Daily Chat Thread
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Loving all your pics girls, looking FANTASTIC!
So I'm half way through my placement now - it's going really well. Have been working out when I can. This week will be tricky to fit stuff in due to roster (and night shifts - yuk) so I am hoping to do the double Pump/ Combat at the gym today. Been hard on my body getting back into it though so am going to see how I feel after the first class.
I need your opinions - I have completed supercharged basic training but due to exams/ family/ holiday/ sickness have ended up having almost 6 weeks off from training. I know I have lost strength and power, although cardio fitness has not been too affected. I HATED basic training and really don't want to do it again, but not sure I will manage/ get the best from hypertrophy if I go into it from a break? What do you reckon? I hate reconditioning, its almost worse than starting from the beginning!! Hope it doesn't take me too long to get back to where I was.
My diet also hasn't been good, although I don't think I have gained too much. Probably all my muscle converted to fat instead :-(
When I am feeling brave I will weigh in and take some new pics.
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Jo, cowgirl is probably best to answer that question.
All you ladies in your pretty dresses make me want to go shopping
Cowgirl depending on the instructor i'll burn anywhere from 450-650 in an hour. I'm registering for an instructor course this weekend scheduled for the end of February. I just "discussed" it with the hubby because of the cost. He says, "It's not any more than I spend on stuff. YEah he's right. HE just spent 250 on subzero/snow cycling shoes.0 -
Manic hope things turn out ok with your daughter give it time.
I like all the dresses
Sue get some rest
I've been reading old threads-- beeps you were equally enthusiastic a year ago
Sam I hate traffic - I keep joking that I'll move to Montana .
I need some help . I am in stAge 6 and I can do chin-ups just not more than before I started nrolw. I can do 3. I can't believe I've spent a year lifting 2-3 x a week and I cannot do more chin-ups than before.
Is that incredible it must be a mental block or something. It doesn't involve my bad hip so no excuse there- any thoughts? Advice
I have to try the belt / wearing weights during the negatives.0 -
Everyone looks fabulous! Makes me jealous. I am 2.5 months in and am seeing no results. I weigh and measure every Sunday morning and seem to just be going up, up and up the last couple weeks. I don't get it. I am hitting my macros most days, staying at about 1700 calories a day. I am trying to stay motivated but it gets hard when I see no results.0
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Red did you need to lose weight? I have not see many changes either. I feel stronger and my back looks more defined but not much change0
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Pmagnanifit… I am not worried about the actual number on the scale as I know it can be misleading, but I am concerned more about my body fat percentage and my measurements. I am at 29.7% according to my scale and using my measurements. My clothes are not any loser and I am no closer to fitting into my "skinny" clothes than I was three months ago. My measurements this morning were actually up from last week. Yes, it can be just water, I do consider that, but they were up last week from the week before. Seems to be more of a trend right now and that is what is frustrating me. One bad week is no big deal, but a constant increase is making me wonder what I am doing wrong. My diet is pretty clean, with a once a week "treat" meal that is usually dinner out or, dare I say it, fast food. But other than that, I cook my meals, measure everything, overestimate slightly on calories in and under estimate my calorie burn so that I keep at a slight deficit without it being too much. I know I don't have a lot to lose, but while I am getting "stronger" I would also like to be shedding the fat and getting toned as well.0
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That's frustrating - you exercise hard-- maybe try eat train progress there is a sticky called you may be eating more than you think.
Also take pictures of your back-- and again at the end.
I know I eat more than a year ago - but I haven't gained fat. I repeated some measurement and not much change for awhile but my arms are skinnier. I probably lost some bust but I am deliberately not tracking because I was an A cup to start:(0 -
Thanks! They do de-stress me
No, I have not done Stage 2 before. On my second week of Stage 1, I already had this feeling that the workouts were enjoyable, and could not wait to begin. I do not have that yet with Stage 2, and am hoping to have that soonSami - welcome to the group!
Stage 2 Workout B was ok (finishing up the week), but I must say I am still not feeling Stage 2. Maybe 'tis because I just started back up again (was ill)....I cannot wait for that BOOM! moment. However, I am liking the Wide-grip Dead-lift from Step!
And now, onward to my bi-weekly massage session!! :drinker:
I'm envious of your twice weekly massages! how great. Have you done stage 2 before? I am on that now my first time thru. I like it pretty much. For me I just need to start building some consistency so I can get the most out of it.0 -
Welcome to the group Karen!! On my non-lifting days, I do quite a bit of Cardio. On Tuesdays I do TRX Suspension Training, then Core, then Zumba...on Thursdays I go for Hip-Hop Abs and Zumba...then on Fridays after lifting I do Zumba Toning....and on Saturdays Zumba, or I go swimming. I immensely enjoy the "high" I get from Cardio. I try to cut down by missing out on both the Friday and Saturday classes...in order to concentrate on the lifting weights side of it.....
You ladies look so gorgeous in those dresses!! Wohoo!!
Pmag/RedBess, I am the same way too. Not much in terms of weight loss, I have more defined arms, but definitely more powerful. I get frustrated, but I keep going. Surely there will be a ground-breaking point sometime! So I keep going.0 -
Our Xmas supper RE-DO, last night, was SUPERB! Fully-catered turkey + trimmings, surrounded by people that I love (who love me!)....no family, other than my own, simply the friends-who-have-become-family.
I ate too much, so an "X" went into my Saturday "NO EXCUSES" challenge, but it didn't matter....I met my WEEKLY calorie obligations and my WEEKLY exercise obligations. (I did have to fast twice this week, in order to make sure I had banked some calories for this FEAST!).
I'm REALLY gonna give it my all for the remainder of January, take my month-end photos, do my month-end measurements and then move into a 200- to 250-calorie deficit (daily) until I meet my goals, likely by summer, 2014.
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Beepee, a zumba girl after my own heart. don't do it for the calorie burn. I do it because it fun and I love to dance but hate night clubs.
Keep it up Beeps, you're doing great!!
Redbess, All I can recommend is experimentation. YOu may need to eat more, or you may need to eat less. Whenever you make a change do it for at least a month to see if it works.
I got my first workout of stage 5 in including BWM. I don't think I'm ever going to get much passed 2:30. That was my max last time and it was the time I got for bth go throughs today. Other lifts were exactly where I left off from stage 3, but I wasn't pushing too hard.0 -
I got some lifting in yesterday, my last A workout of Stage 3. I am going to miss the A workout. It really kicked my butt and I felt good doing it. Though I skipped the Body Weight Matrix. I'm on doctors orders not to do anything high impact so can't do the jumping lunges/squats so will attempt the BWM in full in Stage 5.
My last B workout will be tomorrow - this workout I will not miss - I don't feel it did anything for me and was extremely boring. I never even broke a sweat. This workout has actually made me look forward to getting to Stage 4 - and I HATED Stage 2 so that is crazy talk!!!!
I'll post my stats, and gains for Stage 3 after tomorrows workouts. I'll also do some measurements - I haven't measured since the end of Stage 1 so we'll see if anything has changed there.
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I'm glad, actually, that "NO EXCUSES" is only (about) 10 more days....i'd like to make some excuses, lol!
Today, I lift....the curtsey lunges I did on Friday (and the T-Bends!) must STAY in my routine....they were absent for the least few weeks and BOY WAS I SORE this weekend! Some moves are FASTER that curtsey lunges because you don't have to do one-leg at a time. But, those lunges, in particular DO make my glutes fire and THAT MATTERS MOST, for me!
BOOM!
samntha - that's a very fast time for BWM, I'd say....i was never under 3 minutes....frankly, I'm not sure I was ever under 3:30!
lawlorka - can't wait to read your stats!0 -
Beeps you make me laugh. I am the queen of excuses. You make me want to bring back curtsey lunges too.
Well I'm hating the BWM today since I can barely walk on my right leg. The quad is very sore and tends to buckle a bit. I even rolled last night and showed my hubby proper technique for the IT band. we were both doing it wrong and it hurt like a b*itch. THank goodness it's rest day and going up and down the stairs doing laundry is actually helping the leg.
Law, can wait to see your stats, post your weights will ya so we can applaud.
BTW, I figured out why the Single legged DL comes in handy. I do it as I'm folding laundry. I have tall hampers instead of hip baskets and I have to constantly bend over to get clothes from inside. Talk about practicing form lol.
Definitely Supercharged next
From last night:
1 arm snatch 25lbs
BOR 95
SL DL 30dbs
Incline DB BP 30dbs
SA squat 15/30
Plank 1 arm, one leg 30secs push up position very hard!0 -
My biceps hurt from the workout last week. A lady gently squeezed my arm yesterday and I thought I was going to hit the ceiling. I've had pain /soreness in the quads before but never in the arms like that.
Today will be my first full week of exercise in a month! Since this drama with daughter, I haven't had the time , motivation, or energy to go.
I gotta get moving!
I love the pics. Everyone is doing great.0 -
I managed the double Pump/ Combat class Sunday.... hellooooo glutes! Followed by a day of gardening and then got called out for a birth.... got into bed at 4am! Exhausted. So yesterday was spent mostly trying to stay awake but I did get out for a walk. Today I am working all day and won't get a workout in. Hopefully work will keep me busy and these DOMS will wear off!0
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Well, not sure this is a NSV or not....I was doing my work-out today, and the place I was standing, in the gym, looks across the running track and on the other side of that, is the mirror I was using to watch my moves! Anyway, during a break in my deadlifts, this old codger is walking along the track and he comes over to the railing that I'm standing behind. I remove my earphones and he says, "...you must be the FITTEST PERSON IN THIS GYM!"
And I respond, "...well, I don't know about that..."
And he interrupts and says, "...you're in here all the time!! How often do you work-out??"
And I respond, "I am only here M/W/F and sometimes Saturday..."
To which he then says, "Oh, well I'm only here M/W/F....I thought you must work-out everyday!" And then he kind of mosied away....
I guess I am NOT the FITTEST PERSON IN THE GYM unless I'm working out everyday, ROFLMAO.0 -
...in any event, I'll accept that I must LOOK like I'm the "FITTEST PERSON IN THE GYM"....as you ALL know, it's the LOOK that I'm after, anyway, not necessarily the SUBSTANCE, lol...0
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Just a quick check-in. Looks like everyone is killing it.
Beeps, that's a great NSV!
Sam, isn't it funny how many of the movements we use in everyday activities. That's one of the best things about lifting.
Manic, you can do it! Maybe the exercise will give you something else to focus on!
Jo, your Sunday sounds brutal!
No lifting for me today. The day started with a phone call from my mom saying she was taking my younger brother to the ER. They still don't know what's going on and this day has been chaotic. Hopefully I can fit something in tomorrow even if it's just a quick session.0 -
Yay I finished Stage 3 this morning!!!!! I will post starting/finishing weights and all my stats when I get home this evening.
For now, I just wanted to rejoice about almost being halfway through the program!!! Yay!!!!! (does a little dance!) Looking forward to getting back to squats and deadlifts in Stage 4!0 -
Beeps, sounds like you are doing great! If I may, what does NSV stand for, then?
Stage 2 second week yester was better than the first. I still am using the E-Z Curl Bar (but upped weight from 30 lbs. to 40 lbs.) as the DL rack is constantly occupied...but I prefer it this way anyway!!0 -
Well, I'd take that complement, Beeps! I was in my gym last week and could see one of my students from a prior term totally watching me with the big mirror wall. I wondered if she was impressed with my weightlifting skills or found them hilarious. Either way, who cares?
Bepeeyjaye, it's a non-scale victory--I had no idea until recently myself 0 -
So I'm posting here rather than in the NOv 1 thread because I'm wondering if some folks who have been doing this longer will have advice.
Today's lift (Stage 2 B #2) was not my favorite.
1. I feel like I'm using my back in my deadlift on the box because I can't get all the way to the ground, and I'm worried I'm keeping my back too straight.
2. WTF are those side flexions supposed to do? I feel nothing in my abs but my hip always smarts. Thinking about swapping it for something else.
3. Doing the prone cobra (I forgot it in B1), I also felt it wasn't doing much for me but then, lo, managed to pull something fierce in my tricep. I don't know how. But ow. When I let go of the cobra position, it was in so much pain. No idea.
4. I am feeling the tweak in my knee again. I tweaked in in A1 of Stage 2, babied it, didn't run. Felt better. Ran the other day and could slightly feel it. Today with the bulgarian squat things, could totally feel it. I was able to adjust and feel it less, but I have no idea what to do about it. Brace? Ice? Prosthetic? ha.
5. I had my back adjusted ysterday--my sacrum (pelvis). Maybe lifting wasn't so brilliant today as the twinge I felt in my glute and lower back turned into a full on hamstring ow.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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CCG - please post back when you know more about your younger brother!
lawlorka - CONGRATS on finishing Stage 3!!
sleepyjen - you're right, either way, "who cares"?!?!?0 -
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