My guess is that its not real bread but a bread-like substance. Real bread would mold.
Mmmm…seedless raspberry jam.
P.S. Alcohol is poison. I have to stop drinking when I can’t feel my face. For the record, this is 1.5 glasses of red wine. A lightweight in every sense of the word.
I hear you there. I just have to smell alcohol and I’m drunk. It seems the healthier my diet, the worse booze affects me.
I’m not sure what happened to my thigh high PVC boots. I think I gave them to a charity shop. I only wore them a couple of times, to fancy dress parties. Could barely get the zip past my calves.
[quote]Grneyes wrote:
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
Youre right. I did. These shoes will forever be known as the ones that got away :([/quote]
And I know who got them! Some amputee on CNN was showing her prosthetic legs and the “one for high heels” was wearing those shoes!!![/quote]
For some reason I think this is funny and it makes me feel like a horrible person. Prosthetic legs aren’t funny. I know someone that lost his leg in a work accident and know something like that can completely change your life. But stripper shoes and prosthetic legs just don’t seem to mix.
And, its probably best I didn’t get the ridiculously expensive ridiculously hot shoes. I still haven’t worn the last pair like that out anywhere.
AND, Bear who did you piss off this time that its taking like 4 hours for everything to go through?
so about squatting yesterday.
first, using a 60lb barbell instead of a 45 fucks up my math. anyway.
did 240 for 2 singles, even got to wear my new belt, which is yet unnamed. (taking suggestions)
first 240 was too low… elbows hit my thighs.
also, i was told to KEEP MY FUCKING ELBOWS DOWN!!
i forgot this on the way into the hole on my 2nd 240. i’d asked someone to call me up, because i still cant feel where parallel is. when i was reminded ever so politely to keep my elbows down, i dont know what i was thinking, but i’d decided i’d gone deep enough and came back up. which was incredibly easy with tucked elbows, but it turns out the squat was about 3 miles high.
and, squatting out of a monolift is the best thing EVAR.
in between my sets, got to help run one of the others for a guy who’s preparing for a meet.
he weighs 201 and was squatting 690. kind of a rush to be a “part” of something like that even if i just met the guy and my “help” consisted of pushing a lever and helping him get his briefs off.
no efs today, work needed me this morning and i missed the time to go that everyone is there.
fucking retards.
i had to go in yesterday morning before efs, as well. i got a text as i was walking out the door from a woman i work with asking how to do an override for OH medicaid. i called and told her over the phone, she still managed to fuck it up. then she expressed unease at the idea that she didnt know how to do it and neither did the pharmacist, so i offered to come in and do it before i left town.
i was there for 30 seconds. total. she had no clue. i’ll add that even though she and i went to training for the new system on the same day, the over ride codes are not new. just the pages we put them on.
fml.
grneyes and bg- i too think the prosthetic leg with hooker shoes is funny. so dont worry, by the time you two get to hell for laughing at that, i’ll be running the bitch. >:)
bg- i dont know who specifically, i assume a standard 45% of the population.
kimba- yes, alcohol is poison, but it happens to be legal to buy and consume. friend had a house party last night, and i managed to drink more slowly and fewer drinks than normal. told everyone, “i dont get drunk, i get AWESOME!!” which, i’m told, is a facebook page.
cal- i hate your calves. not really. im glad you have them. mine are just starting to come in (have been saying that for about a year). those and some hamstrings would balance me out nicely. also, how could you get rid of those boots?! there will always be another time to wear em. im sad for your loss.
matty- yes, im sure the bread has steroids in it. helps contribute to my awesome. i will def be buying more. even if its not “real” bread. lol.
molly- you know i’d eat around that mold too! gotz to FEED THE MACHINE!!
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
and, squatting out of a monolift is the best thing EVAR.
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QFT
Way to go on that bench PR Bear (envy is too weak a word but an inspiration you are) - I’m guessing your bread doesn’t have steroids in but creatine, it’s added to everything this days. Next thing you know it will be in my cheerios - unless it already is?
Where were you squatting that had a monolift? Wow, I could sure use that. Walkouts are tough for me once the weight gets challenging. So is that why the bar was 60 lb? Lots of people at meets have their coaches call depth in order to cue them up. The problem is that it often results in people “ratcheting” down. That would mess with me mentally.
Elbows hitting thighs. I squat deep, but have a close grip and pretty wide stance, so my arms come inside my legs. Never thought about that before.
Why don’t you do a meet, CBear?
main- THANKS! just dont be inspired by TOO much of what i do, unless you have a good lawyer!! 
snap- http://www.elitefts.com/ ← they have 5 monolifts at the compound. the bar is 60lbs bc it’s longer and fatter than a normal bar, im assuming to handle the 1000lb weights some of those guys squat. obvi not me, but it was neat to get NEAR the big boy equipment. i’ve thought about a meet, just havent really decided yet. esp since i’m not planning on going pro…
You are quite lucky to have that facility nearby. I’m envious. Interesting to read about the sponsored athletes. Perhaps your name will be among them someday.
I highly recommend meets. So much fun and would make you feel like even more of a badass than you already are.
Going pro. Reminds me. A girl stopped me the other day at my gym and asked how my last meet went. She then asked me if powerlifting was my full-time job or if I had need for supplemental income. I told her that I make six figures doing it. Actually, I chuckled and explained that the sport costs me (gear, entry fees) and the best one can hope for is sponsorship or free training. She seemed incredulous.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
…even got to wear my new belt, which is yet unnamed. (taking suggestions)…
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Naming your belt is serious stuff. Your belt is one of the most important things in your life and a great source of nonjudgemental support. Your belt will never fail you, judge you, or not show up when you need her as long as you keep her close and always in your bag. Your belt never laughs when you need to use the next larger hole or gives insincere praise when you use a tighter one, it is still there backing you up, although i avoid this with the lever option. Your belt never takes off when you treat her badly or toss her aside when things aren’t going well. A belt is very cool, it doesn’t try to suck up to you every time you see it like a dog, it just wordlessly says “it is all good” like a subtle nod from a training buddy across the gym. Your belt is the one thing you get to take with you on every training and meet PR attempt.
I drove 8 hours to rescue mine after katrina. Her name is Bathsheba Belt.
So I suggest “Bertha Belt”.
“Bertha stood back and yelled, “Betty, Bella, Bathsheba!”
And the Belt Sisters backed her up when she yelled, “I need ya!”.
The Troglodyte, Leroy, Luther and the Belt Sisters all knew
That “The Bertha Belt Boogie” was now the thing to do.”
easy choice…
^ Ha! That’s seriously awesome!
Claire, you have great lifting talent!! I’ll support your endeavors in competition and in going pro - if there’s anyone who has the will its you.
/end mommy mode
snap- it IS interesting to read about the sponsored athletes! esp considering some of them train regularly at other gyms, like lexen… as a matter of fact, many of lexens biggest lifters, including a 900lb deadlifter (who’s not on the site) is sponsored by efs! efs sponsors some of the record breaking 148, 165, weight class and record holders. im incredibly lucky to be able to train there!
jack- wow, so much thought! apparently i need to take this a little more seriously!
masch- mommy mode… awww! thanks for the support… if i need it i know who to yell for!
lots of good food and mobility work last night. i was given a section of pvc pipe wrapped in athletic tape, and got to feel how hellacious that really is. its awesome.
now, its monday. woot.
made it to the gym tonight after work.
hell yeah!!
did some bench, 5 sets of 2, working up to 125… unracked the bar by myself each time, and now i realize how much energy that wastes. OH THE HUMANITY. lesson learned. focused on accelerating the bar off my chest, and keeping my elbows tucked.
did some accessory work for my crap triceps, and some kroc rows. 70lbs x 20. not my best showing by far, but damn they felt good.
Yeah, it is a lot of work unracking the bar to bench. Plus, I can’t hold my arch/position unless I get a liftoff. I’m quite spoiled, you know.
20 x 70 lb. for your crap triceps?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Yeah, it is a lot of work unracking the bar to bench. Plus, I can’t hold my arch/position unless I get a liftoff. I’m quite spoiled, you know.
20 x 70 lb. for your crap triceps? [/quote]
lol they were kroc rows not tricep kickbacks.
one more thing.
my morals have recently come under serious question.
it’s all well and good to joke around, but i thought i’d explain some things. not necessarily for the regulars, both posters and lurkers, who’ve been around to know whats really up.
for the delusional, batshit crazy, sneaky, meddling motherfuckers who just cant let well enough alone.
all jokes aside, i dont believe in the god given sanctity of human life. life, and everything in it, down to the smallest daily happenings, are nothing more than how much we care.
my sense of my self preservation is incredible. i will beat, claw, fight, study, pray, and win as much as i can for as long as i can.
as awesome as my sense of self preservation is, death is not a threat to me.
i do not believe in religion. spirituality, yes. realize that there is a higher spiritual power in control of things we may never be able to understand, and that each of us is trusted to do the best with what we’re handed at every minute of every day. no man, or woman, will dare tell me how i need to worship, acknowledge, or seek advice from this higher power. seek advice? yes. we have two ears and one mouth for a reason. the more i sit back and look at life as a whole, the more clues i get indicating what is best for me.
5a) kharma is a bitch. i know that when i fail to do my best, or say something just to hurt another person, that it will come back to me. (sit the fuck down. most of the things i say that come off as shitty have no evil intent behind them. im talking about the ones that do.) this is just as true for the things that i DO that hurt other people intentionally.
b) there are three sides to every story. yours, mine, and the truth. unfaithful partners are very rarely NOT driven in that direction. opinions will vary as to what constitutes unfaithful (looking, thinking, talking, touching, sex) and how acceptable varying degrees of violation are. if you think your partner is cheating, ask yourself why. and i mean, ask yourself. ive been cheated on enough in stated mutually monogamous relationships to stop expecting someone to be faithful to me. sex is sex and because i have the ability to separate that from my emotions, whats important to me is your mind. and that condom.
c) i will never, and have never, sought out a man or woman in a relationship and knowingly caused any degree of unfaithfulness.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
made it to the gym tonight after work.
hell yeah!!
did some bench, 5 sets of 2, working up to 125… unracked the bar by myself each time, and now i realize how much energy that wastes. OH THE HUMANITY. lesson learned. focused on accelerating the bar off my chest, and keeping my elbows tucked.
did some accessory work for my crap triceps, and some kroc rows. 70lbs x 20. not my best showing by far, but damn they felt good. [/quote]
What did you do for teh triceps?
Jason
Seriously awesome training, as usual, Claire! You are freaking strong, and a huge inspiration. I’m now jealous of your awesome gym with its awesome fucking monolift.
That non-moldy non-bread scares me.
I’m not sure what’s going on with the questioning of your morals, but that last post was honest, and deep, and straightforward - testament to your strong character.
