Regarding fluffiness.
Some people carb-load on training days and cut out the starches, keeping kcals up otherwise, on non-training days. Seems to help some folk’s body composition. I have no experience with it myself - I just eat…if I eat, though I’m better about it these days.
Let the flaming start.
Ha! Good come back.
Thanks. I am hoping if I cut out some of the bullshit and clean things up a bit, it will get me where I want to go. If that don’t work I will have to try something else.
I got a new lunchbox for Christmas so I need to make an effort to pack with it better choices than Danish butter cookies from the Dollar store…lol
Danish butter cookies from five below?
Lol! I just found a recipe two days ago on how to make them homemade so… my strategy may be flawed. It said they are just like the ones you buy in thr blue can. 
Blue label cookies? I’m in
We shall see. I plan on trying out the recipe over the holidays.
Merry Christmas Chicken
Merry Christmas - may your cookies turn out great!
Merry Christmas to you
Merry Christmas, ChickLit!!
Merry Christmas little chicken
Dunno which photo of yourself you were looking at, but per the T-ransformation photo you posted, you look really good - solid muscles on your legs and arms, leanness that shows abs, and the slightest hint of softness to your stomach that says you’re alive and doing well.
Your feed store experience shows your training is working! I’m still chasing deadlift numbers too; it keeps me motivated. How often do you ideally like to train each week?
Thank you!
I like to train 4 days a week. That seens to be the magic number for me. I like the term powerbuilder. I want to be strong and look halfway decent for an old bird.
I am definitely happy with the strength gains I have this year. I really need to beat myself up about the arm work. I have come to realize I am apparently not a high volume gal. It just seems to take so long.
I have zero front delts. I don’t know what I am dping wrong here, but I am a fan of… it what you’re doing ain’t working, try something else.
I picked up a roll of plastic yesterday and just have to close up the front and I will be able to turn my trusty heater on and carry on. Of course, since mention plastic sheeting the wind 15-25 mph today, just to make it interesting lol
Maybe make incline press a main mover for front delts? Doesn’t take a lot of volume, so I think it fits with the power builder theme
That is definitely part of the plan. I honestly think I need to just start over on the whole shoulder thing. That’s how I finally got the squats going my way. I squatted 115 this year untill I wanted puke but It paid off. Pulled head out of ass and got it done. That’s what I need to do with the arms/ upper body stuff. Swallow that pride and do the work until I get MMC.
We should all have to write this down 20 times a day!
Perfectly said. I need to do that for my abs and glutes, it’d really help my hip and would probably enable me to return to squats.
Agree with TFP and would like to add: Have you tried using a band to do front raises Neutral grip or with handles so your hand is pronated? I think the key is to never let tension off the band. So on the eccentric only come as far as probably 6-10 inches out in front from your legs or wherever you are comfortable provided there is tension…there are a couple of things you can add for variation. One is at the top of the motion think about spreading your arms out to 10 and 2…so a mini pull apart. The other is do some number of partials bottom 1/3 of motion, top third and then hit full range reps until the burn crushes you…do that 2x week and you’ll see a difference
