Taken sometime last year. I love how stupid we look together.
Wow, how tall is he? (Also: hot!)
Very nice PR on the squats.
I hear you regarding the gymnastics, it sounds frustrating. Kids should get to enjoy their childhood - god knows they don’t have much of one these days with all the pressure on them to grow up fast.
Boy does that gymnastics discussion hit close to home, as Nadia well knows. I pulled my 10-year-old daughter out of the “prestigious” private gym where she had been training last Friday. She’s been pretty beat down by the coaching style and had started hating the sport and practices. Moved her to the Rec Center, where she’s having a ball but will probably slip on her skill set. So hard to know the right thing to do as a parent.
135 x 12 on the squats? Egads. You have to enter a meet.
I think I’m a big dog too. Seriously, if you hate to shop just order up a bunch of shit via mail order. Order up a few bikinis from the VS website and call it a day.
I’d eat cucumbers (hate cucumbers) for 12 @ 135 on squats. Very stout.
And, again, I hit a few of my “drop kips.” These are just a conditioning move, but I really want to get proficient with them again.
Also, I FINALLY ordered some grips. I’m hoping they’ll allow me to train more aggressively on bars once I break them in and get used to them. My hands have become a real limiting factor.
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Diet-not so good since Friday. It annoys me how quickly I fall back into bad habits. Gotta get back after it.
WOrk–fucking annoying. That amicus brief that plagued me at the start of the summer has come back to bite me in the ass. The court granted me argument time. Thank you court. And WTF? I should be pleased. But, I’m not. I’m behind in my real work. Procrastinating with my current 2 officer traffic stop turned criminal investigation case via consent search. I fucking hate those.
Fuck. My post didn’t fully post!
Cal: He’s 6’6". And yes he’s hot. He also cooks! I’m very lucky.
Snap: I’m glad Greer is feeling better about gymnastics. What matters is that she is safe and having fun.
Kimba: I suck at shopping. I bought some shoes on line earlier this summer, and I still haven’t returned them…
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Training: gymnastics today. A little sore from squats, but I still felt pretty strong in my tumbling today. I’m getting better.
Damn! I’m 5’7 and all my boyfriends of 1 year or more have been 5’8-5’9. Why is that? I would love a tall man.
Thanks for posting the vid. You have a strong core. The kids in the background seem to be having a blast.
Cal: I’ve gotten shit from other taller women for stealing a tall guy, and it’s true his height is wasted on me. I could wear heels and still be shorter than most men. And I don’t wear heels. Those drop kips are good for the core, but I really feel them on my shoulders–falling back on them with the full weight of my body used to be somewhat of an adventure. But, I’m definitely getting stronger. And feeling much more solid through that movement.
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5 am; 5 mile run. Hamstring was feeling better before gymnastics yesterday. And now, after the run it’s feeling a bit chewed up again. So, this cycle no BBBn on squats and deads. No sprinting. No jumping, except for gymnastics. No more sitting on my feet–which I have read is bad for sciatica, and which I do all the time. HOpefully, I can shake this. I don’t mind managing injuries, but this pain has been going on for awhile now. And while it is something I can train through, it’d be nice if I were making some progress towards getting better.
Mine flares up when I run. Since I’ve stopped running it’s stopped hurting. However, on the advice of my ARTist I did make it manageable by doing a lot of clams and single leg work (step-ups, BSS etc). Oh and rolling the sucker on a hockey ball.
Re: the height thing, the tall man-small woman pairing is not uncommon. I’m reminded of Richard Kiel (Jaws in the James Bond movies) who was 7’2 and married a woman who was 5’2. Perhaps it’s nature’s way of ensuring normal-sized kids. Maybe?
Love the vid and the fact that you think I could do gymnastics… LOL!
thanks!
Can you feel a difference in food choices between good/crap food? I got a tall guy too and he cooks. But we’re still kind of making it up as we go.
I wasn’t allowed in the kitchen growing up and he made chef boyardee and microwave pizzas 
your feeling strong and LOOKING strong!
Loved the video. I note that you look about 22 in that video and your legs are AWESOME! Seriously, nice pins.
Today is pick-up-brief-from-printer day for me…always a good fucking day. As for you, thinking about writing is way worse than just putting your cute ass in a chair and typing out words. Just do it.
Managing injuries sucks donkey balls. In some ways, this is when all your varied activities really help the situation, because out of all of them there is always SOMETHING fun for you to do.
Cal: I have been following your lead and doing a lot of single leg work has part of my “hip rehab.” I think it has helped to keep the condition manageable. Now, that I’m adding distance though, it might be getting worse again.
Mim: I’m trying really hard to draw a tangible positive association btw eating well and feeling well. But, I don’t feel obviously different. I know intellectually it’s worth working on even if I can’t see or feel the difference. And so I am.
Kimba: You’ve been working hard. Printer day has come just in time for the weekend. Hope you can take a few days off. And you’re absolutely right about the writing. And I love you for saying I look young.
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Got my grips in the mail yesterday. They are going to take some breaking in and getting used to. Unfortunately, the gym is closed next week. I’m eager to try them out.
Sciatica is my new favorite research subject. Yesterday I read it could be caused by tight adductors. As a result, I decided it was a good idead to get my middle splits back. I can over split my right and my left leg, but my middle splits lag behind. Imbalance is always a bad thing.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise–stretching should hurt. Breathe and push yourself in to what ever position you are trying to achieve. That’s the gymnast way.
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Training today.
Bench 5-5-5
Really struggled to set my numbers…ended up setting my max at 92.5. With the pullup goal high on my to do list, I figured it makes sense to train my upper body generally for strength/endurance.
Bench
bar x15
65x10
70x5
75x5
80x20 (+5 rep pr) Which I was actually disappointed with. My 80x15 was set a good 7 months ago–back in december. I thought it reasonable that I should be able to add a rep a month. So, that’s what I wanted. Of course, I have know valid reason for thinking that I should be able to add a rep a month. I just make up random expectations for myself.
Row
bar x15
65x10
70x5
75x5
80x15 lazy.
HLR 15x2.
Pullups 5 sets of 1.
Also, during my deload my pullup guy told me to do 3 sets of 1 every day spread out over the day. I don’t know why. I didn’t ask. I trust him, and I don’t care why. I don’t want any actual knowledge to get in the way of my ability to make up expectations for myself and train like an asshole. But, I’ll put it out there as an idea for those of you who want to a improve at pullups. Perhaps the little stuff really does add up.
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Frenchie: I did take a good amount of time to myself–only one thing crossed off the “to do” list. I had to do it. It frees me upt to spend some more time with my kids during the week.
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I like that of you.
vids make me want to squeal like a girl. so cool.
good work on the Bench Pr.
Ow indeed. I liked the ladylike “fuck” when you fell off the beam on the first try.
I couldn’t even get close to that.
Thanks frenchie. Balance is tricky. My kids are everything to me. At the same time, I feel ok taking time to train and work–we are not just our relationships to other people. I want to model that for them too.
Cal: I figured videoing my efforts to spread my legs like that made it clear that I am no lady.
Disappointment today. Was supposed to run 12. Hip and hamstring hurt every step. But still, I spent the first 4 miles dreaming about marathon training. There is a marathon in May. Plenty of time to train for that. And then maybe a fall marathon and a BQ qualifying time. I can do that and the 2 PL meets I have planned next year. One in the spring just to figure things out. And then one in the late summer to really try to do my best. Pull 300, BW bench, squat whatever.
About 5 miles in I woke up. My left leg hurts with every step and it is not loosening up. I think about finishing the 12 anyway. And then I think about how much I love to run. I can’t risk injury.
I feel beaten. Hopefully not broken. DLS tommorrow. I fucking hate my limitations.
sorry to hear about the pain. when’s the last time you had an adjustment with a chiro?
if you pull that off next year, you are super woman. no joke.
Yeah, that sounds very unpleasant. I remember being dogged by that pain when I was training for my 15K but I managed to get it in check in time for my half marathon.
There is also a nice marathon in May but with my foot like it is, it’s a pipedream. I don’t even know if I’ll be able to run again. It’s a worrying thought.
I am so sorry to hear you had a bad run. Its SO discouraging to smack into the wall of bodily limitations. You did the right thing, turning for home and living to run another day.
Once again, I TOTALLY LOVED the video of the spread-eagle. There is simply no way in hell that my body will do that. But perhaps that wasn’t the best way to baby your sciatica. Entertaining for us, though.
You’ve also been under stress at work, you’ve got huge family responsibilities and probably not getting any ART or chiro work done. Certainly there isn’t alot you can do about the first two things, but I am serious when I say that my chiro/ARTist is keeping me in the game. I go every two weeks and its time and money well spent. Stop self-treating for this one. Get help.
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Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise–stretching should hurt. Breathe and push yourself in to what ever position you are trying to achieve. That’s the gymnast way.
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Have you checked out the mobility WOD site? On it he says not to go into the pain cave when you’re stretching, but to feel the pain. I was just wondering how you feel about that.