November check in and chat thread
ishtar13
Posts: 528 Member
Happy November!
I didn't get to the gym yesterday, and I have 2 medical appointments today.
One of them is with my nutritionist for a check in, and I haven't been tracking meals very well.
I didn't get to the gym yesterday, and I have 2 medical appointments today.
One of them is with my nutritionist for a check in, and I haven't been tracking meals very well.
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Hope you are doing well, you sounded a bit miffed recently. Is it the seasonal changes perhaps?0
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Happy November everyone - another great workout last night, does it sound odd to say I'm looking forward to getting to weights where I fail? :laugh:0
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Hi guys! Tonight will be my last workout of workout of Week 2. Squats were pretty hard at 60lbs the other night, so fingers crossed I can complete them at 65 tonight. I am still trying to figure out the correct way to Row...any pointers? It feels all awkward.0
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Today I'm doing squat, bench, and rows and am totally planning on failing on all of them. I have gone further than I thought I would without failing, but it's all catching up with me now!0
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Happy November! Im on week 5 and feeling good and strong! except OHPs BUT the video posted last week did help me go up im weight !!0
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I'm finishing week 6 tomorrow. Halfway there!
I've stalled on deadlift and squat at 110 pounds until I buy more weights. I've been checking craiglist and nothing is nearby. There was one listing where I could get a pair of 25# plates for about $25, which is a good deal, but it's about 45 minutes away. Once you start tacking on gas and time, I might be better off just paying about $50 for a pair of $25's at Sears and not have to worry about driving to Upper Buttfudge and risk the dude being a serial killer who is going to lock us in his basement and make us put lotion on the skin.
Melodramatic? Me? Never.
I've also stopped counting my calories after upping them the past few weeks, because I've been ravenously hungry, and fatigued, and not losing any weight, but getting a little leaner than I want in areas I don't want to be any leaner. I don't mind my waist getting smaller and my thighs trimming down a little, but I don't want my ribs to show, especially on my chest. If only I could take the inner-thigh mushy bit and shove it up on my boobs...0 -
Hi ladies - fairly new around here, and just wanted to officially say Hi. I'm actually doing more of a P.H.A.T. program at the moment, but this is as close as it gets around here for a women's lifting forum...so here I am.
Anyway, taking the night off from lifting as it's my husband's birthday. I will be back at it tomorrow night.0 -
Hope you are doing well, you sounded a bit miffed recently. Is it the seasonal changes perhaps?
I'm sorry I sounded that way, it's not really like me (and it's sweet of you to notice).
I just lost focus for a little while and I'm getting it back now. I was eating badly, didn't lift for 17 days, lost strength, gained a couple pounds and put some fat back on my waist. I had a couple of personal things going on that added to my stress, and I didn't handle them well.
But things are starting to go back in the right direction now.
Thank you for asking!0 -
I'm finishing week 6 tomorrow. Halfway there!
I've stalled on deadlift and squat at 110 pounds until I buy more weights. I've been checking craiglist and nothing is nearby. There was one listing where I could get a pair of 25# plates for about $25, which is a good deal, but it's about 45 minutes away. Once you start tacking on gas and time, I might be better off just paying about $50 for a pair of $25's at Sears and not have to worry about driving to Upper Buttfudge and risk the dude being a serial killer who is going to lock us in his basement and make us put lotion on the skin.
Melodramatic? Me? Never.
I've also stopped counting my calories after upping them the past few weeks, because I've been ravenously hungry, and fatigued, and not losing any weight, but getting a little leaner than I want in areas I don't want to be any leaner. I don't mind my waist getting smaller and my thighs trimming down a little, but I don't want my ribs to show, especially on my chest. If only I could take the inner-thigh mushy bit and shove it up on my boobs...
A used sporting goods store MIGHT have plates but I don't know if you've got access to one.
I also keep losing size in places I don't care about. Like the hip area on these pants is a bit lose, but the thighs and waist are tight. I was FINE with my hips thank you, and now everything just fits weird. I give up on the ribs thing though. I think some of us just have bigger rib cages and that's what we get.
I'm hoping to hit 100 on my bench press, and break 70 on my overhead press (I think i'll go for 72.5) and just NOT completely suck at deadlifting and squatting this month. Which I think would mean making it past 155 on the squat and 165 on the deadlift. We'll see. those lifts have been going poorly for me. Relatively.0 -
Hi, Ladies! I can't believe it's November already.. I don't know if I'm ready for the unavoidable holiday food. Oh wait! Yes I am! :laugh:
@a_vette: My form on rows has been weird too. It feels like I'm doing them right, but then when I look in the mirror my right elbow is going out further than my left elbow. Does anyone else have this problem? I'm going to take a good look at my form with just the bar next time before I do my working weight.
@yankee: I have a feeling I will be failing soon on rows and bench. Can't wait, haha!
@Lorina: I'd definitely just go for the ones at Sears. Or take your cats with you for protection.
Today was my second workout of week 4. I could only find one fractional 2.5 lb plate so instead of going up 5 lbs to 70 for bench and rows, I just went up 10 lbs to 75 for each. The bench was still easy, but it's getting hard, and the rows started to get hard on the last two reps of the last two sets. I really need to check my form. Maybe I should watch the video again.
I can't wait till I get high enough on bench to ask the hotties there to spot me! Haha.. just kidding. But really.0 -
So tonight I failed on bench, which I expected. It's my second time failing at this weight (60 lbs). I don't know if I'll ever get very far with bench just because of all my surgeries. I'm actually kind of surprised that I can do them at all because with my last surgery, my doc disconnected nerves that control muscle movement in my chest and told me I'd never be able to bench. At the time, I had no problem with that.
I stayed the same as last time on squats (80 lbs). I didn't want to increase because I really felt close to failing in form, but I'll increase next time. And rows... ugh, I hate them! DH says my form is fine, but it feels so wrong to me. Just an awkward exercise imho.0 -
I can't wait till I get high enough on bench to ask the hotties there to spot me! Haha.. just kidding. But really.
You won't need a spotter, trust, unless you need it for the psychological boost (hey someone is watching so I better damn well lift this thing)...I lift 60 kg now (132 lbs) no spotter yet...one rep max, you may need one to grab the bar when you start to wobble, though...
Everyone is doing so well. Keep it up ladies, we will show them who is boss!!!0 -
Hello out there! I'm new to Stronglifts, but definitely not new to lifting weights. I've been struggling for about 7 months now on the EM2WL plan. I gained a LOT of weight ... close to 30 pounds ... but I am a lot stronger, feel much better and love being able to eat! I'm working on losing the weight again, but I've lost my momentum the past several weeks and *really* want to get back to it. I feel kind of funny starting at lower weights on these exercises; I've worked hard to get up to where I am now, but don't think I'd be able to add the 5 pounds each workout if I stay there.
My worry? I'm going to do this and not see any results. The only thing I've seen in the past 7 months is the scale climbing up, my clothes not fitting as well (interestingly enough, I can still wear pretty much all the same clothes at a size I couldn't fit into when I was this weight before), more pudge everywhere (especially my back, hips, belly and face!) and people noticing that I've gained weight. It's pretty depressing; I miss the days I was losing and people were noticing! Of course, I was eating around 1200 then and I could NEVER go back to that after being able to eat for so long!
Right now I'm focusing on getting my macros to even out, eating more vegetables, working on getting my thyroid meds correct and getting back in the gym.
I've been stalking the 5x5 forum for a while. If there are any lady lifters out there around my weight (235 - on a good day), please let me know; I'd love to see how your progress is going with this!0 -
I am SO CLOSE to squatting my body weight. I thought I'd go up to it today but I've got a nasty cold and feel like I'm not going to lift well anyway. So maybe Monday
Congrats to all who are sticking with the program and moving up so quickly!0 -
Happy November!!
This is the end of week 9 for me! I am disappointed because I initally lost like 5 lbs, then gained a few, and overall the past 9 weeks I am only down 4.5 lbs, and I have been really good with my diet. Sigh.
Anyway...
Today was a good lifting day for me, but i am not feeling the rows, and I think I am going to try an alternate to them. I just struggle with form anytime the weight goes over 80lbs. I need to do some research but I never liked them, and I am not progressing at all in weight for the past like 6 weeks.
Squats: 155 5x5
bench 82.5 5x5
row 85 5x5-but form is defintitely off!
I am going to be away next week, so i wont be lifting unless there is some serious equiptment at the hotel, which I doubt, so I am going to try to lift again monday, then I wont be able to lift for a good 9 days. Hoping that I dont have deload tooo much!
@lehigh: I can totally relate to what you are saying. When I joined here on MFP almost 2 years ago i was 162, and now after "eatimg more to lose" and other programs to help me lose I have gained 15lbs. And people notice. And my clothes are tight and uncomfortable. ANd no matter what I do it wont come off. :sad: :explode: I feel your pain!!!0 -
Hey ladies,
Great job with your lifting! I am off again today but itching to get back to lifting (I lift Su-Tue-Thu). I will be starting week 3 with workout B, which means I have to *gasp* actually use my gym membership as I maxed out my little barbell set at 105 on deadlifts. I am kind of nervous about going, as I usually only did cardio there b.c people ignore the cardio queens. The one time tim I did a stage one NR workout there, I felt like I grew a second head as everyone kinda stopped what they were doing to watch me do my circuit...
And I will be alone, since the hubs is too cheap to get a membership. Although we have been talking more seriously about turning yhe loft into a home gym.0 -
Today....
Deads: 1x5 110
OHP: 5x5 52
Instead of squats, I did 3x8 of RFESS with 10
I also added lat pull downs for 3x10 at 50 and one core work ( some yoga stuff)0 -
Well, I went to the gym to do my workout today...went at 8 hoping it would be dead. It was pretty busy but most people were either going to yoga or doing cardio. I went straight to the empty power cage and noticed all the men folk getting curious. Anyways, I did warmups and 70x5x5; new pr for squats. Then I moved to overhead presses and realized fasted lifting doesn't work for me. I did not progress at all, in fact I went backwards. I did 50x5x5x3x4x4...where as last time I did all sets of 5 at that weight. I deadlifted 115x5, which got even more curious looks ask was setting up for it. Now its time for waffles, eggs, and bacon...nom nom nom!0
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Hellos. I'm on my second day of SL and I'm kind of proud of myself. I am kind of irritated tho that all the equipment in my gym is in kg as I'm a bit of an obsessive when following a particular program and it's not possible to do it exact when I have to use kg.
I was proud of myself today as I did my first set of deadlifts at 42.5kg (93.6lbs) & I was lifting heavier than a guy beside me who looked way stronger so I felt pretty pleased. I feel a lot more comfy in the weights bit now too.
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Hellos. I'm on my second day of SL and I'm kind of proud of myself. I am kind of irritated tho that all the equipment in my gym is in kg as I'm a bit of an obsessive when following a particular program and it's not possible to do it exact when I have to use kg.
I was proud of myself today as I did my first set of deadlifts at 42.5kg (93.6lbs) & I was lifting heavier than a guy beside me who looked way stronger so I felt pretty pleased. I feel a lot more comfy in the weights bit now too.
Hope you're all well
You go! Go you!
Yep all well here, a bit sore from trying to run too far, too fast again (what a dipstick!)...achilles tendonitis...yeah the conversion thing is nuts, but looks like you have it in the bag...0 -
Loliblullama, weren't you the one who was dealing with all the guys hogging the equipment? Ha! Guess you're showing them a thing or two, right?
Just finished Week #3- love, love, love it! It's getting hard though. I've hit failure on OHP and I can tell some of the others are not far behind. It's hard to wrap my brain around the concept that failure is good, but I'm working on it.
Hope everyone has a great week!0 -
Loliblullama, weren't you the one who was dealing with all the guys hogging the equipment? Ha! Guess you're showing them a thing or two, right?
Just finished Week #3- love, love, love it! It's getting hard though. I've hit failure on OHP and I can tell some of the others are not far behind. It's hard to wrap my brain around the concept that failure is good, but I'm working on it.
Hope everyone has a great week!
I was indeed!! I was super chuffed. I decided to try to try to be more assertive so I just went in and did what the guys do - hog the plates etc hehe.0 -
just finished up 2nd week. Have been following the spreadsheet exactly except for DL's. I started at what it said but felt too easy for me, so I went up until I couldn't any more. Yesterday was able to pull 145# 1x5 times. Felt awesome!! Failed on OHP. Was able to do 2x5 and 3x3 at 55#, so I'll try that weight again this week.
I still have a lot of weight to lose, and I am guessing the scale will move a little slower now, but I like lifting so much more than anything else I've been doing.
Hope everyone has a great week!0 -
*tackles Susie* MY LOVE! Good to see you here.
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Taking a break from lifting for a couple months to focus on derby. Will come back in January when I can figure out how to fit into my week lifting and derby practice.0
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Hi all! I'm new here too--just finished day 2 this morning. I could only find one 2.5# plate, so I went up to 55 for squats. And was pleasantly surprised that I could deadlift 95#! Yay!
One question I do have, as I have been lurking around for a while......Do "heavy lifting" and "eating more" (TDEE) go hand in hand? It seems to me that they do, but I've been reluctant to up my calories yet (currently at 1400--though I do see better results when I eat all my exercise calories, which avg 300--so 1700, which is, ironically, my TDEE - 20%).
Am I cheating myself by not upping my cals (besides all the missed food opportunities!)? I still have fat to lose, but want to get stronger at the same time. What has worked for everyone--knowing of course that my MMV.
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Hi all! I'm new here too--just finished day 2 this morning. I could only find one 2.5# plate, so I went up to 55 for squats. And was pleasantly surprised that I could deadlift 95#! Yay!
One question I do have, as I have been lurking around for a while......Do "heavy lifting" and "eating more" (TDEE) go hand in hand? It seems to me that they do, but I've been reluctant to up my calories yet (currently at 1400--though I do see better results when I eat all my exercise calories, which avg 300--so 1700, which is, ironically, my TDEE - 20%).
Am I cheating myself by not upping my cals (besides all the missed food opportunities!)? I still have fat to lose, but want to get stronger at the same time. What has worked for everyone--knowing of course that my MMV.
Thanks!
I'm still trying to lose weight, so I'm eating at a deficit, ~`1400 on non-lift days and ~1600 on lift days.0 -
Hi all! I'm new here too--just finished day 2 this morning. I could only find one 2.5# plate, so I went up to 55 for squats. And was pleasantly surprised that I could deadlift 95#! Yay!
One question I do have, as I have been lurking around for a while......Do "heavy lifting" and "eating more" (TDEE) go hand in hand? It seems to me that they do, but I've been reluctant to up my calories yet (currently at 1400--though I do see better results when I eat all my exercise calories, which avg 300--so 1700, which is, ironically, my TDEE - 20%).
Am I cheating myself by not upping my cals (besides all the missed food opportunities!)? I still have fat to lose, but want to get stronger at the same time. What has worked for everyone--knowing of course that my MMV.
Thanks!
Everyone is different. Some people do very well lifting on a deficit. For me, I do VERY poorly on anything bigger than a small deficit. I was sticking to 1700 for a while and not only did my lifts suck but I didn't lose any weight. I'm back up to 2k after taking a break and eatin 2200-2400 for a week. I feel overall a lot better but, that's me. Once I got below like 185 and started being more active, I couldn't sustain low cal eating anymore. So I'd say - just experiment.
I wouldn't eat any lower than 1700 though, ever. Give yourslf the extra 300 even on rest days.0 -
One question I do have, as I have been lurking around for a while......Do "heavy lifting" and "eating more" (TDEE) go hand in hand? It seems to me that they do, but I've been reluctant to up my calories yet (currently at 1400--though I do see better results when I eat all my exercise calories, which avg 300--so 1700, which is, ironically, my TDEE - 20%).
It worked out about the same for me. Whether I was eating based on MFP numbers of a base + exercise calories, or a percentage below my TDEE, the numbers were always pretty close. And I think that's the way it's supposed to be, when you have your activity and goals set right.... and why it's so frustrating trying to get through to the "I won't go over 1200 for any reason" crowd. :grumble:
Personally, it's almost two years since I joined here. I used MFP numbers for over a year and a half, and in the past few months switched to TDEE. I like it so much better. In maintenance, I bounced between 1800 on lower exercise days to 2600 if I went for a really long run, but my appetite didn't always jive with my activity. A really long run completely kills my appetite, and I'm hungrier on rest days. So eating about the same every day just works better for me. I still sometimes have higher or lower days, but it balances out.0 -
I've been eating 1400 on non-lifting days and ~1800 on lifting days and it seems to work out ok for me so far 0
