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Hi Mini!!! :slight_smile:

Yesterdays cals~1548 (185gP/132gC/34gF)

todays weight~139.1

training

warmup BB complex, seated hams 8x40x2

Seated leg curls~ all nice and slow on the release. Burn baby burn!
8x90
8x90
8x90
8x90 and then 25 partials x60

Back Squats
8x170
8x170
8x170
8x170
Much better!

Leg Press
25x240
25x240
25x240
!!!

SLD’s with db’s
20x25’s
20x25’s
These are supposed to be done nice and slow with good stretch and not a full lock out at the top. I am doing that and not seeming to get anything out of these except for a good stretch and lower back contraction. In all honesty my legs are shot by this point tho so its kinda therapeutic :smiley:

Calves~ toes on plate
10x35’s
10x40’s
10x40’s

Glad I was able to increase the weights today. Made me feel better after my let down upper push day.

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[quote]coyotegal wrote:
Check out my new babies!!

8 egg layers and 4 meat chickens. The meat ones are yellow.

I am in Heaven :slight_smile:

Oh and training related??.. I have DOMS today :stuck_out_tongue:

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You should be getting eggs by now. I have some layers and did the egg white thing; great protein but tough on the guts.

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Too cute, the chickens. Makes me think of the movie chicken run! (I must save them!).

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Okay, I have only been playing with iron since July. But here is what I see at the gym:

Mr. And Mrs. I am going to sit on this equipment till my birthday rolls around.
Mr. And Mrs. I am lying on this mat visualizing me doing something, please step over me I am in a catatonic state.
May other favorites are the “you can get those weights for me, thanks.”
Mr. And Mrs. I only want to do what you are doing, can I cut in every 20 sec. Or just take over?
Others who annoy: I am going to grunt for 2 minutes and look around to see if I am noticed.
See my puddle of sweat sit in it!

I could go on, but you have these people in your gym, in your space and what not.
Have a good day!

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warm up~ 2 min eliptical, BB complex, OH squat bar X2, yates row 5x95x2, 5x115.

Yates row
12x155 (increase the weight next time!)
the rest went beautifully :slight_smile:

I am rowing what I am squatting. lol I dont know if that is pathetic or cool :smiley:

Pullups
5
4

Lat pulldowns
8x90
10x90
10x90

rear delt rows
10x80
8x80, 4x70 last few rows were sloppy, I couldnt fully contract to bring my elbows parallel.

seated BO raises
12x15’s
12x15’s
12x12’s
10x8’s

Curls on the incline bench
12x12’sx3

reverse curls
10x30

:slight_smile:

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weight today 140.7 (yesterdays…(Monday)… was 142.1) scale is all over the place.

Yesterdays Food~1726 cals (113gP/174gC/27gF)

Training

warmup~ row 500 (thought it might help loosen my neck and traps and shoulders and (just kidding) But MAN I am tight. :smiley:
BB complex, front squat 5x95x2, 5x115

Front squat
160x12 (increase the weight next time) last 2 were a tad cavey.
lol I refuse to row more than I squat for the same rep scheme.
The rest went as prescribed but was quite a bit harder.

Deads
6x210
6x210
6x210
not the reps scheme I was supposed to do but I really wanted to work the heavier weight the whole time. Next time I will just add reps

Lunges BB stationary.
10x90x6
I brought the reps down to 10 added one more set and increased the weight by 10#. I think that makes it ok :slight_smile:

Calves seated
10x70x3

I am starting to hate this day. I will continue till the end of Dec, but I am dying a little each time I do it :smiley:

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You can do it, and you’ll be ready for a new program. What is your stage date, do you have one yet? And, is it for body transformation or strength. You seem to know the nutrition angle, as impressive as your hard work.

I have judged bench press and finally decided to learn how to do it.

Am taking your advice and logging workouts, and will start doing that on this site as well as a notebook.

Have a 2nd BMI tomorrow, hoping I improved fat loss.

Had some personal records today and will post those on a PB thread.

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[quote]JamieAshe23 wrote:

I have judged bench press and finally decided to learn how to do it.[/quote]
What does this mean? Are you a ref?

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Yes, the last meet I judged was in October and the exercise was bench press. I was watching the competitor’s back to see if
It stays in contact with the bench and there is no arch or lift.

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Those are impressive workouts, Coyotegal. The rep range to weight ratio would have me sleeping for days.

What is your stage date?

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[quote]JamieAshe23 wrote:
Yes, the last meet I judged was in October and the exercise was bench press. I was watching the competitor’s back to see if
It stays in contact with the bench and there is no arch or lift.
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There are rules governing head, ass, shoulders, and feet position. But I have never heard of a rule regarding not arching the back. In fact, this position is inherent in the sport of powerlifting. Was this just a casual contest? I am curious how you are a judge if you have never done the lift yourself?

Sorry to derail!

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It does seem strange?.the arched back brings the power! I actually would be pissed if someone called my lift over something like that?maybe it was just a friendly backyard comp?

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I have no idea why there are so many question marks in my post. My log haz a ghost!

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I’m more interested in how you can be capable of judging a bench press without knowing how to do one.

PS, coyotegal, you are very good at making me feel like a little girl

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lol now thats a skill to posses :smiley:

Monday~
Lots been going on. This past weekend was Black Friday here in Canada as well, and it was super busy. I did not have much time for anything.

On Fri night I slipped on our stairs and my hip was a bit wonky for the weekend and now it just seems my knee is touchy.

Mondays Training

Push Press
5x65
5x75
5x90
5x100
5x105
5x105
5x105

Side lat raises
12x20’s
12x20’s
12x20’s

Incline bench
8x40’s
6x40’s
5x40’s

Tris~ V bar pull down thingy.
5x50, 5x40 didnt notice another plate had attached until it crashed off
10x40
6x40, 4x30

Cardio
elliptical sprints
130 medium pace, 30 sec sprint x5

felt not too shabby for a girl that doesnt do cardio. Must be those high rep squats
Going to add a bit of cardio in now.
When I calculated my cals for fat loss I only calculated a calorie drop in food that would equal to 80% of the pound I wanted to loose per week. I wanted to see if I could get away with it without the cardio. (I was supposed to add enough cardio to make up for the rest).
It worked for a bit but things are moving pretty slow right now.

weight today 139. (I had 137 over the weekend but it went away.)

Today is legs.

I am going to change the program tho. Work has been so busy and physical (big shipments, heavy moving, snow clearing) that I am burnt when I show up to work and not very productive.
Not sure how I will work it yet, maybe just rotate between the legs, push, pull 4 times a week again for a bit instead of 2 legs.

Tuesday~
warmup~ 2 min elliptical, BB complex.

Back Squat
5x95x2
5x145
8x170
8x170
8x170

Deads
6x215
6x215
4x215, re grip 2x215
first set was pretty easy.

I have this problem where my ass eats my underwear and pants when squatting and deadlifting. Its really rather annoying.

Lunges
10x95x6 (same amount of reps as last time but added 5#)

calves~ toes on plate

weight Wed~138.7
Weight today~137.8
lol fun with numbers!!

Training later!

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[quote]coyotegal wrote:

I have this problem where my ass eats my underwear and pants when squatting and deadlifting. Its really rather annoying.

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You got mad skillz!

Ooof squats & deads. Hope your hip doesn’t give you any more trouble.

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HAHA Thanks Mini :slight_smile:

weight~138.4

Training

Yates Row
10x160. Could have done a more but the plates were spinning and the bar was unwrapping my grip :confused: .
Can you do mixed grip with these?

Pullups
5
then I did 2 sets of 2 L ring chin ups. Wow, those are tricky little things!

Pulldowns
10x90
10x90
10x90

Rear delt Rows
10x75
10x75

Seated BO rear delt raises
12x20’s
12x20’s last few reps were messy
10x15’s

straight bar curls
10x40
10x40
10x40

incline bench curls
8x12’s
8x12’s

Cardio
Elliptical sprints. 30 sec sprint 110 RPM level 5 and 130 sec 70 RMP level 2
5x

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weight~ 138.7

Training

BB complex for the warm up and thats it. Pressed for time today.

Seated leg curls
8x40x2
8x100
8x100
8x100
8x90 and 25 partials at 60

Back squats
8x175
8x175
8x175 last one was scary! Paused 1/2 way up and it took a bit to get the momentum again lol.
6x175

Leg press
25x260
25x240
25x240
O?M?G?

SLD’s
20x95
20x95

Glad I got it in today. Lately by the end of the week I dont want to do anything. Thurs I copped out, Fri it was an eternal war, and today too. But I KNOW i wont do it later in the day. It HAS to happen first. Anyways, I got them all in this week so I is happy :slight_smile:

Work till 3 today, then off to make perogies with a friend, then tomorrow I have to bake 6 doz cookies for a cookie exchange party.
How will I stay skinny???!!! Maybe I will add in an extra leg day next week :smiley:
:wink:

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weekly average weight 138.7

This week was better. The scale is moving slow but I am seeing little differences here and there. On Friday I caught sight of myself in the mirror at the gym and you could see where my bicep out line is from the side. Never had that before, always loved that on other people.

I really should be taking progress pics tho but I havent gotten around to it. I hate the scale and every morning I get nervous getting on.

SO I am 6 pounds down from when I started, I would like to have another 4 gone by the first week in Jan.

The contest I would like to enter is scheduled for May 24th.

Last night me and a friend made 300 perogies. I dreamt all night about perogies.

Today I am baking 6 doz cookies for a cookie exchange party.

lol. Good luck on the 4 pound goal :smiley:

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I forgot to weigh myself right away this morning but did so after breakfast and coffee and water and was 139.7 so that is encouraging.

Training
OHP
5x45x2
5x65x2
5x85

Push Press
5x105
5x105
5x105 fail on 5th rep
5x105
5x105

side lat raises
10x25’s
5x25’s, 7x20’s
5x25’s, 7x20’s

Incline Bench
8x40’s
6x40’s
6x40’s

Tris~pulldowns
12x45
12x45
10x45

Cardio
15 min of various intervals between level 5 and 8

*I am loosing my pressing strength for sure. My incline bench is stagnant and my OHP is actually getting weaker.