Nadia-You’re right, the book is super helpful! I don’t know why it took so long to get it, it’s well worth the $$ (worth more, IMO). And ha! You and the hubby have a little love triangle going on, cute
Hall: Get.On.That! And thanks for the support, I appreciate it
Brute: Ugh, see I am still kind of on the fence, but I think leaning more toward the waiting. I checked out the USAPL records and have some goals in mind
YTWLI: YES, they kick my ass. But they are working itty bitty muscles so that’s ok. I usually start with 5# then progress to 2.5# and eventually nothing because my arms quit on me. It’s embarrassing but I just remember that my shoulders will thank me in the long run.
Oh! The no-caffeine thing lasted 2 days. I was a walking zombie, it was awful. I called a cease fire and am a happy camper again. (coffee=lifejuice)
I am coming on here to put an END to my Thanksgiving gluttony. Being home makes it so hard to stick to my normal eating (I swear my parents are on a mission to get me to eat), and the scotcharoos got me today. Big frown face. It pisses me off! So, NO MORE. I am in control of what goes in my mouth. There.
There’s a ‘new’ YTLW in it that has some slight changes and nice mental cues, it made a world of difference in how they feel though it’s basically the same movements.
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
Metabolic circuits…
vomit
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You know everytime I see someone throw up I… vomit
Ooh…I like these circuits! And don’t have the patience for reading any of these articles you speak of.
Will steal. Thank you!
Also, I’m glad i’m not the only one who feels the need to go conditioning-style after some heavy eating. lol! That bloated feeling will go away, right? RIGHT?!
Ha, I nearly vomited in my circuit class this morning - and I hadn’t even eaten. Anyway, yeah, I am glad we don’t have Thanksgiving on top of Christmas. It’s bad enough that we have one gluttonous holiday every year (well, that and Easter with its hot cross buns and copious amounts of chocolate…)
hallowed-i lava the circuits. somehow though, I don’t think it’s what Wendler had in mind for deload week. meh!
Patch: Thanks for that! I always forget to set the scap before doing those, good reminder. And if I were like you and had loads of pictures that went perfectly with the text, I’d put a cute animal throwing up right…here.
Masch: PT school has made me an expert at reading abstracts, conclusions, and reading graphs, so I get the no patience for articles thing. Steal away Rumor has it the bloat eventually goes away, but I don’t believe it! I’m counting all pull-ups this week as weighted
Cal: I would love to attend your circuit classes, they sound puke-tastic. And I’ll have none of that “buns with copious amounts of chocolate” talk in here! I am a girl on the mend!! (i’m getting all twitchy just thinking bout it)
**To round out de-load week, a picture of new boots (with the furrrr). Bring it, mother nature.
[quote]cholulalula wrote:
Patch: Thanks for that! I always forget to set the scap before doing those, good reminder. And if I were like you and had loads of pictures that went perfectly with the text, I’d put a cute animal throwing up right…here.
**To round out de-load week, a picture of new boots (with the furrrr). Bring it, mother nature. [/quote]
Ha! I spend too much time with google images.
Cute boots. I never know about the fur topped ones, what do you plan to put with them?
Patch: I don’t exactly know yet. I have about a 1 mile walk to school and I live right by the lake so we tend to get a lot of snow. Old lady me was more focused on the fact that I wouldn’t get to school with popsicle feet.
SS with:
KB Swing 62.5# (finally, a gym with heavy KBs)
Ab rollouts
5x10
Treadmill hill sprints
Anywhere from 12%-20% incline, 7.0-8.5 mph
25% incline, 2.0 for 5
DL: I felt good today, but the weights felt heavy. I tried to focus on not sitting so low to start (fail) and engaging my lats to keep the weight back. I feel like I’m coming up on my toes and the bar is getting away from me. I’m not sure what else to think to cue myself…and am focusing on strengthening my posterior in the meantime.
*Maybe I shouldn’t start the week out with DLs…?
*I’d like to add back in single leg DLs but I’m still nervous about that left leg.
*This 5/3/1 plan has a heavy week 1 and week 3. I’m doing the assigned reps then adding in heavy singles. (I need to re-read to make sure I’m doing this right?). I probably shouldn’t have even tried the 225. It didn’t budge. The DL is such a frustrating lift for me.
185x3
205x1
Good mornings: This gym didn’t have a GHR so this is my first attempt at GMs. They probably should get added in regardless, but I have no idea if I’m doing them right:
Hrm… I see what you mean when you say you feel like you’re being pulled forward by the weight and pulled up on your toes. I’m not really sure why that’s happening. One thing I really try to key off for the DL is thinking about pushing the ground away from me, not pulling the weight up.
You seem to start with your shoulders a little ahead of the bar in the 205 lift. The 185 video you put up has your arms almost completely vertical whereas the 205 shows you leaning slightly forward. Maybe you need to sit back on your heels a bit more at the start?
Pixie-you’re right…I’m going to try to sit back, rather than down next time to see if that helps. I know I don’t need to be starting that low, but my butt just automatically goes down, I don’t know. Thanks for the input!
Cal-Yea, they are bent more than I thought when I was doing them. If I try to straighten my legs more though, I can barely bend because my hamstrings are so tight (excuses, lula, excuses!).
Mainy-It’s funny because I had no appetite yesterday, probably means I’ll be starving all day today.
Dani-Thanks lady!
Today:
Upper mobility
Bench:
Barx5
65x5
85x3
95x3
110x3
120x3
95x10
All the above supersetted with 3-5 pull-ups (varying grip)
Accessory 10x3
Dips (every rep I told myself I loved these. One of these days that will be true)
DB Press (flat, decline)
High Row
100 band pulls
High incline walk 20 minutes
Stretching
**School is preparing to kick my ass so I will likely be MIA for the next few weeks. Keep on killing it ladies. I expect to see great things when I return!
Hi Lula. Looks to me like you are sitting back more in the 185 pull. Your hips stay down and your chest is held high. The 205 your hips raise much faster at the beginning of the pull, which appears to pull you slightly forward. So yeah, like has been said, sit back, pull the slack out of the bar, and go. Why no weight belt?
Heh, I’m the opposite - my natural inclination is not to bend my legs at all (which makes deadlifts problematic). When I first started training deadlifts, years ago, I just used to bend over and haul the weight off the floor with straight legs. Even now, my conventional deadlift is closer to an RDL. It feels unnatural for me to squat down lower, and actually uncomfortable in my hips.
