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So, went for my swim...30 mins is all I can manage before I get tired, and when I'm tired, I get clumsy on my crutches, so I need to be careful.
Couldn't get to the gym this weekend so put together a 30 mins circuit at home....I've it got a few dumbbells and kettlebells at home and am restricted to upper body but did 3 rounds of 10 exercises....30 secs on, 30 secs off.
I need to adjust the weights....but it was a good start and, again, the important thing is not getting clumsy or risking other damage to the fractured hip.
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Good job, kimi!
I start back lifting today after a two-1/2 week vacation break. Yeesh....I am afraid of the DOMs, so am choosing to do only two sets for each workout this week. I can ramp back up to three sets soon enough.
Meanwhile, I have started my diet! I am using a macro-program to help me with this cut....and I hooe I don't want to chew my arm off, but even if I do, I really need to drop some bulk. My back is sore nearly all the time, now, and I can only attribute that to bulk I have put on, in strange places, since menopause. I have a birthday in about ten weeks, so aiming for ten lbs down by then.
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Embrace the DOMS, beeps!!
Good luck with the cut....I've been focusing on eating less while I have been on crutches as my calorie burn is down hugely. Some days good, some days I could get an Olympic gold in sugar-scoffing!! I can't wait to be more active again just so I can eat!!0 -
I have a wee bit of DOMs....enough to feel it, but not enough to keep me away from the gym. I will go back and do two sets today, too.
I am drinking lots of water.
I am logging all my food and settling in for a few months of this. Some of my gf's had successful cuts, this past summer, without discomfort - I hope to get so lucky.0 -
Been lifting but having some computer issues as power cord doesn't work. Have to use one my sister borrowed cause hers quit working too. Am on Sheiko 30. Monday was squats and bench with top set of squats at 195. Today, once I made it to the gym after the commute from work, it was deadlifts and bench.
deadlift to knees 1x4 @ 135, 2x4 @ 159, 2x3 @ 186, belt 4x3 @ 199
bench 1x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 65, 1x5 @ 75, 2x4 @ 88, 2x3 @ 95, 2x2 @ 99, 2x3 @ 95, 2x5 @ 88, 1x7 @ 75, 1x9 @ 65
db fly 5x10 @ 17.5
deadlift 1x4 @ 135, 1x4 @ 159, 2x3 @ 186, belt 5x3 @ 215
curtsy lunge 5x5 @ 75
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Hellooooooo!
I went to the gym yesterday after work with hubby. Am still restricted to upper body work only but spent a good amount of time on various cables and free weights. Certainly felt that I had worked and expect to feel achy later today. It's a good feeling!
Have blood tests at 8am tomorrow so that means I can do my home circuit beforehand....30 secs on and 30 off will be the plan. I've put it on here now so I've got to stick to it!
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No workout, today. I lifted Mon and Tues and I did a cardio class on Wed. Tomorrow, I hope to lift (2 sets only) and do yoga.
I guess I was pretty bloated because my scale losses are daily this week, lol.
I have been tracking my macros all week - and still have not managed to hit them all on-target. I am aiming for protein first....and once I get that macro kind of "solid", then I will work on the carb/fat macros. It is a process.
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It is a process indeed.....stick with it!!
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Well, missed my lifting time period, today, due to a teleconference running long. Chose to do a yoga workout. Feels so good at the end, that's for sure!
Cardio tomorrow, and then I will lift Sun/Mon/Fri next week.
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Yay beeps! Sounds fab!
I did my home based circuit before work today. I also went for a walk in my lunch break. It was slow and I didn't get far, but nice to be out in the sunshine for a bit.
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I love getting out in the sunshine, kimi.
So, my weigh-in was today. Eeeekkkkkk. My "start number" is firm. I have a goal number in mind, and a goal date....both are flexible if the inches are reducing like they are supposed to!
Cardio was quite tough today....I really need 2 x cardio per week to keep my asthma in-check.
When I reduce to only 1 x per week, my sickly lungs nearly shut me down. Gah!!
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I lifted on the 30th squats and bench. Last night, the 1st, was deadlift and bench.
I weighed in too and blah. Back to 140 from vacation, birthday and such. Back to tracking and trying to get that number down.0 -
I took my measurements at end of August and have significant inches to lose. So, I am going to chop away at it over these next months. Not steep cut, but something steady until the inches are back where they belong.0
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That's great Beeps.
Busy day at work and managed to get lifting done after. Wore my new lululemon shorts that I got on my birthday that were on clearance. A nice maroon color too.
bench 1x5 @ 65, 1x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88, 6x3 @ 99
squat 2x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 149, 2x3 @ 175, 3x2 @ 185, 3x3 @ 175
bench 1x5 @ 65, 2x5 @ 75, 5x5 @ 88
db fly 5x10 @ 15
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Nice, Dawn!
I did a 90-minute kayak with my husband this morning. Great weather. Lovely.
My search for macro-perfection has begun! So, for this month, I will aim to eat ALL my protein everyday....and once I have a better handle on that piece, than I will work on fat next. Carbs last. I am kinda excited.
i feel like I have good focus and can succeed if I really want to.
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Beeps - ooo kayak. That sounds great. Good luck with the protein. I still struggle at that and hitting the fats while in a deficit. Carbs, them are easy.
On last week of Sheiko 30. The month blocks of training are interesting and definitely a challenge. At work yesterday they had the yearly inventory. I didn't help much with that part but they had pizza brought in so I got a couple of slices. Ate one as my pre-workout cause my lunch break had been at like 3pm (just had a protein bar and a reese's) and the shift ended at 9pm so was at the gym at 10. Not too much waiting for equipment, just a little, so got done in about 2 hours. Wore my new nike shorts too.
squat 2x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 149, 2x3 @ 175, 2x2 @ 185, 2x1 @ 195
bench 1x5 @ 65, 1x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88, 2x3 @ 99, 2x2 @ 106, 2x3 @ 99
db fly 5x10 @ 17.5
dip 5x8 @ bw
squat 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 149, 4x2 @ 175
standing good morning 5x5 @ 115
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Yoga today. And a deck day (it's 33C out...cannot help it, since we will soon head into six months of winter...). BOOM!0
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Nice. I kinda miss yoga. Today was bench and deadlift after working at store #2 (I work at 2 stores mostly right now).
bench 1x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 65, 1x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88, 2x3 @ 99, 3x2 @ 106
deadlift 1x4 @ 135, 1x4 @ 159, 2x3 @ 186, belt 2x3 @ 215, 3x2 @ 225
bench 1x5 @ 69, 1x5 @ 79, 4x4 @ 95
db fly 5x10 @ 17.5
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I was going to lift Saturday night but then sister ended up going to spend time with her friends so didn't have the car. Instead, I went early yesterday before the extra shift I picked up at my old store (just floor, not in pharmacy). Hassle carrying my stuff but the weights were lighter and this location actually has 2.5s.
squat - 2x8 @ 46, 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 151, 6x3 @ 172 (no safeties as the one where the don't adjust)
bench - 1x5 @ 65, 1x5 @ 75, 5x5 @ 88
db fly - 5x10 @ 22.5 (couldn't find the 20's, these were a challenge)
dips - 5x8 @ bw
seated good morning - 5x6 @ 60
cable abs - 3x15 @ 70
Think right now since I work weekdays and not on the weekends I'll lift tues-thurs-saturday. We'll see how that goes, or I'll adjust and get back to mon-wed-fri. Will start Sheiko 31 tomorrow and the first day includes a pyramid of squats at one of the weights. 18 total sets of squats for day 1, oh goodie.0 -
Gym was okay but slow. Had to wait 20 minutes to squat. Also, I've been having a headache off and on for 4 days now and squats don't quite help. But I survived all of the lifting and did a fair amount of sets for day 1 of the third month on this program.
Sheiko 31
bench 1x5 @ 65, 1x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88, 2x3 @ 99, 4x2 @ 106
squat 1x8 @ 45, 2x5 @ 129, 1x2,4,6,8,7,5,3 @ 155 (odd numbers with belt))
bench 1x6 @ 65, 2x6 @ 75, 4x6 @ 85
db fly 5x10 @ 17.5 - almost skipped, finally found dbs then used the stackable step but was a little too wide
squat 1x5 @ 108, 2x5 @ 129, 4x4 @ 139
standing good morning 5x5 @ 115
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Gym yesterday.
deadlift to knee 1x4 @ 135, 2x4 @ 159, 4x4 @ 186
bench 1x5 @ 65, 1x5 @ 75, 2x4 @ 88, 2x3 @ 95, 2x2 @ 99, 2x1 @ 106, 2x2 @ 99
2x3 @ 95, 1x4 @ 88, 1x6 @ 85, 1x8 @ 75, 1x10 @ 69, 1x12 @ 65
db fly 5x5 @ 20 - yes, found the 20's
deadlift from box 1x5 @ 159, 1x4 @ 186, belt 2x3 @ 215, and 4x2 @ 239
curtsy lunge 5 @ 75
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Cardio early this morning at Griffith park for an hour walk. Then was lazy most of the day but also made it to the gym.
Squats 2x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 155, 2x3 @ 175, 3x2 @ 185
bench 1x5 @ 65, 2x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88, 6x2 @ 99
dp 5x6 @ bw with feet on short step
squat 1x5 @ 118, 1x5 @ 145, 4x4 @ 165
french press 5x10 @ ez curl bar
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Gym last night was okay. Had to wait a fair amount each time then had some guy for the first set of bench press who didn't quite understand English end up working in. He didn't understand the "I was waiting first" aspect. Nor did he get "That bench is open now if you want to go use it" so I ended up moving over once guys were done at a different bench even though my weights were already set up at the time. He was nice and helped at least. Bench was decent even at 115, felt like I could do more. Legs are a tad sore and tired but they have a long week+ to go since I stand all shift and after working 6 days will just have 1 day off before I work another 5.
Bench 1x5 @ 65, 1x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88 (moved between sets), 2x2 @ 99 and 3x1 @ 115
Squat 2x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 155, belt 5x2 @ 175
Bench 1x5 @ 69, 1x5 @ 85, 4x5 @ 99
Leg press 5x6 @ 180 (counted the plates only for the weight)
Standing good morning 5x5 @ 115
Skipped db fly because couldn't find any of the ones I needed that weren't in use or just not findable. Was tired too and needed to get home. Calories were around 1300 for the day with 90 grams a protein.0 -
deficit deadlift 1x3 @ 135, 2x3 @ 159, belt 4x3 @ 175
bench 1x6 @ 65, 1x5 @ 75, 2x4 @ 88, 2x3 @ 95, 2x2 @ 99, 2x1 @ 106
1x3 @ 95, 1x5 @ 85, 1x7 @ 69
db fly 5x10 @ 17.5
deadlift 1x3 @ 146, 2x3 @ 175, belt 2x3 @ 199, 4x2 @ 225
lunge 5x5 @ 79
cable abs 4x10 @ 80 using the bar attachment0 -
The workout today before work.
squat 2x8 @ 45, 1x5 @ 108, 1x4 @ 129, 2x3 @ 155, belt 2x2 @ 175, 4x2 @ 185
incline bench 1x8 @ 45, 4x6 @ 65
squat 1x6 @ 108, 1x6 @ 129, 4x6 @ 145
tricep extension 5x10 @ 80 - bar attachment instead of rope
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Lifted yesterday after work. Two days in a row wasn't too bad though my legs are tired and I skipped lunges as my knees hadn't been too happy. Second time of squats but was light so didn't need my belt.
bench 1x5 @ 65, 1x4 @ 75, 2x3 @ 88, 5x3 @ 99
squat 1x5 @ 108, 1x5 @ 129, 1x5,8,3,6,2,7,4 @ 149
bench 1x5 @ 69, 1x5 @ 79, 1x5 @ 88
db fly 5x10 @ 17.5
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back from Ireland! I lift tomorrow.
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Welcome back! And good luck.
I have gym after work today. On last week of sheiko 31, which sometimes means lighter but tonight have to squat 195 for 3x1. Will see how it goes. Have to get planning out the peak cycle soon and decide which part of sheiko to do before then since I am competing in December at a local powerlifting meet.0 -
Oooohhhhh, a December competition! Yay, Dawn!
Yesterday was a group-strength class....so, while everyone else did their crossfit-style "too fast" stuff, I simply just kept to my 2-up and 2-down rhythm. I think they did 1,000 lunges...I maybe did 50 on each leg, lol. I think they did 400 squats....I did about 50 bodyweight squats.
I wanted to be able to walk today and move freely at my workplace. And I can.
I also slept LIKE A LOG....so THAT is what I have really, REALLY missed about working out!
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Hi girls! Remember me? It's been a while since I posted, or lifted!!! I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis last year, which explained my infuriating 20lb weight gain while in a deficit and working out 5 days a week...combine that with fostering a newborn (who just turned 1 on Monday-but moved to her grandparents house 3 weeks ago ) and I stopped working out . I just couldn't swing it and keep all my other plates spinning.
So, a year later, my Dr is still trying to optimize my meds, I'm up WAY TOO HIGH on the scale to even fit into my jeans, and I now have an adorable 11month old little boy in my care. But, on the bright side, I joined a new gym, am adding child care so I can actually go! , and restarted NROLFW today! Hazzah! So, I am hoping to check in and stay accountable, but life is still pretty chaotic. And we leave for a short cruise to Mexico in 9 days, so that'll likely slow or stop any weight loss I manage, but hoping not to gain!
Looks like you girls are still lifting and going strong!!
Kim-(((hugs)) on your hip! I'm so sorry! You're inspiring with keeping up your workouts around it! I'm sure using crutches is quite a workout in and of itself!
Dawn-I see your posts on insta so I have kept up with Your powerlifting
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Hi Beeps-I'm jealous! I love Ireland!!
Take care all! I'll try to be around more!0
