Squat-tober: October check in and chat
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Roxy sorry for your loss =<
I'm having a deload week so I did squats 100 3x5, bench 80 3x5, row 65 3x5. Then I went to see how little assistance I can do for pullups. I got one with only 20lbs, but when I tried to do one without assistance it was an epic fail. After that I did 30 minutes of arcing.
I have a weird obsession with ranch mcwraps. So today I bought all the stuff and made a Treewrap. It was quite tasty. I blended melted butter, garlic powder, and ranch together for the sauce and it was pretty close.0 -
Thank you for your thoughts ladies
Speaking of pick ups, I have these tracksuit pants. They have this affect on men, so much so I had to stop wearing them at they gym. It was actually getting embarassing (and also a bit of a pain) So I relegated them to dog walking. And true to form at 6am this morning out with three dogs I get some guy just happening to catch me up and wanting to make conversation. Whaaaatttt???? So now I can't even wear them for walking the dogs!!!!!! still it gave me a smile.0 -
Roxy- your story made me LOL- the irresistible track pants
. And sorry for the loss in your family, it's never easy.
Kira- I think I'm back on track with taking the thyroid medicine on schedule. I had my WHOLE thyroid removed so I need to not get too loose with my taking it. After I feel I've done my part and been back on schedule for a while, I will have the levels checked and see if I need any changes. I suspect this was mostly my fault, but when I'm sick especially, I don't do as well with my schedule.
Stef- numbers look gooooood!
Lydia- how cool is it to even be considered entering a comp? Awesome.
Alicia & everyone else who commented during my recent 'crisis', thank you. I feel better and more optimistic now, lol, and promise not to be too much of a debbie downer. Just SO frustrating. I was looking at dropping cals to the dreaded 1200 range, but it looks like things might be getting better without having to take such drastic measures
Time will tell...
I wanted to catch up and comment on everyone's fantastic progress, but one of the kiddos seems to be awake already, gah.0 -
Alicia, deadline for entry is today, and I'm not lifting enough to make it worthwhile.. I'm very tempted for next year though which I never thought I would say!
I should just say I hadn't realised that this is the paralympic one.. lol.. but it's nice to have had the seed sown anyway! I'd still be interested in popping along and seeing the atmosphere and the awesome lifting!0 -
Roxy- your story made me LOL- the irresistible track pants.
Clearly all those years I went out in my nicest dresses and the like as a teenager I had the wrong idea all along, should have worn my trackies! Could not believe this morning though, he was ready for following me round the park and even asked if I had a boyfriend. And really I was not looking my best at that point!0 -
Well, I think this week off and new gym is coming none too soon! Crazy busy tonight, had to wait 20 minutes for a rack..
Squats at 57.5kg, suspect form issues are showing again. This is the final set..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqeDJyhVY-k
OHPs third attempt at 32.5kg, only managed 222 (after 544 last time and 343 the time before). Not a pretty sight.
Deadlift third attempt at 90kg, having done 2 each of the previous attempts I thought for sure I'd do more. No, sadly not.. but did manage to prop shoe with phone in it on a nearby bench..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVEVOZQ4vVI at least I think my form looks decent!
So it looks as though I should deload both the press and the deadlift, and I'm not sure about the squats.. while I hit 3x5, it certainly wasn't perfect..0 -
What kind of magical track pants are these anyway. Science demands you post a picture!
Lydia what is up with the red lights at your gym? Is it also a brothel? Squats are looking better! Still have hips coming up a smidge before the rest, but not nearly as much as before. Your DL looks great. You might get more power if you sat your *kitten* down more.0 -
@ Roxy: Prayers and light to your family for their loss.
@ Lydia: Have you ever tried froggy style deadlift? I use a wide stance (wider than shoulders) with my arms inside my knees, and it allows me to get my hips below parallel and not use my back when I deadlift.
Today was WO A for me
Squat: 3X5 @ 130 # This felt REALLY good today. I am having very little knee pain since I dropped my weight and started concentrating on pushing my knees out as I push through my heels.
Bench: 3x5 @ 105# Felt hard, but just got my flu shot. Ouch!
Row: 3x5 @ 75# This was perfect and will go up next week to 80#.
I lift on my planning time at work. I teach in a highschool and use the indoor track and weight room. The weight room is not perfect, but it is perfect for SL. Right now I can lift 2x a week, and am thinking about switching to Monday, Wed and Friday. I work my lifts like a circuit and go from one to another with no break (warm-up, light lift for squat, row, bench, reps of 8 for squat, row, bench and then set my weight and blow through sets as fast as my body will allow). Doing all 7 sets (two warm ups) and running a mile plus cool down usually takes me just about 50 minutes...and a prayer that no one will pull the fire alarm and mess up my workout!0 -
Thank you for your thoughts ladies
Speaking of pick ups, I have these tracksuit pants. They have this affect on men, so much so I had to stop wearing them at they gym. It was actually getting embarassing (and also a bit of a pain) So I relegated them to dog walking. And true to form at 6am this morning out with three dogs I get some guy just happening to catch me up and wanting to make conversation. Whaaaatttt???? So now I can't even wear them for walking the dogs!!!!!! still it gave me a smile.
Pics required. For science.0 -
I lift on my planning time at work. I teach in a highschool and use the indoor track and weight room. The weight room is not perfect, but it is perfect for SL. Right now I can lift 2x a week, and am thinking about switching to Monday, Wed and Friday. I work my lifts like a circuit and go from one to another with no break (warm-up, light lift for squat, row, bench, reps of 8 for squat, row, bench and then set my weight and blow through sets as fast as my body will allow). Doing all 7 sets (two warm ups) and running a mile plus cool down usually takes me just about 50 minutes...and a prayer that no one will pull the fire alarm and mess up my workout!
That's fast! Now I'm lifting at home, I've noticed how drawn out my workout has become. What with the little jiving to music, numerous toilet trips, resting on the spare room bed between sets and checking out my ipad, I'm lucky to get it done in 90 minutes (and I aint lifting heavy yet!)... I think I'll try this circuit idea, or I'll end up just sleeping between sets which isn't the point at all!!0 -
just because I can...
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wow did I ever screw that bench session....:grumble:
Squats were great 5x5 @ 135...son behind me saying not sure you gonna get this one...brat...might stay here tho as my form was suffering last 2 reps of the last set
Rows 5x5 @ 95 no deload Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I feel strong on that one after 2 fails in row...was getting ready to deload.
Now for the bench fiasco...
Checked my log here and it said 5x5 @ 90..and I was like I thought I failed...hmmm
So I started my set at 95...got 5 reps out...
took my break...next set got 2 out...and Im like wow failure...
then my DH is like you should be doing 90 you failed last time...duh...checked my spreadsheet and sure enough...
So now I go to 90...pound 1 set out...
fail on 3rd rep of 2nd set (Yell at DH for not being quick enough to get it off my chest.
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Go onto last set and pound them all out. :noway: :noway: :noway:
Fail period...gonna stay at 90 next time and make this one a wash
so stay at 135 for squatts at least next workout.
onto 100 on rows
stay at 90 for bench just cause I had a major blond moment...0 -
Haha Stef. This is why I keep my spreadsheet on my phone and look at it between every set. Sometimes twice. :huh:
Today was a deload day again. Then skipping friday per Dr.'s orders. I'll be back at it hard on Monday. I did front squats 75 2x5, ohp 3x55, and DL 3x175. I was in and out of the gym so fast! Deloading is fun that way.0 -
I am afraid about my workout getting too long. I will never finish if it gets over an hour...Willing to take other ideas! This week only did 3x5 instead of 5x5. If I go to the rec it will take much longer because I will have to do one exercise at a time. It is awfully rude to hog three areas in the weight room at a time, but I don't feel bad kicking a few teenagers out of the weightroom that should be in the gym learning field hockey...
I lift on my planning time at work. I teach in a highschool and use the indoor track and weight room. The weight room is not perfect, but it is perfect for SL. Right now I can lift 2x a week, and am thinking about switching to Monday, Wed and Friday. I work my lifts like a circuit and go from one to another with no break (warm-up, light lift for squat, row, bench, reps of 8 for squat, row, bench and then set my weight and blow through sets as fast as my body will allow). Doing all 7 sets (two warm ups) and running a mile plus cool down usually takes me just about 50 minutes...and a prayer that no one will pull the fire alarm and mess up my workout!
That's fast! Now I'm lifting at home, I've noticed how drawn out my workout has become. What with the little jiving to music, numerous toilet trips, resting on the spare room bed between sets and checking out my ipad, I'm lucky to get it done in 90 minutes (and I aint lifting heavy yet!)... I think I'll try this circuit idea, or I'll end up just sleeping between sets which isn't the point at all!!
Mine got long too--with swapping my husband's weights out for mine for each set and taking turns, we were going 2.5 hours easily. We cut that down to about 1.5 hours with timing our rest periods last night (approx bc we're also doing chinups and rehabbing our broken bits).0 -
AABRU, I switched to 3x5 fairly quickly for that very reason. You'll make progress well and get less bored too!
Stef, your son has it all wrong. He's supposed to be in the prison-rape-hug position behind you doing quarter squats while yelling 'light weight! light weight! it's all you brah!'0 -
Lydia what is up with the red lights at your gym? Is it also a brothel?
I just lol'd at this at work. Hahahaha.
I'm in such a good mood this morning because (I just received my new camera from Amazon, but also because) I finally feel like I'm back in the gym!!
Squats 5x5 @ 35kg with good form!!
Bench 5x5 @ 25kg (I know it's nothing, but at least I finished my sets for the first time in ages)
Rows 5x5 @ 30kg
I finally felt like I had some power and energy to move the weight. I did eat a banana BEFORE my workout, because the last few gym sessions I was ravenously hungry even before I finished. I wonder if one banana could have that big of an effect?0 -
ha ha not a brothel, but it does feel like a disco at times! the walls are red too.. very womb like.
my new gym isn't like that at all! only one more session before I join! http://www.fitnessacademybucks.co.uk/0 -
Ok decided to bite the bullet and join in with all you AMAZINGLY strong women and post my check-in. I am on my sixth week of SL5x5. This was last nights workout log
Squat
5x45lb
5x55lb
3x75lb
3x85lb
2x100lb
5x5 145lb
Press
2x5 45lb
5x55lb
3x60lb
2x65lb
5x5 90lb
Deadlift
3x120lb
2x140lb
2x160lb
5x175lb
I have included my warmup sets only because I copy and pasted off of my SLIC post. Everything felt pretty good, even though squats was heavy. My form on squats was not at its best and I still think I am going too deep. Going to take a video on friday I think. OHP is getting tough, last few reps were slow on the way up but I pushed through. Deadlift felt awesome.0 -
I'll have to read through later - I need to make an attempt to clean before a friend drops her toddler off for a while.
Wendler, Round 2, Week 3
Deadlifts.
1x5@170
1x3@195
1x5@220 BOOYAH!
5x10@115 Sumo deadlifts
3x10 Woodchoppers and back extensions
100 steps - farmers walk @35, waiters carry @20
Then I got a donut and some greek yogurt and tried to figure out what else I could eat. 0 -
Lydia what is up with the red lights at your gym? Is it also a brothel?
I just lol'd at this at work. Hahahaha.
I'm in such a good mood this morning because (I just received my new camera from Amazon, but also because) I finally feel like I'm back in the gym!!
Squats 5x5 @ 35kg with good form!!
Bench 5x5 @ 25kg (I know it's nothing, but at least I finished my sets for the first time in ages)
Rows 5x5 @ 30kg
I finally felt like I had some power and energy to move the weight. I did eat a banana BEFORE my workout, because the last few gym sessions I was ravenously hungry even before I finished. I wonder if one banana could have that big of an effect?
Bananas fix everything... Big banana fan here. They are my fuel of choice 0 -
Ok decided to bite the bullet and join in with all you AMAZINGLY strong women and post my check-in. I am on my sixth week of SL5x5. This was last nights workout log ...
Looking pretty amazingly strong yourself there! Nice group here and fun to keep up with. 0 -
My last October workout and my last at this gym!
Squats 60kg 3x5 first time at this weight and I'm a little delighted I finally got there before moving gyms. Third set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5dQsJLBE8A it ain't pretty, but stood them all up!
Press 42.5kg third attempt (or fourth? I forget..) 2,2,2 so rather better than last time's 1 and give up.
Pendlay rows 50kg second attempt 5,5 and something went ping either at the top of my hamstring or my left buttock, not sure what but I decided that discretion was the better choice so had a good stretch and ran away. Nice hot bath time I think.. and maybe a medicinal drinky..0 -
After raking the yard I really didn't want to lift, but thought I'd try...
Went fine!
Squats 125 (same weight, but felt better)
OHP 60 Still barely squeaking out that last rep, but it's getting there!
Deadlift 172.50 -
Just finished a few "medicinal drinkies" myself...it was a lonnnggggggg week. Had to do my Thursday workout today...but got almost all of it in today.
OHP: 4X5 of 75 pounds Set 4 was difficult.
Squat: 4x5 of 135. Squat felt awesome today. knees feel good (finally)
Deadlift: 4x5 of 145. I did my warm up regular style and then did my 4x5 sumo style. I can really feel my *kitten* tonight.
Ran a mile...slowly. It feels like I'm running so fast and then I look at my time it 14 minutes have gone by. WTH? I felt like I was flying today.
Good to know that 3x 5 or 4x 5 will still work for me...thanks! Today I poured sweat through my workout and for a while after. :drinker:0 -
Well done ladies! My backside is v sore if I lean or bend over, though sitting standing and squatting are all fine.. ibuprofen and puzzling about it. Holiday now so it has a chance to recover at least!0
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I skipped lifting today as I did way too much garden work (it's the time of year to cut it all down...so sad). Plus I've had a sore right glute for days now that only feels good if I put pressure on one certain spot. So, I know a lot of you use a foam roller and am looking for advice.
There are regular foam rollers that are smooth and others with knobs. The ones with knobs tend to say they're for advanced users. I'm not sure what to get as I don't think the one without knobs is going to do much. RIght now I'm sitting on my rolling pin (I'll wait for you to stop laughing....). It feels awesome. I'm thinking a foam roller (without knobs) is not going to be as hard as a wooden rolling pin, which makes me think I need the knobby one, but I don't want to hurt myself!!
Any thoughts? Maybe I'll just stick with the rolling pin. I do have 2...0 -
Hey, but this is pretty much the only good kind of pain in the *kitten*, right??My backside is v sore
Yay, I seem to be progressing again! (Go banana!, in the voice of Ralph Wiggum)
Squats: 5x5 @ 37.5kg
OHP: 5 5 5 5 4 @ 20kg OOOOH. That last rep really wasn't happening, but considering how much better that was compared to every attempt at OHP since I started SL, I can wait until next session to tick that off. (Besides, it'll be a while before I feel okay about adding weight to the bar...)
Deadlift: 1x3 @ 70kg
Also, I decided I would see if I can make an Android lifting app that includes what I need (altering increment amounts, being able to plan my workout beforehand and save it, plate calculator maybe. heh heh). It's a bit steep to understand the API, so I don't know if anything will come of it.
EDIT: And omgomgomg for the first time in forever and a half, I saw someone squatting in the other rack, and it was a woman who I often see at the gym (doing other stuff) in the morning! That made me very happy (and creepy) inside.0 -
Hello ladies skipped Fridays workout...just couldn't find the time between work and getting the man, the man child and myself ready for a halloween party..blah...
To top it all off I ate like a maniac this weekend again...jees. Funny thing is I am down another lb...:noway: (I eat about 1600 a day)
So today was Workout B...can you save love workout B....
Squat 5x5 @ 140 today but the last rep on the last set I am not happy with. Man child was in the house but not in the room so didn't want to get too deep...I am staying at 140 on Wednesday just not liking no *kitten* to grass. Mind you the heavier I get the more I notice that the form really does help...
OHP...no deload YAH...:drinker: 3rd time @65 and ripped them all out last rep was hard but not impossible.
DL 1x5 @ 160 (almost my own weight) I feel beastly...hehe
If I can squat my own weight by the end of the year I will be so pleased....0 -
^^ haha Stef- I ate like a maniac this weekend and weighed in lower too. I have learned from experience that for me at least, there's a delay of a couple days before the real effect shows itself. But, it was fun to think eating more would be good (still hanging around 1450 calls, but hoping to be able to increase soon with lifting the heavy things). I find that I'm quite satisfied with 1600-1700 cals, and was painfully stuffed on Saturday at 2000+ cals (yikes) when I ate all the food and drank all the wine on my mini-vacay.
Yep, when I could squat my body weight-my initial goal, I switched to 3X5 and quickly to the 5/3/1 cause the workouts were getting LOOOOONG and a little boring (love lifting but wanted more variety). I'm using Wendler and the triumvirate accessory program and really like it so far.
You all look like you are doing great. I check here a lot for inspiration, so if I don't say it...thanks for the posts that help me keep going.0 -
Stef I'm sure you'll be able to squat your weight by the end of the year. Easy! You seem pretty bamf.
Today I had a mini workout. squatted 170x5, and benched 132x3. Still going to do 135x3 or attempt it anyway on Fri. I'm still recovering so I think that's why I couldn't get all my reps. Also skipped rows and accessories for this reason.0
