Ha! Ha! 550# on prowler today…I went for 565# and got 3/4 of the way on the short course (bout 30 yards)…Tried 560 after that but got maybe half way and had to start and stop my way to the end. I was toast after working my way to 565#…So, still chasing that lightweight chick who can push 565# at 126.6. Now I’m contemplating which is easier…losing 4# or pushing 580# to match her weight/strength ratio. Maybe compromise and lose 2# and push 570?
Geeze I’m such a geek. Maybe I should just take up tennis…
nice prowler workouts
we all have a competitive streek. That’s why they recommend hanging out with better lifters. Progress is much slower when you’re the top dog (or the only dog)
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I’ve said it before, Idt, but your brain sounds like my brain.[/quote]
That’s why i’m here - to find like-minded women! (Testosterone Nation sure is a funny place to be looking for like-minded women - how DID I end up here?) and, as Nimain, pointed out, to find other women to, if not exactly compete with, at least measure myself against. To get a sense of what is possible.
I’m beginning a new legs program - one that will involve lifting heavier weights instead of the high rep. lighter weight program- finally!! In the last program I was doing 1 legged Romanian deadlifts which are great but I’m ready to lift something heavy. So today I set my baseline for deadlifts at 132# for 5 reps. Could’ve done more reps or heavier weight but my trainer likes me to start off very conservative. We’ll see how I progress over the next 4-6 weeks.
Also in this program are calf raises whereby I raise myself up on the ball of my foot and then lower myself to full extension (on a box or some such apparatus). I held a 15# weight on the same side as the calf being worked and did it for 8 reps each side. I have done very little calf work in my training life a) because it is BORING and b) because it is DULL. Consequently whenever I have gone to do calf work I have done pitifully, barely able to raise and lower my own body weight for 10 reps. Interestingly when I went to do it this time I could do 8 reps with 15#. Huh! The only explanation for the improvement in strength is the prowler push…I guess that’s not too surprising…anyhow, maybe that means I no longer have to feel too bad about blowing off the calf work in my program OR maybe, if I do a little more calf work, I’ll get to pusing 570# (at 128) or 580# at 130# (whichever is easiest of course).
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
How often do you work out with your trainer?
I think you’ll definitely see your strength go way up if you move more weight at lower reps.
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2x/week usually…1-2x for weight training instruction and/or 1x for group training circuit or prowler push. The rest of the week I execute his programs on my own in the gym. I also hit a kettlebell class 1-2x/week…
And thanks for being such a consistent contributor to my log, especially considering my sporadic attendance and lame participation in general. I do appreciate it.
Double kettlebell workout today: double cleans, squats, snatches, swings, 12 kilo bells for all except snatches (8 kilo bells), 5 reps. each for 15 mins. with breaks as needed Next circuit: rope waves/squat thrusters (30 secs. each), some weird bosu ball crunch get-up exercise (1 min.); TRX (1 min.) figure 8 to hold with 12 kilo bell (1 min.), jump rope x 2 sets.
[quote]ldt wrote:
And thanks for being such a consistent contributor to my log, especially considering my sporadic attendance and lame participation in general. I do appreciate it.[/quote]
I like to watch my competition closely.
Gotta do some conditioning myself someday. Yours looks painful. But I suppose that’s inherent and why I avoid it.
OR maybe, if I do a little more calf work, I’ll get to pusing 570# (at 128) or 580# at 130# (whichever is easiest of course).
Next circuit: rope waves/squat thrusters (30 secs. each), some weird bosu ball crunch get-up exercise (1 min.); TRX (1 min.) figure 8 to hold with 12 kilo bell (1 min.), jump rope x 2 sets.