You are a funny girl!
That is a great progress report. Good for you! Keep on workin’ it!
I used a trap bar for deadlifts for the very first time last weekend. So fun! It made me sore in places that I’d never considered before.
I loved that first vid! The second one won’t load.
Kimba: Using a trap bar made that much of a difference? How did you load it? I use the lowest pins on the power rack to rest my regular bar on.
Fantastic progress!! No stopping now…we’ll both be sporting bikinis this time next year 
Can you imagine? woohoo!
Deb! Any trap bar news?
The trap bar goes over on Saturday! Can’t wait to try it out. I may take the cam so that I can show my stuff!
Please do!
Just watched your db curl vid…I laugh every time. 
I love the vid too. I guess you said you were done, huh?
No, Nikki I said, “Is that camera on???” haha Taking the cam to the gym tomorrow to get the trap bar deads.
Lmao you’re hilarious.
Can’t wait to see the trap bar deads!
Trap DLs – went to 145 – video attached. Wish you could have seen me walking to the gym with the hex bar. Easiest way was to step inside it and walk holding the handles. Many a tourist was amused by me walking through downtown.
Friend of mine was laughing later saying people must have thought, boy her trainer must be hardcore making her walk around outside with that thing. Walked up the 3 flights of stairs with it upright, balanced on one shoulder and the guy coming down the stairs said, are you bringing your own equipment to the gym? I said yep.
Then one of the trainers was there with a client and said is that your bar? His eyes lit up when he saw the bar. I said yes and he asked how much it cost. Told him $150, free shipping. He said, that is so worth it. You deadlift a lot – you will love that bar.
Gentilcore has me doing front box squats. Here’s a vid of me doing a few.
Go Deb! Those deads are awesome and those front box squats are killer. Oly style too?!
You’re such a beast
Thanks Nikki. I’ve had two guys approach me on different occasions to tell me they won’t even try front squats with the arms in that position. As long as it gives them an excuse to talk to me
great vids deb - cereally badass hand placement I cross mine in front. jealousy of bar continues. I can imagine the looks as you walked in the gym with it: “I’m cool like dat”
Awesome vids! You definitely looked like you could go heavier! 145 looked EASY for you!!!
You walking to the gym with the bar is hilarious. “This is how I roll” or “haterz be hatin” LOL At least you get to practice your grip!
Ha…well nothing wrong with shaking up Seattlites a bit, right? Greens my grip was quite pissed at me by the time I got that bar back to the office. It’s good though because I haven’t had a good grip challenge in quite awhile. (TG this is not some subliminal hint for you to come up with some CRAZY shit to challenge my grip. Kthxbye.)
Great log Deb, very impressive work. The oly grip front squats are badass, and so is walking your bar to the gym!
Deb, you are killing it in here! I am very jealous about the trap bar. Maybe I’ll put that on my birthday/xmas list.
Hello ladies and Chim! Just stopping by to update my progress. I have a new program from TG that I start tomorrow. He definitely keeps things interesting. I have to videotape my squats and KB swings (because, he tells me, people butcher them all the time). I’m working 7 days a week (third week running but things will slow down on Tuesday). Haven’t missed a workout (hello sanity!).
Weight - same
Chest 36 (-.5)
Arm - same
Forearm 9 (-1.0)
Waist 31 (-.75)
Hip 34 (-2.5)
Thigh - same
Calf 15 (+1.0)
I’m really happy with all of this. The hip loss was a big surprise (yay!) I’m obsessed with my waist so I’m glad it had a loss also (and yes I’ll take that 3/4 of an inch damnit I worked hard for it). Glad I put an inch back on my calves cuz I was a bit worried when I lost an inch. I’ve been flexing the calves a lot lately so that I can admire them Don’t judge!
your calves are worthy of admiring and I love that your happy with gaining that inch back