^ For her mind, right? 
^^MIM you are a funny lady.^^
DCA, I’m glad you liked them. But now you know for certain I’m not really albino. Will this be a problem for us?
CDQ, thanks for the “SAMA-worthy” nod and the encouragement!
Joe, I appreciate the nod to “dedicated training”…and to the pictures.
oh god.
I’m stopping in late, but you look incredible in those pics.
Congrats on the hard work.
Alisa, thanks for the kind words.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
^^MIM you are a funny lady.^^
DCA, I’m glad you liked them. But now you know for certain I’m not really albino. Will this be a problem for us?
CDQ, thanks for the “SAMA-worthy” nod and the encouragement!
Joe, I appreciate the nod to “dedicated training”…and to the pictures. :)[/quote]
Albinos are color-blind. We don’t consider being over-melanonined something to hold against those who suffer from it.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
^ For her mind, right? :)[/quote]
It shines through.
DCA, thanks for the new addition to my vocabulary…I vow to use the term “over-melanonined” henceforth.
Friday night’s training…yeah, well. That was challenging. I’m blaming this on marginal sleep and crappy nutrition.
5/3/1 Wave 3, Week 3 – Squat and Bench day
Back squats (3 risers/step)
Bar 1 x 10 warmup
75# 1 x 5 warmup
95# 1 x 5 <—felt heavy and form sucked. Knew there was no point in continuing
65# 1 x 10 <— and I barely finished this set, on a weight where I can do upwards of 20 reps when I choose to.
Oh, was this difficult. I decided to use Wednesday’s squat day (120# 1 x 4 – rep PR +1) as my money set for this wave.
Cable hip adductions/abductions
7.5# 3 x 10 <—I use the 12.5 setting regularly but just couldn’t make it work – inner thigh was complaining. Yikes!
Bench Press
Bar 1 x 10 warmup
65# 1 x 5 working
75# 1 x 3 working
85# 1 x 1 <–money set, failed on 2, but got it 3/4 of the way up.
Apparently upper body didn’t suck as hard as lower body.
Back raises
20# dumbbell held behind head - 1 x 12, 1 x 10, 1 x 12 ← PR +2.5 lbs.
Finally, a PR! I’m inching closer and closer to that 25 lb. plate behind my head for these.
I knew that if I didn’t quit (but, oh did I want to) something good would come from that training. Next time will be better.
Nice work on the back raises! As long as you make progress on something, I call that a great workout!
Sometimes we just don’t have it some days, particularly with two major lifts on one day. I’ll be honest, I couldn’t do two 5/3/1 lifts on the same day. So getting a any sort of PR on those days probably means more than on the good days.
Congrats.
all your work shows, beautiful pictures.
and nice work on the deadlift pr.
kimba you have such determination…i love it. although it makes me feel like a bit of a lazy turd sometimes. 
i should also mention you should not be so down when you hit a PR woman.
Kimba- you are already a Rock Star in my book. Can’t wait to see that vid hint
cheers
N
woo hoo… sooper sexah photos kimba!
love the new avatar shot. damn hot!
=+)
the new avi is so perfect!
You’re still moving forward - love the dedication.
i see you, and you’re very nom.
Rachelle, Joe, T and N, thanks for the positive vibe. Sometimes knowing that I have to post the carnage here is all that keeps me in the weight room trying to make something happen that is worth writing about.
kmc, I appreciate the comment. That is it for pictures, but hopefully there will be lots more deadlift PRs.
deja, thanks! I’m glad you liked them.
Maschy, I felt it was time for a new avi. Glad you enjoy it.
CBEAR! CBEAR is back! Fuck, this is the best news of the entire weekend. Your particular brand of nom has been totally missed around here.
I picked up a menu from the new Vietnamese restaurant down the road. There’s a salad called “Nom Vietnam.” I lold.
i’d toss that salad.
I have never been more delighted to see a Deload Week on my schedule.
5/3/1 Wave 3, Week 4 – Deadlift and MP Deload
Sumo Deadlift
Off risers using 10# plates
70# 1 x 5
90# 1 x 5
105# 1 x 5
RDLs
105# 5 x 10
MP
30# (2 15s) 1 x 5
35# (2 17.5s) 1 x 5
40# (2 20s) 1 x 5
Dips
BW 1 x 15, 2 x 10
The good news: my left wrist feels fine on these. The injury on 2/21 must have come from the paused pull-throughs, not the dips.
The bad news: just measly BW dips felt hard. Not training dips for a month means I’m not as good at them as before. But I’m on my way back!
One Armed Bent Over DB Rows
40# 3 x 8 ← not a weight or rep PR, but the form on these was great!
Decline sit-ups
10# plate behind head 2 x 12, 1 x 10 ← Rep PR +2
Stair Walks holding 2 20# DBs
5 times up/down. Stole this from T. Grip on wonky left wrist was giving out, otherwise I could have done more.
I have come to appreciate how much nutrition affects my training. In particular, not getting enough protein the day or two before a training is killer bad for me. Further note to self: Shrimp scampi may be delicious, but pasta and token protein as a dinner helps me not. one. little. bit. in my quest for strong.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
I have come to appreciate how much nutrition affects my training.[/quote]
x2
this is what really caught my eye… we’ve commented before about how some of our best training days have come on the day after a poor nights rest, or other stress, etc.
saturday, when i pulled my PR, it was on 4 hrs sleep, and after 3+ hrs in a car. but, friday, I ate like a horse.
so, on your off days, strap a feed bag to your face and you should be alright.