The august ladies' August check in and chat
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This really isn't lifting related, but I wanted to share my awesome ****ing NSV - This 204lb, 51yo fat-*kitten* BAMF-in-training just ran her first mile - straight! Ok, it wasn't fast (13:29), but it didn't kill me, and I went on to walk/jog/run another 5k. I found the mix that pumps me up - 80's hair bands. I guess I partied to that **** all night long back then, I can run to that all day long now.
I think was what I needed to kick me in the pants - a really good accomplishment to put under my belt. I'm really to hit the weights again. YAY!0 -
This really isn't lifting related, but I wanted to share my awesome ****ing NSV - This 204lb, 51yo fat-*kitten* BAMF-in-training just ran her first mile - straight! Ok, it wasn't fast (13:29), but it didn't kill me, and I went on to walk/jog/run another 5k. I found the mix that pumps me up - 80's hair bands. I guess I partied to that **** all night long back then, I can run to that all day long now.
Woo hoo! Great victory!
I did workout B last night - Squats 70 lbs - 5x5. Added 5 lbs. ::::Slowly::::: figuring out my form. Felt a bit better tonight. Glutes still weak. This is gonna take forever.
OHP 55 lbs -5x5 Felt awesome!!
Deads: 125 lbs - getting back up there. Big plates next time?
Did some romanian deadlifts, glute bridges and some hanging leg raises for good measure. Good workout all in all!!
Some cross training on tap for today - finally warming up here so I will probably hit the trails with the family!
Joanne
(edited because I've only had one coffee and I can't spell)0 -
This really isn't lifting related, but I wanted to share my awesome ****ing NSV - This 204lb, 51yo fat-*kitten* BAMF-in-training just ran her first mile - straight! Ok, it wasn't fast (13:29), but it didn't kill me, and I went on to walk/jog/run another 5k. I found the mix that pumps me up - 80's hair bands. I guess I partied to that **** all night long back then, I can run to that all day long now.
I think was what I needed to kick me in the pants - a really good accomplishment to put under my belt. I'm really to hit the weights again. YAY!
That is both exciting and inspirational. Congrats and here's wishing you many more such experiences!0 -
Great job and perseverance. There is no shame in holding at a certain weight for a few rounds. In fact, that is the only way I have been able to safely increase.Workout was really hard tonight, and has left me feeling completely knackered. It's only 9:30 and I could happily go to bed and sleep through tomorrow.
Squats 75 5x5 (going to stay here a bit while I work on form)
Bench 65 5x5 (almost had to tip the weights off one side on my very last rep, but I managed to get it up with some horrible sounding grunts and groans)
Row 85 5x5 (barely finished these)
Everything was just HARD. But I'm really proud for not quitting. That being said, I am going to repeat these weights again instead of increasing.
BUT - holy crap I'm getting arm muscles. I keep touching my biceps, LOL. I even made my friend touch my arm, too. I'm kinda stupid about it but I'm just so excited!
Had to laugh at having your friend touch your muscles. I made my BIL poke my abs this morning to prove there was something hard under all that loose skin! He was shocked.0 -
Hi all
Today was Overhead press day *sigh* :grumble: I did 50 lbs, can't seem to get any better oh well.
I also did:
90 lbs in Rows
115 lbs in shrugs
120 lbs in deadlifts (did 2 sets for kicks lol)
100 lbs in squats
65 lbs in machine crunches
All were personal bests except the stupid press and crunches. :happy:0 -
This really isn't lifting related, but I wanted to share my awesome ****ing NSV - This 204lb, 51yo fat-*kitten* BAMF-in-training just ran her first mile - straight! Ok, it wasn't fast (13:29), but it didn't kill me, and I went on to walk/jog/run another 5k. I found the mix that pumps me up - 80's hair bands. I guess I partied to that **** all night long back then, I can run to that all day long now.
I think was what I needed to kick me in the pants - a really good accomplishment to put under my belt. I'm really to hit the weights again. YAY!
Wow!!!! WTG! Running is tough, I'm so excited for you!0 -
Lifted at home this morning, all I have is a weight bench so I just did squats with the empty bar. I was planning on doing an easy day for squats anyway.
Squats 3x10 45 lbs
Bench 3x5 95 lbs, a PR!!! Well, the very last rep I couldn't get up and I had to dump the weights but oh well. I'll do 95 lbs again next time and hopefully get it. I was excited to do 14 reps anyway!
Rows 3x5 85 lbs. I realized afterwards that I did the same weight as last workout, oops.
Reverse crunches, crunches, bicycles, 28 push ups (tough after the bench!) and planks for some accessory work.0 -
@randomtai, you are killing it on your rows!!! Wow! What's your secret?
Rows have always been tough for me, though lots better since reading SS and working on my form. 0 -
@randomtai, you are killing it on your rows!!! Wow! What's your secret? Rows have always been tough for me, though lots better since reading SS and working on my form.
Thanks I am not sure but I also do shoulder shrugs so that might help with the rows, also I was a little pissed :mad: at the hubby today so I took it out on my lifting lol :laugh: 0 -
Can't wait to lift in the morning! Hopefully a week of sugar and carbs and not much protein won't have harmed them too much!0
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A week off and junk food usually means I have a great lift session. It's not very encouraging!:bigsmile:0
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Having a mug of bovril with breakfast to kick start my protein! Boiling eggs for work too. Still have a twitchy muscle in my thigh, very irritating...0
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Grumpy with the huz for doubling his run without discussion so kicking my heels for a couple of hours now rushed at gym.
Built up squats by 5kg a time to 45kg so only one set there. 3x5 35kg bench and 3x5 40kg row.0 -
I'm training for a 16K race (my first ever) in just over a month, so I think I will dial back my Stronglifts to twice a week as I wasn't feeling recovered enough at 3 lifting sessions and 3 runs.
So unrelated to lifting, but ran 13K today for the first time (albeit at a very slow pace). I think I'll make it for the race distance after all!0 -
Workout B
Squats 5x5 @105#
(Wanted to increase by 5# but hubby had a cow. Starting to think he's holding me back, LOL. I let him have his way, this time)
Bench Press 1x5 @65#, 4x5 @70# (Yay! PR. Increased 5#, basically told hubby to stuff it on the second set and just spot me)
Pendlay Row 5x5 @80# (Yay again! Another PR. Increased by 5#)
Hubby's concern is he doesn't want me to injure myself. But he is holding me back. The last time I increased he was out of town. And expressed concern when I BP'd at the new higher weight. When he got back I proved I was capable. Starting to think he has old fashioned notions about his wife. Hmmmmm........he'll get over it. He has to.0 -
Back from my holidays today. Really missed my gym and lifitng so come payday I shall be signing up for 12 months! In the meantime I shall be cycling and walking the dogs to get rid of the beer baby (no denying it that is not a food baby in there!)0
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I swear I thought Bovril was an agricultural product...Oops! Hope your twitchy thigh will get better soon.Having a mug of bovril with breakfast to kick start my protein! Boiling eggs for work too. Still have a twitchy muscle in my thigh, very irritating...
Today:
Squats: 5x5 @ 31.5kg (repeat). Got good depth on the first 3 sets, last 2 still struggling enough that I think I will do this weight one more workout.
OHP: 5x5 @ 20kg !!!!! BOOYAH! The last set was huuurd, but I got that beyotch up beyond a doubt. Phew, now that I know I can do the bar (which I will probably repeat a few more times), I'm happy because I have a base from which I can do small increments with my fractional plates (instead of those 2kg increments with dumbbells). My main August goal met!
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 60kg Was "challenging", not yet crazy hard, but it's more than my bodyweight, so I guess it's a sort of milestone.0 -
yay for OHPing the bar and deadlifting more than you weigh! fab!0
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No lifting today to speak of since I played volleyball last night for the first time in 28 years and it kicked my tail something fierce. Hopped on the elliptical this morning which was alright, but then tried squatting and made it through 1 set of 8 when my body said "I don't think so".
Taking an extra recovery day and seeing what happens tomorrow.
Yanno, being out of shape didn't really bother me a whole lot back in the day, until now I'm trying to get in shape and realizing how deconditioned my body has become. And that's after 6 months of regular weight training. Urgh.0 -
This really isn't lifting related, but I wanted to share my awesome ****ing NSV - This 204lb, 51yo fat-*kitten* BAMF-in-training just ran her first mile - straight! Ok, it wasn't fast (13:29), but it didn't kill me, and I went on to walk/jog/run another 5k. I found the mix that pumps me up - 80's hair bands. I guess I partied to that **** all night long back then, I can run to that all day long now.
I think was what I needed to kick me in the pants - a really good accomplishment to put under my belt. I'm really to hit the weights again. YAY!
Great work!!! Awesome NSV for you And kuddos to you I hate that running business! 0 -
Ok Good Morning Ladies-- Yesterday was a decent workout day. The bf went with me (he usually does on sundays). I haven't got him to give into doing SL yet but he went HAM so it is all good.
Anyway yesterdays workout:
Squats 5x5 75lbs ( I deloaded some to work on form with these) I was feeling more ATG than just parallel
OHP 3@60 1@55-- Ok these sucked!!! I had to do all my accessory stuff while waiting for the rack so my SL came last and I suffered but I still pushed through and got it in
Deads 1@135
Accessory stuff-
decline chest flys 3x10 15lb dumbbells
Kettlebell Sumo High Pulls 4x10 25lb kettlebells
Front Plate raise 4x10 25lb plate
One Arm Side Lateral Raise 3x10 10lb dumbell
Hanging Crunches 2x10
Oblique Crunches 2x10
Crunches 2x10
No Cardio
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Back full throttle today, even though I wasn't feeling it. My NSV is just going when I didn't want to.
4 military style push-ups to fail. 3x10 more girly style. Plank @60seconds. Crap, that's hard. Stupid weak core :grumble:
Empty bar warmups @1x10: squat, OHP, rows
Weighted:
95# squat 5x5 - this is great. Very heavy, hard, but helps remind me to keep my chest UP!
75# BP 5x5 - still wobbly, staying put
120# deadlift 2x5 - LIKE A BOSS0 -
Hey all
Today I think I am going to go run from the zombies. Tomorrow lift day 0 -
after yesterday's half-a$$ed session at the gym, I got a pass from the huz to go back tonight (next session not until Thursday..)
I was punished with it being Monday and FULL to the gunnels.. I started with 5 mins on the x-trainer as both racks were busy.. then waited another ten minutes.. then there was a free rack but no bar (it was obviously deadlift night!) and FINALLY got a bar..
squats 3x5 45kg still feeling a bit good-morning-y on a couple of the last ones. This is a deloaded weight, so will see how I feel next time.
OHPs. *sigh* OHPs why are you so hard?! still working on my wiggle but it's not smooth, and the timing is HARD. 3x5 at 25kg. Still deloaded.
Deadlift 1x5 at 60kg kept it light as I wanted to get home to say goodnight to the girls. Form is OK but I'm glad I'm staying light on this. Need some way to improve these before they get heavy again..
Best thing? Handing over the rack to another girl at the end 0 -
I have yet to see another girl use either of the two racks! One was using the dreaded Smith machine once, and others use dumbbells/leg press sometimes, but never seen another use a bar. Hum.Best thing? Handing over the rack to another girl at the end0 -
I've never seen another girl use the rack--hell, I rarely see guys use it (probably just because I go at 5:30 in the morning most of the time, in part because I want to avoid all the big guy lifters). God knows they're using it at some point, because there's always about a million pounds left on for me to re-rack before I start warming up in the morning. So, I always feel like the resident badass chick at my gym.
Today when I was in my first set of squats, I had this moment of feeling like I just really, truly didn't want to do another one. I considered going home! But, I struggled through and had a pretty good session in the end. Even the rows felt less awkward today, possibly because I had two days off between sessions. I really want that to be my schedule, but of course this week hub's travel schedule will screw up my early morning lifts—can't quite leave the kiddos at home alone yet, even while sleeping. So, I'll have to lift M and W; run T and maybe resort to the dreaded basement treadmill Th or Fri.
Only problem I'm having is really intense tightness in my left hip flexor/upper thigh. It kills. Must stretch more, I guess. I remember this happened when I first started lifting and then eventually went away—fingers crossed that will happen again.
So, today:
Squat 5x5 120 (2nd time at that weight)
Bench 5x5 75
Row 5x5 80
Great job to all of you! Every time I read this thread I'm impressed with your dedication and improvements!0 -
Me neither. I kinda like it that way in my gym, the other women that go there are quite annoying. :laugh:
I have yet to see another girl use either of the two racks! One was using the dreaded Smith machine once, and others use dumbbells/leg press sometimes, but never seen another use a bar. Hum.Best thing? Handing over the rack to another girl at the end0 -
So glad my husband bought a Marcy weight system and Olympic weights on impulse a few years ago. They sat in the basement largely unused for most of that time until I started Stronglifts in March. Now I have the luxury of not having to deal with the gym! Although after not having to share at all for the past few months, the husb has started lifting (doing his "own thing"--can't get him to commit to a program. whatever.) and he leaves the bar and random things out of place.
So last Thursday I bashed the outside edge of my foot and my little toe on a root while going for a brisk walk in the woods. It was pretty painful and turned purplish for a few days, but it definitely wasn't broken and is on the mend. Not 100%, but definitely good and stable enough to lift for the first time since last Wednesday :bigsmile:
Today -
Squats 5x5@165. I think I will take a few lbs off, since I don't think I'm getting quite low enough.
OHP - 4x4 @90. Last week I got 44332 over 5 sets, so getting 4x4 is an improvement
DL - 1x5 @205 - still feels very heavy. I'll probably repeat again next week.
Then for fun, I did a few sets of curls (not sure when the last time I did that was), skull crushers and a set of chair dips.0 -
Hello ladies,
All y'all looking so BAMFish. Y'all always amaze me with your bad selves.
Feels good to be back at it, although I am seriously reconsidering my choice to not start completely over with my squats. Really wish I had deloaded more. I think my lifts using my arms are better because I have to pick up so much heavy crap at work.
Squats- 70# (these were a struggle today, may not up on Wed)
OHP- 50# ( these still feel pretty easy with 3 min rest per set, must be my imagination)
Cleans- 50# (nothing to say here other than they are FUN)
Don't think I am doing too bad since it has been since April since I lifted regularly.
Not really hungry today which is surprising because it was a lift day, but also a good sign because my appetite is getting back under control. Binge free 9 days now. I have been having a little treat every day which helps a lot. Grocer had the little individual Edy's 1/2 fat cups for a $1 this week. Not an ice cream fan (don't shame me!!) so it is a safe treat for me. And peppermint patties. I still have a crap load of food to eat before bedtime which may or may not happen. I may just be under calories today. I am sure I will make up for it another day (Wednesday probably, taking son for pizza after school orientation) so it will all come out at the end of the week anyways.
Think I may call it an early night tonight. Today has just been one of those days that needs to be over. Not a bad day, just a blah kind of feeling day. And I am sooooo sleepy already of course I have been on the go since 830 this morning and have just now sat down except for the time in the torture chair at the dentist. (I shouldn't say that I have 2 great dentist and a great hygienist, and I only had a cleaning, yearly xrays and an visual exam today)
Okay, enough ramble. Hope everyone has a great week!0
