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  • inkysmurf
    inkysmurf Posts: 168
    grandmoo - you did not totally blow it - no way hose!!

    95lbs - that is awesome - you squatted 95lbs (hey lady - I cannae do that.... yet :-) ) - maybe you didn't hit your reps but you still lifted heavy.

    tomorrow is indeed another day - so don't beat yourself up at all.
    x
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    getting ready to go to the gym on the hottest day of the year so far.. must be crazy! but it's been ages (or feels like it), so I -need- to go. shame it's deadlift day! However I'm waiting for the huz to get back from his bike ride to take some progress shots first :)
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    hm. tempted not to bother with trousers next time, don't reckon I scrape the bar up my shins anyway (I know that might be a bad thing!)...

    anyway, B lift day today:
    6x3 52.5kg squat
    OHP 30.7kg (yes I broke out the fractionals!) 544 was HARD still, such a weeeeed with my triceps!
    Deadlift - 1x5 60kg 1x3 70kg 1x5 75kg still pushing them hips, hope it was ok..

    then managed 3 pullups with only 30kg of assistance, and did my cycling HIIT.

    :)
  • cpiton
    cpiton Posts: 380 Member
    TOTALLY blew it on my squats Saturday morning. Warmups were awesome. then, loaded 105 lbs on the bar, 4 excellent reps, fifth rep, not so much. Went down and decided to let the rack have it. So I deloaded to 100 lbs, made 2 whole reps, got pissed, deloaded to 95 lbs, made 3 reps, said to hell with it and went to bench press. Stupid me was supposed to be at 75 lbs on the bench and row today, but noooooo, wasn't thinking right (guess from being so pissed at failing the squats) and only loaded 70 lbs. At least the bench and rows went well...I talked to a trainer at the gym who competes and looks incredible (and is my ancient age-lol) and she suggested I have a sweet potato, or banana, or oatmeal or some other complex carbs the night before a lifting day. I will be shopping today!

    And as Scarlett O'Hara says: "tomorrow is another day".

    I have had squat days like this. And deadlift days like this, and OHP days like this...lol
    You're doing great. And next time will be even better.
    Good advice about the sweet potato. I hear ice cream works, too. :wink:
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    Ice cream ftw!
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    I like sweet potato and I like ice cream. I also like sweet potato pie....Hmmmmm. Maybe I can try and make a sweet potato ice cream....
  • Will_Thrust_For_Candy
    Will_Thrust_For_Candy Posts: 6,109 Member
    Great workout for me this morning!

    Deadlifts, barbell glute bridges, reverse crunches and some natural glute ham raises for funsies (and because I was an even sexier *kitten* :laugh: )


    Now date tonight.....not sure what to expect.....maybe this one will actually be FUN and non-douche like :laugh:
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
    hope the date goes well!

    I've put some new progress pics up, but don't think they show much progress. ... hey ho!
  • jogirlruns
    jogirlruns Posts: 45 Member
    @daisybee Congrats on the 'arm dents'! I have 'leg dents' now (V's above my knees) and am very proud of them!

    Workout B, yesterday
    Squat 145 5x5
    OHP 45 6x5 - I will progress if it kills me!
    Deads 140 lbs 1x5

    Back and hip flexors a bit tender today. I think my squat form is crap. I do great at the warm up weights, but when I get up to my training weight all bets are off!

    Long weekend here in Canada! Hooray! No work tomorrow!!
  • DaniH826
    DaniH826 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Alright, I'm all set for my July shenanigans! I finally settled on a Starting Strength A/B variation (going up with the squats every other workout rather than every workout, and going up with cleans and presses by 2.5 rather than 5), plus heavy dumbbell rows with rep increase each week, plus kettlebell, barbell and dumbbell complexes on each lifting day (alternating). So basically going for strength and endurance this time around rather than making it an either/or situation. Which is why I'm doing 3x5 rather than 5x5 because I'm not in kirabob/jstout/vegas über-bada$$ territory just yet. :laugh: But hey, for me it'll definitely be progress, even though I'm starting off with a major deload. Plus I left myself the option of skipping squats every other workout which should prevent burnout if I'm just not feeling heavy squats on certain days.

    If all goes as planned, I'll be squatting triple digits and deadlifting big girl plates by the end of July (a month later than originally planned, but better late than never). Here's to hoping ... :flowerforyou:
  • grandmoo
    grandmoo Posts: 34 Member
    Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement! I'm so sad that ice cream would be a very bad thing for me (I low carb because if I don't, I binge eat - it's not a pretty thing). I had a sweet potato/banana smoothie for supper last night (ugh, too much banana I think), so we'll see how things go this morning. (When I say "smoothie" it's usually more the consistency of soft-serve, so I can pretend it's ice cream-lol).

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