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Beeps-your rocking it! Sounds like you've got your diet dialed in and know what to do! WTG!
Jo-glad you're seek a dr. Hope it's nothing major, but maybe they can help.
Sam-sounds sleep related. How's your diet? Are you in a deficit too much?
Pmag- that's light?
enjoy skiing!
Ali-that's a body recomposition success story!! ImpressIve! I'd so take that! What type of diet are you following? I should just go look at your diary...is it up to date? I've been missing a few logs here and there lately
Jl-hope your lower body workout was great! Nice having a new cook around, but I get the lack of control thing, you're handling it well!
Dawn-you're doing great! I'm struggling with direction on SL. How long do I want to do this? I'm also wanting to add another day to my lifting. And I'm with you, I'd never skip squats!
Mom is doing better, trying to line up a caregiver for her if they release her today.
Gonna hit the gym this morning, probably later than normal so I can find a parking spot! Sticking with SL and added stuff.
looking forward to my new gym opening! Did I mention that? They're building a new LA Fitness here and I just joined. Should open early march. 4 squat racks and a squat cage!! Much better equipment and abundant parking! Indoor basketball/volleyball court and racquetball courts are a nice bonus for the fam. Same price too!
Happy weekend! Dh is off on Monday and I'm hoping we can go to Sedona to hike. Should be perfect weather!
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Hello all!
I was a slouch again this morning. It's the winter. I just want to hibernate. At least the scale is still going down, which means I'm doing a good job in keeping my food intake in check! Victory!
Julie, I'm glad your mom is doing better. Have fun hiking this weekend! I'm thinking about dragging the BF out so that we can walk around the lake tomorrow. It's a 3-mile loop and fresh air (even if it's cold) is good for the soul. We're always cooped up inside on the weekend when it's cold.
Sam, I agree with others. It sounds like you need some rest! I hope you can get some in and feel better.
Jo, I hope it's nothing serious going on.
Ali! Love it! The scale is such a liar. Good job on getting into those 4s! I can't wait to be back there again.
Pmag, have fun skiing!
To everyone else, keep rocking it! And have a great weekend!
Beeps, you are an inspiration! Great work!0 -
Nicely done, Beeps!
Ali, you are doing something right! Great job!
Jo, I'm glad you're listening to your body. Keep us posted on how you're feeling.
Pmag, I'm jealous!
Julie, I'm glad your mom is doing better. I hope she continues to improve quickly! Glad that you found a better gym.
I've been stuck at home (other than to go to work) all week. I was able to workout at the gym Monday, but then another virus struck our house. I've been able to do some things with the 30lb, 20lb, 8lb weights that we have at home, but it's not the same as having a barbell and all the other equipment. On a positive note, the scale was down 0.8lbs this morning and it's not even my "lean" week.
I've had lots of time to study the NASM PT textbook and I'm enjoying it. I'm so glad I took this course. There are so many things that I learned in nursing school that I'm getting a refresher on and then a lot of new fitness stuff that I've never thought about.0 -
Got in my fifth weight-training workout this week. BOOM!
I think both saturday and sunday will be "rest" days for me....not really resting, but certainly won't get to the gym, given my schedule!
Hey, ladies, wanna return to the "question of the day"? Likely time to try and recognize that not only do we LIFT HEAVY, but we probably have other stuff in common, too.
So, my question of the day is:
What are you MOST looking forward to in 2015?!?!?!??!0 -
Pmag, hope you have fun.
Julie, I'm glad your mom is feeling better.
Beeps, you're are doing so good, you really are inspiring. 5 times this week!! Wow (*) you're a total rockstar.
Jo & Sam I hope you feel better soon.
Its been a bitter sweet day for me. Its hard to say goodbye to everyone. And I'm waiting for my BF to start crying as I clean out my desk. He keeps hugging me and telling me he's going to miss him & I keep reminding him that we live together. He's very sweet though
. My diet today has been complete crap. We got pancakes with bacon& eggs. and then I had cake for lunch. I feel really full and I'm logging any of it. We're going to look for a car for him after work tonight. It will be good to have 2 cars, a bit more freedom for both and we can get to our now separate jobs.
Beeps I am most looking forward to the positive effect of the 2 better paying jobs has on our family. Its going to be a good year
Are we all suppose to ask a question or is there just one question of the day?
If I don't get on this weekend have a good one everybody (*) 0 -
wow, I haven't been on here in ages! I started a new job on Monday so have been really busy with not much time to work out. And because I am sitting at a desk all day I am hungry all the time! I think I was over on my calories every day this week. Ugh.
Thanks for the advice on the WHTs. I will check out the links and ask one of the trainers in the gym to help me out. I think when i tried them before my main problem was with getting set up because I wasn't using the big plates and I couldn't get the bar into place.
Beeps, um that is a good question. I think I am most looking forward to getting my qualification finalised and validated in Ireland (because I trained in the UK) and getting proper job in what I have trained to do.
Congrats to everyone on the new jobs, there seems to be a lot of that on here lately!
Ali, that is so sweet about your BF, i think if I worked with my BF we would kill each other!
Julie and love, going hiking is a good idea. I think tomorrow I might do the same if the weather isn't too awful. At least that should help me burn some of the excess calories.0 -
Ali, amazing work with your NSV. I have gone from a 14 to a 10 and think I can get down to an 8 but a 4 sounds impossible. You look great! I didn't realize you were working with your BF; of course it will be bittersweet leaving that job, but great things on the horizon!
I read through all the posts but by the time I get a chance to reply I always forget a lot of what everyone has posted
Quiet weekend here. DH is working the entire time so it's just me and my wee boys. We have a couple of play dates scheduled and other than that, hibernating a bit cause it's so damn cold and the snow is coming down. I works out every day this week (three weights, two cardio) so I could take this weekend off. I haven't been sleeping well and need the break. Only lost a half a pound this past week but clothes are feeling looser for sure, and my weights have gone up. I am loving Hypertrophy 1
First thing I am excited for this year is the cruise dh and I are going on in two weeks....kid free! It's been a long time.
Second is getting my youngest off to kindergarten this fall. It's bittersweet, of course, but he will be ready and we will have had a great four years at home together. Big brother is so excited to have his little brother at his school, and I am slowly getting used to the idea of doing some part time work. I just need to make sure it's worth it and that I won't be stressed trying to balance that, gym, house chores, etc.
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Oh, I'm a little bit of everything. I'm working more hours than I normally do, and the job is stressful on the best of days (for the new people I'm a special education teacher in middle school). I had some drama with the kids this week. Definitely not sleeping enough which is a problem when you have a sleep disorder (similar to chronic fatigue), then throw in bad eating and now exercise habits. It's like I've learned nothing the last three years.
The week was not a total loss, two lifting sessions, and one Zumba class for three decent workouts. I'm still sore from Tuesday's workout.
It's a long weekend and I'm having a pajama day until later when I have GNO (girl's night out)
Dawn, your numbers are amazing!! YOu make me want to try 5x5.
Beeps, great loss
Totally missed the fact there was another page. Where is my head? Let me know if anyone finds it. lol
Beeps, we need to get back to question of the day. I miss those. They really kept the thread alive.
I am looking forward to travel this year. My son's trip to Canada, eh, and some family weekend excursions. I'm also PRAYING that I get a new contract this year and my increment (this is the big one)
Ali, let me tell you, my husband got a 10k raise last year. To say it altered out family is an understatement. While we still struggle a bit (you will always find more bills to pay) we are eating better, getting out more and having more fun, going new places.
Pudding, enjoy your trip!!
DR. Dou, Love those goals.
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samntha - Thanks. I've enjoyed doing it so far, though I've just done the program for about 9 weeks. Well, some times are rough like tonight but it's all part of the experience.
Tonight's work out was a tad rough after work and being so late. But I still like going after work because there is way less people and I can do my thing without waiting.
Squat - 5x5 @ 145 - Almost to the 150 goal but the weights feel so heavy and difficult so I'll probably not move up yet. In fact, the spot where I put the bar both for high bar and low bar (as I'm trying low bar when I warm up) is really tender and aches. I might try lower weight front squats next time just to give the spot a little break.
Bench - Failed on first set. 1x5ish @ 90, 1x5 @ 85 and 3x5 @ 80 - I pushed through with the 85 last time though it felt awfully heavy so figured I'd try 90 but nope. Maybe I'll try doing it first next time and see how that goes. Least I moved past the last place I failed (80) but I didn't get very far.
Row - 5x5 @ 95 but still a bit rough. I should do lighter but I'm stubborn and the height is better with the 25's. I'll do it one more time then make myself lift lighter if I can't get all 5 sets to be decent.
3x8 dumbbell bench @ 27.5 and 3x5 dumbbell row @ 25
Then 30 minutes cool down walk on treadmill.
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Hey girls!
Sorry for those dealing with the winter cold! Hope you get some milder weather to get out more. I need to get out more and I have great weather!
Ali-bittersweet but it'll be good for you and dbf to have some time apart. And more $ would be a big bonus! Good year ahead!
Beeps-slowly shrinking! Kutgw!
Love-hope you can brave the wind and cold for the fresh air!
Dou-good to hear from you! Congrats on the job, you'll figure out the eating and new routine soon!
Pudding-those are all good things from hypertrophy! Makes me want to switch to NR again! I can't decide! I cried when my youngest went to kindergarten...she was fine.
Sam-((hugs)) hope you get some sleep and can practice what you HAVE learned in the past few years. Travel is so much fun!! Enjoy!
Dawn-I'm starting to add more reps to my weights, ESP upper body, until I can go up. Not sure it's still SL5x5...but a good workout just the same.
QOTD? Not sure...mostly I'm happy I'm starting 2015 already in good shape from lifting since July! First new year I've been strong and already exercising consistently in my life!
I'm probably gonna miss the gym tomorrow since we are supposed to leave early to hike. That'll count as a fun workout I guess. If we're home early enough I may lift tomorrow night. 0 -
Flying in to answer the question of the day
2015... hmm... I'm currently looking forward to our family holiday in April (going to Palm Cove up north of Cairns - http://www.tourismpalmcove.com/) A REAL holiday, going on a plane, NOT organised around visiting family
I'm also looking forward to continuing to lead a healthy and active lifestyle, and hopefully finding a good balance between all the different things we've got going on.
Sorry to be a little quiet. Husband has an assignment due, and I drove the munchkins to the farm yesterday, so the last few days were all about organising & packing while keeping the kids out of Daddy's hair lol
Long weekend coming up here for Australia Day. I think we're driving down to pick the kids up on Sunday and staying overnight, which should be nice for a change. Will have to readjust my lifting schedule, but it's all about flexibility
I start BT4 next week (I extended BT3 because of my Christmas break). I'm gonna try the overhead squats for something a little different. I'm really loving mixing things up and trying different things out. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't, but it's fun!
If the overhead squat doesn't feel right, I'll swap it for a front squat, but I have to try it at least once lol0 -
Boo!!
*sigh* it's almost 10pm and I'm sitting at the computer working. I should go to bed...
At least I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow
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Started NROL4W today. Good workout. Stage 1 Workout A, Plus added assisted pull ups and squat to overhead press, which was 65# and a PR. The workout seemed to fly by and short. Is it meant to be short?0
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girlstri, the first stage the workouts are pretty short- only about 30 mins. Don't worry, they get longer....
dna, your vacation sounds lovely....
Sam, I don't know how you fit it all in...
QOTD from yesterday: I'm looking forward to getting more fat off this body and getting my PT certification.
Starting a very modified 5/3/1 type of program today. I'm so looking forward to lower reps for a while!
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I only managed to lift twice last week. I had planned on going to the gym on Saturday morning but I woke up feeling like I had low blood pressure so I stayed home and ate instead. I did get a run in yesterday but then today I missed the gym again as I had to go to a funeral after work. And tomorrow is looking dodgy too. Need to get back to lifting three times per week!
I also upped my calories to maintenance for a little while since I am so hungry that I am eating that much anyway and at least now I don't have to see the big red numbers glaring at me in my food diary.
Pudding, I am jealous of your cruise. That will be lovely. When are you going?
Sam, sorry to hear that you are so stressed at the minute, I hope your pajama day and girls night out helped!
Dawn, your numbers are amazing!! I need to start strong lifts. I feel like I only lift tiny weights at the minute.
Dna, I am also jealous of your holiday. I was in Australia a few years ago and loved it there. Even if it did rain as much as it does in Ireland!
Girlstrionce, congrats on getting started. It definitely gets longer as you go on.
Barbell, I approve of your goal for the year! Getting a PT certification sounds awesome. 0 -
THank you ladies. I got a little rest this weekend, but was still busy. GNO Sat. Sun the fam spent the entire day at the science museum, and today I tackled Mt. Laundry and took us all to the dentist. I really don't think I am busier than any other working mom. I'm just accustomed to a certain amount of downtime, and haven't been getting it the last few months. I'm focussed on getting in two lifts per week and one Zumba class.
Welcome Girlstrionce!
BBC (I love that accronym) Git 'er done
Dou, funerals are the worst and a reasonable excuse for missing the gym. Some weeks are just like that.0 -
Yay sleep! I mean, umm gym, yeah. Yay gym.
Kidding. Nice work everyone. All so busy yet get so much done.
Julie - I don't exactly follow the program anyways as I do add accessory lifts on occasion and such. Increasing weights is great either way.
girlstrionce - Awesome on the PR. I haven't tried NROL4W yet but seems as programs progress the "it's so short" feeling will be less noticeable. Between different lifts and heavier weights it develops over a little time.
DouMc - Thanks. It is fun and helps to be trying to lift heavier each time even if they aren't always successful.
Today's gym session went a little different. It's sort of stronglifts but the spot on my back where the bar rests is sore from the past few weeks so no matter if I do low bar or high bar, it hurts with the heavy weights on it. I'm giving it a break and instead I did front squats. I've done them sort of in the grit strength class but with light weight (less than the bar) so had to work out the hand positions and such. Not bad overall.
Front squat - 2x8 @ bar, 2x8 @ 55, 5x5 @ 65. During warm up sets I tried the different grips. I don't like the cross arms one but my wrist mobility needs a lot of work so I had to go with that for the main sets.
OHP - warm up then 5x5 @ 65 - woot, made it but just barely. Some of the last reps were really tough so I'll do this weight next time too but I made it.
Deadlift - 1x5 @ 135, 1x5 @ 185 - Yay! I'm officially over bodyweight. This was pretty heavy so I'm going to do it next time and may start going up in increments of 5 lbs now instead of 10.
No accessory but did walk 35 minutes on treadmill.0 -
Yay sleep! I mean, umm gym, yeah. Yay gym.
Kidding. Nice work everyone. All so busy yet get so much done.
Julie - I don't exactly follow the program anyways as I do add accessory lifts on occasion and such. Increasing weights is great either way.
girlstrionce - Awesome on the PR. I haven't tried NROL4W yet but seems as programs progress the "it's so short" feeling will be less noticeable. Between different lifts and heavier weights it develops over a little time.
DouMc - Thanks. It is fun and helps to be trying to lift heavier each time even if they aren't always successful.
Today's gym session went a little different. It's sort of stronglifts but the spot on my back where the bar rests is sore from the past few weeks so no matter if I do low bar or high bar, it hurts with the heavy weights on it. I'm giving it a break and instead I did front squats. I've done them sort of in the grit strength class but with light weight (less than the bar) so had to work out the hand positions and such. Not bad overall.
Front squat - 2x8 @ bar, 2x8 @ 55, 5x5 @ 65. During warm up sets I tried the different grips. I don't like the cross arms one but my wrist mobility needs a lot of work so I had to go with that for the main sets.
OHP - warm up then 5x5 @ 65 - woot, made it but just barely. Some of the last reps were really tough so I'll do this weight next time too but I made it.
Deadlift - 1x5 @ 135, 1x5 @ 185 - Yay! I'm officially over bodyweight. This was pretty heavy so I'm going to do it next time and may start going up in increments of 5 lbs now instead of 10.
No accessory but did walk 35 minutes on treadmill.0 -
Crap. I'm now a mentor.
I don't know whether to feel excited or terrified for my those in my little mentor group...
Girlstri, why'd you go change your name, now I have to get used to calling you something other than Bennett and I'll get all confuddled
LOL
The first little bit of NROL4W is meant to be short - eases you into it. Then tries to kill you in the end (just ask anyone who's been through Stage 7 lol).
DrDou, if it rained.... you weren't in Melbourne by any chance? LOL
That said, we've timed the holiday for April, so cyclone season should be pretty much over!
Dawn, I like front squats. When I first did them, it was a pain getting the form right, but now I love them. Always good to shake it up a bit sometimes.
Well, I'm procrastinating again!0 -
Hi!
No workout today. But will do my group maxstrength class tomorrow. And on wednesday and thursday will try out the gym at my new office-site.
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Hey guys!
No workout for me either but got a great hike in today in Sedona!
You guys are all doing well! It's so nice to have you guys to learn from and share with!
DNA- I laughed at your post- on an airplane and not involving family!! That's my type of vacation!
Sam-I'm in laundry mode too...guess I've let that back up? Did 4 loads of towels!! you're getting it done! Good job!
Dou-sorry about the funeral. You're fitting in the workouts when you can!!
Dawn-excellent job on the DLs!! WTG! Front squats are good too! I'm gonna try goblet squats this week to work on my depth a bit,.
Beeps-how's the new job? Were you off today?
I just colored my roots and now I'm ready to bed. 0 -
Still here checking in..... desperate to get back to the gym!!! Need to feel some muscle burn!
Bad news..... hurt my glute again. FFS. This ain't going away.... that's 2 weeks off now and not nearly better. OVER IT. Going to the gym Saturday regardless. Fed up. Yes...... I have my 'no-exercise-grump' going on. And I don't know if it's the mirror here but my *kitten* is turning to cellulite. It either happened recently or my mirror at home lies. I gotta come back at this fitness lark with a whole new game plan.................0 -
Haha, no I wasn't in Melbourne Dna, is that the spot where all the rain falls? I was travelling up the east coast during the floods in January 2011 (I think). We got stranded in Noosa for a week because all of the roads out of there were flooded. I still had a great time though.
And I love that you call me DrDou! In real life I had to stop demanding that people call me Dr because apparently it got annoying! 
Is it weird that I kind of loved stage 7? The first time I did it I couldn't get up the stairs to leave the gym afterwards but I really enjoyed it. I have also learned to love front squats. I have to do them with the cross armed grip though because there is no way my arms are bending in the necessary places to do them the other way.
Jo, that sucks about your glutes. Did you go to a doctor about it? I shouldn't be going on for this long.
Julie, I think a great hike counts as a workout! Sounds fun!0 -
jo, I'd be grouchy too if I kept getting injured. Anything that keeps me from lifting would really piss me off. Sorry about your glutes though.
dna, I really like overhead squats. They work your core more than they work your legs though. I have relatively weak abs so it was super difficult to get all the way down. I started out using like a 25 lb barbell. Only got up to 45 lbs before I changed exercises.
sam, I hope you're getting some well needed rest.
beeps, I still log. It's just dinner that I have to estimate. Not sure how it's going yet since I've only been doing it maybe 2 weeks. Need a little more time to assess.0 -
Afternoon!!
Dr. Dou, yes, it's weird that you loved that stage. LOL See below.
I was back in the gym this morning. I seriously cannot stand the superset in the A workouts of Stage 7 (lunge with rear foot elevated, push-ups, Romanian deads and db bent-over rows). Actually, I think it's just the lunges that I hate. Too many of them and they make my heart nearly come out of my chest!
Anywho, Jo, I'm sorry to hear you hurt your glute again. Maybe it's time for a doc to take a peek. *sad face*0 -
Grit strength class today. Doing it after OHP yesterday has made for sore arms but that's a good thing. My shoulders and the rest of my arms are really feeling it. Will appreciate the rest day tomorrow.0
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Love, maybe its just that I have forgotten the pain of it! Those lunges did kill me but I loved how I felt afterwards. 0
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Okay I a extremely sore in my quads today from workout A Stage 1 yesterday. Maybe lifted a bit to much for the first time. Did anyone else experience soreness in legs after this workout?0
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JO, sorry about the glute, please let it heal.
So what is this Grit strength?
I...am..wreaked...
I'm in the second half of my first hypertrophy. Tonight was sets of 20. THEY KILL ME.0 -
I feel like I've missed so much here & I'm not sure I can catch up. My workouts have been crap still. I've done my first 2 days at the new job and the it was terrible. I haven't actually done any work, my boss wanted me to get all the training done at once. I've got a month to do it but she thought it would be better to get it over with all at once so Ive have spent 8 hrs a day in a freezing tiny office alone doing ethics & business training. I spent most of today doing single leg squats and cal raises just trying to stay awake. And the downtown traffic sucks. It took me over an hour an half to go 20 miles home, I need to find a new route home. Tomorrow I finally start training on my real job !!
I was so angry from traffic and needing to workout when I got home I did a mixture of strong lifts & strong curves. SL wasn't enough to get my frustration out so I most of the 1st workout for SC. I've given up on New rules (I think) I hated stage 7 to the point I was avoiding the workout so I'm just done with it. I did most of it so I'm ok with that. Love I agree with you, I didn't like the lunges.
Hope you are all doing good.0
