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About JollySoul
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- Birthday 03/05/1992
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Hello to my fellow nerds, lifters, and generally awesome people! I'm jollysoul. So, I'm pretty new to the powerlifting scene, but I've been drawn to it for a while now. It's so fun and intriguing! In order to get more experience under my belt (har har), my main goal/quest is to log 100 lifting sessions by the end of November 2015. Obviously that's longer than 6 weeks, but hey, what can I say? I like to think in the long term. Anyway, in order to reach said goal I'm going to: Quest 1: Lift 2-4x each week (Squat, DL, Bench) Quest 2: Track my food intake every day (eating crap kills t
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Hi Ashley! Welcome! It's nice to see other females that like powerlifting too I'm actually signed up to run a 5k in June! We should totally be fitness-chatting buddies if you're up for it!
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I can't make it to Izzy and Moe's, but I'll be at the theater by 5.
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Any of the times could work for me, though my preference would probably be for the Saturday.
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Aesop- I'm assuming you mean the AMC at Woodfield? The one in Schaumburg? If so, I got the movie times for Saturday (4/5) and Sunday (4/6). Maybe we can all pick which one will work best for next week. Saturday: 2:10pm; 5:10pm; 8:10pm; 11:10pm Sunday: 2:10pm; 5:10pm; 8:10pm
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Ahh, you beat me to it! She's pretty awesome. And her delts and lats are much to be envied.
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Hi Everyone! Is the Captain America movie day still happening? That sounds like an awesome idea; I'd totally be up for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Week 3 update: I lifted on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. I also added a little cardio in the mix as well. I logged all my food into MFP. Also, I find that it's easier to avoid sugary drinks now. My taste buds seem to prefer water now, which is awesome. Lastly, I started the new book and the reading is going splendidly so far.
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I should update this more often...haha Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Week 1 update: Stuck to the plan! The only thing is that I had to modify my workout layout a little (doing deadlifts more than once a week isn't the greatest idea!) because my CNS seemed to freak out some with all that heavy lifting. Week 2 update: Finished my first book ("Radical" by David Platt)! Yesterday, I started reading the second one ("The New Rules of Lifting" by Schuler and Cosgrove). I also hit the juice and workout goals too. So, everything's on track thus far
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Hey All! I look forward to getting to know you guys more during the challenge. Here's my challenge thread: http://nerdfitnessrebellion.com/index.php?/topic/37467-jollysoul-the-time-for-awesomeness-has-finally-arrived/ Let the games begin!
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Main Quest: To get stronger by decreasing my fat content. 1st Goal: Strength train 3x a week. [Grading] A - No missed training days; B - 1 missed training day; C - 2 missed training days; D - 3 missed training days; F - 4 or more missed training days 2nd Goal: No soft drinks or sodas (my only exception is OJ for when I take my whey after workouts). I don't know what it is about juices and sugary drinks, but I just flock to them. In my mind, they've seemed like liquid deliciousness in a cup. But the sugar content in them is obviously insanely high (I remember looking at Mountain Dew's s
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Wow, I don't know what happened to the first couple paragraphs... I guess making posts using a tablet messes things up occasionally. Here's what I wrote: This calculator should help out with that: http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ It also tells you how much you should eat based on your fitness goals (you only need to go up to step 2 for that). After you find that out, I would recommend using a calorie tracking program to ensure that you're hitting the number you need to reach. A couple of popular ones are Lose it! and MyFitnessPal.
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In order to gain muscle, it's important to eat more calories than you burn, so you would need to find out how many you burn in a day (this is your Total Daily Energy Expenditure, or TDEE). This calculator should help out with that: http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/. It also tells you how much you should eat based on your fitness goals (you only need to go up to step 2 for that). After you find that out, I would recommend using a calorie tracking program to ensure that you're hitting the number you need to reach. A couple of popular ones are Lose it! and MyFitnessPal. If you don't feel lik
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Yeah, I've tried those out in the past to no avail . I guess it's because they still cause my wrists to bend. Thanks for the suggestion though
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Thanks for this tip! I'll probably start adding these stretches to my routine.