[quote]AlisaV wrote:
I do lat raises “once in a while” but I should really be more consistent about it. They never seem to go up in weight. Maybe I’ll just do them every day I press.
You know, you’re right, I have made much better gains eating more food (and, to my surprise, have literally not gained weight!) I’m going to go back to tracking food and making incremental changes like you said. I don’t see any reason to drop calories real low again.
Other thoughts: that picture really does look better than the way I thought of myself! Odd. Also, it’s conceivable that some of the big butt is muscle, right? Since I’ve actually been working over these past months? Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking with it.[/quote]
Lateral raises definitely don’t do anything for the ego. They are tough to progress on but a few reps here, a few pounds there and they will add great shape to shoulders. The same for rear delts with DBs or machines. I think rear delts, and a defined upper back in general, looks awesome on a woman particularly when wearing a little black dress…but I digress
Guaranteed that the booty shape has come from muscle. Back squats and deads hit the glute and hams hard.
Remember that it is winter so you can get away with being a bit softer. When the time comes, you can get as lean as you need to be in a few weeks.
lunges: 10@45, 10@65, 5@75, 5@85, 5@95 (each leg)
good mornings: 12@45, 12@65, 12@75, 12@85, 12@95, 12@105 (PR!)
lat raises: 5x10@15
db press: 10@25, 5@30, 5@35, fail (barely) @40. Grrr. I want these!
rear delt thing: 2x10@20, 10@22.5, 3x10@25
Tried trap bar deadlifts but these didn’t work. The bar rotates on its axle, if that makes any sense, so that I can’t keep it level when I stand up. I think it’s a grip problem. Anyhow, 10@45, 2x5@135, 2/3@155, but I don’t see these in my future.
For the trap bar deadlift, try to move one hand a little bit forward, and the other a little bit behind, then on your next set switch. That might help balance it a little bit kind of like using a mixed grip on regular deadlifts help your grip.
I’ve noticed you’ve been on the pr train lately, keep it up.
squat: 10@45, 10@65, 5@85, 5@95, 5@115, 5@125, 5@135 (PR!) 1@145 (PR!)
These were butt-first, back-arched, nice form. Form that would make the angels sing.
bench: 10@45, 10@65, 5@85 ---- here my wrist started hurting where I have a ganglion cyst and I switched to dumbbells.
db bench 5@35, 5@40, 5@45 (PR!)
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Haven’t been able to do anything for the past couple days thanks to travel & time with family & snowstorms. Just sitting on my ass eating pie.[/quote]
Sitting on one’s ass and eating pie IS considered a sport in some countries. Carry on.
Awwww.
I try to be good. And a good example for my dad, since I’m using his gym at the moment. I get my competitive attitude from him. Now if only I could convince him that he’s not “too big” at 145…
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Awwww.
I try to be good. And a good example for my dad, since I’m using his gym at the moment. I get my competitive attitude from him. Now if only I could convince him that he’s not “too big” at 145… [/quote]
lol. I run into this problem with guys all the time. “So yeah… I’d like to get in shape, but I don’t want to bulk up.” I don’t know why so many men have such a fear of putting on muscle. Just out deadlift him and see if he wants to work on it
