agreed. This is lame- sorry to here about that A - but wtg on that PR. you still made it a good workout despite the crap.
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Ugh, yeah. I’m calling for slinky calvin klein pics.
Awesome squat! 165 is a big number.
That’s 175, missy!
And, by popular demand, one butt in slinky dress.
Did Valeria again, this time with the “very good” parameters. 9:54.
This is: 21 deadlifts at 185, 15 pullups, 21 bench press at 105, 21 curls at 55.
Notes:
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holy shit my deads and pullups were ugly. I got through them, but they were nasty. I may have to try this one more time and sacrifice time for form.
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This is an object lesson in how hard it is to do stuff without adequate rest time. I should probably apply the lesson in reverse when I’m trying to go for best lifting performance.
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I tried this at first, could only get 8 reps in a row for bench (a rep PR, incidentally) and I was going to quit. And then I thought, “Nah, cardio is boring.” I have crossed over to the dark side.
You’re on fire lately - amazing progress. It’s also more fun on the dark side.
Nice back, btw.
lovely back, alisa! yeah, y’all pulled me to the dark side of NO CARDIO as well. which has it’s + and - for me.
yes, you know you need adequate rest…
Snow day! This means, apparently, that everybody goes to the gym. SO crowded.
Had a light day with my friend the Form Nazi. This was the fourth day in a row that involved one or both of squats and deadlifts; he made me promise to do NEITHER tomorrow.
squats: 10@45, 5@95, 5@105, 5/3/3@135 — these were slow, and super-careful, with a five-second pause at the bottom.
Had him check out my brand new low bar form, which he says is okay, though I lean forward quite a bit. My new mantra is “Chest Up.”
iso-lateral low row: 5@98, 4x5@118
bent-over bb row: 5x5@85. Form Nazi: “I’ve seen much bigger guys do those with much worse form.” I am learning!
pullups: 3/1/2/feh
preacher curls: 8@25, 3x8@35, 5 ugly @45.
dumbbell triceps extension: 3x10@15’s ow ow ow.
Seriously, you are on fire! Fucking awesome. Deliberate squatting - brilliant idea.
If I may? Nice ass.
You may.
Also, the guy who told me about the meet (and knows the organizer! Glamour!) has signed us up. And he’ll be able to get a car, so my last worry is relieved. In just about three weeks, I’ll try to be the second strongest lady in New Jersey. (the other girl from my school is amazing and would blow me out of the water.)
Awesome Alisa, I see you are now pushing the weights, and it’s that experience where the true gains are gonna come. Keep it going, show us what’s up!
Do you have a video person?
That dress looks fabulous on you. Great choice.
P.S. Five second pause? That is big.
Great dress! And way to go on hitting so many pr’s lately!
5 miles on stationary bike, for the gym’s fitness challenge: 25:14 at level 15.
Not a good time; I think I was too conservative with pacing (i.e. lazybones) but we’ll see if I advance in the tournament.
1316 kcal, p/f/c 149.5/57.0/42.5
Feel like absolute shit. Now I know why.
I don’t even see how you can sit still on that tiny seat for 25 minutes let alone try to get cardio out of it. That’s just amazing regardless of speed.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
1316 kcal, p/f/c 149.5/57.0/42.5
Feel like absolute shit. Now I know why.[/quote]
Probably because your carbs/overall calories are so freaking low. I find that my mood is EXTREMELY related to the amount of carbs I’ve consumed. I’m surprised you didn’t kill someone on that amount.
food: 1382 kcal, p/f/c 130.3/59.6/46.4.
(it kind of has to be done; there was unlogged weekend indulgence. I’m not like Kimba and you with the virtuous eating.)
gonna go to the gym and try to hit some pretty numbers.
squats: 10@45, 5@85, 5@95, 5@115, 5@135, 4@155, 1@165 (damnit. Blame it on the lack of food.)
bench: 10@95 (rep PR), 5@105, 2@115, 1@125 (PR!)
found out that official deadlift day is tomorrow so did Romanian deadlifts:
5@135, 5@155, 5@175, 3@195(PR!)
one-armed DB snatches: 10@20, 10@25, 2x10@30 – these look silly but make me “good tired.”
neurosis moment: suddenly (by which I mean the past month or so) I seem to have enormous legs. When the meet’s over I may do six weeks of super-duper fat loss, complete with “bouncy” rather than strength workouts, and just get it all out of my system.