Workout Check-in: Heavy Metal Edition (aka August)
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Ya'll know the "kro walks into a bar" story? Well today the bar walked into my foot. Well, dropped, to be technical. I was futzing around trying to unload the bar and two girls were doing weird bouncy romanian deadlifts really close by and they were distracting me and when I finally got that stupid giant 45 bumper off I didn't realize my foot was right there. It hurts to have a shoe on
But the workout went well, all things considered. I managed to string a few double unders (as in, get a few in without stopping the rope, not actually one after another) during my warm-up!
Squats 150x5x5 - starting to fold over on the last reps here. Not enough to not go up in weight next workout, but enough to know I'm getting a workout
I did some submax sets of push-ups and ring rows in between these sets. I can do a whole whoopin 4 push-ups in a row. Weeee...
OHP 55x5x5 - my right side did not protest too much, but it was relatively challenging here. Goodbye sweet 75
Deadlift 135x5, 155x3x5, 165x5 - nothing to write home about. It's harder to keep my shoulders packed than to lift the weight. Ha.
Seated rows (wavy bar) 40x15, 55x12, 70x10, 85x8/6/8
These felt relatively okay, had better lat engagement when dropping the thumb from my grip.
And that was it since I ran out of time.0 -
DawnEmbers wrote: »probably soon back to tracking food again. Almost out of chocolate cake.
this made me spray coffee on my keyboard. chocolate - one of the major food groups.
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Skipped my Sunday workout (because Fear the Walking Dead was on and I had to choose) and I have been regretting it ever since (I should have fit my lifting in earlier so I wouldn't be forced to choose between weights and zombies). I got back on the iron horse today.
Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 lbs
Bench 5x45,45,55 then 5x5x57.5 lbs
Row 5x45,45 then 5x5x55 lbs
Felt good to be at it again. Excited for that tired/almost sore feeling I get a couple hours after lifting. I CAN FEEL IT WORKING!0 -
i'm new on this thread and I am curious about what Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 means. I have seen this on more then this post as far as the extra numbers. I do Stronglifts 5x5 which stands for sets and reps. Does the 45 stand for the weight lifted 5x?jessiefrancine wrote: »Skipped my Sunday workout (because Fear the Walking Dead was on and I had to choose) and I have been regretting it ever since (I should have fit my lifting in earlier so I wouldn't be forced to choose between weights and zombies). I got back on the iron horse today.
Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 lbs
Bench 5x45,45,55 then 5x5x57.5 lbs
Row 5x45,45 then 5x5x55 lbs
Felt good to be at it again. Excited for that tired/almost sore feeling I get a couple hours after lifting. I CAN FEEL IT WORKING!
I guess I still do the basic program.except I did add Sumo squats 5x5 95
Squat 5x5 112, OH I am on a deload 5x5 56, Deadlift 1x5 143, Bench 5x5 82, Barbell row 5x5 89
I am now increasing only by 1 lb. I was thinking of changing my workout to include more lifts any suggestions.0 -
fanncy0626 wrote: »
i'm new on this thread and I am curious about what Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 means. I have seen this on more then this post as far as the extra numbers. I do Stronglifts 5x5 which stands for sets and reps. Does the 45 stand for the weight lifted 5x?jessiefrancine wrote: »Skipped my Sunday workout (because Fear the Walking Dead was on and I had to choose) and I have been regretting it ever since (I should have fit my lifting in earlier so I wouldn't be forced to choose between weights and zombies). I got back on the iron horse today.
Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 lbs
Bench 5x45,45,55 then 5x5x57.5 lbs
Row 5x45,45 then 5x5x55 lbs
Felt good to be at it again. Excited for that tired/almost sore feeling I get a couple hours after lifting. I CAN FEEL IT WORKING!
I guess I still do the basic program.except I did add Sumo squats 5x5 95
Squat 5x5 112, OH I am on a deload 5x5 56, Deadlift 1x5 143, Bench 5x5 82, Barbell row 5x5 89
I am now increasing only by 1 lb. I was thinking of changing my workout to include more lifts any suggestions.
She's posting her warm-up sets, then working weight is 5 sets of 5 reps.
I'm too new to offer any accessory advice, but there are several here who might have suggestions.
Today was a good day. Like every Tuesday, I felt strong.
Squats 145 - 5x5
Bench 95 - 5x5 YIPPEE!!! I'm excited to try triple digits next week. The very last rep was hilarious, as it was like slooow motion lifting that bar! I think it was sheer force of will that got me through, hahahaha!
Row 115 - 5x5 pretty good, kind of heavy.0 -
[fanncy0626 wrote: »
i'm new on this thread and I am curious about what Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 means. I have seen this on more then this post as far as the extra numbers. I do Stronglifts 5x5 which stands for sets and reps. Does the 45 stand for the weight lifted 5x?jessiefrancine wrote: »Skipped my Sunday workout (because Fear the Walking Dead was on and I had to choose) and I have been regretting it ever since (I should have fit my lifting in earlier so I wouldn't be forced to choose between weights and zombies). I got back on the iron horse today.
Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 lbs
Bench 5x45,45,55 then 5x5x57.5 lbs
Row 5x45,45 then 5x5x55 lbs
Felt good to be at it again. Excited for that tired/almost sore feeling I get a couple hours after lifting. I CAN FEEL IT WORKING!
I guess I still do the basic program.except I did add Sumo squats 5x5 95
Squat 5x5 112, OH I am on a deload 5x5 56, Deadlift 1x5 143, Bench 5x5 82, Barbell row 5x5 89
I am now increasing only by 1 lb. I was thinking of changing my workout to include more lifts any suggestions.
She's posting her warm-up sets, then working weight is 5 sets of 5 reps.
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Thanks for letting me know. You have great weight amounts. How long have you been lifting.0 -
fanncy0626 wrote: »[fanncy0626 wrote: »
i'm new on this thread and I am curious about what Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 means. I have seen this on more then this post as far as the extra numbers. I do Stronglifts 5x5 which stands for sets and reps. Does the 45 stand for the weight lifted 5x?jessiefrancine wrote: »Skipped my Sunday workout (because Fear the Walking Dead was on and I had to choose) and I have been regretting it ever since (I should have fit my lifting in earlier so I wouldn't be forced to choose between weights and zombies). I got back on the iron horse today.
Squats 5x45,55,65 then 5x5x72.5 lbs
Bench 5x45,45,55 then 5x5x57.5 lbs
Row 5x45,45 then 5x5x55 lbs
Felt good to be at it again. Excited for that tired/almost sore feeling I get a couple hours after lifting. I CAN FEEL IT WORKING!
I guess I still do the basic program.except I did add Sumo squats 5x5 95
Squat 5x5 112, OH I am on a deload 5x5 56, Deadlift 1x5 143, Bench 5x5 82, Barbell row 5x5 89
I am now increasing only by 1 lb. I was thinking of changing my workout to include more lifts any suggestions.
She's posting her warm-up sets, then working weight is 5 sets of 5 reps.
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Thanks for letting me know. You have great weight amounts. How long have you been lifting.
Since mid-February. I've been on a deficit for most of it, then hung out at maintenance for a couple of months this summer. Now, I'm having a hard time with the more restrictive deficit and have probably gained some strength from eating more calories. The scale is all over the place, but measurements are changing for the better. I want to get to my goal by January, but it looks like my dedication is divided. I love progressing with lifting, but I really want that lower scale number, too! Hopefully I'll get it worked out in my head
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Trying something new.
Monday was:
Squat 5x45, 5x45, 5x60, 3x70, 2x85, 4x6x95
Deadlift 5x65, 5x90, 3x115, 2x6x135
Glute bridge 3x10x135
Front squat 3x5x60
Tuesday was:
Bench 5x45,5x45,10x50,10x70,8x75,6x80
Row 10x65,10x65,8x70,6x75
Ohp 12x45,12x45,10x45,8x45
Lat pull down 12,12,10,8
Push up 3x10
Bench dip 3x100 -
weird kludge workout that's not sl and not really trainer programme. because i can't make up my infantile mind about that.
anyway.
squats: 1x5@45, 1x5@50, 2x5@55, 1x5@60, 5x5@65. figured out how to get the eye gaze worked out. also figured out my two other cues are hips BACK and once i'm down at or near parallel, then thighs OPEN. it seems to be working, and that last one seems to prevent the buttwink. can't pretend 65 was easy though, sigh.
ohp: meh. just a lot of volume, that's all. lightest warmup set was 20lbs. work set was 50 and i did manage 3x5, but absolutely not with 'two more in the tank' as the trainer always suggests. so i think i'll repeat 50 next time. still, feels like ohp is coming along and my form is coalescing nicely. every time i do it some other micro-aspect of form seems to come into focus and add itself to the general solid picture.
i did some kind of rows stuff for accessories. too tired now to try and remember what exactly.0
