Daily Chat Thread
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Sam what a great day-- very busy, but sounds like fun.
Will lift- all those lunges helped my balance the most. I am mucking about trying to delay stage 7 because I'm not sure what to do next and I hurt my mid back so I am doing more glutes- I like glute bridges right now.
Sleepyjen it sound like you are working hard around some tough injuries.
Keep up the good work!
I lifted for a long time today but I don't feel that tired probably because I stepped down some weights to protect my back. I subbed out Romanian dls for glute bridges, but otherwise did workout 1 from stage 7
I am going to pt tomorrow to ask about my back.
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Sam what a great day-- very busy, but sounds like fun.
Will lift- all those lunges helped my balance the most. I am mucking about trying to delay stage 7 because I'm not sure what to do next and I hurt my mid back so I am doing more glutes- I like glute bridges right now.
Sleepyjen it sound like you are working hard around some tough injuries.
Keep up the good work!
I lifted for a long time today but I don't feel that tired probably because I stepped down some weights to protect my back. I subbed out Romanian dls for glute bridges, but otherwise did workout 1 from stage 7
I am going to pt tomorrow to ask about my back.
And I am foam rolling!!!0 -
Thanks, Pmagnalift! Did a little running today, walked a bunch. It felt good.
I am also a frequent user of the foam roller.
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This is my last full week of stage 1! I have one more workout next Monday and then taking the rest of the week off before starting Stage 2. I'm stoked about my progress but I'm getting really frustrated with my grip strength. I've been having to stop to regrip the bar during my last few work outs. Dumbbells are the worst. I'm up to 30# dumbbells on my lunges and I have to stop after three or four to adjust. My gym doesn't allow chalk. I have gloves and they help, just not enough. I've seen that a lot of you have the same problems with grip but I'm wondering if anyone has seen improvement over time. Are there any grip exercises that you've found effective?0
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rocky - I do have to go back to get the stitches out. Trying to decide if I should pop an ativan or not....it's been a tremendously difficult weekend, but I do remember receiving an ativan prescription for a root canal I had done, oh, 11 years ago???? So, maybe if I dig around in my medicine cabinet, I can find them.
But, enough crying!!
I need to return to MY normal, so I am going to lift today, even with bandaged pinky. And, I am back to a slight calorie-deficit.
I returned from vacation nearly a week ago and it is time to get my diet back in check, work my body, sleep better, etc., etc....I don't even RECOGNIZE the person I've become and THAT is NOT a road I want to spend ANYMORE TIME ON.
It;s done. Over. Moving on, now....l0 -
...in the vein of "moving on", I think I'm actually going to go and re-do Phase 2 of Venus. It has been my FAVOURITE phase - more upper body, less lower body. Makes arms POP for summer, etc.
I won't start that, today, since it isn't even in the binder I'm carrying around....but, I'll get myself straightened away before Wednesday and give it a whirl.
Also, am thinking of getting a "rebounder"....this winter just is NOT ending, so even any extra cardio I would have thought I would be getting, by now, just is NOT happening. I'd like to find a solution, at home, that I can be happy with. Some (second-hand) $60 rebounder might do it! Tosca Reno posted on the damn thing in her latest column in "OXYGEN" magazine....and, it actually offers some cardio benefits for pete's sakes!!0 -
Veggiemama: I deal with grip strength issues too. I am going to buy a chalk ball and straps which soon. I have a flex sueeze ball, like a balloon filled with sand that I grip on to help. But for sure my legs can lift much more than my grip strength.
Beeps: Maybe ask for fresh medication, what you have is really old... Good luck with pinky, poor pinky.
I had a good session yesterday. DLs with 105#. I think I could have done a bit more, but I want to get straps and chalk first. I bench pressed this week and find my left to be weaker. I just started doing some of my HIIT on the stair climber,which is really a good work out for me. I bought a new pair of size 8 jeans at Old Navy, the sweet heart boot cut, fit awesome! Can tell my weight traning is making a difference.0 -
Beeps: in the vein of "moving on", I think I'm actually going to go and re-do Phase 2 of Venus. It has been my FAVOURITE phase - more upper body, less lower body. Makes arms POP for summer, etc.
I have been thinking about trying to add some muscle to my shoulders and upper front arm, not biceps but shoulders. Ideas for particular moves?0 -
Here's what is in the Venus vault for "shoulders":
Alternate Standing Shoulder Press
Bent Lateral Raise
Bent Straight Arm Lateral and Narrow Raise
Corkscrew Shoulder Press
Double Raise
Dumbbell Row and Kickback
Dumbbell Row Narrow
Lateral and Curl
Lateral Raise
Lateral Raise
Lateral Raise and Front Raise
One Arm Dumbbell Row
One Arm Dumbbell Row Narrow and Wide
One Arm Dumbbell Row Wide
Shoulder Press
Shoulder Press and French Press
Stick Ups
Straight Arm Lateral and Narrow Raise
Upright Dumbbell Row
Upright Row and Shoulder Press
Venus Cross and Press
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Whew!! My arms/shoulders hurt just reading those. LOL I'll have to look up half of them to see what they are.0
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I'm feeling whiney. So knowing that I will not whine and jut say no gym today. Over doing the rugelach at work probably didn't help.0
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I finally decided to stop NROL4W and created a lifting workout that is tweaked here and there. The NROL4W is a great workout routine, and I may come back to it sometime in the future, but I thought the moves just got too complicated too fast, and sometimes I would sacrifice form....but that is just me
I started my new workout today, and I must say, I felt it...and with great form! Cardio days on non-lifting days are still a go!
I will come in from time to time, but ladies....lift on and show the world what we can do!! Wohooo!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Hey guys I am trying not to lift for one whole week. I need to rest my back. I want badly to finish stage seven.-- but my whole right lower back is knotted. So a yoga/ cardio week for me. I should do more biking anyway.
Rocky nice dls!
Beepejaye maybe try a different new rules or just repeat stages until you finish. I know some mpfers have repeated stages and I wish I had. Although it has taken approximately 14 months since reading the book to get to halfway through stage seven!!!!
Sam enjoy your anniversary
Beeps that is a long list of shoulder exercises---your shoulders look great already.
What is oxygen magazine?
Vegmama-- sorry I have grip strength exercises. My grip " endurance" has improved so I can hold on to 27.5# db for fifteen step ups or lunges or whatever but I usually need to reset at that point. I still can't open a jar. In nrolw the author goes on and I out grip strength correlating with longevity- but if its true I'm not going to last long. 30# db on step ups is heavy!!!
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I was looking at the Venus website last night--those of you who do it, did you just get the basic package or have you also gotten some of the add-ons? If you've done NROLW, do you like one better than the other? why? (I'm nosy)0
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Hey everyone, I started a quick message to y'all yesterday and then got totally overwhelmed at work. But I did get a great lifting session in yesterday! DLs, at 135, leg extensions at 150, walking lunges w/ 10# DBs, hanging leg raises and back extensions. I have DOMS, I'm still not working out regularly but more so than I was earlier this year,
I have a horrendous upper respiratory cold - I am not spinning at all this week, and will see how I feel at the end of the week. Fortunately, I can still lift,
Wow Beeps! That looks so painful! I'm glad the rest of the vacation was fun, and girl you look awesome in that picture!!
Seems like many of us are hurting or on the mend from either a physical injury or an ailment of some sort. I guess it goes with the time of the year and the way the winter has generally been. Hope we all (YOU ALL) get to feeling better quickly!
I don't know if I missed any new folks, but just in case, HI!! I am happy to have new friends especially you who are lifting heavy stuff! Just let me know you're from NROL4W!
I'll try to sneak back in later on, but we're busy again here in the office, and quite frankly, if I can sneak out early today I'm going to.
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Sam!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No whining....but, if you do whine, it's likely due to the terrible weather!
bepeejaye - this thread is just a "daily chat" thread....doesn't bother me what "strength program" you follow, as long as you are, in fact, lifting heavy things! So, please stick around - keep posting - we're all interested in what everyone else is up to!
Pmagnan - I think "oxygen" also has an online presence...it was a Canadian magazine that focused on fitness for women (mostly heavy-lifting, but some HIIT stuff, too). It went bankrupt last year, but was rescued by an American outfit. I like all the poses in the magazine and practice some of them, myself! I also like some of the workouts....fun to try, even if I don't do "them" on any regular basis.
Also, Pmagnan - grip strength WILL imrpove, but you might have to work on that specifically. Opening jars isn't just "grip", it is also "Forearm" strength. So, there's lots of auxillary work that you can do to improve grip strength (just google and click "images").
sleepyjen - I started Venus with the $40 12-week program. After about 5 months, I then chose to invest in "immersion", which is all of their products, forevermore (for free). I get bored very easily so am happy that I have plenty o' workouts to choose from. I just "print and go", even though Venus has an app!
sulegal - your PR's continue to IMPRESS THE HE*L OUTTA ME! Sorry about the cold....hope that ends, soon!
Happy mardi gras!0 -
I'm feeling whiney. So knowing that I will not whine and jut say no gym today. Over doing the rugelach at work probably didn't help.
Is rugelach that cookie looks like a mini crossiant? I couldn't resist that either.0 -
I finally decided to stop NROL4W and created a lifting workout that is tweaked here and there. The NROL4W is a great workout routine, and I may come back to it sometime in the future, but I thought the moves just got too complicated too fast, and sometimes I would sacrifice form....but that is just me
I started my new workout today, and I must say, I felt it...and with great form! Cardio days on non-lifting days are still a go!
I will come in from time to time, but ladies....lift on and show the world what we can do!! Wohooo!!! :flowerforyou:
Are you using a program or being your own trainer? When I started lifting I started with mostly compound lifts which are straight forward and easy to make a workout with.0 -
Veggiemama, I struggle with grip strength as well but not even close to the 30# mark you're going at. That's impressive! I know that sports stores like Academy also have hand-grip exercise things (oh gosh, I have NO idea what they're called!). We purchased them for my diabetic brother who had muscle-atrophy in his hands. They look like an inverted V and come in different resistance strengths and basically you squeeze it like a stressball. Not sure if they would make a huge difference but it came to mind.
Sue, colds suck and I hope yours passes quickly!
I'm "back" from birthday weekend mode and really need to kick my booty into gear both movement-wise and definitely diet-wise. It's cold and sleety here. Our university offices delayed opening until 11 am, and I feel just as gloomy and lazy as the weather.0 -
Happy Fat Tuesday Everyone! I am going to start NR all over again! Back to stage 1 today... This because I honestly haven't had time to research any other regimen or read any other book! I felt like a beginner though because only 55lbs 2x15 squats!? :huh:
Beeps... wow, sorry you've had such a bad experience on your trip, but your picture is awesome! I hope your back to normal soon! Btw, what is Venus??0
