Friday, February 13, 2015
10,000 Swings Day 7
10 (1 OHP) 15 (2 OHP) 25 (3 OHP) 50 x 2
10 (1 OHP) 15 (2 OHP) 25 (3 OHP) 25, 25 x 3
Press with 20lb dumbbells, Swings with 30 lbs
Session time: 40:55
Notes: Slightly less horrible today and I was able to get 2 sets of 50. The sets of 50 really tax my grip with this weight.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
10,000 Swings Day 8
10 (1 TRX Row) 15 (2 TRX Rows) 25 (3 TRX Rows) 50 x 3
10 (1 TRX Row) 15 (2 TRX Rows) 25 (3 TRX Rows) 25, 25 x 2
Swings with 30 lbs
Session time: 38:47
Notes: Everything started to feel run down and “tweaked” today. My abs, forearms, elbows, low back, and hamstrings are all pretty cooked. Rest day tomorrow for sure. Happy with the continued progress on the sets of 50 and the lower time.
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
I’m just cheap! Mighty Matron had a great log with all kinds of implements she’d welded herself, but she seems to have moved on.[/quote]
Hey lady! Nice work in here, someday I wouldn’t mind trying the 10,000 swing challenge.
Still here. Haven’t moved on, per se, but if I’m shoveling I won’t lift as it’s pretty taxing on my lower back. And not living far from Boston I’ve been doing lots of it 
We’ve had at least 5 feet of snow in the last 3 weeks!
If we ever get a break in the storms up here I’ll be around more often.
Keep up the great work!!
[quote]Mighty Matron wrote:
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
I’m just cheap! Mighty Matron had a great log with all kinds of implements she’d welded herself, but she seems to have moved on.[/quote]
Hey lady! Nice work in here, someday I wouldn’t mind trying the 10,000 swing challenge.
Still here. Haven’t moved on, per se, but if I’m shoveling I won’t lift as it’s pretty taxing on my lower back. And not living far from Boston I’ve been doing lots of it We’ve had at least 5 feet of snow in the last 3 weeks!
If we ever get a break in the storms up here I’ll be around more often.
Keep up the great work!![/quote]
Come back, Matron! Come back!
10,000 swings is good so far. With your backwoods welder strength, you should start with at least a 35lb KB, maybe even a 40. I think it works the shoveling muscles quite well.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
10,000 Swings Day 9
10 (2 pushups on blocks) 15 (3 pushups on blocks) 25 ( 5 pushups on blocks) 50
10 (2 pushups on blocks) 15 (3 pushups on blocks) 25 ( 5 pushups on blocks) 35, 15
10 (2 pushups on blocks) 15 (3 pushups on blocks) 25 ( 5 pushups on blocks) 50
10 (2 pushups) 15 (3 pushups) 25 (5 pushups) 35, 15
10 (2 pushups) 15 (3 pushups) 25 (5 pushups) 25, 25
Session time: 41:50
Notes: Rough day today. Swings felt off the whole session. I was using too much upper back and shoulders and not enough posterior chain. I was sucking wind from the pushups and sweating like crazy. Hopefully I’m not coming down with something. It may be that I shouldn’t have taken that extra rest day. We’ll see how tomorrow goes.
So, took a dreaded mirror selfie today. Nothing about this is flattering, but here it is.
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[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
So, took a dreaded mirror selfie today. Nothing about this is flattering, but here it is.
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I see some muscle on those delts.
About body comp progress, do you see improvement? That’s really the only question that matters. Are you headed in the right direction? Sorry if you posted about it before. I don’t know your body comp history to know where you started.
There’s some really nice conditioning work in here, BTW. Consistent.
Keep at it, some days just don’t click but don’t stop. How is the nutrition going?
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
10,000 Swings Day 10
Just Swings
10, 15, 25, 50 for 4 rounds
10, 15, 25, 35, 15 for 1 round
30 lbs
Session Time: 39:41
Notes: Halfway there! Today was slightly less horrible than yesterday. My husband interrupted me during the workout, which may have cost me a minute or two on my time, but whatever. Happy to get to 4 rounds of 50. Adapting to 30 lbs is taking longer than I anticipated.
I did figure out that foot placement is key for recruiting the muscle groups I want to emphasize. I went with a little wider stance today and definitely brought in more glutes and hamstrings and a lot less shoulder and upper back.
This may be the best ab workout ever invented. My abs are absolutely cooked at the end of a workout.
[quote]Powerpuff wrote:
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
So, took a dreaded mirror selfie today. Nothing about this is flattering, but here it is.
[/quote]
I see some muscle on those delts.
About body comp progress, do you see improvement? That’s really the only question that matters. Are you headed in the right direction? Sorry if you posted about it before. I don’t know your body comp history to know where you started.
There’s some really nice conditioning work in here, BTW. Consistent.
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Thanks Powerpuff. Body comp has changed very slowly. I have been building muscle, but as is obvious from this picture I gain weight in my belly. I’m an “apple” shape, which is a little unusual for a woman. Weight hasn’t really changed and I haven’t been tracking waist measurement until now.
[quote]scoots2 wrote:
How is the nutrition going?[/quote]
Well, that’s the problem. I do well with nutrition until dinner. That is still an unsolved piece of the puzzle to me.
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
[quote]Powerpuff wrote:
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
So, took a dreaded mirror selfie today. Nothing about this is flattering, but here it is.
[/quote]
I see some muscle on those delts.
About body comp progress, do you see improvement? That’s really the only question that matters. Are you headed in the right direction? Sorry if you posted about it before. I don’t know your body comp history to know where you started.
There’s some really nice conditioning work in here, BTW. Consistent.
[/quote]
Thanks Powerpuff. Body comp has changed very slowly. I have been building muscle, but as is obvious from this picture I gain weight in my belly. I’m an “apple” shape, which is a little unusual for a woman. Weight hasn’t really changed and I haven’t been tracking waist measurement until now.
[/quote]
Gotcha. You should be putting up progress pics that show the muscle and definition in your legs and back then.
You’re probably like 90% of people here in that most of us like to train, have fun learning about lifting, enjoy fitness, but NOBODY loves the “eating on a deficit to loose the fat” part of this process.
About scale weight not coming down, that’s not unusual in women who start lifting since muscle weighs more, even increased bone density will make you weigh more …
Dialing in your nutrition a bit and measuring your waist as your benchmark sounds like a good plan. For me, it’s my thighs - first place I gain, last place it comes off. Typical chick problem.
Keep going!
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
[quote]scoots2 wrote:
How is the nutrition going?[/quote]
Well, that’s the problem. I do well with nutrition until dinner. That is still an unsolved piece of the puzzle to me.
[/quote]
Not an easy task, hang in there you’ll get it figured out! And whey you do let me know how 
Catch up post
2/21
10,000 Swings Day 11
10 (1 goblet squat) 15 (2 goblet squats) 25 (3 goblet squats) 50 x 4
10 (1 goblet squat) 15 (2 goblet squats) 25 (3 goblet squats) 35, 15
Swings with 30 lbs, Squats with 35 lbs
38:49
2/22
10,000 Swings Day 12
10 (2 pushups) 15 (3 pushups) 25 (5 pushups) 50 x 1
10 (2 pushups) 15 (3 pushups) 25 (5 pushups) 25, 25 x 4
38:14
2/23
10,000 Swings Day 13
10 (2 TRX rows) 15 (3 TRX rows) 25 (5 TRX rows) 25, 25 x 5
42:45
The bad: Fatigue is accumulating. I’ve been attending a conference and the 7 hour drive, poor sleep and too little food seems to have caught up with me. The session on the 23rd was absolutely brutal. I knew after the 1st set of 25 that I couldn’t get a set of 50 that day. The performance drop is significant.
The good: I wore a white dress shirt yesterday that hasn’t fit me properly in a while. Judging by that, at least my chest is smaller!
Taking a couple rest days to try to recover somewhat.
2/27
10,000 Swings Day 14
10 (1 OHP) 15 (2 OHP) 25 (3 OHP) 50 x 5
Swings 30 lbs, OHP 20 lb dumbbells
Time: 35:57
Notes: Didn’t intend to take 3 rest days, but it happened. The rest seemed to do me a world of good. Time was way down and I finally got 5 rounds of 50 with 30 lbs.
2/28
10,000 Swings Day 15
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings
Time: 36:23
Notes: Another day of getting 5 rounds of 50, which is great. Time was a little longer despite doing just swings. Only 5 days to go.
3/1/2015
10,000 Swings Day 16
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings x 5
Time: 32:34
Notes: I feel like I turned a corner here. I got all 5 rounds of 50 swings and my time was way down.
Because I’ve missed a bunch of days, and I’ve got some upcoming travel I’m going to have to do swings this week Tuesday-Friday with no rest. I’m going to stick to just swings and hopefully make it easier to recover. I’m also going to finish out with 30lbs.
[quote]LiftingStrumpet wrote:
3/1/2015
10,000 Swings Day 16
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings x 5
Time: 32:34
Notes: I feel like I turned a corner here. I got all 5 rounds of 50 swings and my time was way down.
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Cool! I haven’t tried timing myself yet, but I’ve at least worked up to sets of 40. WHOOT KBs.
3/3/2015
10,000 Swings Day 17
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings x 5
Time: 29:53
3/4/2015
10,000 Swings Day 18
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings x 5
Time: 35:22
Notes: Big time drop off between the two days. It is hot here. For most of the challenge I’ve been working out in 60 degree weather and this week the temps are in the mid-80s. I really felt it today.
3/5/2015
10,000 Swings Day 19
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings x 5
Time: 36:24
3/6/2015
10,000 Swings Day 20
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings x 3
10, 15, 25, 30, 20 Swings
10, 15, 25, 50 Swings
Time: 36:05
Notes: Finished!! Tough last days. It’s hot, humid and my body is pretty tired, but I finished.
Now, 5 days of travel.
3/9/2015
10 Rounds
5 Lunges L/R
5 Pushups
5 Abs
5 Total Gym Pullups (yep)
3/10/2015
5 Rounds
10 suitcase squats
10 pushups
Then
5 Rounds
15 doorknob pulls
5 single leg deadlifts L/R