DL is awesome for trap soreness! Pretty soon you’ll be a trapasaurus. 
Trapasaurus! I like that, its cute!!
Today is ME bench day…I wake up all giddy, lol…Im gonna go for 120 today!
Im thinking of switching Mondays with squat days though, since Im planning on adding a 4th workout for dls, and I need time to recover! Im still sore from Friday!!
Wow, you’re really getting strong fast!
It’s bench day for me too. Even though I’m not benching until tonight I still have excited butterflies in my stomach. 
You really think so? I think the strength has always been there, its just taken awhile to stop being chicken, and to just GO FOR IT! which can also be tricky when you work out alone…
I’m going to try to record my bench today…haven’t done that since I hit 100lbs a couple months ago…I think my form has greatly improved, even though I still feel like a goofball arching my back and what not…you just DO NOT see anyone doing stuff like that, just like you DO NOT see anyone deadlifting…
Im thinking of checking this gym out that is up the road from here…they hold powerlifting meets there, so you would think working out there would hold some promise of being better than the gym Im at now…
Looks like I cant go in for my blood draw til Wed now…STupid Navy keeps putting the hubby to work, sheesh, lol…
And this is way out there,and maybe TMI, but this is the second time in the last four months that I’ve had mid-cycle spotting, which is COMPLETELY abnormal for me, which is driving the point home more that there could something hormonally wrong…we’ll see…
Today’s workout:
Bench! just gonna rep the hell out of the 120 til it gets easy/I can do 5sets of 5 reps! But overall I am happy…
1x12xbar
1x8x85
1x8x95
2x3x115
2x3x120(up 5lbs)
1x2x125(sloppy! just wanted to see if I could)
Incline DB press
3x10x35s
Seated rows
4x10x85lbs
Seated db ‘power cleans’(different!)
3x12x15s
Weighted crunch on ball(25lb plate)
Hill-level 10-20min @ 3.0mph
I kind of like this site better too… I feel like the emphasis is more on “healthy and strong” as far as the women who post on here. Sometimes on the other forums I feel like the emphasis is more on the asthetics or look of people’s physiques, and that is just not what I’m all about. I didn’t like when they changed the name of the site…
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2x3x120(up 5lbs)
1x2x125(sloppy! just wanted to see if I could)
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Good Lord woman, you are really getting strong!
Hey Bec, you followed me…I was just getting ready to vent over here, lmao…
For those that don’t know, I had a journal in the muscle sorority and then they moved it to the new FA site, so I’ve been cheating on you all…its too much work though, and they are so into there figure lives, that I’m not sure that we even have anything in common…i dunno…
I appreciate the encouragement though, but maybe its time to make this my permanent home.
I just got my shit jumped for eating a damn cookie a couple of times and for admitting that dieting SUCKS and that it is hard…maybe there just cranky…
Thanks Sic…And I really am happy and proud of it, I’ve just been a little glum lately cause the pounds still don’t want to budge…and I was telling the other girls I went to the doc to get referred to a nutritionist…and they first have you get your thyroid and stuff tested to rule anything out…
I highly doubt having a cookie from time to time is prohibiting my efforts…
Depends on the cookie. This one might do it…
And that is precisely why I don’t fit in. I enjoy eating healthy foods and I love training. But I also love me some chocolate and I refuse to feel guilty about enjoying it from time to time. 3 cookies a day would probably seriously slow down your progress. But once a week… not a chance.
I like enjoying my life, not depriving myself of things in the quest for striated muscles.
Now THATS a cookie!! lmao!!
Yesterday was repetition day for me, and I did 3 sets of 12 pushups, woot! I think its part mental, because every week I tell myself I will do one more than before…
At the end of my workout, I still had some energy so I did a couple sets of dls…did 135lb for 5 reps, and went straight to 185 for a couple sets of 3…185 felt heavy enough, so I think 200 will be my short term goal…I’m sure it won’t take long 
A wider stance does feel more comfortable, but Ill have to do it a couple more times to see…I squat with a wider stance as well…I try to do it both ways here as well!
sic - That is one awesome cookie!
M-i-M - I agree with sic that an occasional treat is not a problem. Your strength is increasing (great job on your bench) so why not plan the treats to fuel your workouts. I have a cheat meal the night before my heavy squat day. I have been hitting PRs almost everyweek. Also, if I want something sweet, I have it right after my workout. Nothing wrong with a cookie
You doing great.
Claire
Thank you very much Claire…
Most of my weekly cheats lately have been after training, but it hasn’t been an everyday occurrence, and I won’t let it!
My son is so cute…he will go to get a cookie and bring one back for his sister and me…he knows I will say no and will get to eat my share…damn cookies!
You can thank there Dad for that, lol…
I was just going to say the same thing that Claire did, plan your cheats so they do the least possible damage to your diet.
I think it is wonderful that your strength is increasing but I know that you also really, really want to lose fat. So try your best not to hinder that progress with silliness like an evening bowl of ice cream or skipping breakfast.
Once you get things in motion and the weight comes off you can be a little less strict. As much as it sucks, self-control and strict adherence to diet are going to have to be your best friends if you want to lose fat. (not that you don’t already know this! )
That’s the thing…I feel like I HAVE been dieting for months with little to show for…(besides getting stronger and the inches I have lost) I didn’t get a planned cheat the whole time JEN was in charge, and admittedly I have started to lax that a bit…I am human after all, lol…but its all within limits, and usually after a heavy training day…
I’m really interested to hear what the nutritionist I am going to see has to say…I have a feeling she’ll help me increase cals,and maybe I’ll have to step back and ask myself if I can just DO MORE, SWEAT MORE and MOVE MORE…who knows, maybe the Navy will even refer me to a trainer as well! Wouldn’t that be COOL!
I started wearing my pedometer again as well, and my daily goal is 10,000 steps(5miles a day) If I get more than that, fine by me!
Well, off to the gym!!
What is your current training split like? Upper/lower? Body part? How many days are you training and how many days do you do cardio? What type and length of cardio do you do?
Unfortunately, I think sometimes when you have a lot of weight to lose you have to do alot more activity. Those crazy people on The Biggest Loser do like 6 hours of cardio/weights every day. No wonder they lose 100lbs in 3 months!
I just like to think of it as a big experiment Betty, and it may turn out that your body doesn’t respond as well to the conventional diet/training setup that works for most people.
It just means that it will take you longer to discover what works for you. But as long as you are progressing in some way (in this case, strength), then you are certainly going down the right path. You’ll get there. It’ll just take some time.
I got a call from the nurse practitioner with the results from my blood draw…I was on my way to the gym, lol…
I do, as a matter of fact have hypothyroidism…I have to wait for my appt til we get back from vacation, and my Doc is on vaca. next week anyway…
Now, I have all sorts of questions spinning around my brain…but at least I have a real answer now, and I will get some real help! My only regret is not going in sooner!
Sic- I am following the WS4SB program, and when I get back I plan on adding a 4th day for DLs…So M-W-F-S I will lift, and intervals after three of those days…Cardio on T-TH-Sun…just steady state walking for about 45min…
Thanks Bec- your encouragement means a lot…maybe, HOPEFULLY with some meds my body WILL start responding with all this freaking dieting/training I’ve been doing…it’ll almost be like starting over!!
I’m glad that you got your results back and finally got that question answered! I really hope that with your doctor’s help you’ll be able to get your thyroid functioning normally and finally see some resuls from all your hard work.
Have fun on your vacation, but be responsible. Don’t make yourself have to work extra hard in the gym when you get back.
Check this out: Hypothyroidism: Coping, Support, and Living Well