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Culking Bishes!!! Winter2016 / Spring 2017
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Got a lot going on there @psuLemon - hopefully you can get some rest and heal your arm.
And heh- also - win for the barely fit in the pants!!! I mean- as long as it isn't fat LMAO.
I ordered new pants- but unfortunately they aren't the yoga pants I wanted- so I'm going to take one of them back. I'll keep the other pair- so I have "real pants" (eye roll)
I have seen an increase in definition, so i am assuming some muscle growth.0 -
Starting to pudge back up a bit, but the Wilks is steadily climbing, and I am still about 5.5 months out from my first meet, so plenty of time to peel bodyfat as needed. Up roughly 4.5 pounds (moving average) over the last two months and some change, and a lot of that came from a recent doubling of sodium intake.
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Nice!!!
5 months out from meet is plenty o time to manipulate
I'm guessing I'm aiming for November for one- we'll see.
Right now I'm still sort of chilling in the 170's- 2000 calories cutting definitely isn't doing it for me. Poop.
I look good- and definitely have dropped some weight- but still meaty. womp womp. bench is moving really well these days- deads are okay- squats are still as usual, a work in progress.3 -
I'm down about three pounds, which put me in normal BMI (kinda exciting). Ten pounds to goal. Under 158.5 lbs by August 5th to compete in the lower PL class. It feels like it might be doable.
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To the top since I am now deadlifting 305 for sets, which beats my last 1RM test6
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quiksylver296 wrote: »I'm down about three pounds, which put me in normal BMI (kinda exciting). Ten pounds to goal. Under 158.5 lbs by August 5th to compete in the lower PL class. It feels like it might be doable.
And...I'm back over 170. Stupid TOM. I suck at this.0 -
I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing.
But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
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Still cutting over here, 8 weeks in. I think I am close to goal? I hate this part of the cut where you are lean but not lean enough and know you need more bulk cycles to fill out more, gahh.
How do you guys stay motivated to keep cutting when there is no show or competition? I just find myself thinking "ya I look good enough" and then I start to lose steam.0 -
Six month bulk added almost 25lbs. Hate to stop because joints are taking it well for first bulk in 12 years. I've decided to drop 10lbs to stay in weight class and break my record in 105kg class at the end of August then start my bulk shortly after my baseball playoffs end.4
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TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
Oh, no! Sorry about the injury! What a bummer. You're doing awesome on the cutting, though.0 -
Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.5 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
Oh, no! Sorry about the injury! What a bummer. You're doing awesome on the cutting, though.
Thanks
It was probably a long time coming. I've got a lot of muscle imbalances I wasn't aware of.
I probably won't consider another meet until I've spent some time at whatever bodyweight I end up.
Another two year off season in which I drop two more weight classes loool.0 -
TresaAswegan wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
Oh, no! Sorry about the injury! What a bummer. You're doing awesome on the cutting, though.
Thanks
It was probably a long time coming. I've got a lot of muscle imbalances I wasn't aware of.
I probably won't consider another meet until I've spent some time at whatever bodyweight I end up.
Another two year off season in which I drop two more weight classes loool.
Ugh. I've been working on issues, too. Lots of deep tissue massage, stretching and foam rolling...0 -
Another 0.5kg/1.1lbs gone and now back to the weight I was before I went to Italy. The very slow and steady defluff continues.2
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TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
balls.
I had a left SI joint issue- exacerbated from running it seems. I was able to keep working mostly with physical therapy and one steroid shot as a last ditch effort. I stopped running and it seemed to really go away on it's own- that injury super sucks. I feel for you.
Also- As a 175 pounder myself- I wish you the best of luck trying to get down to 135- that's mighty lean. I don't know how tall you are- but for me- that's to lean for me. My goal this summer for #operationleanAF is 155 pounds. I'm sitting at 175- so it's not really moving along well but it's moving.
But it'll be nice to break the 170 into the 160- I'm with you on that entirely.
good luck with your imbalances and recovery!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.
yay! congrats on the grinder!!! I find grinding squats is the worst for me- I just really don't do well with it- so any time anyone make it through one- I'm like WOOT WOOT!! YOU"RE THE BEST!!!
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@JoRocka More proof cardio is evil
I'm not too sure what caused this to flare up. I'm guessing really pushing the heavy squats and deads every week, while leaning more to one side. Also been doing stuff I normally avoid because my back occasionally gets angry - RDLs and bent over rows. 12 weeks of all of that and pushing my previous back injury about as far as it could handle. No bueno. Luckily I got to the chiro right away and it only took me two workouts wondering why my squat went to kitten to realize something was really wrong. Two adjustments and adding some stretches relieved the constant dull pain, so I was lucky there.
I'm only 5'1'' lol. A few years ago I got down to 130 and wasn't really *lean* by any means. I think I was a size 7, if that's relevant in any way. So I'd say shooting close to that is probably a fair guesstimate. I don't think it's likely I've gained more than maybe 10 lbs of lean mass. The smaller I get the more I realize I'm not actually very muscular. Maybe my legs, but my upper body feels pretty sad lol.1 -
TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
balls.
I had a left SI joint issue- exacerbated from running it seems. I was able to keep working mostly with physical therapy and one steroid shot as a last ditch effort. I stopped running and it seemed to really go away on it's own- that injury super sucks. I feel for you.
Also- As a 175 pounder myself- I wish you the best of luck trying to get down to 135- that's mighty lean. I don't know how tall you are- but for me- that's to lean for me. My goal this summer for #operationleanAF is 155 pounds. I'm sitting at 175- so it's not really moving along well but it's moving.
But it'll be nice to break the 170 into the 160- I'm with you on that entirely.
good luck with your imbalances and recovery!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.
yay! congrats on the grinder!!! I find grinding squats is the worst for me- I just really don't do well with it- so any time anyone make it through one- I'm like WOOT WOOT!! YOU"RE THE BEST!!!
As weird as it will sound, I probably would have failed it if I'd have tried last week. I've been obsessively watching the IPF Worlds, and keeping an eye on form breakdowns that cause people to fail lifts has helped me a lot. The whole eyes forward, chest up, force elbows to stay tight did a lot to allow me to grind it out instead of collapsing like I used to.1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
balls.
I had a left SI joint issue- exacerbated from running it seems. I was able to keep working mostly with physical therapy and one steroid shot as a last ditch effort. I stopped running and it seemed to really go away on it's own- that injury super sucks. I feel for you.
Also- As a 175 pounder myself- I wish you the best of luck trying to get down to 135- that's mighty lean. I don't know how tall you are- but for me- that's to lean for me. My goal this summer for #operationleanAF is 155 pounds. I'm sitting at 175- so it's not really moving along well but it's moving.
But it'll be nice to break the 170 into the 160- I'm with you on that entirely.
good luck with your imbalances and recovery!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.
yay! congrats on the grinder!!! I find grinding squats is the worst for me- I just really don't do well with it- so any time anyone make it through one- I'm like WOOT WOOT!! YOU"RE THE BEST!!!
As weird as it will sound, I probably would have failed it if I'd have tried last week. I've been obsessively watching the IPF Worlds, and keeping an eye on form breakdowns that cause people to fail lifts has helped me a lot. The whole eyes forward, chest up, force elbows to stay tight did a lot to allow me to grind it out instead of collapsing like I used to.
I had to give a pep talk to a girl last night- (someone called her preganant- which is bullst because she's not anywhere near looking pregnant- I mean it's BS anyway- but I think he was dcking with her on purpose- because she's not over weight at all) anyway- part of this switched into why she didn't squat- and I was telling her to keep working on it- because it's SUPER technical- and you are always continuing to tweak- you never "arrive" you continue to finesse the weak points of it to get as much out of it as you can.
That's interesting- I haven't considered that much- I did learn a lot watching Squat School with Marisa Indres? from Juggernaut- they did a really great break down on her form and how she was able to jump up so much- it's been very helpful- not like- earth shattering- but really helpful in getting a more consistent squat- and I can feel where I break down.
But I like the idea of watching comps and spotting failure points and what's working/not working. I like that.
Eblows tight is a big one for me- keeping my back tight- not so much my chest UP but my back right and meanwhile not trying to splay my ribs. Difficult thing to do for sure.0 -
yes- cardio is evil- but necessary. LOLTresaAswegan wrote: »@JoRocka More proof cardio is evil
I'm not too sure what caused this to flare up. I'm guessing really pushing the heavy squats and deads every week, while leaning more to one side. Also been doing stuff I normally avoid because my back occasionally gets angry - RDLs and bent over rows. 12 weeks of all of that and pushing my previous back injury about as far as it could handle. No bueno. Luckily I got to the chiro right away and it only took me two workouts wondering why my squat went to kitten to realize something was really wrong. Two adjustments and adding some stretches relieved the constant dull pain, so I was lucky there.
I'm only 5'1'' lol. A few years ago I got down to 130 and wasn't really *lean* by any means. I think I was a size 7, if that's relevant in any way. So I'd say shooting close to that is probably a fair guesstimate. I don't think it's likely I've gained more than maybe 10 lbs of lean mass. The smaller I get the more I realize I'm not actually very muscular. Maybe my legs, but my upper body feels pretty sad lol.
oh- yeah- 130 is more than reasonable for you.
at 135- I'd be an effing stick. - it's a process though- most people aren't as muscular as you think- and then you actually get somewhere when people THINK you're muscular- then you really start nit picking and going "well not really" because- the hungergainz... it's real.
I think I'm really not that big and someone was just telling me last night everyone calls me disel at my gym (news to me) so - a lot of it is perception- but it's always a journey forward- sometimes on ward and upwards- sometimes sideways- sometimes in self care it seems backwards- but it's still a journey. Sometimes that journey takes you to wawa where you stop progressing and just drink coffee and eat sour patch kids. It's okay. All good.
You're making great progress!!! Summer of leanness!! WOOT WOOT1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
balls.
I had a left SI joint issue- exacerbated from running it seems. I was able to keep working mostly with physical therapy and one steroid shot as a last ditch effort. I stopped running and it seemed to really go away on it's own- that injury super sucks. I feel for you.
Also- As a 175 pounder myself- I wish you the best of luck trying to get down to 135- that's mighty lean. I don't know how tall you are- but for me- that's to lean for me. My goal this summer for #operationleanAF is 155 pounds. I'm sitting at 175- so it's not really moving along well but it's moving.
But it'll be nice to break the 170 into the 160- I'm with you on that entirely.
good luck with your imbalances and recovery!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.
yay! congrats on the grinder!!! I find grinding squats is the worst for me- I just really don't do well with it- so any time anyone make it through one- I'm like WOOT WOOT!! YOU"RE THE BEST!!!
As weird as it will sound, I probably would have failed it if I'd have tried last week. I've been obsessively watching the IPF Worlds, and keeping an eye on form breakdowns that cause people to fail lifts has helped me a lot. The whole eyes forward, chest up, force elbows to stay tight did a lot to allow me to grind it out instead of collapsing like I used to.
I had to give a pep talk to a girl last night- (someone called her preganant- which is bullst because she's not anywhere near looking pregnant- I mean it's BS anyway- but I think he was dcking with her on purpose- because she's not over weight at all) anyway- part of this switched into why she didn't squat- and I was telling her to keep working on it- because it's SUPER technical- and you are always continuing to tweak- you never "arrive" you continue to finesse the weak points of it to get as much out of it as you can.
That's interesting- I haven't considered that much- I did learn a lot watching Squat School with Marisa Indres? from Juggernaut- they did a really great break down on her form and how she was able to jump up so much- it's been very helpful- not like- earth shattering- but really helpful in getting a more consistent squat- and I can feel where I break down.
But I like the idea of watching comps and spotting failure points and what's working/not working. I like that.
Eblows tight is a big one for me- keeping my back tight- not so much my chest UP but my back right and meanwhile not trying to splay my ribs. Difficult thing to do for sure.
Yeah, Marisa Inda is a beast. She actually had a pretty bad squat day, but ended up winning the IPF World gold medals for deadlift and total, because Joy Nmera was overconfident and went for the world record deadlift on her second attempt and missed.1 -
For those who are doing BLS and TLS, if you are having recovery issues, it may be worth changing programs for addef frequency. I switched to PHUL after havinh major recovery issues. 3 weeks in and having very little DOMS. And i am seeing increases in volume daily.
Once i plateau with PHUL, i will be moving to PHAT. But i am hopinh to join the 1000 lb club before i have to change.3 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
balls.
I had a left SI joint issue- exacerbated from running it seems. I was able to keep working mostly with physical therapy and one steroid shot as a last ditch effort. I stopped running and it seemed to really go away on it's own- that injury super sucks. I feel for you.
Also- As a 175 pounder myself- I wish you the best of luck trying to get down to 135- that's mighty lean. I don't know how tall you are- but for me- that's to lean for me. My goal this summer for #operationleanAF is 155 pounds. I'm sitting at 175- so it's not really moving along well but it's moving.
But it'll be nice to break the 170 into the 160- I'm with you on that entirely.
good luck with your imbalances and recovery!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.
yay! congrats on the grinder!!! I find grinding squats is the worst for me- I just really don't do well with it- so any time anyone make it through one- I'm like WOOT WOOT!! YOU"RE THE BEST!!!
As weird as it will sound, I probably would have failed it if I'd have tried last week. I've been obsessively watching the IPF Worlds, and keeping an eye on form breakdowns that cause people to fail lifts has helped me a lot. The whole eyes forward, chest up, force elbows to stay tight did a lot to allow me to grind it out instead of collapsing like I used to.
I had to give a pep talk to a girl last night- (someone called her preganant- which is bullst because she's not anywhere near looking pregnant- I mean it's BS anyway- but I think he was dcking with her on purpose- because she's not over weight at all) anyway- part of this switched into why she didn't squat- and I was telling her to keep working on it- because it's SUPER technical- and you are always continuing to tweak- you never "arrive" you continue to finesse the weak points of it to get as much out of it as you can.
That's interesting- I haven't considered that much- I did learn a lot watching Squat School with Marisa Indres? from Juggernaut- they did a really great break down on her form and how she was able to jump up so much- it's been very helpful- not like- earth shattering- but really helpful in getting a more consistent squat- and I can feel where I break down.
But I like the idea of watching comps and spotting failure points and what's working/not working. I like that.
Eblows tight is a big one for me- keeping my back tight- not so much my chest UP but my back right and meanwhile not trying to splay my ribs. Difficult thing to do for sure.
Yeah, Marisa Inda is a beast. She actually had a pretty bad squat day, but ended up winning the IPF World gold medals for deadlift and total, because Joy Nmera was overconfident and went for the world record deadlift on her second attempt and missed.
Shes going to be in Philly in September with them for a workshop. Unfortunately it's the day of my first anniversary... As my husband does not lift... I feel like buying us both tickets to that will be less than appreciated. And I am epically sad. =(0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »I've got an SI joint injury, so I'm no longer doing my meet in July. No squats/deadlifts until further notice.
Going to focus on the cut a bit more and do bodybuilduh things. (I'm down to about 130 carbs now that we adjusted down for not being in meet prep, which seems like nothing. But I digress.. )
Had a big "whoosh" this week though, which puts me around 173 lbs. Feels crazy to think I'll (hopefully!) be in the 160's in the next month. I'd been sitting around 185 for so long!
Goal is probably 135-140. Maybe less, depending on if I actually have muscles and how lean I need to be before by coach lets me start building haha. Getting to a point where I could actively focus on building muscle and not be overfat has been a huge goal for me. Starting to feel like that's within reach!
balls.
I had a left SI joint issue- exacerbated from running it seems. I was able to keep working mostly with physical therapy and one steroid shot as a last ditch effort. I stopped running and it seemed to really go away on it's own- that injury super sucks. I feel for you.
Also- As a 175 pounder myself- I wish you the best of luck trying to get down to 135- that's mighty lean. I don't know how tall you are- but for me- that's to lean for me. My goal this summer for #operationleanAF is 155 pounds. I'm sitting at 175- so it's not really moving along well but it's moving.
But it'll be nice to break the 170 into the 160- I'm with you on that entirely.
good luck with your imbalances and recovery!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Since bodyweight leveled back off from the sodium loading, I'm back at 0.18 lbs./week gained at 2950/3450 kcals on recovery and training days, respectively.
Sitting around 173 lbs., and hit my first triple for 300 on squats yesterday. I don't know what possessed me to go for the third when I had only programmed a double. I have never made myself grind a squat like that before. I was starting to wonder if I'd make it out alive, after it felt like I wasn't even moving anymore.
yay! congrats on the grinder!!! I find grinding squats is the worst for me- I just really don't do well with it- so any time anyone make it through one- I'm like WOOT WOOT!! YOU"RE THE BEST!!!
As weird as it will sound, I probably would have failed it if I'd have tried last week. I've been obsessively watching the IPF Worlds, and keeping an eye on form breakdowns that cause people to fail lifts has helped me a lot. The whole eyes forward, chest up, force elbows to stay tight did a lot to allow me to grind it out instead of collapsing like I used to.
I had to give a pep talk to a girl last night- (someone called her preganant- which is bullst because she's not anywhere near looking pregnant- I mean it's BS anyway- but I think he was dcking with her on purpose- because she's not over weight at all) anyway- part of this switched into why she didn't squat- and I was telling her to keep working on it- because it's SUPER technical- and you are always continuing to tweak- you never "arrive" you continue to finesse the weak points of it to get as much out of it as you can.
That's interesting- I haven't considered that much- I did learn a lot watching Squat School with Marisa Indres? from Juggernaut- they did a really great break down on her form and how she was able to jump up so much- it's been very helpful- not like- earth shattering- but really helpful in getting a more consistent squat- and I can feel where I break down.
But I like the idea of watching comps and spotting failure points and what's working/not working. I like that.
Eblows tight is a big one for me- keeping my back tight- not so much my chest UP but my back right and meanwhile not trying to splay my ribs. Difficult thing to do for sure.
Yeah, Marisa Inda is a beast. She actually had a pretty bad squat day, but ended up winning the IPF World gold medals for deadlift and total, because Joy Nmera was overconfident and went for the world record deadlift on her second attempt and missed.
Shes going to be in Philly in September with them for a workshop. Unfortunately it's the day of my first anniversary... As my husband does not lift... I feel like buying us both tickets to that will be less than appreciated. And I am epically sad. =(
Ewww. My girlfriend doesn't lift either, but she's been incredibly supportive of my insane focus on self-improvement. I think she might be warming up to it more though, because she wants us to watch the IPF Worlds open for her weightclass (Inda's class) with me tomorrow, even though it won't be live. She has no idea how it went down, so I've been really cautious not to spill anything.1 -
concessions must be made- he sacrifices a lot for me and supports me quiet a bit, helps me pick up the slack for my very expensive dance habit.
I'm going to CA for almost 2 weeks- and he encouraged me to do the "extended" trip instead of the shorter one since I was already out there- despite the fact it was an extra 1000 and way more inconvenient for our home life.
Whenever I got to dance festivals and he buys my video and commentary from any competition- so really I cannot complain- and I hope I don't sound like he doesn't support me. My priority right now is my dance- and that's the goal this year- so after all we've struggled to get me certified and going to CA this year- that would just be to much. I unfortunately- as much as I want- cannot actually do all the things.
So- I don't want to sound ungrateful LMAO- he is really truly a gem- and goes out of his way to make sure I'm taken care of- just not for ALL my hobbies LMAO. That's why I say it would probably be a none starter. I did tell him Rock Allegence was in October and it was my one "totally unrelated fun" ask of the year- Rob Zombie, Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, Halestorm, Asking Alexander... I'm wildly excited- I think tickets are only 35$ and I think he's going to go with me. So- we make it work LOL
I wish he had a hobby so I could support him- but he spends a lot of time commuting so he has less time for that stuff.
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concessions must be made- he sacrifices a lot for me and supports me quiet a bit, helps me pick up the slack for my very expensive dance habit.
I'm going to CA for almost 2 weeks- and he encouraged me to do the "extended" trip instead of the shorter one since I was already out there- despite the fact it was an extra 1000 and way more inconvenient for our home life.
Whenever I got to dance festivals and he buys my video and commentary from any competition- so really I cannot complain- and I hope I don't sound like he doesn't support me. My priority right now is my dance- and that's the goal this year- so after all we've struggled to get me certified and going to CA this year- that would just be to much. I unfortunately- as much as I want- cannot actually do all the things.
So- I don't want to sound ungrateful LMAO- he is really truly a gem- and goes out of his way to make sure I'm taken care of- just not for ALL my hobbies LMAO. That's why I say it would probably be a none starter. I did tell him Rock Allegence was in October and it was my one "totally unrelated fun" ask of the year- Rob Zombie, Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, Halestorm, Asking Alexander... I'm wildly excited- I think tickets are only 35$ and I think he's going to go with me. So- we make it work LOL
I wish he had a hobby so I could support him- but he spends a lot of time commuting so he has less time for that stuff.
I know them feels. She also goes to shows with me whenever our schedules line up. Last one was saw was Tesseract, The Contortionist, Erra, and Skyharbor about a year and a half ago. I was really hoping to be able to get her to the Katatonia show here a couple of months ago, but shows during the weekdays are nearly impossible for us. I've already seen Katatonia and Opeth together once, back in 2013, and the only word I can use to describe it was "ethereal".
I was also amused between the sets, as I overheard a conversation between two guys about how "fat guy has strength" and "lean veiny guys are show muscle". Dude's clearly never watched the smaller weight classes in PL meets...or he's bad at math and doesn't know what relative strength is.1 -
My coach made a bet with me. If I can get down to 158.4 by my next competition, he'll train me for free for a month! Argh. You know I'm going to kill myself trying to make that. 3
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It's been 18 weeks since my last cut ended. Back up to 175 as of today, and a 12 day rapid cut starts tomorrow. Given the PRs that I've hit, I'll be interested to see where my Wilks falls after I am closer to the 74kg threshold.
Pardon the attire (or lack thereof), as I have to wear those damned things under my singlet to avoid bunching, and I was getting ready for the gym. Going to be interested to see how much of this damned fat I can clip on this run.
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Well- I'm back from my crazy intense training in CA. I think I dropped some weight while I was out there- which concerns me (dancing for 6-7 hrs a day for the last week) and I didn't change my diet at all- so either I'm eating to much- or not doing enough cardio here.
But I am not mad at where I am- I'm certainly not lean enough to bulk again in November- so I'm curious as to what my next move will be.quiksylver296 wrote: »My coach made a bet with me. If I can get down to 158.4 by my next competition, he'll train me for free for a month! Argh. You know I'm going to kill myself trying to make that.
one month in- how goes??
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I've been sorting all this out, been doing my thing, trying to cut. I'm turning 49 in 5 weeks, this b'day for reason is a hard one. Time for a new and different approach? I feel great, amazing in fact, I have out grown my shirts.
I ended my bulk April 2, total gain 14 lbs. I cut, lost around 5, maintained for a couple of months, cut cals again and lost about close to 2 more. I am at the point in this process where I am uncertain anything really. I don't think I want to cals again, but not apposed to get where I should for another bulk, starting first/mid October.
I took these Sunday to determine what I need to do next. Still a work in progress, I am at the point I can't look at the these pics any more. I want to do another bulk beginning October and would like to add in glute/leg focus this time around.
To the experts here... any tips, or something I might be missing I need to think about for preparing again in October? Be gentle, it was hard for me put this out there.. it funny how my back does not look pronounced here as on others days.
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I would say that you're definitely getting into that grey area where you could go either way. Personally, I'd clip another few before bulking again, just so I could ride the gain train a bit longer, but I'd say that's entirely up to you at this point in time.
Hell, for that matter, just ride a couple of months of recomp and see how you feel about it, come October.1
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