[quote]Germanone wrote:
Great job on the BP PR. Glad the hotel gym was descent, i travel a bunch during the winter for work and it’s always a challenge.
PS can’t believe you squatted 1103… :)[/quote]
No kidding. I’m not surprised there was a bit of knee cave. I’m pretty sure I would have had body cave.
nice on the bench PR, did you ever end up taping yourself like you talked about?
Your spirits sound high too 
must be the vaca
Today was weak sauce in the gym, so I hope this picture of me hiking in Yosemite will be more entertaining. The beauty of the place just hits you in the face.
For those following my running progress, I had a good run yesterday. I warmed up doing run/walk intervals of 1 min/1 min., 2 min/1 min, 3 min/1 min, then five intervals of 4 min/1 min, then stair-stepped it back down to 1 min/1 min. So essentially I ran/walked for a total 3.6 miles with 32 minutes of running and 11 minutes of walking. This is getting me below the threshold of knee irritation, I’m having fun and getting some cardio.
Lovely photo - I’d really like to go there. I’m glad you had a great time.
That looks like a great place to just run around and explore.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
That looks like a great place to just run around and explore.[/quote]
x2. but i mean kimba not the rock.
Hey your back!!
Beautiful picture. Yosemite is an inspiring place to visit. It is just so amazing.
Thanks you guys for the welcome back. After almost two weeks away, my office is a chaotic disaster with no relief in sight. I’m trying to get around and see what all of you have gotten yourselves up to, but progress is slow on that as all.
I ran/walked today for a hair under 4 miles, the longest I’ve ever been out. That felt good. For my next trick, I’m going to try running for 5 minutes at a time but for a shorter distance/time. Then if that goes well, I’ll up to 6 minutes…etc. My knee might let me run after all.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Frenchie, you would have highly approved of my eats this trip. Especially the French bakery cafe we hit up yesterday for a deep dark chocolate cookie and a palmieri cookie. Plus lots of sourdough bread and wine, oh the wine.
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Frenchie’s official stamp of approval on this menue
STAMP!
must have fueled that bench PR for sure!
Hope the work crap clears up quickly.
Glad to you’re making progress on the running, happy the knee is cooperating.
Looks like a great vacation - haven’t been to Yosemite, looks like a great place to spend some time if you enjoy the outdoors.
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
That looks like a great place to just run around and explore.[/quote]
x2. but i mean kimba not the rock. [/quote]
Me too.
Kimba: Did you get boobs while you were on vacation?! Looking at your pic, I think all your eats went to your chest.
GLad the running is going well. And good news about the shoes.
Frenchie, I miss my delicious eats. 
MassMan, Yosemite is a great place to see – just not in August. I have never seen so many people crowding natural wonders.
CBear and Joe, I like the way you guys think.
Nadia, no my chest is still a 32A. That day I was wearing my VS sports bra which features a bit of padding. Ostensibly to avoid headlights, but even a little padding boosts my front porch significantly.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Nadia, no my chest is still a 32A. That day I was wearing my VS sports bra which features a bit of padding. Ostensibly to avoid headlights, but even a little padding boosts my front porch significantly.[/quote]
By God, I’ve got you beat. I’ve got my lats built up to the point that I’m a 34A. Not that breast tissue is involved or anything.
It’s amazing the difference a good bra makes for us small girls. A sports bra makes me look like a 12-year-old boy whereas my nice VSs have the phone ringing with Playboy offers.
Okay. Not really.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Nadia, no my chest is still a 32A. That day I was wearing my VS sports bra which features a bit of padding. Ostensibly to avoid headlights, but even a little padding boosts my front porch significantly.[/quote]
By God, I’ve got you beat. I’ve got my lats built up to the point that I’m a 34A. Not that breast tissue is involved or anything.
It’s amazing the difference a good bra makes for us small girls. A sports bra makes me look like a 12-year-old boy whereas my nice VSs have the phone ringing with Playboy offers.
Okay. Not really.[/quote]
I see. I have never had to shop in that section of the bra store. I have bought minimizers though. They don’t work so well and they are not pretty. I would love to go braless (and look good) or at least be able to get by with the built in bra thing…that would be nice.
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
I have never had to shop in that section of the bra store.[/quote]
Oh fuck you.
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
I would love to go braless (and look good) [/quote]
I think I look pretty delish braless. If you like nipples, that is.
Who doesn’t?
Sorry, but if I didn’t say it, Git would.
My goal in training last night was to hit my hammies and posterior chain hard, and I daresay that I succeeded. My hammies are roasted today.
I was so tired after a really shitty, unproductive, chaotic work week that I almost wimped out on this training. When I mentioned wimping to my husband, he got really worried that I was sick! Not sick, just in a terrible mood. I felt better after training.
Sumo Deadlift
95# 1 x 5
115# 1 x 5
135# 1 x 5
155# 1 x 3
belt on:
175# 1 x 1 <–grip is terrible
185# 1 x 1 <–felt heavy and grip is terrible!
I sure would like a straighter back and for this weight not to feel so heavy. I was playing with a slightly wider stance (as per Snapper) but the inner edges of my feet are just outside the rings on the bar so I’m certainly nowhere near the plates.
Sumo Rack Pulls (1 step)
185# 2 x 3 <–grip still sucked
Ghetto t-bar rows
45# plate 3 x 10
supersetted with
RDLs
135# 2 x 10, 1 x 8 <–grip STILL SUCKED
Cable hip ad/abductions
7.5# 3 x 10, left leg two exercises
Never let it be said that I hide from you all how much my squat sucks. Here is my max effort (a BW squat of 110#…not the 1103 that I posted!) while on vacation.
Oh knee cave, how I hate you!
Today’s run was the first time I’ve tried to run for 5 minutes straight since March or so. I made it for three intervals of 5 min run/1 min. walk. On the fourth interval I felt something twinge so I stopped, stretched and continued on with 1 min walk/run intervals. On reflection, I don’t think it was my IT band but a twingey hammie from all the work last night. So, I’m happy to have done the three intervals I completed and will try the workout again next time.
Progress is being made, albeit snail-like.
Well, it’s not so bad given the break. The deadlift seemed to come up easily enough - are you using chalk to help your grip?
RE: the knee cave - are you doing stuff to strengthen your glute medius? Looking at you and going by all the ITB problems you have, I can’t help but think weak glute medius is the main culprit here. (If anyone more knowledgeable wants to correct me, feel free).