Workout check-in: You all deserve a (p)real good hand of applause! :)
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Yesterday
Bench - 2x10 @ 45, 1x8 @ 75, 1x5 @ 95 and 2x3 @ 110
close grip bench - 1x10 @ 45, 1x8 @ 65 and 2x5 @ 85
incline bench - 1x10 @ 45 and 2x5 @ 80
dry sauna
50 minutes walk treadmill at 4 incline and 3 speed
Today went to gym before work and it was shoulders but I only did a couple of the exercises from that and did a couple other ones instead.
hack squat - wide stance 1x8 @ 90 and 1x8 @ 50, narrow stance 1x8 @ 90 and 1x8 @ 50 (just counting the plates)
hack squat calf raise - 2x25 @ 140
side lat raise - 2x12 @ 12.5
front single db raise - 2x12 @ 12.5
hour walk on treadmill at 5 incline and 3 speed
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@DawnEmbers you're lifting numbers have always been fantastic! I have a question that maybe you could give me your input on. I am less than 10 pounds from my goal weight/body fat percentage. I have only been lifting to maintain muscle mass so I have moderate weight amounts. I do Stronglift and the Kettlebell. I am on a Keto diet. I eat approximately 1200 - 1300 cal per day. I predict I will get to my goal in two weeks or less. I would like to build muscle and strength at that time. Knowing this about me what would you recommend for me to do.
Any and all advice would be appreciated. My weightlifting goal is to add 10 pounds of muscle and be able to lift heavy things! Even though I am going to be 60 years old at the end of the year I would like to be a competitive lifter/bodybuilder.1 -
it's totally reset time in my world. 175 deadlift and 70 press and 95 bench will all have to wait a few cycles for me to get it together again. so today was t-day and the day where that crystallized.
i got my presses at 50/57.5 and 65, but the last two top ones were so ugly i didn't even have any weight on my left leg. this isn't good and enough is enough. i need to actually work on my press now that the 'milk injury' that gets mr t snickering is in the past. and i need to acknowledge the toll that it took.
so that's a plan. the deadlifts were supposed to be 135/155/165, but today was the second deadlift session in a row where 165 was too much for me. i did two and then i called it myself. so i unloaded back to just the 135 and did an extra Spite Set. been a lot of those Spite Sets in my life recently
there were some good points in among all the fail. press needs work but i had that feeling where you a) know how heavy it is and b) the heaviness isn't actually a problem. the fact that i can't do the full rep with that weight seems sort of trivial. i'd rather stand holding 65 pounds and knowing it's too heavy for me and also knowing i'm perfectly equal to it, than press 65 pounds feeling like it's not too heavy but knowing my body isn't really pulled together underneath it.
deadlifts were different. my grip has suffered, so that's one thing. aside from that, i just don't have any form so it's no wonder i can't get 165 to come up. the spite set felt good, actually. so i'm going to make that my new line in the sand and move forwards from there holding onto that set of sensations i liked.3 -
Stronglift Workout B
Squats-1X5X 55/65/75/85, 5X5X 90
OHP- 1X5X 45/50, 5X5X 55
DL- 15X 95/105/115/120
Kettlebell Swing
GobletSquats- 3X5X35
Russian Kettlebell Swing- 20X10X35
40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
Buns, Guns and Abs 30 Day Challenge
95 Squats
35 push-ups
95 leg lifts
April move your @$$ Challenge
I am going to be gone most of the day so I will take an evening walk.
Keto/LC 4 Week Challenge April 24th-May20th
Love this WOE fat is just melting off! I lost another 0.8 pound this morning.
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Tonights workout after warm up.
Squats 5x5@90lbs
Bench 5x5@60lbs moved up by 10lbs as 50 felt too easy last time.
Rows 5x5#65lbs.2 -
Stronglift Rest Day
Kettlebell Swing
GobletSquats- 6X5X35
Russian Kettlebell Swing- 20X10X35
40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
Buns, Guns and Abs 30 Day Challenge
100 Squats
40 push-ups
100 leg lifts
April move your @$$ Challenge
I will be taking 2-2 mile walks today. I only need 0.2 miles to meet my 100 mile goal for the month! No reason I can't exceed it!
Keto/LC 4 Week Challenge April 23rd-May20th
Day 8/28 The beginning of week two! I am going to reflect on how well I did with my goals during the first week and tweak them if I need to!2 -
deadlifts
1x10 @ 115, 1x10 @ 135, 1x8 @ 185
with belt 1x4 @ 215, chalk added 1x2 @ 255 (rough) tried 3rd rep but couldn't get to the knee
sdl on 35 plate 2x8 @ 135
elliptical 30 minutes while studying1 -
First workout in a while that was anything resembling strong lifts/reportable
Crazy friends roping me into half marathon training is seriously interfering with my lifting. ☹️
Squats 5x5@50lb
Did a 1x5 of front squats as well, that mostly told me I still have form issues on my squats in general that need worked through. Guess me and the wall will be getting cozy for some "squat therapy" again.
OHP 6x5@50lbs - this was surprisingly easy compared to the last time I did these. So I may be sporadic, but I am apparently doing something useful lately.
1x5@55lbs - since the 50 went so smooth, I kind of just wanted to prove I could- for next time.
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Last minute trip to Virginia to go see my wife means I haven't been near a gym or in any position to check in for a workout. I did not forget about you guys, though!
Today was my first day back. Traveled all day yesterday, so I am rather tired.
I did power snatches (worked up to 90lbs single, missed 95, then did 5x3 @ 67.5), squats (up to 122.5x10 as an amrap set), push-ups (40 total in 7 minutes, ladder style) and a KB power circuit (10 mins, 35 lbs, clean lunge squat, push press). It felt good, and I'm already feeling the sore!
I will be there to start the next thread if you all don't have a good pun for it, haha
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I will be there to start the next thread if you all don't have a good pun for it, haha
i know of someone who does . . . hope she does it.
i started a mafia game so self-inflicted fml and all that. but in the meantime and before it happened i did get into the gym.
did squats, flat-footed. not really a whole lot to say, but i stopped at 60 pounds and i guess tomorrow is goign to tell me whether i used my glutes/hamstrings or quads.
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I've been to the gym a few times, but have been too busy to check in. Saturday saw:
Squats 5/5/5 @ 20/30/40 and 5x5 @ 50 lbs.
OHP 5/5/5 @ 20/30/40 and 5x5 @ 45 lbs
Deadlifts 5/5/5 @ 65/85/105 and then 1x5 @ 125 lbs.
I increased my weighted carry to 70 lbs, and added some leg raises (lower ab work). My abs are still angry.
The OHP was just a complete *kitten* to get done. Don't know what it was - but it was a struggle. Between the hip injury and then going on vacation, I've seen significant roll back on my strength. Which sucks... but it will come back, I know.
Oh - and my fractional weights came in yesterday! So exciting!2 -
I started a May thread, I hope no one was chomping at the bit to do one? I used a Star Wars pun
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fanncy0626 wrote: »@DawnEmbers you're lifting numbers have always been fantastic! I have a question that maybe you could give me your input on. I am less than 10 pounds from my goal weight/body fat percentage. I have only been lifting to maintain muscle mass so I have moderate weight amounts. I do Stronglift and the Kettlebell. I am on a Keto diet. I eat approximately 1200 - 1300 cal per day. I predict I will get to my goal in two weeks or less. I would like to build muscle and strength at that time. Knowing this about me what would you recommend for me to do.
Any and all advice would be appreciated. My weightlifting goal is to add 10 pounds of muscle and be able to lift heavy things! Even though I am going to be 60 years old at the end of the year I would like to be a competitive lifter/bodybuilder.
Honestly, I don't know much about building since I'm still trying to cut to a lower body weight. However, I find some of the women over on the forums at bodybuilding.com to be very knowledgeable on the topic. And I really know nothing about Keto. To gain muscle though, would require gaining weight in general, so you would have to work on a bulk and be okay with everything that goes with that route. But you get to eat more. ;-) And it is easier to gain some strength when eating more, far so than when eating in a deficit. Food is fuel, as they say.
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@DawnEmbers thanks for the feedback! I don't mind the eating more as long as it's muscle weight not fat that I put back on. Scary though! I'll check out the bodybuilding site.0
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Stronglift Rest Day
Kettlebell Swing
GobletSquats- 6X5X35
Russian Kettlebell Swing- 28X10X35
40lbs loss by May 27 Challenge
30 push-ups
May move your @$$ Challenge
I am going to take 2-2 mile walks today.
Move More Sit Less Challenge
Today's challenge is spring cleaning. I'll prep for my garage sale for next weekend.
Keto/LC 4 Week Challenge April 24th-May20th
Day 13/28 drink water and stay within carbs.0 -
I'm finding it really hard to get back into lifting after my holiday.need to get some motivation. So finally forced myself to workout today;
Squats 1x5@45,60 and 5x5@92lbs.
Ohp 1x5@40 then 5x5@45lbs.
Deadlifts 1x5@92,then 2x5@126lbs.1 -
fanncy0626 wrote: »@DawnEmbers thanks for the feedback! I don't mind the eating more as long as it's muscle weight not fat that I put back on. Scary though! I'll check out the bodybuilding site.
Well, fat gains will be there too. We just have to work our increases carefully so that those are minimal. Can't be like some guys and gain 8 lbs in a month and expect most of it to be muscle. It is a slow process but worth it when you commit and follow through.
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