Frenchie's Fromage

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[quote]nlmain wrote:

[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Sounds quite tasty, I used to love those group stay overs until people got a bit to merry and started making merry with the wrong person. [/quote]

umm ouch…

It will be just the 4 of us and we have been best buds and double dating for 10 years. Now I’m not saying this can’t happen but I would be incredibly surprised. [/quote]

Yeah and I’ve got nothing against people who are fluid with their attractions but nothing kills a good buzz like two people having a screaming fit in the middle of a party because somebody rubbed someone else’s rhubarb.

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[quote]nlmain wrote:
I’ll fess up and say not much on the lifting scene. I’ve been more active with my photography.

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Don’t quit lifting Frenchie.

Don’t do it.

Hit it, and hit it hard. Bikini season is right around the corner.

My ancestors didn’t discover Canada just so’s you can kick back now forchristsake!

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^Agreed!!!

& you know how much I DIG your pics too. But you can’t just stop lifting…

Your lifting & your pics go hand in hand in my mind. I know when I come in here I will always see strength & beauty.

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The stronger you get, the faster you can whip that camera around for action shots! See, they really do go hand in hand :slight_smile:

Hope you have a great new year’s and a fantastic 2011!

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[quote]print wrote:

Your lifting & your pics go hand in hand in my mind. I know when I come in here I will always see strength & beauty.[/quote]

X2

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[quote]JoeGood wrote:

[quote]nlmain wrote:

[quote]JoeGood wrote:
somebody rubbed someone else’s rhubarb.[/quote]

LMAO!!! never heard that one before!

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Oversocializing does me in as well. I’m pretty gregarious, but need to recharge by being alone. Especially this time of year.

Hang in there. You’ll hit it hard after the first of the year. I have no doubt.

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I <3 being alone! Which is why this single parenting thing has been rough.

Hang in there kid…

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bitch isnt quitting.

i said so.

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I used to do a lot of photography when I was a teenager. Been thinking about getting back into it.

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Think of yourself as a living sculpture and the photography as the medium through which you share this work of art with the rest of us.

Re: the alone thing, I’m an only child and I get very tetchy if I don’t get some time to myself. For me, it’s almost as necessary as oxygen.

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Funny that so many of us really enjoy our alone time…maybe that’s why we like lifting so much, 2 hours of solace…

Miss ya Mainy! Can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on.

Have fun with your friends tonight! And no accidental rubbing of rhubarbs and or other produce…haha!

Bonne annee!! bises!

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mmm rhubarb :wink:

You guys are funny. I did not say I was quiting, I simply said the holidays were more conducive to photography than lifting. Also the holidays were an emotional roller coaster and I needed to deal with the situation by finding some solo time and reflecting. Thank you non the less for all your support and perhaps that additional push has lead me to grab my gym bag and head out today rather than wait until next week when the festivities were over. Truth is, went I entered my gym I felt a little swagger return where it should. I just love being the meanest baddas at my gym. lol.

However as I walked in I realized that I had 30 minutes before closing time (major grumble) so I went full brotard mode and did some stuff that didn’t much prep and stretching.

Bench:
95lbs speedy 1x12
115lbs 1x8
135lbs 2x3
115lbs 1x12

Facepulls
45lbs 3x12
superset with
Barbell curls
40lbs 3x8

Stiff leg deadlift
80lbs speedy 3x12

All this done in 30 minutes top. Left the place shaky and out of breath. I really need to work on my conditioning.

Happy New Years
xx

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Now that’s a reasonable work out after a lil break, bet if you had have had more time you would have pushed the envelope! Anyways, I knew you weren’t gonna quit. I went yesterday in a bitchy mood and the pay off is extreme soreness and pain for pushing it way too hard.
Happy New Year!

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[quote]nlmain wrote:
I just love being the meanest baddas at my gym. lol.

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May your ass be meaner and badder in 2011 than it was in 2010. And I wish you a year of good times and great accomplishments.

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Happy new year frenchie!

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New Yr = New pics… & I’m excited about that!

Well, maybe not so much over the food pics… but everything else… Y.E.A.H.

Hope you had a great & safe N.Y.'s.

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Happy New Year, what are your goals for 2011?

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I knew you weren’t quitting. Nice job getting back at it!

I took my camera into First Night last evening with my 50/1.8. We’ll see if I got anything usable.

Happy New Year! A toast to killin’ it in 2011!

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Diana - hope whatever triggured the bitchy mood has been resolved.

Git - my ass has a personality of it’s own. probably it’s own postal code too. do not encourage it any further :wink:

Print- new year’s was very calm and safe. spend some quality time with close buddies, was very reasonable with the food and drink, went to bed at 1am and had some delicious buckweat pancakes with local maple syrup for breakfast. couldn’t ask for more.

Kimba -do you use raw mode? if so there is a lot of easy modifications you can do combining raw with a photo editor. overexposed/underexpose, sharpness ect…

Chi - good question!
First and primary goal starting today - I just realized that my diving trip is in 3 weeks!!! It kinda sneaked up on me and I’ve been in mass mode since May. The idea of fitting my butt in a bikini right now is beyond scary. Now I know I won’t make any miracles in 3 weeks but I need to at least get rid of the xmas bloat so the first few weeks are tight diet, cardio and complexes. Good news is this crazyness is only for 3 weeks.

In february I will go back to powerlifting in earnest in order to get ready for my first meet in March. The rest of the year will be focusing on strength cause that makes me happiest. I’ve also signed up to a PL gym in late november which I plan to visit once a week to really focus on form.

goals in terms of numbers:
bench:
current max 150lbs
2011 goal 160lbs

10lbs may not seem much but this would be a bodyweight bench - something I’ve been striving for for years. Anything after that 10lbs will be candy. This year I went from 135 with very bad form to 150 nice and tight and repping my 135. Good stuff

deadlift:
current max 280lbs -although I have not been able to repeat. my consistant max is along 255-265
2011 goal 315lbs.

I feel like I’m shooting high but that is my ultimate goal. If 2011 give me a 300lbs lift I’ll be seriously happy and I’ll work towards 315 in 2012. My long term goal is double bw wich would be 320 at my current 160lbs. This year I went from a 185 with grip issues to 265 with better form and using chalk which helped tons.

squat:
current max with proper “past parrallel depth” I believe was a measly 155lbs. 2010 was squat rehab year.
2011 goal 225lbs.

This lift is my toughest one to master. If I can consistantly lift with good form in 2011 that will be a major plus. I dream of doing a double BW but for now if I can get 4 wheels with good form that would be freakin fantastic.

As a balancing act to all this strenght I also want to throw in a few unassisted pullups. In my case running after pullups and strength is a very tough challenge but if I can churn out maybe 5 reps by the end of the year I’ll be golden. When ever (if ever) I tire of the mass/strength I can lean out and aim for more pullups and such. But I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

As accessory I need to keep up on my stretching and get a foam roller for at home. I think this about covers it…

so here’s to 3 weeks of heartache that will only get me more excited about eating and lifting when I get back to the main program.