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Hello everyone! I'm excited to join Nerd Fitness and work with everyone to reach our goals! We all know that everyone has different genetics when it comes to weight loss or fitness. I just learned that, unfortunately, it is generally harder for women to loose weight than men. I have always been in somewhat good shape, but now I'm almost 30 and finding that I can't just eat whatever I want and be lazy. I am also finding that it takes more time to loose weight than it did when I was younger. I have heard that men can drink lots of milk in order to bulk up and build muscle, but as a female scout/druid, I think lots of dairy is a bad idea. I still need to do a lot of research on this topic and talk to professionals. I have also heard from some people that soy products are good for women because of the estrogen, but others have said that soy products will cause weight gain in women because of the extra estrogen. (Maybe it can be good for women in menopause, but not for women in their 20s and 30s?) Another issue is the sugar cravings durring PMS. It is good to have will power durring this time and eat fruit instead of ice cream, candy and pasta. It is easy to want to stay inside durring this time as well because of cramps, etc. (Sometimes I just get pissed off at the world and want to play Starcraft or Minecraft, but it would be a better idea to go on a peaceful hike first, and then game.) Anyway, what do you guys/gals think? Any advice?

Here we go again! Same old shit again! Marching down the avenue! 6 more weeks and I'll be through! Goals: - 2 miles 5x week - Push up drills 3x week (100 Push Ups program, Android) - Drop 10 lbs Additional: Every day that's warm enough and nice enough, I will spend approximately 30 minutes soaking up the sun with a good book. Edited to add: I'm not posting this in the Ranger 6 Week Challenge forum, because I don't anticipate being able to really follow the Challenge during this time.

I found this project linked on Facebook and thought it looked interesting -- a woman is collecting pictures of women's thighs for a crowdsourcing project and I thought it might be cool if some nerdy lifting women sent pictures of their thighs lifting heavy things. Squats. Deadlifts. Barbell hip thrusts. Lunges. Whatever. Doing non-lifting activities for that matter, but the idea would be to have thighs be in action.

So, as most of you ladies already know, finding articles on lifting or strength training can be hard to find. And sometimes the ones you find aren't quite accurate or what you were looking for. And then there's articles like this one: http://bretcontreras.com/strength-training-for-women/ Is this guy serious?! Here are some of the 'tips' from this guys article: -Most women think there’s some magic fitness secret out there and therefore try to juggle every fitness methodology under the sun, which results in being mediocre at a variety of things rather than highly skilled in one or just a few areas -Women in general complain about pain more frequently than men (by the way, the notion that women have higher pain tolerances than men is not supported in the literature) -It is common for women, however, to have poor ankle mobility – just as it is for men -Women often bring drama to the gym and have more trouble detaching from everyday life-struggles when training Seriously guy? As if going to the gym wasn't hard enough!

Hi! I'm a 25-year-old newlywed mechanical engineer in Central PA. I started weight training back in September, and quickly became obsessed. I found Paleo in December, fell in love, and completed a Whole30 in January (www.whole9life.com). I'm not ready to do another Whole30 just yet, but I found nerdfitness about a month ago and wanted to sign up for the forums so I could join the next challenge My life is like one long episode of Big Bang Theory, although I wish it was a little more like Firefly or Battlestar Galactica. I married my very own Sheldon Cooper last year, but I wish I looked a little more like Penny and a little less like Amy (even if there's no denying I'll always act like her). When I'm not at the gym, I'm usually in the kitchen cooking up some paleo meals, knitting, redesigning my house, or being obsessed with watching an entire TV series (last month it was Battlestar Galactica, this month it's Doctor Who). February 2013 stats: 5'4" 157lbs 30% body fat (actually from 1/17) Stomach: 33.25" Waist 31.25" Bicep: 12.5" Thigh: 24" Chest: 34" Hips: 39" (baby got back, lol) Pants Size: 8 Dead Lift: 135 lbs Squat: 155 lbs Pull Ups: 80 lbs assistance Dips: 60 lbs assistance.

So, after reading about all of the benefits of deadlifts and understanding the amount of full body workout they supply, I have been trying to include them into my weight lifting routine. My problem is.. form questions. I have seen plenty of videos about proper form, and I understand the basic concept, but I have a few problems. I am a girl starting out doing weights so I can't lift much weight. To give you an idea of my strength, here is the breakdown of my last weight lifting routine (this is Tues workout, Thurs I do bodyweight -- pushups, squats, planks, inverted rows): Excersize Weight Reps per set Squats 40 10 10 10 Chest press 30 12 11 7 Bent over Rows 40 10 8 7 Bicep curls 15 (per arm) 5 4 3 Tricep extension 15 12 10 7 (overhead, 2hand) My problem is, correct form says the weight should touch the floor between reps. Last time I did deadlifts, I only used a 40lb barbell, which was too light. Even when I do increase the weight, the weights on the end of the bar are no where near big around to keep the bar mid-shin level when it is on the ground. So do I bend waaaay over to touch the ground every time, or do I just lower the bar to mid-shin and not touch between reps? Last time I did deadlifts, they really didn't feel right. I know part of this is due to the weight being too light. Any advice I can get as a girl doing deadlifts with smaller weight would be much appreciated.... any modifications or alternate forms would be helpful.