If u dont pee in his cheerios he wont give u workouts like that.
not judging,
just a suggestion.
cheerios = no pee.
Molly, your workouts fatigue me just reading them…seems silly of me to keep mentioning how awesome and motivating to me you are, but i will…
Mom-in-Md - Yeah I liked it! Short and sweet and a good way for me to work on my pullups! =D
CBear - Well I like that workout… guess it’s yellow Cheerios from here on out!
Tal - oh it’s not silly at all! I am like Cbear: flattery and compliments get your very far! =D No seriously… especially during this time of me feeling like a little bitch during my workouts… encouragement and feeling like I could inspire others helps a lot!
***disclaimer: I know I keep saying this… but I want to make it l\clear: I only feel this way because my strength is down so much from 6 months ago… it;s not that I think what I am lifting sucks… blah blah blah!
Oh Mollykins
I think you inspire and motivate people more than you know!
You and I go way back, remember? you helped me to try and sort things out when I was feeling blah and after I had spent some time away from this site…
Also, I grew some(bigger) balls and stepped up to my endo…I told her to shove it and I wasn’t taking her stupid meds anymore(j/k) and I took it upon myself to research food intolerance’s related to the thyroid…
If I wouldn’t have read some stuff you wrote, I would have never asked my mom about allergies etc, and I wouldn’t have known I had a gluten intolerance!!
There. 
Molly, I guess if you need even more challenge, eat some asparagus first.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
If u dont pee in his cheerios he wont give u workouts like that.
not judging,
just a suggestion.
cheerios = no pee. [/quote]
guess she will have to pee on my omlet 
since I dont eat cheerios
Betty - Oh I remember! You were Mom-in-Maine then! You are seriously the reason I came out of lurkdom! Crazy, huh? Thanks for the kind words… glad I could be of some help to you along the way! =D
Cal - Umm… my asparagus pee might actually kill someone! It’s so SMELLY! EEK! haha If I peed asparagus pee in his Cheerios (or on his omelet) he would probably die before he could train me again! =-/
So I had a ridiculously good workout today! Well, hell… the first exercise was awesome and that was enough to put me on cloud 9 for a while… so I’ll take it! Decided to use the 5/3/1 template for my first exercise of every workout… will figure out what to do with accessory work as I go along… was going to do Deadlifts, Rack Pulls, and Back extensions… but after deadlifts my lower back was so fried I couldn’t even begin to keep an arch for rack pulls…
Conventional Deadlift (know that 341 is my max, I am calling it 300, and subtracting 10% to get 270 as my new max. You are always better off underestimating yourself with 5/3/1) =D
65% (175) for 5 reps
75% (200) for 5 reps
85% (230) for… wait for it… wait for it… 11 reps! YAY!!! This is a rep PR for me! WHOO HOO! And I swear I could have gotten more if I didn’t have any respect for my spinal erectors. They would have ripped off since my form started getting shitty… but I swear I could have gotten 12-15 with this! I am PUMPED!
Tried to rack pull… wasn’t happening!
Kroc Row
1 sets of 15 reps @ 80 lbs… I am going to incorporate these once a week and try to get them up there again!
Pullups
3/2/2 (was DEAD at this point)
Back Extensions
(I wanted to do 50 straight… but with the low back killing me I did an “extended set” of 50 reps)
25 reps, rest 5 seconds, 15 reps, rest 5 seconds, 10 reps… DONE!
70 minute massage!
BEDTIME!
I have bloodwork in the morning! YUCK!
Nice work Molly !!!
Nice adjustment
on exta work
Nice deadlifting - you must be really happy with that. Envious of the massage. I need to treat myself to one of those. The only massages I’ve had recently are when my physio grinds his thumbs into my calf, which makes me want to cry and puke simultaneously. (I wish he’d cut his nails shorter, too).
Thanks Jimbo!
Cal - yeah I had some calf work done last night… OWIE! I know there are several trigger points up and down that area and DAMN you can feel them! I told my therapist last night, “Umm… this makes me wanna kick you in the face… but I probably won’t, so don’t worry.” or something of the sort… Yeah, mine has short nails so that’s good! =D
And hell yeah I was pumped about the DLs! Seriously floating on air! I wish I had a vid to check my form. Next week, maybe?
[quote]talenaah wrote:
hey Skye, i’ve been eating sprouted grain bread for years. one slice with my eggies almost every morning. we have a great brand called Alvarado Baking co…the CA protein style bread has 9 g of pro and 13 net carbs, i believe. (actually haven’t eaten in the last month) it’s local so it’s fresh and all the varieties are YUM (multi-grain, rye, etc)
coming from a very low carb background, this was the one thing i pretty much wouldn’t give up and it kept me sane since i would eat it first thing am. i’ve seen ezekial here, but it’s usually always frozen…
hi Molly…as always, you rock. a total inspiration! [/quote]
T- thanks for the info. I’ve been eating the sprouted rye; yesterday had a PB sandwich mid-afternoon, no problems. It’s a great addition. I also have it sometimes in the morning.
Molly, you’re crazy strong!!
amazing she is 51 years old !!!
http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/training-logs.asp?qid=109664&tid=
230lbs for 11 reps!! Plus those kroc rows after?? You are absolutely killing it.
I hope your bloodwork came back all good.
Thanks Skye and Kimba! Nice video Jim!
So I had another FABULOUS workout today! Hit a new PR on bench! WHOO HOO! =D My previous best was 105 for 8 I believe…
Flat Barbell Bench Press (using 130 as my max)
5 @ 95
5 @ 105
10 @ 110!!! <----- PR!!! =D YAY! (I had been hoping to get 6 or 7! =D)
Floor Press w/ Chains
5 @ 85+ 2 medium chains (about 105-110 total lbs)
Then I got into a bridge position like last week and got:
10 @ 85+ 2 medium chains
10 @ 85+ 2 medium chains
Face Pull
15 @ 37.5 ;lbs
15 @ 42.5 lbs
15 @ 42.5 lbs
** all nice and controlled***
Supersetted with some Birddogs with a pause at the top for 5 sec
3 x 5 each side (running out of time)
DONE! =D
YAY!
You girls confuse me so much. How do you bench 130 but pull 330? By the way nice reppage on the 230
[quote]rcfromdb wrote:
You girls confuse me so much. How do you bench 130 but pull 330? By the way nice reppage on the 230 ;)[/quote]
AHEM! It’s 341 that I pulled my dear… not 330… don’t shortchange me here sister! ;D And thanks! I was super pumped with 11 reps!
AND… my REAL max bench is 150… but since you are supposed to use 10% less than your real max with 5/3/1… and since I have felt particularly weak lately… I erred on the low side.
And a 6’ wing span is the reason I pull 341 and bench 150… Damn biomechanics!
You lift in ballet shoes? Love it =)
[quote]G-Unit wrote:
You lift in ballet shoes? Love it =)[/quote]
Haha I lift in vibrams:
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/
They only look like ballet shoes from the side! =D I love them! Won’t lift in anything else! =D
Eh well I have the opposite problem - short arms, so deadlift sucks compared to my bench. (Don’t get me started on my squat). We all have our advantages and disadvantages.
Oh and really want a pair of Vibrams but UK prices are horrific. Also not sure if they’d fit my funny feet, but will try some once I have some more cash.