Thank you! I definitely feel like they are! Between being such a hoss and then loosing a ton of weight pretty quickly- it’s been a long time. Goal will be to get back to doing weighted ones eventually.
Thank you!Pull-ups are probably the best gauge for relative strength. Good job.
Haha thank you!Nice!
Check out them guns!
Thank you! I feel pretty tiny when I see myself in the mirror but it is nice to see the muscles show up! Haha Yes, I started it in December but have been on a really low dose since June. A lot of my issues were hormonal and including insulin response/pre diabetic mess…So that was why she chose to do semaglutide. Plus high lipid levels that I was super concerned about with my father having hereditary heart disease.
I bet it would be! Especially early on I struggled to get enough food because I had no appetite and was really nauseous. But overall it is a huge help for the “never feeling satisfied” part of cutting as well as the mental side of constantly thinking about food. The more research I’ve done, the more impressive the glp1 inhibitors are.
Haha well thanks! I have no doubt yours are much bigger than mine lol
ha I was watching Devon Witherspoon flex his biceps last night on monday night football and I thought dang, I might be bigger than him but his biceps look awesome too
Haha yes they do! I’m always checking out other people’s delts! Lol So I understand!ha I was watching Devon Witherspoon flex his biceps last night on monday night football and I thought dang, I might be bigger than him but his biceps look awesome too
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Congrats! Did you follow a program to do this, or anything in particular?
No I have been doing banded pull-ups and just slowly decreasing the strength of the band. I usually start with the least resistance and add resistance as my muscles get tired. Example- 1st set is body weight to failure, then add the lightest band and get as many more reps as I can. Wait 1.5-2mins and then do the same. Usually by the 3rd or 4th set I will only get a couple at body weight, so I will jump up and just focus on the negative…then add the band to finish off. (I hope that makes sense. Haha)
Gotcha. Yeah, that makes sense. Thanks.
This makes my heart full. I trained with a lot of phenomenal female athletes who would have great squats naturally but struggled with upper strength, and would do banded pull-ups for months, sometimes years and make zero progress. I did a lot of tests/studies with them and time and time again we found that doing negatives would bridge the gap on a woman moving away from bands to legit pull-ups. I LOVE your approach. I love that you are doing it "raw" at first like we would a power lift then adding the bands as an accessory whereas so many people I knew would just sit there and slam out their 3 sets of 10 or whatever banded and get frustrated that a year later they had made no progress.
Thank you! I can’t take all of the credit @MrKleen73 has taught me a lot about training over the years!! I definitely find you never stop learning and adjusting to your body, goals, injuries etc I think that’s one of the things I find so fun about training. I’m not a very good “by the book/rules” girl. Haha
This is awesome, I know you couldn't squat or even leg press for a little while. Break in easy!!!!!!
Did it come with some decent DOMs? Since I switched my focus to deads I took like 2 months in between squat sessions and that first day back, holy doms. lol I was sore within hours
man I'm the opposite. I tend to do better with a keep it simple approach on my squats. as soon as I start adding a ton of accessories like lunges and bulgarians, that's when the irritation kicks it up a notch
Yes it was! Doing it without pain made it even better!!
Most definitely! My legs were even tender to the touch! Haha Loved it! Now working in the yard, shoveling and moving dirt this weekend helped me work through the pain!Did it come with some decent DOMs? Since I switched my focus to deads I took like 2 months in between squat sessions and that first day back, holy doms. lol I was sore within hours
man I'm the opposite. I tend to do better with a keep it simple approach on my squats. as soon as I start adding a ton of accessories like lunges and bulgarians, that's when the irritation kicks it up a notch
Hey thanks for asking! Things are still progressing and I’m building a bit of muscle little by little. I am slowly increasing calories as to maintain the weight loss. Son has been going with me most days since marching band is over.
All great news!
My family has one, they use it more for searing steaks after sous vide than anything else. I think the thing gets up 700F!
Yeah, that is what I was looking at on their site. I was surprised it didn't highlight it as a good way to sear something.
Thank you! You totally should get one!! I definitely think they market more to the masses rather than people that can really cook.
Well thanks!! That’s a lot of pages to get through haha
Ha, not sure if that is a recommendation or commentary on my cooking abilities!
Hahaha nothing like that! I was more complimenting your ability saying you know how to cook so you would be using it on a higher end level than others.Ha, not sure if that is a recommendation or commentary on my cooking abilities!
Yeah the pizza part is what makes me the most excited, I would like to learn to make pizza at home where I can control the ingredients and oils used. However my money will be tied up in stuff for the competition this year, and that is a bit steep for something I don't need right now.
Is yours the smaller one, or the bigger one? I was looking at the bigger one, well because I am a Dude and... UHM....
It’s sad I made the noise he would make when he was talking about modifying something for more power
@akboom87 Nope, what is bad is that I couldn't find a meme with it saying the OH, OHHH, OHHHH noise when that is what I was looking for.It’s sad I made the noise he would make when he was talking about modifying something for more power
Haha This is the one we got. I didn’t even realize there was more than one size.
Haha it’s just natural- you gotta make those noises when you talk about himIt’s sad I made the noise he would make when he was talking about modifying something for more power
Yeah it really does! Only time I think it would be a little challenging is if you were meal prepping a ton of meat like chicken where you need to space it out. We were able to do a prime rib for 6-8 easy.
Very nice!
I'd be curious to hear of any particular hormone/health challenges you overcame. My wife is starting to see some progress finally after bouncing off the same weight for a couple years now and constantly beating her head against the wall.
She had to work through getting her meds right for her Hashimoto's. That was a big part of it for sure.
