Good evening, my name is Lindsey. I'm 39 and recently hit the reset button on life after a near death experience. I have been on a weightloss journey for a few months and back in school while working full time and being a single mom of teenagers 😮‍💨 super excited to join the community

Tried my first F45 Training Playoff format today and tracked both rounds: ➡️ Round 1: 327 pts ➡️ Round 2: 331 pts Biggest takeaway… Going all out doesn’t always mean better results. Round 1, I came in HOT 🔥Round 2, I came in SMART 🧠 I paced myself, controlled my breathing, and focused on moving efficiently through all 10 stations: Rowing → Bench Hops → Push-Up Knee Tucks → Lateral Hops → Burpee + Box Jump → Chin-Ups (skipped intentionally) → Squat & Press → Russian Twists → Deadball Over Shoulder Throw → Shuttle Sprint + Lateral Hops 👉 I strategically skipped chin-ups to reserve my energy so I could perform stronger on Squat & Press and the final stations and it paid off. Lesson learned: It’s not about going beast mode from the start…It’s about managing your energy so you don’t gas out halfway. Funny moment of the day 😅10am training… crickets 🦗It started as just me and Coach Bobby (hello nerves 😳 1:1 training!) Then two more ladies showed up after warm-up and I was like… okay, I can breathe now 😂 Coach Bobby said: “Not bad for your first time.”I’ll take that 💪 Takeaway: Strategy > SpeedControl > Chaos You don’t need to go all out…You need to go in with a plan. Question:Have you ever performed better by pacing yourself instead of going all out? 👇

TL;DR: A last-minute meeting almost ruined my workout and nutrition plan. 📉 Despite some "lazy" advice from my partner to just eat my meal prep and skip the workout, I found a workaround by joining a later running club! 👟🌙 Now I’m heading home feeling accomplished and fueled! 🙌🔥 ✨ 👊Question for you: Have you ever had an event mess up your workout where the people around you weren't supportive (or even encouraged you to be lazy!), but you found a clever workaround and got it done anyway? 🏋️‍♀️💪🔥 Full story On Monday evening, I found out I had to attend a meeting from 6–7 PM on Tuesday. 📩 That was exactly when I should have been doing my interval training at the stadium! 🏟️💨 🚫 I had already "boiled my fuel"—a big pot of grains, beans, and seeds—specifically calculated to match my TDEE for that intense training session. 🫘🍲 ⚖️ Initially, I was stumped, so I asked my partner for advice. Guess what reply I got?!? "Just eat them all," knowing full well I couldn't do my interval training! 😱🤯 ❌ 🥘 I was shocked! ⚡ That whole pot was meant to replenish my glycogen after a short burst of exercise; otherwise, I’d be in an extreme calorie surplus! 📈🥘⚠️ I sat down with myself and brainstormed some alternatives to that crazy suggestion. 🧠💡 🤔 Here they are: - 1st option: Eat half on Tuesday and save the rest for Wednesday (but re-weighing everything is such a hassle!). ⚖️🙄 🥗 🕒 - 2nd option: Go to the stadium and run intervals solo (but then no one would be there to watch my bags and belongings). 🎒👀 🏃‍♂️ 🔒 - 3rd option: Join a different running club at a park that starts and ends later, even if their workout is different. 👟🌙 🌳 🏃‍♀️ It’s now Tuesday evening here, and I chose Option 3! 🥳 I’m heading home now, enjoying my "sweet treats" (that pot also contains Whey Protein Concentrate with artificial sweetener) and feeling accomplished! 🥣🍫 🙌🎉 ✨

Let's make it a fun one! If you’re newer here, this is the best time to ask something.

You guys may have seen this debate from last year. It shook the fitness space the say the least. Here’s a short clip of Myron talking about his stance on “fat people”. https://www.reddit.com/r/Asmongold/comments/1dy4chj/fresh_and_fit_vs_fat_men_debate/ Controversial… and extremely insensitive. Is he wrong though? OF COURSE HE’S WRONG. But not from a technical standpoint. People get fat because they eat too much. My problem is that he doesn’t understand nor consider WHY people eat too much. And there are several reasons that you may fall into yourself if you’ve been overweight and/or on a fat loss journey yourself. I made a Loom on it and I think you should watch it. Comment “WHY” and I’ll send it over ❤️‍🔥