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Do all reps on right arm. Turn around. Do all reps on left arm. That's one set. My the OHS my arm tends to move to the side a lttle when I go down of its own volition. I've just learned to live with it.0
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BOOM! Squats, good mornings, walking lunges, abs! It was a good solid workout, focus on form, and man I can tell I need to cycle in walking lunges more often! My quads are screaming!0
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Bepee, what Sam said. And the overhead squat= major back pain for me unless I keep my arm forward a bit. I don't know if it's a ROM issue for me or what.
Sam I hope you're all better soon.
Sue, great workout!
Workout probably won't happen today for me- we will see. Got my dresses and swimsuit to pack for the trip. They're all really cute and I should get a lot of use out of them this Summer.0 -
barbell cowgirl hope we get to see some pics of the summer dresses!
Stayed home with sick kid and I'm the one who took two naps :ohwell: (woke up at 5am for no good reason)
Briefly thought about pushing a work out today but not happening. Tomorrow is another day.
Poring rain so may not even get a rest day walk in, if not a dance III session is planned for later.
happy mid week everyone.0 -
Me too Rocky. I'm all better now , but I'm going to be early. Have fun Cowgirl!!0
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Thanks Cowgirl!
Just did Stage 3 Workout B - all was well save for the YTWL - need to revise it...Once n a stage, these workouts do seem to quickly get complicated, and sometimes not enough time - afore you master the form the stage is over ...was contemplating modifying the workouts (adding more simple/compound lifts, chin ups/pull ups, push ups...), but I will hang in there for now
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Forgot how hard that OHS was.... don't miss it, lol.
My DL DOMS are gone today - woohoo. Been having some remedial massages and discovered that combat is probably really not helping my shoulders with lifting. Don't intend to give it up though as it is prob my fave workout ever, I'll massage through ;-) Did a lifting workout yesterday and got my best shoulder press for a while so maybe the massages are helping?!
Also had some assistance from the folk over at ETP..... been given some new macro goals and told to reduce my workouts :-/
Have to do this for 2 weeks and check in with them and see how it goes. Plan is to ultimately increase strength by using a slow gain.... glad I have their knowledge to follow as I'm too scared to try gaining on my own!
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What's ETP Jo?
Rest day. Too tired. Haven't moved from couch since home. Dinner was open box, shove in oven, eat. I've also barely said two words to anyone in the house.0 -
Eat, Train, Progress group xx0
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Hey all - I had a new best dl of 135. I also pulled something in my mid back!!!
I have "finished" stage 7, but I don't feel like stopping so Iam going to repeat it.
Stage two was tough . I felt very limited by balance not strength.
Beepejay- I think that the short stages are too short also. I appreciate some variety but I felt that by the time I got an exercise down it was time for a new stage. Except stage one.
Sam get better soon.0 -
Cowgirl, have a fun time and rock those new clothes!!!
OMG I am so freakin' sore!!! I did my Thursday spin class yesterday! She killed us! Lots of tension, lots of standing, a really advanced class today and it on top of Wednesday's lower body workout .... oy DOMS DOMS DOMS! I am walking like a cripple. And I DIE going up stairs!!
Thank goodness today is a rest day. OHP, and upper body assistance on Saturday, DLs on Sunday!!
Congrats on the DL PR PMag!
I actually repeated Sages 2 and 3 an additional time, because like you I felt as if I wasn't getting the full potential from the stage. I hated doing that with Stage 2, but stuck with it because I knew there was a reason I hated it so much. It really highlighted my weaknesses and I wanted to work on them!0 -
Jo, I hope their advice works well for you. I think they're very knowledgable. Gotta love being told to eat MORE!
Sam, I hope you're feeling more rested today.
Pmag, you're very brave to redo Stage 7! Congrats on the PR! Baby your back until it's better:)
Sue, you're so awesome! I love how dedicated you are in the midst of being so busy!
This has been an awful week, ladies, and I ate my feelings today. I am not going to finish logging. There's no point. It's over and tomorrow will be better. I will lift tomorrow and I'll eat my protein.
My 4-year-old niece with no history of seizures had a 20+ min seizure Wednesday. She's still in the hospital with a nasty virus(unrelated). I had my nephew(her 2year old brother) for two days/nights while her parents stayed at the hospital- he has ear infections and has never been away from mom for more than 24 hours. All 3 of my kids and hubby have the same virus and sound/feel horrible. It's been a bit of a roller coaster, but I'm praying it's almost over. Florida is sounding better and better!0 -
BarbellCowgirl - that's awful! Hope all of them are better soon. Hope you don't get sick too. Don't worry about the food..... I had a wine/ choc/ peanut butter splurge last night..... going to make up for it at the gym with my lifting this arvo, hangover or not.0
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Scary, cowgirl! I hope you guys get answers as to why that happened to your niece, so as to better help her heal and cope moving forward.0
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Cowgirl, I hope things are improving. I really hope they get a clear handle what is happening with your niece.
I'm having a very hard time fighting the fatigue recently. Fighting off a virus during your cycle while having a sleep disorder is hard. I had to great days at work, but came home and crashed. Nothing left in the tank and had to nap both evenings. Today, I'm just going to take it easy and tomorrow will be back to the gym. Thanks for the support ladies.0 -
Just stopping in to say Hi. Winter seems to be getting at us in general, sickness, being closed in, etc. Here's to spring!:drinker:
It can't come soon enough.
I'm on track this month for completed work outs and hitting macros. I'm in stage 3 of the life edition and weights probably could be heavier but I'm working on grip strength and not hurting myself at this point so my dead lifts were at 95#.
Feeling good generally these days. Watching my intake really gives me a sense of control and peace.
Any tips on improving grip strength are appreciated!0 -
I'm on track this month for completed work outs and hitting macros. I'm in stage 3 of the life edition and weights probably could be heavier but I'm working on grip strength and not hurting myself at this point so my dead lifts were at 95#.
Feeling good generally these days. Watching my intake really gives me a sense of control and peace.
Any tips on improving grip strength are appreciated!
Well done, great achievement. I second the grip strength question..... always my limiting factor too. In fact, my elbows, forearms and hands are ALWAYS the things I injure, so annoying. My weakling arms can't keep up with my freakin' awesome legs grrrrrrrrrrr0 -
I'm on track this month for completed work outs and hitting macros. I'm in stage 3 of the life edition and weights probably could be heavier but I'm working on grip strength and not hurting myself at this point so my dead lifts were at 95#.
Feeling good generally these days. Watching my intake really gives me a sense of control and peace.
Any tips on improving grip strength are appreciated!
Well done, great achievement. I second the grip strength question..... always my limiting factor too. In fact, my elbows, forearms and hands are ALWAYS the things I injure, so annoying. My weakling arms can't keep up with my freakin' awesome legs grrrrrrrrrrr
Jo Same here, I've got strong legs, like crazy strong. Back in the day (high school) I could leg press more than the boys in my class and I'm was/am an average size female.
I get twinges in my wrists when lifting and the bar ends up in my finger tips if too heavy. So I have a ball I squeeze and I'm trying just walking around holding weights (farmer's move or something). I'm taking the time to condition my non muscle parts to prevent injury.0 -
Bbcg hope everyone is feeling better
Rocky I think all women have stronger hips/ legs
I took an extra day off for my mid back but I m lifting tomorrow0 -
Jo I feel the same that my weak arms can't keep up with my strong legs0
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:sad: My elbow is screwed
Must have hurt it yesterday - I did feel it doing my DLs but not that bad. Did combat today, went to do a push up and ended up on my face... can't weight bear at all. Absolutely gutted. Last time I hurt my arm in a similar way, it took months to be back to normal. So annoying. Was my 12 rep RDLs too.... not even heavy. It's the extended grip time that does it. Things like holding the 10kg dumbells doing step ups etc only add to the damage, and they aren't even arm exercises.
So. freakin. over. it.
Hoping, hoping, hoping that a couple of days rest will fix it up.
On the plus side, I went shopping and bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans! In a Australian size 6, which google informs me is a US 2 for the majority on here - a small victory. Still, would rather my elbow was ok!0 -
Rocky, sounds like you've managed to find a nice balance in your life. Great work! If you're not using chalk, get a chalk ball and use it. I was twisting my wrists and forearms trying to keep hold of the bar and I had hit a plateau in DLs until I started using chalk a month ago. My DL weight went up 10lbs once I started using it and I've had NO pain in my wrists or forearms. I was able to do 10 reps with 135lbs for Romanian Deadlifts yesterday without ever sitting the bar down- couldn't do that before. Also, Sue says she loves the VersGrips. I've read mixed reviews about them, but it's worth looking into.
Oh, NO, Jo! That's awful. I hope just a few days rest will help. I wouldn't mind having your "weakling" arms if I could do chin-ups like you do! Congrats on your NSV!
Pmag, hope you back is better today!
I did core, bench press, and RDLs yesterday followed by 60 mins of Zumba. It felt good to workout, but I wasn't able to give it my all- just too tired from all the craziness. The kiddos and hubby are feeling good, but they all still have a nasty lingering cough. They may not be contagious anymore, but they sure sound like they are. I think I have a touch of whatever they have- thankfully the viruses never seem to hit me as hard as the rest of the household.0 -
That's because you are mega mom Cowgirl. I get tired, but rarely go down for the count especially since getting far more fit and healthy. (and I'm totally jealous of your big numbers that alone is reason for me to start Supercharged)
Grip strength is one of my downfalls too. I need to invest in chalk it seems.
I actually had some energy today, even though I slept until 11am. I haven't done that in weeks. I guess with all the snow days and being able to sleep until 8, I didn't need make up sleep until today. Go the house clean, the food shopping done and hit the gym.
Stage 5B
RDL/BOR 95
WG Pull Down 100
Slit Squat 25
Cuban snatch 15dbs
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I had decent workout but I had to cut out the dls because my back hurts. I am going to skip swimming tomorrow as well. I bought supercharged but I have not looked at it yet.
I am going to do more biking this week .
We had a fun weekend.
I am not ready for Monday
Hope the virus passes quickly
Sam how do you do 15 lb Cuban snatch?? That's amazing0 -
Sam, I think us moms just don't have time for being sick. I don't get as sick since I started eating better either(yay for veggies!). And I think I'm really just learning to push myself in the gym. Definitely try the chalk. I really was shocked at how much it helped. And I agree that 15lbs snatch is awesome!
Pmag, probably a good thing you skipped DLs. Have you been able to foam roll/stretch it? Sometimes I get really stiff/sore in my middle back and it helps. I think I overarch when I'm doing certain core exercises without engaging my core. Hopefully it feels better soon.
Hoping to lift today. Plank with pull downs, squats, suspended split squat, shoulder press, weighted glute bridge, inverted rows, squat jumps, back extensions. Makes me happy just thinking about it!
ETA: 5 days til Florida!!!!!0 -
Jo, I hope their advice works well for you. I think they're very knowledgable. Gotta love being told to eat MORE!
Sam, I hope you're feeling more rested today.
Pmag, you're very brave to redo Stage 7! Congrats on the PR! Baby your back until it's better:)
Sue, you're so awesome! I love how dedicated you are in the midst of being so busy!
This has been an awful week, ladies, and I ate my feelings today. I am not going to finish logging. There's no point. It's over and tomorrow will be better. I will lift tomorrow and I'll eat my protein.
My 4-year-old niece with no history of seizures had a 20+ min seizure Wednesday. She's still in the hospital with a nasty virus(unrelated). I had my nephew(her 2year old brother) for two days/nights while her parents stayed at the hospital- he has ear infections and has never been away from mom for more than 24 hours. All 3 of my kids and hubby have the same virus and sound/feel horrible. It's been a bit of a roller coaster, but I'm praying it's almost over. Florida is sounding better and better!
OMG Cowgirld you all must have been scared out of your minds! The virus she had spiked a high fever? I'll bet there are related. My sister had a bad flu when we were very young children and had multiple seizures one right after the other - her fever was so high my dad put her in an ice cube bath in the sink (he's a doc). I was so young I don't remember any of it. but I remember my mom saying how frightened she was!
I had a lazy weekend, no workouts and just quiet home time, lunch out with a friend and movie night with the club. Today I went for an ultrasound. A few weeks ago I had some breast pain, odd stuff, only hurting when I moved and not painful to the touch, so I saw a specialist last week and she wanted me to have the ultrasound. Radiologist looks at the ultra then has them do a mammo, then another mammo - and you know I'm freaking out! But it was just him being overly cautious - I love this guy, he caught pre-cancerous calcifications 18 years ago when they were barely visible on my mammo so I don't mind that he's very careful, but crap it freaks me out when he is! I also love that my scans are all seen before I leave the hospital so I know what's going on!
So I will only get 3 lifts in this week and 2 spin classes. Tomorrow is spin, Wed is OHP, Thurs is spin Friday, DLs and Sat bench.
Sam I'm amazed at your 15lb CS too. The best I could muster was 10! Awesome!
Jo I'm hoping your elbow isn't badly hurt and as you said, with a couple of days rest it's feeling better. and the same for you Pmag for your back!
Cowgirl, what are squat jumps?
ETA: My grip strength sucks! I use VersaGripps and it's made all the difference in the world! I do as much as I can without any sort of glove or straps to try and improve it but I wouldn't be DLing 150 if I didn't use the VersaGripps.0 -
You guys are all so impressive. I've been benching--up to the 45 lb Oly; doing some rows (80 lbs), lat pulldowns (80 lbs), shoulder presses (can't bust through 15 for more than a few at 20). I added tricep dips, crunches and planks on Saturday. I miss squats. Heal faster, damn knees!
I was going to take a walk today but the wind's picked up and the temps have dropped back to around 30 (it was 50 this weekend! balmy!). I should probably prep for class instead, anyway 0 -
Cowgirl thanks for the suggestion of a "chalk ball”, I’ll look for that.
Jo I HOPE the elbow doesn't turn into anything long-term....
I've managed to keep my weight stable since my last weigh in after eating dinner out 4 times this week. So I’m elated about that. I don't typically eat out that much, just an unusual week.
This last year I've managed not to get sick with my family either. I usually chalk that up to washing my hands a lot at home when I interact with my little germ vector during an illness. Also I use Zicam, or the generic, whenever I get the first hint of getting a cold.
I’m only able to get a walk in today, full schedule till late evening. My next WO is planned for Tuesday since I blew my Sunday off. Still in stage three of the life edition. I am planning to repeat all three stages one more time than try a different plan and maybe have a visit or two with a trainer to check my form etc.0 -
Cowgirl I might just copy this for my own work out! Thanks :bigsmile:
Hoping to lift today. Plank with pull downs, squats, suspended split squat, shoulder press, weighted glute bridge, inverted rows, squat jumps, back extensions. Makes me happy just thinking about it!
ETA: 5 days til Florida!!!!!0 -
BTW where does one purchase a chalk ball and Versa grips?
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