I used to be able to do 5. And pushups on my toes. We have a pull up bar on our power rack. Maybe I’ll make myself do one (or, you know, try) every time I switch laundry.
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Side note: The pizza was amazing! 
We will see if the crust turns me into a balloon.
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If it does, it’ll be temporary and probably worth the pain if for nothing else, your sanity. lol
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Lol. It might actually be ok. It was made from scratch. But if I do swell up to an 8 month gestation, I will still have enjoyed my pizza.
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9/14. Calories: 1320 Protein: 114 Carbs: 115 Fat: 37
147.4 lbs.
Negative pull-ups x 5.
Farmer carries DB 30, 30, 35, 35
Circuit: Squats, kettlebell swing (15#), pushups (on knees)19 down to 1. Last 2 rounds of pushups were on my toes. So a grand total of 3 push ups on my toes. 
(Better than zero).
So doing the negatives went better than I thought it would. I had a descent level of control which made me happy. It did however add a level of difficulty to my farmer carries.
Spent the majority of the day doing food prep. Tomorrow I will finish.
Progress is being made.
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yep but just think how strong your grip will get.
So, there is a small competition in my house. We have a few rock climbing grips hanging in our basement and the goal is to see who can hang from them the longest. I’m never going to win a bench or squat or deadlift competition against 3 men who are clearly bigger than me. But the hanging competition is something I can win. So I’ve quietly been training grip strength. They are busy with the big lifts. I am busy with the small victories. This all started at a friend’s house. My oldest was stunned when I beat him. I can’t do a pull-up, but my grip strength is pretty impressive. I’m gonna destroy all 3 of them next time.
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I love this, I remember years ago doing a boot camp with a friend of mine. One of the things we had to do was hold a sandbag over our head for as long as we could. The bag wasn’t heavy like maybe 2-4 lbs. I was double the size of some of the women there but this big old arms of mine are heavy and they got tired real quick. After a while I was vigorously shaking trying to keep the bag up while some of the women were just peacefully holding theirs to. I think I got the biggest cheer when I dropped the bag and lost to 2 women. 
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Ahhhh… The quiet strength of women… 
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@simo74 Side note: Not sure if you noticed, but I’m almost up to 20 rounds on the circuit that I got from your log. That means I’ve almost matched you. Bet you didn’t know there was an odd American woman chasing your tail on that one did you?
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I am more than happy to be chased by strange American women . Seriously though that is some great progress on that circuit. I really need to get back to doing more of that stuff, I have been a little lazy.
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I feel like I’ve gotten into a really solid routine and like I’m making some good progress. I have a few goals that I’m getting close to, so I’m looking forward to setting new ones. 
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9/15. Calories: 1454 Protein: 133 Carbs: 109 Fat: 41
146.4 lbs.
Squats: (65, 75), 115, 120, 125 x 7
Bench: (50, 55), 65, 75, 80 x 7
Single leg deadlift: 40, 40, 40
Overhead press: (15), 25, 30, 30 x 6
Tricep extensions: 15, 15, 15 x 11
Hammer curls 3 x 10: 20, 20, 20 x 11
Situps 2.5# plate behind head 10 x 2
Well, the negatives yesterday left their mark today. My back and arms were feeling the pain for sure. Gonna have to do those as much as possible moving forward. Also notable Jim Wendler said to hold a weight behind your head while doing sit-ups and be humbled. Boy howdy he wasn’t kidding. 2.5 lbs. 2 POINT 5 pounds. Not 25. I nearly died. That is a moderate exaggeration. But it was difficult.
Progress is happening.
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9/16. Calories: 1407 Protein: 130 Carbs: 123 Fat: 31
147 lbs.
3/4 of a pull-up x 2 . So close.
Negatives x 2
Farmer carries DB 30, 35, 35, 35
Circuit: Jump squat, core variation, skaters 19 down to 1.
Well, I’m still feeling the pain of the negatives. And I’m so so so close to a full pull-up.
I decided to take out the mountain climbers and replace them with a variety of core exercises to see if it helped with my BP drop. I believe it did. Much less light headed during the workout today.
I’m 6 weeks in and my weight loss rate has dropped. Not unexpected. But I can still see the changes and feel them too. Gonna have to buy new scrubs soon, I’m starting to look a bit sloppy in my current ones.
My diet is unbelievably boring. I’ve zeroed in on a fairly repetitive diet that I don’t have to think about. Fortunately it’s all pretty yummy and repetition isn’t overly bothersome to me. But I think I might have to try to do a makeover menu this weekend to change things up a bit next week.
Work was very draining today. My brain wants to shut down early tonight. I believe I will let it.
Progress.
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That’s me on a hard day. Today was one of those for me as well. Shutting down always feels so good afterward.
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Some days I feel like my brain is melting and leaking out of my ear.
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9/17 Calories: 1441 Protein: 126 Carbs: 119 Fat: 42
146.4 lbs
Trap Deadlift 3 x 5 (135), 150, 160, 165
BB Bent Over Row 3 x 5 (55) 75, 75, 75
Kettlebell swing 3 x 17 (20) 25, 25, 25, 25
Chest Fly 5 x 5 (15) 20, 25, 25, 25, 25
Reverse Fly 5 x 5 (15) 25, 25, 25, 25, 25
Side Bends 5 x 5 40, 40, 40, 40, 45
Solid workout. Deadlifts felt good.
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9/18. Calories: 1373 Protein: 118 Carbs: 114 Fat: 35
146.4 lbs.
7/8 pull-up x 2 So fucking close. 
Negative pull-ups x 3.
Farmer carries DB 35, 35, 35, 35
Circuit: Squats, kettlebell swing (15#), pushups (on knees) 20 down to 1. Last 3 rounds of pushups on toes.
I slept for shit and really didn’t feel like doing this but I did it anyway. Finally got up to 20. I’m gonna stay here and try to work on pushups on my toes. Will go up to 20# on the kettlebell and maybe add a light dumbbell to the squats. I was feeling a bit down on myself for how much this tuckered me out. Then I realized that I did 210 squats, pushups and kettlebell swings and felt a bit better about it.
I’m a grumpy butt this morning and my weight is stagnant. Tomorrow will be better.
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Those are good looking workouts.
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Well thank you.