[quote]corrmhona wrote:
Is there a sport like soccer or boxing you like? I find cardio works best when you are busy trying to chase a ball or trying to avoid getting punched in the head. [/quote]
I like this idea a lot. Martial arts work well for me this way. They also help with mobility. Not sure if it would interfere with your lifting tho. I.e. be a bit too taxing on the body and hinder your max lifts. It doesnt hurt mine for obvious reasons. Lol
So are you still trying to lose weight or just get conditioning up?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I need to incorporate some serious cardio/conditioning into my training. But since I don’t enjoy it, I have a hard time making myself do it. I’m like that. I need someone to stand over me with a whip and make me push the prowler or run sprints or some such. I am seriously tempted to hire a trainer for two 30-minute sessions a week. But I am too frugal for that.[/quote]
If your budget really doesn’t have room for trainer sessions, then I get that. But frugal for me ends when my health/fitness is concerned. THAT gets money spent on it. It wouldn’t hurt to try it for a couple of test sessions. I would absolutely not do all the foam rolling/mobility/stuff in the gym I hate (bench press, I’m looking at you) if the CP folks didn’t make me. To me, that is money well spent.
Thanks for the warm greetings, friends! Trust me, there is nothing to log at the moment other than PT stretches and the three pushups I did today. Four tomorrow, I hope.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
MEET RESULTS.
I did a small USAPL meet on Saturday in Nebraska at a YMCA. This meet reinforced for me that you just never know what to expect on the platform and that gym lifts are just an entirely different animal.
Arrived Friday late afternoon and was able to sweet talk getting my equipment check outta the way as well as weigh in on the official scale to see where I was in the weight class. Weighed in light so I had a lovely steak, potato,and salad dinner 12 hours before my weigh-in. That was the first time I’ve ever done that.
Spent the night tossing and turning worrying about my squat, which has been in the shit can the last few weeks.Couldn’t squat any weight. Couldn’t hit depth. I was just so worried that I’d bomb out.
Morning of the meet. Weighed in at 111.9. Squat warmup went okay. I didn’t feel particularly strong or confident. My coach did not want to lower my opener. The timing of my warmup didn’t work out too well because the meet was delayed about 15 minutes. When I was two lifters out, my coach started wrapping me. But the spotters/loaders were slow. So he unwrapped me. He then rewrapped me. Then there was another delay. So I started taking off my wraps. Then my name was called with one wrap on, one wrap off. Ahh! My coach QUICKLY rewrapped the knee with a long tail. So one knee was tightly wrapped and had been for a few minutes and the other was newly and loosely wrapped. Here’s what happened with 192.5 lb.:
Ugly and too hard for an opener but plenty deep and three whites!
Second attempt at 203.5 lb:
Plenty deep again but a max effort.
Decided to go for 214.5 for a third attempt because that would have been a PR. Unfortunately, I have no video of that lovely squat. I went to the floor and buckled my knees forward. Anyone who has ever done this in gear know that this is extremely painful. I hurt my back and the tendons/ligaments on the back of my knees. Everything sort of hyperextended. And the cuts from my wraps!
On to bench. Which was the whole reason I did this meet.
I was so excited to get a PR. Warmups went great. As did my first attempt at 110 lb:
It went smooth and felt easy.
Second attempt at 115.5 lb:
No lift. Yes, I lifted my ass a little more than USAPL judges prefer. That would have been a PR.
Third attempt at 115.5 lb again. I was so worried about keeping my ass down that I didn’t stay tight in the upper body and got out of the groove of the shirt on the descent:
I cannot tell you how disappointed I was. It was hard to not cry. Getting a bench PR was the whole reason I did this meet. But it was a [private] goal of mine to do this meet and have fun and not pout as I’m prone to do. So I’m pleased to say I accomplished this goal.
DL warmups were rough. I decided to pull only a few reps in the warmup room since I was hurting from my squat fail. I pulled 205 in the warmup room and it was a max effort. My coach suggested lowering my opener. But I didn’t want to.
I must admit that I was a bit nervous for my opener of 220 lb:
Just flew up.
Second attempt at 231 lb also flew up although my form sucked:
Third attempt at 242 lb. flew off the ground and then I just stopped and dropped. Don’t know why. Really can’t figure it out. I’m a bit embarrassed really. It shows in my reaction on the platform.
The highlight of the meet was being awarded the best female lifter award. It was a thrill for me.
So I worried myself sick about squat but did okay. And the one sure thing I thought I had in the bag I didn’t get (a bench PR). Lots to work on. Rounded back in DL. Ass down on bench. I am greatly looking forward to getting that PR bench next time around.
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Congrats!!! So exciting.
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
Is there a sport like soccer or boxing you like? I find cardio works best when you are busy trying to chase a ball or trying to avoid getting punched in the head. [/quote]
Good point.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
I’ll be interested to see how you like the Bill Starr program. If you like a lot of variety, it may bore you. However, if like me, you like what you like and can do it for months on end, it’s a good program. .[/quote]
How could I possibly not like a program where I get to squat three times a week?!
[quote]cavalier wrote:
So are you still trying to lose weight or just get conditioning up?
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Just get my level of conditioning up. The weight loss idea was purely for meet purposes.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
If your budget really doesn’t have room for trainer sessions, then I get that. But frugal for me ends when my health/fitness is concerned. THAT gets money spent on it. It wouldn’t hurt to try it for a couple of test sessions. I would absolutely not do all the foam rolling/mobility/stuff in the gym I hate (bench press, I’m looking at you) if the CP folks didn’t make me. To me, that is money well spent.[/quote]
Ahh, the voice of reason speaks. Oh Kimba! You are so missed in these parts! I still think of us as the tortoise and the hare. Strangely, the other day my coach said to me (out of the blue): “You know, the rabbit wouldn’t have lost the race if it hadn’t stopped to take a shit in the woods.” When I asked what that was supposed to mean, he responded “Oh, nothing.”
I ramble.
If you are squatting three times a week, that IS conditioning. 
EDIT: Of course I’m trying to get ice cream listed as a supplement.
meh, conditioning. you might try kettlebell swings. I liked those. they worked so well i stopped doing them. like my hip rehab.
Farmers walks have always been a great form of conditioning for me, with a side order of grip strength work.
Started new programming today. I set my maxes ridiculously low. Which should allow me to run this for a good long time.
Squat
5/45
5/55
5/70
5/80
5/95
Flat bench
2/5/45
5/50
5/60
5/70
BB row
2/5/40
5/45
5/50
5/57
Weighted hypers
2/8/10 behind head
Decline sit-ups
4/15
My son lifted with me tonight. That was fun. His form is pretty damn decent for a 14-year-old, thanks to my husband who has hammered proper form since he began lifting a few years ago. Makes such a difference with the youngsters.
Good to hear about your son. I’ve been trying with my kids, but none have caught the bug yet.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Started new programming today. I set my maxes ridiculously low. Which should allow me to run this for a good long time.
Squat
5/45
5/55
5/70
5/80
5/95
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I wish I had your numbers!
[quote]sen say wrote:
I wish I had your numbers![/quote]
I’m just going to let this one go.
I discovered that I can’t do the Bill Starr program right now because my knee will not allow for squatting three times a week.
So I am focusing more on upper body for a bit. Not super exciting since what drives me is chasing numbers, as little as they may be!
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
If you are squatting three times a week, that IS conditioning.
EDIT: Of course I’m trying to get ice cream listed as a supplement.[/quote]
Talk with one of my former trainers. He thinks cake and donuts are a valid food group. Seriously. And he benches over 400 and looks like a bodybuilder.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]sen say wrote:
I wish I had your numbers![/quote]
I’m just going to let this one go.
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I’m serial ! Have you seen my lifts since I showed you my groin?
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
If you are squatting three times a week, that IS conditioning.
EDIT: Of course I’m trying to get ice cream listed as a supplement.[/quote]
Talk with one of my former trainers. He thinks cake and donuts are a valid food group. Seriously. And he benches over 400 and looks like a bodybuilder.[/quote]
I hate him…I don’t know anything else about him, but that is enough… 
Rest the wheels and jack that bench!
Great job at the meet! It’s nice to see hard work pay off.
[quote]Crippler56 wrote:
Great job at the meet! It’s nice to see hard work pay off. [/quote]
x2!
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I discovered that I can’t do the Bill Starr program right now because my knee will not allow for squatting three times a week.
So I am focusing more on upper body for a bit. Not super exciting since what drives me is chasing numbers, as little as they may be![/quote]
You have company in this particular boat. It sucks hard to go into the gym and look longingly at the squat rack and then head for a bench with a set of tiny DBs. Ah well. Its better than not being able to work out at all.
No tiny dbs for KP…
We can do the BRO thing together!! lol. UPPER FTW