[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
your gym does sound pretty awesome! That class sounded killer! (and fun in a sick way) ;)[/quote]
I feel it today. Heh, I kept making whiny old lady noises at work whenever I had to pick something up or reach up to a shelf and grab something. Ah well, tomorrow I’ll deadlift that shit right out of my system, cause when it burns more, it hurts less… Or something like that.
[quote]shaunar25 wrote:
Hey there, welcome! I actually think I read your post on FA where you talked about either getting super thin or gaining weight to be the “best friend” role. I was so disgusted at how our culture boxes and stereotypes people, even in acting roles, that it stuck with me. So welcome to the better, bigger, stronger, side:)[/quote]
Yeah, I went crazy with that shit. Funny story, it’s kind of impossible to lose weight fast. At least for me. As I discovered - there’s emotional shit that goes with it, and that needs to be dealt with healthily too. I just got cast as Charlie Nicholson in High Fidelity the Musical… If you’ve seen the movie that role is played by Catherine Zeta Jones. Never in my life have I ever been cast as the sexy girl. So I guess things are changing, but it’s a whole new ballgame when you start to look different, and start getting seen differently and treated differently.
Honestly, I love Californication because I think it really addresses some of the image issues women go through thanks to Hollywood and its crap. One of my favourites is Jessica Biel (search her pics from Blade III, hot), because she’s straight up about it, none of this Hollywood Juice Fast “Oh I just eat salad teehee” crap. That’s not the kind of role model I want to be.
Heh… I could rant forever, and I’m not making that much sense so I’ll stop. But yeah, acting is all about the boxes. We have these things called ‘hits’. It’s what people think you are as soon as they see you, what ‘hits’ them about you. My hit used to be angry lesbian (odd, I’m not angry or homosexual, but whatevs), and canadian girl next door (beer drinking, hockey watching, potentially wood chopping). Now it looks like that’s changing. Exciting, but scary at the same time. Society sucks, but you gotta do what you can to make it better.
Thanks for the welcome, sorry for the rant. The journey continues - only better this time.
I am thoroughly enjoying your perspective and how you express it. January 1st it is. 
Gym today! 'Twas awesome times. Deadlift and bench day.
Warm ups, box jumps, activation, blahblahblah. Fun stuff!
DL: BBx10/111x8/133x8/133x10 + a few (on my last set some the trainers came over and we all talked shop for awhile, so a few of these were sumo’s, a few were romanian as they told me some stuff and got me to try new stuff.)
Bench: BBx8/55x8/65x8/75x10
Pulls ups: 4 sets 5 negative reps each. I tried to actually pull myself up today, hanging from the bottom, and I can engage everything and get myself up a few inches. Mah trainer says that’s the hardest part. And January 1st is totally doable. Yayz!
Threw in some stability ball core work, just some jacknifes to add a little recovery time between sets.
I was going to do another secondary circuit of body weight stuff, like SHELC and pushups, so I could get in more pull up sets, but I ran out of time and just decided to circuit the following as my conditioning:
30s Ropes (we have these heavy sailing ropes that you grab and whip like you’re Santa, they’re hooked around the base of one of the machines so you may go crazy. It’s good for the stress).
10x glute/ham raises
8x bodyweight dips. Only they’re not bodyweight 'cause I have one foot in a giant resistance band.
Did this 4x. Last set was unassisted negatives for the BW dips. These were good.
Then I did four rounds of plate pushes. 75’ all out, fast as possible.
Then I biked for about an hour, mostly uphill. This is because I use my bike to get me places, not to burn off cookies. However, I factor it in because it was pretty much immediately post workout, and it was a damn fine hill.
No training this weekend: working. Boo. But money=yay.
Those unassisted pullups are within sight! Keep on workin’ it.
Sounds like a good workout! You’ll get the dips before you get the chins, I expect. Keep at it.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Those unassisted pullups are within sight! Keep on workin’ it.
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I just wanna be able to do cool shit. Basically, I’m making up for the fact that I’m a theatre dweeb by being strong enough to do cool things. And kick ass. Both of those make me happy. Thanks for the props!
A friend suggested using the smith machine for pullups (the only thing I use it for). He said to put it at a comfortable height while practicing and use your legs only when you have to (if that makes any sense).
And hi!
Schedule’s been crazy. Weekends are usually a write off for me because I work like, ten hours. Then Monday I had rehearsal at the only time I could get to the gym, so no gym. Not that it counts, but it was a dance rehearsal. Tuesday same deal. I honestly have been itching to go to the gym so badly. I’ve never had this feeling before. Not from guilt or anger with myself or anything like that. I just really wanna go work out! Heh. So I’m going tonight.
I’m taking a class, though. Either the small group PT class or the kettlebell, depends when I get there. Since I’m a bit of a moocher right now, I’ll kinda just go where they need me, until I can afford to boss them around again 
I love having gym friends. Tonight I will be less edgy!
Does anyone else equate this feeling to that hornyness you get when you’re in a fight with the boy but you really just want some?
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