June workout check in: June-o you want to deadlift
Replies
-
Rockin' day today, besides rows. Lol. I saw this deload coming a mile away.
Squats: 5x5 @125lbs, 83% of bw now, this weight illicited some grunts on the 4th and 5th sets on the last couple reps.
Bench: 5x5 @85lbs, feeling really good with bench, hoping to hit 100+ before a stall
Row: may as well write l, o, l for this one. I was running out of time (was taking step dad out for breakfast) so only got in 3 sets and couldn't rest as long as needed. 3, 2, 2 @95lbs. Deloading to 85lbs next time, hoping to lose the back rounding.
I've been eating like a maniac since starting swim lessons, but I'm possibly burning 3000-3400 calories on swim lesson days, especially SL -and- swim lesson days. Been gaining and losing the same two pounds though so at least I know I'm not gaining on my 3000+ calorie days. Most days I'm around 2500 or so.0 -
The race was loads of fun! 7km of crazy steep climbs and slopes, lots of mud (some mudpits tried to eat my shoes!).
Sounds like a blast!0 -
There was a dude there who may be one of the powerlifters because his thighs were huge and straight muscle but he was doing squats with SEVEN 45s on each side. He was taking a wide stance and going down to just barely touching a bench below him. Guess he was trying to target a certain muscle? His calves looked so small in comparison to his thighs haha
I would guess making sure he got to depth.
Yeah now that I think about it he was doing sumo squats. It was insane to (act like I wasn't) watch though.0 -
After continuing with the same weights last week to improve form I upped weights today:
Squats 70kg 5,5,5,5,5
OHP 25kg 5,4,5,4,5
Deadlift 80kg 4
Not going low enough on squats at this weight so despite success will stick to this weight this week.
OHP hurt (got a bit of a dodgy left shoulder) plus fails so will be repeating.
Happy with the deadlift achievement despite fail - it was more due to grip than anything else.
Got a funny left glute at the moment - keeps pulsing when I'm sitting down so must've worked it well!!!0 -
Today: Workout A:
Squat:
5x5 @ 20kg
5x5 @ 20kg
3x5 @ 30kg
5x5 @ 45kg
Bench Press:
5x5 @ 26,5kg
Barbell Rows:
5x5 @ 40kg ( I DID IT! I DID IT! Failed last time, rocked it today!)0 -
I woke up around 8 with a wonky, "pinched" feeling around my knee (even though I was just fine when I first woke up at 4AM >_<) so I decided to go ahead with the bench press day plan! Figured I'd do a 5/3/1 setup with this since it's not programmed into my normal lifting schedule.
Bench press (w-u sets not included)
80x5
95x5
105x11
110x5 (joker set! Felt really strong today!)
I still had a 115x5 left in the tank, I think. But I wanted to keep some juice for the rest of the day
Pendlay Rows
75x5
85x5
100x7
Figured i'd use the 5/3/1 scheme on this one too since there aren't many horizontal rowing moves in the program either. I might do them once every 2 weeks but I'm sure I can progress some!
Then did 3 sets of
DB Incline Fly 15x12
DB Chest supported row 25x12
Glute Bridge 65x15
Cable crunches 120x15
finished up with
Triceps rope pushdown 45x20, 50x15, 55x13
Face pulls 45x15, 50x12, 55x11
Cable curls 45x12, 50x10, 55x6
some hanging knee raises and I walked by the hand gripper thing on my way out and knocked out a few sets. Figured grip work can't hurt! I got to foam roll my leg a bit too so the knee thing loosened up. A walk here in a bit should help solidify that and I'll be fine to squat tomorrow
0 -
Crazy workouts ladies!!!
@krokador: wow awesome race! Congrats!
The weekend was horrible for me. I ate like a pig all weekend. Didn't even bother logging any food. lol. I gained 3 pounds. BLEH! Back on track today.
Workout A today for me
Squat - 70 lbs 5x5
Bench - 60 lbs 5x5 - that kicked my *kitten* though lol
Row - 70 lbs 5-5-4-5-5.. damn row!! i'll keep 70lbs next workout too.
I'm meeting a trainer tomorrow for form. I heard good things about him and my friend trains with him so hopefully it'll go well
Have a great day!0 -
I haven't posted in ages. Y'all are doing awesome!
I got a big tattoo last week and was honestly too sore to lift for a few days.
Yesterday:
squats 190 3x5 - my squats have really suffered strength-wise since I stopped doing 5x5. Still pain free though so maybe I will just slowly progress back to over 200. Whatever. I will take the pain-free part any day.
Bench: 135 5,4,4,3,2 Absurdly happy about this. Was supposed to do 130 yesterday and just decided to up it to 135. I'm glad I did. I imagine I'll be plugging away at 135 for a good month or two before I stop failing. Still, BIG GIRL WEIGHTS on the bench make me so happy.
Rows: 110 5x5. Yep.
Some leg lifts and a 4 mile run.
My calendar says I am supposed to start pre-training now for a half marathon in October. I think that means bump up my regular runs to 4-5 miles and add a longer long-run once a week. Right now I try to get one 4 mile run in a week and the rest are about 3 miles. Running in the heat is such a drag. My run yesterday was sooooooo slow but I got the miles in.... also slow running means that marathon training is a huge time commitment. A 5 mile run takes me more than an hour and lifting is always over an hour. Thats a lot of time devoted to working out every day!0 -
The weekend was horrible for me. I ate like a pig all weekend. Didn't even bother logging any food. lol. I gained 3 pounds. BLEH! Back on track today.
this is probably 90% water weight, especially if your weekend included alcohol. I always panic after an extra-fun weekend, but its usually just a day or two of water retention.0 -
From Saturday, day A:
Squats: 5x5 @ 65 (still down, working on form)
Bench: 1x5, 1x3 @ 60, 3x5 @ 55 (man, I just can't get up to 60!)
Rows: 5x5 @ 65
Nothing noteworthy but it felt good. Afterwards, I went down to wait for my one daughter, who was swimming, and I didn't want to get the other kids out of the Kid Zone quite yet so I decided to run/walk on the treadmill. I don't know why but when I started running after a 2 minute warm up, I decided to see if I could run til I hit a 1/2 mile. Then I decided to go for 3/4 and then for a full mile. I ran for 16 minutes straight, which is a really big thing for me. I couldn't tell you the last time I ran a mile -- it wasn't even in high school because when our gym class had to do the mile run, my lazy *kitten* walked the majority of it.
I know the treadmill is far different than running around my house where there are paths with hills, but now I'm excited to go run later today. We're also going to hit the gym after 10 p.m. Now that school's out, my 14 year old daughter says she's going to go along and wants to learn to lift. We'll see!0 -
The weekend was horrible for me. I ate like a pig all weekend. Didn't even bother logging any food. lol. I gained 3 pounds. BLEH! Back on track today.
this is probably 90% water weight, especially if your weekend included alcohol. I always panic after an extra-fun weekend, but its usually just a day or two of water retention.
YES. Beer and wine on Friday, wine on Saturday and Sunday. It doesn't help that when I drink I tend to eat a LOT more than I should... 0 -
Looks like this weekend was food packed for more than just me. I was hoping my workout today would be awesome but blah I had a migraine this morning and still feeling ill from all the pain meds.
Sunday I managed to get my long run in (6.5 km)
Workout a today
Squat 160lbs 5/5/4
Bench 85 lbs 3x5
Row 75lbs 5/5/4
Front raises 3x8 30lbs
One arm rows 3x10 25 lbs
Flies 3x8 15lbs0 -
bleck...it's monday and that workout sucked...wow
Squats @ 160...I got ATG on all of them set 2 rep 3/4 I know my hips came up too fast...then rep 5 was hard as I took a few sec break, screwed up my breathing...took it slower on set 3 and they were better. When I get "tired" my hips come up too fast.
OHP fail x3...3x3@93.5 time to deload on those
DL 1x5@ 210...I know these need deloaded form was just not there...
After disecting my diet tho...it's the carbs...
On Friday by lunch I had 130 grams today 69 :grumble: and in the last couple days it's been half of what my macro is ...so gonna deload workout B all by 10% and get my carbs in and nail my form before I hurt myself :laugh:
But at least I have the room now...@2k calories this week...guess I am going to have to really look at the food now and see what I can switch out (fats probably.)0 -
Did a 5k walk/run this weekend with a cousin that's been struggling to lose a lot of weight for a long time. I hung back and stayed at her pace, it was her first 5k. I am super proud of her for finishing.
Had a realization while I was doing the 5k. I used to be a running fanatic, used only the weight machines at the gym for light weights, high reps, you get the idea... In the last few years, I've run a (painful) full marathon, half marathons, 10ks, and plenty of 5ks. I gave up most dedicated cardio workouts a month ago to focus on SL. I felt better during that 5k than I'd felt in a long time. We did walk/run intervals, and not once did I feel out of breath, sweaty, tired, sore, thirsty, or anything else that I would normally feel during a race. I don't think my heart rate was elevated at all either. That was kind of a cool feeling. I felt so strong.
Anyway, back to SL:
Workout B today:
Squat 65lb 1x5, 85lb 1x5, 105lb 1x3, 110lb 1x3, 120lb 5x5. Felt like I could have squatted the whole squat rack this morning. Some high school aged kid that's always at the gym the same time as me lately gets on one of the machines that's right behind the squat rack when I'm using it........... how awkward is that? He purposely does a bunch of sets too so he's there for like 20 minutes sitting right behind me while I squat. It's so weird. He gets up and starts using another machine as soon as I'm done with squats.
OHP: 45lb 1x5, 55lb 1x3, 65lb 5x5. I need to get some big washers or fractional plates because there's no way I can do 70lb next time. I've already tried it and had to de-load for a week after getting barely one wobbly rep at 70lbs and then failing at 65lbs.
Deadlift: 175lb 1x5. I may have audibly grunted when I lifted that weight. It was so heavy. I tried to focus on pressing into the ground with my feet and legs instead of thinking about using my arms to pull the weight.
I was waiting to hear the lunk alarm at the planet fitness I go to... only like a week until the new gym 5 mins from my house opens. I've already got a membership. I hear they have TWO squat racks, more free weight area, and no prohibited lifts. Bring it on. And it's cheaper than PF.
Decreased cals from 2300 to 2200 today. I haven't seen the scale move in a while. It's going up, in fact.
Today was the first day of week 7 of SL. TDEE is still calculated at 2750 cals a day. I want the scale to go down at least a teeny bit before I leave for vacation on 6/27. 0 -
@liz big girl weights on bench are awesome!
@willrun4bagels I noticed an improvement in my running once I started lifting as well. They complement each other.
B today
Squats: 115lbs 3x5. I think I was supposed to go up to 120lbs since I've been here for awhile. I've been upping reallyyyy slowly to try and mitigate the lifting hungry while on a cut.
OHP: urgh tried 56lbs for 2 (weight I did last time but could only get 5,5,3) and decided to go ahead just drop it down to 50.
Deads: 1x5 115lbs.
Cutting is awesome and yet not awesome for killing my lifts.0 -
Yesterday's session:
Squat - 5x5 @ 60lbs
OHP - 5X5 @ 50lbs
DL - 1x5 @105lbs
Also spent 45 minutes on the elliptical.
I know it's not the best to do, but I lifted two days in a row this weekend. I have shared custody of my toddler so on weekends I don't have her I like to spend lots of time at the gym. It's hard taking her with me there because she's not a fan of the child care center.0 -
Stef you might want to try messing with carb timing? Like eating some fruit x amount of time before you lift? Then you could have a similar diet to what you have now with just a little tweak.
Todays workout is TWO in one. I have a beauty appt tomorrow and Wed is my fast day so I decided to do Full squat+bench today
Squat
45x10m 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 220x5, 250x3, 280x4
Bench 45x10, 65 2x5, 85 2x5, 95 2x5, 105x5, 115x3, 127.5x3. This was so hard still. I guess I just need to build my bench back up :sad: The good news is my 1rm didn't change just my ability to bench for reps.
Supersetsx5 30# DB
DB benchx10
DB rowx10
DB incline Flye 10#DB
3x10
Front squat- went lighter as I decided to not wear a belt for excitment
95 3x10
Hip thrust- Someone was using the 25 bumpers and I was like "whatevs I can squat over 300 lbs." Yeah my butt hurt so badly :laugh:
115 3x10
Ab rollout 3x8
Back extension holding 25# 3x10
Supersetx3
15# curl x10
60# rope pushdown x10
Then I came home and ate EVERYTHING.
Now I shall shower and sleep.0 -
Ugh today's workout was actually kind of crap. I had no energy and couldn't do the full 5x5 for bench and OHP. I'm upping my calories to 1600 to see how that works out for me.
A:
Squats: warm up, 2x5@95, 3x5@100
BP: warm up, 3x5@55
BR: warm up, 3x5@600 -
I'm not sure how to qualify this morning's workout. It was... interesting. But wonky knee isn,t quite going away so I was a little hesitant on them squats and I landed on the balls of my feet a few times during the snatches. Definitely won't be running for a few days still. Anyways I doubt my running shoes will be dry any time soon!
EMOTM x6 of
1 snatch + 1 hang snatch x2 @ 55lbs
EMOTM x4
Squats x3 @ 145lbs
1 min rest
EMOTM x4
Squats x2 @ 150lbs
20-15-10 for time of
DB Hang squat clean @ 20lbs
Knees to Bows
My hands hurt now xD I wish my grip wasn't as flimsy as it is. Might need to add in some farmer's walks or something to work it a wee bit more.0 -
Squat 65lb 1x5, 85lb 1x5, 105lb 1x3, 110lb 1x3, 120lb 5x5. Felt like I could have squatted the whole squat rack this morning. Some high school aged kid that's always at the gym the same time as me lately gets on one of the machines that's right behind the squat rack when I'm using it........... how awkward is that? He purposely does a bunch of sets too so he's there for like 20 minutes sitting right behind me while I squat. It's so weird. He gets up and starts using another machine as soon as I'm done with squats.
@willrun4bagels: he's definitively checking you out while you squat!!!!! On a running note, it's great that you have seen such improvements. I am hoping it will do the same! I've been running for around 8 months now and yes now i can run non stop without walking but its still as hard as it always was so hopefully I will notice a difference soon
@mlanders22: I don't think its that bad that you lift 2 days in a row. Last week I had to do that as well. I was a bit more sore but I also had a 3 day break after so in the end it's all good! At least you are including it in your schedule and do what works best for you!
Have a good day ladies! 0 -
@willrun4bagels: he's definitively checking you out while you squat!!!!! On a running note, it's great that you have seen such improvements. I am hoping it will do the same! I've been running for around 8 months now and yes now i can run non stop without walking but its still as hard as it always was so hopefully I will notice a difference soon
Lol I know he's checking me out! But he's so blatantly obvious about it that I think it's really weird/creepy.0 -
@Willrun, you are probably this boy's fantasies come true. Aren't you lucky?
Last night, day B:
Squats, 5x5 @ 75
OHP, 2x5, 1x4, 2x5 @ 40 (don't know why my arms got super tired there in the middle!)
Deadlift, 1x5 @ 130 -- This was REALLY hard for me. REALLY hard. I did it, but it was unpleasant.
I ran for a few minutes while I waited for my daughter to get out of the pool and that was a mistake. I was really looking forward to getting out this morning to run on the trails near my house, you know, the fresh air, etc., but I had a really hard time because my one shin hurts. I ended up walking a bunch which bothered me. I was never a runner until last year when I started the c25k program and found out I really enjoyed it and now running is my mental health thing. If I don't run for a couple of days, my family starts pushing me out the door. I hate when a run I looked forward to ends up being crap.0 -
Uuugggghhh, today was wrought with failure! But it's okay. my weights are getting higher and I'm not stressing too much over the fails.
Squats: 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 @130lbs got down and just couldn't get back up, leaned back and dumped the bar onto the safety rails and went down to my knees. Glad I watched some failure videos.
OHP: 5, 5, 4, 3, 3 @75lbs which I found actually pretty impressive after my almost 3 time stall at 70. I did better than I thought moving straight up to 75.
DL: After the squat and OHP failures I was pretty exhausted by this point, and now have 2 warmup sets before my working set on DL. I did 135lbs for 5, then 165 just for 3, and my working set was 175 but I only got 2 reps. I just didn't have it. My legs felt okay, but my grip was terrible. I couldn't keep my hands on the bar. I also ripped off a blister during this...lol, gross. I need chalk.
@willrun I also had an admirer today, luckily he was more of age...lol, but still not my type.0 -
I'm on week 4. I haven't upped my squats or deadlifts since the middle of week 3 because my grip isn't strong enough and my hips/knee have been bothering me on squats.
Squats - 5x5@85
Overhead Press - 5x5@55
Deads - 1x5@135, 1x5@1850 -
Ugh. Did not get to do what I wanted tonight because the weight room at the gym was PACKED. I only had access to one of the bench presses, so I camped there to do everything. Got in 40 minutes before my selective claustrophobia (aka can't stand other people in large groups and I get irritated and angry) kicked in and my workout buddy and I walked the track for 40 minutes.
This is what made it into my routine:
Bench - 3x8 @ 80lbs
Bicep dumbbell curls - 6,8,6 @ 25lbs
Upright rows - 7,8,9 @ 55lbs
Split squats - 3x10 @ 65lbs
1-arm dumbbell rows - 3x8 @ 40lbs0 -
I went to an olympic weightlifting class at a cross-fit gym tonight. Got some coaching on power snatches. Also did overhead squats and regular squats. To his credit the coach didn't overload my weights on the snatch before I had the form down - that has been my experience every other time I've been to crossfit - but the culture is just so...... "doing it badly is better than not doing it".
I guess because I hang out here and with a couple other powerlifters that form just seems *essential* to me. I was really blown away by some of the scary bails I saw tonight.
I came home and did deadlifts, lol.
135 1x5
185 1x5
225 1x5
250 1x50 -
Workout B for me! Finishing week 3 maybe? Had absolutely sucky workouts yesterday and the day before...but today was alright. Maybe I should always eat an entire subway footlong an hour before? =P
Sq 85 5x5...I keep thinking my form is going to break, but then I'm never completely convinced that it is (or that it isn't). But I have some knees with a history so I assume I'll feel it if I'm going at it wrong? Anyone else have clicky knees? The kind that happens on a day to day basis that isn't necessarily accompanied by pain? Have you also heard that this is fine? I should probably find some way to post a form video.
OHP 55 5x5 with an extra 45lb 1x5, 1x10 afterwards since I still don't know about this weight...I feel like I'm still working on my hip motion for this. They were shaky, but I'm more okay with calling it a full 5x5 than the past two times...but I still don't want to add on 5lbs! No washers yet. :-) 55lbs Forever.
DL 105 1x5 and used a bar for the first time instead of a preweighted barbell. I think I am sore or a tiny bit hurt from bad form from loading it. Grabbing the 25lb plates should not be the worst part of my workout...haha what will become of me if I ever have to use 45s?
Added in the usual 2 sets of assisted pullups and dips, and dip station leg raises. Been trying to cut down on my time in the gym. I haven't gone to one consistently in so long (used to belong to work gym, left that job last year) it's still very candy store to me. "Look at all of these different weights of kettlebells!" "may as well learn to use a rowing machine" "Oh the crunch that guy is doing looks cool I'm gonna try it along with 4 other kinds in no useful number of reps or sets".
I'm realizing reading this post that maybe this lack of focus is a part of a lot of my life. :-)0 -
I went to an olympic weightlifting class at a cross-fit gym tonight. Got some coaching on power snatches. Also did overhead squats and regular squats.
Oooh, I'm jealous! Sounds like fun & huzzah for a smart instructor!0 -
Running on 4 hours of crap sleep. You could probably stick those googly eye stickers (can't remember what they're called. The eyes move around when shaken?) on me and the facial expression would not be much different! But I was awake at 5 and figured I was better off heading to the gym than trying to go back to sleep. I think I figured out what causes the onsets of really bad inflammation in my knee last night so there's at least that. I'll have to limit my dairy intake from now on
Oi, milk! iI's been fun while it lasted! (But I can't give up mah cheese xD)
My coordination was so off this AM I think I missed more rope jumps than I made during my usual warm-up. It was BAD.
Did EMOTM work again ,this time power cleans
4x2 @85lbs then
4x2 @ 90lbs
then OHP
45x10
55x3x10
superset with assisted pull-ups
5/5/5/7 (more assist on the last set)
The WOD was 3 rounds of 3 min AMRAP
2 clean and jerks @ 65
3 muscle-up progression (I did my traditional false grip recline rows with box ring dips)
4 burpees
Manage 2 + 1 C&J twice, then 2 rounds + 2 C&J. Tried to keep form tight over pushing too hard.
Which is why I ended the whole thing with a tabata set of alternating between
- Mountain Climbers
- Sit-Outs
And I had a muffin once I got to work because OMG I'm drained. It's gonna be a long week O.o (see? Googly eyes)0 -
Krok - I don't think I could do that on 4 hours of sleep. If I don't get 7 I'm in trouble for the day.
Liza - Glad you had a good coach. I've always found bailing out on a snatch looks rough, but this one always makes me wince and then shake my head:
I know I haven't been posting my workouts, but I'm still chugging along with Strong Curves. Making some good progress. Got my bench up to 3x8 and 100 lbs. I did 130 lb squats yesterday and form is feeling a bit better. I'm also making the increase on my hip thrusts and will do 150 lbs Friday. My pull ups are coming along nicely and I was able to do all 3 sets of 5 yesterday so my reps are increasing which I like. I still miss deadlifts though and seeing all the DL numbers here makes me want to test them out again to see if I can break the 200 mark again.0
