How annoying, she must not be that "great" if she feels the need to keep pressuring you. I would be stern about it and look her in the eyes when saying no, hopefully she'll get the message.

Bodybuilder here, as others have said sounds like you've reached a plateau and if you've been working out since you were 18 doing basically the same exercises and weight, no wonder you're not sore and not seeing desired results.

What I would do is start lifting heavy so you can complete it for 10 to 12 reps. Begin with the compound exercises squats and deadlifts using barbells is prefered with proper form.

Do a light warmup set before going 2 or 3 heavy sets, and on the last set go back down in weight with high reps, some call this the "burnout" set. This will most likely make you sore next day.

For example:

Squats

Set#1 10 lbs for 8 reps
Set#2 50 lbs/10-12 reps
Set#3 50 lbs/10-12 reps
Set#4 20 lbs/20-30 reps

Bodybuilder here, when women lift heavy weights they don't turn into shemales unless they are on roids. It's much harder for women to gain muscle than men due to their bodies and hormones. They can get stronger which is a great benefit on so many levels. OP, keep up the good work!

Ladies, there is no such thing as spot reduction done naturally. Cardio alone won't do it. Lifting weights will- blast away with a variety of exercises at different angles to target the hamstrings and butt, if you are at an ideal weight and want to shed the stubborn problem area. If not, lose the weight first before getting into a weightlifting program.

There's been lot of buzz about "thigh gap" and how it's suppose to be the ideal shape for women. But some women who are not ectomorphs can't simply have one due to their body type but that doesn't mean they are out of shape, by no means.

With that said, as others have posted lift heavy and often, mix in some pylos, sprinting is great, and change up reps/sets going from heavy to light. Form is crucial of course, so is warmups/activations. Some of the best exercises in my mind are: squats & deadlifts (and all it's variations), lunges (which works the lower glutes), back extensions, cable pull throughs, and glute kickbacks. Do the compound exercises first before the isolation exercise. Try these for a month or two and you will see results if done right.

Hope this helps.

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Sex with someone other than my husband

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Miss the social life I had- the parties, friends, women, spending money, drinking, and going to the beach.

We just got back from Marco Island which is 30 mins away from Naples, and had an amazing time. We stayed at Marriot right off the beach, and it's a beautiful resort. Our 4 yr old loved it so did we, it's was a slam-dunk.

Anonymous wrote:We bought a balance bike for our daughter and we thought she'd love it since she was so adventurous (loves climbing, jumping from heights, etc) -- didn't take to it. Got her a bike with training wheels and she loves it and now asks to go biking.

Our DS is the same active way, and my instincts tell me he will prefer pedals as well. But i think those who are adventurous tend to be coordinated so it shouldn't take them to long to ride a bike.

We're in the market to buy a bike for our 4 yr old DS and thinking about buying those balance bikes instead of a bike with training wheels. Apparently they're suppose to learn faster given the coordination aspect of no pedaling and trying to balance themselves, anyone have experience with these?