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@thestvn Oh man that really helps. On both counts. I've already been kind of mad at myself about quitting tracking and working on being in a calorie deficit, and now I'm getting on my own case about am I being lazy or am I genuinely doing more I can manage. I think it makes sense to set aside...

@thestvn We are moving eventually, we live in an area with a really slow real estate market so it's taking time. My current job is the best job for me in the area. I like it but the schedule sucks. When we move I will have a different schedule, rotating shifts, but I will be able to improve my...

@hiskid8883 I don't have experience with this exact situation, butni do know when you're dealing with am imbalance like L/R you want to deload on the stronger side and work what the weaker side can handle until it catches up. I don't know that you need them exactly balanced but it seems...

@jewlyen Right? I'm hoping this is going to be the time it sticks. I've gained and lost the same 10 lbs a few times in the past 9ish years, but this time I've made it to 15lbs and still seem to be trending down. I'm the most consistent I've ever been with lifting too and it's hard to see, but I...

@soulsearcher57 I like how you put that! It makes a lot of sense. Before I started I questioned if I could handle it but figured the way to find out was to try. So next week I dial it back a bit and continue the experiment.

@jewlyen Thanks for sharing! I'm an overweight Apple and I absolutely hate my shape and I'm working really hard on lower body and also tracking calories/protein to help lose some weight. I frequently get discouraged. My weight loss is going slowly, mostly because I'm not being disciplined enough...

@acts13 Fair. Part of why it was appealing for me is that while most of my goals are vague and I'm not entirely sure what I care about, I have 2 that I do really know I want. To be able to do at least 1 proper from the floor pushup. And to be able to manage to do 2 minutes of cpr with 2...

@acts13 For the clean and press days it varies between ladders of 1 2 3, sets of 1, sets of 2, sets of 3. So basically max you're doing 3 and then resting as needed. The swings I do sets of 20 and rest as needed. I don't time rest. It ends up being about a half an hour to do for me. I think...

@acts13 It does, doesn't it? It seems popular on the r/kettlebell sub, people do it. But doesn't mean I need to dive right into it.

@asmith2 No worries I didn't get that vibe at all. But I know this week I need to pull back. A deload won't hurt, I haven't in awhile. I've just spent all weekend feeling blah and wondering what the heck is going on with me to make me feel so tired. But it wasn't just last week, I think I've...

@asmith2 It feels fun! But you're right, doing this my appetite has gone through the roof. Prior to this I was doing dumbbell lifting, I do also have a barbell with a few plates for lower body lifts. I had made gains this way too, in the short time I've added kettlebells I've noticed a...

@biblereader8 I stopped using creatine because I felt like I couldn't stay hydrated enough, and I couldn't tell if it was even doung anything positive for me. I drink lots but I'm on medication that dries me out. I take iron and B12 foe deficiencies, but I'm due for blood work.

@biblereader8 Got my blood work done, despite supplementing my iron is low again. Now it makes sense. How I've been feeling is how I feel when my iron is low, it just hasn't happened in awhile.

@biblereader8 It is! I do have those random days too, but aside from injuring myself that's how I felt for a few days. Today I got back to it, and it went fine. And tomorrow I can rest.

This past week I decided to start the Dry Fighting Weight remix from r/kettlebell. It's 6 days a week, 1 rest day. 3 days 30min of clean&press/front squats and 3 days of 200 swings + rows, I've been doing pushups and rows because I want to be able to do actual pushups sometime this year. I...

@dkeefe I did start with kettlebells again recently. I've been doing dumbbell stuff for the past year and started adding swings one day a week for cardio, but switching back to primary kettlebell work is kicking my butt in the best way.

@dkeefe I'm also a noob but to me this sounds like a good place to start! Right before the pandemic I got really into watching Mark Wildman on my night shifts and started bringing a kettlebell to work for little workouts to wake me back up at 4 am. I would do a 10 minute EMOM with swings. I...

@hapeaten Yesterday I was short on time and stopped at 180 swings instead of the full 200. But the swing day before I did 240. I figure the swing days are the days I'll adjust or occasionally skip if I need a break, but make sure to keep the clean&press days as programmed. Its partly having...

@hapeaten I'm 4 days in and kind of debating if the volume is too much for me or if I should power through. I feel like it's worth it to keep going.