GIFt us your lifts! (or other achievements!)
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Gif bombing you all 🤣 All from the past few days..... they gave me that shot in my right shoulder but now my left is killing me 😭. Trying to accept that the press medley may not happen for me. As long as I can do all the others I will not be disqualified, so that’s something. Anyway, hope you all have a great weekend!
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Everyone is killing it. Way to go. I had my torture test (Ct/Myleogram) on Wednesday and am scheduling back surgery for the end of the month. I should get to start lifting again around July 1. It's going to suck to see how much strength i don't have and I may have some limitations but I'm still so stoked just to see at least a glimmer at the end of the tunnel. I'm going to spend that post surgery time reading some things you posted and formulating a plan for July and forward. May still make my goal weight and waist by the end of August yet.4
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Nice work all - I see you grinding - been a while since I contributed- here’s from this morning- struggled 185x5 - lost count on this set and did 6 😂 - it’s a marathon not a sprint - gots a lot a work to do - but have come a long way since I stated 2 years ago - have a good weekend mfp’ers
It's sad how easily I lose track, counting to 5. Lol. I feel your pain, but great job on six! 😁 Awesome to see you posting!1 -
jennacole12 wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Got back under the bar tonight. Figured I'd retest 200lbs squats again because it's been a few days and I think I'm ready to try 205lb!
Tried going for a bench PR of 5x5@105lb. Managed one set of 5 and then did 5 sets of 4.
Also did back rows (5x5@110lb), planks, and assisted pullups (2-2-2-1-2).
Overall, I'm content with tonight, and really needed it. 😊
How about you give me some upper body strength and I’ll give you some of my quads. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 For real tho 😅😂
If only it were that easy!! 😂0 -
jennacole12 wrote: »Gif bombing you all 🤣 All from the past few days..... they gave me that shot in my right shoulder but now my left is killing me 😭. Trying to accept that the press medley may not happen for me. As long as I can do all the others I will not be disqualified, so that’s something. Anyway, hope you all have a great weekend!
These are epic, Jenna! You're doing so amazingly!1 -
Everyone is killing it. Way to go. I had my torture test (Ct/Myleogram) on Wednesday and am scheduling back surgery for the end of the month. I should get to start lifting again around July 1. It's going to suck to see how much strength i don't have and I may have some limitations but I'm still so stoked just to see at least a glimmer at the end of the tunnel. I'm going to spend that post surgery time reading some things you posted and formulating a plan for July and forward. May still make my goal weight and waist by the end of August yet.
July will be here before you know it! I'm happy that there is an end in sight, but it sucks that you have to go through surgery to get there. Can't wait to see things improving for you!0 -
New squat PR! 5x5x205lb! It was tough and by the end of set two, I honestly didn't think I'd make it... But I pushed through one rep at a time!
Also working on deads, so while it's 10lb below my best weight I think the form is better and it feels more solid. This is the last set at 240lbs.
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »New squat PR! 5x5x205lb! It was tough and by the end of set two, I honestly didn't think I'd make it... But I pushed through one rep at a time!
Also working on deads, so while it's 10lb below my best weight I think the form is better and it feels more solid. This is the last set at 240lbs.
Still getting stronger! 💥💪🏼2 -
kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »
Still getting stronger! 💥💪🏼
Thanks Chris!1 -
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »New squat PR! 5x5x205lb! It was tough and by the end of set two, I honestly didn't think I'd make it... But I pushed through one rep at a time!
Also working on deads, so while it's 10lb below my best weight I think the form is better and it feels more solid. This is the last set at 240lbs.
Yes! Sometimes we just slow it down, focus on 1 rep at a time. It's how we get it done!1 -
No GIFs today...just my workout
Had to bail out in the OHP, 70 was too much for me today.
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DancingMoosie wrote: »No GIFs today...just my workout
Had to bail out in the OHP, 70 was too much for me today.
I stalled at 70 for a while too. I decided to drop down to 60 and did sets of 10, then 65 with sets of 8. Gonna see if 70 is any easier this time.
Great lifts tonight! ❤️0 -
No GIFs again...not much else going on here...bench press is kicking my little chesticles! Squats and deads are ok, just a little scared of pushing much more. Dropped back down on the OHP. Guess I'm just stuck here for a bit🤷♀️
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Squats were low weight (135, and lots of reps... 10 sets of 5.
Bench was 105 x 5,5,4,3,4,4. Still not quite 5x5 but got the first two sets, so still progress.
Back row was 5x5@110.
Also did planks and pull ups.
It's been a crappy, emotional week, but I got it done.
This is the last set of 4.
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Squats were low weight (135, and lots of reps... 10 sets of 5.
Bench was 105 x 5,5,4,3,4,4. Still not quite 5x5 but got the first two sets, so still progress.
Back row was 5x5@110.
Also did planks and pull ups.
It's been a crappy, emotional week, but I got it done.
This is the last set of 4.
Form always on point- well done1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Squats were low weight (135, and lots of reps... 10 sets of 5.
Bench was 105 x 5,5,4,3,4,4. Still not quite 5x5 but got the first two sets, so still progress.
Back row was 5x5@110.
Also did planks and pull ups.
It's been a crappy, emotional week, but I got it done.
This is the last set of 4.
You always do, that’s what makes it inspiring!!! You are awesome, consistent and supportive ❤️1 -
Haven’t been on here in a while....
Meet is in 8 days and still decided if I’m doing the press medley or not. Even if I don’t I feel good and will kill the other events, which I wasn’t so sure about a few weeks ago. Below is my 325 pull, I also got 350 off on the blocks, so rack style I think we called it 😂. Oh and squat depth is improving! Even for warm up sets I’m seeing a change, only thing I added was I always do adductor/abductor before now... It seems to open and warm up my hips to allow for larger ROM 😅 TGIF 🤣
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jennacole12 wrote: »Haven’t been on here in a while....
Meet is in 8 days and still decided if I’m doing the press medley or not. Even if I don’t I feel good and will kill the other events, which I wasn’t so sure about a few weeks ago. Below is my 325 pull, I also got 350 off on the blocks, so rack style I think we called it 😂. Oh and squat depth is improving! Even for warm up sets I’m seeing a change, only thing I added was I always do adductor/abductor before now... It seems to open and warm up my hips to allow for larger ROM 😅 TGIF 🤣
Nice work- 👏0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Squats were low weight (135, and lots of reps... 10 sets of 5.
Bench was 105 x 5,5,4,3,4,4. Still not quite 5x5 but got the first two sets, so still progress.
Back row was 5x5@110.
Also did planks and pull ups.
It's been a crappy, emotional week, but I got it done.
This is the last set of 4.
Very good strength. 💪🏼jennacole12 wrote: »Haven’t been on here in a while....
Meet is in 8 days and still decided if I’m doing the press medley or not. Even if I don’t I feel good and will kill the other events, which I wasn’t so sure about a few weeks ago. Below is my 325 pull, I also got 350 off on the blocks, so rack style I think we called it 😂. Oh and squat depth is improving! Even for warm up sets I’m seeing a change, only thing I added was I always do adductor/abductor before now... It seems to open and warm up my hips to allow for larger ROM 😅 TGIF 🤣
Definitely “rack style” height and great strength!1 -
Form always on point- well done
Thank you!jennacole12 wrote: »
You always do, that’s what makes it inspiring!!! You are awesome, consistent and supportive ❤️
Aww thanks Jenna! ❤️ I've not been as regular lately... Still feeling a hip inpingement and alnost like a neck muscle strain too, so I'm giving myself a lot more rest days than I was. Plus, well, I just haven't been in the greatest space lately, so sometimes it's all I can handle.kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »Very good strength. 💪🏼
Thanks Chris!1 -
jennacole12 wrote: »Haven’t been on here in a while....
Meet is in 8 days and still decided if I’m doing the press medley or not. Even if I don’t I feel good and will kill the other events, which I wasn’t so sure about a few weeks ago. Below is my 325 pull, I also got 350 off on the blocks, so rack style I think we called it 😂. Oh and squat depth is improving! Even for warm up sets I’m seeing a change, only thing I added was I always do adductor/abductor before now... It seems to open and warm up my hips to allow for larger ROM 😅 TGIF 🤣
Soli work Jenna, love the game face on the trap bar0 -
Haha I couldn't resist!
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@jennacole12 I had written a response to your post and I guess I must have either squirreled before sending, or refreshed the page, or what have you. Either way, the message is gonzo.
Firstly... I am in awe of you. You are a determined, unstoppable, strong, and consistent badass beast!! You are killing it!
I cannot wait to hear how the strongman comp goes. It's going to be so exciting!
When is the actual event? (Date / time?) Do you know if they are livestreaming the event? Is there a way for your fans to cheer you on (remotely) as it happens, or do we need to sit here and bite our nails waiting?
Either way, know that I'll (we all will) be cheering you on!4 -
Lifting done! I feel a bit stalled on pretty much everything...I bought some pre-work out to try Wed.6 -
DancingMoosie wrote: »
Lifting done! I feel a bit stalled on pretty much everything...I bought some pre-work out to try Wed.
Your lifts are strong! If the number listed next to the date is your body weight, your lifts are really strong. Those are some solid ratios especially on the Squat and Deadlift. You're doing great things!
Do you feel stalled because of lack of energy, or is it just that the weight isn't increasing but energy levels are good?
I would say that if it is stalled for energy pre-workout may help. From personal experience, I will say that it's nice at times, but can not be fun if you start to rely on it to get energy up for a workout. The pre I use has about half the caffeine of most normal ones do, but I try to only use it when I need it. It has helped with early morning workouts, and some later in the day ones, but it can effect your sleep too which is important to busting out of those plateaus.
If it's not energy level, I would suggest working in a regular deload week in your programming, or working in drop sets/ changing the program up just a bit (Dropping weight increasing reps, Changing the order in which you do things, etc.).
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DancingMoosie wrote: »
Lifting done! I feel a bit stalled on pretty much everything...I bought some pre-work out to try Wed.
I agree with @dsc84 on everything! Your lifts are strong, you are strong!
I didn't see growth in my bench until I did a deload and dropped the weight. I don't know if it was "right" but what I did was two things... I calculated the 1rm for my goal lift weight (5lb more than my stall), and then dropped to 85%. I then took that value and calculated how many reps I needed to get to the same 1rm value. My last set targeted that many reps.
I also go a bit further and calculate how much total weight I would move if I did 5x5 at the goal weight.
Then I added sets to my reduced volume to ensure I moved the same total volume in my session.
Example... Bench goal 105lb @ 5x5
1rm = 118.1
85% = 89.25 (90)
1rm of 118 when you're lifting 90 requires 10 reps
So my last set I try for ten reps (or more)
Total volume:
5x5 at 105 = 2625 lbs moved
5x5 at 90 = 2250 lbs moved
Difference = 375 = 4.167 reps
So if I do 5,5,5,5,10 I have actually lifted MORE weight than I would have at my goal weight. Which, in my mind, is a win.
The next session I up by 5 and do the calcs again. Haha
www.strengthlevel.com/one-rep-max-calculator is one site that helps you calc 1RMs.
And yes... I'm a bit of a numbers geek. Lol2 -
Been about 11-12 weeks since I started going back to lifting at the gym, and I'm glad to report that I'm continuing to trend in the direction I want to go
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »@jennacole12 I had written a response to your post and I guess I must have either squirreled before sending, or refreshed the page, or what have you. Either way, the message is gonzo.
Firstly... I am in awe of you. You are a determined, unstoppable, strong, and consistent badass beast!! You are killing it!
I cannot wait to hear how the strongman comp goes. It's going to be so exciting!
When is the actual event? (Date / time?) Do you know if they are livestreaming the event? Is there a way for your fans to cheer you on (remotely) as it happens, or do we need to sit here and bite our nails waiting?
Either way, know that I'll (we all will) be cheering you on!
I’m just seeing this!!! I have been so busy and haven’t had much time to check in and then I saw this message and now I’m crying 😭. I can say the same for you, I find the people who have a whole *kitten* ton on their plate, and stress beyond what most can handle, but they still encourage, motivate and cheer on others the most inspiring and amazing people of all.... and that is 100% you my dear friend ❤️
This week is rest week, so no lifting at all that way my muscles have a chance to get all healed and ready to move.... I do get Anxious with 0 workouts, they’re part of my routine and I’m a creature that needs structure 😂. The meet is Saturday the 24th there are about 80 competitors so I’m
Not actually sure if there is a live stream but I will find out! Right now weirdly mixed between excitement and what the f am I doing, and why did I think I could handle this 😫 kind of terrified lol.
I appreciate you all on this thread and every single ounce of support. At the end of the day I just remind myself I am doing this to support my boy, the one who gets sad he’s not like everyone else, my special boy 🧩 the one who always asks me why he isn’t cool like his brothers 😭
For this event I put together a team of 6 competitors and over 32 spectators that will be wearing and supporting team Alex gear 😁 He has his Alex shirt and super hero cape and I pray he feels like the coolest kid on the planet.... that’ll make me the happiest mom in the world 🙏🏻 Ok I’ll stop rambling now 🤣🤣🤣. 👇🏻 Me and my Alex 🖤
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