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Yep, you can do that! 🙂 Enjoy!!
Hi there- all that is asked if your you to lift as heavy as you are physically able to given the rep ranges for each week. If you are able to go heavier as the weeks go on, then go heavier. You can only lift as heavy as you can lift for the indicated rep ranges. Ideally, you should be getting stronger, so you should be able to lift a little heavier 🙂
Good luck, and I hope you’re having great, strong workouts his week!
Hi Sue- yep, I would agree 🙂
Gotcha- yes, that is a pyramid technique that you can do to increase the intensity. That is ideal, though I sometimes have a hard time doing that because I don’t have the “in-between” weights. When you are lifting heavy with such a small rep range to play without is a little trickier to do pyramid sets as Nicole describes if you only have 5lb increment weights to work with. If I had access to 22.5lb or 17.5lb dumbbells, etc, or 35lb / 45lb barbells instead of the 10lb increments of 30, 40, 50lb barbells, might be able to pyramid better, lol!
If you can pyramid, then by all means, do so. Otherwise, just stick with the heaviest weight you can muster 6-8 reps with 🙂
Hi Pam- Nicole uses and recommends Versa Gripps 🙂
No, ideally you should pick a weight that you can’t increase each set because it’s at a heavy enough weight to where you can only – just barely – make the rep ranges indicated. Ideally you should increase your weights each week, but not each set in each exercise. Does that make sense?
Hey! Scroll down the training section below the PDFs You will see a chart for the day’s workout with all the exercises. Click on the exercise to view the exercise video demo 😉
Hey! I would try as much as possible to the your meals a little closer together so that you can try to fit in meal 4 as your last meal of the day. It looks like most of your meals are closer to 4+ hours apart, so if you can try to squeeze them closer together then that would help make room for Meal 4.
Try your best! Good luck 🙂
Hi Shasta- can you please email your request to: [email protected] and they can help you there? Thanks! 🙂
Hey! It has only been a little over a week, so give it more time 😉 Just lift as heavy as you are able to without feeling any bad kind of pain. Pain is your body’s way of letting you know something is wrong, so don’t push it. Just do your best! All you can do is the best you can with what you have to work with, keep going!! 🙂
Hi Shannon- 4-6 reps is correct 🙂
Hey Karen- the brown rice cakes will work fine 🙂 I believe Nicole used Quaker Rice Cakes that have about 35 calories per cake, 14g carbs, 2g protein, 0 fat. You should be fine with the brown rice cakes 🙂
Hi Melissa- The work before camp, I would do Mon & Tues workout of the BULD Challenge, then take Wed/Thurs off, as you will be training Fri – Sun. Nicole can address at camp how to structure your workouts for the BULD challenge the week following camp 😉
See you at PA Camp!!!
Hey Amanda- you can use either one. Obviously the larger, heavier ball would be more challenging 😉
Hey there- if you realized later in the day you forgot your post-workout meal, then you can have it before bed.
Hey there- I would follow the program as Nicole has it laid out, but if you choose to do extra ab exercises that’s up to you 🙂
Hi Nancy- I would start with the 10-12 rep range. Good luck and have a great first week!:-)
Hey Kathy- If you follow this program, you shouldn’t get bigger around your waist unless you have some other health issues going on such as thyroid, hormones, etc. Good luck, and I hope you have a great week 2 of the challenge! 🙂
Hey there- the best way to gauge it to go by how the weight feels. I think it is best to er on the side of heavy, especially when you’re aiming for such a low rep range. If you normally can do a certain exercise with 20lbs for 8-12 reps, try it with 25lbs for 6-8 reps.
Good luck, and have a great seconds week!!
Hey there- make sure you read all of the information in this program so that you don’t miss anything 😉 There is more information about supplements in the Supplements Section.
Good luck, and have a great week 2!
Hey there- on the grocery lists, there is a list of spices and condiments for this challenge. A few pickles are fine on occasion though they are not on the plan so be aware of that, and just don’t go overboard 😛
Hey there! Your schedule looks great, so you are goo din that department! A pre-workout is before a workout. Aa post-workout meal is for after your weight lifting 😉
Hey there- everyone’s daily schedule is so different, wake-up and bedtimes, work schedules, workout times, etc. so we can’t possibly recommend a basic tie line for when you should be eating meals other than what Nicole has already outline, generally, in the Program Overview (make sure you watch the video as well) and the Nutrition Section.
Good luck with week 2!
Hi Jackie- have you tried doing any research on-line for pre-workouts without Sucralose or gone t your local health or supplements store? They might be able to help you there as well 🙂
Hi Lori- there is an abbreviation key in the upper right hand corner:
HI = high intensity
LI = low intensity
MI = moderate intensity🙂