Tiny Freak Goes Ninja

Training
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Nadia, I guess we all have our “things”. :slight_smile: Mine is keeping careful control over the eats. Sometimes I wonder why. It is unlikely that going up a pound or two will cause my clothes not to fit anymore. But the way that I see it, if I allow one or two more pounds “because that’s not a big deal”, then where does it end? I could slide right down the slippery slope to cellulite on my ass again.

Not that cellulite on one’s ass is the end of the world, but I really don’t want to see that come back.

Or maybe because it is so unusual to have my body type at my age, that I want to perpetuate that “specialness”? I suppose there are worse things to identify with.

Enough navel gazing.

Last night’s training had high points, and a fit of frustration.

Military Press (3’s day)
46.5# 1 x 3
53.5# 1 x 3
60# 1 x 3 <–failed on 4, tried a narrower grip and that really wasn’t better

I haven’t yet reset my max on this, so I’m pretty pleased. Keeping in mind that my 1 rep max on MPs is only 65 pounds, I’m obviously working in a very narrow range of possibility here. Thank you, fractional plates.

BBB 43# 4 x 10, 1 x 9 + 1

Fuck! Once again, for the second week in a row I couldn’t for the life of me get the 10th rep of the last set up. I had to rest briefly and then gut the last one out.

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Chinups
7/6/5/5/5 = 28 reps

This is a whole FOUR REPS more than last week! I weighed in about 1 pound light yesterday, so a slightly decreased body weight probably led to this happy result. As I mentioned, I work in a very narrow range of possibility on upper body lifts.

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Step Ups to Bench
BW 3 x 10

Slow, careful, controlled. Still very hard for me.

Hanging Leg Raises (with ab straps)

3 x 5 sort of straight leg, and not super high. These are hard and are progressing slowly.

Dr. Clay’s Shoulder Triad
5 lb. DBs 3 x 10

These burned. I only did them because I was killing time waiting for my husband to finish his workout. Ouch.

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A four rep increase in chins is massive. Big work.

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[quote]kimbakimba wrote:

Hallowed, I don’t believe for one second that you are any sort of dumb. The roman chair is a contraption that supports your back and forearms while you lift up your legs. Also called a “captain’s chair”:

The reason I bought the ab straps was that my husband was wasting alot of time on this roman chair. Its not a hard exercise and he was doing 3 sets of 35 or so. So I bought the ab straps and challenged him to do as many reps on this, with his core totally unsupported. He could eke out 8-10. AND, his abs have been DOMSing for days! So, yeah. Its way hard than the roman/captain’s chair.

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Oh snap! You caught me. I guess the old “sometimes I’m dumb” line doesn’t fly in here LOL.

[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
well then, ab straps it is!![/quote]

Well, LMFAO! Me and MILFkins had the exact opposite reaction to your explanation. My reaction

“OH, Captains Chair it is!”
LOL… Honestly though, hard enough in th chair for me!

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hai

big pullups kimba nice work

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Kimba for the rollouts with weight on back, you could put them in a mini back pack.
If you dont have the weighted vest (which Im guessing no, since you would have just used that for 15lbs)
would be a lot cheaper to buy also.

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Joe, thanks! I’m hoping the next time I train chinups that the gains will still be there.

Hallowed, no the “i’m beautiful but dumb” thing doesn’t work here. We expect beautiful and smart around here, and invariably we get it.

kmc, hai! Thanks for stopping in.

Up, yep a backpack could work too. But see the ghetto solution below.

On Friday night I did some good mornings and deadlifting. Inspired by Snapper, I’m experimenting with a slightly narrower sumo stance and so far I’m liking it. I’ve made some baby-step progress in keeping a decent back arch (or at least a neutral back) through 165 lbs. Slow progress, but all the core work is helping, I think.

Last night was bench day.

Bench Press (3s day)
66.5# 1 x 3
76# 1 x 3
85.5# 1 x 4 <–butt off bench on last two, first rep was OK, second wasn’t all the way to my chest. All in all, ugly.

BBB 65# 4 x 10, 1 x 12
These actually got easier as the sets progressed. I was pleased with that.

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Kroc Rows
40# 5 x 8
I can progress this to 5 x 10 next time.

Dips
BW+10 lbs. 1 x 12 <–rep PR +1 1 x 7

Biceps Curls
15# 10/10/6

I have only recently started training biceps again. There actually has been progress already!

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Weighted Ab Rollouts
10# 1 x 5
15# 1 x 5
20# 1 x 4

So, I asked my husband to stack two plates on my back not thinking that would work. But it totally did! I’m quite proud of myself for rolling out two 10 lb. plates. I might be ready for another try at the 25 lb. plate next time.

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holy crap. you will be ab wheeling more than i’m planking soon!

you have inspired me to drag out the dreaded ab wheel (that i brought last christmas and only used like twice) and get better at the darned thing

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love your new avatar by the way. my favorite style of jeans (fitting then flared). awesome ass!!

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LOVe the new avi kimba! I seem to remember that pic (or one like it) from a while back, hence the reason why I have a pair of hudsons sitting in my drawer (what can I say? I am easily persuaded). Now if only my ass could look like THAT in them! :smiley:

From a couple posts back, great work on the pull ups. I don’t think you can give that 1# of weight all the credit for 4 extra reps.

I saw in Nadia’s log that your run is this weekend, I am very excited for you and wishing you the best! Just keep one foot in front of the other and have fun!

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[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Inspired by Snapper, I’m experimenting with a slightly narrower sumo stance and so far I’m liking it. I’ve made some baby-step progress in keeping a decent back arch (or at least a neutral back) through 165 lbs. [/quote]

I will be interested in following your progress here. Right now, I love this setup. And if anyone gives you grief for it, tell them that Eddie Coan has pulled this way many times.

Very hot new avi.

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Outstanding Dip PR.

Also quite bitable new avi.

Win all around.

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On for shmexy new avi!

AMAZING.

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chin up PR is hot

ab roller progress is hot

dip pr is hot.

Avi is smokin!!

:slight_smile: I see why you love those jeans

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Hot avi is hot!
And yes, weighted rollouts are a little crazy.

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Thanks alexus! Dust off that ab wheel…you’ll be sorry and not sorry all at once.

lula, the avi is a recycled picture of the Hudsons, so you remember rightly. Jeans can be very inspiring. :wink: Thanks for the advice on the 5K…I can do that!

Snapper, I figured if a closer sumo stance worked for you then we are similar enough in body type that it could work for me. My change isn’t huge, but this is a game of inches right?

Joe, thanks for the kind words you pirate, you.

Hallowed, thanks! You win the sexy avi contest, though. I love yours…especially because my ribs look exactly like yours and I like them on you, so I’m better at liking them on me.

Frenchie, when it comes to nice ass you sure know of what you speak. SMACK!

Cal, I’m quite chuffed that you think I’m crazy. I’ve worked hard for that appellation. :slight_smile:

Today was my last 5K training run before the race (Sunday). I practiced running as fast as I can sustain the pace for 3.5 miles (yes, slightly over what the race will be) and I smoked it with a 8:24 min/mile pace. If I can run the race exactly like that, I’ll be ecstatic. But after the year I’ve had struggling with injury, even if its not my day for super-fast, I’ll be happy to finish in good order. A greedy bitch, I’m not.

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Kimba: 8:24 is an amazing pace. I’m sure you’re going to race well. Enjoy it. It’s an amazing accomplishment, and I know how hard you worked for it.

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Just coming in to say good luck on the race!! So excited for you and to hear how it goes!! 8:24 pace is awesome. You’re going to kill it! It’ll be so much fun.

And congrats on the chins PR! Great work, woman. Loving the momentum in here.

Go get 'em! smack

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The Gorgeous avi brought me in, but I come with good intentions for well wishing and cheering for your race!!

Run like the wind.

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Taking a moment to say have fun on your first (of many, I’m sure) 5k!! so exciting…

but won’t you please consider wearing a sexy elf costume?? haha, I had to try!!

:slight_smile:

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Pretty soon you’ll have that time in the sevens. Good louck on your race, leave it all on the road.