Seated Cable rows
5 plates x 13
6 plates x 8
6 plates x 7
I’m not 100% certain what the weight is but a guy that used to train there thinks 6 plates is 100lbs
Pull ups - neutral grip
1x8
1x6
1x6
1x5
I saw a guy squatting tonight. He wasn’t wearing gloves and he wasn’t using the big foamy tampon thing. He was doing reps at 300 lbs ish and (if you can believe this) going below parallel.
I approached him (okay I jumped on him and wrapped my legs around him - kidding) and asked him if he did powerlifting because it looked like easy warm up sets for him. He said no because he didn’t want his legs to get too big. I left.
I had a nice chat with the former trainer tonight. He knows the boy and we talked a bit about him and then we talked about the new manager who we would both like to punch in the head. He hasn’t done anything, he just has that effect on people.
I felt great tonight and felt like I could have pushed really heavy. I found it tough to hold back for the time being. I hope I feel this great next weekend.
I felt great tonight and felt like I could have pushed really heavy. I found it tough to hold back for the time being. I hope I feel this great next weekend.[/quote]
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
I saw a guy squatting tonight. He wasn’t wearing gloves and he wasn’t using the big foamy tampon thing. He was doing reps at 300 lbs ish and (if you can believe this) going below parallel.
I approached him (okay I jumped on him and wrapped my legs around him - kidding) and asked him if he did powerlifting because it looked like easy warm up sets for him. He said no because he didn’t want his legs to get too big. I left.
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And you say I meet all the douchebags at my gym…
I wonder if he’d have thought my legs were gross and ‘too big’. You should have brought out your tape measurer.
I have to say, I’m disappointed… you always say I should hit guys in the back of the head with a plate. Clearly this guy was very deserving of it and you didn’t do it…
[quote]Court wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
I saw a guy squatting tonight. He wasn’t wearing gloves and he wasn’t using the big foamy tampon thing. He was doing reps at 300 lbs ish and (if you can believe this) going below parallel.
I approached him (okay I jumped on him and wrapped my legs around him - kidding) and asked him if he did powerlifting because it looked like easy warm up sets for him. He said no because he didn’t want his legs to get too big. I left.
And you say I meet all the douchebags at my gym…
I wonder if he’d have thought my legs were gross and ‘too big’. You should have brought out your tape measurer.
I have to say, I’m disappointed… you always say I should hit guys in the back of the head with a plate. Clearly this guy was very deserving of it and you didn’t do it…[/quote]
No doubt he would have found your legs intimidating and scary as hell. I sometimes wonder if people say things like they don’t want their legs to get too big because they don’t think they can get them big. It’s like a form of predetermined failure or weird sour grapes. “I don’t think I can do it, therefore I don’t want it.”
I’m trying extra hard not to win the Tour de France. I don’t like to bike too fast.
He wasn’t really douchebaggy like the ones you described. When I talked to him, he seemed quite sweet. Not cocky at all. It would have been like bludgeoning Bambi. A hot bambi mind you.
I felt great tonight and felt like I could have pushed really heavy. I found it tough to hold back for the time being. I hope I feel this great next weekend.
hope that feeling sticks!
what is ur max dead at the moment??[/quote]
Hey, thanks. I hope it lasts as well. Our last heavy workout (without maxing) is on Sunday, 6 days before the meet so hopefully the timing works this time.
My max dead is 245 but when I pulled that, it was really easy. I hope to finish at 255 or 260 on the 6th.
I went Christmas shopping today. I got home a couple of hours ago but only recently pulled myself out of the fetal position. Happily, I have only to get one pair of red knit fleece lined mittens that are still on my list. Who knew they were so fucking hard to find.
My mom wanted a cheap watch that’s ‘fun’ looking and has an analog face. I’m sure the woman at The Bay thought I was a lunatic when she’s showing me fun watches and I’m muttering about hookers and such. I have very plain taste.
On the upside, when I was enjoying my Tim Horton’s coffee and bagel, I had a nice chat with an older gentleman who told me about how great his ‘Y’ is. It actually sounds like a nice private club. I told him about my gym and he mentioned about how fit I look. I guess I still have it for the old men at Timmie’s. I rock.
I also realised that I forgot to get my license plates renewed this month so will have them out of date on Monday. I get to rush to the Transport Canada offices first thing Monday morning. I swear to god I’m getting more retarded every day.
My tenant moved out today and actually left the apartment in a clean state. That’s probably because I told his mom if he didn’t I’d find him and kill him. Sometimes vinegar works better than honey.
Last night she was hammering on my door with a question and I had to hold the conversation from the bathtub. Why is it so hard to realise that if someone doesn’t answer the door after the second doorbell ring, hammering will only piss them off.
I hope I get my period soon. It’s been over 11 weeks and since week 4, it’s been a gradual accumulation of unending pms. If it goes on any longer, my eyes may rupture.
To tie this into training, because of the rush around the mall and fighting shoppers, I think I peaked early.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
My tenant moved out today and actually left the apartment in a clean state. That’s probably because I told his mom if he didn’t I’d find him and kill him. Sometimes vinegar works better than honey. [/quote]
Do people take you seriously when you say you’ll kill them? I tend to just stare at them as they giggle, then they get all weirded out and quiet. The little joys in life…
[quote]pch2 wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
My tenant moved out today and actually left the apartment in a clean state. That’s probably because I told his mom if he didn’t I’d find him and kill him. Sometimes vinegar works better than honey.
Do people take you seriously when you say you’ll kill them? I tend to just stare at them as they giggle, then they get all weirded out and quiet. The little joys in life…[/quote]
I think they do. I have a way about me.
When I was in junior high, one of the tough girls let it be known that she was going to fight me. She’d already beat a friend of mine. I said if I had to fight her, I’d kill her. The fight never happened. Good thing too. She would have totally kicked my ass.
Bench
45x10
65x5
First two sets were done in scarf and mittens. It was mighty nipply when I first got there and the steel was cold as hell.
85x5
95x3
105x2x1
85x5 (pause on last rep)
75x10 "
DB Bench
35x3x8
CG Bench
80x3x8
Squat
45x10
95x5
135x5 (suit on straps down)
165x3 (suit on straps up)
190x2 "
205x1
215x0 I’m not too upset by this fail. I’m strong enough to do it. Something was off about my position/form. It felt like my shoulders rounded forward a bit or something. I’m going to post the video.
DL
135x5
155x3
185x1
205x1
245x1 (This felt heavy mostly because I meant to load 235 and my math skills are the same as my ability to remember to update my license plate sticker. Therefore I feel fairly good about this because a 40lb jump is tough.)
We set my weights for next Saturday at about what I thought.
They are (kg/lbs):
Squat: 85 / 187.4
92.5 / 203.9
97.5 / 214.9 OR 100 / 220.5
Bench: 42.5 / 93.7
47.5 / 104.7
50 / 110.2
DL: 97.5 / 214.5
107.5 / 237
115 / 253.5
When I got up this morning my weight was 119lbs. Right now I’m sitting between the 52 (114lbs) and 56 kg (123lbs)_weight class. There is no way I would want to compete at 52 kg. That’s way too light for my height if I have any type of muscle.
Bill told me my job this week is to eat more, gain weight and rest. Too bad he didn’t through in ‘smoke a fat one’.
Here is my 215 fail video. Bill says I would have had it no problem if I hadn’t just done the 205 right before. I’m pretty sure I will get it at the meet. I just need to focus on it. My strength is there the position just felt wrong. I’ve watched it multiple times and can’t quite see what the problem is.
Check Court’s log for videos of her squat and DL. She took a super video of one of our guys putting his hands up the legs of the boys singlet in order to pull down his bench shirt. Too bad it was on his camera. I asked if she was going to do that for me. Strangely she didn’t look all that into it.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Here is my 215 fail video. Bill says I would have had it no problem if I hadn’t just done the 205 right before. I’m pretty sure I will get it at the meet. I just need to focus on it. My strength is there the position just felt wrong. I’ve watched it multiple times and can’t quite see what the problem is.
Check Court’s log for videos of her squat and DL. She took a super video of one of our guys putting his hands up the legs of the boys singlet in order to pull down his bench shirt. Too bad it was on his camera. I asked if she was going to do that for me. Strangely she didn’t look all that into it. [/quote]
My coach is so thrilled that my husband comes to meets so he doesn’t have to stick his hands up my singlet.
My coach is so thrilled that my husband comes to meets so he doesn’t have to stick his hands up my singlet.
I think that should be a poster or a mug… “Happiness is having someone to stick their hands up your singlet.”
Sigh, I wish.[/quote]
Fine…I’ll do it. I’ll just pretend not to like it
On a more hijack-y note, wasn’t it 240 that I squatted today, not 245? I didn’t load the weight but I thought we discussed that it was less than what I’ve done before?
My coach is so thrilled that my husband comes to meets so he doesn’t have to stick his hands up my singlet.
I think that should be a poster or a mug… “Happiness is having someone to stick their hands up your singlet.”
Sigh, I wish.
Fine…I’ll do it. I’ll just pretend not to like it
On a more hijack-y note, wasn’t it 240 that I squatted today, not 245? I didn’t load the weight but I thought we discussed that it was less than what I’ve done before? [/quote]
I was thinking of trying on line dating or one of those type of websites looking for someone with those special singlet hands. Forget about stupid walks on the beach.
I think you may be right about the 240. I didn’t load the bar either. I’m forever winding up my wraps. I’m going to look at the video. I don’t remember seeing any of the 2.5’s go on so it was either 235 or 245.
My coach is so thrilled that my husband comes to meets so he doesn’t have to stick his hands up my singlet.
I think that should be a poster or a mug… “Happiness is having someone to stick their hands up your singlet.”
Sigh, I wish.
Fine…I’ll do it. I’ll just pretend not to like it
On a more hijack-y note, wasn’t it 240 that I squatted today, not 245? I didn’t load the weight but I thought we discussed that it was less than what I’ve done before?
I was thinking of trying on line dating or one of those type of websites looking for someone with those special singlet hands. Forget about stupid walks on the beach.
I think you may be right about the 240. I didn’t load the bar either. I’m forever winding up my wraps. I’m going to look at the video. I don’t remember seeing any of the 2.5’s go on so it was either 235 or 245.[/quote]
I’m gonna go with it was, in fact, 240. Bill said 240 and Pete loaded the bar…I’m pretty confident that Pete is the least retarded out of all of us when it comes to loading the bar so it was probably right. It’s hard to tell on the video cuz if there was a 2.5 on, it was one of the ‘bigger, thinner’ 2.5 plates and not the small fat ones hahaha.
As for the dating, I’m pretty sure you’d wind up with some weirdos messaging you. FWIW, I did it, altho extremely briefly, more for the entertainment value than anything else. All I got was some clingy guy who wanted to love me even though I was a huge bitch to him. I even said (as I was breaking up with him), “You can’t like me as much as you think you do… I’m a bitch to you.” He then proceeded to tell me I had ‘monumental issues’ but then take it back and try to get back together with me. The poor shmuck, I would have respected him more if he stood by his view of thinking I had monumental issues…
[quote]Court wrote:
I’m gonna go with it was, in fact, 240. Bill said 240 and Pete loaded the bar…I’m pretty confident that Pete is the least retarded out of all of us when it comes to loading the bar so it was probably right. It’s hard to tell on the video cuz if there was a 2.5 on, it was one of the ‘bigger, thinner’ 2.5 plates and not the small fat ones hahaha.
As for the dating, I’m pretty sure you’d wind up with some weirdos messaging you. FWIW, I did it, altho extremely briefly, more for the entertainment value than anything else. All I got was some clingy guy who wanted to love me even though I was a huge bitch to him. I even said (as I was breaking up with him), “You can’t like me as much as you think you do… I’m a bitch to you.” He then proceeded to tell me I had ‘monumental issues’ but then take it back and try to get back together with me. The poor shmuck, I would have respected him more if he stood by his view of thinking I had monumental issues…
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Okay, we’ll call it 240. Either way, pretty damn impressive.
What service did you try? I’m looking for someone clingy that can take abuse. j/k. My life experience is that I attract men who are head over heels very quickly. They call way too much at the start and then it quickly drops off. Either I attract guys who love the intial ‘glow’ or they get to know me and think I have monumental issues. I’ve asked one or two how they could possibly be so into me when they don’t know me. Some people hate questions that sound like reality.
