Girl With the Most Cake

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Nikki, you sure know how to make yourself welcome around here. :slight_smile:

Betty, I know its hard leaving the kiddos but a nice bike ride (even a short one) does wonders for oneā€™s mental health. Ask me how I know!!

N., the chinup drop sets felt really helpful to me. I am struggling with getting more reps, so pushing past failure by using band assistance just makes sense.

CDQ, I am nowhere near 40 dips in a row, but I really would love to do that someday. My dip PR is 27, so really 30 should be my next goal.

Maschy, I KNOW that you can do more than 7 chins. Still waiting for that Brazilian bikini and donā€™t think Iā€™m forgetting.

Deb, eccentric chins are EXACTLY how I started. Can you get a chinup bar for home? I felt much more comfortable struggling with chinups in the privacy of my own home rather than in the middle of the gym floor.

Brute and Molly, bike envy is easily fixed. I can only imagine how great each one of you would look on a spiffy cruiser bike.

Sundayā€™s training by all that is right and logical should have been a cluster fuck. My sleep was crap and I had been up since 5 AM, nutrition sucked in that my food intake was low, and I had to work-work and clean the damn house for houseguests all day. By the time I got to the gym late in the PM I was prepared to suck.

But, I didnā€™t suck. Sadly I forgot my camera and have no record of this (or maybe its better that way ā€“ reality and my perceived kick-ass-ness sometimes collide).

5/3/1 - Wave 7, Week 3 Sumo Deadlift and Bench Day

Sumo Deadlift
from risers, bar loaded with 10# plates:
85# 1 x 5 warmup
105# 1 x 5 warmup

from floor:
135# 1 x 5 working
148.5# 1 x 3 working
Belt on:
166# 1 x 3 <ā€“money set +1 over last month

135# with bands: 3 x 3

Amazingly, the working sets felt good. The first rep at 166# went up nicely, the second rep was slower and the third rep was probably somewhat ugly but up it went. I did only a momentary reset between reps.

Bench Press
Bar 1 x 5 warmup
60# 1 x 5 working
68# 1 x 3 working
76# 1 x 6 <ā€“money set, butt came off the bench on last rep

The good news is that my shoulder didnā€™t hurt and this equals a PR. Iā€™m on my way back with the bench.

Dips
5# dumbbell between feet 1 x 15 <ā€“rep PR +5, then 1 x 8 <ā€“failed on 9

Back Raises
27.5# dumbbell behind head 1 x 11 <ā€“rep PR +1
and then my lower back cried ā€œuncleā€!

Russian situps
10# dumbbell held first in right and then left hand 2 x 10

These are improving pretty rapidly.

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i like being the first to say, CONGRATS on your pr lady! and on the shoulder not hurting, and on the russian situps!

RAWR!!

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Thatā€™s some great moto there!

-The day SHOULDā€™VE been crap, but wasnā€™t!
-Got yourself a PR! Awesome!
-Kicked ass on the weighted dips!

I love it!! Way to go Kimba!!

On a side note, and this may be overkill for youā€¦but Iā€™ve found that having my own dip/pull-up belt helped me a ton on weighted dips/chins. Holding the weight between my feet was pretty awkward and I was able to SO focus better on form and effort using my belt. I found mine at a local fitness supply for about $40 after tax.

Just my .02

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Two PRs in one day! Go you!

Bike riding is VERY relaxing and mentally cleansing. I wish there was somewhere here I could ride but there isnā€™t (plus no where to store a bike).

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Look at you with all the PRā€™sā€¦

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CBear, RAWR! Hope all is well with you.

CDQ, you are 100% right about the awesomeness of a dip belt. I have one. The only reason I didnā€™t bring it with me on Sunday is that my bag was full up with my new lifting belt and I knew I was only doing a wimpy 5 extra lbs. Iā€™ve found it possible to hold up to about a 10 lb dumbbell with my feet, but more than that needs a dip belt. Plus the dip belt is bad-ass.

Greeney, that sucks that you canā€™t ride at the moment. A spin bike at the gym is just not the same! But you probably go to IHā€™s gym which probably doesnā€™t have such wimpy-ass cardio-bunny equipment. :wink:

Joe, it takes a PR-machine to know one.

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I hope the momentum keeps upā€¦you deserve it!!

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[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
butt came off the bench on last rep

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Someone will have to give you a spanking if this happens again.

Seriously, though, nice training!

I might try to ride my bike in a week or so. Your rides are inspiring me.

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+1 on the dipping belt. Itā€™s a good investment. I love dipping with a belt but canā€™t until my shoulder settles - but you donā€™t seem to have a problem there.

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Excellent deadlifting! And i see youā€™re still using the bands. I need to try those soon, but I want to wait until I start pulling conventionalā€¦

Great training all around Kimba. 27.5 on the hypers is serious shit! And behind the head - nice!

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Thanks Betty!

Snap, Iā€™ll take the spanking if youā€™ll give it. But, hey. At least my legs were involved in the lift. :wink: Bicycle riding is an excellent stress reliever. Just donā€™t fall off the damn thing.

Cal, Iā€™ll break out the dip belt next dip session. Time to add the weights back!

Maschy, thanks for your encouragement! Iā€™d love to see a video of you pulling conv. with bands!

Todayā€™s training was a quickie in the bedroom gym.

5/3/1 - Wave 7, Week 3 - Military Press Day

48.5# 1 x 5
55# 1 x 3
61.5# 1 x 4 <ā€“money set, wanted more but Iā€™m coming back on these
Bar 1 x 10

My PR at 60 lbs. is 6 reps, set back in March. I did want more reps, but just coming back from my shoulder tweakyness, Iā€™ll take this and be happy.

Today a good friend, her husband and FIVE kids are coming to stay for a couple of nights. Five is alot of kids! Training might be spotty until the end of the week.

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Five kids. Wow. Good luck with all that. That should be some solid GPP.

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Say wut?! Five kids will supply enough energy to create some kind of quasar explosion - have fun with that :stuck_out_tongue:

Good idea re: the shoulder tweakyness - smart training.

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[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
CBear, RAWR! Hope all is well with you.

CDQ, you are 100% right about the awesomeness of a dip belt. I have one. The only reason I didnā€™t bring it with me on Sunday is that my bag was full up with my new lifting belt and I knew I was only doing a wimpy 5 extra lbs. Iā€™ve found it possible to hold up to about a 10 lb dumbbell with my feet, but more than that needs a dip belt. Plus the dip belt is bad-ass.

Greeney, that sucks that you canā€™t ride at the moment. A spin bike at the gym is just not the same! But you probably go to IHā€™s gym which probably doesnā€™t have such wimpy-ass cardio-bunny equipment. :wink:

Joe, it takes a PR-machine to know one.

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There are 3, maybe 4, treadmills, a couple of ellipticals, a couple of regular bikes and then two recombent bikesā€¦

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awesome workout out and great PRā€™s Kimbaā€¦5 kids, is that even legal?

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awesome work in here, good luck with all the kiddos, Iā€™d be running to the gym for some sanity!

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Yeah, I know about bikes Kimba. I used to do triathlons and have done my share of long rides as well. Not sure if my shoulder is up for the positioning yet.

Five kids. Well, I have two of my own. And my sister is visiting with her two right now as well. And my brother and his four arrive tomorrow. So that makes . . . EIGHT! I have indeed been running off to the gym to get away myself. RUN KIMBA, RUN!

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yay for shoulder not hurting and hitting some PRs!

5 kidsā€¦iā€™m cringing but thatā€™s because iā€™m a jerk and donā€™t like kids. have fun with your friends and the kiddos!

your so damn consistent with your training a couple ā€˜spottyā€™ days will just mean you will kill it more than usual when you get in there.

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Honestly, I donā€™t like kids as a general matter. I do, however, like individual children as people. These are very nicely-brought-up ones. My friend is doing a great job.

Apparently, put on the Cartoon Network and you are good to go. The pullup bar is also a big hit.

There is nowhere to run to: breakfast is up nextā€¦

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Sounds like youā€™re gonna have your hands fullā€¦

So whatā€™s for beakfast these days?? Bacon? Eggs? Steak?? MMmmmmmmmm