[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
7/3: Baby squat workout, only made it up to 275 with straps and belt; felt fat and shitty, so I left. I couldn’t get my suit seated right and couldn’t even put my straps up, with my husband there to help. Whatever. Yay.
7/4: Shovel rock for 2-3 hours. Yay. For me, this hits my arms and whatnot more than my back. I am glad for that. My elbows were kind of fucked for squatting today, tho. Liniment and knee sleeves on the arms helps.
Today: Squats, equipped, up to a single at 395. YAY. 20lb PR, and it was easy, wrapped my own knees relatively loose - I didn’t roll the wraps tight before I wrapped them, and just used the wrapping as the time to stretch the wraps. I also put my straps up alone, using the Smith machine.
I am certain it was high, since I didn’t have my camera at the gym - doh. I know it was lower than the 335 and 375 I did before it, but I really need a camera and a knee wrapper at the gym. Hubby’s promised to do mini meets with me every weekend before the Pan Ams.
Depth and the shirt - always my issues! Fortunately, I won’t be having to lose weight and cut, so I will know how my gear will feel before the comp. My 40 f6 is so tight at this weight I think I will get a 38 f6 when I am back to my normal comp weight.
Malinda, will Jim wrap and strap me? I’m so excited for this meet, but as always, terrified of bombing.[/quote]
You will have someone there to wrap and strap you – I promise ;-).
Today: Squats, equipped, up to a single at 395. YAY. 20lb PR, and it was easy, wrapped my own knees relatively loose - I didn’t roll the wraps tight before I wrapped them, and just used the wrapping as the time to stretch the wraps. I also put my straps up alone, using the Smith machine.
I am certain it was high, since I didn’t have my camera at the gym - doh. I know it was lower than the 335 and 375 I did before it, but I really need a camera and a knee wrapper at the gym. Hubby’s promised to do mini meets with me every weekend before the Pan Ams.
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You rock, PMPM!!! Where’s a camera when you need it?!?!
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
I"m so pleased for you for your squats. Are you still walking around on air? I do for a few days after I hit a new PR.
When’s Miami?[/quote]
August 6. Unfortunately, I can’t stay later during the week to watch the big boys lift…but I’m just excited to go.
I would be walking on air if I’d gotten it on video and was certain that it was deep enough. I was just glad to have a good session after the shit session the Friday before… Nothing was fitting right, I felt shitty, etc. I hate those kind of days.
After I got the 395, I sat on the safety bar in the cage and shook for several minutes. Fried!
Not sure if I will deadlift or bench tonight. I’m wary of benching since my elbow is a bit tender, but I’m not sure about DLing the day after a heavy squat. I guess it will depend on whether I can get my husband to join me to shirt me up.
Anyway, I’m rambling. I think I need to go eat something!
Today: Squats, equipped, up to a single at 395. YAY. 20lb PR, and it was easy, wrapped my own knees relatively loose - I didn’t roll the wraps tight before I wrapped them, and just used the wrapping as the time to stretch the wraps. I also put my straps up alone, using the Smith machine. I am certain it was high, since I didn’t have my camera at the gym - doh. I know it was lower than the 335 and 375 I did before it, but I really need a camera and a knee wrapper at the gym. Hubby’s promised to do mini meets with me every weekend before the Pan Ams.
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Holy Shit!
Congrats! You’ve just surpassed like 95% of the nanny-boyz on this whole website!
Deadlifted yesterday. I didn’t even make 365. I think I jumped from 315 to 365 and it was too big. I need to start thinking about openers. If I make PRs in all my lifts, that should put me at second.
[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Today: Squats, equipped, up to a single at 395. YAY. 20lb PR, and it was easy, wrapped my own knees relatively loose -
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Past few days have been assistance work and cardio. Tomorrow is a fully equipped mini-meet. We’ll see how everything goes…![/quote]
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Past few days have been assistance work and cardio. Tomorrow is a fully equipped mini-meet. We’ll see how everything goes…![/quote]
Squats were high, but things are coming together. The bench was much better than last time. Deadlift sucks monkey balls, but I did the entire mini-meet in under 2 hours, with few carbs and calories in me.
Right now I feel like my larger suit is too big, but I think the smaller suit will be too small. I am going to work on it a bit and see what I can do.
Krocs 10@85,90,95
Pull throughs 6@48,60,72,84,96,
108,120,132,132,132
Good mornings 8@45 3@8@135
Rdl with bar for ham stretches
Side bends 3@10@70
I was just looking at my planned attempts for nationals last feb as a 165 lifter. I am solidly up a weight class. My squat opener is like, 40 higher and my bench opener is 20 higher. My dead opener is the same. WTF. I really think the pull throughs will help, they felt great.
The crossfit was four rounds of 10 power cleans, 10 pullups, 20 situps, row 500 meters. I did it because it looked easy. I sweated a bunch, but it wasn’t all that taxing. I was pretty slow, tho.
Yesterday, I drove to SD with a friend of mine to see Mt. Rushmore. I had an interview today with a place that I kinda hope doesn’t like me - I’m a little worried about getting the job. It seems similar to my first firm, which was a complete evil shithole. I really don’t want to end up in another shitty place - I just want to find a place where I can work forever. Ugh. I can’t keep waiting a year for matching 401(k)s and shit.
Fried!