Wow, that seems like a lot of negs to me…between those and the dips, I think my lats would give up and go home =)
Glad your deads are going better!
Today:
2 chins, 6x5 negatives
squats 1x5@45, 1x5@95, 1x5@135, 2x5@155 (second set form got shaky) 1x5@145
bench 1x5@45, 2x5@85, 1x5@105, 2x5@110 (PR!) 1x5@105
deadlift 2x5@110, 3x5@135 form still holding up
40 hanging leg raises
20x30 seconds sprints
(20 kettlebell swings with large rock, 20 burpees)x3
4 chinups (actually 2, 1, 1, sorry)
squats: 1x5@45, 1x5@115, 1x5@135, 1x5@155, 1x5@165, 1x5@175 (nope, not to parallel) 3x5@165, 1x5@170 (PR!)
bench: 1x5@45, 1x5@85, 1x5@95, 1x5@110, 1x5@105, 1x5@95
deadlift: 1x5@135, 3x5@155 still correct, I think
20 hanging leg raises
2 chinups and 5x5 negatives
box squats: 1x5@45, 1x5@95, 1x5@105, 1x5@115, 3x5@125
press: 1x5@45, 1x5@65, 1x5@75, 3x5@85 (PR!)
deadlift: 1x5@65, 1x5@155, 3x5@165
20 db swings @20
20 hanging leg raises
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
20x30 seconds sprints
(20 kettlebell swings with large rock, 20 burpees)x3[/quote]
with large rock…I love it!!
Yeah, rocks are fun to play with. I like the simplicity.
21x30 seconds sprints, 3x20 kettlebell swings with large rock.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
21x30 seconds sprints, 3x20 kettlebell swings with large rock.[/quote]
You forgot the 3rd exercise: cleaning up my own vomit =D
haha that looks KILLER Alisa! Do you ever have anyone who can do that with you? I love have a sprinting partner… one of us starts about 10 yds ahead and we chase each other… I LOVE doing it like that… because you both are motivated to run as fast as you can… one of you wants to catch the other one, and the one in front doesn’t want to be caught! Plus if you run side by side, somebody usually “wins” and the other person feels badly and it’s not really fair… this way you just alternate who is in front and it makes the sprints go by much faster! You feel like a little kid again! =D
You know, it’s funny, there was a guy on the trail doing sprints at the same time. We were staggered by maybe 10 seconds, so I would make a game of trying to catch up to him (and I could!) But yeah, have to find an actual partner. I don’t have girl friends who exercise ;-( but I do know guys who’d be up for it.
I’ve always had pretty bad squat form (not deep enough.) So today I decided to do box squats and see what weight I can handle if I have to actually sit down all the way.
5 reps each at 45, 65, 85, 95, 115, 125, 135, 145, failed on 155.
I’m happy with this – it means I can actually do real squats at weights I thought I couldn’t. From now on, I’m just doing box squats for a while. I like knowing my actual capabilities instead of my kinda-sorta-cheating capabilities.
Bench: 1x5@45, 1x5@85, 1x5@95, 1x5@105 (tried for 115; nope) 1x5 DB bench with 40’s (PR!)
deadlift: 1x5@135, 1x5@155, 3x5@175.
40 hanging leg raises
lat pulldowns: 3x5@90
Funny thing: all the machines have warning signs that say “Do not exceed your known performance capabilities.” Well sheesh, what are you at the gym for, then?
Note to self: the day after you hit a bunch of PR’s is not the day to try for more.
box squats 3x5@135
145 wasn’t happening, let alone 155. So figured I’d try again tomorrow, do some circuit-type stuff with light weights.
3x
(20 DB swings @25
20 burpees
20 walking lunges @25
5 pullup negatives
15 hanging leg raises)
3x10 each arm DB snatches @25
20 box jumps
2x5 pullup negatives
15 overhead lunges @17.5
some half-hearted stepups & dips
I don’t know if this is a “real” workout but it beats sitting on my butt.
This is absolutely a “real” workout! Keep in mind, everything is relative…this is more than the average person does in a week =)
So, I PR’d in everything today.
deadlifts:
1x5@135, 1x5@185, 1x5@195, 3x3@205 (PR!)
bench:
1x5@45, 1x5@85, 1x5@95, 1x5@115 (PR! But dropped it on myself on the second set attempt)
2x40 hanging leg raises
kroc rows: 3x10@50 (PR!)
box squat:
1x5@45, 1x5@115, 1x5@125, 1x5@135, 1x5@145, 1x1@155 (PR!) 1x5@135, 1x5@145, 1x3@150
dips: 3x10
pullup negatives: 6x5
wow, you are making great progress!!
I better pick up the speed!
But remember…don’t expect to go in and hit PRs every single day…if you don’t, it’s ok!(that rhymed :P)
It just gives something more to work towards!
Keep up the hard work!
Thanks for stopping by! That’s very sweet of you to say.
Meant to have an off day, but wound up so miserable I had to do some (weenie) cardio. Short run, stepmill, bike.
I’ve been really disappointed in myself. Strength increases notwithstanding, I still look like I’ve never seen the inside of a gym. I eat too damn much. I’m tempted to do something radically different – the trouble is that FA-style diet and exercise plans seem (unless I’m wrong) not to be geared towards lifting as heavy as you can, and to be really expensive as far as supplements go. I’m living on a research stipend this summer and I literally cannot afford, say, the V-diet. (Not to mention that half of me thinks I’m crazy for even considering it. Normal people eat food.)
So I actually want help/advice here. Do I keep on going as usual? Do I switch plans to one of the many options on TN and FA that promise “results”? What the hell do I do about diet, other than once more attempting the “For the Love of God Please Don’t Eat Any Cookies Today Diet”? Am I nuts that I care?
Of course your not crazy for caring!
That’s why you are here.
Your still doing the starting strength program, right? And your making awesome progress!! Are you lifting to look like you belong in a gym, or are you lifting to get stronger and healthier? hmmm…
I would see the program through at least to it’s end…what is it, 8-12 weeks or something like that? Or forever…you can take it as far as you want I suppose…
I am known for program jumping…I easily get tempted by what everyone else is doing and with other’s results.Stick to it!! But you can research other programs while your at it…
As far as “diet,” goes, you don’t need one! You need good eating HABITS…Have you read any of Berardi’s stuff here? That would be a good place to start! 
That is a good one…and of course there is many more!
Just keep it simple for now…your results will come with the work you put in…this is a way of LIFE, not for a couple months to fit into a bikini 
At least that’s the way I look at it.
You are the best. I needed the sanity.
Yes, i’m doing Starting Strength. It’s supposed to be done “until you stall.” I’ve heard it’s supposed to happen within five months, but it hasn’t yet!
Yeah, the simple Berardi stuff. That’s what I should do. I keep slipping up. I get to buy my own groceries for the summer, so maybe if I don’t have junk in the room it’ll be easier to eat clean. For me, rigid rules are easy, good judgment is hard. Does that plan really mean no carbs except fruits and vegetables? What about dairy?
Ah, well, I was just having a rough night. Stressed about exams/packing/what am I going to do with the rest of my life, and thought if I could just look better all my worries would go away. Magical thinking, I know!
It’s not a NO carbs plan, it’s KNOW carbs plan…
Are you intolerant to carbs? Meaning if you eat plenty of them you feel sluggish, or do you feel energized?
Do you gain 5 lbs by just looking at a pizza?
The general rule for anyone trying to lean down, is carbs in the first half of the day and PWO…
For me, I fall in the category of only eating carbs PWO…and yes veggies/fruits the rest of the time. Sad for me, but such is life 
Dairy is ok…but everything is moderation. Cottage cheese and protein blends are probably top choice. Sometimes you will here of FA’s or BB’ers cutting dairy out to cut weight and get ripped. But we are neither
The “looking good,” results are just the side effect of the hard work you put in…if you are only working on things half way, then your results will be the same…Trust me, this wisdom is not something that has happened overnight for me…I’ve been at this awhile, and my mind has had to shift significantly!
Patience and perseverance!