lower day:
squat: 10@45, 10@65, 5@95, 1@115, 4x5@95
romanian deadlift: 5@135, 10@135, 5@155, 3@175
cable ab thing: 10@70, 10@80, 10@90, 10@100, 10@100
back with the pl club. There’s a new girl who’s exactly my strength level right now. This is her first day lifting, but she’s naturally good, I guess (also taller/bigger). Anyhow, now I have a buddy. I have more time in the evenings now that I’m not teaching so I’m just going to work out every day and progress as fast as I can.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
I’m the kind of person who picks what I eat at a restaurant based on what has the best veggies on the side.
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I’m that sort of person too.
Way to get after it, now that you are well again.
upper day.
bench: 10@45, 10@65, 5/5/1/2/2/fail/2@95
board press; 5x5@95, 4@115
lat pulldowns: 2x10@90, 2x10@100
skull crushers: 4x10@45
curls: 4x10@45
nice pulldowns 
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
lower day:
squat: 10@45, 10@65, 5@95, 1@115, 4x5@95
romanian deadlift: 5@135, 10@135, 5@155, 3@175
cable ab thing: 10@70, 10@80, 10@90, 10@100, 10@100
back with the pl club. There’s a new girl who’s exactly my strength level right now. This is her first day lifting, but she’s naturally good, I guess (also taller/bigger). Anyhow, now I have a buddy. I have more time in the evenings now that I’m not teaching so I’m just going to work out every day and progress as fast as I can.[/quote]
It’s cool that you have a partner now. Sounds like you’re motivated by it. Use that motivation wisely. And remember to listen to your body.
i was out for a bit a while ago with a back injury and remember feeling pretty frustrated with how much weaker i was when it got better. i’m sure your body will recover and your hormones will be having you do the hulk smash thing soon enough
cool that you have a training partner around your strength level.
I have a bet with the bf: no carbs (for real, no cheating) for two weeks. If I fail I owe him $$$, an amount that it hurts to lose, and if I succeed he comes to visit. Childish, yes, but I need aids to self-discipline until I can get it together better. It’s on.
(Also: <3. Outside of my immediate family, I’ve never met someone who took my goals seriously like that and was willing to be involved and give a damn.)
Lower body day tonight.
However childish you think it is Alisa, whatever it takes to keep you motivated is worth it!!
Is the bf one of the guys you wrote about a month or so ago? Perhaps the one who owns his own business?
In any event, he sounds good. Now go and kill it on the no-carb challenge!
Actually, he’s the handsome one. But after getting to know him better, I think he’s a lot more than just handsome – I’m starting to admire his character.
Speed day
squats: 10@45, 10@65, 6x8@85
leg press: 5x10@225
Romanian deadlifts: 10@115, 4x10@135
cable crunch: 10@80, 90, 100
glute machine: 3x10@100
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
(Also: <3. Outside of my immediate family, I’ve never met someone who took my goals seriously like that and was willing to be involved and give a damn.)
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so good to hear he’s supportive!
light upper day
floor presses: 10@45, 4x10@65
DB one-arm rows: 4x10@40 each arm
arnold presses: 4x5@25’s
reverse curls with EZ bar: 4x10@45
band rear delt work: 3x10
rotator cuff thingy: 3x10
How long have you two been together?
I’m happy for you, it’s great to have someone who supports what you love.
That’s also one heck of a “light” day, very nice with no carbs in the system.
We’ve been together nearly two months. Life has never been sweeter. (Also, he’s proof that “paleo” works – he’s lost 40 pounds that way, and he’s like a boa constrictor, only hungry once in a while.)
Missed the official leg day today but I’ll do it tomorrow.
Aww <3
Are you going Paleo too?
It amounts to “paleo” in a rough sense. I eat dairy, nuts, meat, fish, eggs, veggies, fruits, whatever trace starches are in prepared foods. I don’t eat sweets, drink sugary beverages, or eat mainly-starch foods (rice, potatoes, pasta, bread). I’m not plugging everything into a calorie calculator. Back when I was counting I would naturally never go over 2000kcal if I wasn’t eating carbs so I don’t think I want to sweat it.
My friends who do this call it “paleo.” I’m not sure it’s the best term for it, because I’m not trying to literally imitate the Paleolithic, I eat lots of foods that are only possible with modern technology, and I don’t necessarily buy the argument that we’re not “evolved” to eat grains. For me, I just know I’ll be leaner and perhaps less likely to get diabetes/heart disease if I cut out the simple carbs. For me it’s more about the macronutrients than being true to my caveman roots and fussy about the details. But they call it paleo, and it’s a cooler-sounding word than “low-carb.” Having seen people who’ve been at it for a long time, it looks both effective and enjoyable – these people really like their steak. The BF has been telling me to come to his anarcho-capitalist meetups, which are held at a restaurant that serves ONLY MEAT; I will have to go sometime and share a pic of my plate.
ok…back on the horses today.
cleans: 10@65, 4x10@75
deadlifts: 5@135, 5@155, 5@175, 3@195, decent form
6 sprints, 30 sec on, 30 sec rest.
shot baskets for a while. And I made a bunch of baskets. Understand – the last time I played actual sports was, like, in middle school, and I think I’ve made a basket ONCE in my life before today. This is like magic.
upper day
bench: 10@45, 10@65, 5@85, 5@95, 1@105
push press: 10@45, 10@55, 5@65, 5@65, 3@75
neutral grip pullups: 3, 1, held at top.
assisted wide grip pullups: 3x5@35 lbs assistance
reverse curls: 10@35, 3x8@45
lat raises: 3x10@12.5
6 sprints, 30 s on, 30 s off.
Current weight: 140. Same as always.
I’ve been paleo consistently for 17 days but I haven’t worried much about quantity. The BF skips a lot of meals, fasts sometimes, frequent 1000-calorie days… I’m a hog in comparison. I’m not sure whether I should try that (in the past it has tended to make me sleepy) but maybe when I’m further along I’ll give it a try. He lost 45 pounds this way so it actually does do something.
quick but decent workout, given that I didn’t eat today.
squats: 10@45, 5@95, 5@105, 1@135
snatch: 5 each side @25, 30, 35
RDL’s: 3x10@135
8 30-second sprints
If you took two people: one was ‘paleo,’ and one was not, you put them on the same calorie level and the same training program who would get better results?
I’m not trying to start a war, cause I eat mostly protein, veggy, fruit, etc…
Just be consistent…you’ll eventually find what works for YOU