thanks for the encouragement! Oh, I’m doing lots of complexes and running sprints and circuits. I used to do a lot of distance running but I haven’t for a few months and I’ve lost my endurance.
Today I felt like death itself. I have never had such a hard time dragging myself to the gym. Back-to-back workouts.
#1:
2x
{
push press: 10@35’s
lunges: 15 each leg @40’s
pullups: 10
side plank: 25 s each side
medicine ball rollouts: 15
}
1x
{
bent-over row: 10@85
stiff-legged deadlift: 6@175
jumping lunges: 15 each leg
bulgarian split squat: 10 each leg @40’s
}
3x
{
step-ups: 12 each side @40’s
dips on bench: 10
jumping jacks: 15
superman: 30 s
}
Update from USAPL: the meet is rescheduled for July 31. Since I won’t be around then, I think I’ll just wait till next year when I’m settled in grad school and try to find some meets then. Bit of a disappointment, but I’ll have more time to prepare and i’ll have good honest numbers.
decided to have a carb-up – felt borderline unwell.
breakfast: egg white omelet with veggies and cheese, sugar-free pudding
lunch: chicken with curry, broccoli, zucchini
snack: peanuts
dinner: sushi, chicken breast, crackers
damn girl, i’m glad your cold was nothing like mine. i’m betting those cals will do you some good. you’ve managed a lot while being under the weather.
i triple-times you on the sentiment of wanting to look like, “whoah, she works out.”
we are both pretty damn close to where we want to be. so yes, it is excruciatingly slow to lose the last bit, without going to extremes. for me, it is so much about balance. even going balls to the wall for a couple months of dieting/wrkouts to lose less than 15 lbs is difficult because LIFE gets in the way. i know some people make the time on top of family, school, work, but for me, at almost 37 and working sometimes 60 hr weeks, it’s not that easy.
slow and steady can win the race, just keep at it.
oh, i could be wrong but i don’t think the rice included in that sushi is that much of a carb up. certainly the veggies should not be counted as a carb up. but that’s just my .02
well, yesterday I was demoralized, didn’t work out, ate a lot of shit. Bad decision. Even if I never get the appearance I want, I’m still happier if I’m eating right and exercising.
Today, back on the wagon.
back-to-back workouts:
#1: pyramid complex.
6,5,4,3,2,1 reps @ 75:
powercleans
front squats
push press
bent-over rows
Romanian deadlifts
#2: circuit:
5x
{
lunges: 6 each leg @115
RDL: 12@155
good morning: 12@85
front squat: 6@95
overhead press: 6@65
bent-over row: 6@95
bench: 12@65
}
I might just be ready to move up in weight on some of these circuits.
That pyramid complex sounds absolutely grueling AND you’re doing it with 75lbs. I want to try complexes but I am honestly a little scurred. Alisa, where did you get your singlet?
Complexes are less scary than they look. Maybe it’s because I see people doing them all the time with real weights (like 135).
I got my singlet online from Adidas. Cheapest one I could find. Google search “wrestling singlet” because I think they’re exactly the same and there are more wrestlers than lifters.
very simple.
Pleasant date, nice boy, kissing.
My roommate sees me next morning. “Oh, what happened to your neck?”
“Nothing, I’m fine.”
“You really should be more careful with those weights! Don’t drop a barbell on yourself!”
I walk out the door and laugh as soon as I’m out of earshot.
foodposting:
breakfast: egg white omelet with veggies and cheese, inside of a roast beef sandwich
lunch: chicken and turnips
snack: sugar-free fro-yo
dinner: salad and deli turkey breast
mostly nerves and getting out of the habit of going all out. I think if I had more food and less worry I’d have done better. I’ll have to try again next week.
I loved the summary too! Especially since I’ve been married probably about as long as you’ve been alive, Alisa, and days of hickeys seem long, long ago!
Of course, being a geared powerlifter leaves me with odd looking bruises and what looks like nasty rope burns. So maybe people just think I’m really into bondage and such.
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I loved the summary too! Especially since I’ve been married probably about as long as you’ve been alive, Alisa, and days of hickeys seem long, long ago!
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Haha I lol’d. Sucks, don’t it Well wait, the fact that it doesn’t suck is the problem o.O
I do miss getting the hickeys, but not having them. Barbell accident hmmmm, nah don’t think that one will fly for me!
Glad to hear you are feeling better. You should consider doing a carb-up once a week. It will keep you from stalling out and losing muscle/strength. You would be surprised how easily our bodies will give up the muscle tissue. Rather irritating actually. I would guess that about 250-300g of carbs would be about what you need based on your stats. MiM, thoughts??
aw. If you’re married, surely you can get a hickey if you want one?
Yeah. No weight lost; I’m exactly where I started three weeks ago. Subjective improvements, but whatever.
I don’t think I’m overeating or being lazy with exercise; I’ll just keep this up until the six weeks are over and see how it goes. And then back to lifting heavy shit. Pretty or not, I’m happier when I’m progressing in weight.
not in the habit of giving hickeys…at least not visible ones Since we both work with people…haha
A carb up sounds good…but honestly I didn’t care for the massive amounts of food I was expected to cram…and my body would hold onto it for 2-3 days, and and I’d be back to where I started from with only a (maybe) 1 lb net loss for the week by the time it refeed time again…
I made better progress with having a couple moderate sized free meals during the week instead…
I know that you are following a specific plan though!
Well wait, the fact that it doesn’t suck is the problem o.O