NSV's = Non-scale Victories
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That is huge! Good for you Nikki!0
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Thanks, Bill and Jen. Losing weight definitely leads to gaining control in other areas. Probably cuz now I have more energy to do so.0
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I grow weary of the weighing and the logging and the exercise, (been at this 4 years, 3 on maintenance). Most recent NSV - even though I REALLY didn't want to go, made myself exercise 45 minutes, part of which was jogging for 20 minutes. Never would have happened 5 years ago.0
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Good work, Jen!!I grow weary of the weighing and the logging and the exercise, (been at this 4 years, 3 on maintenance). Most recent NSV - even though I REALLY didn't want to go, made myself exercise 45 minutes, part of which was jogging for 20 minutes. Never would have happened 5 years ago.0 -
I grow weary of the weighing and the logging and the exercise, (been at this 4 years, 3 on maintenance). Most recent NSV - even though I REALLY didn't want to go, made myself exercise 45 minutes, part of which was jogging for 20 minutes. Never would have happened 5 years ago.
You inspire us to keep going, Jen0 -
And we survived this accidental "off-trail" experience. That is my son in the picture trying to convince his German Shepherd to come down a granite cliff. I think a good rule of thumb is that if your German Shepherd isn't willing to go there, you probably shouldn't expect your 51 year old mother to do it. The last trail sign we saw designated it as a "DIFFICULT" trail. At one point, we had to hook the dog lead to a tree and kind of rappel down the rocks. We were so relieved when we saw signs of civilization again.0 -
OMG. gorgeous photos and supreme kudos to you. I agree about the dog.0
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Congrats! What a beautiful place.0
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The gym needs to replace their AC unit in the Spin room but I took Spin anyway; and my scores were pretty good !!!0
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nikkib0103 wrote: »Yesterday I cleaned out my drawers and closet. I donated numerous pieces that are too big for me. Even though I wore some of these pieces just last week! Because I am going to now dress for where I am at, and not holding on to stuff in case I gain. This is huge for me. I did keep a couple of larger t's for hanging around the house or sleeping but they are not going to be worn in public. I have always been afraid to toss out the bigger stuff, in case. Now I am determined to toss the safety net and just not go back.
Great job! I do that, too. If it is too big to be comfortable, throw it out! No one wants to wear clown pants.
That way you will be reminded if you have to get back on the wagon. I have better things to do with my money than to buy bigger clothes. Now, buying smaller clothes, I can afford! 
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Not sure if this counts as a NSV...
Session with the personal trainer started with the leg press. We've been ramping up the weights. Yesterday's leg press was the toughest one yet... three sets of:
10 x 180lbs for each single leg
20 x 450lbs both legs
After the third set, when I crawled off of the machine, my muscles were trembling. Then we did seated leg curls.0 -
Not sure if this counts as a NSV...
Session with the personal trainer started with the leg press. We've been ramping up the weights. Yesterday's leg press was the toughest one yet... three sets of:
10 x 180lbs for each single leg
20 x 450lbs both legs
After the third set, when I crawled off of the machine, my muscles were trembling. Then we did seated leg curls.
It's an NSV. You're doing great!0 -
Oh, yeah, that is an NSV.0
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Squats at 250, deadlifts at 250, lat pull downs at 320 for sets of 5. I'm not really strong, but I have 59 years of momentum0
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Those are respectable numbers. Anytime you're moving more than your bodyweight, you're doing good things.
I repeated the 10x180lbs & 20x450lbs three times again today followed (again) by the seated leg curls. I asked what we're trying to achieve. He said he wanted to be confident of my endurance before doing heavy testing in preparation for a change of cycle. He figures my max lift will be +700lbs. If my memory of periodization is right, I'm going to be doing short rep & heavy weights for a couple of weeks...0 -
Marvelous Farback, Mac and camblin. All great NSV's.0
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Nice !0
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As foretold, the max test was this evening...
After a brief warm-up, things got serious quickly. The leg press sequence was as follows:
Single legs 10x 180lbs each leg, then both legs 20x 450lbs (same as previous session), then...
15x 540lbs
12x 585lbs
10x 630lbs
6x 720lbs
4x 810lbs
1x 850lbs
To be clear, each rep was a full rep. In other words, the lift-off didn't count as a rep. So I lifted off 850lbs, did a full rep and then parked it properly. Not bad for a 51 year old who has been lifting regularly for less than a year.0 -
Fantastic! Congrats.0
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http://www.livestrong.com/article/368257-the-average-weight-for-leg-press-exercises/
I figured my one rep max was above average but then I thought... what is average? According to LiveStrong, the average person can leg press 1.8 to 2.2 times their body weight. I'm at 3.3 times.0 -
Not taking that bet. Hope it isn't too bad.0
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Surprisingly good, actually. The most sensation is the knees with a bit of stiffness in the hips & glutes.Not taking that bet. Hope it isn't too bad.
Well done, Farback! I'm looking forward to getting more upper body involvement as I build forward.
In an attempt to address the legacy injury in my left shoulder, the personal trainer introduced some alternative lifts and inadvertently strained my elbow. Normally 'tennis elbow' is caused by repetitive motions built up over time whereas this was more acute.
Rehab mainly involves avoiding re-injury by modifying activity until the muscles & ligaments heal. So I don't do any deadlifts or bench press. As I understand it, when the wrist is pronated (internal rotation), the bones of the forearm cross, causing a pressure point close to the elbow.
It's getting better slowly. Normally, I'm pretty patient but this seems to be taking forever...0
Last summer's jeans...this summer's jeans.
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