[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Something I noticed was that my back and hips hurt with all the walking and standing around…granted on Saturday we were basically on our feet for 12+ hours…but still with all the training I do I would think I’ve gotten stronger in those areas, but no…so I’m going to be paying more attention to my lower back and hips…
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been meaning to stop in and say hey and nice to see you over here!! i bet if you were out doing yardwork or squatting/bending & lifting stuff all day you would not be sore. standing is a very different animal than actively moving. i’m sure someone can explain the mechanics of that but it makes sense to me. my low back left hip is killing me from standing in uncomfortable boots i wore at a festival this wkend. but my hips are jacked.
if you are still interested in that ‘molding the flawless upper body’ wrkout- i started a journal here and have been working it for about 6 weeks now. hoping for some of the expertise around here, since most the fa people only seem to care about maintaining diets. i’m seeing some results so i’m going to stick with it for a bit.
oh, and the old social guy that half benches/curls happened to be in the gym this morning…he’s usually amongst the evening crowd…
I was doing some benching (3x8x115, tyvm :P) and he stopped on the way and asked if I was a powerlifter, haha!!
But it reminded me of my desire to compete in a strongman comp…so I’m excited to focus on that after I’m done with the ‘D,’ word…
Thats awesome TAL!!
I’m still working on the ‘D,’ word at the moment and doing mostly full body workouts, 3x/week…towards the spring I may do a more bodybuilder type workout to get some more definition…but I also want to start training for strongman…ugh! decisions decisions!
meant to say that I am going to be doing more unilateral stuff with me arms/shoulders…for some reason my elbow is jacked…also it seems I’m so much stronger on my right side that I think it’s taking over for the left…carrying my little girl around for almost three years probably hasn’t helped either, but still!
Everytime I get home from the gym my dang elbow starts bothering me…it sucks…
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Thats awesome TAL!!
I’m still working on the ‘D,’ word at the moment and doing mostly full body workouts, 3x/week…towards the spring I may do a more bodybuilder type workout to get some more definition…but I also want to start training for strongman…ugh! decisions decisions!
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i don’t know if it’s considered a bb workout, i’ve gotten a little feedback here (always ready for more) i had been working lower body pretty hardcore and needed to switch. i also store more fat up top and i’ve finally put my mind to trying to fix that. strongman-sounds good!
and i’m still learning some of the abbreviations over here…what is tyvm? what is the ‘D’ ? and, no laughing please…i know PR has something to do with personal best or the like?? but what exactly does it and PL stand for? 
that’s awesome! i have gotten the ‘are you training for something?’ question asked on several occasions. more of a reflection of my tenacity in the gym and not messing around trying to look cute or whatever most of the broads are doing in there. my friend told me i should tell them i’m training to be a cage fighter! heeeeeee heee!
oh, I didn’t take it as a compliment…he was just trying to be social, and I happened to be someone knew he hadn’t talked to before 
It may not be a bb workout, but it’s specialized, focusing on certain body parts, you know?
I carry all my weight in my butt and hips I think…LOL!
oh, haha…tyvm=thank you very much
the ‘D,’ word= a very bad four letter word(DIET)
PR= personal record
PL= powelifting/lifter
And thats good that your not ‘messing around.’ I came out of my corner in the gym earlier today, and a girl said, ‘playing with the big boy toys again, huh?’ Not many girls use the squat rack…actually, now that I think about it, Im the only female trainer there that DOES…the others stick to the leg press or smith machine…meh.
tyvm for the clarification!! P record…ah-duh, that makes sense! i have CRS…can’t remember shit.
i would take it as a compliment, shoot. no messing around for me. i’ve been training hard for 6 years, but my drinking was way off the chart and although food choices were consistently good, weekend binges minimized my progress. so although i’m not a “D,” my ultimate goal is fat loss to reveal muscles, primarily upper body cuz that’s where my fat is. legs and ass are decent. once i get to where i want, i will focus on strength and building more.
to clarify, my winter program is to train hard, tighten up the eating and see what happens. spring is when i will have to use the D word. :\
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
I’m back from our little get away…went down to VA with the Hubby for a 10 yr Anni. celebration…went to Busch Gardens, and then to Colonial Williamsburg…ate lots of good food, and did TONS of walking…pants still fit so that’s good
Something I noticed was that my back and hips hurt with all the walking and standing around…granted on Saturday we were basically on our feet for 12+ hours…but still with all the training I do I would think I’ve gotten stronger in those areas, but no…so I’m going to be paying more attention to my lower back and hips…
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I’m a huge coaster geek and I’ve wanted to visit that park for the longest time. And next June’s US coaster tour will include Virginia so finally I get to. I’m dead excited.
I know what you mean about the back though. Slow walking and queueing always does me in. On my Korea/Japan trip last month we had the misfortune to hit Tokyo DisneySea during a holiday - the park was rammed and they actually stopped letting people in. There were queues for every concessions stand, every toilet, not to mention 3-4 hour queues for the bigger rides. My niggly butt/ham problem had been fine for a few months but flared right up again thanks to all that standing around. Meh…
oooh ya! We rode the biggest scariest coaster first that made the others seems wimpy…so, don’t ride the GRIFFIN first! I had my eyes closed the first half of it!! And I couldn’t even get a noise out to scream…
And then we went on it at night…HOLY.SHIT.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Not many girls use the squat rack…actually, now that I think about it, Im the only female trainer there that DOES…the others stick to the leg press or smith machine…meh.[/quote]
I wonder why this is, for female trainers anyway? I’ve never seen a female trainer at my gym in the squat rack or deadlifting. Only a very few (actually one) male trainer uses the squat rack.
Thats a good question!
I know the bodybuilder trainer guy will train girls in the squat rack, but I don’t see any of the female trainers using it or showing anyone else how to…I actually showed the DIRECTOR how to box squat…shes ten years older than me!!
Maybe its the way you train before you start training others? Or maybe they don’t realize the difference, and it’s safer in a way when you are working with someone…but thats what liability insurance is for! 
started back on the ‘D,’ today…gonna run it til around Thanksgiving…I know no one cares about dieting, but its my log
If hunger is fat leaving the body, then I am feeling lighter already! Sometimes you forget what hunger feels like!
Sore from yesterdays workout…switching to just maintaining muscle mass, so its 3 tb workouts a week, 3x8 for most everything…exciting, huh? But it gets the job done…and in a few months time I hope to not mention the D word for awhile…
As stated, my ultimate ‘fighting weight,’ would be 160-170…Last diet round I lost 18lbs in 9 straight weeks(no diet breaks)… I’ll be well within my next goal of 175ish by January, I’m sure…EXCITING!!..but I’ll try my best to focus and talk more about inches and BF% to keep you all quiet
Don’t hesitate to talk about the D word. I’m interested to hear how you are doing with the nutrition and the specifics of the TB workouts. At the moment, I’m TB’ing myself. That might change at some point, but not quite yet.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
started back on the ‘D,’ today…gonna run it til around Thanksgiving…I know no one cares about dieting, but its my log
If hunger is fat leaving the body, then I am feeling lighter already! Sometimes you forget what hunger feels like!
Sore from yesterdays workout…switching to just maintaining muscle mass, so its 3 tb workouts a week, 3x8 for most everything…exciting, huh? But it gets the job done…and in a few months time I hope to not mention the D word for awhile…
As stated, my ultimate ‘fighting weight,’ would be 160-170…Last diet round I lost 18lbs in 9 straight weeks(no diet breaks)… I’ll be well within my next goal of 175ish by January, I’m sure…EXCITING!!..but I’ll try my best to focus and talk more about inches and BF% to keep you all quiet [/quote]
short term goals add up to the long term.
Good to see you still on the path!
There’s not much to the nutrition…pretty basic actually…you get your protein, green veggies and fish oils…aaaand that’s pretty much it…oh and 1 refeed a week and a free meal if you desire…
Much more detail than that, and I’m basically giving out all the info in the book! Its more of a controlled crash diet, which is why it is recommended to take ‘breaks,’ in between dieting phases…not something I would recommend to the faint of heart or people with binge eating tendencies…but it certainly works!! No bs’ing with this diet!
Tried the moderate approach, and just got bored/pissed off cause it wasn’t happening fast enough…even though this diet is hard, the results are immediate which is good for the motivation! Im ready to just get on with life!
As far as the training goes, it’s not so glamorous on this plan…dieting is already such a stress to the body, so if you add in a bunch of strenuous exercise(lots of volume, frequency) then that’s doubly stressful and results can back fire…truth be told, not many people will have much energy eating bird food AND training anyway…dieting pretty much takes care of the fat loss, but you lift to maintain the muscle…(took me awhile to grasp that concept!!!) cardio/intervals are out of the equation as well…moderate walks a few times a week are acceptable though…
so thats that!
Wow. That is a Diet. Good on you for doing what is hard.
Short dieting history:
started the RFL July 29th @ 212
Ended diet Oct 5th @ 194
Second round started Oct 21st@ 198.8
Already down to 195.2 this morning!! Talk about holding water…I’ll grab some measurements in the morning, and take those every 2 weeks or so…I’ll be happy when I can’t grab a handful of junk off my hips…I’m more pear shaped, but only carry fat around my upper legs and hips…from the side I look slim though
Training was good today…I started doing short warmups on the treadmill, trying to go faster each time to see how quickly I can get a 1/2 mile in…then I do planks, trying to beat the previous time…
Today I did all this, and it warmed me right up!!..and I continued to sweat throughout the duration of training…more water going bye bye!!
Rest of Training
Incline db bench- 3x8x45s(I was up to the 50s, almost to the 55s before I started this diet stuff) I’ll get it back!
1 arm rows- 3x8x50
RDL- 3x8x135-holy crap these felt HARD…damnit…
Single leg, leg curl thingy machine- 3x8x40
Lateral raises-3x10x12s
Preacher curls- 3x8x20(sad)
Glute Bridges-love those!!- 3x8x45lb plate- feet up on bench
these really get that area that I am trying to improve most…yay glute bridges!
Then I did some side lying leg lifts…1xAMRAP- 70 each side!! dayum!
You all should try it!!
i’m very interested in your D!!..please keep the updates coming! what is RFL…i’m thinkin the body for life thing? um…tolled you i was bad at some acronyms…
If you love the weighted glute bridges, try the barbell hip thrusters. Even better!
oh, that’s ok…
RFL=Rapid Fat loss(Lyle McDonald)
Not allowed to post other websites,otherwise I’d share… but just google
Barbell hip thrusters…sounds hot