Daily Chat Thread
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Just walked today - we had a beautiful evening.
I might have to steal the complexes!!
I was doing a dumbbell row, high pull, and shoulder press. It is awkward because I can row much higher weight than the shoulder press..
Lots of end of school year activities!! I am ready for summer! All these seem to involve costumes. I am trying to find a Beethoven wig for a piano recital. Then we need a yellow shirt for another activity. Some Disney gear for a parade. She is ready for the talent show with some flowery silky leggings and a black tank with multiple diamonds. That costume was essentially pulled together by another mom.
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Pmag, I find that with the complexes too, when I do rows they just feel too easy because the weight is so light but I can't do the other movements with a heavier weight. I do like having them at the end of the workout, I just need to tweak them to find out how to make them work best for me. I think I might try some with dumbbells.
Beeps, you are looking great! I am jealous!
maine, I agree with the others, soreness isn't necessarily a sign of how hard you worked. I find i can never tell if I am going to be sore the next day - unless I do high reps, then I am always sore!
dna, enjoy your relaxation day!0 -
Lifted today. Walked outside for an hour.
BOOM! ZOOM!0 -
WOW 45 comments missed where have I been. Not in a gym I can tell you that. I really hate when life get in the way. Yesterday was like HOT Zumba! Overheated sweaty and damn near passing out or getting sick. I seriously need to get back on track with my lifting. I started S&P 1 but need to start over.
Mary and Sue are around, just not on the thread.0 -
So I have peroneal tendonitis. Doc says no training for 2 - 6 weeks. Errrr not cool0
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samntha - thanks for the Mary and Sue update.
.....lots of the old posting crew have absented themselves from this "daily chat" thread. I DO NOT LIKE THAT.
jo_marnes..............I don't know where "peroneal" is, but that does NOT sound good. Weren't you having trouble with glutes, too??? My gawd, woman, you are a WRECK!!!
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My lifting got side-tracked today....as a gym-friend FINALLY bought NROL4W and she is going to seek out a personal trainer (like I did....) to walk her through Stage 1. Meanwhile....I walked her through Stage 1.
lol
So, meant that I didn't get a workout in, but it was nice to have a visit with someone and to help her feel comfy in the free weight section of the gym. I should be seeing her around quite regularly now!
Tomorrow is scheduled cardio.
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My kids did their first modified session of Supercharged Basic Training yesterday - mostly bodyweight stuff with a few dumbbells thrown in. They are seriously keen. The girl wants strength for running and swimming and the boy wants bigger muscles apparently so that he doesn't get knocked down so much at footy (my scrawny little child who pretty much eats non-stop... he also moves non-stop lol).
But they requested burpee intervals at the end!! Who does that?? I didn't move off the couch for half an hour after
Jo, ouchies!!! Rest, relax, and um... dunno, sit and do bro curls?? (just kidding lol)
Okay, supposed to be getting ready to go out to a friend's 40th birthday party lunch. I made muffins lol0 -
Sorry to hear that Jo. Ready up, follow doctors orders so you don't make it worse.
Beeps, nice sharing the knowledge
You too DNA. Nice getting the kids involved. My little one will often lift and exercise with my husband. It's really cute.
Started S&P Again tonight. It was meant to be. I managed to do all three sets of the strength exercises and both sets odd the circuit. Couldn't do that last time.
Deadlift 3/5@105
DB Bench 3/5@30
Split squat, lat pull down (60), pushups, overhead step up, 15 db.
I was exhausted, set off my asthma, and was shaking. I'll feel that tomorrow.0 -
No lifting or jogging for me. Instead, I spent today packing and unpacking small u-haul truck that I got to drive. We managed to get the bulk in the truck on just one trip, so that worked out well. Lots of lifting and one flight of stairs was involved. Now to spend the weekend finishing things up and working. Fun times.
Jo - Sad on the no training and hopefully it's closer to the 2 than much longer.
Beeps - Ah fun. My coworker has my NROLFW book but we haven't gone through stage 1 workout yet but that is coming when our schedules work out. Should be interesting.0 -
Dawn, that's still great exercise!
Sam, good work, especially those overhead step ups!
Beeps, I wish I had a friend who I could introduce to lifting. None of my pals are interested
DNA, I have two boys (6.5 and 4) and the older one always asks when he can start coming to the gym with me to work out. I hope one day in about ten years, we can
I think what you're doing is awesome!
Jo, take it easy and hope you're back to 100% soon!
I overate yesterday due to a planned burrito dinner and a drink with the hubby, and somehow we have also ended up with a date (movie and dinner) planned for tonight so I will likely be over again. But I ran yesterday, and since we are child-free his morning, we are heading out on a run together in a few. Should be interesting! I only got in two lifting sessions this week as my oldest ended up being home sick yesterday and I couldn't make it to the gym until 6:30pm (way too late for me) but that rarely happens so it's okay. I am enjoying Strength and Power 2 so far. Lots of big burns.
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jo_marnes..............I don't know where "peroneal" is, but that does NOT sound good. Weren't you having trouble with glutes, too??? My gawd, woman, you are a WRECK!!!
What happened?
Yeah tell me about it. The glute seems better actually which is a plus. The peroneal is an ankle tendon - too much high impact work (combat/ plyometric training) I expect. I hurt it during combat class. I'm kinda feeling the same kind of pain in my elbows too so upper body also needs a break (too much bench). I've hurt my elbows previously by too many pulldowns/ pullups - so I'm going for a 'deload week'. Now that I have been reading up about how to deal with/ prevent these injuries, I'm amazed how I have not used deload weeks before. I am going to see how I go - plenty of walking planned (that doesn't hurt ankle anymore) and will try and get some light lifting in (not bench). Maybe do some swimming and/ or balance classes so I don't feel like a complete slob. NOT going to the gym is the hardest!!
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Thanks for all the well wishes everyone.
I like lifting by myself - I'd hate it if a friend/ colleague tried to tag along lol. I guess it's my one thing where I get to just be by myself, blast my music and forget about everyone else. Lifting is MY time. I encourage others to lift... just not with me hahahaha0 -
Jo feel better soon.
I am on a new med which makes me feel nauseated and dizzy. That should go away soon0 -
I'm with you Jo. I don't want to have to constantly stop and talk to someone. I've workout with a partner a few times and it annoyed me. Now if we were doing the same thing and swapping super sets, that could work.
No DOMS today, which was completely unexpected.0 -
All moved in to new apartment. Other than unpacking and stuff, I can get back to regular schedule. Today I jogged for 30 minutes at the park.0
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Gah....think I pulled a little something yesterday when I did RDL and SLRDL in the same session. I maybe should have dropped the weight halfway through my four sets of 5, especially as they are followed by a set of 8. I'll have to remember that for next time.
As I'm well into S&P2 now, I'm trying to decide what to do once I'm done Supercharged. Strong Curves? New Rules for Abs? Suggestions?0 -
Hmmmm....looks like Schuler and Cosgrove have a new book called Strong coming out on November 10 0
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Made it back to the gym at last. Not a bad day overall with work and such, but first time having to do the long drive to new apartment from the gym. Takes me over 20 minutes cause not much traffic after midnight. At least I got there and back, so I could finish stage 4.
Stage 4 - B4
low bar squats warm up 3x5 @ 100 - getting more challenging
wide grip deadlift from box 3x8 @ 135 - wasn't sure at first but they weren't as hard as I thought they would be
bulgarian split squat 3x8 @ 27.5 - little bit challenging
underhand lat pulldown 3x8 @ 80 - still feels heavy and bugs my elbow a little
reverse lunge from step 3x8 @ 25 - okay but still a little heavy feeling
db prone cuban snatch 3x8 @ 10 - meh, glad to be done for now with those
bent over row 3x8 @ 70 - challenging with last reps
shrug 3x10 @ 30 - not too bad but the 30's feel awkward to hold
Onward to stage 5.0 -
Cardio Day
Jogged for 35 minutes in the rain at the park. Not bad overall. Not quite to 3 miles but I'm almost there. Think it will take just under 40 minutes for the 3 mile jog. Plan to try 40 minutes on Friday.0 -
Lifting done. Cardio done.
That is four days in a row....that has to be a record (for me)!0 -
Good job Beeps.
I went to the gym mid afternoon this time since I was over near there to run errands anyways. Plenty of people but not to the point where it affected my workout. Started the next stage, though I may skip next thursday because for some reason I thought the 5k was the 15th. It's on the 12th so I may not want to lift then run next day, even if it's at 9pm (5k) since I have been a bit sore lately. For now, working through stage 5.
Stage 5 - A1
high bar squats 3x5 @ 125 - hefty but okay, should be back to 135 soon, which is fun with the big plates
one arm db snatch 4x4 @ 30 - easy enough
one leg db romanian deadlift 3x4 @ 30 - struggle with left side still
bar bent over row 3x4 @ 80 - hard but good that it is just 4 reps
db one arm overhead squat 4x4 @ 12.5/25 - okay
db incline bench 4x4 @ 27.5 - not bad either
reverse wood chop 4x4 @ 15 - used the one with the lower numbers cause other was in use
bench press 4x5 @ 85 - challenging
bicep curl with bar 3x8 @ 30 - eh
Overall, not bad.
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ooooer Dawn! Stage 5! Almost there Were you going to do 6?
I have a head cold thingy floating around. It's not really effecting me working out, I'm just taking it easy through the sessions, but I'm wiped out by the end of the day. The cold change in the weather isn't helping things along either.
But, we have a long weekend coming up. I intend on sleeping in a little Saturday morning and probably head to the boy's footy game if it's not too windy.Pudding1980 wrote: »Hmmmm....looks like Schuler and Cosgrove have a new book called Strong coming out on November 10
I must look into that. I do like the way they set things out.
But I'm also happy to rotate through Supercharged too, changing up the workouts to suit my current whim.Lifting done. Cardio done.
That is four days in a row....that has to be a record (for me)!
Awesomeness!
My girl is up to her 4th Supercharged session. She's actually really enjoying it and asking about when we are doing one next. We've scheduled them into her week so they don't interfere with homework, swimming etc. She's supposed to do one this afternoon, but I'll see how she feels. She has youth group tonight and today is a basketball gala day - 4 games straight. It won't hurt to skip a day and take up where we left off next scheduled day.
The boy comes in and does stuff when he feels like it. But he's 8 and has less attention span than a gnat lol
He informed me the other day that he doesn't think he actually sits down in class - unless its a formal test. He just does his work standing at the desk. I asked his teacher and she confirmed it. I love his teacher! She works really hard with all the different abilities in the class and she encourages the kids to move in between lessons (they get up and do Zumba and things like that lol), so that they get the wriggles out. It seems to work with my boy because he is just a fidgeter. His brain is fast-wired and he moves constantly.
And there endeth my lunch break.
Be good everyone, and be strong, awesome and amazing
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Aww, hope you feel better soon though good it isn't affecting things much. Neat stuff on the kids though, they do seem to keep busy and active from what you post. As for stage 6, I have decided to skip it. I'm getting antsy to move on to something else and while I do have interest in strength gains, the things I want to increase on aren't really pull ups or push ups. I would rather get back to bench pressing on a regular basis and work on getting my deadlift to 225 instead. So, I'll jump into stage 7 after this one and search for what I will do next. Well, once I get a glimpse at the book again. I didn't write down stage 7, so will need to ask my coworker so I can write those down.0
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Jogged 40 minutes today and according to fitbit got a little over 3 miles. Yay! Just in time for the 5k, which is in one week. Now to eat food cause hungry.0
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Right here. Right now.
5 days. In a row. Lifting + cardio. Nearly 15 hours. BOOM! ZOOM!0 -
Beeps - Looks good.
Not a bad night overall, though a late one. Went to the gym after work, which was a busy shift since we are still a bit short staffed. I had plenty to do at least. Some people at gym but it's far quieter on Saturday nights compared to Tuesday, so I like it.
Stage 5 - B1
warm up with low bar squats 3x5 @ 105 - it always seems more challenging past 100 on squats, so far at least.
romanian deadlift/bent-over row 4x4 @ 80 - heavy but okay
goblet squat 4x4 @ 40 - not bad though as I move up the dumbbells are a bit awkward to hold at the heavier weights.
wide grip lat pull down 4x4 @ 80 - heavy but okay as well
back extension 4x4 @ 25 - okay and hung from assisted chin up machine between, which is nice on my shoulders
YTWL 1x4 @ 10 and 3x4 @ 7.5 - 10 was too heavy on the T in particular, so still at 7.5 for now
did wrist curls between sets
Accessories:
leg press 3x8 @ 180 - same as before, okay but feels heavy
deadlist 1x5 @ 135 - wasn't planned but it was set up and squat rack/cage were both in use
good morning 3x10 @ 50 - had to clean the fixed weight bars cause squat rack was taken still
hip thrust 3x10 # 50 - challenging and awkward, need to try regular bar next time
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Hey all, I'm here, kinda working out and taking it easy - one more week of 'rest' until hopefully my ankle is better and body is fixed. feeling ok.
Have been walking and doing bodyweight stuff mostly, a few days lifting lightish weights... doesn't tend to hurt my ankle. Avoiding combat. Hoping to get to the 30 min class Thurs if pain free between now and then.
Got my body fat % check in on Thurs too. Going to see the difference between Feb and now.... kinda scared as I have gained weight and pretty sure it's fat and not muscle. Not looking forward to having to cut cals
Especially in winter and my body seems to want to eat shitloads and hibernate 
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It's a cardio day. I jogged 30 minutes. It was tough getting up early enough and by 9am, when I was jogging, it was still hot. Need to make myself get out of bed earlier and maybe nap after jogs. Hard part will be after gym days since I lift at 11 pm so don't go to bed till around 1 am. 5k is friday though and afterwards I can take a small jog break while I search for a new location to use.0
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Hey all, I'm here, kinda working out and taking it easy - one more week of 'rest' until hopefully my ankle is better and body is fixed. feeling ok.
Have been walking and doing bodyweight stuff mostly, a few days lifting lightish weights... doesn't tend to hurt my ankle. Avoiding combat. Hoping to get to the 30 min class Thurs if pain free between now and then.
I hope everything checks out "okay" really soon.
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