Thanks – you’re sweet, and that’s really great to hear (it’s hard for me to see these things.)
HIIT sprints with a friend. He said only to do six, so that’s what I did, but it still doesn’t feel like an honest day’s work. I think I may have an inhibition against sprinting all out, from being so used to distance running (aka I’m not doing it hard enough.) I have a lot going on today but if I have free time I may do some other exercise.
Today was kind of rushed (note to self: don’t get to the gym an hour before closing time) so I didn’t get as much done as I hoped.
Powercleans: 3x5@85
squat: 1x5@45, 1x5@135, 1x3@155, 3@165, 4@165, 2@165 (PR!)
bench: 1x5@45, 1x5@85, 3x5@95 (working on form)
deadlift: 1x5@135, 1x5@175, 3x3@205 (no time to work up to a max.)
Interesting overheard conversation:
guy #1: “Man, you gotta push harder. I mean, look at that girl over there.” (Meaning me.)
guy #2: “But I’m not here for that kind of intensity. I come here to chill.”
Oh my god, I’d be laughing out loud. Squeeling more like it. Keep it up, Alisa. Put those poor souls to SHAME! 
Ha, thanks!
today: 8 miles, 3x20 overhead swings with rock. (I need to find bigger rocks!)
This morning I did powercleans, 2x5@85, was informed that my form was awful (back heaving, getting stuck in the middle of the movement, lifting the bar asymmetrically) and so practiced 4x5@45. Then I was weirdly exhausted. I called it a day. I’m sorry about that, but it doesn’t happen that often, so I’ll just count today as this week’s “off day” and go back in tomorrow.
Wrecked my stupid wrist the other day. That’s what I get for trying to clean more than I can handle. I don’t know to what degree I should be pushing through the pain and I might not be able to deadlift today – I’ll try. At least I can do stuff that doesn’t put pressure on it.
Not to mention my legs are black and blue and I have boob bruises. I look like a battered woman. I have GOT to learn form.
deadlift 1x5@135, 1x5@185, 1x5@205, 1x5@225 (PR!)
seated press 3x5@85
squat 1x5@45, 1x5@115, 1x5@135, 1x5@155, 2/2/3/1 @165, 3x5@165 (finally!)
weighted situps 3x5@30 (these are hard. This is my new favorite ab thing.)
dips 3x10
BB curls 1x5@40, 3x5@45
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Wrecked my stupid wrist the other day. That’s what I get for trying to clean more than I can handle. I don’t know to what degree I should be pushing through the pain and I might not be able to deadlift today – I’ll try. At least I can do stuff that doesn’t put pressure on it.
Not to mention my legs are black and blue and I have boob bruises. I look like a battered woman. I have GOT to learn form.[/quote]
Dude, I get the worst bruises on my legs from deads, I don’t know what to do about em, other than wear shinguards and soccer socks, lol! Yeah, I would say if it hurts to put pressure, then take it easy on the cleans, maybe wrap them for deads to stabilize them, or use straps.
DUDE… you are hitting PR’s all over the place! Congrats! Feels good huh? Keep up the good work! =D
Thanks! It does feel good – but I’m a n00b, so it’s kind of my job.
6 sprints, I think 100 meters (this time it was hard; I think I’m learning to actually sprint hard)
10 minutes running up and down stairs
I am impressed,
12 mile runs, big workouts
nice work, tear it up
kmc
Thanks!
(God, I want to make real improvements this summer and get out of beginnerland. Well, I have time and I have patience.)
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Thanks!
(God, I want to make real improvements this summer and get out of beginnerland. Well, I have time and I have patience.)[/quote]
Keep goin’ like you have been and you’ll be outta “beginerland” in no time at all!
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Interesting overheard conversation:
guy #1: “Man, you gotta push harder. I mean, look at that girl over there.” (Meaning me.)
guy #2: “But I’m not here for that kind of intensity. I come here to chill.”[/quote]
Hilarious!
Thanks.
Also – holy cow, I looked at USAPL qualifying standards to see what I would have to aim for, and I’d qualify for Juniors in my weight class. (Assuming that I can do everything with legal form.) Someday – meaning a few years down the road – I’d really like to do that.
powercleans 3x5@65
DB bench 1x5@25, 1x5@30, 1x5@35, 3x5@40
box squat 1x5@45, 1x5@115, 1x5@135, 1x5@155, 3x5@175 (PR!)
weighted crunches 3x5@30
pullups 3/1/1/1
Lousy day – I almost cried in the stairwell.
Trying to wean myself off box squats and onto the real ones, but it’s hard. I ought to be able to use the same weights, but for some reason I can’t.
Real, good form, perfect depth squats: 3x5@95, 1x5@105, 1x5@115, 1x5@125 and lots of other reps I didn’t keep track of.
Bench 3x5@85
didn’t deadlift beyond the warmup – lousy wrist.
Hi
It looks like you are really committed to working out with great results despite your modesty on your achievements. I hope you are taking pictures regularly because only that way will you show youself your progress. It is hard to see the changes for yourself otherwise, although others notice them easily.
However;
“Trying to wean myself off box squats and onto the real ones, but it’s hard. I ought to be able to use the same weights, but for some reason I can’t…”
Could your running be interfering with your lower body strength gain goals?
Just wondering…
Check out this article:
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