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Thanks re: numbers! I am thinking I'll definitely at a PR day in here somewhere--maybe at the end of supercharged?--and see what I can do. BTW, he talks about 4Life as being many ways the same as Supercharged, so there you go. I never got to stage 3 of Shred. That video is brutal! If I were Wes I'd fake sick much longer…

I keep money, too :) lip balm was my fault, alas. I got up this morning, had my coffee and went to the gym for 8! I did basic training 1 b #3. I managed 75 lbs for my second set of 15-rep split squats (so 39, swapping legs halfway). I did the intervals at the end, too, and came home ravenous. I ate two pancakes, two small…

Annnnd I put a lip balm in the dryer. Dammit. Appears to have only gotten on one piece of clothing, but that piece is one of bens good shirts. Here's hoping I can get it out! I soaked it in oxyclean spray and am now washing it on hot. I should have thrown some oxyclean in the washer but forgot. Next step if this doesn't…

Sounds like a good day. I put another hour into raking the backyard. Problem is, the grass is crazy long and the leaves are wet--it's a beast to get them out of the grass at all. So the whole thing is thus taking forever to do. THere's at least another hour to go out there but Ben really wanted me to come in so we could…

well, after endless basic training you move into hypertrophy, which i'm guessing is lower rep/higher weight. but yeah, i'm with you--i feel like a sissy when I have to use 10 lb weights, but I can't do two sets, 15 reps each of lunges with shoulder press with anything heavier!

So I have an infection and am taking Bactrim. I'm glad I only have two doses left, as after dose three I've been feeling kind of gross when I take it. Nauseous, a little shaky. No fun. I think I may skip the gym until it's over tomorrow morning.

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So the routine in super charged at this point is basic training one. There is an A workout and a B work out and you do both to four times. I'm halfway. At the end of basic training one, there's basic training two three and I think four. These are all high rep workouts which I guess are challenging in their own way. I can't…

Great job! I started Supercharged when I finished NROLW. I like variety :)

I think it's the knowing that I can is what I want, rather than trying to get much out of it. These 15 rep sets don't allow for much increase--I miss the sets of 4 or 8. I probably should have pushed harder then! I forgot I had stuff until after 5 tonight so the moonshine will have to wait until Friday!

I'd love for my new year's resolution (that is, going into our year 2) to be to find my personal bests, and not be such a chicken about going to the gym just to do that. I know I can squat more than 70 lbs and deadlift more than 65--I can probably do a single-rep high with substantially more. And that's not a thought rant…

You're not the same, Blue--the weight's only a #, and you're much stronger! Woohoo, Meg!

Awww! Hey, thanks! It didn't even occur to me we'd been at this for a year. We all finished the book, too, and have gone on to more things!

I had a cannoli-filling filled donut for lunch today, so I'm in no position to judge :)

he's super cute!

Who is this adorable kid? One of your grandkids?

blech!

Split squat is the weighted stationary lunge. I did 70 on those, 15 reps each leg. For the pull downs I only do 40. it's not hard to pull, but keeping stable is difficult.

I feel that way, too, if I've eaten in restaurants too often. Today I had whole foods prepared food for lunch and chipotle for dinner as I forgot to thaw out the chicken overnight. Oops. And I just ate a Reese's pumpkin to put me just over today. Like yesterday, totally worth it. I did supercharged today, no intervals--I…

Oops! I didn't get any exercise today, so I'm with you. Went to a friend's tonight for pizza and beer. Totally worth it!

that sounds awful, blue! i'd have a nice stash of chocolate for such a drag. looks lovely, meg!

Sounds like you're ready, Meg! Woohoo! I'm glad you had a good time. I hope you got a lot of sleep, bwah ah ah, as you won't see much of that soon! And thanks for the compliment on the bathroom--I can't wait until it's done. So re: the supercharged routine. Right now I'm doing Basic Training 1, which has a part A and a…

I'm always sore after a workout, but those plank pull downs work muscles I don't use that much so I really feel it. Back in tomorrow! I didn't get to exercise today as time with students took longer than expected. Despite my muffin, I'm still under for today! Lol.

I ate a whole pumpkin cream cheese muffin. I meant to cut it in half so I'd get a little cream cheese in two servings. but I ate the bottom while working on something and still wanted the top. I might have ruined my lunch :)

hhahaha, i posted this and thought you'd say that.

Oh, I forgot to answer your question. Supercharged is good. It only feels kind of hard while I'm doing it--that is, truly difficult as opposed to "this is hard but I know I can do it difficult." Yesterday I did these awful jackknife push-ups that were so difficult that I couldn't get through a whole 15 rep set. Planks with…

I have friends who get those migraines. Sounds awful. I hope yours goes away soon and def get to the dr if it doesn't. Today was a gogogo day. No quantifiable exercise but I'd like to think installing light fixtures in the basemen--up the ladder, down the ladder--counts!

My hand veins are a bit more prominent now. Funny, I hadn't thought about the connection before and figured it was part of getting older :)

That sounds awful, blue. Do you get back to normal this week? I finally did round two of supercharged today. I can feel the ache setting in now. We went to a friend's for dinner and he over fed us, but that's ok. Day 2 of my period I'm pretty much ravenous anyway.

I saw that! That's the kind of nonsense i expect here, not in Canada! Enjoy the weekend! my period started last night so I overate today. I was so hungry. Also, beer is highly caloric :) To the gym tomorrow!