Hey all,

Happy Australia Day dna - I have to admit, this has been our lamest one yet! No bbq, no plans - seems like everyone we know was away! We went to Masters :-/ and I went to the gym

So - yesterday was combat. Today I lifted. Pitifully. A few weeks off and tiny weights were epically hard. GRUMP. Still, good to get back in the game. Hoping DOMS not too bad. Trying to get back up to my SL weights. Got PT next week to check form. Doc weds as still feeling crappy. Can no longer blame 'over training' or generally over doing it, so off to the appt I shall go.

xxxx

Morning!

Good job, girlstri!

Jo, at least you're back! You'll be back at it soon enough. What is Australia Day?

Pudding, it sounds like you're doing a fantastic job! Have a wonderful time on your cruise!

No lifting this morning. I was up after midnight and wasn't about to go in the gym on less than 4 hours of sleep. Hopefully, the streets will be clear Wednesday morning so I can FINALLY finish NROLFW!

For you ladies up in the Northeast, STAY SAFE! Especially those who are in the NYC and New England areas. I'm outside of Baltimore and just glad we're only getting 3-5. Dodged that bullet, but doesn't look so hot for my mom.

Shamless quote from Wikipedia: "Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and raising of the Flag of Great Britain at that site by Governor Arthur Phillip."

AKA the day when all Australian's enjoy a public holiday and celebrate our wonderful country with BBQs, free breakfasts, fireworks, Australian flag tattoos, citizenship ceremonies and beer drinking whilst listening to the triple J radio station counting down the hottest 100 songs from the past year.... at least, that's what happens in Adelaide, lol.

Today = DOMS. Can't walk. 'nuff said.

Awesomeness Beeps!

Jo, we had a 2.5hr drive home. We stopped at TWO different Bunnings along the way. Why? Oh, I might need something for that thing I'm doing next weekend... the kids weren't impressed lol

I've eaten something crappy again and my stomach feels off, so easy does it again today, although I do want to get a session in shortly if the kids let me. I always (99% of the time) feel better after a lifting session, and if I do one today I can either adjust the timing for tomorrow's or shift it back to Thursday.

Speaking of eating something that didn't agree with me. I opened a new bottle of wine last Tuesday. Had the usual less-that-a-whole-glass with dinner and two hours later was itchy and hot and feeling awful, with my nose all clogged up. Couldn't quite work out what was going on and put it down to stress. Had another glass on Thursday and it happened again. Verdict? I'm possibly allergic to a preservative in the wine or (hugely annoying) developing a possible amine allergy/intolerance similar to my brother who is anaphylactic to grapes.

Doctor's orders are to lay off the wine for a bit and see what happens

And it tasted so nice too.

School is back TOMORROW!!!

I've had a rough couple of weeks with a pain flare and worse depression but I am feeling better and will lift tomorrow .
Glad you are all working it
Love I only did three sets as well
Good luck to all with new jobs
Julie and pudding - nice work
-dna will look at your links when I get a moment
Sam you can do this!!!
Dawn your ohp is amazing.

Happy Australia Day to DNA and Jo! (And any other Aussies out there)

((Hugs)) pmag-glad you're feeling better and hope your lifts tomorrow are stellar!
Jo-hope the dr can help! Sorry you're not DLing better after the rest how're the glutes?
Beeps-that's wonderful! Free, stocked and at work? Dream gym!!
Sam-good plan-I miss snow days! Enjoy your day!
DNA-there's always vodka
Love-good choice. You'll finish it this week! Glad Juno wasn't as bad as they predicted.
Girl-great job! WTG!
Pudding-good job too! Enjoy your trip! I'm thinking of NR again...faster weight loss you say?
Dawn-good job! Yup, de loading isn't so bad on the upper body weights, you'll get there!

Doing well, ticked at my gym. Cancelled today, a month or so til the new one opens and I'll finish that month at the old gym. No parking, too crowded and they wanted to charge me $20 to bring my kids to workout with me. Really? That's ridiculous!!!

Lifted today, felt great. Knee still stiff and sore, but the new moves from Bret are interesting and focused on my derrière which needs it!

We're going to Maui!! Did i mention that? All the accountability I need! Want to be leaner by then...

So lifting stunk. I got really dizzy during my dls and they were pretty light. I did some back extensions and leg lifts and called it done. Thursday should be better.

Julie I am jealous of your trip to Maui.

DNa-- wine allergy sounds terrible.

Any vacation sounds great but fun in sun and Maui, that is hard to beat. I just requested 2 days off to run a 5k, plus have never used any time off before, and the managers joked about how hard it will be without me. lol

Julie - sucks about the gym though. Hope the new one ends up much better.
Pmagnan- I hope Thursday goes better for you.

hmmm oddly, now I want wine. hehehe

Went to gym after work. Not busy though some guys were lifting, so got a little show from some college guys (one of whom had to lift shirtless and have his friend take pictures with phone). Got done even though I was really tired and now I can't wait for bed.

Workout B

Squat - 5x5 @ 145 - So heavy and yet so close to 150.

OHP - 1x5, 1x4 @ 70, 3x5 @ 65 - Another fail but a little better than last time. Managed to do the rest at 65 instead of dropping down to 60, so it's still a tiny bit of progress.

Deadlift - 1x5 @ 135 warm up then 1x5 @ 190 - It was still rough and I had to re-situate after the first 2 reps. Might repeat again next time. Still hoping to get 200 in the near future.

Leg press (odd, curved seat one) 3x8 @ 90 and some leg machine 3x8 cause I was waiting to deadlift and guy was taking so long. Then 30 minutes treadmill.

No lifting for the next 2 days. Crazy this whole rest days thing.

Dawn, your numbers amaze me! I wish I could lift that heavy. I am definitely doing 5x5 if I ever finish supercharged because I want to lift heavy!!

I skimmed through all the posts and can't remember who said what. Whoever is going to Maui, I am so jealous! I almost went crazy on Sunday and booked a holiday to Cuba but then I remembered that I have no money and need to pay to get my car fixed

DNA, I don't think I could cope with a wine allergy! But I do find that some wines make me quite sick while others are fine so maybe its something that is used to treat the wine? I suggest you keep experimenting with different brands until you find one that doesn't make you sick!

I have been really bad at working out for the last few weeks. Last week I only lifted once and this week isn't going much better. In my defence I was sick, I had a vomiting bug on Sunday night so I didn't leave the couch on Monday and then yesterday I got home late from work and was tired so skipped the gym. Tonight I am going out straight after work so I NEED to make myself fit a workout in tomorrow.

Okay, question: What is the appeal of the pull-up?

I know some programs focus on trying to do them and many people have it as their goals. I just never cared about doing them. Well, so far all they really do is remind me that I'm short. lol I look up at the pull up spot on the power cage on occasion when I'm bored during a rest set and just think "nope." Most of the spots for pull-ups I can't reach without a chair or tall step.

Dawn, I use a step for the doorframe bar lol On my squat rack, I put a bar down to a spot I can reach
My reason is pretty much the same as Jo. Also, pull-ups/chin-ups just make me feel awesome.
That, and I love bodyweight/calisthenics exercises - pushing my body a little further each time. Pull-ups help me do that

Hey ladies! I am so excited to go to Maui. We went in may of 2013 for our 15th wedding anniversary-did a vow renewal on the beach even. Loved it so much! We can't wait to go back! Planning is part of the fun. Our BFFs are trying to arrange it to come with us! It'll be so much fun!! Here is a shot of me snorkeling last time-loved seeing all the turtles and fish!! such a beautiful place and wonderful experience! Definitely worth a visit

Dawn-you're killing it! Keep it up girl!
Sam-glad you got some rest!
BP-horrific, but needs to be remembered.
Beeps-enjoy your date night!
Dou-sorry you were sick! Hope you're feeling much better now!
Jo-I'd like to say I can too!
DNA-happy back to school!
Pudding-I don't know anything about the hypertrophy plans, but I don't think 2 weeks of lighter lifting would set you back much. Rest weeks are good too!

I'll lift tomorrow. Good and sore from yesterday, liking the different exercises-stuff like pull throughs and half kneeling cable anti-rotation presses...bret contreras has some good ideas . Hoping my legs look a lot leaner by our trip...whenever that will be (may or June hopefully!). Always the last part to respond .

Thanks. I was just curious since doing one doesn't really mean anything for me. Probably doesn't help last time I remember even trying was in Elementary school, so I was even shorter then. PE teacher had to lower the bar we had to use for the physical fitness tests, then get a chair. I'd stand on the chair, hang off it and wait for him to remove chair, then was supposed to try and do a pull-up. Yeah no. I got 0 every time.

No lifting tomorrow either unless you count freight at work. Fun times.

>>>Coming off mi Zumba high...aaahhhh.... Tomorrow, I lift
Lift on ladies!!

Sam, I'm hoping to doing a Bachelor of Health Science in Nutrition