The more, the better?
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
I was like “Dude I have a mass that’s going to resemble a 3rd tit in a few days growing on the side of my ribs, leave me alone.”[/quote]
That’s hot! haha, ribtits. Seriously though good luck with the surgery and hope everything is ok.
Damn, nice bench PR.
And fuck that doctor lol…That’s pretty unprofessional. Get that shit removed asap, so you can be back in the gym and killing shit pronto. Good stuff.
Baboon and Kalle, you guys have some weird tastes 
Thanks Austin. He does suck; he didn’t tell me anything I didn’t know and apparently just wanted me there so the students can poke it. That became more obvious when the med students left when I did.
So, gym today. Wasn’t planning on it but I guess it’s good so I can get my main lift videos in here.
Today I squatted but my lower back is still hurting so it’s really not great. I wanted to redo it but I didn’t because 1)my batteries in the camera were near death and 2) my lower back was screaming at me by that time to stop. But the vid just gives an overall idea of my depth, not perfect form or execution.
Tomorrow I’m planning to get my DL 1RM in here and Monday will be bench. My chest takes the longest to recover so unfortunately it can’t be sooner.
Let’s see, I focused on my quads today. I’m contemplating on splitting my leg day back into quads and hammies; I really have to stop taking others’ advice on what works for my body. Honestly, there’s so much wrong with that sentence.
I’ll work on a new split soon.
Leg Extension
50 x 10
70 x 8
90 x 8
100 x 6
120 x 5
I stopped pre-exhausting my muscles before compound lifts. Now I see how much I missed it. I’m going to be pre-exhausting my quads and hammies from now on.
Squats
115 x 8
155 x 5 x 2
165 x 3
175 x 1 ** Vid
So tempting to aim for a PR but my back didn’t share those sentiments.
Lunges
45 x 10
75 x 10
Hip flexor ached a bit so stopped.
MACHINE Hack Squat
90 x 15
130 x 10
150 x 7 (failed on 8th rep)
Leg Press
230 x 20
250 x 12
270 x 10
280 x 8
Hip Adduction
150 x 15
210 x 12
250 x 8
270 x 5
290 x 3
Calf Raises
90 x 20
130 x 15
150 x 12
190 x 6
210 x 5
230 x 4
Wrote this out so now you guys know what “Calf work” means. I like to hit them with high and low reps. Well, that’s pretty much my approach to the most of my exercises.
So, I’m digging the X shape my body’s getting, I’m starting to look the way I did before I lost my curves. I will praise squats til death.
Might get some pics up soon… I don’t know.
Jack Squats?
WTF DUDE
HACK squats?
Not the real ones, machine hack squats.
I’ll edit it.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Jack Squats?
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If you want to see some jacked squats come to my log - zing!
Sup hottie?
That squat looked good! you def hit parallel and kept the back nice and tight. Great stuff! Sorry to hear about the back tho - but you def persevered considering.
Oh and more reasons for me to dislike medical profession…just what i needed.
no, jack squats…my messican accent typed that
Thanks Gawgeous. I’m doing it over next week though, I really shouldn’t post crappy stuff in my log but it’s just to show that I did in fact make quick gains with the squat.
Count, you don’t have to insult me. Or do you want another fight? 
No ma’am.
Then don’t make fun of my squats pout
Good depth. And we can all dig the X-shape.
Please don’t dislike the medical profession. We are not all bad, as is the case in every profession.
[quote]bABoon wrote:
Please don’t dislike the medical profession. We are not all bad, as is the case in every profession.[/quote]
Oh, ok…
I perused your log btw. Nice training you got going on over there. Have you always been a lifter? You have the build of a Rugby player.
Oh hai Nikki!
Apparently I need to go lower with the depth. I’ll try again next week if I’m able.
Maschy, the avvie got PRETTIER! Yay me.
And hai
Workout today.
Going back to my push/pull so today was Pull so I can get the DL vid in.
Prone Leg Curl (Pre-exhausting hammies)
50 x 15
60 x 12 x 2
Snatch DLs
115 x 8
165 x 3 x 2
190 x 1 Vid
200 x Fail again… got it up higher though
185 x 1
175 x 1 x 2
165 x 2 x 3
Just started them last week so I expect some form critique.
sigh I must scare everyone in the gym with the lifting-faces I make 
Tried GMs but they were hurting my back (yeah, lower back’s still bothering me but no worries)
So did single leg DLs
35 x 5 x 3
More prone leg curls
80 x 4 x 3
I had to get the low reps in
BACK
Assisted Chin-ups/Pull-ups
5 x 5 for each
Inverted Rows (had to get someone to help me work that Smith machine… I really don’t use that thing)
Lat PDs
35 x 8
42.5 x 6 x 2
UH BB Rows
45 x 8
115 x 6 x 3
125 x 4 x 2 **PR
Triangle Bar
50 x 10
70 x 10
85 x 8
100 x 6
115 x 4 x 4
Rep PRs for 85, 100 and 115.
Facepulls
30 x 15
40 x 15
50 x 10
DB Row
45 x 10 x 3
I need to buy gloves so I can go higher. The bars bother my hands pout
FST-7
Straight arm Pressdown
Really good back workout, very controlled movements but didn’t lose any of the weight so proud of that.
That’s my girl! So tell me, on a scale of 1-fucking incredible, how awesome are deadlifts?
Fucking incredible cubed
It’s nice learning all the variations of DLs, I used to do SLDLs only, now I’m loving snatch DLs and want to progress to sumo in the future.
Nice squatting and deadlifting! Good work, BOOO on sumo deadlifts stay conventional it looks cooler.
Nice maxing Nikki!
You’ve been mentioning your lower back is bothering you a bit, and I noticed something in your squat vid that might help with that a bit. It looks like you’re breathing through your belly/diaphragm rather than your chest just prior to doing the squat (which is good!), but it also looks like you take a big belly full of air, but then exhale some of it just before dropping into the hole. You might find that if you hold that big breath of air in and brace your abs outwards, your lower back will have more support during the lift.
Otherwise, it looked great! It would be nice to see your DLs from a different angle though, so we could see what your back is doing.
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
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Just started them last week so I expect some form critique.
sigh I must scare everyone in the gym with the lifting-faces I make
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Not an expert here, just a fellow traveler -
looks like you kept your elbows locked and avoided that jerk on your biceps. Can’t see your lower back to tell how good of an arch/flat back you kept.
Try to get a vid from the side to see where your shoulders are relative to the bar and how your hips and back move as you start the lift.
BTW - hi nikki! I’ve been reading your log for a while…
don’t have much to say about form but I can say; what a cutie!