Oooh, great t-bar rows. I swear, I can start dripping sweat with only 25 on there if I do them real slow and with strict form.
Great job!
Tired as hell. Off day. Also screwed up foodwise.
1475 kcal, p/f/c 106.6/63.1/95.5
Also saw part of my first ever live football game.
And found out there’s another girl at my school who lifts, and the PL people think we should both compete in February.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Tired as hell. Off day. Also screwed up foodwise.
1475 kcal, p/f/c 106.6/63.1/95.5
Also saw part of my first ever live football game.
And found out there’s another girl at my school who lifts, and the PL people think we should both compete in February.[/quote]
Do you want some thoughts and advice regarding the food (what, when, how etc.)? Not necessarily from me but from the group. You won’t be able to compete successfully in February without getting it under control IMO.
Maybe I should do that.
Oooh! That’s exciting! Are you going to do it?
I think she should! Nothing drives us like an upcoming comp! I’m very proud to hear that you’re willing to humble yourself into proper form. Can’t tell you how hard it is to get some of these younger gens to STFU and listen to those of us who’d wished we’d had someone to un-F us when we were at that age, but I digress. Sorry.
Good numbers on your lifts Alisa and I agree with Ouro, once you’ve re-trained the muscles to mimic the correct movement patterns your numbers WILL go up. IME many times its not so much that the muscles can’t move the weight as much as I have to let them learn the new ROM. But thats a continuous process that never goes away…
The only thing I’ll add to the diet thing is from my exp. the more often you eat, the faster your body will burn what you give it. Wonderful machine of adaptation the body, if it knows you won’t feed it til later it’ll hold onto some reserves. Teach it that you’ll give it a steady supply food and it’ll burn it up so fast that you’ll pretty much stay hungry, literally. So eat up and go up!
Do the competition!!! You will have a blast and meet a shit ton of really great people.
Yeah, I want to. It’s right in town, so I don’t even have the excuse of “boo hoo no car.”
It’s good to have a goal.
If you think a comp would be fun, I’d encourage you to go for it! Having a definite goal in mind is hugely helpful.
DOOOOOO IT!
Go for it, you’ve been working hard and nothing like a concrete goal to help push things along.
Okay!
Today – meh.
squats: 5@45, 5@65, 5@85, 5@95, 3@105, 8@85.
bench: 5@45, 5@65, 5@85, 3@95, 1/2@105, 8@85.
deadlift for form: 8x5@135. Did this with a mirror, so I can see when I get it right. Didn’t get it every time, but maybe 80%.
curls: 3x10@35
hypers: 3x10@35
Didn’t keep track of food, but it was lots, and involved pizza and apple pie (all they had for dinner!)
By the way, just taking stock, I realize I made some posts around here that sounded like bragging. I’m sorry, and I know damn well that this isn’t much.
I don’t know what posts you’re talking about you brag all you want. This is the only place to brag and anyone knows what you’re talking about! haha
Exciting stuff happening around here!
Is the meet with the group that you contacted awhile back?
Yep, that’s them.
Yesterday: off day, lotsa food and wine.
just skipped across the pond from FA and stumbled upon your journal…good reads. 
you should definitely compete!
Thanks for stopping by!
6 miles. Gorgeous Michaelmas daisies. I gotta do this more often.
food: 2039 kcal, p/f/c 160/104.4/106.8
If things seem a little ad hoc around here, it’s because PL practices aren’t on a set schedule, so I have to work around them. For example, I find out today that we’re benching and squatting tomorrow, so I can’t bench or squat today. (Well, I could, but it seems imprudent. I’ve found I never PR on squats two days in a row.)
DL: 5@135, 5@155, 5@135, 5@155, 5@165, 5@175, 2@185 (good form PR)
incline bench: 5@45, 5@55, 5@65, 5@75, 5@85
barbell lunges (in lieu of squats) 5@45, 5@65, 3x5@95
hypers: 5x10@35
pullups: 5/3/2/4
food: 1872 kcal, p/f/c 148.6/94.9/77.5
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
food: 1872 kcal, p/f/c 148.6/94.9/77.5[/quote]
nice dl pr and great pullups! how’d u get so many on the last set?
i really love ur fat consumption. i think a few more carbs on a workout day would be put to good use.
Yeah… I feel like I’m eating too much of EVERYTHING, but I promised to stick with it for a month.