Welcome, you’ve picked a good crowd to hang with 
Yes, some people are insensitive or insensible or maybe just both! Shopping on Wed (senior day at the grocery store) clerk asks if I’m over 55, my jaw hit the scanner and all I could say was No thank you! My darling daughter couldn’t stop laughing,come on now I haven’t hit 50 yet-
Thanks for the warm welcomes and I’ve come to that same conclusion that most people and insensitive and rude. As far as lordosis goes… I was checked for it in middle school but not since. Can it develop over time?
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Hey neighbor!
just wanted to say hi. Hope you stick around…[/quote]
Hey thanks! I’m planning on it!
So I’ve decided to stop beating around the bush and finally do this properly…
Time to start logging my diet and my training… like all you wise ladies hace preached… Ya can’t totally help until you know what i’m doing/not doing correctly. So thank you all in advance.
I put this here which is probably a bit cheeky because I should really post it in my log for my own reference!
Here is what anterior pelvic tilt / lordosis looks like compared to ‘normal’ posture:
anterior pelvic tilt will make your ass stick out more / look better - but it will also give you a distended belly. you can counter it by sucking in… but it isn’t optimal spinal alignment…
you can develop anterior pelvic tilt by sitting. i certainly did. apparently it is really really common.
you get:
weak / inactive glutes.
weak / inactive abdominals.
short / tight (sometimes weak, sometimes strong) hip flexors
short / tight (sometimes weak, sometimes strong) spinal erectors
all the core work i’ve been doing… has developed strength in my hip flexors and my spinal erectors but i’ve still got a lot of work to do on getting my glutes and abs to come to the party.
don’t get me wrong… i could lose belly chub to be sure but it really is amazing the difference that posture can make. you can test things out for yourself by examining yourself side on in a mirror. is your pelvis straight or does it have a tilt?? what happens to your belly as you engage your abs a bit (to straighten your pelvis) etc.
i apologize if i’m off the mark. once i find something in myself i tend to find it everywhere. something about how everything looks like a nail when all you have is a hammer. sigh.
welcome to T Nation
Day 1 Monday
breakfast 0830
4 scrambled egg whites with cheddar cheese
4 slices of grilled bacon
1 cup coffee
slept ( i work night shift)
lunch 1330
greek yogurt
protein shake (2 scoops muscle milk/ 1/2c water and 1/2c ff milk)
30 min jog with the dog. too hungover and tired to try to train (bad i know)
snack 1530
1 serving veggie wheat thins
1 triangle laughing cow cheese
snack 1830 (while grocery shopping)
1 tall skinny caramel macchioto (only cuz i was draggin ass)
raw oats granola bar
dinner 2100
1 pork chop
saurkraut
2 dumplings (made from bisquick heart smart)
green beans
2230 another half hour jog with the dog
Today (1/3)…so far
breakfast 0930
4 scrambled egg whites with cheddar cheese
greek yogurt
3 slices grilled bacon
coffee
lunch 1300
3 grilled chicken tenders
green beans
1 CEC stack after
pre work out shake (2 scoops with water)
training legs today…
Pretty sure I have either lardosis or anterior pelvic tilt or both. and yeah my ass looks awesome.
So this is PW I guess I can add that my uterus also tilts backwards which I guess is hella weird.
All this plus the deformed rib cage I think I was like one nanogene from coming out as quasi moto.
Also it will be most most helpful if you can log your foods in fitday or another online tracker so you can get the macros (total cals/carbs/protein/fat) per day.
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
Pretty sure I have either lardosis or anterior pelvic tilt or both. and yeah my ass looks awesome.
So this is PW I guess I can add that my uterus also tilts backwards which I guess is hella weird.
All this plus the deformed rib cage I think I was like one nanogene from coming out as quasi moto.
Also it will be most most helpful if you can log your foods in fitday or another online tracker so you can get the macros (total cals/carbs/protein/fat) per day.[/quote]
that’s what i was thinking soon after i posted… thanks!
Im pretty sure i’m one nanogene from coming out as an oompa loompa
Merry, I had a physician tell me I have lordosis as well. In my case, probably caused from the diastasis recti (split in my abdominal muscles) from my last pregnancy. Like Alexus mentioned, sometimes it’s not so much a problem with the back, as with weakness in the opposing muscles (abs). Anyway, I don’t have back pain and it hasn’t cause me any problems with my lifting. I had the split repaired 6 months ago, so I’d assume it’s improved.
Im thinking I just need to really strengthen my core. I very well might have lordosis to some extent I’ve read though that usually stretching and core strengthening is pretty corrective.
I think most people (especially those in sedentary jobs that involve a lot of sitting) have a bit of lordosis going on. I wouldn’t worry too much but just keep working on that core and stretch the hell out of your hip flexors.
Regarding diet, why egg whites? Seems a bit daft to dump the most nutrient rich part of the egg when you’re already eating bacon. If you’re trying to cut, don’t get rid of good fats like egg yolks - get rid of grains (wheat thins and granola bars!)
Great tips! Thanks cal!
Thanks to all that recommended fitday… good stuff!
Update:
Deadlift hit 205 lbs PR!
Congrats on your DL pr. And welcome. I’m late/behind in my log reading.
Woot woot! Awesome stuff
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
Congrats on your DL pr. And welcome. I’m late/behind in my log reading. [/quote]
Thank you very much
[quote]PixieThrower wrote:
Woot woot! Awesome stuff :)[/quote]
thanks pixie! I was trying to pull 215lbs. but couldnt lock it out… next time,next time
Good job on the PR! Deadlift PRs are incredibly satisfying. Like an orgasm.
[quote]Powerpuff wrote:
Merry, I had a physician tell me I have lordosis as well. In my case, probably caused from the diastasis recti (split in my abdominal muscles) from my last pregnancy. Like Alexus mentioned, sometimes it’s not so much a problem with the back, as with weakness in the opposing muscles (abs). Anyway, I don’t have back pain and it hasn’t cause me any problems with my lifting. I had the split repaired 6 months ago, so I’d assume it’s improved. [/quote]
OMG I HAD/HAVE THAT TOO!!
(Sorry for the log hog, congrads on the PR/any updates merrysailor? haha)
I don’t think my ab seperation will ever go away, seeing as how I had my kid 5 years ago.
AND YEP, my back ain’t straight and my butt sticks out, but it hasn’t really affected my lifting. Maybe sometimes my DL form is off because I really have to think about the positioning of my back.
OKAY end hijack!