Thanks c., that’s what I get from fooling around rather than working.
Posting helps a lot to track goals for me.
When I started out exercising on in a more dedicated and consistent pattern last year, the goals were easy: loose weight and try to stave off the diseases that run in my family (diabetes and osteoporosis affects almost every female on both sides of my family). Now it’s much more difficult. I am crazy for training and I actually schedule my life around it pretty much. But I have no idea where I am going with it.
I obviously want to stay as healthy as I can, that’s a no brainer.
So for now I’ll just keep setting little goals, maybe something bigger is in the plan for me, I just can’t see it yet.
db
thanks for keeping up to date, I love reading your log!
Michele
Thanks Michele, I’m glad you like reading it!
db
This is my dumb dog. She has a toybox, in which she is supposed to put her toys away. But she’d rather keep them next to her food. I put all the tennis balls in her toybox this morning, and this is where I found them after my workout.
Training 9/02/08-at home
Military Press (felt heavy on first set) 15x35, 12x40, 10x45 Overall about the same as 6 weeks ago
BB Bent Over Row-to the face 12x50, 10x55, 8x60
Up 10 lbs
Face Pulls 12, 10, 8x40 added these in 3 weeks ago, no changes in weight
Behind Neck Press 12x40, 10x45, 8x45 up 5 lbs in 6 weeks
T-Bar row 15x70, 12x75, 10x75. This was supposed to be a BB row, but I am fed up with BB rows, I’ve been doing them forever and it’s not working for me. I am going to start working my back at the gym.
OH tricep extension 15x30, 12, 10x35
Skullcrushers 15, 12, 10x30
And for the weak shoulder
Standing external rotations 3x10x8lbs
Cuban Press 3x10x20lbs
30 minutes elliptical.
Overall, I’m not super pleased with the past 6 weeks with this program. Anyways, at least it highlights my weaknesses, so I can try to fix them. I took the PC clinic training for Gustavo and modified it a bit to fit my time and the one day for OL. I will do chest/back, lower body, OL at the gym, and then arms and shoulders at home. I also added a metabolic day for Sundays. I want to double check that I’m not missing or duplicating anything and then I’ll run it by Eric and you guys too.
db
Cute doggie pic!
Yours is pretty cool too.
My military press seems to be stuck at about the same weight too…though I haven’t done them in a while. I should probably start again. It seems that a lot of the pressing movements increase very slowly…to the point where gets incredibly frustrating at times. Or, maybe thats just for me.
Thanks Buckeye!
Here I thought the pressing stuff was just me, nice to have company. I really need more upper body strength.
db
[quote]dianab wrote:
This is my dumb dog. She has a toybox, in which she is supposed to put her toys away. But she’d rather keep them next to her food. I put all the tennis balls in her toybox this morning, and this is where I found them after my workout.
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That’s so cute that she takes her toys out to play with all by herself:) I think she is hinting that she wants someone to throw a ball around with her.
Claire
[quote]dianab wrote:
Training 9/02/08-at home
Military Press (felt heavy on first set) 15x35, 12x40, 10x45 Overall about the same as 6 weeks ago
BB Bent Over Row-to the face 12x50, 10x55, 8x60
Up 10 lbs
Face Pulls 12, 10, 8x40 added these in 3 weeks ago, no changes in weight
Behind Neck Press 12x40, 10x45, 8x45 up 5 lbs in 6 weeks
T-Bar row 15x70, 12x75, 10x75. This was supposed to be a BB row, but I am fed up with BB rows, I’ve been doing them forever and it’s not working for me. I am going to start working my back at the gym.
OH tricep extension 15x30, 12, 10x35
Skullcrushers 15, 12, 10x30
And for the weak shoulder
Standing external rotations 3x10x8lbs
Cuban Press 3x10x20lbs
30 minutes elliptical.
Overall, I’m not super pleased with the past 6 weeks with this program. Anyways, at least it highlights my weaknesses, so I can try to fix them. I took the PC clinic training for Gustavo and modified it a bit to fit my time and the one day for OL. I will do chest/back, lower body, OL at the gym, and then arms and shoulders at home. I also added a metabolic day for Sundays. I want to double check that I’m not missing or duplicating anything and then I’ll run it by Eric and you guys too.
db[/quote]
My military press and OH press hasn’t gone up in about a year. It can be frustrating.
It is great you are tracking your progress. It will teach what works and what doesn’t. The first 6 months of PLing I learned everything that doesn’t work. Like having a training partner. I looked back at my training and changed things completely and made a ton of progress.
Your doing great. I hate BB rows too. They never seem to go up.
Claire
[quote]cvb wrote:
That’s so cute that she takes her toys out to play with all by herself:) I think she is hinting that she wants someone to throw a ball around with her.
Claire[/quote]
LOL that dog always wants someone to throw the ball around with her. If I’m standing in the kitchen, cooking, doing dishes whatever, she will put a ball behind me and bark at it, until I get fed up and kick it away. She’s a Jack Russell terrier and very active and lovable. I never had a second child, she is my substitute!
I am so glad to hear that I’m not the only one having/had issues with military press and BB rows. I really thought it was just me!
db
So today was legs day, but I didn’t get out of the house. It was -26 with the wind chill. I just couldn’t make myself go outside. I’ll do it tomorrow. Sunday I did a metabolic thing. I think I’m going to take 4 or 5 of these workouts and pick one randomly for Sundays. It was fun.
Circuit 1, 4 times 60 sec rest.
Half squats, stop just before lockout to keep the tension constant 20 reps x 50lbs
Pull Ups, as many as possible 6, 5, 5, 7
Kneeling cable crunches 20 reps x 30 lbs
Circuit 2, same as above
DB Jump Squats 12 reps x 11 lbs
Push ups on SB as many as possible 12, 15, 15, 15
SB crunches, arms extended, 25, 25, 25, 25
30 minutes elliptical, 10 mins easy jog to recover, then I turned on the hills.
The circuits took less than 30 minutes and it’s kinda sweaty fun. I did the pull-ups with NO PAIN YAY! I think the problem is at the gym I was using the assistance things for these. For some reason, they hurt like hell using that. I’ll keep doing them at home for now, way too ugly for public viewing. But they still count ( - :
db
The weather is truly crappy. Another 15 cm of snow today. I went yesterday and did legs, but today’s upper body training was not happening. Too much snow to drive a half hour to the gym. And my legs feel funny, not really hurting, just kinda stretched. My hamstrings are swollen I think, they feel bulgy when I sit.
Legs 12/02/08-at gym 6 week progress
Half squats 20x65, 15x75, 10x85
Full squats 12x85, 10x90, 8x95, 5x105, 4x115
I swear, I could squat forever. I know I was good for another 10-15 lbs but it was 35 minutes squatting and I was on the clock (should have been working). 6 weeks ago, my best set was 8x50.
Rack Pulls 12, 10, 8x70lbs
Deadlift 15x70, 12x75, 10x85 Up from 50lbs max 6 weeks past. Going to focus more on deads this next round. My grip is improving.
30 minutes random hills. I did abs between sets of deads and squats.
I magically dropped 3 lbs overnight, so tonight I made a cup of white tea and ate a bunch of dates. The tea kills the sweetness, so you can eat more of them without getting fed up. I ate good food today, but a lot of it.
I’m also thinking of getting a membership at the gym that is within walking distance of my house. I’ll still go to the other one for the OL coaching, but it’s too far to go to 3 days a week. Without snow, I’m looking at an extra 45 mins, with snow, more than an hour. If you get there and back alive.
db
[quote]dianab wrote:
The weather is truly crappy. Another 15 cm of snow today. I went yesterday and did legs, but today’s upper body training was not happening. Too much snow to drive a half hour to the gym. And my legs feel funny, not really hurting, just kinda stretched. My hamstrings are swollen I think, they feel bulgy when I sit.
Legs 12/02/08-at gym 6 week progress
Half squats 20x65, 15x75, 10x85
Full squats 12x85, 10x90, 8x95, 5x105, 4x115
I swear, I could squat forever. I know I was good for another 10-15 lbs but it was 35 minutes squatting and I was on the clock (should have been working). 6 weeks ago, my best set was 8x50.
Rack Pulls 12, 10, 8x70lbs
Deadlift 15x70, 12x75, 10x85 Up from 50lbs max 6 weeks past. Going to focus more on deads this next round. My grip is improving.
30 minutes random hills. I did abs between sets of deads and squats.
I magically dropped 3 lbs overnight, so tonight I made a cup of white tea and ate a bunch of dates. The tea kills the sweetness, so you can eat more of them without getting fed up. I ate good food today, but a lot of it.
I’m also thinking of getting a membership at the gym that is within walking distance of my house. I’ll still go to the other one for the OL coaching, but it’s too far to go to 3 days a week. Without snow, I’m looking at an extra 45 mins, with snow, more than an hour. If you get there and back alive.
db
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We had crappy weather yesterday too. I was stuck at home with the kids:( It really messes up my workout schedule. I have about 1 hour today to squeeze yesterday’s workout in. What a pain! Great idea to join a gym within walking distance.
I love dates.
-26 and 15 cm! and I thought the weather down here was bad. On Tuesday it snowed then it rained, then it snowed a little more overnight. Roads were clear by the time I had to drive anywhere, but walking around campus hasn’t exactly been pleasant this week.
I’ve never tried dates. Am I missing out, or something?
Dates are like eating candy, you are definitely missing out! Yes, it’s been miserable here, my driveway is full of snow just waiting on me to go shovel it. I’m fed up with winter. The city is running out of places to dump the snow. I have to go downtown today after OL, the parking is going to be crazy. I’ve been taking 1200 IU of vitamin D to make up for the lack of sunshine. I think it helps, usually by this time of year I’m ready to jump off a bridge. This year I’m only considering playing in traffic.
db
Although I may have mentioned (haha) that I love my OL shoes, they are really ugly. Butt ugly Michael Jackson shoes. But they are so noisy and aggressive sounding I don’t care if I look like a total freak in them.
New OL Training 14/02/08
Power Snatch from floor 6x35, 6x45, 6x50. Easy, I wanted more weight, Eric said no.
Squat/Drop/Clean (3 front squats, 3 drop squats from clean position, 3 cleans from hip) 2x45 (olympic bar) 1x50. Again, easy.
Split Clean/Split Jerk 3 of each per set 3x50 (big bar)
Squat jump (back squat, explode from bottom and press overhead) 2x6x50, 6x55
This was really good. Eric was happy, my form was good and the weight was no trouble at all. I was asking for more weight but got turned down, next week. I actually had done my hills on the elliptical before training (timing issues today) and I still was able to run up the stairs at the end of the hour and a half lifting. And I got to use the big bar, and I didn’t fall over. So pretty awesome day, I am feeling it now though.
I ran my workout by Eric today and to my surprise he agreed with every single exercise. He made some minor adjustments but it was all good. I have been designing workouts for hypothetical situations for a while now, but never showed anyone, for the fear that I was all wrong and stupid.
I am getting a new phone with video. I will get some vids of these lifts for you guys so you’ll have a better idea of what I’m talking about when I post these workouts.
db
Today was the last day for chest training on the old program. Everything felt heavy, but instead of it pissing me off, I accepted it. I don’t know where this zen-like attitude came from.
Incline bench 15x55, 8x60, 12xbar only (thought I’d best start over) 5x60, 6x60 just felt super heavy through the whole thing.
Bench 12x60, 10x70, 4x80 (got heavy again) 5x75, 6x75. OK now I wondering WTF? I’m down 10lbs from last week and struggling with it. And my right shoulder was giving out, not the left. Rather than go batshit, I just said whatever and moved on.
Narrow grip pull downs 20x60, 15x60, 10x70
BB Curl 15, 12, 10x30
Scott Curl 12,10,8x30
Waterbury’s new article in MWA states “Girls shouldn’t curl”. Bullshit, I say. I want bigger guns.
30 minutes elliptical random hills, sprints on the flats. I enjoyed the cardio more than the lifting today.
I have so many weaknesses in my upper body. I am hoping that the new program will address some of them. I put in a bit more isolation work because I want some more definition, but it is supersetted with bigger moves.
The good news is food, I’m eating like a pig. I’ve found my happy place with food. Weight is down a bit, but I’ve definitely put on some muscle. If it continues to drop, I’ll be happy to continue stuffing my face.
db
My upper body is my problem too. I feel so much stronger in my legs. Good luck with the new program.
Diana
[quote]dianab wrote:
Although I may have mentioned (haha) that I love my OL shoes, they are really ugly. Butt ugly Michael Jackson shoes. But they are so noisy and aggressive sounding I don’t care if I look like a total freak in them.
New OL Training 14/02/08
Power Snatch from floor 6x35, 6x45, 6x50. Easy, I wanted more weight, Eric said no.
Squat/Drop/Clean (3 front squats, 3 drop squats from clean position, 3 cleans from hip) 2x45 (olympic bar) 1x50. Again, easy.
Split Clean/Split Jerk 3 of each per set 3x50 (big bar)
Squat jump (back squat, explode from bottom and press overhead) 2x6x50, 6x55
This was really good. Eric was happy, my form was good and the weight was no trouble at all. I was asking for more weight but got turned down, next week. I actually had done my hills on the elliptical before training (timing issues today) and I still was able to run up the stairs at the end of the hour and a half lifting. And I got to use the big bar, and I didn’t fall over. So pretty awesome day, I am feeling it now though.
I ran my workout by Eric today and to my surprise he agreed with every single exercise. He made some minor adjustments but it was all good. I have been designing workouts for hypothetical situations for a while now, but never showed anyone, for the fear that I was all wrong and stupid.
I am getting a new phone with video. I will get some vids of these lifts for you guys so you’ll have a better idea of what I’m talking about when I post these workouts.
db[/quote]
They are not ugly…my boyfriends are much worse haha and who cares if they are not beautiful Jimmy Choo shoes…they are what you need, and they will help you out so much!
Let us know how the workouts feel with them 
I’ve had them for a few weeks and they make a huge difference. Eric calls them “choos” (bad pronunciation) and that made me laugh.
db