DawnEmbers wrote: »

Managed to get my lifting workout done after work tonight, which made for a long evening.

Workout B

Squat - 5x5 @ 135 - back to the big plates.
OHP - 5x5 @ 60 - they were tough as I'd failed on them and deloaded before but made it this time.
Deadlift - 1x5 @ 165 and 1x2 also at 165 - I tried mix grip on that second two just to see what it feels like as I've just being doing both overhand but grip is starting to struggle.

Leg Press - 3x8 @ 140 cause why not
Treadmill - slow walk for 35 minutes

Next comes sleep.

Damn, those are impressive numbers!!


Bennett, .5 over what period of time and how was it measured. Gained .5 of muscle is HIGHLY impressive. It's a lot harder to gain muscle than most folks think. Keep up the great work.

Pmag- oh no!! Hope you didn't break something! My dd wants me to try skateboarding with her...I'm too old for that! Feel better soon!

I just left the gym, without working out!!! The parking lot was so packed I could not even park illegally along the curb!! Ridiculous! Now I'm shopping for a new gym...and planning to take my friends with me. It's not a convenient gym and I don't take the classes anymore, so why am I over paying for the inconvenience? So annoyed! I guess I'll try again later today...grrrrr!

I love using the crockpot with chicken and such. mmm

Workout A is done for today.

Squat - 5x5 @ 140, it was tough near the end but my back was less cranky than the weight before, so that was interesting.

Bench - 5x5 @ 85, barely. I was worried at the end of more than one set that I'd need to rerack on the lower set. I pushed through but will probably do this weight again. It's the one I failed at before the deload so we'll see if I can push past in a little bit.

Row - 5x5 @ 95, barely. I like the height from 25's more but it's a bit heavy. I'll repeat this weight next time.

3x8 db bench with 27.5
3x8 db row with 22.5

Then 40 minutes slow cardio on treadmill. Need to charge iPod as it didn't make it through the whole cardio session and that's just a shame.

Back and chest today. Did good mornings for the first time. I really like them. We'll see if that continues as I add more weight.

Dawn - nice workout.

Dna- I sympathize with you/ I have an 11 yo as well- sometimes she is trying (and I am short on patience.)
For myself I don't need bubble wrap just common sense(although the family might go for the bubble wrap-they know me-they still wanted to bike ) I am considering a sensory deprivation immersion tank the next time I get a winter stircraziness.
My leg was pretty stiff and then worse when the ibuprofen wore off. No lifting until Thursday and if I'm still sore I will see a dr. For some reason I am optimistic that it will heal and maybe a short break will help my shoulder as well.

Hello ladies,

Pmag, I hope its not serious and you feel better soon. I've done silly things like that with the kids too. We used to have one of those really big balls that the kids roll around in and the height limit is 5ft (yep that me) and the weight limit was 150 (no problem) so what do I do? I rolled down the stairs in it, with my son when he was 2 ( I went first alone to make sure it was safeish) My BF (the adult in the house) thought I was nuts and my mom yelled at me. Sometimes its hard to grow up

Dawn you are killing the workouts, keep up the good work.

Dna, sorry for your crap mood, I my oldest is 11.5 too, and there are days that I feel like I'm going to hurt him if I see those eyes roll at me one more time. And the attitude I got last night for telling him to brush his teeth then asking if there was something wrong because he gave me attitude. I hope its the age and my sweet little boy will come back one day but I'm not holding my breath lol.

I finally feel like I'm getting back on track with my workouts. I did my cardio and 3rd workout for stage 7 yesterday. I expected my legs to be sore but oddly its my shoulders that are.

Beeps you're still doing great keep going

I got my final paperwork done for my new job, all the drug tests & background checks are good & clear ( of course) and my new boss call and told me to come in at 8 am Monday. I'm so excited and nervous to start. My leaving the company has prompt my boss to pull her head out of her butt and she is afraid of my BF leaving as well ( he as applications out too) so she offered my job to him with a Lead title (which I should have had) and a lot more money (which I also should have had). I was really angry & hurt at first but overall I'm happy to leave this company and now we'll be able to take vacations together and we both have bigger pay checks soon. I'm very optimistic about this year, looks like things are turning around finally

Hey all, arrived here in QLD for our hols. Off to Sea World today.... hoping the walking is enough of a workout for me :-)

Pmag - hope you're ok. I pulled my injury yesterday getting in the car (grumble). Being injured is no fun!

Good updates here ladies!

Dawn-you're a beast! Great lifting!

Love-you're a handsome couple for sure! aw, love

Ali and Beeps-good luck Monday on the new jobs!!

Ali-I'd have mixed feelings about your old job, but the bright side sure is bright!

Pmag-hope you're healing and resting well!

DNA-love your posts - always make me smile cocoa and bed sounds good to me!!

I'm in the 11.5 y.o. Club. she's a dream compared to my 14 y.o. Just wait! When the hormones fully kick in it's even more fun!

Jane- kettlebell class sounds good.

I'm liking the new LA Fitness they're opening nearby. I think they'll be the new gym . Won't open til March, but it'll be fun to have a new gym with all new squat racks, a cage...getting excited .

Gonna lift tomorrow morning! My mom is in the hospital and it's been a long stressful day no end in sight...sigh. Lifting will be a good reprieve!

Thanks Love!

My mom was admitted to the hospital last night with a very resistant UTI and poor kidney function . Sadly it's not the first time this has happened...but she's doing better today and in good spirits. hope she'll be able to go home soon and will be strong enough to live on her own. She usually needs a caregiver when she's first home, but I can't be that person. It becomes very demanding.

But, I hit the gym and got my workout in. Still doing SL with other stuff thrown in. Overhead press fail at 50lbs! pathetic!! I was really hungry (waiting to eat until after) so I hope that was part of it. Squats and DLs were good! Did ab work and glute bridges afterwards. still not sure I'll stick with SL. My upper body strength won't improve quickly enough for it to stay interesting I think. Bench and press are weak . Love bent over rows though .

Sorry about your mom Julie. I hope she recovers soon. And a squat rack? How exciting! My gym has nothing like that.

Beeps, yay on getting the job! Plus you're doing great on the weight loss. Keep going!

love, I used to be anal about weighing/measuring EVERY ingredient and logging it all. Now that I'm married though, my husband does most of the cooking so most of the time I have no idea how much of anything he uses. So now I just search the database for something someone already entered that looks reasonable and use it. Of course it's much less accurate that way, but takes a lot of pressure off me.

pmag, I hope you're feeling better.

So yesterday, for the first time since the start of the year, the gym was packed. Ugh! Good thing everyone was either doing cardio or doing upper body. It was my lower body day so I didn't have to wait very long on equipment, but still. I hope today is better.

Hello everyone,

Julie, hope your mom feels better soon.

Beeps, congrats of the new job!!

I had a NSV today, I've got an old pair of size 4 jeans on. In the past year I may have only lost about 6-7lbs ( which sounds pathetic) but I've gone from wearing a size 10-12 to the 4's I have one today. I've also learned not to rely on the scale so much, it lies. I used to not exercise at all to several times a week of cardio and lifting. I like the changes that I can see and it doesn't hurt the occasional message from some random guy on here to tell my that I look good and to keep up the good work. (except from that one guy who said he wanted to smell my armpits, that was just weird lol). I'm feeling rather proud of myself today and hope I can continue the hard work through the changes that are going to happen with my new job.

You guys are awesome, keep lifting heavy (*)

Sam are you stressed or just needing more sleep?
It's hard to keep up with this thread- nice to see some good workouts- dawn you are kicking it.
Nice NSv ali 5 lbs is a lot!!
Beeps good luck on Monday
I am 90% better - thanks for the well wishes. I lifted bench light at 55 5 x 10, incline bench db 15 lb 5 x 10, seated rows 50lb x 10 then 40x 5 repeat x 3 and tricep pull downs 40 4x 10 -- 'my shoulder feels good so should be getting better. At times I felt it was stronger than my left -- which I felt was a sign of improvements.
Hanging out with my brother and sister in law as well as cousins this weekend- skiing.

Hey all, nice to check in and see you all still at it. I'm still worn out - had a chill out day to recover from yesterday's theme park marathon. Good news - I miss lifting and thus haven't lost my desire. Bad news? Still feeling overly tired and my legs feel knackered. Yes, lots of walking has been done. But this is me - I work out a lot. My legs shouldn't feel this bad. Rather than my injury (which still tweaks at times), my whole upper leg (both) feel kind of inflamed - it's a strange feeling. I have booked a doc appt for when I get home - if I still feel bad then I can get some bloods done. I already have one autoimmune issue and these vague symptoms could be related. Or I could be anaemic again. Either way, it needs fixing. Fed up with 2015 being on hold already!!

dna - thankfully I'm on Think (Vodafone). I heard about that alarm issue - yuk! You poor thing!