[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]merrysailor wrote:
Awesome front squats!
Can I join in on the points thingy you gurls have been doing? looks like fun[/quote]
Yes!
2Busy The Texican might play too… Ur gonna have to share us girls :)[/quote]
I will try to share 
[quote]merrysailor wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]merrysailor wrote:
Awesome front squats!
Can I join in on the points thingy you gurls have been doing? looks like fun[/quote]
Yes!
2Busy The Texican might play too… Ur gonna have to share us girls :)[/quote]
lol. Damnit! I posted the thread and it’s taking FOREVER to show up.
I will try to share [/quote]
[quote]debraD wrote:
I don’t know if this will help, but you can see my front squat coming out of the clean in these videos (my only front squat videos are from the side and you can’t see much):
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thanks for posting. I’ve watched all of your videos and a lot of form videos on the crossfit website and this one, and read starting strength. So at this point, I know what it’s supposed to look like, it’s just a matter of making mine look like that. lol. I just need to keep taking videos and applying all of your excellent advice.
Breakfast: +25 (chicken breast, tomato, tangelo, fish oil)
Today, every meal including snacks is going to include everything, even if it means that I am eating a whole carrot or tomato straight out of the bag or putting a whole carrot right into the blender with my protein shake. I am catching up, DAMNIT!
[quote]Oleena wrote:
Breakfast: +25 (chicken breast, tomato, tangelo, fish oil)
Today, every meal including snacks is going to include everything, even if it means that I am eating a whole carrot or tomato straight out of the bag or putting a whole carrot right into the blender with my protein shake. I am catching up, DAMNIT![/quote]
Guess I’m limiting my post hockey beer drinking now… 
[quote]Oleena wrote:
Breakfast: +25 (chicken breast, tomato, tangelo, fish oil)
Today, every meal including snacks is going to include everything, even if it means that I am eating a whole carrot or tomato straight out of the bag or putting a whole carrot right into the blender with my protein shake. I am catching up, DAMNIT![/quote]
OH SHIT. I do Flameout every day do I get to add +5 for those?
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
Breakfast: +25 (chicken breast, tomato, tangelo, fish oil)
Today, every meal including snacks is going to include everything, even if it means that I am eating a whole carrot or tomato straight out of the bag or putting a whole carrot right into the blender with my protein shake. I am catching up, DAMNIT![/quote]
OH SHIT. I do Flameout every day do I get to add +5 for those?[/quote]
Yep.
I AM GOING TO OWN YOU!!! YOUR ASSES ARE MINE.
MINE!!!
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
I AM GOING TO OWN YOU!!! YOUR ASSES ARE MINE.
MINE!!![/quote]
You can have my ass anytime you want it, but you aren’t going to beat it! 
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
I AM GOING TO OWN YOU!!! YOUR ASSES ARE MINE.
MINE!!![/quote]
You can have my ass anytime you want it, but you aren’t going to beat it! :P[/quote]
At least there won’t be any jealous wife/gf if Hallowed owns my ass…
Off to play hockey
[quote]2busy wrote:
[quote]Oleena wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
I AM GOING TO OWN YOU!!! YOUR ASSES ARE MINE.
MINE!!![/quote]
You can have my ass anytime you want it, but you aren’t going to beat it! :P[/quote]
At least there won’t be any jealous wife/gf if Hallowed owns my ass…
Off to play hockey :P[/quote]
lol. Watch the beer! And have fun for me. Hockey is the most AWESOME team sport in existence and this is from someone who hates team sports.
Breakfast: 25pts
shake with frozen spinach, protein powder, a tangelo, and nuts (I really did this. It tastes like apple peel. Kind ew,but not unbearable): 25pts
lunch (chicken, tangelo, nuts, carrot): 25 pts
dinner (tilapia and potato): +20pts
before bed shake (same as previous shake): 25pts
walking everywhere (about 3 miles): 10pts
total: 130
Fucking didn’t get a chance to work out today. Spent all day writing a report in the school library. Then, just as I was leaving, a friend posted that he was bummed out drinking alone at a bar half a block from the school, so I told him I’d swing by on my way home. Now, the weird thing about this is the conversation halfways took place over facebook (the other half was by text) and a friend of Hallowed’s randomly commented on the same status update. It turns out my friend used to work at Eddie Bower with Hallowed’s real life friend. Small ass world!
So I went to the bar, grabbed a water (being ever mindful of our brutal Forever Alone contest), chatted with him for 40 minutes, walked home, had to go to grocery store to grab a bunch of sauce makings for dinner (I make my own BBQ sauces. It’s SOOO MUCH BETTER when you can modify them to perfection. Seriously, everyone should make their own.), ate dinner, had sex, and then…well it’s 12:30 now. No more time today.
I suppose I should be happy that I did finish the report and refrained from drinking. Two wins will have to do.
and you got it in, Three wins.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
and you got it in, Three wins.[/quote]
lol. That’s true.
Wow you get to have sex as part of your normal routine? COOL>!
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
Wow you get to have sex as part of your normal routine? COOL>!
[/quote]
I know, some people have all the luck.
[quote]2busy wrote:
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
Wow you get to have sex as part of your normal routine? COOL>!
[/quote]
I know, some people have all the luck.[/quote]
Haha. Maybe…
So today has been jam packed with studying and writing papers. I keep thinking that there’s going to be some down time this semester and I’m just going to have to get used to the idea that there’s not 
At least my next round of tests isn’t all on the same week. Everything seems pretty manageable after the first week of this log where I had 4 at once.
I exercised, walked, worked out, and sat around looking at information all day.
Points:
breakfast: +20 (chicken breast, pear, and fish oil, no veggie)
protein shake w spinach and apple half and almonds: +25
almonds and carrots: +10
chicken breast almonds and steamed veggie mix: +20
protein shake w the works: +25
exercises and workout and walk: +45
steak, potato, and tomato: +25
total: 170
I kinda miss the college atmosphere but not all the studying.
keep your head up!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
I kinda miss the college atmosphere but not all the studying.
keep your head up![/quote]
Thanks. Sadly, I don’t really enjoy this college’s atmosphere. It’s mostly comprised of middle class 18-22 year old kids from conservative families whose decision to come here was mostly based on just wanting to get away from home. Then there’s the older crowd who’re trying their best to develop an alcohol dependency in order to live up to the perceived fun of the younger guys. I might be a tad pessimistic right now. lol. But the truth is, most of the people who stay in this town for long enough develop an alcohol habit for life and many of those were completing rigorous coursework to get into vet school (this is the only one in the state which means that the lower science courses are aimed at weeding people out. If you survive it you’re definitely not a slacker). It’s crazy.
I forgot to write down yesterday’s workout:
DL- 4 sets of 8 reps w/160lbs. This felt lighter than the 150lbs last week! The third set felt so light it was like I was jumping up and down with it. After training 5x5 style on lower body movements for half a year and making no progress when I first started training, I’ve concluded that I need to up the reps and stay far away from my max to make really good progress. Over the course of the last year and a half my DL max dropped from 205x5 to 175x1. After training extremely high reps during the summer (12+) for a month, I brought it back up to 190lbs. My plan now is to stick to the lighter weights and 8-10 reps until I’m back at 205, and then just continue until my progress stalls for a month or more. Then I’ll switch over to 5-3-1. However, judging by the last week’s SERIOUS improvement, I think I have a long way to go until that happens. Right now I’m adding 10lbs per week.
Good morning 8reps x6sets at 80lbs. This was seriously hard. Last week I did 60lbs and it felt like a walk in the park, so I got excited and bumped it up. No bueno. I’m going to be working on this for a while. My abs were actually the weakest link on these- specifically the lower half. I make sure to keep them tight and to keep my shoulder blades down and together so I don’t straight my already damaged lower back. Well, my back was okay, but my abs were not happy.
Hip thrusters- 10reps for 6 sets at 100lbs. Felt hard, even though it was the same weight as last time. I think greatly increased volume on the other exercises compared to last week’s workout probably burnt me out before I started these.
Points:
morning shake w/works:+25
weird snack at school: tuna, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles- +15
dinner out w/boyfriend: chicken, shrimp, veggies, rice: +25
chocolate cake: -5
shake w/works: + 25
exercises, workout, walk everywhere: +45
total: 130
workout felt hard, probably because I hardly ate anything during the first part of the day due to finishing papers on time and catching up on readings. Shakes are handy. Also, I got about 3 hours of sleep last night. Thank goodness it’s the weekend.
Workout: barbell rollouts (these felt harder than last week), hanging leg raise, plank 45 sec 30lbs 6 sets of 10 reps
Time to shower and enjoy some time with my man.