February Check-n-chat: Bada$$ B!tches do it with barbells
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Also I don't do nearly that many warm-up sets. Maybe I should do more? But doesn't that make the workout take, like, FOREVER?0
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Also I don't do nearly that many warm-up sets. Maybe I should do more? But doesn't that make the workout take, like, FOREVER?
No since they're reduced reps no resting so just swapping plates only takes 5 mins0 -
Also I don't do nearly that many warm-up sets. Maybe I should do more? But doesn't that make the workout take, like, FOREVER?
No since they're reduced reps no resting so just swapping plates only takes 5 mins
Unless you're an idiot like me, then it takes forever. :laugh:0 -
Also I don't do nearly that many warm-up sets. Maybe I should do more? But doesn't that make the workout take, like, FOREVER?
No since they're reduced reps no resting so just swapping plates only takes 5 mins
Unless you're an idiot like me, then it takes forever. :laugh:
Same here. Can't math.
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Also I don't do nearly that many warm-up sets. Maybe I should do more? But doesn't that make the workout take, like, FOREVER?
No since they're reduced reps no resting so just swapping plates only takes 5 mins
But 5 minutes THREE times?!? That's like, a whole extra 15 minutes!! (I'm really lazy, by the way. I have issues.)
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I am in London right now, and there are a lot of thin women here.
I suppose my ideal body is a cross between miranda kerr, that woman in the pics tameko posted, a ballet dancer and a gymnast haha.
If none of those people existed to compare yourself, what would you like to look like, for whom, and why?
Cause a lot of ED's happen when women compare themselves to other women and try to "conform" to some sort of "normal" or "ideal" which may or may not be realistic for them.
I finally had to decide that if I'm going to compare myself with others, I need to go deeper than skin level and outward appearance because there's always going to be somebody skinnier, prettier, fitter, richer, with better boobs and a rounder butt ... you know, the list goes on and on, really. And, at the end of the day, most women out there are just as insecure as I am, and therefore comparing myself is useless cause somebody, somewhere is looking at my life wanting to trade with me for whatever reason.
I figure if I have the basics covered and am not scrounging around on a city garbage dump in a 3rd world country somewhere in a tin hut, I have it pretty good, and at that point most bases of comparison seem shallow and self-defeating anyway.
Sometimes all it takes is for us to get our heads away from our narrow focus immediately around ourselves, and think globally so we can appreciate the real struggles other ladies are facing; that's when our own become much smaller, they shrink down to their actual size (instead of the mountain we've made of them in our own heads) and become manageable.
I don't mean to be preachy or anything. Just typing this because I can relate and because I want to help. When I was still stuck inside the remnant of my anorexic head (and we're talking like 10 or so years ago still even though I hadn't actually been anorexic for years and years), it would have been dangerous for me to lose weight because I wouldn't have known when to stop and I would have run the risk of severely hurting my health, and that's not worth it since I have kids and a husband and a grandbaby and just way too much to live for to do that to myself.
If you like to eat, then eat. Have that 200 calorie yogurt. Who cares? Enjoy it. Too many women out there hurting themselves badly in pursuit of some ideal body image. Not worth it. I mean, women are dying after injecting their butts with silicone? That's insane. The beauty industry with its messed up ideal body images is making us all crazy in the head I tell ya! Not worth dying for, and damn sure not worth giving up my health for. Thankfully Victoria's Secrets makes bras in my larger ladies size, and my hubby appreciates the bit of cleavage I get from them; but at the end of the day he loves me for me; the whole package; the good, the bad and the ugly. If I don't accept myself for who and what I am, then other people never will. I'm an imperfect person who lives in an imperfect world with other imperfect people. That's just how it is. I'm just happy to find people I can hang with and be honest with and who treat me decent, no matter what jeans size I'm wearing.
Wonderful post. Thanks. Certainly not after any specific persn's body, just the best that I can attain within the limitations of my own body, as long as I am also healthy. I think most people have some vision of what they would like to see when they look in the mirror in terms of their own body. I definitely do not understand those going for surgery to emulate someone else and such extremes and I would definitely never starve myself for some image idea. The basis for my anorexia lay in sexual abuse and a need to keep control in my life, and also, because I was a perfectionist who gained a sense of security from everything being a certain order. I still am a perfectionist in many ways. Although I used to look at images of models, after the ed took hold, it was never really about that.
Anyway, well done to everyone on their lifting progress.
I invested in nrolfw since I finally found it in a real life bookshop here and was curious. It does look a lot more fiddly and intricate and not sure I would like the idea of eating 6 times a day.0 -
^ I don't know who posted the above but that's so awesome!! I struggle with body image everyday. Especially the closer I got to my wedding the harder I seemed to struggle. I didn't want to be fat in my wedding pictures. It's a super hard thing for me but I don't want to be a super model and I don't want to sacrifice quality of life either. As long as I know I'm doing the best I can then I can't do any better. A perfect body can't make you perfect inside - you have to be awesome aside from that. Our world is so based on instant gratification and I think that's what the perfect body is to many - but I don't think it exists. I'd rather look at my accomplishments as a person.
Also - I think that's why men like 21yo's, instant gratification and the mythical fountain of youth...0 -
First off great and entertaining conversations.
I think I'm going to need to start taking notes or ill just end up creeping the feed when the conversations on fire. I just couldn't keep up.
Had a great lifting day got to use the 45 plates on my deadlifts which made me feel super pumped. Also my trainer said I look like I'm leaning out which means I'm progressing body wise. Ill post 12 week side by sides when I finish 12 weeks. This training is making me look forward to pulling out my summer wear.
Numbers were:
Squats 95x5x5
OHP 40x5x5
Deadlift 135x5x1
Whoo hoo. I seem to be stalling on the OHP but gonna add 2.5 magnets next time and see how that works.
As per skanky clothes at the gym maybe those girls were man hunting and not there to actually "work". If I get that Deadlift/squat Jennifer Lopez as$ I am totally breaking out some booty shorts. If you got it flaunt it BUT tastefully or then you are just grossing out some people. I won't be wearing those to impress the guys at the gym I expect ill do it for the same reason men do bicep curls in front of the big mirror with heavy weights. I wanna see this badas$ body of mine I'm building at WORK.
Wedding sex I don't remember that night but I suppose we probably did. Didnt get pregnant on my wedding nShe is quite young and the sessions are free with my membership so I won't complain if she doesn't spend as much time watching weightlifting videos as I do.ight thankfully. I did however get pregnant a year earlier than intended. Too much Russian roulette and well I found out its true it only takes one time.0 -
Holy crap! I came back to find two or three more pages.
Thanks much for the complements on the photo. I got the shoes at justfab.com. I love them, but at the end of the day, the feet are cussing me badly.
LOLing at the Julie confusion. I'll probably keep my profile pic as is to avoid confusion. :bigsmile: Or change it to say "Keep Calm and EAT" LOL...
So much catching up! I was going to post last night's badassery, but I am doing good to remember my name tonight. Was kind of a long day. I believe i was Squat 5x5 @ 45, OHP 5x5 @ 35, and DL 1x5 @ 90. It's getting harder, and I cuss the plates a lot more often, and the hubs laughs at me.
Darwin, I hope you are feeling better!
I had something witty to say about 21 year olds, but it went away.
My goal for Feb was to start lifting. Goal reached. I'd have to math to give you goals for March, and tonight I has the dumb, and cannot math. *smh* I am thinking of grabbing the remote and heading to bed, LOL...0 -
OMG OMG OMG OH MY GAWD!!! I feel like a totaly badass tonight!!! check IT OUT!!!
Squats - 4x5 85lbs, felt badass so did the last set at 90LBS!!!! could've done the whole thing at 90lbs woot!
OHP - FINALLY FINALLY hit 45lbs, just the oly bar at the squat rack..goodbye SMITH MACHINE! OH MMMMM GEE
DL - 110lbs!!! ONE HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS PEOPLE!!! **** yeah! <
I did it, I said it...
BOOOOM!!!
I'm a little excited...heheheh ALL personal records..babes...(and token dude).
:drinker:
I'll check out all your post and chit chat ya up in a wee bit...gotta go do some naked dancing....
squat - 40lb (smith machine)
benchpress - 35lb (smith machine)
barbell row - 55lb
overhead press - 30lb (smith machine)
deadlift - 80lb
End of week one
squat - 60lb
benchpress - 40lbs
barbell row - 45lb
overhead press - 35lb
deadlift - 85lbs
End of week two
squat - 75lb
benchpress - 45lbs
barbell row - 50lb
overhead press - 35lb
deadlift - 95lbs
End of week three
squat - 90lb
benchpress - 45lbs
barbell row - 55lb
overhead press - 45lb
deadlift - 110lbs <---- BOOM!0 -
1) filled in the "what do you want from your gym" survey today with "power rack", making approx 6 requests in 18 responses. The look on the trainer's face was priceless!
@xidia LOVE IT!0 -
@darwin...welcome back...sorry you were sick. I'll spare you my wedding night dets, y'all would just be horrified and pity me..and its over. Suffice to say he changed on the wedding night, and I'm apparently a sucker.
@Vegas...I'll try and keep my main sarcastic image...I dont' change it often...sorry. Now I'm going to send you back out to the store to go get something sexy and jump that *kitten*'s bones...even if he is a douche no reason not to get a little sex out of him...just saying.
@doozer...meh, take your time...like I said, I went 8 years without a date...so yeah, I dated a handful of guys last summer...it was hella fun and I'd still be doing it if I hadn't found one that was worth being slightly less of a *kitten* for...so he gets what he asks for.
@ everyone else that I'm missing cause dammit I don't have a pen and paper to write this **** down like I do at work...good job, badass numbers, keep up the good work.0 -
The basis for my anorexia lay in sexual abuse and a need to keep control in my life, and also, because I was a perfectionist who gained a sense of security from everything being a certain order.
Yep, and that's the case way too often, unfortunately. Mine was rooted in abuse also, and based on the need to get control over something (being smacked down all the time leaves you with the distinct feeling of having control over nothing much in particular and then your pendulum ends up swinging into the direction of somehow now needing to control everything ... until you get over yourself, let go of the past and find a realistic balance someplace).
Somehow, someway, these things usually boil down to a question of a struggle for control and/or power. I feel for you, but I also know you're a strong capable woman and you've got this crap covered. Ya just have to know you can, and then go do it.
Also, if any of y'all have a decent guy in your lives ... hang on to him. They don't exactly grow on trees out there.
Happy lifting and good night!! 0 -
Also I don't do nearly that many warm-up sets. Maybe I should do more? But doesn't that make the workout take, like, FOREVER?
No since they're reduced reps no resting so just swapping plates only takes 5 mins
But 5 minutes THREE times?!? That's like, a whole extra 15 minutes!! (I'm really lazy, by the way. I have issues.)
Being in week 13 my weights now are to the point where I am taking 3-5 minutes between each set and believe me I need it. I am usually in the gym for about an hour and a half now. It used to take me 20 mins. if i tried that now i would be failing all over the place . Probably wouldnt be able to walk after either.I would rather spend the time making sure I don't get hurt. Tho on the lower weights I might skip a warm up or two. Like rows and bench which are both inthe 140 range and I'm not really struggling on those too hard yet. But you better believe when my dead lifts at 265 and squats at 215 come around I'm doing them all. Probably most of the ladies could adjust this for them because at the lower weights you'll have 10-15 pounds between them. I don't know how much of a difference this feels to a woman but on my deads there are 40-50 pounds in between and I feel like my muscles will get shocked if I just jump up much more.
Definitely watching out for all I can because I don't want to get sidelined due to injury as I am really into this. I don't want to have to worry about getting hurt and possibly losing interest depending on how long I'm out.
I also don't do the math I just run it through the calculator on my phone real quick.0 -
OMG OMG OMG OH MY GAWD!!! I feel like a totaly badass tonight!!! check IT OUT!!!
Squats - 4x5 85lbs, felt badass so did the last set at 90LBS!!!! could've done the whole thing at 90lbs woot!
OHP - FINALLY FINALLY hit 45lbs, just the oly bar at the squat rack..goodbye SMITH MACHINE! OH MMMMM GEE
DL - 110lbs!!! ONE HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS PEOPLE!!! **** yeah! <
I did it, I said it...
BOOOOM!!!
I'm a little excited...heheheh ALL personal records..babes...(and token dude).
:drinker:
I'll check out all your post and chit chat ya up in a wee bit...gotta go do some naked dancing....
squat - 40lb (smith machine)
benchpress - 35lb (smith machine)
barbell row - 55lb
overhead press - 30lb (smith machine)
deadlift - 80lb
End of week one
squat - 60lb
benchpress - 40lbs
barbell row - 45lb
overhead press - 35lb
deadlift - 85lbs
End of week two
squat - 75lb
benchpress - 45lbs
barbell row - 50lb
overhead press - 35lb
deadlift - 95lbs
End of week three
squat - 90lb
benchpress - 45lbs
barbell row - 55lb
overhead press - 45lb
deadlift - 110lbs <---- BOOM!
OMG!!! You are a BADA$$ BAMF!!! That is OUTSTANDING!!!!!0 -
OMG OMG OMG OH MY GAWD!!! I feel like a totaly badass tonight!!! check IT OUT!!!
Squats - 4x5 85lbs, felt badass so did the last set at 90LBS!!!! could've done the whole thing at 90lbs woot!
OHP - FINALLY FINALLY hit 45lbs, just the oly bar at the squat rack..goodbye SMITH MACHINE! OH MMMMM GEE
DL - 110lbs!!! ONE HUNDRED AND TEN POUNDS PEOPLE!!! **** yeah! <
I did it, I said it...
BOOOOM!!!
I'm a little excited...heheheh ALL personal records..babes...(and token dude).
:drinker:
I'll check out all your post and chit chat ya up in a wee bit...gotta go do some naked dancing....
squat - 40lb (smith machine)
benchpress - 35lb (smith machine)
barbell row - 55lb
overhead press - 30lb (smith machine)
deadlift - 80lb
End of week one
squat - 60lb
benchpress - 40lbs
barbell row - 45lb
overhead press - 35lb
deadlift - 85lbs
End of week two
squat - 75lb
benchpress - 45lbs
barbell row - 50lb
overhead press - 35lb
deadlift - 95lbs
End of week three
squat - 90lb
benchpress - 45lbs
barbell row - 55lb
overhead press - 45lb
deadlift - 110lbs <---- BOOM!
OMG!!! You are a BADA$$ BAMF!!! That is OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Agreed!! You're progress is amazing, and hooray for getting rid of the smith machine!!!!! Complete BAMF 0 -
hehehehe I'm still totally geeked about last nights badassery! telling everyone! and they are looking at me like I'm nuts...
NSV - day three without getting on the scale people....my scale is soooo lonely. I can't believe it...weigh in is Sunday...not gonna do it until then.0 -
me & the scale are joined at the hip... I really need to ditch that skank but I cant... not yet....
anyway, just worked 12 hours ( as evidenced by my all night long posts) but managed to get a few cat naps.... going to see how I feel after warm-ups...may need to go home & sleep before attempting SLs.... If so I will just do a few laps for GP and go back to gym later... Im off work tonight so will get more than 8 hours of sleep tonight regardless....0 -
Loads of reading today ladies and Dooz (that gym story was funny)...phew!
I just wanted to day that Dani, your post was a head nodder...body image is a difficult subject at the best of times, I still struggle a bit, the mirror seems to be my enemy every day...also to the other two ladies who mentioned abuse...make me a third, I have several theories racked up about eating disorders...and it seems sexual/physical abuse is a common factor (sorry to be so downbeat here)...
Way to go everyone, sorry I have not got time to reply properly to it all.
You all rock and you know it!0 -
I have no witty name for this months thread (contemplated March Badassness instead of March Madness), so I'll leave the thread creation to the professionals.
I finally got a ipod case with a belt clip (well sort of, accidentally bought for the 4th generation instead of third, but I could rig it up)! Exercising to my own music makes such a difference in my workout. I kicked that arc trainers *kitten* (unfortunately it was cardio day). Kicked it up to level 9 instead of my typical 7 (level 8 is a wussy in between with lower resistance but higher incline; level 9 has higher resistance AND higher incline). No problem! Even made it the whole 45 minutes without dying. So much better than the "90's" music the gym plays that's 80% slow songs or songs I've never heard. Who plays that in a gym?!0 -
Made a March post. Wittiness did not abound.0
