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If someone finds my motivation, can you send it packing back home please? I think I zombie-walked through my workout this morning. I guess it all had to catch up with me eventually!
icanm, those numbers look pretty good to me! You can get sheets to print out from werkit. I have them all in a folder and fill them out as I go - http://werkit.com/programs/nrol4w
Don't stress too much about the numbers though. As long as they go up, no matter how gradually, it's all good!
I keep looking at Jo's arms (want so bad) and Beeps' back... actually, Beeps, I really like that top - where'd you get it?
My weight is up a tad because of all the salt-laden crap I shoved in my mouth on the weekend. I know it'll drop tomorrow or the next day, but with the mood I'm in this morning, I really just want to put on my worn-out old yoga pants and crawl back into bed.
Planks did not like me this morning. Single leg pushups did not like me this morning. But I made it through. Two more sessions of Basic Training I, then move on next week.0 -
I think I need to make one of my weekly goals to get on here every day! Y'all are killing it. I love reading how much everyone is lifting! I don't have time to comment individually, but keep up the good work.
35lbs incline press is awesome! Stay away from the Smith Machine. dna, sorry about the family drama.
JL, I am with you on the diet. It's been a bad week.
I finished Strong Curves yesterday. All of my lifts went up. Barbell Hip Thrusts went from 155lbs X 3 sets X 5 reps to 225lbs X 3 sets X 5 reps. I'll be taking some pics to see if there's any positive physique changes. I know I've grown an inch in my hips and I feel like my booty looks better.
I start Erin Stern's Elite Body program tomorrow. It's a 4-day split that includes arms/shoulders/abs, plyo/legs, shoulders/chest, back. I'm really looking forward to shorter workouts with a little more isolation.
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Bb-dang! That's strong hip thrusting!! Nice. I want to get to splits after NR is over. Who'd like to lift 4x/week? Me! Keep us posted on how it goes.
DNA-zombie or not, you got it done! Planks are my least favorite! Sorry about your dads surgery. But glad you got a nice visit in.
Snb-lunges! Hated them before...wait til stage 2!
Ican-great job with those weights!
Just some biking for me this weekend. Beautiful weather here...do I've ridden to the coffee shop, and today to Sams club. I like having destinations when I ride. My bum is sore though...but fun!
I'll lift tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
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Nice job icanm and snb.
I did a half workout today while my kiddos were swimming. Not my usual gym so I did mostly upper body exercises. No squat rack or oly bars. So I used the smith machine. I was wearing stretch jeans and could not do much lower body.
So I went and bought a new iPhone. Same carrier same number just to have an easy transition. But I can't access the iCloud or my voicemail. So this phone is almost as useless as my old one. And the cord is different. And I used 50% of the battery in twelve hours, while I was sleeping. I didn't buy a cover because they were out of green, sooooo I will probably break it tomorrow.0 -
Pmagnanifit - Lol @ breaking the iPhone. I have broken so many phones and lost even more! One time, I garbaged the phone along with carrot peels :P
Thanks everyone for the encouragement.
I feel stronger and that is the feeling I am going to remember when I want to bunk gym
DNA - thanks for the idea. I will take prints right away!
Also, I am kinda trying circuit workout from Drop 2 Sizes on my non-lifting days. I am mixing in a few burpees, et al to make it intense.
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How does this split workout work? Lifting 4 days a week sounds nice!
I hate Halloween candy :P Hate having it in the house. Bah!
My lower back is sore. I was rushed after lifting on Friday and completely forgot to stretch and now, three days later, I am still sore. I'll have to be careful doing my lifting today.0 -
Here's a link to the program: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/erin-stern-elite-body-4-week-fitness-trainer-day-1.html
I don't know if I will want to stick with a body part split, but I liked the looks of this. Particularly since she trains for aesthetics and performance and it includes lots of shoulder work (my weak point). After the 4 weeks, I'll re-evaluate and may just do an upper/lower split for a while.
Pmag, the hubs just ordered the iPhone 6+. Hopefully it works well. I would break it without a case too.
Julie, I wish I could take off on a bike. I love riding, but I have to pull two munchkins in a trailer (60+lbs) and the other one rides his bike, but then I worry about him.
Ican, is there a particular reason that you are doing circuit training on your non-lifting days? Pay attention to your recovery and don't overdo it! Muscles need rest to build and repair.
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After lots of indecision about whether to start with Supercharged or NROL4W, I went to the gym this afternoon and did the first workout from NROL4W. To recap my long and boring thread on the subject, I'm starting strength training again after a long lay off and, more importantly, after a year of serious illness. The first half of this year I was almost completely housebound and unable to do more than necessities of life. I'm a lot better now but my stamina is really low so I am going in to this with the expectation that it's going to be quite a long road to recovering a good level of fitness.
As expected, today felt incredibly hard and even though I moved very slowly and took longer than the recommended 60s rest if I felt I needed it, I was completely exhausted and purple in the face by the time I finished! Even the warm-up felt quite hard, if I'm honest.
I also really struggled to find anything like the right weight to lift even on the second set -- I went way too light on the squats and the step-ups. My push ups were just an embarrassment (not helped by the fact that as I struggled to manage 8 feeble reps on an incline there was some dude doing about 400 pushups with his feet on a swiss ball next to me! Talk about an unfortunate comparison!). The most amusing thing was the swiss ball jack-knife thingy. It took me ages to work out how to get ON to the swiss ball, and when I finished the 8 reps I promptly rolled halfway round the gym trying to get off again!
I fear I may be quite sore tomorrow, but luckily I have my Hatha yoga class in the afternoon which should help sort out some of the kinks.0 -
Welcome new ladies
This weekend was a diet disaster, but I think I got it out of my system. Now back to eating better.
Beeps & Jo you look amazing.
I'm having a blah day, I think hormones are going hay wire again.
It'll feel good to get home & lift.
I hope everyone had a good weekend & enjoyed the chocolate.0 -
Ali-sorry it wasn't a better weekend, but you're right back to it, atta girl!
Cal-love you're description of the pjk! I felt exactly the same way the first few times I did it! Lol! It's a great exercise though. Awkward is my middle name at the gym. Today I had a challenging time climbing up on the incline sit up bench while juggling a 25lb plate! I'm sure I made quite a spectacle of myself. And you should see the the BWM too! At least I entertain my fellow gym members!
good for you getting back to it! Hopefully your body will respond well and you'll progress nicely. Great job!
Bb-ah yes, I've had that season.
thankfully my girls are 11 and 14 now so they can keep up or usually just choose to skip it. Dh went with me on Saturdays ride, but didn't keep up. I was surprised, I didn't feel like I was going that fast, but to hear him tell it I was a racer! Lol! I'll check out that link, thanks for sharing it!
Pudding-stretching really helps you, huh? I don't take time for that either...but did cool down for 5 minutes on the treadmill today.
Ican-the garbage disposal? Gah! I agree w/ bb, just pay attention to how you feel on your lifting days. If you're tired and not doing well you can always cut back.
Pmag-in jeans! WTG!! Bummer on the phone-hope they can fix the troubles! I order my cases online-I'm super cheap!
Got in stage 5a2 today. Even the BWM. It took and hour and 45 minutes!! And I felt like I rushed a lot of it...how in the world is that supposed to be workable? Who has almost 2 hours to workout? Gah! The BWM is just as delightful as I remembered it! I could barely step off the treadmill after cooling down for 5 minutes afterwards, jello thighs! I also think my right side has zero balance! I can't do the upper hand squat thing as well with the right hand up, and always fall on the right leg DLs. Sigh. Hopefully a few more workouts will help? 4 sets of 4 is interesting.0 -
Hey all, I'm here, working away and slacking a little with workouts. Not liking the gym set up here on placement and all the weights are different and not helping me to get through a seamless workout! This was supposed to be my last week of supercharged and while I have done the workouts, I haven't pushed to the max. I am going to repeat once I get home. I already know I'll be struggling to lift weds/thurs/ fri as I am travelling or in Uni. REALLY looking forward to be home with less work and able to smash it!
Julie - that's a long workout! I don't remember those taking more than an hour? What were you like in stage 3? If I recall correctly, 5 is a repeat (or similar) of 3?
Cala - don't worry, it gets easier.... or quicker anyway
BBcowgirl - nice work! Well done on completing - it's good you have the 'next plan' sorted. I don't know what to do after supercharged...0 -
Jo, I want to steal your arms! OMG, that is my muscle porn for the day. So beautiful!
Hola, everybody! I read through all 20 new messages on here and all I could remember to reply about was Jo's arms. So sorry if I missed something important.
Today was 5A4, which means...GOODBYE, BWM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did the first run at 1:50. Thought my heart was going to shoot out my chest. Second was slightly longer at 2:15. I am so ready to get into Stage 6 just for a couple of different moves!0 -
Don't know how I'm ever going to catch up! I love how active everyone is in here, just checking in. Getting through stage 5. I had my annual pap smear today, then came the question of what I've been doing for exercise and all I can say is...
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Great arms, jo! BOOM!
Dnamouse- i am pretty sure my tank is from SEARS online.
I lifted today. Am totally sleepy.....can i blame the time change?
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I had a crazy day at work that started with me forgetting to eat breakfast until almost lunch, then eating lunch in a rush, then finishing breakfast as my afternoon snack. So by the time I got to the gym I knew I wasn't really properly fueled. I really tried to do stage 1 7A, but it didn't happen. Good thing tomorrow (or more likely the day after) is another day. 0
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Wow nice work everyone.
I am still lacking voicemail on my phone. It is large enough I bought a silicone purse for it.
However my life seems just fine.
This thread moves fast though. I can remember the BWM though and I did it I about five minutes. Yup even with lots of practice. So everyone is faster than me.
I did swim this am very slowly but without drowning.
I also wishi had beeps arms. Or Jo's arms or dnas arms
Or anyone else's chest. Mine is weak but my lats are growing.
Pudding have you foam rolled your back,
I can't keep all the posts straight but hope you all had a good weekend. I have squats and reads tomorrow.
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Elsie tell your doctor you do hiit or just do thebwm a few times. I liked the picture
Snb rest is ok
Beeps the time change got me to the gym very early0 -
BB and Julie - I want to accelerate my fat loss so I do about 20-25 minutes of intense cardio on non-lifting days, but not always There are days, when I feel extra energetic, so instead of jumping around pulling pranks on my co-workers, I save the energy to burn some extra cals :P
BTW, I did a poke test -- made my team mates (who don't workout) poke me on my biceps, quads, calf, and back and then made them poke themselves.... haha their expression was amazing!0 -
I am drooling over the pics of beeps and jo. You guys look incredible! I took my after pics from NROLFW but they are definitely not for sharing. I have been eating far too much lately so, while I am definitely much stronger, there are no visible results
I started Supercharged this morning. The first workout actually felt too easy so I think I am going to need to add more to it, either add more sets or else do a more difficult version of the exercises.
I also used to take about 5 minutes to do the BWM. I don't understand how people do it so fast. it used to kill me!!0 -
Beeps and Jo great pics.
PM We can go looking for motivation together. I always get like this when I'm too long out of the gym. It's Tuesday and I still haven't made it back. Thursday will make two weeks. The longer I'm out the harder it is to get back. It's 9 am and I just want to crawl back in bed. You amazing ladies are blazing trails and do the most, WAY TO GO!0 -
I post on mfp, in part, because seeing the photos and reading the posts Keeps me "motivated" to keep lifting!
In reality, my naked figure sucks given that I have been lifting heavy for three years.
Also in reality, my naked figure looks waaaaaayyyyy better than it did 3 years ago.
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Cowgirl, I think after Supercharged I may move on to a program like the one you are doing. Except I only have 3 days in the gym so I'd have to find one that accommodates that.
cala, I totally pictured you rolling around the gym on the Swiss ball. I actually laughed out loud, everyone in my office asked me what was so funny. Thanks for the laugh.
Wow jo, your arms are AMAZING!
Oh gosh, I'm finding everything funny today. I'm looking at you pmag and your "no drowning" comment.
I'm happy to report that after only 1 week of being back on my diet, I've not only lost back the 1 lb I gained on the 2 weeks diet break, I've lost an additional 0.8lbs. Yay for the break! I hope this trend will continue for the next 7 weeks until the next diet break.
On a sadder note, my knees have started to hurt me. From experience I know it's either squats, lunges or hip thrusts causing this. I've stopped hip thrusts and lunges. For the squats I'm going to watch my form like a hawk, and stay at the same weight for the next 2 weeks. Then when I move on to the next phase, I will give back squats a break.
This week I'm working on getting my protein in. I think that could be the reason I'm not seeing the results I ought to be seeing. Also, I really need to find a way to burn more calories.
So the plan is:
1. 3 days lifting
2. 20 mins of some type of cardio
3. MORE fibre
4. 6 cups of water
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Jo-the BWM takes a good 15 minutes...and the 4 sets are taking so long! Stage 3 was shorter. b is shorter too. Sigh. Good for you working out even in a different set up. Home is always better.
Love-you're my hero! Under 2 min? Go girl!! I'm jealous...I've got 2 more BWM left
Elsie- at the dr. I do some cardio....but not because I like it! Just feel like i should once in a while. Lifting is definitely my priority.
Beeps-I don't miss the time change...AZ is such a rebel state-we don't change
Pmag-I'm a horribly slow pathetic swimmer. I'm impressed you do it! BWM isn't pretty when I do it...not full deep squats...but I just try to survive it!
Snb-tomorrow is a new day.
Ican-I want to accelerate my fat loss too...but cardio didn't help. I still dabble in HIIT...but not shredded yet.
Dou-BWM kills me. I'm super sore today from it! you'll figure out supercharged. Good for you starting!
Sam-I have been losing momentum lately...dropping most cardio these days. Sticking to lifting though, but it's been so temping to crawl back in bed now that it's cool here. We can do it! Holidays are coming and we'll be feeling and looking fabulous if we hit the gym now!
Went for a 2.5 mile walk and run today at the park. Didn't feel like Zumba today. I'm so sore from BWM yesterday!! Took so long I didn't stretch afterwards and regret it today! So sore! Tomorrow is 5B2. Bring it on!! 0 -
Well I think all you ladies look amazing and we are too hard on ourselves. Have you looked around at ppl lately? We are doing great. The simple fact we are trying says a lot.
I'm not sure why, perhaps its the lower reps but I liked Stage 5 last night. I didn't do the BWM but I did a 40 minute workout of that killer bun & thighs again which has jumping lunges in it so I didn't feel the need to repeat that. I like the lower reps. I also tried switching the db for a plate in that single arm over head squat & it helped. I kept the db up top but where I was struggling with a 20lb db because of the size, I had no problems with the 25lb plate that was more narrow. I was able to do the move without the bulkiness of the db in the way. I don't know if this changes the exercise, but it made it easier.
I gave it a shot on doing a chin up standing on the bench yesterday, I didn't hang so my arm wasn't bent but I was surpised to find that I was able to do a few chin ups & even more surprised that I could do a pull up. And I know I wasn't hanging but I didn't jump either I just pulled myself up so I feel that it should count for something
jamaican great job, losing that lb plus some.
Julie, I am loving our cooler weather too, but I don't think it will last too long. It suppose to get warm on the weekend again. 80's & 90's do not feel like fall.
Elsie, you cracked me up lol I think most of us feel that way.
Love, wtg finishing the BWM you're almost at stage 6, are you taking the week off or going right to it?
Jo & Sam we all have our slacking times, lord knows I do. You'll get back at it when you have time & motivation and we'll be here cheering you on.
I hope you ladies are having a great day, keep lifting heavy thing (*)
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I'm glad my Swiss ball misadventures raised a few smiles!
I'm feeling pretty good today considering yesterday was my first workout. My yoga class was particularly blissful though, I stretched out most of the soreness. I just have a few residual aches that should ease by the time I get to the gym tomorrow morning for my first B workout.
I'm weirdly panicking about the deadlifts. It's something I've never done before and there are so many people shrieking about back injury from it everywhere. I did do a trial 6 rep set of deadlifts last week with 10kg (22lbs) on a lightweight bar (weight unknown). 10kg was not at all challenging for 6 reps, but I think I might start there again tomorrow just for the sake of working on form this time.0 -
Cala, I felt the same way about deadlifts & squats. Once you figure out what you're doing its all good, just figure out you're limits & don't go over it. Take it slow until you are comfortable, the confidence will follow.0
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Cala - I was nervous about DLs too and had someone at the gym show me to make sure I did it right. Now it is by far my fave lift and have not hurt my back. Get into it - nothing makes you feel strong like a big DL
Julie - 15 mins? Am I remembering it right that its a series of 4? moves that you do as quick as possible? I thought my BWM used to take me about 2.5 mins?! Unless I'm confusing it with something else.... it has been a while
Jamaica - easy on those knees. If my knees are sore its usually squats or running and more overuse than bad form IMO. Rest them through the next stage as much as you can - I had to do that with my elbow one time.... now it is better. Listen to your body and it will heal quicker.
Thanks for all the comments about my arms ladies..... if only the rest of me was as impressive hahahaha.
Anyway, my big news of the week is..... I GOT A JOB! Next year I will officially be a midwife and managed to land a job at the local hospital (my first preference). SO pleased and relieved! And I get to go home today and see my wonderful boys and celebrate - hurrah! Good times :-)0 -
Congratulations, jo_marnes! Really and truly....BIG congrats!
I am job-hunting and it is not easy.....so great that you got your FIRST preference!
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Woot! Congrats Jo
Sorry, brain fuzz - for some reason the HIIT after my workout this morning has wiped me out. I did power through the workout though - not so zombie-like today!
BWM... lemme think. About 1.5-2min each with a 2-3min break in between (I hated the waiting bit, just got it over and done with lol), so about 6 minutes all up? The idea is just go all out as fast as you can. And then collapse at the end
I agree with the deadlifts Cala - just go slow, take it easy and work your way up. I remember being worried about them too, and now, like Jo, they are one of my favourite moves.
Ali, awesomeness on the chin ups and pull ups! It's great when you have a go at something you thought you couldn't do, and then you can. They are so much fun
Trying to decide whether to have a rest week next week or not. It's been a while since I've had a break. But apparently the husband is 'working' from home next week because they're being kicked out of the city office due to the G20... whenever he is at home, he stuffs up my routine
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Great pictures ladies - you go girls!!
Jamaica...aw, sorry about your knees...but good idea about watching squat form. I am doing Stronglifts and for a fortnight, I am doing the exercises with an empty Oly bar only...until I am master the form...
ION, coming off the Zumba class high...aaahhhh....heart rate went to 182!
Tomorrow, I lift (I hope cardio today does not interfere much with my lifting)!0
