40+ Club : Where the Cool Kids Are

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  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Back/Bis"=Done!
  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    edited July 2019
    Happy Monday kids, hope all is well. I maxed out at 95% yesterday. Needless to say my body is on total shutdown today. My squats have definitely improved and will only get better. My lovely daughter took a great photo of my grunt face. Still at 100 kilos, but I will take it.
  • alteredsteve175
    alteredsteve175 Posts: 2,725 Member
    caramelgyrlk wrote: »
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    My gym partners and I call that "deadlift face". HAHA! Well done!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Shoulder"=Done!
    @caramelgyrlk AWESOME JOB!!!
    today is my post-op appointment. time to rehab & rebuild that left arm!
  • 11Templars
    11Templars Posts: 444 Member
    Great job! Looks like you're killing it!
    caramelgyrlk wrote: »
    Happy Monday kids, hope all is well. I maxed out at 95% yesterday. Needless to say my body is on total shutdown today. My squats have definitely improved and will only get better. My lovely daughter took a great photo of my grunt face. Still at 100 kilos, but I will take it.

  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    Hey kids, hope all is well. AlteredSteve---I like deadlift face better. gam3rguy, show your PT team how rebuilding is done. 11Templars--Thank you....

    Next max out I have to wear a singlet. Just need to find one that is at my knees. I am open for suggestions.

    I took a light jog today just before the temps became too hot. Back at the steel tomorrow.

    Have a great day kids.
  • 2sexy41
    2sexy41 Posts: 9 Member
    How do I join?
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    @caramelgyrlk - That's what Getting It Done looks like! Nice!
    @2sexy41 - Welcome! You just became a Cool Kid.

    Finally getting into a rythm now that I can ride as well as swim. Did an hour of climbing on the bike early Saturday, arriving at the yoga studio on my bike as a sweaty, smelly mess. But I sure was warmed up for the poses, lol. Downhill ride home was the payoff.

    Joined my posse for an easy open water swim on Sunday, then a final masters swim class yesterday. Our coach had us wear swim fins for the main set, which sounded much better than it was. Used the fins for 10x100's, doing underwater swims with dolphin kicks for each first 50, then freestyle with hard kicking for the second 50. Blech.

    Tonight was a fun 90 minute ride after work with friends. Very scenic route and no one turned it into a hammerfest.

    I'm starting to get the racing itch, since I'm no longer in pain. Trying to stay patient knowing that next year should be better.


  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    Rest day today!
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    gam3rguy wrote: »
    Rest day today!

    Enjoy it! important day on the training calendar!
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,160 Member
    That is STELLAR, caramelgyrlk!! Oh my goodness - CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS on your strength! YOU KILLED IT!
  • Beeps2011
    Beeps2011 Posts: 12,160 Member
    Sounds like a good workout djproulx!

    I finally got to hit a step-cardio class today...I have been working days, working nights, just working a ton to get through some closings....I am SUPER-stressed b/c this work is dragging on and I am pretty sure we will blow through (more) deadlines.

    I usually de-stress with a workout, but haven't been able to squish them in.

    Today and tomorrow and Friday I work from home and I have promised myself to go to the gym every one of these days and simply do what I can in the time that I have.
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Chest/Tris"=Done!
    left arm rehab/rebuild starts on Monday!!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Legs...with sandbags"=Done!
    So, what I’ve been doing is modifying routines and adding my brute bags...today I added the vest. It’s only JUST over 10#! Game changer still!!!
    Monday starts my rehab/rebuild on that left arm. Doc thinks I’ll be good to go all out again by mid September!!! WOOT!!!
  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    Happy Friday kids... Gam3rguy, congrats on the recovery. I know your patience is being tested with recovery. You rock. DJProuxl, you are working your way back as well. Good job..

    I had a lot of bench work from pause bench up to and including bench floor press . I get to watch some of my gym mates that are olympic weightlifters compete this weekend. I admire the tenacity they show for it.

    Beeps, you got this.

    Have a great weekend everyone.
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I've been on vacation most of July, but I came back home and Wed I did all the weights...so sore today...I'm not as young as I used to be, I probably should have eased into it a bit...live and learn, or not!
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,073 Member
    Got in all my scheduled workouts this week, even with traveling for work! Did have to skip my "after work" activities due to just being crazy busy and needing to get some stuff done around home, but kept up the morning workouts regardless. Pretty active weekend scheduled ahead too, so that'll be good!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Back/Bis"=Done!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Legs...with sandbags & vest"=Done!
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    weights yesterday, elliptical and yoga today - an awesome weekend comes to a close
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Shoulders"=Done!
    first day of bicep rehab/rebuild. every other day for 6 weeks! sore already!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Chest/Tris"=Done!
  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    Happy Hump Day kids. Gam3rguy, hope PT continues to go smoothly. My program today was back squats, speed squats, reverse lunges, the sled (my favorite) and glute ham raises. The dogs and I are now headed for the woods.

    Have a great day kids.
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Legs...with sandbags & vest"=Done!
  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    caramelgyrlk wrote: »
    Happy Hump Day kids. Gam3rguy, hope PT continues to go smoothly. My program today was back squats, speed squats, reverse lunges, the sled (my favorite) and glute ham raises. The dogs and I are now headed for the woods.

    Have a great day kids.
    Sunday will end the first week. feels pretty good so far. sore, but good. I'm slowly increasing my calories to rebuild that arm (hence why I started logging again...and yes ice cream, LOL!). still at a deficit but will increase until doc clears me for no restrictions...then go into surplus and heavier training for the winter. belly fat may happen, but I don't expect much. I lost it before, so no worries. :p

  • gam3rguy
    gam3rguy Posts: 3,773 Member
    "Body Beast Build: Back/Bis"=Done!
  • sdereski
    sdereski Posts: 3,406 Member
    Normally I like to workout 5 days / week and rest 2. Lately I have been working out 2 days / week and doing F-ALL the other 5! Really need to get back on track. Not cool.
  • jayemes
    jayemes Posts: 865 Member
    Hey cool kids - can I jump in? Started tracking again yesterday.
    I had lost 20 pounds two years ago with CICO and then stopped doing what worked and gained it back plus some.
    Now I'm looking to lose about 30 pounds by my birthday in April (turning 47. when did that happen???)
    I'm sitting at 207 right now at 5'7", which is only a few pounds off from my 9 months pregnancy weight.
    At least I didn't lose my gym obsession. I'm there 3-6 times a week. I'd go every day if I had the time. It's my stress reliever and my sanctuary!!

  • sdudley08
    sdudley08 Posts: 32 Member
    Hey cool kids, please bear with me as I'm learning this group. It looks like exercise is a thing, which is great because like Jayemes, workout time is my way of relieving stress and it's my sanctuary, too!

    I haven't done anything today or yesterday, I have a cold. Maybe tonight if the fog lifts, so to speak. But tomorrow it's Tabata.

    Wednesday I practiced (dancing, my love!) for just 30 minutes - I knew I wasn't feeling so good.
    Tuesday is usually HIIT class, and last Tuesday was no exception. I love that class.

    So today I might just walk because I'm still under the weather.

    I'm trying to adjust my outlook on food and my diet to looking forward to eating more vegetables and having more of a low carb diet - my gut is always happier when I go that route. So weight loss will probably follow. It's just hard because I've had a sweet tooth forever. I just gave up chocolate - it was like a small death. But I'm trying to focus on what I can eat and enjoy, and hope that these changes can heal me, or just get used to the new normal.

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