SkyzykS's Keep Hitting It Until It Works Again Log

Some fresh bread fueled masochism:

Ohp, 70 lbs. For 10x10, but actually 8x10 + 1x8+2, and 1x6+3+1.

Curls: strip set @ 80, 60, 40, 30, and 20 lbs.

Reps were 7, 10, 10, 10, 10.

Side delt raise & triceps kickbacks, 10 lbs. 3 sets 15 reps. That pretty much tapped me out.

Notes: Took some notes from others, like @T3hPwnisher etc al. and took 4 min. timed rests between sets. Until the 7th set. I took a seventh inning stretch and played with the neighbors dog, then finished that whole debacle in grand fashion- by dragging my carcass to the bitter end. :rofl: The last sets with the + + + indicate failure, then setting the bar down, repeat till reps are gotten.

Also I used the phrase “bring the fucking pain” in a post recently and figured I might need a refresher on what that actually means, so I did all of the other stuff too. I hadn’t planned on it, but figured I should take a taste of my own medicine. So thats what it means to me at this point.

Over all though, it feels good. I’ll worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.

Middle aged doughy guy, left & right, taking advantage of that good bug lighting, immediately post work out, pumped till I feel like a sausage in the sun.

Pierogi Power! :rofl:

Minor addendum :slightly_smiling_face:

15 min. cool down on airdyne.

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Oh, I don’t worry about that. More that I’ll trigger inadequacy feelings and they’ll prefer to avoid me. People can be funny that way, I’ve found.

Okay, maybe not the greatest trial, but after a couple of drinks and inappropriately clothed I did my 500m in 2:38 last night, resistance (yes, that’s the word I was looking for, thank you) 3.5 or so. I need to experiment with the resistance settings, because you cover more ground at higher settings.

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Wait, wait! Sober, wearing workout clothes and with my glasses secured so they don’t keep slipping down, I did it in 2:25, at 29 strokes/minute. Tomorrow I’ll up the resistance, see if it makes it better or worse.

I believe I’ve found a new game to play.

I mean, I sort of kicked your imaginary ass this morning, haha.

So I was tipsy when I did it last night, and wound up telling both my husband and my son about you. My husband knows about “the bodybuilders” because posting on a website with 2-3 dozen men and 2-3 other women seems like something one discloses, but I’ve never mentioned it to the kids, who were little when I started.

Maybe I should start a log, instead of cluttering yours.

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I’ve found that a good bit too.

That is one upside of being surrounded by people who don’t play well with others though. They’re usually good lifting partners. Inevitably something gets broken/someone gets hurt though.

I’m loving that. :+1: For so many reasons. It’s like nostalgic. Like when I was a kid and we’d drink beer and lift until something broke or fell off. Literal “Hold My Beer!” sessions.

You will no doubt kill me eventually.:heart:

Now I’m going to have to explain this to the cardiac therapist. “You gotta let me cut loose on the rower. There’s this woman on the internet…and the crash cart is right there! I’ll be fine. Just zap me a good one if anything goes wrong!”.

:rofl: I’m sure it was all on the up and up, but oh boy, the last couple of times I’ve heard that… :open_mouth:.

You’re more than welcome to continue here and I certainly do appreciate your presence and influence. I wouldn’t want to lose that for anything. But if it serves you well to have your own log, I’m all for that too.

We can always continue with the banter here though.

And now I keep going back to this! Grrr! :joy:

Thinking “my brother goes to PF. They probably have one there. I can jump in on his membership as a guest…”.

Hahaha, “I just need two minutes and twenty seconds!”

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If I had a dime for every time…:flushed:

Not today Gauntlet! Not today.

I burned myself down yesterday with the specific intention of taking it easy today.

And now I find myself thinking through these things- “If I play it cool on the treadmill and airdyne, they’ll forget about me by the time I get to the rower…” :rofl:

What I’m really glad to see @EmilyQ is the fire getting stoked up. :fire::+1:

I’ve been feeling pretty good lately too. No alarm signals last night. Just intermittent triceps spasms where they go all quivering and jelly like. I really missed that. And today is just a bit of fatigue, like I can tell I did something. Not like 6 mos. ago.

Finding all kinds of applications for my little pocket buns. Just need to scale them up a little like the first one.

(Left over) steak & balsamic & egg w/gouda. :yum:

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Sooooo…

You got me yelled at! :rofl:

Kidding, a little.

I was running hot today for a couple of reasons. Heart rate up, blood pressure up (a little, not worrisome, actually in the awesome range, all things considered) and got told several times to ease up.

But the one most germain to our conversation was on the rower. I got on and gave it a rip just to test the waters. Got the wattage up to mid 200’s for about 40 some seconds, and the physo at the monitor started waving her hands at me & stuff. Got pretty far too, about 200 some meters, I think. Then just had to cool it and brought it back to regular pace. Oh, and the resistance is set at 10. I was pretty sure it was, because I’m the only one who uses that rower, but it’s good to confirm.

You deserved to be! Also, where are the vegetables above?

Haha, we did that, too. My favorite was sit up contests. I could do them seemingly forever - certainly until any challenger gave out. Looking back, I only remember competing against guys, so I assume my gender carried some advantage. Less dense, lighter upper body. I also liked left-handed arm wrestling. I waitressed until I went full time at a gym, and while I couldn’t beat a prepared male, I won through element of surprise a decent percentage of the time. Certainly enough to be worth asking someone to hold my beer for a minute!

As a matter of fact, my husband and I had a drink-y sit up contest during lockdowns last year. And I won. He said he wasn’t ready. Sorry, bud, when the starting gun goes off, the competition starts! He did beat me in a 5K a few years ago (sober run, drinks when challenge was issued). I pulled something running circles around him while he was “training” the week before the race. He won’t grant a rematch. I bring it up every year.

Well, that explains your 22 s/m vs my 29! I don’t think I can do 10, but I took yesterday off, so may try setting it on 6 later today, see how it goes. Even on the lower resistance, it’s shocking how quickly it gets my heart rate up.

We’re probably both going to die.

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Yeah. I’m sure there are different mechanics at play and all kinds of techniques but I hit it to accelerate all the way through, finishing each rep laying back at about 120° with the handle at my chest, almost like a clean.

It led to an interesting discussion about heart rate adjusted for medication and rebound time.
The therapist said "Your heart rate went straight through the roof! Like from mid 120’s up over 150. My target is 130ish, and absolute max is 150 ish. With beta blockers they deduct 15% to reduce and avoid the influence of adrenaline I suppose.

I am SkyzykS McC of the clan McC, and I am immortal. plunges dagger

immediately regrets it

:rofl:

Went out for a nice afternoon walk. The heat and humidity was downright suppressive.
Got in about 1.5 miles of so-so terrain.

Had to walk back to the car with a whole backpack full of these:

It was tough, that extra couple of lbs.

@anna_5588

Food pics may follow.

Oh, the suffering…
:rofl:

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Why this torture :sob:

I want shrooms

Get on a streetcar and take it to Summit Station.

Walk through the neighborhood to the right and into the woods…

I will need to learn more about shrooms first before I kill myself

That is a distinct possibility.

Oh, and as soon as they hit the heat they juiced out this amazing liqueur in quantity like I’ve never seen:

I’m like drooling/dying while cooking these things.

Edit:

Cooked them down some and tossed in some broiled chicken breast:

Deglazed with some lemon juice, dash of pepper, and heaped on salad:

And was like “Damn! Forgot the tomatoes.”.

Can’t believe I forgot the damn tomatoes.

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Are you really a Mc? I’m clan McM. At any rate (plunges dagger without regret) I’m here to report 500m at resistance 10 in 2:21.

I also went to cardiac rehab last night and was underwhelmed. I was alone with a housekeeping staff (she was very friendly…“Hey, I like your supply cart, would you like to get a drink when you get out of work at 11pm?”). I didn’t like the treadmill (narrow, hard surface) but I did like a recumbent elliptical and could see hanging out with that while listening to a podcast, or whatever. I’ll probably go back, just because it allows a workout placeholder at the end of the week while my son is here.

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I know you’re asking @SkyzykS , but since I follow his log, I reckon I can jump into the Mc-talk. On my dad’s side, I’m kind of a Mc - most people have dropped the Mc, but the prefix is occasionally retained, and all variants are equally valid.

We even have official tartans, registered with the British federal government’s Scottish tartan registry (thanks to @ChongLordUno for telling me about it!) I’m convinced my Scottish genes are the source of my lifelong love of plaid. Sadly, the official tartans are ugly, so I might undertake making and registering my own, which I’ve learned is possible and legit.

Using your Scottish last name, y’all can look up your family tartans and any associated clans online. If anyone’s interested, I’ll post the tartan registry site’s link.

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Scottish? Nay, laddie, I’m Irish. I always thought Mc was Irish and Mac Scottish.