I am a very un Canadian girl because I effing hate curling.
But maybe that is because I worked at the saville sports centre and the big wig curling dude’s office was behind my desk and his overly loud phone conversations were annoying.
Excellent lifting, young lady.
Hi Pixie.
Another AB girl. I used to live in Calgary.
I love watching the seniors curl. 
Oh and for my dls I usually don’t go over 5 reps either.
I am doing heavy singles on my 5/3/1 day though. I do just 1 rep for my 1 then keep adding weight to the bar until I can’t lift it or I get tired.
Do the prescribed reps. You’re doing enough assistance work for them anyway. It’ll still move up.
Me too on the repping out DLs. I’ve been taking a very unofficial poll in my head of people who like to rep them out and people who think it sucks balls.
nice work. i had no idea curling was such a big thing up there.
Spock: Kevin Martin is a bit of a douchebag. I think that’s what happens when you have too much money 
Charlie: Hmm. It seems to be more common that the women on here don’t like repping DLs. I’m not sure I’ll add weight til I can’t lift anymore but I might do 5 singles or something like that. I’ll see what I feel like next cycle. And yeah, watching the seniors curl is pretty cool 
lula: I think curling is only huge in the prairies. Not a lot else to do in the winter. I’d say hockey and curling are the go-to sports in the prairies for winter. Hockey is more popular, of course, but I’m a third generation curler
5/3/1 Cycle 1, Week 3: 12/03/06
Warmups:
5 minutes on the elliptical
knee rehab
Agile 8
2 Board Bench:
45x5
55x5
65x5
75x5
85x3
95x1+ → 7 reps. That took some effort to get that last one up. Pretty damn good for me, though
65x10
A1) OHP: 30x10x5
A2) Tricep pullover: 30x10x5
A3) DB row: 25x10x5
BSS: BWx10x3
Stretching and steam room.
My knee is a little achy right now but I think that’s mostly because my quad and piriformus are a little tight. Quad definitely has some knots in it that I need to attack with the lax ball
So wow. I feel absolutely ignored. It’s so quiet in here since the culling. I’m honestly not sure I want to keep logging here. Ugh, I’ll figure that out in a bit.
5/3/1 Cycle 1, Week 3: 12/03/08
Warmups:
5 minutes on the elliptical
knee rehab
Agile 8
*I soooo did not want to be at the gym today. Hormones, frustration from work, too much sugar all contributed to me wanting to hermit in my comfy apartment with a book and more junk food. But it’s fucking squat day, so I sucked it up and got my ass to the gym.
Squats:
45x5
55x5
65x5
70x5
75x3
85x1+ → 10 reps. Knee felt solid through all the reps and I could have kept going but I put a limit of 10 on these. My quad is a little bound up so stretching between each of these sets was a must.
BBB Sumo DLs:
95x10x5
Easy peasy. It took 3 weeks but this finally feels light. Time to move it up to 115. Still weak sauce considering what some of the other girls were posting.
Stretching and steam room.
Crazy and bitchy story of the day:
I was resting in between sets of sumos, watching a trainer try to teach a guy how to deadlift. They were using one of the squat racks. Okay, fine. I was using one too, just had the bar set up in front of the racks. Instead of using the rack he was already in, the trainer decides he wants MINE and starts unloading my fucking bar! It’s the EXACT same squat rack he was moving from! WTF! I was sitting on a bench 3ft away and he didn’t even glance at me before he started to unload it. I felt like going off on him and asking him why the hell the rack he was in wasn’t good enough. He acted all surprised when I came up and told him I was using that bar. Soooo not impressed with that.
Hey Pixie-
I know, it’s a bit strange in here. I swear I hear echoes coming out of my computer screen. I enjoy your logging and hope you’ll continue.
Nice squats and DLs. The BBB is tough, IMO-no weak sauce at all. You’ve improved your weights, that’s something to be proud of!
Oh and also? That trainer is a douche. Some people are just clueless.
Thanks, lula. As silly as it is, I’m happy you said that
Ah Pixie, its a shame if this goes south. And I had to go move the Over 35, pfft, eventually I’ll be back here once I get over this. I like talking about my cycle too much.
Ya gotta piss on the weights 
Most people could use a punch in the face on an average day. Sadly, modern technology and a lack of common sense has removed the feedback that the threat of immediate and damaging retribution used to provide. I blame the internet.
That being said, nice work on the squats and especially on the pulls. Gonna be using the big boy plates for your BBB soon. Built that ass! It counterbalances the HW anyway
techno: Bahahahahaha! At least guys would GET that! MY TERRITORY!
kilt: You just hate getting mock threatened by little nerds who still live in their mom’s basement And ass doesn’t counterbalance the HW, just makes it more spectacular when I fly over the trig and moon everyone
5/3/1 Cycle 1, Week 3: 12/03/09
Warmups:
5 minutes on the elliptical
Simple 6
OHP:
30x5
40x5
45x5x2
55x3
60x1+ → 8 reps
Thank goodness for wrist wraps! Definitely felt smoother wearing them and provided a little more stability. I could have tried for 9 but it would have been a cheater push press
BBB bench:
55x10x5
Really working on drilling form here. Easy peasy. Should move this up next cycle
Didn’t really want to do anything else so I stretched and hit the steam room.
Got to watch some guys grind their shoulders doing bench wrong and with too much weight. If you can’t pull it down to your chest and push it back up and you’re not using boards, don’t do it, laddie! Anybody who knows shit about training won’t be impressed! The feet sliding around was a nice touch. facepalm
I am grossly sorry I missed that display. But at least I have pics I can scan back for now
Nice OHP! You havent been using the wrist wraps up until now? Ever try false grip?
Nice Pressing!! Keep up all this goodness
kilt: I’m using a false grip. Started that up a couple weeks ago.
coyote: Thanks! Much appreciated from someone who is definitely more bad ass than I am
So ok, what do wrist wraps help with for OH pressing? Just to help keep them inline better?
Regardless, nice work! Those are coming along nicely!!!
P.S. you calling the guy ‘laddie’ has simply made my Saturday. Now when I read your posts, I imagine them in a thick irish brogue. (ignoring the fact that you’re canadian)
lula: For me, they take pressure off my wrists and make me feel more secure. Makes the pressing easier because it’s one less thing I have to worry about. It’s why I wear the wrist wraps when I bench heavy, too. Less wear and tear on the body.
So many LOLs about the Irish brogue. I was going more for Scottish
Less Scottish. More Finnish.
As for the wrist wraps, yeah I love them for OHP (especially with the false grip. Lets your arms get into a great OHP position) and for heavy bench.
Hey, I never did ask: are those wraps working out for you? I’ll be bugging the APT boys again here right away, so I’ll look into those other ones anyway but…
Nice work, btw
kilt: Eh. The difference in stretchiness is weird. I can definitely tell which one has been more loved. Even if they don’t have the baby blues in 12", I might just suck it up and get the 24" wraps.
5/3/1 Cycle 1, Week 4: 12/03/12 (Back off week)
Warmups:
5 minutes on the elliptical
knee rehab
Agile 8
DL:
95x5x2
115x5
Bench:
45x5
55x5
65x5
Squats:
65x5x5
OHP:
30x5x5
Stretching and steam room.
Had to shove my bench day in with DL day because I have my massage tomorrow. I might have done accessory work if I didn’t feel like crap. Headache and sooooo tired. I was supposed to do a 75# DL and I just couldn’t do it. Way too light!
Okay, I’m gonna go drink lots of water and then nap.