Glad you found some relief for the wrists. Yeeah for you back on the heavy lifting train and off the diet roller coaster. Apparently I’m on neither. Haa haa. Y’all are much impressive with the heavy lift and fail stories. …somedaysoon I’ll get back to trying for that.
Regarding the spotter issue in the cage, that’s exactly what I’m worried about, O. The forward pitch and head slam with the bar. I fail on squat a lot more than most of you guys, I guess. When my coach is present, he hauls my ass up. When I ask some random guy in the gym, I just tell him to pull the bar back off me if I go down or lurch forward.
frisbee and cardio.
If you’re having wrist issues, you could invest in a Powerball. I got one when I started developing RSI from using a keyboard and it was helpful. They’re quite fun to use as well.
another shitty late workout.
deadlifts: 5@155, 5@175, 2x2@205 (here my back was starting to round)
bench: 10@45, 10@65, 5@85, 5@95, 3@105, 1@115
sorry this isn’t much. just been in a terrible funk.
No need to apologize Alisa. We all get in funks from time to time. Still looks like some solid lifting to me.
How was the frisbee the other day? Do you play ultimate frisbee?
Hey Alisa, I feel ya, not every workout is going to be amazing.
In fact, for me, I have a whole week of funkiness where I pretty much dread heading into the gym.
You’re starting a new training regime, give yourself some time to get acclimated. You’ll bounce right into it in no time!
my name is matt foley.
i am, a motivational speaker.
i live in a van, down by the river.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
deadlift: a bunch of reps for form @155. I’d been slacking off with the back arch over the past month, and I started off all rounded over, but then I made a special point of concentrating on driving my back into my butt, and I think they came out rather pretty.
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I think only ppl on a site like this would characterize DLs ad “pretty.” LOL Good job on driving into your butt!
Oh… male workout partners give me so much shit for complimenting them on a “pretty” lift. Hey, I call it like I see it!
thank ya for motivation and of course I’m just going to keep going to the gym until the weaksauce goes away.
Being in a funk sucks. but its best just to carry on like the funk-ness isn’t there. That’s been my plan, anyway.
Finally a decent workout day.
seated ohp: 10@45, 5@65, 5@75, 2@85
squats: 10@45, 5@95, 5@115, 5@135, 5@155, 3@175, 1@185
overhead squats: 5@45, 5@65, 5@75, 1@85
rows: 5@85, 5@95, 5@105
Back to my old numbers!
Also it seems that next year I’ll have access to a really incredible gym and a powerlifting club. Even grad students are welcome. And they even have girls… oh the luxury. I couldn’t be more happy.
^ sounds awesome!
yay for old numbers!!
So 'fess up. Did you pick your Phd program on the criteria of gym awesomeness. 
Lovely squat numbers.
Er… no comment.
looks like a good day in the gym- now that you’ve reached your old numbers you can drive right by them!
Actually, looks like a GREAT day at the gym. I want your numbers!!
Keep it up Alisa 
thanks guys.
Rock climbing – three times up + bouldering. Tried to pick harder areas of the wall this time and I actually found it quite tiring.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Finally a decent workout day.
seated ohp: 10@45, 5@65, 5@75, 2@85
squats: 10@45, 5@95, 5@115, 5@135, 5@155, 3@175, 1@185
overhead squats: 5@45, 5@65, 5@75, 1@85
rows: 5@85, 5@95, 5@105
Back to my old numbers![/quote]
Yay! Congrats!