I just read something that said that over 40, we lose about a pound of muscle mass a year. That kind of blew me away…another GOOD reason to be a woman who lifts weights!!
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
5’6’', 130.
I’m the local giant among girls at my gym, though.[/quote]
lol you’re not bigger than me 
There is a girl in my gym 5’8 170 MONSTER in a totally awesome way so I’m not going to be the beast with her around.haha
[quote]Chrysalis wrote:
I just read something that said that over 40, we lose about a pound of muscle mass a year. That kind of blew me away…another GOOD reason to be a woman who lifts weights!![/quote]
Yup. Use and build up that muscle or lose it. I – in a non-nagging way – remind my friends of this sad fact, but most choose not to listen. Then I choose not to listen to the bitchin’ about them hating their body shape.
Alisa, your mom still has PLENTY of time to beat back the aging process. And she might make it over to the free weights in time.
[quote]rcfromdb wrote:
AlisaV wrote:
5’6’', 130.
I’m the local giant among girls at my gym, though.
lol you’re not bigger than me
There is a girl in my gym 5’8 170 MONSTER in a totally awesome way so I’m not going to be the beast with her around.haha[/quote]
i thought we didnt work out in the same town…
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
rcfromdb wrote:
AlisaV wrote:
5’6’', 130.
I’m the local giant among girls at my gym, though.
lol you’re not bigger than me
There is a girl in my gym 5’8 170 MONSTER in a totally awesome way so I’m not going to be the beast with her around.haha
i thought we didnt work out in the same town…
;-)[/quote]
I didn’t know you were a GIANT oompah loompah???
powercleans 10@65, 5x10@75
seated db press 10@20, 5@22.5, 5@25, 3x5@30
narrow stance squat: 10@45, 10@65, 5@95, 5@115, 5x5@135
chest press machine: 10@47, 5@57, 3x5@97
3 planks for a minute each
100 pushups (in batches of 25.)
Food: 1676 kcal, p/f/c 134.1/103.8/39.1
oh Alisa, you are hardly a GIANT!
Keep lifting so you don’t shrink! 
Oh, I will, believe you me.
Funny gym moment: I’m doing planks with a friend. She says “I really need more muscles.” I say, “Have you ever thought about going down to the weight room?”
“Oh, no.”
“But if you want to build muscle…”
“I’d be embarrassed.”
“You know, you pay the same tuition as the boys do. You have a right to be there.”
“I probably couldn’t lift more than 10 pounds.”
Well, I just said I would show her around any time. But there’s sort of a gap in logic here. It’s funny how girls half-brag about being weak/unathletic – I guess she really doesn’t need muscles for anything, since she’s a dancer and very lovely as is, but even for dancing it might be good if she were able to hold a plank for twenty seconds.
Thats cool Alisa!!
Nice work Alisa… I like the push ups.
there is a guy in over 35 ecogenx who is busting for 100 at a clip
but he weighs 250 +
100 is a lot, esp. for big people.
3 mile run.
I eat so bad on weekends; gotta change that.
Also, I think I’ve lost some endurance. At the moment I’d really prefer not to do a lot of running long distance because it’s a time sink. You have to do it before dark and a serious run is 1.5-2 hours, versus going to the gym for an hour in the evening or doing sprints for 20 min or so, or the occasional short run like today. I’m going to have a hell of a busy year and I just don’t think I have time. I hope it’s possible to get back into running shape after a layoff – after all, I am still being physically active.
So I have to figure out how to avoid hitching while deadlifting. I didn’t realize it was cheating, but it is. I’m going to either try sumo or drop the weight and do a shitload of rack pulls. And I thought I was decent at these …
Having a lousy day – no good at GRE prep, feeling incredibly pressed for time. Realizing I ain’t hot stuff.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Realizing I ain’t hot stuff.[/quote]
you have 2 options.
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start lying to yourself, that you ARE hot stuff, until you believe it.
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figure out a way to fix it, and run with it.
i prefer a little of both.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
AlisaV wrote:
Realizing I ain’t hot stuff.
you have 2 options.
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start lying to yourself, that you ARE hot stuff, until you believe it.
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figure out a way to fix it, and run with it.
i prefer a little of both. [/quote]
“Fake it till you make it”, has always worked for me. Its amazing how far you can get on attitude alone.
So…have you heard? Alisa is hot stuff!!
tried sumo deadlifts:
10@135, 5@175, 1/1/1@205
and rack pulls:
10@135, 3x5@175, 3@175, 2@175
bench:
10@45, 5@65, 5@85, 4/3/5 @95
20 min on stair machine, 127 floors
1411 kcal, p/f/c 97.5/23/99.3
Thanks for the encouragement. But sometimes I think this has been a total waste. If I don’t hitch at all, my deadlifts are down to 175. Seriously. How the fuck am I supposed to add 75 pounds to my deadlift? It’s so fucking depressing because I really wanted to be good at this weightlifting thing, I wanted to actually be good at something physical for a change, I wanted to be strong for a change, and it hasn’t happened. Whatever I did wasn’t enough.
I so hate getting my hopes up only to have them smashed.
Lifting weights is never a waste.
My suggestions for you if your focus is REALLY on lifting more weight:
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Eat more
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Drop cardio (You said in the past that you tried competing in running, if you didn’t get where you wanted to be with that and you want to focus more on weight lifting, then I feel you should drop excessive cardio because it will only hinder your strength gains)
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Be patient (You still have a TON of time to improve, especially if you are new to this. As with any sport, it takes practice and time to get where you want to be)
And don’t get too down on the GRE. You’re a smart girl. You will do well!
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
tried sumo deadlifts:
10@135, 5@175, 1/1/1@205
and rack pulls:
10@135, 3x5@175, 3@175, 2@175
bench:
10@45, 5@65, 5@85, 4/3/5 @95
20 min on stair machine, 127 floors
1411 kcal, p/f/c 97.5/23/99.3
Thanks for the encouragement. But sometimes I think this has been a total waste. If I don’t hitch at all, my deadlifts are down to 175. Seriously. How the fuck am I supposed to add 75 pounds to my deadlift? It’s so fucking depressing because I really wanted to be good at this weightlifting thing, I wanted to actually be good at something physical for a change, I wanted to be strong for a change, and it hasn’t happened. Whatever I did wasn’t enough.
I so hate getting my hopes up only to have them smashed. [/quote]
Alisa, look at how far you’ve come since you started! It looked like there were obvious improvements, everytime you posted pics!
This is an activity where patience, hard work, tenacity, and intelligence are rewarded, but it’s never going to be easy.
Listen to the ladies here, they know what they’re talking about. You’ll be fine.
Hi Alisa
I’m new to the boards, and I’d love to follow along
Your lifts are awesome! Just keep plugging away at them and it’ll come. Try not to think of needing to add 75lbs to your dead. Do 5 lbs at a time. The plus side is that you’re going to build one kick-ass bum! (if you don’t have one already)
Good luck with your GRE!
Thanks a lot for the encouragement, folks. I’ll just get back on the horse. I do like lifting, despite not being some kind of whiz-bang wunderkind.
And I’ll try to eat more. I think you may be right, it might be low enough to hinder progress.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
I so hate getting my hopes up only to have them smashed. [/quote]
wash the sand out of your panties and make some new goals.
like,
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lift with proper form. strength drops at first, catches right back up within a few weeks. anytime you change your form the weight will feel heavier at first.
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eat more.
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run less.
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be fabulous.
^^^^
I’m completely aware of how SATC that sounded, but kimba and I are right. When you walk into a room acting like you own it, it that quiet, factual way, everyone else will believe you. it’s a way of life. Put on your 'tude every morning, and tighten it up before you hit the gym.
one night, one magical night, you’ll forget to take it off and it will be permanent.
p.s.—> I’m referring to the T-Vixen 'tude, not to be confused with the brotard/ cardio bunny/ soccer mom tudes.