Shopping trip in Montreal!!
cutie pie pic Beast 
N- you can teach Bre and I how to shop 
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
N- you can teach Bre and I how to shop [/quote]
The problem isn’t “how”, but location and demographic. Might have to take a trip to a larger city.
ok, just makin convo…personally I don’t know how to shop. I hate it and it makes me nervous and frustrated and most time I walk out empty handed.
lookit you stickin up for your lady!
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
im having trouble understanding why you have to look like other people- different religious people choose clothing that makes it obvious what their priorities/values are, why should that be different for us?
i wear the shit outta yoga pants and the one pair of jeans that i have, in personal and professional settings. i do have slacks that fit like clownpants when its necessary for something other than yogas, but thats few and far between-- i dont give a fuck if i look different bc my clothes fit ill BECAUSE of why they’re ill fitting.
it doesnt take anyone new long to see/ask about my hobbies, and its a source of pride for me to say that yes, im committed to bettering myself.
then again, im not in the same kind of profession or lifestyle you are, so it might not be completely applicable.
what i’d really like to say is, embrace it, and fuck the people who judge you. [/quote]
x2
Sorry I’m digging stuff up from pages back. But I’m reading this stuff about all the ladies complaining about not fitting into your clothes and getting bigger and bigger, and I do feel your pain.
I really HATE going to my closet to grab a favorite shirt from last summer, or the dress pants that I haven’t worn since whatever holiday only to find that they don’t fit right. BUT if you wanted to fit in the same clothes and look the same way forever, what the fuck are you doing here?
The fact that our backs are too wide for that cute dress, or legs are too big and waist is too small for our jeans means we’re doing it right. Lifting heavy is going to lead to changes in your body. Not fitting into clothes designed for the average woman is a good thing. I don’t know about you all, but I bust my ass way too hard to be average.
I know there is a huge fear amongst “normal women” in the gym that lifting (heavy) weights will make them “bulky”. But you ladies know better than that. I hate to see that attitude/fear show up even a little here in PW.
Shopping can be a pain when you don’t have a “normal” body, but shit, its hard even for women who are “normal”. I’ve been working in retail for long enough that I can say this with certainty. You really just have learn what works for you. Like Frenchie said, those shapeless dresses don’t work for me, neither do woven tops if I want to be able to wear them for more than one season. Full skirts? Forget about it. My best advice? Spandex and a good tailor are your best friends.
/rant
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
im having trouble understanding why you have to look like other people- different religious people choose clothing that makes it obvious what their priorities/values are, why should that be different for us?
i wear the shit outta yoga pants and the one pair of jeans that i have, in personal and professional settings. i do have slacks that fit like clownpants when its necessary for something other than yogas, but thats few and far between-- i dont give a fuck if i look different bc my clothes fit ill BECAUSE of why they’re ill fitting.
it doesnt take anyone new long to see/ask about my hobbies, and its a source of pride for me to say that yes, im committed to bettering myself.
then again, im not in the same kind of profession or lifestyle you are, so it might not be completely applicable.
what i’d really like to say is, embrace it, and fuck the people who judge you. [/quote]
x2
Sorry I’m digging stuff up from pages back. But I’m reading this stuff about all the ladies complaining about not fitting into your clothes and getting bigger and bigger, and I do feel your pain.
I really HATE going to my closet to grab a favorite shirt from last summer, or the dress pants that I haven’t worn since whatever holiday only to find that they don’t fit right. BUT if you wanted to fit in the same clothes and look the same way forever, what the fuck are you doing here?
The fact that our backs are too wide for that cute dress, or legs are too big and waist is too small for our jeans means we’re doing it right. Lifting heavy is going to lead to changes in your body. Not fitting into clothes designed for the average woman is a good thing. I don’t know about you all, but I bust my ass way too hard to be average.
I know there is a huge fear amongst “normal women” in the gym that lifting (heavy) weights will make them “bulky”. But you ladies know better than that. I hate to see that attitude/fear show up even a little here in PW.
Shopping can be a pain when you don’t have a “normal” body, but shit, its hard even for women who are “normal”. I’ve been working in retail for long enough that I can say this with certainty. You really just have learn what works for you. Like Frenchie said, those shapeless dresses don’t work for me, neither do woven tops if I want to be able to wear them for more than one season. Full skirts? Forget about it. My best advice? Spandex and a good tailor are your best friends.
/rant[/quote]
I understand what you both are saying but for me personally, I’m not a bodybuilder and I don’t train to be one. I want to be stronger and faster and more powerful, but bigger and bulkier is not one of my goals. I want to lift as much weight over my head as I can at my bodyweight. I’m constantly reassessing my goals but that is what they are right now. Weight classes are relevant to me.
I also understand the thing with the regular population worrying about bulking up and how silly that is, but the reality for me is I will bulk up because I train hard for over 90 minutes every night and eat like a construction worker. I squat almost to failure everyday (changing that mind you, but for performance reasons) and lift to a max everyday. Gaining muscle will happen.
It’s a part of it sure but it’s not a lack of commitment or strength or whatever to not want it. I don’t apologize for it either.
(Also–my professional life would be adversely affected if I did start to get too far past the athletic look and into the bodybuilder look, but that’s not something that drives me)
Not trying to be adversarial but I just don’t agree that we are all here to get bigger or that we should be.
I need to write this down … I keep getting confused
cycle 1, 1RMs (kgs)
MP - 35
DL - 85
BP - 40
SQ - 70
cycle 2, 1RMs (kgs)
MP - 37,5
DL - 90
BP - 42,5
SQ - 75
cycle 2 week 2 dls tonight will then be something like:
glut circuit with whatever you guys told me to do for lower back…frog dog or something.
57 x 3 x 5
65 x 3 x 5 mixed grip
72,5 x 1 x 5
52,5 x 2 x 4 - was feeling very pussyish/unfocused. hip drive and turning toes out helped. - also, I forgot, the last two dl sessions, I used plates under the weights, so they were an inch or so off the ground at the start. Is that cheating?
good mornings
22,5 x 1 x 12
27,5 x 1 x 12
32,5 x 3 x 12
hanging leg raises
BW X 2 X 12
BW X 2 X 8
BW X 2 X 12
jump rope - took me 5min to remember how to do it. if you havent done it in a while … give it a try. Mine has weighted handles, and it was actually hard/complicated as fuck and you feel like your shit is jiggling all over the fucking place. 3 x 1:00min
So I went in feeling like shit (sick?)… but actually I feel a lot better now. I have to remember that.
Beast, women’s sizes suck everywhere. Sometimes I wish they could be like guy sizes and go by waist and inseam or arm length. I have super long arms and if I want a shirt to go past my wrists I need to buy an extra large or XXL and end up swimming in the damn thing and looking 5 months pregnant.
thanks ladies for your consolations regarding the challenges of shopping. It just seemed to happen very fast.
Today at work I was wearing some yoga pants:
colleague: hey bre
me: hey
colleague: are those new pants?
me: yup
colleague:your ass is getting really big
me: walking away yup
[quote]ThePerfectDrug wrote:
thanks ladies for your consolations regarding the challenges of shopping. It just seemed to happen very fast.
Today at work I was wearing some yoga pants:
colleague: hey bre
me: hey
colleague: are those new pants?
me: yup
colleague:your ass is getting really big
me: walking away yup [/quote]
You should have said “You jelly?” 
hey now, that is a compliment!!!
spandex FTW!
what a cute little beastie. glasses and all and he will accompany female clothes shopping excursions. wow.
Your colleague is
a. on the spectrum
b. hot for you
c. intimidated by you
But regardless of his or her motives–from you perspective, it was a compliment afterall no? You worked hard to get your glutes working.
I work with a bunch of pencil necks. Sometimes I feel weird. When I bare my arms, I look strong. Most of the men in my office have arms like adoloscent girls or sausages–they are skinny or fat and weak. Honestly, I’ve come to feel embarassment for them. Be proud of your strength.
[quote]ThePerfectDrug wrote:
thanks ladies for your consolations regarding the challenges of shopping. It just seemed to happen very fast.
Today at work I was wearing some yoga pants:
colleague: hey bre
me: hey
colleague: are those new pants?
me: yup
colleague:your ass is getting really big
me: walking away yup [/quote]
I love watching you walk away or in front of me, or going up the stairs…
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
Your colleague is
a. on the spectrum
b. hot for you
c. intimidated by you
But regardless of his or her motives–from you perspective, it was a compliment afterall no? You worked hard to get your glutes working.
I work with a bunch of pencil necks. Sometimes I feel weird. When I bare my arms, I look strong. Most of the men in my office have arms like adoloscent girls or sausages–they are skinny or fat and weak. Honestly, I’ve come to feel embarassment for them. Be proud of your strength. [/quote]
I’m not sure… not A, …hopefully not B or C either. But probably between those two YAY FOR MCQs!
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]ThePerfectDrug wrote:
thanks ladies for your consolations regarding the challenges of shopping. It just seemed to happen very fast.
Today at work I was wearing some yoga pants:
colleague: hey bre
me: hey
colleague: are those new pants?
me: yup
colleague:your ass is getting really big
me: walking away yup [/quote]
You should have said “You jelly?”
[/quote]
QFT!!!
Bitches gonna hate. Or if it’s Nadia’s B option, then bitches gonna love 
Awesome progress with the 531 Gawgeous.
The bottom-line is that you have a great ass Bre. Glad that the yoga pants are working for ya! If I could wear them and still look professional i totally would. Since my job requires a lot of bending over I try to wear things that don’t call attention to my ass.
Your progress is awesome. Keep up the good work.
thanks for all the butt love… Im feeling…well, huge. I think I’m at the point that sent me the other way in my early 20s. I have to decide what to do about it.
Rowing with a few minutes rest in between.
1000m 2:08/500m
2000m 2:18/500m
1500m 2:15/500m
500m 2:08/500m
5/3/1 cycle 2 week 2
kg x sets x reps
standing press
22,5 x 3 x 5
25,0 x 3 x 5
28,5 x 3 x 5 - good but week last rep on last 2 sets
bench press
27,5 x 3 x 5
32,5 x 3 x 5
35,0 x 3 x 5 - super good
dips with 45kg of help x 2 x 12
wg pull ups with 35kg of help x 2 x 12
chins with 20kg of help x 6 x 3
flys x 20kg x 1 x 12; x 17,5kg x 2 x 12
somehow I was REALLY tired after this. I was only going to do bench, but the benches were taken, so I pressed, then they freed up so I benched, then while doing my accessories I felt totally cashed. grr.
how long had you eaten before working out? I usually grab a snack 30 minutes before the gym to help with the crashes.
a supergood bench halfway through your workout is good stuff non the less - wtg!
[quote]ThePerfectDrug wrote:
thanks for all the butt love… Im feeling…well, huge. I think I’m at the point that sent me the other way in my early 20s. I have to decide what to do about it.
[/quote]
Bre: I’m sorry you’re feeling this way. I went through something similar when I started 5-3-1. I got up and over my “never never weight.” It was a what the fuck moment for me. I was training hard–running and lifting 4x a week–I couldn’t understand why I was getting bigger. But, I was running and lifting well. I decided to trust the program. I figured losing mass is relatively easy. I know how to do that. But, this getting stronger thing was new. And I decided I wanted it. Scale weight and pant size be damned.
Without really thinking about it, what I have ended up doing is cycling my training. When I’m pushing the strength in the 5-3-1 lifts, I eat whatever. I ignore the scale. And I focus on getting stronger. That’s where I’ve been for the last 6 months or so. I’m at the point now, where I’m flirting with switching up my goals and focusing more on the BW exercises–running, gymnastics, pullups. My body is a little broken, and I think it needs a break from the heavy shit. Plus, I made really good gains over the last 6 months. Shifting focus will allow me to weather the inevitable plateau that I’m due without frustration.
So, for the summer I’m hoping to run more, kill the pullups and lean out a little bit. Come fall I’ll push for the strength gains again.
Training for aesthetics doesn’t work for me. It’s not that I don’t want to look good. But, I don’t think I’ll ever be like Kimba where I look at my body and think this is the body that I want. That state of being in the world is not going to happen for me. I know that my aesthetic ideal can not be achieved. So, I don’t focus on it.
I train for rep prs, to run faster, and to help my gymnastics along–so long as I’m improving in one of those areas–I know I’m doing ok regardless of the fact that I can’t fit in to any of my pants right now.
I have that one giant strong leg you know. I’m in the market for some defective jeans.
What is the purpose of your training? Answer that and proceed accordingly.