mom-in-MD - I LOVE buckwheat. Arrowhead Mills pancake mix is the best. I do think I will try an experiment of seeing how I do react to gluten products. I definitely get bloated after I eat them, so I will do all my carbs without and see what happens. If this is just one of many things that is just now getting a lot of attention, I wonder what science will discover for us next…maybe that cigarettes kill and fast food is bad for us…who would have thought?! and thanks for the encouragement!
hi shauna, been reading, just not commenting as much bc i dont compete…
but I think you should do the meet in february. dropping weight will come, the meets are only a few times a year.
some crazy part of me thinks that with intense training and enough of the right kcal, you’d drop fat anyway…
^^^
probably just nonsense.
you will love the experience, and you’ll be grateful you have a big meet under your belt. you’ll meet people, exchange ideas, and learn everything that no one else can tell you.
you’re hella strong already, i’m really gonna enjoy watching you take off.
that 325 deadlift looked real good!!! What are you talkin’ about? Your form looked real good. You pulled and locked out with ease and plenty of speed!
I bet you can pull way over 350lbs
good job!
Shaunar personally I think you have a very nice body. Your Deadlift form is almost spot on. Try to keep you back a little more straight. That first video I saw scared me. the 300 pund dead lift was perfect. May I make a suggestion. Inzer makes shirts for heavy lifting. Maybe try and use them durning heavy works outs and at the end of the week, take it off and see if there is any improvement. Great body! You have great form keep those heels driven through the ground. Keep up the good work woman.
Do you feel ok a couple days after your refeed? Its one thing to feel bloated, I get that way when I add carbs back in…but when I have bagels, pasta, pizza, etc I just don’t feel ‘right,’ for days after…fatigue, achy and the not nice things that happen to my tummy…
People with celiacs have to read and inspect and make phone calls sometimes to make sure what they are eating doesn’t contain a single speck of gluten…its everywhere! even in soy sauce, lol…and not just wheat but barley and rye…(find a gluten free beer or wine will be your friend! 
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You can do it! The only way to find out is to try…and that goes for your competition too! 
Shaunar - glad to be of help. I put fat on easily so I generally try to steer clear of carbs anyway (although I have a weakness for dried fruit and very expensive chocolate). However, when I went to Korea and Japan in September, I ended up eating a lot of rice (since it’s pretty much a staple) and was absolutely fine. My energy levels stayed good and I didn’t put on any fat (although I was walking around all day, which probably had a lot to do with it. Normally I’m stuck at a desk).
Buckwheat and Quinoa are not real grains so if you want a carb, they’re a good option. I steer clear of oats, myself, because I’ve had too many binges on oat-based foods such as muesli, granola and flapjacks and can’t trust myself with them. Apparently you can crave the very same foods you’re sensitive to, which is what I think is going on here.
Good luck with that bench - you’re going to rock it, I’m sure.
oats can also be cross contaminated, so there ya go!
So I remained at 135 for 1 yesterday for my bench.
Damn.
I know it is only my second time doing 1 rep and we were doing them in competition pace, but I really want to improve. I suppose I am improving just even focusing on my bench as it was probably the most neglected lift of all three for me. So I just want to get heavier weight. Sigh. All in good time.
I think there are a few issues here, good and bad.
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I am really focusing on keeping my butt on the bench, but even with chalk on the back of my slippery ass t-shirt, I can’t get my upper back tightness because I keep sliding around. When I can’t get that arch stable, my foundation gets really weak. Sweaty tank top next time to grab the bench.
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I keep it nice an controlled on the way down, but seem to lose that momentum for the way up during the pause. While I do think this is a physical reason, I also know it is even more so mental. I have that little voice saying “You can’t, the weight is too heavy, you suck at bench.” So, that needs to STFU.
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I clearly have, as many do, a glaring strength imbalance between my upper and lower body. I can come in and pull 1 RM for deads for the first time ever and hit over 300 yet can’t get above a plate for the bench. I am very confident though that this will all balance out and my bench will improve with actual bench training over time.
Dynamic WU
Bench Singles
120 X 1
130 X 1
135 X 1 - really had to struggle for this one
120 X 1 - really worked on the press, pause, press, rack rhythm
Board Press
2 boards: 3 reps (120, 130)
4 boards: 3 dreps (150, 160)
After this I just did some BB movements because I did not have a single drop of sweat on me and I was getting cold.
DB Floor Press 3 X 6 (40, 45, 45)
DB Flat Bench Press 3 X 12 (30, 35, 35)
Plate Choppers 3 X 20 (10, 15, 20) - first time I have done these. I have done something similar, the same basic movement, with the end of a bar on a corner with some plates on it, stand it up, grab the tip, and get going…um, yeah, that sounds like something else. Kinky.
Rainbows 2 sets X 20 reps
Overall an OK workout, but nothing mind blowing. Tomorrow I go in for my last squat session where I will squat for singles for the first time. I am hoping to get at least 225 at legit depth, but we will see. I don’t want to jinx myself like I did with the bench, going in thinking I could do much more than I could.
BTW, ate Mexican last night, chips and all, followed by some bread pudding. And I wonder why I have put some pounds back on…so delicious
[quote]shaunar25 wrote:
- I clearly have, as many do, a glaring strength imbalance between my upper and lower body. I can come in and pull 1 RM for deads for the first time ever and hit over 300 yet can’t get above a plate for the bench. I am very confident though that this will all balance out and my bench will improve with actual bench training over time.
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i don’t think u have a “glaring strength imbalance” btwn the two. as you figure out technique… the bench will go up to bodyweight fairly quickly. deadlifting doesn’t take nearly as much technique to have good numbers if the strength is there.
anyways with a little technique improvement u’ll be looking at a bw bench and a double bodyweight dl… both which put you around “advanced” as far as strength standards go and actually show a very even upper/lower strength level for a woman.
oh mexican food… i love u.
cbear - lady, thank you. God damn it you are encouraging. I am glad you showed back up…I missed seeing your sexy cat avi around (just go with it).
I do understand what you are saying in terms of getting the experience right off the bat. And in all honesty, it really depends on how this meet goes. If I make great numbers I will seriously consider it. However, there are two things for me. I would really like to put together a few solid months of training after this first meet to see how I can bump up my strength and my numbers. This is all so new that I am kinda happy I rushed into this meet because it takes some of the pressure off knowing that I am new and inexperienced and it allows me to see where I am at untrained and take off from there.
Secondly, I had promised myself that I would be down about 15-20 pounds by my 25th birthday. My body has always been something I struggled with and knowing now how dedicated and disciplined (ok, only sometimes but it is getting better) I can be, i really wanted to make it happen for myself. That was actually what I was in the process of starting on the AD until this meet came up and it had to be put on hold. So I basically have 3 months after the meet (dec. 7-feb. 25) to really achieve some gains (losses). I don’t feel this would be possible if I was trying to train for a super important meet at the same time. So again, if that wasn’t in the picture, it wouldn’t even be an issue, but this is something I really want to do for myself. And I know that if I can get into a lower weight class, my numbers could be even more impressive.
Now if you were doing the meet with me…naked…it might (read would definitely) be different;)
deja - you are totally right. Benching is so new to me for the most part and there is a science behind it jsut like the squat, which even that I am still figuring out. It is the lift I struggle with the most and after this meet, I will really focus on bringing up my upper body strength.
Ladies - Do you use a wide or narrow grip with the bench? And do you use a belt?
i bench with my pinkies a bit in from the rings. but i do close grips to help with the tris. i have super long arms though.
i don’t use a belt on any lifts. but i also don’t compete. hopefully some girls who do will chime in. =+)
:)thank you
Give me your email I’ll hook you up
And I bench with 1st finger on rings and occasionally wear a belt on heavy PR attempts. I get at least 10-15lbs with the belt. I need to get a 2" though, my 4" is too wide for benching.
so what’s ur 1rm with a belt on bp bobbi?
[quote]dejavued wrote:
so what’s ur 1rm with a belt on bp bobbi? [/quote]
Last time I did a 1rm w/ belt was like…May? At that time it was 135. I’m pretty sure I weighed right around 120…hmm…probably won’t 1rm again till Jan/Feb. I want 155 BAD.
[quote]rcfromdb wrote:
Last time I did a 1rm w/ belt was like…May? At that time it was 135. I’m pretty sure I weighed right around 120…hmm…probably won’t 1rm again till Jan/Feb. I want 155 BAD.[/quote]
nice. good luck! if u’ve put on 10 lbs… a 20 lb bp increase should be doable.
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just fucking do it.
can be arranged. february? k. i’ll put in for vacation time. i assume u have a place for me to sleep? i can be big spoon or little spoon, s’ok.
I use a belt and a wide grip (I think it is wide). Pinkies or ring finger on the last ring. The guys I lift with are trying to get my grip wider so that I have less to travel. I have short arms though…I don’t know if I can go wider!
I ONLY use a belt when I do PR’s. Since I started the bands and chains, I don’t train with belt.
I use a belt and a wide grip (I think it is wide). Pinkies or ring finger on the last ring. The guys I lift with are trying to get my grip wider so that I have less to travel. I have short arms though…I don’t know if I can go wider!
I ONLY use a belt when I do PR’s. Since I started the bands and chains, I don’t train with belt.