Workout Check-in - Making fireworks in July!
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Workout A
Squats 5x5: 95lbs
BP: 5x5 : 57.5lbs
Row: 5x5: 57.5lbs
Didn't have time for my accessory lifts today.0 -
@sarah_K_parker I'm not sure if you go to thrift stores, but I have found a lot of standard size metal weight plates at Goodwills and the like. Worth a look if you need to add on to your weight collection. Also, Play it Again Sports sell second hand plates for 50 cents a pound.
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Hi all. I have changed up my SL a bit buy increasing reps and lowering weights (just so I don't mess up my neck too much).
Workout A today
Squats: 5x8x 130 lbs.
Bench: 5x8x 80 lbs.
Row: 5x8x 80 lbs. - okay these rows hurt my neck and trapz. Must decrease weights. Drat!!
2 planks at 1 minute each.0 -
I'll get to workout all 3 x's this week woohoo! Not sure when I'll be able to do it again but here goes:
All 5x5
Squat 105
BP 65
Row 65
Keep on killing it ladies!!
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Good workout today!
Squat: 115 pounds (felt good, going up)
Bench: 80 pounds (felt good, careful with the tore cuff, going up - my max was only 80 when I started this!)
Row: 100 pounds (felt good, got a little bouncy at the end, going up but watching form next time)0 -
Lifted yesterday.
Squats 5x5 at 165#. Felt decent enough.
OHP 5/5/5/4/3 at 80#. Eh.
Deads 1x3 at 200#. Deads feel stupid heavy as of late. I don't know what's up with them.0 -
Workout B:
Squats 65lbs
OHP 40lbs
DL 65lbs
Additional:
Sit-up medicine ball throws 12lbs 2x15
OHP is a challenge. I tried to do just 45lbs bar, but 3 reps in and I wasn't budging. I was able to complete 5x5 with 40lbs - it still took a lot.0 -
Pretty good workout today. Still struggling with OHP, but that's nothing new.
Workout B
Squats, 5x5@90 lbs. I moved up today and these still felt pretty good. I think I will stay here one more day.
OHP, 5x5 (barely) @50 lbs. Ugh, OHP! Some days, 55 lbs feels pretty easy and others, like today, 50 lbs is torture. This was a repeat, but it looks like I'll be staying here at least one more time.
Deadlift, 2x5@95 lbs. Still only going up 5 lbs at a time. I did 2 sets because these still felt pretty easy.
Extras:
Good mornings, 3x10@55 lbs and finished up with an hour of cardio.0 -
Morning Cardio - 2 mile jog.
It was warmer this morning though I left at least 15 minutes later than planned because I had to charge my iPod first. Went fine and back didn't bother me (ached a little yesterday from the stretches that I did with the PT) but knees were a little cranky. Now I'm considering a nap and food, not sure which will come first.0 -
5 mile run scheduled today, then some ab work, maybe regular pushups depending on time.0
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Last night:
Squat: 2x5x45, 1x5x75, 5x5x110
OHP: 2x5x45, 5x5x70
Deads: 1x5x120
That's the first set in about 10 days, so it was rough. My legs ache today from the squats, but I'm so glad I didn't wait any longer and have to work from scratch. I'll be back up to my higher weights in a few weeks. I hold the same weight for as many days as I feel that it takes to keep my form in check. I don't think that it will hurt me not to build on this quickly
Today I'm really hoping to get some form of cardio in - even if it's just a walk this evening.0 -
OHP 5 day
65 lbs x 6, 70 lbs x 5, 75 lbs x 5 tough but do able
5x8 OHP 50 lbs superset with assisted pull ups.
Shoulder started to hurt by set 4 and its still bothering me a bit through out the day. I will take a lacrosse ball to it tonight and hopefully it will feel better.
Also I tried doing a chin up before my pull ups and I got 1 full one! So progress, yay
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today I did:
Squats - 75lbs
OHP - 45lbs (finally lifting the bar!!!)
DL - 75lbs
The squats were really hard - pushing through the last rep of the last 2 sets was murder, LOL...I think I'm going to stick with the 75lbs again next time. And I bought incremental weights , so I can go up slowly with the OHP!0 -
i got up at 4 this morning. why? who the hell knows.
anyway, i went in and did workout b. squat 65, ohp pretty much skipped although i did try and get at least some sets with both 50 and 45, and deadlifts 70.
i suddenly found the exact deadlift form while i was still warming up, so rather than spoil it by adding more weight i just stayed where i was and did 4x5 sets of them. i just dk why i'd been making them so stupidly complicated. grab bar, brace errything, stand up straight. i think i was way way way overthinking the 'hinge' all this time.
and then i rode to work but i was so tired i kept falling asleep while sitting upright. gave up and left early at around 2.0 -
Squats: 100 lbs again. Form felt good. Going to stay here again
Ohp: soo close to 5x5 with 55 lbs
Deadlift: 115 lbs did 2x5 just because
Accessories: lunges and assisted chin ups
Have any of you tried strong curves before? I was thinking about getting the book and was wondering if it is worth it.0 -
Ugh. The summer is really screwing with my schedule. Between derby games taking up my regular Saturday lifting day, and family outings while the kid is out of school, I am having a really hard time getting back in the groove. Too many half-azzed weeks means my weights have taken a hit
Squat - 3x5 at 145 lbs. Hard. Might try again, might try 150 next. I will see how tired I am that day.
OHP - 3x5 at 55 lbs. Good. I will try 57.5 next time.
DL - 1x5 at 165. Good. Will go to 170. Still having issues with the bar rolling in my hands though, but when I try to grip harder, I end up pinching the flesh. Is this a grip strength issue, or something chalk will help with?
Rows - light day - 65 - easy.
Close grip bench press - 3x8 at 50 lbs. easy enough
Barbell curls - 3x8 at 40 lbs. Barely made it.
Cable crunches - 3x10 at 50 lbs. Felt good. Better than last time.
Pull ups - 2x1. Did these at the end, and that was a mistake. I was already tired! Didn't even try for 2 in a row.0 -
Evening lifting session. I actually took a nap this morning then did some errands and spent way too much time sitting on the computer not being productive. Oh well. Tomorrow is my rest day and I get to cashier, lucky me... Well, we don't need photo cause someone is coming to get the machines ready for their removal as we are getting new, non-chemical based equipment. So, I'll work on a little stretching and foam rolling tomorrow. I did do a little of the TRX stuff and foam rolled before lifting tonight. And I did feel a bit in my upper back after the pendlay rows when I was doing the good mornings, so that was interesting. An okay work out but went a little earlier than normal and tuesday night is often busy.
Workout A
squat 3x5 @ 140 - rough, the first set in particular as I was in my head struggling with all of the things to work on. Sit back, don't go too low so don't round, don't go too far forward either, etc. Once I shook it off a bit things got better.
bench press 3x5 @ 90 - yay. I used to fail at this one though not sure I could do 5 sets, maybe.
p-row 3x5 @ 100 - heavy. I should go a little lower and work up on these cause they are tough but the stacking plates is such a pain even with the 25's on. I really hope to one day make it to 135 on these.
accessories:
good morning 3x10 @ 60 - these were usual though a tad better than last time
rdl 3x8 @ 80 - easy enough
hip thrust 3x10 @ 60 - the 70 was in use so did lower but still really felt it
Not bad overall. Leg press was in use so I couldn't do that one. Ready for a rest day though cause yay sleep.0 -
Was not feeling it this morning. Tired. Haven't been sleeping much/well lately. Right shoulder still a bit wonky but i thought I could tough it out (I was awake at 4:30, anyway). Turns out that was probably a mistake. I managed to drag my lagging *kitten* to the gym at 6:15. Yes, it took me an hour and a half to wake up enough to drive over.
Snatch Pull x5 - 85, 95, 105, 115
Snatch Balance x3 - 75, 85, 95, 95
Front Squats 4x5 with 130lbs
Wall walks 3 total/wall handstand holds 3x20s - was supposed to do these after each set, but after the warm-up sets and how much I struggled to get the weight back up = wrist strain = I only did 3 wall walks after the warm-up sets with holds...
15 min to do (bar at 75lbs, box at 20')
-3 TRX row + tricep extensions (Muscle Up sub)
- 6 OH Squat (dropped the bar on a bad lockout, had to clean it back up and start over, took a while)
- 9 box jumps
- 6 MUs
- 9 OH Squars
- 12 box jumps
- 15 thrusters (3/3/4/5)
- 12 box jumps
- 9 OH Squats
- 6 MUs
- 9 box jumps
- ran out of time
I was super slow and methodical with the jumps. Hurt me once, shame on the box and crossfit, hurt me twice shame on me, hurt me thrice... Not gonna let that happen.
Shoulder is unhappy with me, as I've said. I don't wanna take time off, but it might need to happen. I feel fat and kinda out of shape these days. The last thing I need is to have to take it easy on top. Ugh.
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Llamapants86 wrote: »Also I tried doing a chin up before my pull ups and I got 1 full one! So progress, yay
Congrats on the chin-up! That's one hell of an accomplishment!
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The last thing I need is to have to take it easy on top. Ugh.
you know better than that. and you know you know better than that
go ask your doctor or someone you trust to make recommendations about your shoulder. getting it looked at won't take you away from the gym while it's happening, and if you learn nothing . . . well then, all you've lost is an hour or two.
whereas if you do learn something you have a better chance of not being out for a much longer time while something serious heals.
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