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@brightmind Thank you! It felt a lot harder than it looks haha!!

@tomb5 I have off days all the time. Three weeks ago I wanted to get a double at this weight and managed a really slow single. Some days 80% feels like 110%!!! One bad day isn't a big deal, stay on schedule and you'll be fine :) I feel inspired by strong women everyday so it's nice to be a...

@denice65 hahaha, followed

@getupjohnnyboy I'm having good days out the wazoo. New squat 3 RM at 270 lbs. The video starts with me squatting 270 lbs at the beginning of the year for comparison.

@roselil It's changing a bit, but lately it's been a split between nuts (really), beans, "faux" products like boca crumbles, tempeh, eggs (though less now because high LDL cholesterol), and greek yogurt. On days I get less than 100g I supplement with protein powder from true nutrition, a 60/40...

@casapollo DOUBLE CREDIT? You're too kind

@casapollo Nooooo it's hook grip! Credit I don't deserve!!!

@nicobaz Thanks :) It took a lot of work to get my sumo to where it is. You can get there, too.

@nicobaz I didn't really have this video in mind during those training days... happy to do it for the next few training sessions, though :) I have all that stuff I was wearing still!!

@dawn16 Thanks! When I first began at 130 lbs, since I was doing it for the aesthetics, I started a cut and dropped to 125 lbs. After that I was worried it would hinder progress on my lifts, and I really wanted to put on some muscle, so I started eating. I didn't keep track of calories...

@musicman69 I didn't want to rely mostly on soy, so my protein supplement was (and still is, actually) a 60/40 split of pea/rice protein powder on true nutrition. Combined with rice & beans, tofu, tempeh... I could hit at least 100 g/day pretty easily. I have the most bangin' chili recipe...

@scuddly it's my power yell lol

And by I didn't really... I mean yes I did lol

@lilalavoz My sizes for tank tops are way more stable, so you shouldn't outgrow those anytime soon. It took me 3 years to gain this weight, so it wasn't too bad buying clothes every so often. Some of my pants were stretchy enough to survive longer than others. Leggings are also your friend...

@lilalavoz Haha actually, I didn't really. I am also a grad student, and you have to keep your eye out for GAP 40% sales!! I went from a 4 in most pants to a 6 in GAP, which is glamour sized up to 8. So yes, I went up quite a few sizes. Worse, my tops went from small to large. My shoulders...

@cush32 I had to learn how to tighten things up. I film almost everything nowadays, and hitting a set and seeing how it looks immediately afterwards is crucial. I watched a ton of videos, but the main way I got my sumo fixed was on a trip to Portland. I visited Chris Duffin's gym, and the guy...

@ladysaane Protein powder, usually 30-60 g of protein per day, creatine, BCAAs. That's it, really. I eat a lot of chili (I posted the recipe elsewhere in the thread, Ctrl+F chili) -- but the components make up much of my diet. I eat lots of beans, nuts, tofu, tempeh, and I am not afraid of...

@rickinpearland sure thing, if you do and have some questions feel free to PM me or reply here or whatever

@rickinpearland It's scary having to put more and more weight on. If you are stalling, cube is a nice program but I would make sure you do what I do to keep up your "main lift" volume. Cube has squatting once/week, dead once/week, and bench once/week. I recommend you use squat variations as...

@iamscience Took a long time, man! I thought I had herniated disks for a while, but I never had sciatica. It was just a dull throbbing lower back pain without any of the tells of a disc bulge. I went to a slew of not-so-great physical therapists who never bothered to figure out what the...