good luck owlie!
Claire-yes I in fact did use straps, thanks for reminding me to train my grip!
Mainy and Sindie-thanks! Today was babby’s first shift and I can already tell I will LOVE the job. The atmosphere at my gym has always been great and I’m real excited to work there
GAH my traps were still TORE UP from rack pulls and I felt all shaky and weird…damn I am really deconditioned for heavy weights
dumbbell bench press
25x10
40x10x2
35x10
30x10
shoulder press
50x10x4
lateral raises
10x12x4
8x15
5x15
rear delt flys
8x12x4
biceps curls…I crapped out lol
some cardio
First day went well, workout not so fabulous…I’ll just keep truckin and wait to feel refreshed. I CANNOT wait for the semester to be over…
YAY! Congrats on the new gig! I love my gym and all the peeps that work there - so its super nice to hear that you like the gym where you’re working at. You’re going to be a ray of sunshine for the sweating masses! Will you have clients?
Don’t worry about the detraining, mama. That will come back to you right quick!
And nice stuff on the DB presses 40x10 is awesome! I messed up my shoulder a while back and I think it was b/c i got all John Wayne and tried to DB press 55s, been escared of them ever since…Maybe i should get back in the saddle…
I need to get my delts bigger - make more cushion - imma steal this little shoulder sesh from you, grazie!
Schoooools out for summer!
HEre is my new program:
http://www.wannabebig.com/training/dysmorphia-training-2/
Here is today’s workout:
box squats:
worked up to a single @ 205
dumbbell squat RP set with 80lbs dumbbell
12/6/6
leg extensions
leg curls
leg extensions
This was fairly easy today…hmmm, my second week doing this workout.
Its never too late to start being consistent with logging my shit here again!
I’ve been busy. Really, really busy at work. Trying to make it and figure things out and balance my shit so I don’t go nuts. I feel like I was born to train, but I have to avoid running myself ragged. All of the energy and intensity that comes with being ridiculously fit sometimes deceives a fatigued metal/physical state.
With respect to my own training, I’ve been doing the 4 day split with 2 leg days and two upper body days. I’ve been training alone which is alright, but I sometimes wish I had a consistent training partner. I really, really need to roll shit out because I’m tight and twingy in odd places. I’m thinking about switching back to a 4-5 day bodypart split, cuz I think I recover better that way.
With respect to my nutrition, not enough protein, too much sugar consumed in the last couple of weeks=level of leanness upsetting to me. Time to cut.
i had forgotten all about you! glad to see you’re still training hard.
LOL THANKS!! Haha, also now that I’m training other people, it puts a whole new perspective on everything. I feel like I’ve really been slacking, but I’m not even sure what my goals are anymore!! For some reason, I am now more confused than ever. The good news is I switched birth controls and I NEVER have to take estrogen again!!! yesss…
just do oly lifting and don’t think twice. ez.
Owlie, great to see you back here!
yei!!! OWLIE!! 
goals-
1)know what you’re doing
2)look good doing it
glad you’re around. stop leaving us, asshole. 
^ lol!
Glad youre back, Owlie!
Welcome back. I need to cut too. Badly. Stuff wobbles when I jump up and down (and I don’t mean the boobs).
Glad you got your birth control sorted. I never did go on the hormones, I just didn’t allow my bloke to shoot in the penalty box. Heh.
I’m embarrassed that I have to saunter back in here with my head hung down once AGAIN, but I promise this is back for the last time, meaning I won’t leave again
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I’m embarrassed that I have to saunter back in here with my head hung down once AGAIN, but I promise this is back for the last time, meaning I won’t leave again :)[/quote]
It’s all good, everyone goes through phases. Sometimes life just takes over, and then it’s months later.
Oh, great triceps!
Great triceps, indeed! How the hell are you?
Owlie you’re such a tease with that first post. Clearly, you’ve been training. So, what do you have going on?
Cal, Sindie, Kimba, Nadia, I have missed you ladies! I have been training indeed, I kept with the program I posted a few weeks ago and had great success with bulking up on it. My body is starting to hint that I’ve had enough hypertrophy for awhile. The plan here forward is to be more precise with my training and diet. I’m not looking to gain size, but rather to refine what I do have and cut some body fat in the process. I have my boss measuring my body fat each week so I can keep track of my progress. I need a program that makes sense and is conducive to these goals. Its in the works right now, but I think it will include a lot of bodyweight typer stuff at least for a couple of months. I also need to figure out a good meal plan. I’m at a total loss when it comes to figuring out my bmr and macro requirements for fat loss…grr. I guess the first place to start is just by measuring and keeping a precise log of what I’m eating now…anyway, any advice would be appreciated!!
The job is going amazingly! I have built up a pretty decent clientele so far. I get along with pretty much everyone I work with, and of course I love to be in the gym!!! It is back to school in the fall and I plan on keeping the ball rolling, balancing as many clients as I can honestly train adequately with making decent grades.