Thanks. My sister is getting by. I’ll kill her myself if she tries that again. She’s just so wonderful…I just wished that she could see this herself.
9-11
6 mile 42lb weighted walk - The sunrise was absolutely beautiful. I need to bring a camera on my walks.
ah, here you are!
yeah, what that judge said sucks. it would be like not placing a guy because his banana hammock bulge wasn’t big enough (aka totally irrelevant to muscular development i would have thought)
[quote]alexus wrote:
ah, here you are!
yeah, what that judge said sucks. it would be like not placing a guy because his banana hammock bulge wasn’t big enough (aka totally irrelevant to muscular development i would have thought)
:-([/quote]
Agreed. I never thought of it compared to a guy, but you’re right. How come there is that double standard? You would think breast implants would hurt a woman’s placement as it covers a lot of the pec development.
i could be wrong but i think there is an additional criteria in female bodybuilding. something about ‘retaining femininity’ or something. guess the idea is that muscles are masculine thus must be counter-balanced by gestures to retain femininity / not subvert the natural order. hence the very high heels, make-up, long hair, long nails etc. almost a caricature of femininity, really. i dunno. lolz. except of course it isn’t funny at all. especially when a lot of women work their asses off and deserve the same respect for their muscle building work as the guys do.
but maybe i’m confused and i’m thinking of figure rather than female bodybuilding. not sure…
[quote]alexus wrote:
i could be wrong but i think there is an additional criteria in female bodybuilding. something about ‘retaining femininity’ or something. guess the idea is that muscles are masculine thus must be counter-balanced by gestures to retain femininity / not subvert the natural order. hence the very high heels, make-up, long hair, long nails etc. almost a caricature of femininity, really. i dunno. lolz. except of course it isn’t funny at all. especially when a lot of women work their asses off and deserve the same respect for their muscle building work as the guys do.
but maybe i’m confused and i’m thinking of figure rather than female bodybuilding. not sure…[/quote]
Figure has heels and “feminity”, bodybuilding doesn’t have that criteria.
hey maym, sorry it took me so long to get back to you!
Yes, I am in the Army. Active duty.
I work out with the Army every morning for an hour. we do muscle strengthening, aka bodyweight workout twice a week. then we run three times a week.
I do cardio every day after work at the gym, and also weight train at the gym. I usually try to lift as heavy as I can with compound movements. I like to lift heavy.
I’m having issues keeping up my log. I wake up at 3:30 am to get to the gym, then I go to work and teach, then I coach swimming. After practice on M, W, F I teach yoga after practice and get home at 8:15 pm. On Tues and Thurs, we have meets and I get home between 8 and 10pm, depending upon where we travel. IT SUCKS! I hate working out in the morning. It takes me a while for my muscles to loosen up. I feel like I’m 80 in the morning…all crunchy like…
9/12
BB overhead press 45X10, 55X10, 65X8, 75X5, 85X3/75X2, 85X3/75X2, 85X3/75X3, 85X3/75X3
seated db tri extension 15X10, 20X10, 25X6, 30X3/25X3, 25X6,6,7,6
single db shoulder press 30X6,6,5,5,5
cable tri extension “v” bar 40X12, 50X10,10, 55X6,9
single arm lateral raise 15X8,8,10,8,8
inc db curl 25X10, 30X5,5,5,5,5
iso hold shoulder retraction narrow grip 90X10, 8,6,6/85X6, 85X6
concentration curl 35X8,6,6,6,6
prone stability ball front raise 10X10,10,10
ball crunch 20,20,20
PM- teach yoga
9/13
floor db press 45X12, 50X8,8,6,6
pull up 12,8,8,6,6
db press 60X6,5,4,4,4
db row 65X6,5,5,5,5
incline db press 55X5,5,5,4 50X5
lat pulldown “high chest” 45X10,9,8,8,8
cable fly 30X7,8,7,6,6, 20X10,9,8
seated good morning 45X12, 85X8,8,8,8, 65X10,10,10
9/14 I still need a belt!!!
back squat 45X10, 95X5, 115X5, 135X5, 155X5,5,5,5,5
calf press 200X10,10,8,8,8,8,8,8
front squat 100X6,6,6,6,6
hack calf 190X5,5,5,6,6
SLDL 195X5,5,5,5,5
leg press 250X6,6,6,6,6 calf press 6,6,6,6,6
back squat 95X10,10,10
leg extension 110X8, 100X8
leg curl 90X12,10
9/15
bb over head press 45X12, 55X5, 65X5, 75X5, 85X3,3,3,3,3
chins 12, 25X5,5,5,5,5,5
stability ball crunch 15,15
standing single arm db press 35X5,5,5,5,5
hammer curl 30X5,5,5,5,5
single arm lateral raise 20X5,5,5,5,5
dip 12, 25X5,5,5,5,5
lateral raise machine 40X8, 35X8,7,7,6
tri over head cable extension rope attachment 40X8,45X2/40X6, 40X8,8,7
teach yoga
9/16bb bench press 95X5, 115X5, 135X5, 145X5, 155X1
pull ups bwX5, 10X5, 20X5, 30X5, 40X3
db bench press 60X6,5,5,4,4
bb row 95X8,8,7,7,6
incline db press 55X5,3/50X3, 50X4,4,4
db row 60X7,6,6,6,5
pec dec 85X10,8,8,8, 70X10
lat pulldown 45X10,8,8,7, 70X10
[quote]melanieamber12 wrote:
hey maym, sorry it took me so long to get back to you!
Yes, I am in the Army. Active duty.
I work out with the Army every morning for an hour. we do muscle strengthening, aka bodyweight workout twice a week. then we run three times a week.
I do cardio every day after work at the gym, and also weight train at the gym. I usually try to lift as heavy as I can with compound movements. I like to lift heavy.[/quote]
A sister of the iron!!! Thanks for serving our country.
Ha! you’re welcome maym.
9/17
leg press 200X12, 290X12, 340X8,6,6,6,6 calf 200X8, 290X4
back squat 95X5, 135X5,5, 155X3,5,5,5
SLDL 205X5,5, 215X5,5,5
SLDL deficit “speed” 185X5, 135X10,8,8,8
9/19
bb overhead press 45X10, 55X8, 65X8, 75X5, 85X4,4,4,3,4
chins 12, 10X6, 20X5, 25X4/1,4, BWX6,6,5,5
single arm lateral raise 20X5/3,6,6,5,6
incline db curl 30X5,5,5,5,5
single db standing press 35X6,5,5,5,5
bb incline close grip 45X10, 65X5, 85X5,5,5,5,5
hammer shrug 180X6/90X6, 180X6/90X6, 180X5/90X5, 180X5/90X5, 180X5/90X5
flat bb close grip 95X6, 105X5, 115X5,5,5
taught yoga
9/20
I don’t know WTF happened…I go a calf cramp the day before and it was still cramped most of this day. I was also feeling really hot during this workout. I didn’t take any thing different before my workout so ???
RDL 135X5, 155X5, 175X5, 195X5, 215X5, 235X3, 225X2, speed 185X5, 155X5,5,5,5,5
SLDL 215 fail, 205 f, 185 f…Why the fuck did I get out of bed for this??? I should have stayed in bed and let my body recover…
leg curl 90X8,8,8
leg extension 90X8,8,8
hammer single leg extension 25X12,8,8,10
hammer single leg curl 25X12, 35X8,8,10
9/22
floor press 45X10, 50X8,8,8,8,6
reverse push up 8,8,8,8,8
incline db press 55X5,5,4, 50X5,5
dual cable lat pulldown 50X8,8,7,7,7
db press 60X5,5,3,5,4
db row 65X5,5,5,5,5
cable fly 30X8, 25X8,6,6,6
single cable pullover 40X12, 45X12,8,10,8 “push away”
seated good am 85X8
traditional good am 95X8
teach yoga
9/23
back squat 45X5, 65X5, 85X5, 105X5, 125X5, 145X5, 165X5,5,4,3,3
leg press 180X5, 230X5, 280X5, 360X5, 4,4,4,4 calf 180X5, 230X5, 280X5
front squat 105X5,5,5,3,3
hack calf 45X5, 55X5, 65X5, 75X5, 85X5, 95X5,5,5,5,5
seated calf 130X1, 90X5,5,5,5,5,5,5
leg extension 90X12
leg curl 90X12
taught yoga
9/24
bb bench 45X5, 95X5, 135X5,5,5,4,3
90 degree cybex standing row 45X8,8,8,8,8
pull up 12, 8,8,8,8,5
db bench press 65X4,4,4,3,3 killed it!!!
incline db bench 55X5,5,5,4,5
db row 65X6,5,5,5,5
lat pulldown 8X6,5, 7X8
machine fly 6X12, 7X8,8,7
machine row 6X12, 7X12,12,12
cable pullover “push away” 5X8,8,8