August workout check-in thread - August one more rep!
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C25k tomorrow! Week 3, day 1.
Awesome! I'm doing C25k Week 3, Day 1 tomorrow as well!0 -
C25k tomorrow! Week 3, day 1.
Awesome! I'm doing C25k Week 3, Day 1 tomorrow as well!
Yay! Looking forward to hearing how it goes for you. I'll be running outside hopefully, so I'm a little nervous.0 -
@lara- you could probably switch to OHP with the bar after 15 or even 20 lb dumbbells. Yoga is great for lifting. I highly recommend it!
531 Bench day- ugh why is my bench so crappy compared to what it used to me :laugh: :sad: :laugh:
Bench
45x5, 65x5, 85x5, 95x5, 105x3, 120x3, 130x2
Paused bench
105 3x3
Superset x3
Band assisted pullupx3
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Happy Monday!!
B day today. Had to wait till this afternoon to get it in. Oldest had orientation for sophomore year at 8 am. Blah.
Squat 125 - my workout room isn't finished so my mirror wasn't in place for the last week. I will stick with this weight again and make sure I'm getting the depth.
OHP failed on last rep at 55.
I just stood there trying and trying but it wouldn't go up anymore. Haha was half way and that was it.
Deadlift 145 - I could feel my grip slip with the first one so I switched to mixed on 2nd rep. My hands are bad from 17 years of massaging.
SC week 6(I think) day 3 ehh whatever
Zercher squat 50 3x10
Glute bridge 115 3x10
Back extension 25 3x10
Side lying hip abduction 12
I might have to start doing liftis in the afternoon. I can be louder and I think that helps get through it. It's harder though after I work, maybe do it while little guy naps. Idk0 -
Workout A
Squat 160lbs 3x5
Bench 85lbs 5x5
Row 65lbs 5x5
With no fractionals I've decided to go back to 5x5 when I deload. The extra volume takes some time but I'm hoping it helps me progress. I'm going to try to get to the book store sometime this week for wendlers 5/3/1. I need something new.
Accessories
Flies 3x8 20lbs
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Hey ladies
Tried workout A today again. So, my back is NOT fixed :explode:
awww, that really sucks. i'm in the same place with one knee, so you can scoonch up on the injury bench and make space for me.
workout b:
squats: fergeddit. explanation below.
ohp: 5x5x45. same as last time; i'm not in the mood to push my luck any further right now. just looking to hold on.
dl: 1x5x80. at least the deadlift worked right. i got my 5lb progression on that.
okay, so the squats. tl;dr - i may have messed up my left knee.
i rolled and stretched and did all the right things to start with. but i could feel something was wrong even just trying the warmup sets at 45. everything's fine going down, and okay for SOME of the way coming up. but as soon as that knee hits around parallel or a little higher, something's just wrong. sharp 'ping' kind of pain in the middle of that kneecap, so i think it's some kind of connective tissue. i put the bar down and tried a couple more times throughout the rest of my workout just with body weight, looking to see if i could find some angle or form tweak that would bypass it,. but the whole thing was definitely too weak to mess with under any kind of a load even with a better form tweak. sumos seemed to be about the only thing that didn't bother it, so i did maybe 3 sets of sumos at 45.
did some core/glute things to make up for it, and spent some time in the pool afterwards doing straight-legged flutter kicks.
it's *possible* this is all caused by inflammation inside the actual knee swelling it up and putting the tendons and ligaments that go around it under extra pressure. i can try the usual methods for that, but i think i need to stay off it as much as i can for a couple of days.0 -
also. yesterday, while just minding my own business and doing exactly what they always tell you to do (keep calm and leave it alone), i got stung between my second and third toes by a bee.
or maybe a wasp. or a hornet. something. whatever it was, it stung me for no conceivable reason at all.
#sulk.0 -
Increases across the board today...go me!
Workout A (Tues)
overhand bicep curls - 5 x 5 - 110
Reverse curls - 5 x 5 - 70
Bench press - 5 x 5 - 85
deadlifts 5 X 1 - 150
squats 5 X 5 - 1600 -
Hey ladies
Tried workout A today again. So, my back is NOT fixed :explode: I'll have to take it easy, stretch, foam roll, and I get a massage tonight with my massage therapist so hopefully it'll speed things up. Gotta be patient!!! Dammit.
Ugh, that's what I was worried about for you. I did the same thing! Take another FULL week off, and when you go back, you're gonna have to deload some weights. I deloaded squats, rows and DL. It only took a month to get back to where I was so be patient!
Yeah, I was looking forward to get good workouts this week. I guess not. Do you think I can do upper body dumbbell stuff or take it completely off??
If it was me, I'd take the while week off. Maybe do some walking or swimming, but I would take a break from the weights.
Thanks for your input love!! :flowerforyou:
@canadianlbs: the injury bench is very warmed up by me so come join!!! I hope you don't warm it up as long as I will though. Good luck with your knee! And with the bee-hornet-wasp thing sting. YUCK!!!0 -
I'm new to the group, but I hope it is okay if I join in. I've been doing 5x5 for about 6 weeks. I missed a week due to work travel and had to go back on the weight a bit.
Last night was B:
Squat - 120 5x5 (I think I'm going to stay at 120 for A on Wednesday because my form on the last few was questionable.)
OHP - 60 4/4/3/3/2 (This and BP bite royally for me.)
Dead - 155 (Managed this pretty well, grip was an issue on the last one.)
Tonight is C25K, week 5 day 3.0 -
@weightlifintg - Haha, no you've discovered your inner hatred for rows. Welcome to the club! :P
@fittree - Wow. Just wow. Everytime you post your working weights, I swoon.
@llama - I deffo recommend Wendler's if you're looking for a change. I really like it. You still progress, but it's slower and the deload week that's programmed into it is nice - I get a break, but it's still a good workout!
@massage - Your back looks amazing in your avatar! I also just looked up zercher squats... holy cow. That is all!
@canadianlbs - Oh how awful! I hate bees. And birds, but bees are a close second. Hopefully it doesn't bother you too much!
@perseverance - Do the overhand biceps curls work the forearm more than the biceps? Just curious.
Got my butt out of bed early today and walked the dog then did my Wendler's OHP workout. It's still the deload week so nothing impressive on the working weight! Also got in incline delt flys 3x10 @ 10lbs, bench dips 3x10, and hanging knee raises 3x8.0 -
Besides forgetting I was supposed to go to the gym this morning and not setting my alarm early enough (do you even lift bro?) the morning way great. Luckily I woke up at 7 instead of 8 like my alarm was set for. Squats felt great, I'm at my body weight again now, rests were only 90-120 seconds too. Before my injury deload I was at 3-4 min rests, so that's exciting. I was pushing up from a squat and it was a grinder, some dude like almost fell over himself coming to help and I was like "I GOT IT!" I didn't want him to touch the bar because I didn't want to count it as a fail since I had this!
Squats: 5x5 @150lbs
OHP: Coming off the deload, back to 80 next workout...I think I'll have it. 5x5 @75lbs, and they were pretty reps too
DL: 1x5 @165lbs0 -
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!! 2 workouts remain!
Clean + hang clean + jerk, worked up to 95! (See, I KNEW I could hang clean that weight without the knees catching the bar. Basketball shorts FTW!) Tried 100 but didn't rest long enough, misgrooved, and gave up on the hang clean instead of muscleing the bar up further.
EMOTM x5 @ 90lbs after that of the same complex
OHP
70x5
75x4
80x3
85x2
superset with ring bw rows and dips with feet on box. Soon unassisted. Soon...
Then the finisher was a grinder, 18 mins time cap. Bar @ 60lbs, Ball @ 16lbs
- 30 Power snatches
- 30 wall balls
- 30 power cleans
- 30 wall balls
- 30 split jerks (alt leg each rep)
- 30 wall balls... got 13 and time was up
Shoulders? What shoulders? No, I don't feel 'em? xP
You guys are killing it! Aside from the ones on the injured bench to whom I wish a prompt recovery. It sucks to not be able to lift!0 -
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Reading all your posts and cheerleading you girls on !!!!!! you all rock!
Went for a super long walk at lunch (almost 6K). Can i still join the party? :glasses:0 -
Workout B for me today.
Squat 70lbs 5x5
OHP 55lbs 5x5--Going to need to get either fractionals or washers before Sunday. 60 will be tough to get up.
DL 95lbs 5x50 -
B for me last night
Squat 4,4,5,5,4 at 160lbs
OHP 4,5,5,5,5 at 77lbs
Deadlift 1x5 at 176lb - yea baby!! Think i'll stick to this though, they were NOT pretty reps lol
Starting to think I might need to take a rest week. Am feeling tired a fair bit - though maybe TOM has something to do with that?
canadianlbs - sorry to hear about the bee!!! ouch!!0 -
C25k tomorrow! Week 3, day 1.
Awesome! I'm doing C25k Week 3, Day 1 tomorrow as well!
Yay! Looking forward to hearing how it goes for you. I'll be running outside hopefully, so I'm a little nervous.
I thought it went pretty well. I slowed down a bit because I think I overdid it last week on the last run, but I didn't even realize the 3 minute interval was that long. I'm doing much better than the last time I tried this.0 -
thanks for the bee thoughts; i'm pretty much over it and into the itching phase now, but i did feel really outraged at the time. i've been stung before but i think this was the first totally unprovoked one, so i feel really ripped off, after that 'just leave them alone and they won't bother you' stuff. lies.
biking is out, or at least i'm not willing to risk it today. but i went out later on in the day and walked a couple of miles. knee seems to be fine so long as i keep a straight leg so i'm really thinking this is a tendon/ligament thing and praying it was just some kind of a minor tweak and not a real tear or strain. it didn't like me going down the stairs though. didn't mind me coming back up them . . . go figure. that's the opposite of how it felt about squats.
bleh. it's really hard to sit still. i keep wanting to try it out in various activities, just to see if a) i can nail down the exact movements that hurt and b) figure out what things i can still do without aggravating it. and c) just to check if the resting is making it any better, so i'll know whether to keep resting or i'm just wasting my time.
sigh. like acne. 'it'll never heal if you keep poking at it!'0 -
Finally got back to the gym last night and realized why I don't like going right after work. I tried to workout but way to many people try to use squat racks and Bench presses.
In the long run last night was more about getting to the gym then getting a specific workout done.0 -
Well today sucked. work up late first of all, had to take our van in to get the hit and run accident fixed so i knew i wouldn't have time for all 5x5s.
workout A
Squat even the bar was heavier than normal. took and extra warm up set since it felt off. 125 at 2 reps. went down to 115 and even they were hard. 3x5
bench- after the squats i said "f it" and didn't push myself. same as last time 70x3x5
rows - didn't even want to change the weight so that was 70x3x5.
Didn't even want to try the strong curves so i was done... is it monthly cycle coming soon or just an off day? also, i finished Mondays workout at 4 pm and started today's at 6 am, would that make a difference?
Now i'm having a bad day, thinking i could've pushed through it but i know i just couldn't. blah!0 -
Well today sucked. work up late first of all, had to take our van in to get the hit and run accident fixed so i knew i wouldn't have time for all 5x5s.
workout A
Squat even the bar was heavier than normal. took and extra warm up set since it felt off. 125 at 2 reps. went down to 115 and even they were hard. 3x5
bench- after the squats i said "f it" and didn't push myself. same as last time 70x3x5
rows - didn't even want to change the weight so that was 70x3x5.
Didn't even want to try the strong curves so i was done... is it monthly cycle coming soon or just an off day? also, i finished Mondays workout at 4 pm and started today's at 6 am, would that make a difference?
Now i'm having a bad day, thinking i could've pushed through it but i know i just couldn't. blah!
Ehhh, don't let it bring you down - bad workout days happen... At least you still did *something*! Consider it a deload workout or a mini-recovery day. 0 -
I think I may have broken my pinky toe. It only hurts when I move it. Fun. Anyway, my pinky toes are already super fugly, so no big deal. I researched and found that strength training is okay as long as there is no pain. I had no pain during the lifts, only when I was walking around between sets, so that's good. The big test will be tomorrow when it's C25K day.
Workout B today. OHP needed a lot of rest between sets and really, I felt like a weenie.
Squat - warmup + 5x5x75
OHP - warmup + 3x60, 5x60, 4x60, 5x60, 3x60
DL - 1x1150 -
The big test will be tomorrow when it's C25K day.
Workout B today. OHP needed a lot of rest between sets and really, I felt like a weenie.
Buddy tape and hope for the best? Also, don't worry, I bet everyone takes lots of rest on OHP. I find when the weights get really hard for me I take up to 4-4:30 mins rest. lol 0 -
C25k tomorrow! Week 3, day 1.
Awesome! I'm doing C25k Week 3, Day 1 tomorrow as well!
Yay! Looking forward to hearing how it goes for you. I'll be running outside hopefully, so I'm a little nervous.
I thought it went pretty well. I slowed down a bit because I think I overdid it last week on the last run, but I didn't even realize the 3 minute interval was that long. I'm doing much better than the last time I tried this.
I'm glad you made it out! Unfortunately I didn't go. I was having a lot of anxiety - too anxious to run outside and too anxious to drive myself to the gym. I need to work on that.
Stronglifts tonight with my Dad! I hope the squat rack isn't taken so I can do everything in the correct order. :grumble:0 -
Stronglifts tonight with my Dad! I hope the squat rack isn't taken so I can do everything in the correct order. :grumble:
It's so awesome that you are doing it with your dad!!!!!!!!!!0 -
I think I may have broken my pinky toe. It only hurts when I move it.
oh YUCK. i guess the bright side is it'll keep you back on your heels in the squats . . .
but still, yuck.
ETA: i'm just going to say to all the people whose workouts have 'sucked', it's kind of nice in a way to learn it doesn't just happen to me.0 -
Stronglifts tonight with my Dad! I hope the squat rack isn't taken so I can do everything in the correct order. :grumble:
It's so awesome that you are doing it with your dad!!!!!!!!!!
My original statement was kind of misleading sounding I guess.
We go to the gym together, but he typically walks on the treadmill and then does machine weights. My greatest hope is that one day he will come ask me how to use the squat rack.0 -
Workout A for me~
Squats: warm up + 5x5@100
Bench: warm up, 4@59, 4,5@58.5 (kind of a disaster)
Rows: warm up, 3x5@68
Not the best day, but I'm glad I did something.0 -
Hey ladies....my last workout of the week as we are off camping Friday morning...Yah family reunions.
So workout B for me today
Squats warmup + 3x5@180...there were a couple very ugly reps in there and I would have so got kicked out of PF for the noises coming out of me. :laugh: but I got them in...but gonna stay here on Monday just for form and these were frikken hard. But that was my PR where I failed last time...so next week should beat my old PR with 185
OHP...:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: I am so disheartened with these atm. Warmup + 4,3,2 @ 93.5...this will be my 3rd deload. Down to 85lbs again...I think it's time to up the reps like I did with squats...I just want triple digets and after that I just don't care....:sad:
DL (thank god for DL's to make everything all better) warmup + 1x5@200...however form on rep 3 was awfulllllllllllll so going to stay here on Wednesday next week and hopefully will be at my deload weight of 210 by 3rd week of august.
Did a 3.75mile walk yesterday @ 3.5mph..might walk tonight just to the post office to get the mail...it's only 2.22 miles away hehe oh and ordered my jawbone UP Tuesday....with monies work gave me for being there for 15 years...and I have lots left over Yah for being paid 400$ extra for being there for 15 years....:huh: should be 100 for every year....0
