To that end: yesterday’s food: 1475 kcal, p/f/c 124/88.1/29.7
Are you not stalling out on strength or muscle gains with such low carbs?
^^^ hey yeah! Alisa, do martial arts. I saw a capoeira demonstration on Wednesday and it was awesome.
Now I’m all curious. There’ll be free classes at the start of next semester and I may check it out.
Today: sat on my bum, watched Firefly, had a Philly Cheese Steak, jalapeno poppers, and candied peanuts. I am a wimp. Tomorrow we squat.
Mmmmm. Cheese steak.
Not wimpy. Deload-y.
I think I like that you watched firefly the most out of everything you did today.
Gym closed. Boo hoo.
Also, remembered why I don’t like cooking with my roommate. She eats like a bird, and essentially only starch. I would be so moody living like that day in day out. Amazing how she stays so nice and cheerful.
squats: 10@45, 5@85, 5@115, 5@135, 5@155, 3@165 (rep PR).
good mornings: 10@45, 10@65, 10@75, 10@85, 10@95
seated overhead press: 10@45, 10@55, 5@65, 5@75 (rep PR).
front raises: 3x10@17.5’s.
went back for more squats, tried to work up to 175 but failed.
Bad eating all round, not happy with my squats, feel like a bum. Hopefully this too will pass.
Tomorrow I want to try Valeria at the next level.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
squats: 10@45, 5@85, 5@115, 5@135, 5@155, 3@165 (rep PR).
went back for more squats, tried to work up to 175 but failed.
not happy with my squats, feel like a bum. Hopefully this too will pass.
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Can’t say as I completely follow this logic. You went from 165x1 to 165x3.
To maintain a positive attitude, when you hit a PR in a movement then accept the win and either back off and do some volume (try the 5x5 option) or move on to something else. That way you can maintain that itch and hit another PR the next time you train rather than “failing”.
Fair enough.
I lied – the only martial arts-related thing I could try is “cardio kickboxing,” which I might check out but would not go far towards the satisfaction of knowing how to beat people up.
Tonight I squat again, thanks to the unpredictable weightlifting club schedule – friendship means never having to say you’re tired.
food: yesterday I was off the wagon and not even keeping track. A sorry mess.
Today was better.
Today: 1714 kcal, p/f/c 164.4/86.7/43.0
Alisa, you are so hard core and disciplined. A slip now and then is nothing! Those good mornings look great!
3 at 165# on squats – thats so awesome! Your numbers are steadily climbing.
Thanks kimba and freckles!
Today, thankfully, turned out not to be squat day. Just upper body.
Bench: 10@45, 10@65, 5@85, 5@95, 5@105, 3@115, 1@120
40 hanging leg raises
dips: 10/10/5@10
first time doing weighted dips! I love 'em!
pullups: 6/3
incline bench: 5@65, 3@95, 5@85, 5@85, 3@95
barbell rows: 8@85, 5@95 (ugly), 5@85
DB flies: 10@25’s, 10@30’s, 10@40’s
notes: rows are hard, form-wise. According to the big strong people I train with, I start cheating at 95. They can do 185. Ronnie Coleman can do 585. Puts it all in perspective, doesn’t it?
8 hill sprints.
Shoulders tonight. (One of the guys is fond of one-body-part workouts, which make me feel silly, but it’s fun.)
I’m going to see if I can add cardio in the mornings; later in the semester I may have to eat my words as I get more overworked and sleepy, but for now that’s the ambition.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
notes: rows are hard, form-wise. According to the big strong people I train with, I start cheating at 95. They can do 185. Ronnie Coleman can do 585. Puts it all in perspective, doesn’t it?[/quote]
I don’t know how many threads there have been on barbell row form. They usually end up being a shit-storm.
Anyway, if you are using a bit of leg drive and initiating the concentric with some upper-body movement, that is not cheating. It is BB rowing. The ability to “cheat”, within reason, with BB rows is their advantage as you can move higher weights. Check out Ronnie’s videos on Youtube…you’ll see what I mean.
great benching and i’m glad you had FUN with weighted dips.
i should take a looksy at bb row videos, see how mine compare to make sure i’m not completely messing them up.
[quote]giterdone wrote:
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
notes: rows are hard, form-wise. According to the big strong people I train with, I start cheating at 95. They can do 185. Ronnie Coleman can do 585. Puts it all in perspective, doesn’t it?[/quote]
I don’t know how many threads there have been on barbell row form. They usually end up being a shit-storm.
Anyway, if you are using a bit of leg drive and initiating the concentric with some upper-body movement, that is not cheating. It is BB rowing. The ability to “cheat”, within reason, with BB rows is their advantage as you can move higher weights. Check out Ronnie’s videos on Youtube…you’ll see what I mean.
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No, my form of “cheating” involves not being bent over far enough; I was told that my torso should be pretty much parallel to the ground and not move my back through the exercise; I was drifting upward and moving my back.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
[quote]giterdone wrote:
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
notes: rows are hard, form-wise. According to the big strong people I train with, I start cheating at 95. They can do 185. Ronnie Coleman can do 585. Puts it all in perspective, doesn’t it?[/quote]
I don’t know how many threads there have been on barbell row form. They usually end up being a shit-storm.
Anyway, if you are using a bit of leg drive and initiating the concentric with some upper-body movement, that is not cheating. It is BB rowing. The ability to “cheat”, within reason, with BB rows is their advantage as you can move higher weights. Check out Ronnie’s videos on Youtube…you’ll see what I mean.
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No, my form of “cheating” involves not being bent over far enough; I was told that my torso should be pretty much parallel to the ground and not move my back through the exercise; I was drifting upward and moving my back. [/quote]
I guess that explains why these guys are doing 185. You were doing just fine.
The BB row can be correctly performed anywhere from parallel (which is murder on the low back for some, fine for others) to about 45 degrees down from vertical. Moving your back somewhat is fine as long, as you are not heaving and rounding, and you are actively retracting your scapulae at the top. Some back movement is fine…it happens naturally when you are moving decent weight. Many also bring the bar to the chest when the more natural movement is to bring it to the belly.
The best way to do a BB row with your back parallel to the floor and no back movement is…a dumbbell row supporting your weight with one arm.