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THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this!!

I'd been asked so many times if I've chosen a show yet and I've had to say not even "close"! LOL! I want to build muscle! I know it'll take me years to get the...

Regarding the comments we get, like:

"you don't have to go to the gym..."
"you don't need to get 'more skinny'..."
"you don't need to 'gain weight'...'"
"you don't need to lift weights...'"...

Agreed. I just bought TWO 10lb bags of potatoes two days ago!! It was a nice workout carrying them all the way home with all my other groceries too. ;)

Agreed as well. Plus, to make matter worse, Beijing got to HOST it (despite objections)! Even more pressure on all their athletes, and, I'm sure, equal pressure on their performance artists, dancers...

Unbelieveable. There was one word that immediately came to mind, that this intense "training" reminded me of: SPARTA! Good lawd, the stuff the boys had to endure in that ancient culture, and it was a...

I get this too. My jeans do feel tighter in the quads and glutes area. Feels nice actually. :) I don't get a bloated feeling either.

I'd also noticed lately that my button down shirts feel weird...

^5 Yes!! I pre-seasoned/marinaded the meat before freezing too! :) The beauty of it is that you don't have to dread seasoning/marinading the meat after waiting for so many hours after it's thawed....

Agreed! I don't eat meat without marinade or seasoning. I also let it sit overnight in the fridge before cooking it. Along with the above examples, I LOVE curry too, so I use curry with chicken...

Maine?? :O Darn, in that case, may as well get it directly from the Versa-Gripps company, LOL!

Hey cool, and they're the "Pro" pair too! :)

Yeah, at this time of year with the holiday season approaching, it would be great to get them in the country you'll be in, that way you won't have to...

I always loved Negrita (R.I.P. :()



Gotta agree with this too.

+1 for Versa Gripps. I'd recently switched to them from using gloves. I like being able to flip them around to use my bare hands when I want, yet flip back to use them for heavy pulls/lifts. :)

Wow! You get a very strong reaction! I don't get the cramps, but I do get the bloat. I'd put in an order for the "Sci-Fit" brand, so I'll see how that goes. I'll keep that Green Mag brand in mind,...

I'm going to be taking a break from the creatine mono and will be trying kre-alkalyn, to see how my body responds regarding the bloating -- if there'll be less water retention, and by how much...

LMBO!! Sorry, I just had ta laugh at this one. :D

Hi blsmith,

I must say after reading your sig... CONGRATS on your body transformation progress! I'm impressed. I love seeing that. Inspirational indeed. Thanks for being part of this thread too. :)

Hey there! Thanks! :D

I'm in the east end. Which part are you at? Most of my fitness friends are 905ers, LOL!
The gym isn't really a typical "chain" gym. It's part of an entire recreation centre...

What a great thread! I read it from the beginning. Coincidentally, that Nov. 06 anniversary was my birthday too, and, blsmith, you're in Toronto just like me. LOL!

Like many others, I also want to...

True. I live in Toronto and only recently was able to get to try that powdered "PB2" stuff that so many Americans were raving about so long ago. The store (Canadians can Google "The Low Carb...

^^This, I'm afraid. The sports bra was the only thing I looked at for more than a second to be sure, but...no.

The other clothing -- tops and pants -- their styles never suited me, either...