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Originally Posted by Margarita Girl OK, third day up and down the local hills, I think I overdid my hip flexors. Soreness is at the top front of my legs. Do I just keep going or is this something I have to rest?

be careful with your hip flexors...i pulled my right one during a track meet in middle school and it still bugs me to this day! Make sure you really stretch it before you do it again next time, you don't want to pull that muscle whatsoever...

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Originally Posted by MamaStang Usually on stiff legged dead lifts it hurt. He's telling to lift with my legs. I'm not fucking moving my legs, I'm moving my back so HOW do I lift with my legs if my knees are locked?

I've never heard of such a thing...usually when you do dead lifts you bend at the knees and keep your back in a fixed position and use your legs to stand up...

and yes those preacher curls can be a bitch haha, can't say i blame ya for telling him never again.

Sounds like you're comin along pretty well though Mama, keep it up !!!!

[MamaStang]

Thanks D


He has me do those too - but these are "stiff legged" ones....locked knees - works the back but supposed to feel it through legs too...I don't know...

It's his world - I just live in it an hour a night.

[Margarita Girl]

Hips are feeling much better today. I'm gonna do stretches and take care next outing. I'm thinking it was the downhill impact I'm not used to cause I've been using flat & incline on treadmill.

Getting there!

First pic, over a month ago:



Two weeks ago: Notice the muffin top.



Today! Much thinner in arms and chest.

[Military98stang]

great job! You look great!

[futureMACH1racer]

MG, you're looking good girl.

[MamaStang]

Lookin good! How much have you lost?

[MamaStang]

Just remembered something...

Yesterday I wore a little brown short skirt and kind of a tight sweater - had my hair all teased out - heals - aviators on...looked pretty good for an old lady I thought....

Was walking down the sidewalk to the gym with my gym bag on one arm, purse on the other arm juggling keys and my water bottle...finally got it all together as I notice this older, silver haired fox in an expensive SUV watching me....I just kept walking acting like I didn't notice him...he rolls down the window and says "Walk tall girl - you look amazing!"

I blushed...a lot....

[1FUN4RD]

Hi all!!.. Im finally on the fitness wagon but having that ruff week 2. I lost 8lbs last week & have lost nothing this week, Eating the same. Week 1 just diet, no exercise, Week 2. Same diet, walked 2 miles a day at 3 1/2mph. After 4 days of walking I had gained 1lb!! Talk about frustrating..
I was even logging into Peertrainer but Mama was nowhere to be found

[MamaStang]

Aw Dave I'm sorry I went religiously for 2 weeks and no one ever joined me so I quit checking in. This thread is VERY active though - post here and we'll support you!

Change your diet up - try next week eating only fruits/veggies/brown rice and beans - do that for at least 4 days and you'll see that weight come off. Exercise too!! As much as you can as often as you can - even if that's 4 times a day for a 15 min walk. You can do this!!!

[Margarita Girl]

Originally Posted by MamaStang Lookin good! How much have you lost?

Thanks everyone!

Have to say, this fit thread is keeping me honest. And it's tracking my progress in the mirror. My clothes are all fitting much better too.

Mama, I honestly don't know how much I've lost. I don't own a scale and last time I weighed myself was at a friends house. lol. Maybe its better this way.

Did some stretching before hitting the street today and my hip flexors are just fine.

[Margarita Girl]

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD Hi all!!.. Im finally on the fitness wagon but having that ruff week 2. I lost 8lbs last week & have lost nothing this week, Eating the same. Week 1 just diet, no exercise, Week 2. Same diet, walked 2 miles a day at 3 1/2mph. After 4 days of walking I had gained 1lb!! Talk about frustrating.. I was even logging into Peertrainer but Mama was nowhere to be found

Welcome to the wagon!

[futureMACH1racer]

Originally Posted by MamaStang Just remembered something... Yesterday I wore a little brown short skirt and kind of a tight sweater - had my hair all teased out - heals - aviators on...looked pretty good for an old lady I thought.... Was walking down the sidewalk to the gym with my gym bag on one arm, purse on the other arm juggling keys and my water bottle...finally got it all together as I notice this older, silver haired fox in an expensive SUV watching me....I just kept walking acting like I didn't notice him...he rolls down the window and says "Walk tall girl - you look amazing!" I blushed...a lot....

He stole my line.

[Margarita Girl]

Mama is stopping traffic!

[PiggySmallz]

Originally Posted by MamaStang Thanks D He has me do those too - but these are "stiff legged" ones....locked knees - works the back but supposed to feel it through legs too...I don't know... It's his world - I just live in it an hour a night.

the knees shouldn't be completely locked they should be slightly bent...when you go down you might not be keeping the bar close enough to your knees/shins. When i do stiff legged deadlifts i feel them in my hamstrings and glutes as much as my back. if your back is hurting from it then you are putting too much strain on your back and not using your legs enough!! as you bring the weight back up make sure at the top you are standing upright and almost bending slightly backwards

[MamaStang]

Originally Posted by Margarita Girl Thanks everyone! Have to say, this fit thread is keeping me honest. And it's tracking my progress in the mirror. My clothes are all fitting much better too. Mama, I honestly don't know how much I've lost. I don't own a scale and last time I weighed myself was at a friends house. lol. Maybe its better this way. Did some stretching before hitting the street today and my hip flexors are just fine.

Yep - sometimes that's a good thing! Well you didn't look like you had that much to lose to begin with but if you're in smaller sizes then clearly you've lost some! And good job on the stretching!

Originally Posted by futureMACH1racer He stole my line.

Originally Posted by Margarita Girl Mama is stopping traffic!

Well I don't know about stopping traffic - he was parked.

Originally Posted by PiggySmallz the knees shouldn't be completely locked they should be slightly bent...when you go down you might not be keeping the bar close enough to your knees/shins. When i do stiff legged deadlifts i feel them in my hamstrings and glutes as much as my back. if your back is hurting from it then you are putting too much strain on your back and not using your legs enough!! as you bring the weight back up make sure at the top you are standing upright and almost bending slightly backwards

Sweet - this is just what I needed. I'll have to practice this today. Thanks Piggy!!

[USMC8511]

Well its 2:15pm here and i am off to play my soccer game!!

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Marry Me MG

[koessl]

Originally Posted by USMC8511 Nice!!! I like to go run boots and utes with a flak on sometimes!! then grab the molle pack fill it up and take a"hike" around the base sometimes!....with our new Combat fitness test (CFT) i like to train more in full utilities for our 880 and the fire and manuever parts ... then we take a 40 lbs ammmo

Doin this on an Air Force Base gets me looked at like I'm crazy. I had two people stop and ask if I wanted a ride! Hahah, I was like "No thanks, only got 5 miles to go"

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Originally Posted by USMC8511 Well its 2:15pm here and i am off to play my soccer game!!

Soccer's where it's at...one of the best endurance and overall body workouts you can get