB for me, by the fat end) behind your back, other hand in front, and sort of dip...

Hi everyone! I also squatted today -- my first GSF1 squat day! You start with mean ole high-rep squats (I did 5x8 at 115# full ROM) but then you move on to (for me, today) BB glute bridges 3x15 at 175#, one-arm rows 3x10 at 30#, KB bottoms-up presses (I gripped the fat end of a 15# hex DB -- NOT...

Hi Lisa! I am going to link to a description of yesterday's workout here: http://cathe.com/forum/threads/lifting-like-girls.301749/#post-2320811 DD is just waking up! Awesome job on GS CT! That one is really a toughie, even w/o pushups. I remember you PR'ed your bench press recently -- do you...

It's nice here -- I like our new digs! ;) I think it was Julia Ladewski who wrote an article about how men needed to learn to 'bench like a girl' -- clever but also informative -- basic idea was, don't do one warm up set at 135#, a few forced reps with the help of your bro at 225#, and expect...

Karen, have you ever been into an American Apparel store or seen their ads? It's all about THAT kind of Active Weah! Pull out those legwarmers and walk the catwalk, baby! The look I'm a little perplexed about is wearing a tank with arm holes that are SO huge that you're basically just wearing a...

What Lisa said! Yeah, I do a lot of toddler squats and -- does it count as a deadlift if the child is flailing wildly? Anyways, no time for jeans. Whenever I read, 'ditch the scale, go by how your clothes fit', I think -- 'uh, you mean my leggings?! They ALWAYS fit perfectly!' :D If I'm not too...

Hi Lisa, Great job on your workouts!! I wrapped up GSF2 with deadlifts and pullups and rows on Thursday, then kicked off GSF1 today! It just looked too fun to NOT do right now. The first phase is relatively high rep (with main lifts in the 8-10 range and accessory moves even higher), so I'm...

Hi everyone, Great work on your workouts! Justine, glad you're enjoying GSF2 (or so it seems). Enjoy your DD's party! If I'm 1/2 as fit as you are now when my daughter turns 21, I'll consider it a major accomplishment! ;) So I've decided to continue with GSF1. It just looks too good. I started...

Cathe's my Original GAINZ-sta! Everyone looks amazing! Cathe's shoulders!

Hi Lisa, B&G Original, awesome!! :D That one's on my to-revisit list, for sure. I don't remember the stretch music, but -- LOL -- I will next time! B&G = guaranteed DOMS. Nice job on Saturday's Live workout -- sounds like another winner! I have only ONE GSF2 workout left! What?! Where did the...

Hi, everyone! Glad to see you're all kicking butt! Justine, those 100# presses were push presses, not strict presses. I am far from strict pressing 100#! Karen, GSF2 is great -- I highly recommend! I have only ONE GSF2 workout left! I can't believe it. Today I did more push presses, 5x5 at 95#...

Hi Lisa, Great job on your Burn Sets workouts! Love those workouts. And cardio mish mosh! Sounds like your kind of workout! ;) Sorry to hear it was one of those weeks, sigh. Hope the weekend cures all ills. Weds was UB, lots of barbell push presses. Thurs was yoga, yesterday was a long walk...