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The Truth Behind Female Fat Loss

A lot of the time Women are looked upon as being smaller versions of men!! But this couldn’t be further from the truth. The female body experiences massive changes every month and this video explains how to best plan your fat loss journey.

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calamitys-child:

It’s fucked up how much advertising for health and fitness stuff focuses on “this will make you ~more attractive~ which is just code for ‘thin’ with an optional 'toned but useless muscles’ spin if you’re a man” when none of that is the goal or even the most likely result of fitness programs. It shouldn’t be about being appealing to others it should be about being more confident and having more fun in what you and your body can do.

There should be a much bigger focus on like… Yoga as a way to gain muscle range in recovery from injury. Weight training so you can carry your kids when they get tired, or so you can put your mate on your shoulders during a gig to see better. Looking into diet choices so you can cook a homemade meal for friends. Rock climbing or obstacle courses or parkour because when was the last time you, as an adult, got to look at a fun challenge and say to your pal 'gaun then, bet you cannae dae that, race ye’? Football, rugby, basketball, dodgeball, it’s about playing,not about… Dress size or some such bullshit.

Everyone I know who enjoys exercise has these sorts of reasons - my dad’s an avid climber because it lets him have fun with his friends completing physical puzzles and cheers him up when he’s stressed, my mate cycles because it helps his leg injury hurt less and means he can have fun hanging out with people for longer without being in pain, when I stopped eating meat and started having half a thought about nutrition it made me genuinely enjoy cooking for the first time. You should be encouraged to walk or jog because there’s something interesting over there, not out of some sense of aesthetic burden.

Capitalism has driven us to a point where the narrative is “you’re ugly and morally deficient, which are of course the same thing, unless you do fitness programs you hate chasing an arbitrary standard”. There’s no fun in it any more.

Fuck off, burn your local gym, and meet me round the waste ground for a game of rounders.

Weights day…let’s do this!

Lifting has been a slow process for me,having a weak back and pelvis has made my journey into weights rather problematic.

But tonight I hit the 30kg mark and for me it was comfortable to lift,hopeful to increase the weight next session

One year ago today’s was seriously considering having surgery on my arms,I wanted an arm lift but I swore that I would give myself a year to grow my current baby muscle and tone up my upper body….the results are awesome! I am stronger than ive ever been before and I love it!

Gym session off to a great start - love running in the mornings to really get my day going

post-early AM Volt workout and AMRAP again! I’m really considering keeping the volt subscription tbh…I like switching up my workouts, and I feel like I can actually make exercise progress with the app? Although I worry about getting bored with the workouts?? idk I’m debating….I also don’t want to lose the muscle gainz!!

this day’s leg workout had me sore for dayssss lemme tell ya! I tried to program it so it was quad and hamstring focused, and my legs were definitely tired right after, but my glutes actually ended up being super sore the next day!

workout:

5x8 sumo deadlifts at 115lbs

4x8 each side bar lunge to curtsy lunge

4x10 DB deadlifts w/ 30lbs SS 4x10 deadlift pulses w one DB

4x8 quad extensions

4x8 ham curls

3x10-12 jumping leg press on seated leg press machine

post-dinner/period bloat pics lmao…impressed that i have some sort of an ab line?? even though i’m flexing pretty hard in this pic ha

did an upper body/abs workout on Tuesday that actually left me pretty sore, especially in my back, rear delts, biceps and triceps!

workout:

4x10 chest press w/ 25lb DBs

3x10 arnold press w/ 15lb DBs SS 3x8 one DB straight arm front press (lift all the way over your heard)

3x10 skull crushers w 15lb DBs SS 3x10 bench push ups

4x6-8 assisted chin ups at 30lbs (I tried standing on the assisted machine instead of kneeling)

3x10 straight arm lat pull downs on cable at 40lbs SS 3x12 face pulls at 60lbs

ab circuit (repeat 3 times):

10 side plank stars each side

20 full body extensions w/ 10lb DB on ankles

10 L crunches each side holding 10lb DB

15 crunches, straight arms holding up 10lb DB

10 side plank arm wrap dips w 5lb DB each side

and then yesterday I did some chill cardio/HIIT! My joints (back, knee, shins) were feeling a bit pained during my warm up jog, so I’m going to try and take it easy on the running front, especially because I don’t think my knee is fully 100% yet after my fall last week.

workout:

2 mile jog (I tried to go slower but ended up with about an 8:30 pace lol)

15 mins of 15-30s sprints (start at 9.5 mph, work up to 12 mph, go back down and go up again as you want to)

10 mins of incline walking (15 incline, 3-3.2 mph)

yesterday was day 2 of my period, plus i had a pretty shitty day, so i just wasn’t feeling cute and didn’t take any progress pics : ) I really wanted to start october off with a strong “before” so I can actually track my progress this month, but it looks like I might have to wait lol.

anyways, here’s my leg workout from last night - definitely a good one, my legs are so sore today!!

warm up: dynamic stretching and glute activation w/ band

workout: 

5x8 squats (first set w/ 25lb plates, then added 10 lbs) 

3x10 box squats with band w/ 25lb plates

4x15 quad extensions at 40lbs SS 30s band walks

3x30s cable squat walks (work up from 80-100 lbs)

end w/ 20 mins of LISS - I did 10 mins of incline walking at 2.8 mph, 15 incline then 10 mins of stairs at level 7.

I’m ready to crush it this week!! I bought some healthy food to meal prep better lunches (no more sandwiches!!), and I’m ready to get back into a healthier routine of sleeping/exercising/etc.

here’s the rest of my workouts for the week:

Monday - legs + cardio

Tuesday - upper body and abs

Wednesday - cardio

Thursday - hamstrings + glutes

Friday - upper body and cardio

welp lol

so here’s my leg workout from yesterday, which was good! a little more high volume with all of the supersets, but definitely sweaty and had my legs tired out (esp my glutes and hamstrings) by the end. unfortunately, I tried to do the first set of jumping lunges with 15lb DBs, tripped and fell right on my knee. it hurt a little, but nothing bad, no popping noises or anything, and I was able to finish my leg workout with no pain/problems (only a little weird feeling on the hamstring curl machine). but today, i woke up with a very stiff, slightly swollen knee :/ stupid knee cap!!! hopefully it’s nothing serious, and i don’t think it is, since i can stand on that leg and bend/straighten, I just have some pain when i bend it all the way. gonna definitely take a rest day today and ice it later (already iced it briefly this AM) and maybe do some light upper body/abs tomorrow? we’ll see. I’m definitely not gonna push it, obvs knee injuries are no joke and I’m terrified of having any kind of serious joint or limb injury!!!

workout:

3x24 jumping lunges (lol) SS 3x10-15 glute-focused hyperextensions (this also made my knee feel a little weird but it was right after the fall soooo) w/ a 25lb plate

3x10 single leg ham curls w/ 20lbs

4x12 barbell hip thrusts w 25lbs each side SS 4x15 band bodyweight hip thrusts

4x10 sumo deadlifts w 25lbs each side SS 4x10 band leg kickbacks

3x10 one leg sideways seated leg press (increase weight each time - I did 75-95-115) SS 3x15 lying leg curls at 30lbs

3x30 walking lunges or plate overhead lunges (I kind of alternated between both)

I was super tired after a long day of work yesterday and didn’t feel like heading all the way to the gym, so I did a shorter at-home upper body workout using my 5lb dumbbells and resistance band. 

I started with a warm up from a Fitness Blender video: https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/upper-body-and-abs-workout-compound-upper-body-workout-for-strength-and-coordination

(I want to try this workout one day but wasn’t feeling it yesterday)

And then did a variation on a BBG arms and abs day:

1st circuit (AMRAP 7 mins):

15 DB squat and press (I used my resistance band)

15 tricep dips

24 commandos (aka up up down downs) (these are killer)

20 straight leg jackknives

2nd circuit:

20 bent leg sit ups

10 sets of 4 mountain climbers to 1 push up (can drop down on knees for tricep push ups)

15 straight leg raises

15 lay down push ups (towards the end I would only lay down after every other push up)

(repeat both circuits twice, and you’re done)

My shoulders and chest are a little sore today! Those push ups and commandos always get me. 

Today is my cardio day, but I’m thinking I might run outside a bit first before going inside to do HIIT? Maybe like an easy 2 mile jog and then sprints on the treadmill, or maybe even outside if I’m feeling ambitious. Will keep ya updated (and hopefully have some pics to share post-workout)!