When I grow up, I want to be an Alicorn

Training Training Logs
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Wednesday 2/4
FB/U/L - Upper, W1D2

Assisted Dips
10 x BW-25, 8, 9 x BW-15

Cable Row
11 x 90, 12, 10 x 85

Landmine Press
2 arm- 12 x 25
1 arm - 10, 10 x 10

Neutral-grip Pulldown
11, 10 x 100, 10 x 90
SS
Cable Bicep Curl
17 x 25, 10 x 30

Rear Delt Fly
11, 10 x 65, 10 x 60

Leg raises
15, 12, 10x7

20 minutes easy stationary bike

Haven’t done Landmine press in a while, doing those single arm lights up the core and chest. Very efficient.
Pull downs and bicep curls SS absolutely fry the biceps.
Rows and pulldowns felt great, my back was ready to lift heavy.
Landed on a full body/upper/lower split. The days line up well with hubby’s program, and muscles are hit 2x a week. It should line up well with my schedule and recovery. I’ll continue dropping sets/volume as my running mileage increases too.

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Thursday 2/5
Interval Run
20:00 Warm Up w/ 6x :20 strides
5 x 3 minute hill reps, 3:00 Rec
15:00 Easy Run

Done outside, in some thick fog. Headlamp was turned down all the way and it was still difficult to see. Made it fun though, spooky, but fun. Also helped to not see far, required less lying to myself on each repeat.
I have a perfect, 3.0% grade hill to do these on. Enough to make the intensity there, but not so steep I can’t run the entire 3 minutes.

Later-
FB/U/L - Lower, W1D3
Leg Press
12, 12, 10x180

Seated Leg Curl
11, 10, 10x80

DB BSS
12x30, 11, 9x35
SS
DB Lateral Raise
14, 12, 11x10

Hip Thrust
12, 12, 10xm+115
SS
Cable OH Tricep Ext
15, 13, 10

Hip Abduction
12, 11, 11x90

Solid day. Left feeling tired, but not dragging. Did lots of foam rolling and stretching after, left feeling great.
Threw in some arm stuff on this day, because shoulders and triceps can always use more frequency.

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Saturday 2/7
Long Run - 1 Hour
6mi, 1:05.19

90% Trail. Lovely day, kept it easy as the plan called for, including power hiking up hills. I will make myself keep easy days easy. I can do it.

Sunday 2/8
Long Run 2 - 45:00
5mi, 54:05

I couldn’t resist getting 5 miles instead of 45:00 minutes. Done on pavement. It was raining all night and during this run, I didn’t feel like getting muddy.
This plan splits the long run into Sat/Sunday. They get quite long as the weeks go on. For now though, It felt too easy to split them instead of one, two hour run. Between my IT band and current mini-cut, I can’t deny the recovery is better.

I overheard someone talking about marathon training, they said they ran 450 miles in 2025. Which of course, made me curious about how many miles I ran last year.
837 in 2025. It’s not a New Year’s resolution, but I’d love to break 1,000 miles this year. I ran 115 miles in January, so it’s tracking.

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In college, we had to maintain a 10:30 1.5 mile run or risk getting kicked out. Had two tests a year, fall and spring. Many (yours truly included) loathed running, and took a sick pride in only running 3 miles total. We even had tshirts made for the “3 mile club” lol

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That is fantastic. I can definitely see how “having to” run would take the joy out of it.

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Monday 2/9
FB/U/L - FB W2D1

Leg curls
11, 10 x 80

Power Squat (New Machine)
8, 8, 7 x m+270

Seated Calf Raise
14, 12, 12 x m+70

BB Bench
8, 7, 7 x 115

Machine Row
12 x 100, 11, 10 x 110

Adductor Machine
12, 10 x 90

Assisted pull ups
8 x -25, 7, 6 x -10

SL DB RDL
50 x 10, 9, 8 x 65
SS
Y-Raise/Rear Lat raise SS
12, 10, 10 x 10

Great day. I kept doing things from my hubby’s leg day and all my upper body stuff. So this went a bit long in the tooth, but I was having a good time. I missed full body. There is always something I can do with minimal break time.
New toy at the gym:

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It showed up a couple weeks ago, and I decided to replace the other squat machine with it for a cycle. It’s like a squat and leg press machine had a baby. Let’s you know quickly which leg is stronger, the plates you put your feet on can move independently.

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Tuesday 2/10
Interval Run
20:00 Warm Up w/ 6x :20 strides
5 x 3 minute hill reps, 3:00 Rec
15:00 Easy Run

Total: 6.75mi, 1:05.02

This hurt. Again. I think that means I am doing it right still. Tried a different hill, this one is slightly steeper. Felt like I was crawling, but it’s about intensity, not pace.
That said, Garmin let me know that I managed a 10k PR during this run (59:09) which is hysterical. How slow have I been running before this?!

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That said, Garmin let me know that I managed a 10k PR during this run (59:09) which is hysterical. How slow have I been running before this?!

One of the best ways to exceed expectations is to lower your standards!

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Wednesday 2/11
Recovery Run
4.57mi, 47:52

Nice shake out, felt better at the end than I did when starting. Glad it was an easy day. I ended up doing laps around the same neighborhood, I was so tired I didn’t have any route creativity.

PM-
FB/U/L - Upper, W2D2

Assisted Dips
11 x BW-25, 9, 8 x BW-10

Cable Row
10 x 90, 11, 10 x 85

Landmine Press
2 arm- 12 x 35
1 arm - 10, 9 x 10

Neutral-grip Pulldown
12, 10 x 100, 10 x 90
SS
Cable Bicep Curl
10 x 35, 10 x 25

Rear Delt Fly
12, 10, 10 x 65

Leg Raises
15, 13, 12

Tabatha Skierg
10 minutes stair climber

Reps and weight holding steady. That’s about all I can ask for on this cut.
I went too hard on the calorie slashing and it caught up to me in a bad way. Go home and eat raw spinach out of the bag way (Tuesday). Skipping lunch was working until it wasn’t.
Adding a few hundred calories back in so I can finish this cut strong. Slower, but strong. Ended up walking to a grocery store on my lunch break and eating 6oz of chicken, half a carton of salad mix, a can of chicken and veg soup, and a big bowl of plain yogurt and berries. That was after four cups of coffee and 60oz of water to try and ignore my growling belly. Not proud of it, but I’m trying not to beat myself up because I know that won’t help. My willpower for dieting is apparently still shot.

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Can I just say how proud and pleased I am about all you’re doing and your continued pleasure with it? :hugs:

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Aw, that is so sweet, it’s like you could hear my tone and knew I needed to hear that.
Thank you for being in my corner :blush:

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2279

Days you eat like an asshole are my clean days.

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I love that we started from such a similar place two years ago, at least as much as the age difference allows, and I’ve gotten to watch you take wing. So being in your corner is more than just support because it’s my corner, too. And I love the stuff going on in our corner.

@BethB seems to have made her way to this particular corner, too, and I delight in watching her gainz, both physically and in terms of confidence and enjoyment of the pursuit.

The former lame-o corner. Although all of us also have a history of non-lame-o-ness to return to and build upon. It’s just cool.

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I’ve been going with what I am referring to as a mild fast. I get up around 4 every morning. I lift 4 days per week. On my lifting days I lift fasted, then eat breakfast. In my non lifting days I fast until about 10, then I have a protein shake. Then I eat lunch at around 11:30. I’ve found that not eating in the morning is easier than trying to stop eating in the middle of the day. I was afraid I would get light headed at some point, but so far so good.

Based on everything I’ve seen and read about you, your willpower with most things is pretty amazing. Plus everything that you “overate” was still on the side of a good nutritional plan and I’m willing to bet your body just needed the nutritional boost. Now, if you go berserker on a full size bag of Doritos, a box of Twinkies and a 42 oz Dr Pepper in one sitting we can revisit your will power. :wink:

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Agree. I no longer limit the amount of lean protein I allow myself, and I’ve never limited veggies. Whether the retatrutide allowed for it and I’ll have to pull back or this is just how now-me works (we’ll soon find out) I’ve been pretty free with fruit and triple zero yogurt as well. I ate very well yesterday both in terms of quality and quantity (I didn’t restrict) and woke up this morning two hours before I wanted to, then couldn’t get back to sleep because of gnawing hunger (2 lb weight drop accompanied it). I’ve started bringing 4-6 oz of grilled chicken to work for my afternoon snack, which is going really well. Happily I don’t have access to stupid food (without walking across the street, which I generally won’t do), so what I pack when I have my wits about me (and am appetite suppressed by coffee) is what I eat.

The issue comes when I find myself at a chips and pizza and ice cream birthday party, with the same appetite that knocks back 12 oz of meat to survive 9 hours at my sedentary job after having had what most people would consider a filling breakfast, and before having a massive plate of dinner. And then grapes, lol.

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That made me chuckle.

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I can’t complain about my appetite adjustment. When I crave yogurt and can’t put down chicken, it’s really a good spot.

So cool. This is the best site for cool Internet friends.

This is part of it for sure. I’m not willing to sacrifice eating breakfast with my husband, but I can see how not starting to eat in the morning would be easier.

It really did. I’m asking a lot of it and I always expect it to just deal with whatever I’ve given… Or not given it to work with.

This stuff honestly doesn’t tempt me. The gut aftermath isn’t worth it. When I feel “bingey” I’m always craving meat, yogurt and occasionally trail mix or granola. I can walk right by the cake and processed food.

Same here. In fact, I have to walk past the food truck park to get to the grocery store from work. That’s what I did the other day. Spending $20 on a mediocre bbq bowl or $20 on chicken, salad and yogurt that lasted two days? Easy choice!

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Thursday 2/12
Interval Run
20:00 Warm Up w/ 6x :20 strides
5 x 3 minute hill reps, 3:00 Rec
15:00 Easy Run
6.56mi, 1:04.03

Bit of a slog fest today, lots of internal bargaining needed. “Don’t look at your watch”, “interval is almost over, you made it to that tree last time” and so on.
I made it though! I’m really loving going off of RPE instead of specific paces. This will be more applicable on longer, steady intervals, but it’s going well so far.

Later-
FB/U/L - Lower, W2D3
Leg Press
12x180, 10, 8 x 205

Seated Leg Curl
12, 10, 10x80

DB BSS
11, 10, 10x35
SS
DB Lateral Raise
14, 12, 12x10

Hip Thrust
12, 12, 12xm+115
SS
KB OH Tricep Ext
15, 13, 12x35

Hip Abduction
12, 12, 12x90

Went in feeling tired, but turned things around after a few sets. Reps were gained all around!
Adding a few hundred calories back in is helping already. Sleep is improving too, I had a week of rough nights when I started my cut.

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Saturday 2/14
Endurance Run
6mi, 1:01.02

All Pavement. Snuck this is before moving. Felt pretty good, no knee/IT band pain.

Then did a full body move day. Got everything out of our apartment and into the new house, apartment mostly cleaned and 80% unpacked in one day.
Back, feet, legs everything feeling so sore. Luckily, we only had to pack things down stairs. New house is a rambler and boy was that amazing. Took 3 hours to load the Uhaul and less than an hour to empty it.

Sunday 2/15
Endurance Run
6.07mi, 1:04.41

Mostly pavement with a bit of trail. Glad I’m using RPE for this plan. RPE 5-6 was slower today after the move. Woke up feeling like I got hit by a truck. Maybe a mini-truck, but a truck no less.
Ran from the new place to one of my favorite coffee shops. So many new streets explore!

Monday 2/16
Interval Run
20:00 Warm Up w/ 6x :20 strides
5 x 3 minute hill reps, 3:00 Rec
15:00 Easy Run
6mi, 1:15.03

All trail. Went out to a state park since I had the day off. The hills are way too steep out there for 3 minute intervals. Ended up power hiking by the end of each. Intensity is the name of the game.

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Later:
FB/U/L - FB W3D1

Leg curls
11, 10 x 80

Power Squat (New Machine)
8, 8, 9 x m+270

BB Bench
8, 7, 7 x 115

Machine Row
12, 12 x 100, 11 x 110

Assisted pull ups
7, 7, 6 x -10

SL DB RDL
9, 9, 8 x 65
SS
Cable Lateral raise
14, 12, 12 x 5

Went in to knock this out with the goal of an hour time limit. That was the bargain I made with myself. Cut out a few accessories, but made it through 90%.
Went better than expected, considering the fatigue I drug in the door with me.

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Tuesday 2/17
Recovery Run
5mi, 51:25

Nice little jaunt around the new neighborhood. I managed to not get lost! Many new roads to explore and routes to figure out.

Wednesday 2/18
FB/U/L - Upper, W3D2

Assisted Dips
12 x BW-25, 9, 8 x BW-10

Cable Row
11, 9 x 90, 10 x 85

Neutral-grip Pulldown
12, 11, 10 x 100
SS
Incline DB Bicep Curl
9 x 17.5, 8 x 15

Rear Delt Fly
12, 10, 10 x 60

Landmine Press (Weight added to bar)
2 arm- 12 x 35
1 arm - 6 x 15, 6 x 10
SS
Leg Raises
3 x 15

Great session. I think I’m going to stop using assistance on the dips next week and do AMRAP sets at bodyweight. I’m way too excited about that.
Things were moving on up until the Landmine Press. Many reps dropped from last week. My press is usually solid, so it may have been a fluke. TBD next week, stay tuned.

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