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Saturday 25th May

Wednesday and Thursday I dutifully did my 50 air squats upon waking and walked 3 miles but promptly came down with a cold Friday morning. As it was a staff training day I stayed...

@LHarwood - nice to see another Brit in here. Been cutting since Christmas - I've dropped 17lbs so far (even with a break for Easter where I regained 4lbs, ha!) I'm sitting at 10 stone 2 (142) right...

Great job!

Rule of thumb is if symptoms are above the neck, it's mostly OK to train (if you feel up to it). If below the neck, then don't. Chest cold is definitely below the neck. Rest, recover. The gym will be...

I saw the pictures on the news. Holy crap at the size of that tornado. What an awful thing.

This really did warm my heart though.

Some of the guys at the gym wear socks. I train in Vibrams so it's a moot point.

I actually can't eat for about 4 hours before training or I'll be sick so all I have is black coffee. I tried Bulletpoof coffee once and had indigestion through my workout. Won't be doing that again.

I'm down 17lbs since Christmas. I have some definition in my shoulders, arms and upper chest and the beginnings of upper abs. I lose fat from the top down so I have some way to go but I'm starting to...

Sounds like a plan, if we make it somewhere fairly central so everyone can get there easily.

Tuesday 21st May

I like Tuesday. I don't have to go to work until tomorrow and I get to watch the episodes of Game of Thrones, Banshee and Arrow I recorded last night. It's also relatively quiet...

Try box squats. My gym has those steps with the purple and pink risers so I just get a stack of risers and stick a plate on top and use that as the box. If you have these, or an adjustable box, make...

Five days is nothing. I was out for five days after my foot operation (it was supposed to be longer but I got cabin fever and as soon as I can hop to the gym, I went and trained upper body....

My BP is on the low side so I don't think about it. Having said that, I don't add salt at the table, although I'll put it in the pan when I cook.

Out. I take the tube to work - that line (Northern Line) is my local line.

Monday 20th May

Shoulders felt trashed after yesterday. Those lever presses seem to work.

Mostly Legs

Box Squat Mayhem

Box Squat: Bar x 20
10 Push-ups

I'm in SW London. I found another poster here who trains at my gym - we've said hello. I'm not a competitive bodybuilder but have been training over 20 years now. Never used a coach. I'm qualified as...

My stomach's been rumbling all day.

After training I had a chia seed pudding (chia seeds, coconut milk, 1 scoop vanilla protein, strawberries).
Then a big salad with cooked broccoli, avocado, raw...

It's not uncommon. Happened to an old boyfriend of mine who didn't normally train. I sat him on the C2 rower to warm-up and he immediately got a screaming headache and had to leave the gym. There an...

If you're thin and have them then you're skinny fat. You need to go through some bulking and cutting cycles in order to build muscle and then lose fat. If you just want to look ripped and don't care...

I'd guess that all the top guys, whether they train with 20 reps or 10, are steroid users. And yes, I realise most people do best at around 10-12 reps for hypertrophy and less for raw strength, but I...