So are you planning on going one class up next?
Snap,
Did I read this correctly? You are cutting weight? You are effectively my role model, being in my mid 40’s I find a lot of excuses to not lose the copious amounts of extra weight I have, yet I read your log and you are talking about cutting what little fat you may have and then doing water manipulation to make weight? Rock on, you are a much tougher person than me. Nice squats by the way.
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
So are you planning on going one class up next?[/quote]
No.
[quote]BrianHanson wrote:
Did I read this correctly? You are cutting weight? You are effectively my role model, being in my mid 40’s I find a lot of excuses to not lose the copious amounts of extra weight I have, yet I read your log and you are talking about cutting what little fat you may have and then doing water manipulation to make weight? Rock on, you are a much tougher person than me. Nice squats by the way.[/quote]
Thanks, Brian. I am glad you are back. Your posts always make me laugh.
Today: lipstick on a pig day
Treadmill warmup 10 min
Stretch
Band pullaparts
2/10 front/back
Flat bench
8/45
5/55
5/65
3/80
3/90 loose shirt, no belt
2/3/95
Bentover BB row
3/9/65
Seated cable high pulls
2/12/85
10/85
A) Overhead tricep cable
3/10/75
B) Plank
3/1 minute
11 minute interval finisher with 1 min walk at 4 mph alternated with 1 min run at 6 mph
^^^That made me sweat.
Did I do it right?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Today: lipstick on a pig day
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I <3 this. I’ve had a bunch of those recently.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Today: lipstick on a pig day
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What does that mean? Is it good or bad? Literally I would think it is a waster of time, but they are ugly critters so anything would help…but I worry about the person who came up with the idea.
What are you aiming for in the bench? Record here as well?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Did I do it right?[/quote]
Looks like a lot of good work. I approve!
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Today: lipstick on a pig day
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What does that mean? Is it good or bad? Literally I would think it is a waster of time, but they are ugly critters so anything would help…but I worry about the person who came up with the idea.
What are you aiming for in the bench? Record here as well?
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Putting lipstick on a pig is completely pointless because it doesn’t make the pig any prettier. Putting a shirt on me is pointless because it doesn’t make me a better bencher.
I aim to put up my body weight in the bench. No way to get any records there!
Good to know.
Keep it up! We’re all rooting for you.
Hey, I’m offended! Muppets-Ms Piggy was hot with lipstick at least I think to Kermit D’ Frog.
You against the weight that’s the real grit.
Strong as always. I feel your pain regarding cutting weight. As a fat kid, I have to cut weight before every meet. I’m not a nice person about one week out.
Strong as always. I feel your pain regarding cutting weight. As a fat kid, I have to cut weight before every meet. I’m not a nice person about one week out.
Down 2.75 lb. at the end of week 1 on the diet.
Which isn’t so much a diet as an eating plan that specifies calories and guidelines for fat/protein/carb intake in order to achieve my goals. I have never closely monitored food intake before, so this is an interesting experience for me. Main takeaways are that I eat ALOT of fat and not enough protein. Also the high water intake is a bit challenging for me.
I do not like being tied to the scale. It messes with my head.
Today I was forced into breaking in my Velocity deadlift suit. I have owned this suit for two years and put it on twice. It is a lot of suit for my level of strength, which is not so impressive.
Here’s a summary of today:
Treadmill warmup 10 min
Stretch
RDL warmup
8/45
5/95
Conventional pulls
5/135 double overhand
3/155 mixed
3/175 belt
3/185 Velocity suit straps down, no belt
Ouch. Harder than raw for sure.
1/185 straps up, no belt
So much work to get to bar and keep spine neutral.
1/200
Easier
1/210
Easier
That was it for DL.
Cable lat pulldown
90: 10,10,8
Squat
5/45
5/75
3/100
3/3/120 belt
Hamstring curl
3/10
Abs and HIIT and dog hiking tonight.
My daughter officially has more cleavage than me as of today.
Treadmill warmup 10 min.
Stretch
Band pullaparts
2/10 front and back
Standing cuff rolls
15/5
8/8
DB flat bench
3/6/30
T-bar row
3/10/47.5
Standing cable lat pull down
3/8/75
Seated row
3/10/70
Cable tricep push down
3/8/70
DB front raise/side raise
3/8/5 . . . right shoulder just stops working
KB swing intervals 30 sec on/30 sec off for 10 minutes
^^Wow. These were fun. Not 100% sure I am swinging right. I do a hip hinge, not a squat, and bring the KB to shoulder height only. And very little swinging effort with my arms Also, I need more weight next time. I will definitely do these again. Way better than treadmill intervals.
I really got into KB swings, actually KB’s in general. Just make sure your head/neck keep in line with your spine of your back, I think others could probably explain it better. I try to make sure I have snappy hips & squeezy bum, doesn’t quite translate too much into oly lifts but some theories says it does to get power from the hips.
Trainer tells me to put hip into the kb swings and just swing up to shoulders, so sounds like you’re doing them fine.
Really, really hungry today. And the weight isn’t exactly dropping off. Understatement. And it’s virtually impossible to eat out without exceeding my fat/sugar allowance. The likelihood of hitting the 105 class in less than six weeks is looking like a pipe dream.
Did some conditioning today.Treadmill running intervals. And pushed the prowler for the first time. Sprints with one plate. I am embarrassed to say that is extremely hard stuff. Also hiking with dogs.
Squats tomorrow. See! There’s always a rainbow on the horizon.
10 minute treadmill warmup
Stretching
Squat
5/45
5/75
3/95
2/115 belt
1/130 wraps
1/145 suit bottoms
3/155
3/165
3/175
1/205 walkout with straps up
So I was squatting high today (parallel). USAPL is super strict. So I gotta fix that problem fast.
RDL
8/115
8/125
8/135
Weighted hypers
Good girl/bad girl
Leg extension
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
10 minute treadmill warmup
Stretching
Squat
5/45
5/75
3/95
2/115 belt
1/130 wraps
1/145 suit bottoms
3/155
3/165
3/175
1/205 walkout with straps up
So I was squatting high today (parallel). USAPL is super strict. So I gotta fix that problem fast.
RDL
8/115
8/125
8/135
Weighted hypers
Good girl/bad girl
Leg extension
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Good work. The suit has to be the cause of the high squats because your form is always strong.
I know you do a lot of hypers, have you ever done one leg hypers? They are programmed a couple of times this cycle and I tried them for the first time the other day and it wasn’t pretty.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Really, really hungry today. And the weight isn’t exactly dropping off. Understatement. And it’s virtually impossible to eat out without exceeding my fat/sugar allowance. The likelihood of hitting the 105 class in less than six weeks is looking like a pipe dream.
Did some conditioning today.Treadmill running intervals. And pushed the prowler for the first time. Sprints with one plate. I am embarrassed to say that is extremely hard stuff. Also hiking with dogs.
Squats tomorrow. See! There’s always a rainbow on the horizon.[/quote]
Sending lots of good training juju your way. Also, the comments regarding KB swings seemed spot on. I loooove kb swings. Anyway, enjoyed getting caught up and seeing what you had been up to. Go you.