March Check-in&Chat - Green beer to fuel your lifts!
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Grrr. Workout sucked today. Squats went good, am up to 60 lbs on the first day of the 2nd week. I am still REALLY struggling on OHP, I complete it, but can tell my form is not good. Should I scale down to a lighter bar? And I aimed too high with deadlifts; completed the 95 lbs after misreading the "directions" last workout, but again, form was not spot on, so back down on that, too. But, it was still fun to be in the "big boy section"......even if it was with my cousin.....in a PT gym.....filled with mostly 60 yr plus heart patients
Overhead presses are tough. Do you think your form was not so good because the weight was heavy? If so then you may want to lower the weight a bit.
but honestly - with the influx of men lately I don't feel comfortable posting in here anymore because of 1. Some women's reaction to the men in here 2. I don't feel like talking about how my boobs get in the way of some lifts sometimes because there are men in here. cause what advice is a man going to give me about my boobs being in the way of my rows sometimes. "hey strap em down sweetie pie! Maybe it'll work then!" Or maybe "Oh do you think your form is suffering cause it's too heavy???""" really??? Come on.
I'm tired of men thinking that our lifts can't be awesome and maybe we're lifting too heavy - dude. So there. end of rant. if that was a rant. I tried to be nice.
Peacing out. Never wanted to make anyone uncomfortable by being here. But it seems to be going down that road so I will just step out. You ladies are awesome and have a nice day.
Sorry! I got really busy and forgot to reply. I didn't read anything or thought anything in anyone's responses was offensive. I was looking for feedback and got it, so thank you, all of you!
@ Vince. Yes! My form was off because the weight was too heavy. I don't know if I said in my original post but I was only doing the bar on the OHP. I was arching my back and def felt it the next day. So the only lighter bar I have, since I lift at home normally, is one of those bent barbells, not sure the correct name. So I was going to scale back to that until I find the right weight. Does that sound like a good plan?
I think those are EZ bars, and yes, sounds like the right thing to do.0 -
Workout this morning was kind of meh.
I'm starting to really feel the squats, and they hurt. Not that I've injured myself, but I think my lack of flexibility is starting to bite me in the *kitten* now that the weight is increasing. Managed 5x5 at 85 again without too many problems though.
OHP was not too bad considering I just went up in weight. I did 5,5,4,4,4 at 57.5. Could have been worse.
Deads were a little problematic. My legs were still tired from squats. Even my warm up at 115 felt a little rough. Ugh. I did manage 170lbs, which is an increase and did it more 2,1,2. Not horrible long rests in between, but longer than just adjusting grip in between (which I've actually started doing). Think I'll repeat that one on Sunday.
And for those who haven't seen my wall, rounded out the lovely workout by leaving my towel at home. Awkward... Today will be better; there is beer tonight or maybe even barley wine if I'm feeling spendy.0 -
About to do Workout B, first workout of this week - but I have a sore heel. I don't know how I did it, there wasn't a moment when I remember it starting hurting per say but it was agony on Sunday so I didn't walk anywhere, and yesterday and today it's been a bit better but I can still feel it. I hope my workout doesn't make it worse - i'll stop if I feel it does. Just frustrating cos I want to workout and I have a light weekend because of it... If all else fails I get I can do push-ups and swim!!0
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I think those are EZ bars, and yes, sounds like the right thing to do.
I'm currently doing the OHP on the super-curl bar and if you hold it properly, it works just fine. I reset mine to 35 pounds and am going from there. In no hurry ...0 -
Thank you everyone!
Excited to see how the rest of the 12 weeks will go.
Congrats ! That is so exciting. How many weeks are you in?
Just finished week 3. Long ways to go! 0 -
Workout A for the Chubbster today. All repeat weights:
130 squats
90 bench- 2-4-4-5-5 ----boooo
95 rows
I got to do my first Roll of Shame today. I got 2 reps of my first set of benches and my arms decided they didn't like what was going on. The bar landed on my HRM transmitter (yowchie) and I'm fully expecting at least one small bruise from the experience. I'm trying for 90 again next time and I'm guessing that I might need to deload.0 -
I got to do my first Roll of Shame today. I got 2 reps of my first set of benches and my arms decided they didn't like what was going on. The bar landed on my HRM transmitter (yowchie) and I'm fully expecting at least one small bruise from the experience.
Aww, I am sorry that you had to do the roll, and that your HRM got in the way!0 -
Thanks Tameko for the intermediate writeups!!! Not that I need them. I know I suck at lifts, but I don't think I could tell you right now where I need improvement (and what accessory lifts would help with that). So, I guess I'm still sitting pretty at a beginner level, and I'm fine with that. :laugh: Hoping to power through until I go to Scotland, and then that will be my diet and exercise break. Then maybe a lighter deload week back, and then back to the grind. It's the plan, but we'll see how it actually goes...
When are you going? Where are you going? I have only been once but I love Scotland!! My husband is a piper and back in 95 we were there for a month going around to the folk fests and Scottish small pipe gatherings. It was awesome!
I'm actually going on a "tour" with two pipe and drum bands, one Scotish, and one from California (together on the same trip). I'm leaving at the end of April, and we're going to the Isle of Mull, Loch Lemond, Oban, Sterling, Rosslyn Chapel, Glenkinchie distillery and Edinburgh. Should be a lot of fun. There will be several private concerts, a ceilidh, and a whole lot of drinking. Even though it's more expensive, I thinking about sticking with whisky for the trip because I drink it so much slower than beer. Beer could lead to problems (like 6 a night problems). Especially since my tummy tends to hate excessive amounts of beer and I'm going to have a random roommate...
End of April! How glorious! We were there for the month of April, leaving at the end and I was so sad because the blossoms were coming out on the trees and I wanted to experience that next phase!! I'm so excited for you!!!0 -
Workout A for the Chubbster today. All repeat weights:
130 squats
90 bench- 2-4-4-5-5 ----boooo
95 rows
I got to do my first Roll of Shame today. I got 2 reps of my first set of benches and my arms decided they didn't like what was going on. The bar landed on my HRM transmitter (yowchie) and I'm fully expecting at least one small bruise from the experience. I'm trying for 90 again next time and I'm guessing that I might need to deload.
Am I reading this correctly that you lifted 2 on your first set, and finished with 5s?
If so it just sounds like you need to warm up more.0 -
Hi everyone! Still breaking rules here, and doing all the lifts in one day. I just feel better about the workout when I get them all in. Is that wrong??
Nope, that's what I'm doing. Starting at 2x8 and working up to 2x12 which is just one short of 5x5.
You're doing SL deadlifts which tax the CNS a lot less than regular DLs so you should be fine. If you were doing regular DLs I'd caution you against (I do regular DLs so I'm scaling them down to every other workout and am dropping the weight by a lot), but I don't see an issue, really.
Watch for signs of overtraining though, and pay attention to your body. But, we should all do that anyway.
OH gosh, what is a regular dead lift compared to a SL dead lift? I have no idea what I'm doing?
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/clean-style-deadlift-technique.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/rdl-vs-sldl.html
Thanks Tameko. I'm doing the clean style dead lifts.0 -
Am I reading this correctly that you lifted 2 on your first set, and finished with 5s?
If so it just sounds like you need to warm up more.
I did 4 warmup sets and I think the problem was I didn't really rest after the last one and I didn't really want to push it on sets 2 & 3. If I had, I might have gotten all 5.0 -
Felt like crap today. Just noooo energy and no appetite. Gonna be way under on cals today. Did get the house cleaned and laundry done.
Went ahead and did my workout anyway, surprisingly no fails.
Squats 75lbs
Bench 60lbs
Rows 80 lbs
Been having this weird little vibration in my left thigh. Probably a muscle spasm even though its not painful just really irritating. More yoga for me tonight, my flexibility is starting to suck.
Hope everyone is having a great week.0 -
"Official" first day of All Pro's went well. Bought a clock for the garage and made myself rest the full 60 seconds between sets, which helped.
Decided to probably scale the deadlifts down some from 3x5 to maybe 1x5 since I lost form after the first set and that's a no-no for Yours Truly OCD Queen Form Nazi. :bigsmile: Besides, 3x5 deadlifts felt like a lot even at low weight.
My left shoulder was a bit creaky during the OHP so I'm going to have to keep an eye on it. If it ain't one thing, it's another, seems like. 'nother body part heard from. :huh: I only did 1 set of warm-ups for bench so maybe I'll scale that up to 2 next time to make sure the arms are properly warmed up. Then again my neck has been tight from sleeping weird for the last day or 2, so who knows?
Starting to get the hang of things though ... woop woop!
Also, my pants were being super droopy yesterday but the scale hasn't really budged much (circulates around the same couple three pounds with a sloooooooow trend downward) and the tape measure isn't moving.
Gremlins, I tell ya! Gremlins! :bigsmile:
Other than that I'm quite happy with it. Took a lot less time now that I'm getting the hang of the lift sequence and how to switch the plates and bar(s) around. It's a lot easier when you have a schedule posted that you can just blindly follow without thinking much about it.
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Hi everyone...
I was on vacation the past week, but still managed to get in modified SL work. The gym on the cruise didn't have any bars so I had to use the leg press for squats and then dumbbells for the other lifts, but I still made it work.
First SL day after vacation and put up some good numbers:
Squat: 110
Bench and Row: 90
I had been holding at 100 on squats for a few weeks just to work on form, but I think flexibility was more of a factor. Today I was able to get deeper and not have wobbly knees and I think it was because I did an actual warm-up of half mile on the treadmill and some good stretching before. So I will keep that up and see how things progress. I'm getting excited to be getting closer to tripple digits for all lifts except for OHP. 60 was a challenge on OHP so I know I will probably hit the wall on that here in the next few rounds of B.
Soosannah - I sometimes get muscle twitches that just feel like vibrations. I notice it after lifting and when my potassium intake has been down. They can be very annoying.
Dani - I agree that Gremlins are in everyone's scales!0 -
So, I just want to quickly report in. I last did a Stronglifts workout on Friday. On Sunday I did a workout with my TRX and had good fun with it. I plan to use it when we are camping on our motorcycles this season, so I want to get familiar with it. My plan is to swap it in to the rotation once every two weeks. Monday my abs were screaming so I decided to do just to a bit of direct core work after each TRX session.
I came into some extra money recently and I splurged and ordered a set of fractional weights from E-Bay. I figure I am going to be needing them on every exercise including squats and deads pretty soon, and the linear thinker in me wants to keep adding *something* every session.
Yesterday I did:
Squat 65 lb. 5X5 I felt like I was way more in the groove than I have been before. Less wobbles and teeters, more overall strength, better tightening up and (therefore) better power up out of the squat.
Bench 65 lb. 5X5 I wrote a note to myself that I need to repeat this weight because my form kept breaking down. Unless my fractionals arrive before then.
Row 75 lb. 5X5 I love the bumper plates because they let me have the bar at the right height! These went well. They're starting to be challenging.
Then I did some crunches, skipped the cardio, and scooted on home to see my partner who had been out of town for 2 1/2 weeks!
I caught myself fantasizing about doing power cleans someday, LOL. I have only seen two people doing them at my gym. It would be so cool to master them. I don't want to screw up my knees though!0 -
Dang! You girls are gettin' it! :bigsmile:
I woke up this morning thinking that my back was all better. Got ready for work, moved about the house, got in the car and half way across the parking lot before I could feel it again. I may skip lifting tonight, or maybe just not do the deadlift. I imagine I will see how it's feeling by the end of the work day.
It's going to be a doozie of a day, I think. My boss came in feeling bad, so she's in one of those moods, have an appointment this morning, then another this afternoon (doctors and lawyers...I guess I don't go cheap, huh?), so will probably be all grades of frazzled by the time I get home.
I did find some good lower back yoga stretches last night and they felt pretty amazing, so maybe I will try some of them on the office floor today.
At any rate, happy Hump Day!0 -
You ladies are bringing it! Congrats to everyone on their awesomeness.
I have a quick NSV to share. I tried on a pair of jeans last night that were a size smaller than I thought I needed. And woo hoo--they were TOO BIG! The scale isn't moving, but clearly the fat is. Happy dance.:laugh:0 -
Good morning Ladies!
I completed my second 3x5 workout this morning and I'm still super happy I made the switch! I am still really struggling with my BP @ 66# though so I have come to the conclusion that this could be my first real stall :ohwell: I will try it again next workout and then deload if required.
Have a great day!0 -
Grrrr upward scale movement. Trying not to let it get to me. Also done with the trainer who tried to talk me out of the SL again.0
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Grrrr upward scale movement. Trying not to let it get to me. Also done with the trainer who tried to talk me out of the SL again.
Tell me about it. I'm currently 2 pounds up, although this past weekend was TOM and I've been eating fairly crappily. Ugh. Need to get back on track...0 -
Hang in there ladies.....the changes in your bodies will come even if the scale doesn't move!
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Great workout today!! No fails! Very happy!! Have i mentioned I love lifting!!!
Squat 120 lb
Bench 85 lb
Row 85 lb
My little foray into the 1200 calories plus exercise calories didn't work for me. We will have to find another way to save money because I have to eat!!! I am not interested in that binging that was going on. I have upped my cals to 1400 plus exercise cals again. (I think that is TDEE as if I were sedentary) I am still finding it difficult to keep it down to that but I think it is just my body rebelling against that 1200 crap!
So yes I feel your pain related to those scale gremlins! I'm hovering but at least I'm not feeling like I'm starving all the time! I'm just going to trust that in time changes will happen!0 -
Ladies (and guys, if you are so inclined),
Have y’all seen these? I am SOOOOO ordering a pair!
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Great workout today!! No fails! Very happy!! Have i mentioned I love lifting!!!
Squat 120 lb
Bench 85 lb
Row 85 lb
My little foray into the 1200 calories plus exercise calories didn't work for me. We will have to find another way to save money because I have to eat!!! I am not interested in that binging that was going on. I have upped my cals to 1400 plus exercise cals again. (I think that is TDEE as if I were sedentary) I am still finding it difficult to keep it down to that but I think it is just my body rebelling against that 1200 crap!
So yes I feel your pain related to those scale gremlins! I'm hovering but at least I'm not feeling like I'm starving all the time! I'm just going to trust that in time changes will happen!
WTG on your lifts. Im jealous of your bench!0 -
Ladies (and guys, if you are so inclined),
Have y’all seen these? I am SOOOOO ordering a pair!
Where can I order the *kitten* and legs?? I would like to trade mine in.0 -
Great workout today!! No fails! Very happy!! Have i mentioned I love lifting!!!
Squat 120 lb
Bench 85 lb
Row 85 lb
My little foray into the 1200 calories plus exercise calories didn't work for me. We will have to find another way to save money because I have to eat!!! I am not interested in that binging that was going on. I have upped my cals to 1400 plus exercise cals again. (I think that is TDEE as if I were sedentary) I am still finding it difficult to keep it down to that but I think it is just my body rebelling against that 1200 crap!
So yes I feel your pain related to those scale gremlins! I'm hovering but at least I'm not feeling like I'm starving all the time! I'm just going to trust that in time changes will happen!
WTG on your lifts. Im jealous of your bench!
No worries! You are doing great Soosannah! We'll all get where we want to be if we just persevere! I had to start over when I hurt my back so it feels great to finally be moving up a little!! I think the 85 on the bench may actually be a PR! I also wanted to say I love your sharpei!
Chunkmunk Congratulations!! To hell with those scale gremlins when you fit into tiny jeans who cares!!!
Hofosho great job getting rid of the naysayer trainer!!!0 -
Lmao @ Soos. I want to trade mine in, too, and hug you for the needed giggle.
I am still having issues with the left side of my lower back/hips/@$$ so I skipped my deadlift tonite, which really pisses me off, as it's one of my favorites.
That said, however, I went up 5 lbs each on squats and OHP, 90 and 50, respectively.
I think my bar and plates is the BEST ever investment in myself.
The hubs is thrilled that I actually love myself enough to give a chit enough to take care of myself. This has made a major improvement in the state of our marriage, which was on the skids last summer.
So I am sitting here soaking my errant left side in a tub of hot water with bubbles. I need sleep soon. I am SOOO tired, but, dayum! It's a good tired, though, and I will sleep well tonight.0 -
Lmao @ Soos. I want to trade mine in, too, and hug you for the needed giggle.
I am still having issues with the left side of my lower back/hips/@$$ so I skipped my deadlift tonite, which really pisses me off, as it's one of my favorites.
That said, however, I went up 5 lbs each on squats and OHP, 90 and 50, respectively.
I think my bar and plates is the BEST ever investment in myself.
The hubs is thrilled that I actually love myself enough to give a chit enough to take care of myself. This has made a major improvement in the state of our marriage, which was on the skids last summer.
So I am sitting here soaking my errant left side in a tub of hot water with bubbles. I need sleep soon. I am SOOO tired, but, dayum! It's a good tired, though, and I will sleep well tonight.
Boo on missing deadlifts. I have decided its my favorite, that and the bench press. OHP still sucks! But WTG on hitting 50lbs.
Best decision I ever made was moving the weight stuff to the dining room from the creepy basement. It also comes in handy for laundry days on no lift days. Bench to put the folded and a nice bar for the hanging stuff lol.
Hope your back gets to feeling better, but I think you are doing right in nursing it and not trying to overdo it. There's always next week for deadlifts!0 -
Back from Boston, onwards to SF. Waaaay to much scrunched siting for my back. But went out to lift after class final this morning!
Squat 135 5x5
Deadlifts 145 5x1
OHP 55 (failed on last set, but felt pretty boss as I had to power clean them all)
Not really sure what I'm going to do for the next week and a half--only gym nearby has $150 first join-up fee and looks to be mostly aerobic classes stuff. May try some bodyweight tutorials on youtube, or just take puppy jogging.
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The hubs is thrilled that I actually love myself enough to give a chit enough to take care of myself. This has made a major improvement in the state of our marriage, which was on the skids last summer.
And that is what it's about, not superficial things like weight loss or what some tape measure says or whatever. Glad to hear it!0
