June check in and chat:June-o mess with these chicks
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lwoodroff - I'm still in the camp of: If your clothes still fit the same, some of that is muscle. Seriously - heavy lifting + eating at a surplus SHOULD, according to the laws of physics, create some mass. How are you feeling in your skin? That's ultimately more important than the scale - and you know that! Okay, lecture over. If you feel like you need more cardio, drop down to 3x5 on everything to shorten up the weight sessions and then yes, add a finisher on to each session. But I still think you look hawt and shouldn't worry!0
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lwood - Yep, I'm with Kira. I wouldn't drop the lifting, but just add some finishers at the end. I find 4-8 exercises done one right after the other (super sets) with little rest can get the HR up, but you don't have to do "cardio" and they can support the lifts. I think you are right and the diet is going to be the key. Get that under control again and you will see the scale number start to drop. I would suggest to not change any of the exercise component and just focus on diet first. See how that goes in July and then if you still feel like you need more cardio, then look at it. One thing you may start to find is that you don't need to lose all 8 lbs to look like you did before.0
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Stitches come out on Monday - hopefully squats will be okay soon!
Leg curls 3x8 @65 - my legs were NOT wanting to do this today
Leg extensions 3x8 @80
Bench 3x5 @102.5 Woot! Creeping up!
Inverted Rows 3x8
Leg lifts (slow) 3x10 each side
Bird dogs 3x10 each side
Glute Bridges 3x10 @ 30 lb. (used a fixed barbell)
Pallof Press 3x10 @15 lb. each side
Woodchoppers 3x10 @15 lb. each side
Farmers walk, 30 steps @40 lb. each side
Waiters carry, 30 steps @30 lb. each side
Those last two pretty much wore me out. I always do carries as part of my warm-up, but doing them at a heavier weight is definitely challenging!
Off to take the kiddo to the splashgrounds. Happy Saturday everyone!0 -
lwood....yup I'm with jstout and kira.....as usual :laugh: I also wouldn't drop any lifting and I would add some finishers. You can do so many different types....from barbell/dumbbell complexes to tabata style cardio, it just all depends on what you feel like doing that day! Is it possible for you to take the kids for walks or make fun games with them to get some extra in? I have *gained* 15lbs in the 6 months since I started lifting, so I know what you are going through. Funny thing is though, that my clothes all still fit with most of them fitting even better :laugh:
In other news....I'm so damn sore today I can hardly walk (or sit on the toilet :laugh: ) I hadn't squatted as it was for just about 2 weeks so add the weighted lunges onto the squats and holy doodle! I figured I would be okay since I only did 2 x 8 (each leg) at 65lbs and then 2 x 12 (each leg) at 45lbs.....but maybe it's just too much to start. I guess I will see how long it takes me to recover from this and maybe reduce next workout which is not until next Saturday.0 -
You are doing great. I am 54 and it's great to see "mature ladies" lifting heavy. Keep up the good work and friend me if you'd like.I am a lurker too but decided it is better to be a contributing member to this group. I really receive a lot of inspiration from you ladies and it keeps me going. Hopefully I can inspire other women as well, especially those 50 and older since I am 56 years old.
Okay here are my stats:
Squats 105#
Bench Press 55# (had to de-load because form was wrong)
Pendlay Rows 65#
Overhead Press 42#
Dead Lifts 110#
As you can see my weakness is upper body strength but I am working on it slowly. Don't want to injure myself because it takes longer to heal.0 -
I love seeing ladies my age and older take up barbells! It's never too late to get stronger!
So today I took on our 35 lb dumbbells that I've been carefully avoiding up until now (chicken much?) and did a farmer's walk with them (thanks Kira for that idea). Oh. My. Word. I lasted about 100 feet until my grip strength (or rather lack thereof) forced me to finally put them down again. But, I picked them up, and I walked with them! *happydance*
Then I tried it with 25 pounders and made it much further. Added 3 rounds of a barbell complex with a few kettlebell swings, and that wraps today. Rest day tomorrow and then back to more heavy lifting on Monday..
Stay strong ladies, and enjoy your weekend!0 -
Thank you wise and wonderful ladies, I did just do out for a mile and a half run today, will still be lifting tomorrow but key is logging everything. So I'm going to be disciplined and see how I go! Mwah :-)0
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I want to THANK whoever suggested I up my calorie intake to my TDEE and not eat back exercise. I have been having the hardest time losing weight. Well, not anymore it seems. I stepped on the scale after six weeks of not doing so and I have lost six pounds. I was shocked and very pleased.
The lifting is changing my body quickly. I have lost fat and I have definition that is becoming more apparent. I do find it hard to meet my protein macro. This is my challenge right now and I need to make it or I feel weak in my lifts.
I am still going slowly given I am 54 and had little fitness for the past few years other than walking and running for a bit. I have read Starting Strength and I read and log on his forum. Being and older beginner I only add weight when I think my form is good and I am comfortable with the weight. I do not want to get side tracked with an injury and my body does take longer to recover, especially if I don't eat enough.
So again very grateful for this group. This is where I got such great info and inspiration. I don't post much but I do read.
Current stats:
SQUAT
55 LBS.
OHP
30 LBS.
DL
75 LBS.
BP
40 LBS.
ROWS
70 LBS.0 -
You are doing great. I am 54 and it's great to see "mature ladies" lifting heavy. Keep up the good work and friend me if you'd like.I am a lurker too but decided it is better to be a contributing member to this group. I really receive a lot of inspiration from you ladies and it keeps me going. Hopefully I can inspire other women as well, especially those 50 and older since I am 56 years old.
Okay here are my stats:
Squats 105#
Bench Press 55# (had to de-load because form was wrong)
Pendlay Rows 65#
Overhead Press 42#
Dead Lifts 110#
As you can see my weakness is upper body strength but I am working on it slowly. Don't want to injure myself because it takes longer to heal.
So good to see women my age here! I am also 54 and a I am a beginner.0 -
Squat and OHP today. Finished with a barbell complex and some other accessory work.
Squat 1x5 @ 80, 90, 100 with a pulse at the bottom. I think the pulse is harder than the pause.
OHP 5x5 @ 75 - I'll move up to 3x5 @ 80 next week. I'm thinking that will be my progression for OHP - start at 3x5 and add a set each week until I can do 5x5 then move up 5 lbs and drop back down to 3x5.
Barbell complex with the oly bar for 2 rounds at 8 reps each exercise: Upright rows, overhead squat, good morning, lunges (8 each leg), push presses, cleans, front squats. I took a min or two rest between rounds.
Other accessory work was 2 rounds of: 15 each leg adductor resistance band pulls, 20 8 kg kettelbell pirate ships, 15 leg lifts to bottoms up, 10 each side 8 kg kettlebell woodchoppers.
Rest day for me tomorrow and then a busy week that ends with my hubby coming home for good from his away assignment for work. I'm excited about that.0 -
Squat and OHP today. Finished with a barbell complex and some other accessory work.
Squat 1x5 @ 80, 90, 100 with a pulse at the bottom. I think the pulse is harder than the pause.
OHP 5x5 @ 75 - I'll move up to 3x5 @ 80 next week. I'm thinking that will be my progression for OHP - start at 3x5 and add a set each week until I can do 5x5 then move up 5 lbs and drop back down to 3x5.
Barbell complex with the oly bar for 2 rounds at 8 reps each exercise: Upright rows, overhead squat, good morning, lunges (8 each leg), push presses, cleans, front squats. I took a min or two rest between rounds.
Other accessory work was 2 rounds of: 15 each leg adductor resistance band pulls, 20 8 kg kettelbell pirate ships, 15 leg lifts to bottoms up, 10 each side 8 kg kettlebell woodchoppers.
Rest day for me tomorrow and then a busy week that ends with my hubby coming home for good from his away assignment for work. I'm excited about that.
Great workout lady!0 -
Yesterday I did my 5x5 squats.
Today I hiked 2 hours (hills and steps)
My thighs hate me tonight. I will have to hobble to church tomorrow.0 -
I wanted to thank DaniH :flowerforyou: for a post she made about Pendlay rows the other day. When you compared them to bench presses, it finally clicked for me and I felt much more comfortable with my form. No idea why this didn't occur to me before, but it didn't. No rows today, though...
Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad workout today, but I got through it.
Squat 185 (soft fail--form, due to hip flexor issues)
OHP 70 (moved to 3x5 today)
DL 185 (was supposed to be 195, but my concentration was bad and I just could not get it)
Next workout will be better, I'm sure.
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Hello
was a bit unsure about lifting today as over the last 2 days I've walked just under 26 miles and wasn't sure if my body was upto it, but I actually felt like a superhero lifting this morning.
Workout B today and hit first teeny tiny goal - I deadlifted half my body weight - hurrahhh a:-)
squat 5x5 @ 27.5kg (60lbs)
overheadpress 5x5 @ 15kg (33lbs)
deadlife 5x5 @ 30kg (66lbs)
prone planks 1min, 45secs, 30 secs
5 x chinups (floor to door height)
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Wow, daisybee - 26 miles! Was this part of an event? I can't believe you lifted after all that - WTG!0
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not quite :-) an event just a mini holiday.
2 days of non stop walking and sightseeing in london. We were relying on a beta version of Google maps that had us twice walk a few miles in the wrong direction as well... and a claustrophobic friend meant a tube was not in the equation.
My fitbit rocks for tracking and my vans rock for walking.
Hope everything goes ok for you getting your stitches out (p.s getting a wee wtg from you has made my day - thank you x) .0 -
I wanted to thank DaniH :flowerforyou: for a post she made about Pendlay rows the other day. When you compared them to bench presses, it finally clicked for me and I felt much more comfortable with my form. No idea why this didn't occur to me before, but it didn't. No rows today, though...
Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad workout today, but I got through it.
Squat 185 (soft fail--form, due to hip flexor issues)
OHP 70 (moved to 3x5 today)
DL 185 (was supposed to be 195, but my concentration was bad and I just could not get it)
Next workout will be better, I'm sure.
You're quite welcome. All this stuff is so technical, every little bit helps to get our heads around it. It's really not as simple as "here's a barbell, now go lift it".
Hey, you're gonna have those days where everything is hard and every lift seems to go to crap. Lifting is a mental game as much as a physical one, and your mental state has everything to do with it. Not to mention diet, sleep, overall stress burden, etc. Then you're gonna have days where everything clicks and you breeze through the whole thing and come out on cloud 9. And days in between.
You're doing wonderfully!!! Great numbers!!
Rest day for me today, meaning I'm gonna catch up on yoga and maybe get in the pool for some aquatic shenanigans if the weather holds.
Happy Sunday!!0 -
Ugh epic fail on my pull-ups this morning. Back to the drawing board and watching video's on ways to modify. Or perhaps I need to get another resistance band that is provides even more resistance. This was definitely a blow to my fitness ego though, I must say :sad:0
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Ugh epic fail on my pull-ups this morning. Back to the drawing board and watching video's on ways to modify. Or perhaps I need to get another resistance band that is provides even more resistance. This was definitely a blow to my fitness ego though, I must say :sad:
I sat my butt down on my bench just a little bit ago and used my Olympic bar resting on my squat rack to pull myself up. Worked like a charm. And after about 10 reps or so I was really starting to feel it. So I figure I start there and just add reps until those muscles back there are developed enough to pull more of me than just my upper body weight.
I'm going to do a pull-up one of these days! You start where you start, eh?0 -
Ugh epic fail on my pull-ups this morning. Back to the drawing board and watching video's on ways to modify. Or perhaps I need to get another resistance band that is provides even more resistance. This was definitely a blow to my fitness ego though, I must say :sad:
I sat my butt down on my bench just a little bit ago and used my Olympic bar resting on my squat rack to pull myself up. Worked like a charm. And after about 10 reps or so I was really starting to feel it. So I figure I start there and just add reps until those muscles back there are developed enough to pull more of me than just my upper body weight.
I'm going to do a pull-up one of these days! You start where you start, eh?
This is a really great idea Dani! Thank you I am very, very weak in my upper body so I was prepared to not be able to bang a whole bunch of perfect ones out to begin with.....but I figured that with like 130lbs of resistance, that I would be able to get even half of one done. No go. I am going to try your idea next workout though. How much higher than you did you place the bar? 0
