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Haha! Maybe that is due to all of my old injuries from the past. Everytime I injured myself, I became a little more informed of how it happened, how to best prevent it, etc. I don't want to learn anymore new stuff!

Yeah, gotta lookout for that lift Butter. Probably a good idea to drop that and sure thing......there are other ways to work the shoulders. Keep with those deadlifts. If your traps are sore.....that means your doing them right. Also, shrugs help me some with traps as long as I get that full range of motion in. High pulls are good too. A high pull is basically one of the stages of a power clean, except without the final stage of the lift. They always hit my shoulders nicely. They are kind of like a ballistic upright row/shrug combination. Yeah, easing back into is a really good idea.....be careful with that shoulder and good luck bud!

Just messin' with ya Fiddle! I say if you like it, go for it man!

Freak!!

There are very few lifts/exercises that I despise......but doing lunges is one of them. I love back squats, front squats, cleans and other lower body lifts, but I absolutely hate lunges! I'm not saying they don't help....I'm sure they work well, just hate doing them. But I still try to work them in about once a week, though perhaps I need to do them more frequently. But I digress.........

I don't know about any sites specifically for women, but I know what you mean about all of the differing opinions out there. I think some people tend to over-complicate the topic of lifting and the involved nutrition. Basically it seems they are splitting hairs constantly or trying to have a pissing contest. It's actually often kind of funny and entertaining to watch and read that stuff. Anyway, I think it's great that you love lifting weights and want to learn more! Just take everything you read/hear with a grain of salt and/or consider your source and you'll be fine. Example: If there's some lady on a site that thinks she knows all about abs and getting ripped and such......but she doesn't have any personal proof or doesn't look the part........you may want to keep searching for some info and listen to people who at least LOOK like they know what they are talking about.

Sorry to hear about the shoulder Butter. How did it happen? Was it an immediate thing or gradual over time? I've had to cut back on my military press behind the neck, it ruined my shoulder.....I knew it would, no one to blame but myself. I had surgery about a year ago to remove bone spurs and it feels better now. I've gone back to military press, but now I come down with it in front of my face.... it's a lot better that way and giving me no problems now. Was just curious as to what exactly you did to your shoulder and how. I hope it continues to improve for you!

Not hardly Butter. . Perhaps I take the 'no liquids with food' too seriously. It's a little on the dry side.

Yeah Fiddle, I love oats! Though I just eat the rolled unsweetened oats myself, but to each his own. It's really just about how they are cut or processed I guess. I also like eating mine dry and uncooked......I spoon it right out of that big Quaker cylinder.....I'm also odd like that. :ph34r:

Fiddle....I wouldn't worry too much about that carb/protein ratio. I get that we need carbs (along with the protein) to build muscle, but everyone has varrying degrees of sensitivity to carbs....and it also depends on the type of carb that goes with your protein. So I'm with you, just find out what works for you on the carb/protein topic and go with that. There's really no set in stone blanket ratio for every single person.

Very thought provoking points there Butter! Your posts are always an interesting read. Yeah, we are all on "diets" to some degree. The main aspect is what kind of diet are we on? Good, bad, indifferent? For me before the sleeve, I had an awful diet, now it's better. But I see what you're saying on the diet comment. We all have to aware of what we are putting in our bodies, which pretty much is a diet. Especially if we want to eat healthy foods, eat to fuel our exercises, eat to maintain, eat to maximize muscle, etc. For me, I try to make sure I have what I need to stay strong, lean and energetic.....so I call that my "nutritional approach".....but we all know it's still a diet........my diet.

Of course you can ask and it often comes up here. It's a factor that has to be considered as well. My Dr told me when I felt up to it, to go for it.............I'm still waiting. Just kidding on the still waiting part. He did say to start out reasonably and not doing anything too crazy or strenuous. I've heard other sleevers saying that their Dr told them to wait a few weeks.

Thanks for posting "Blessed"! That's a really good point! A well-hydrated muscle is a well-functioning muscle. They perform optimally when you're taking in enough water. I know the lifting and water drinking has always caused the scales to move slowly for me since being sleeved, but I'm good with that. Thanks again for posting and good luck with your progress on the eliptical machine!

Looking good Fab!! Great job!!

Welcome to the site! People on here are very helpful and more than willing to give advice, input, listen to rants or whatever. Congrats on getting the ball rolling in being sleeved. Personally, I think you'll be glad when you're sleeved and I'm sure you'll not regret it!

Fiddle.....you'll probably know when you've been overtraining and there will be little doubt you've reached that stage. At that point, your body will pretty much shut you down from exercising anyway, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Rest is essential, but how much rest and recovery one needs probably varies a great deal. With my crazy schedule and all that's going on, I do my training Mondays to Saturdays and Sundays are always my rest/recovery day. Rest meaning zero intense exercise, but a brisk walk or playing with my kids is usually the most strenuous activity I have on Sundays, and I don't call that exercise. Maybe "active recovery" at the very most.

GUN ALERT!!! Way to go Fiddle......keep up the great work!!!

I've got to be careful doing that............I'll pull a pec.

I was self pay on my "humerectomy" (funny bone removal). Not sure mine would work on a Monday anyway.......

There.....I just flexed for you. Oh no..........I just pulled a muscle! Ice pack please!

I would say that walking an hour+ four to five times a week sounds like exercise to me. With that said, some weight lifting or resistance training a couple of times a week would probably help as well. Have you lifted in the past or know how to get started?

My apologies if I took a post too seriously. I for one like to pride myself on having a sense of humor and hope to get the same in return. So I’m sorry for temporarily losing my “funny bone”. I read a post that seem to give me no indication that something was said in gest (no smiley faces, no LOL acronym, etc) and since we seem to be bombarded by constant political bullying from all directions these days, I made the assumption this was one of those instances. Please accept my apologies and I’ll try to stay away from message boards on Monday mornings. Being hungry used to make me most grumpy…..now being sleepy on a Monday morning has moved up to the top of the list in making me irritable. Sorry bout that.

Same here........I'm not at goal yet, but I also didn't set a goal weight based on BMI charts or Dr recommendation......that would be WLS suicide for me and pretty much impossible for me to accomplish. So I just made a guess as to a max low weight I would probably be able to go and still be happy with my muscle/strength. Oh...and on the body fat thing.....2 readings told me around 14-15%, the other was around 13%.......so I like that last one better even though I know the other two are probably more accurate.

I'm 6-3 1/2 and around 220. The last time I had my body fat checked it was around 13%, which is pretty good for an old man that used to be around 35%. But the BMI charts say I have to be under 200 pounds to not be overweight. I'm not sure where I could lose another 20+ pounds. Maybe 5-10 or so, but 20+???

I hear ya! Preach it sister!