Hibby's - Summer and MS 150 Prep Thread !

[Hibiscus09]

I swear this is my last thread. Where to begin? :)

Most Important Goal

School. Starts in January. I’ve applied to the College of Mass Communications. I’ll call and speak to someone in Admissions today to figure out what I need to do as far as undergraduate courses are concerned in order to move on to graduate school. I hold an undergraduate degree in Psychology already. At the very least, I’ll be collecting some pretty new diplomas.

School so far has been an interesting adventure for me:

* Graduated high school early at 16 years old (too young!)
*Turned down a scholarship to Furman University (not only young, but goofy also!)
*Signed up for 6 (count em -- 18 hours) of courses at USC – quit without withdrawing :eek: – 6 beautiful grades of “F” on my academic record until death do us part. They won't let me divorce them.
*Tried again the next semester – 2 Bs, a B+ and another pretty F as I once again, just decided to quit going to that class. Sold my book back in the B+ class mid-semester and bought submarine sandwiches for me and my brother at Stuffy’s. So focused! :p We thought we were so funny.
*Gave up and went to work full time. I enjoyed working so much better. I also married and made beautiful babies with the help of God and a little help from Brian. ;) All in all -- not a bad life decision.

**Went back to school at the age of 36 and graduated at the age of 40 – Go Me! – with a 3.485 GPA. Earned all A’s that time with the exception of 2 B+s and redeemed my academic record somewhat. ;) My previous education disaster may have been due to lack of effort. LOL I also decided to read my books instead of selling them to buy lunch. :D

So. . . here we go again. One day I may feel somewhat inteligente.

Goal No. 2 – Stay healthy and Strong by continuing to eat healthy, lift, and train for the Cooper River Bridge Run

Weight: 120.75lbs
Height: 5’4.5”
Bodyfat: 13.5%
Lean Mass: 104.5lbs
Blubber: 16.25lbs

Goals: Maintain or add lean mass and keep blubber between 13 and 15% bodyfat

Will check stats each Friday.

For right now:

1,728 calories – 197P/100C/60F – 5 to 6 days per week
2,200 calories – 190P/260C/50F – 1 or 2 days per week (definitely Saturdays)

Training: 3 or 4 day splits – depends on what the week entails. Training for the Cooper River Bridge Run will be thrown in at least 3 times a week.

4 Day:

Quads/abs
Rest
Chest/tris/calves
Back/bis/abs
Rest
Shoulders/hams
Rest

3 Day:

Legs/Calves
Rest
Back/Bis/abs
Rest
Chest/shoulders/tris/abs
Rest
Rest

Supps:

Vitamins – multi, B-50, C
Glucosamine/MSM
Calcium/magnesium
Glutamine
Whey
Mass Aminos
Lipo 6 – will cycle that one occasionally – mainly just use it as legal speed.
Creatine (?) maybe – can’t decide

Today’s agenda:

Run this morning
Train this afternoon – back/bis/abs. I’ll do a 3 day split this week as I’m heading to Kiawah on Friday.

[rpaul11]

Another Journal eh Hibby? :p

Good luck on your run....when is it and what is the distance?


Did you watch the Steelers last night? I fell asleep :( But I did win the football pool at work :D

[Hibiscus09]

Hi rpaul! :) I swear (cross my fingers) it's the last journal! ;)

I did watch some of the Steelers. They won but the quarterback is injured. :eek:

Congrats on your winnings!

The Cooper River Bridge Run is in April -- Charleston, S.C. -- and it's a 10K. I suck at running and will pray for a large crowd that gets in my way and slows me down. :p

[Gunn27]

Good grief, you change journals almost as often as I change routines!! Glad you have settled on some new goals, the run sounds like a lot of fun and should be a piece of cake considering the great shape you are in. Are you aiming to complete it in a certain time? The 10k and 5k races were my favourites, now I only do them for charity and don't concern myself with my times. Of course all of my race PB's were acheived at a body weight of around 160, now I have an extra 30# to move around so its a good thing I don't race. :D

Good luck, will be following your progress as always. :)

[ms_mac]

Awesome goals, Hibby. And with your dedication and determination, you will acheive those goals! Good luck and I will be an avid follower of this journal too.

[Sam_I_Am]

I really think that's the only thing missing! I would TIVO it and watch it at night. Just think of all the cool guests you could have.

[kimsquit]

Way to go, Hibby - as usual, you'll succeed with flying colours

:)

ps: I think you should just shorten the name to "Hibby's Thread" - or perhaps abbreviate it to "Hibby's SEFWCWF Thread"

[piperman]

Do well, Hib. I'm sure you will. I started my doctoral degree just months before I was fifty, and it was one of the most exciting adventures of my life. So you might well fully enjoy this educational experience more than if you had done it earlier.

Piperman

[someday]

i've said it before and i'll say it again.....you have to love strong, smart and sexy women! ;)

[Kennyb]

Hey Hib

There are two "LL's" in intelligent... :)

kennyb

[Hibiscus09]

Ha,ha kenny -- not in Espanol. :P Where's the little squiggly thing when you need it? ;) Speaking of foreign languages, I have Latin credit and according to the Journalism requirements on USC's website, that's a no go. Seems like Latin would count for something in freagin Journalism! Oh, well. I've always wanted to take Italian. My Latin professor said Italian would be easy smeasy (is that a word, Kenny? :P ;) ) after Latin. Of course, I could really go the easy route and take Spanish as I've already had 3 years of that language many moons ago.

Gunn, you should see me in action getting dressed to go out. I've only run one 10K in my life -- the Cooper River Bridge Run about 7 years ago or so -- and ran a 10 minute mile. I'm such a sad little runner. Plod, plod, plod. . . "are we there yet, daddy?" I'll try to do at least a 10 minute mile and not trip along the way. Continuing to run and crossing the finish line are my success markers.

Hi ms_mac! Thank you sweetie!

Ha,ha Sam. No television for me. I'll hide behind print.

Hi Chris! :) You're stuck with this title. I do have a problem with condensing things. I'm sure I'll be told that one over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over at school.

Thanks piperman! I definitely enjoyed my education much more as a "mature" student.

Thank you, Shelli!

Okie dokie, let's get this exercise thing going again:

Cardio 37 minutes -- 3.88 miles

Warmup 10 minutes on treadmill at 3.7 to 4.0mph
Run 6 mins at 1% incline and 5.8mph
Walk 3 minutes at 4.0mph
Run 6 mins at 1% incline and 6.0mph
Walk 3 minutes at 4.0mph
Run 6 mins at 1% incline and 6.0mph
Walk 3 mins at 4.0mph
Run 6 mins at 1% incline and 6.2mph
Walk/cool down 4 mins

Abs

Seated Crunch Machine

50lbs X 20reps
65lbs X 15 reps
65lbs X 15 reps
65lbs X 15 reps

Floor Crunch with 2 second pause at top

12, 12, 12

Back and Bis are later this afternoon with Pam.

Be good my subjects.

[phikappa]

So, where's the confession? This thread needs some meat!

[jaguarr]

The title of this thread isn't descriptive enough. I feel gypped and want my money back! :mad:

jag

[Hibiscus09]

:D I'll confess when I do something bad. I've been good so far today. No confessions from the past. :eek:

Jag, I'll work on lengthening the title. :D

LMAO! Guess what I just found? :

2 boxes Andes Mints
2 Santa Clause Pez Dispensers
2 bags of coal bubble gum
2 boxes green/red gummy bears
2 bags of Christmas chocolate coins
2 Santa tins of jelly beans

All were supposed to be in the kids stockings last year. Rut roh. I thought they were missing something. :p Oh, well. Their stockings were overflowing if I remember correctly. Obviously, my memory does not count for much though. :D

Britt says I have to bring it to her this weekend.

[joed]

...This thread needs some meat!

<phikap, always sending a subliminal second message>

[phikappa]

<phikap, always sending a subliminal second message>

LOL! I was also going to give Hib a hard time about not including her sex life, since everything else seems to be in her thread title.

Oops, I think I put another subliminal message in my post :eek:

:)

[jaguarr]

This thread is useless without pictures!!!! :p

jag

[Kennyb]

Ha,ha kenny -- not in Espanol. :P Where's the little squiggly thing when you need it? Speaking of foreign languages, I have Latin credit and according to the Journalism requirements on USC's website, that's a no go. Seems like Latin would count for something in freagin Journalism! Oh, well. I've always wanted to take Italian. My Latin professor said Italian would be easy smeasy (is that a word, Kenny? :P ) after Latin. Of course, I could really go the easy route and take Spanish as I've already had 3 years of that language many moons ago.


Hib, es verdad....lo siento much, no se que te were hablando en spanglish... :)

kennyb

[Hibiscus09]

:) So, is the general gist of that "It's true, I did not know you were speaking Spanish?" Don't test me in Spanish. I took it in high school and graduated in 1978. :eek:

Okay, I went and did back and bis with Pam this afternoon. I'm doing shoulders and glutes with her in the morning, so I'll do chest/tris Thursday and leggies on Friday, then I'm out of here and off to Kiawah.

Bent Over Rows

45lbs/12 (WU), 70lbs/12, 80lbs/10, 80lbs/9, 80lbs/8

One Arm Rows

20lbs/12 each arm, 25lbs/12 each arm

Rope Rows*I've never done these. They were fun. She had me start on my knees, bent forward from the hips, arms extended and pinkies out. I then turned pinkies in, engaged my lats by pulling the down and squeezing them together, pulled down to my belly button, put chest out and squeezed my lats down and together again. So many thought patterns, so little brain matter. :p

36lbs/14, 46lbs/8, 40lbs/10 *Those suckers made my lats burn

Narrow Low Rows

46lbs/12, 53lbs/12, 60lbs/10

Isolated DB Curls*All my life people have told me to keep my elbows in and tucked by my side. Pam does not tell me that. She also has me barely holding onto the DB -- it's just kind of rolling in my palm -- and at the top kind of twisting my pinkie towards the shoulder on the side I'm working, if'n that makes sense. :p

20lbs/10 each, 25lbs/10, 20lbs/10

Cable Curls with EZ Curl* I like the way she has me do these with a split stance.

50lbs/15, 60lbs/10, 60lbs/10, 46lbs/12

Honky Dory. :D That was lovely.

[kimsquit]

nice workout!

:)

[GREENFEATHER]

Well hibbs, I guess we're sorta in the same boat. I get to give 3 lectures this year at Penn State so I guess this fall I'll be back at school for awhile, but on the other side of the desk this time. Nice workouts !!

[Original Poster]

OMG she finally worded out.....call the New Channels. LOL :p

Good going Hibby !

This looks like a busy journal goal wise. LOL.......like I'd expect anything less.

[Hibiscus09]

Cool, GF! :) They're all happy due to their football team this year. :D What will your lectures be about? I'd much rather be on the other side of the desk.

Thanks Chi!


Okay, today's confessions are short:

(1) Thought ugly things when the lady at the pancake house asked me how I would like my egg whites cooked and when she brought my dry whole wheat toast all buttered up. I just thought stuff though. I smiled and was nice outwardly. 1 Hail Mary.

(2) Got mad when some poophead honked at me when I couldn't go because someone else was in front of me. Honked back at him angrily. I don't usually use my horn as a weapon. 1.5 Hail Marys.

That's all I did bad today. Woo-hoo! :D

Fun stuff:

At midnight tonight my baby turns 21 years old!! Yippee! :) I love her. Happy Birthday Brittany! First pic is at a school dance, second is at Disney, 3rd is in a hotel somewhere -- I can't remember, 4th is on the front porch of our first home, and last picture is me and Brittany quite relieved we're off the Aloha Airlines leaking jet.

[VanillaBean_21]

You both are so beautiful. :) Gosh I wish I had had a mom like you!

[Hibiscus09]

Awww, thanks VanillaBean! Move here. I'll adopt you! :D

I was just thinking, "Holy Shiznit!" because I was 21 when I got married. She's such a baby in my eyes!! It's hard to believe. My words of wisdom to her tonight were, "Only stupid kids do that 21 shots thing." LOL! She giggled at me and said not to worry because she would pass out by #9. :D

[GREENFEATHER]

My lectures are on aquaculture of tilapia and catfish. We farm them here and I have done quite a bit of research and experimentation to get them to grow fast so they can go to market quicker. Faster farming means a cheaper product for the end user. I'm also doing some research on farming shrimp, they're the biggest pain in the ass to grow, if everything isn't exact, I mean 100% spot on, they all croak.

[Hibiscus09]

Very interesting! Wish I could hear you. :) I had tilapia for supper tonight.

[~*IronBelle*~]

I swear this is my last thread. Where to begin? :)
Weight: 120.75lbs
Height: 5’4.5”
Bodyfat: 13.5%
Lean Mass: 104.5lbs
Blubber: 16.25lbs



Now come on Hib... some of that 16.25 lbs has got to be valuable organ's, skin, bone and ligament. I don't think you carry 5 pounds of blubber let alone 16.25 lbs of blubber. LOL!
Too funny!

[~*IronBelle*~]

Wish Britt Happy 21st from me in NZ. Pass out by #9. lol. That beat's my #3. lolol.

[joed]

[QUOTE=~*IronBelle*~]Now come on Hib... some of that 16.25 lbs has got to be valuable organ's, skin, bone and ligament...LOL!/QUOTE]

To say nothing of the mexican jumping beans after her chest & ab workouts.

Happy 21st to your little girl!

[Lumiere]

How did I miss it???

Reading your journal always puts a smile on my face... I think I have to thank you! :) Pleassssssse don't make it the last one!!!!!

Also happy birthday to Brittany! I am having mine at the moment... finally qualified for the over 35 crowd.... finally ;)

[Kennyb]

Hib,

Your translation was correct, muy bien.... its easy to see where your daughter gets her good looks..

kennyb

[Hibiscus09]

Thank you, Lumiere! I hope you have a super terrific birthday filled with fun, food, and gifts. :D

Good morning!

My catchy thread title is gone. :( Seems it was a screen nuisance to some. In the future "some" -- just PM me and ask me to change it. I would have if given a serious request via PM and the reason. Thank you. Here's one of these for you: _______ . This thread title sucks. Oh, and that's "Hibby's Shorter Titled Thread." -- not that it matters. If it can't be what I wanted, then I'd settle for Hibby's KMA Thread. :D

Oops, I'll have to add that to my confession list tonight. LOL

Alrighty, I was going to lift shoulders/glutes early today with Pam but have been feeling queasy this morning. Later, I'll do shoulders/chest/tris on my own. :p

Other than that, it's carpool, little B to the eye doctor, and then to the State Fair. Woohoo! Big B hates the Fair, but I love it. So many interesting people, stinky animals, and wonderful food choices. :D

Ya'll be good and have a fantastic day. Even "some" -- :) !

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- joed, those beans must be heavy. :D Thanks for wishing Britt a Happy B-day. She just called and has 4 classes today, so she wasn't real happy about that. She plans on taking the day off tomorrow.

Hi Valerie! Thanks about Britt -- and you're right -- I suppose that is something besides just blubber, although looking in the mirror I immediately think it's all blubber. :)

[mom24boys]

as usual I miss one day and it takes me forever to catch up..two thumbs up for going back to school....i am still trying to figure out what i wanna be when i grow up : ) for me i think thats next yr LOL better start thinking huh?
glad to see your new journal :) tell brit happy bday :)

[mom24boys]

this thread is worthless without.????...ROFL

[HoosierHardGain]

-- I suppose that is something besides just blubber, although looking in the mirror I immediately think it's all blubber. :)

OH Hibby...give me a break!

[Sam_I_Am]

Hibby,

You have one of the biggest hearts going, and I don't mean that in a cardio sense. At least half of your 'blubber' is heart.

If anybody messed up my egg whites and buttered my toast, man oh man, I don't think I would be smiling!

Oh, and lets give some credit to Big B - you BOTH make good looking babies!

[Hibiscus09]

Thank you Sam! :) That was sweet. Yeah, I guess BigB had a little something to do with those big brown eyes, olive skin and dark hair. ;)

Hi Hoosier! I really do see lots of blubber. :p

Thanks, Lisa! I'll tell Britt. Yep, you should start thinking on it now. I'm still not completely sure. I'll just go for it anyway. :)

[batteryrequired]

OH Hibby...give me a break!

Thats what I say too...lol. If thats blubber...then all of us guys like fat women....lmao. Your doing great Hibby. Just keep lettin us guys be the judge of that and keep posting blubber pics then...lol.

Tell Britt a big Happy B from the hatchet people....:D

[Mark1T]

Hey Hibbles!!

I am so proud of your school decision. Hey, when I was that young I also quit one class without withdrawing and got the same grade, LOL. Didn't get the sub sandwich, though - LLOOLL!

Study hard, workout hard, work hard and party hard - that's what do, and it is O K :D

See ya,

Mark :p

[Hibiscus09]

LOL, batts -- you're going to really worry Britt if you keep bringing up the hatchet. ;) :D I'll tell her.

Hi Mark! Thanks, sweetie! Stuffy's makes good sandwiches. :)

Okie dokie -- went to the gym. I was a whiney butt and didn't want to, but a good friend told me to get to the gym. Glad I listened. It made me quit feeling all grumpy butt.

Incline Chest Press with DBS

12 reps X 25lb dbs
10 reps X 30lb dbs
8 reps X 35lb dbs

Pec Dec

10 reps X 84lbs
10 reps X 96lbs
8 reps X 108lbs

Military Press

12 reps with 15lb dbs
10 reps with 25lb dbs
4 reps X 30lb dbs, 6 reps X 20lb dbs
6 reps X 25lb dbs

Flat Bench Press Machine

10 reps X 100lbs
10 reps X 120lbs
6 reps X 130lbs

SuperSet standing Side Laterals with seated Bent Over Rear Delt Raises

15 reps each exercise X 10lb dbs
12 reps each exercise X 12lb dbs
10 reps each exercise X 15lb dbs

Skullcrushers

12 reps X 35lbs
10 reps X 40lbs
8 reps X 45lbs

Kickbacks

10 reps each arm X 15lb dbs X 3 sets

Broomstick Stretches

10 stretches at 2 sets

That's all folks. :)

[jaguarr]

Blubber? Pfffft! Whatever! :p

jag

[kimsquit]

workit girl!

:p

[Original Poster]

Great going on the Wo Hib ! About freaking time ;).

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks Chris, jag and Chi! :)

Today's confessions :

Only bad moment today was when I was spouting off on my thread this morning. LOL Lucky ya'll! ;)

Oh, and thanks for shortening my journal title a little more for me. If that doesn't work, we can try "H's" LOL

Today's fun :

We went to the Fair and I had a Chicken Gyro and a caramel apple. Yum, yum. It was fun! Rut roh. I'd better low carb it tomorrow. :p

[Gunn27]

That's a great looking workout Hib.

[mom24boys]

ok next time warn me when ya change names..i had to look twice to find ya LOL
great job on the workout...when does school start anyway? I am looking into physical therapy assistant..or radiology? they both offer classed at the hosp so i woulnt have to drive 45 min into indy :) I hate to drive :)anyway....have a great day.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Gunn! :)

Hiya Lisa! :) Sorry -- I'll resist the urge to change it to "H's" -- I mean, I need to get over it already! LOL It's the bcp's -- they make me crazy. School starts January 9th. I sent my "Proof of Residency" form out today so they don't charge me out-of-state tuition. I'm sure that would be a heart stopping tuition bill. In-state is bad enough. :eek:

I think radiology would be interesting, but maybe a little depressing. I wouldn't want to see bad stuff on people's films. Looking at it more positively, however, you'll see some great news sometimes also. Anyway, good luck choosing. I understand about the driving thing. At one point, I considered nutrition -- but the closest school is an hour away. No way am I commuting that back and forth each day.

Hey, I've been to your state once -- for the Indy. I saw all the people and was sure they had transplanted all the South Carolinians and Georgians to attend that sporting event. :D

Hello everyone! Today is jogging, finally getting the last of Halloween stuff out, cleaning, getting Britt one more bday surprise and a card, and that's all I can think of right now.

Have a fun day!

[kimsquit]

Are you gonna post any photos of the Hallowe'en decorations?

Even better, what about modelling your costume for us?

;)

Have a great day Hib!

[jaguarr]

The title of this thread is going to change several more times before it's done. You watch! :p

jag

[Hibiscus09]

I'll post Halloween pics if'n I ever get done. :) I'll probably wait and just post stuff from Halloween night.

I hope not, jag! :) My family has been telling me I've been moody and acting nutso since I started back on my birth control pills. I said something grumpy butt yesterday and little B said, "Mom, please stop taking those pills." :D It's so unlike me. I actually can understand if the long thread title was stretching out the screen all over the place how that would be somewhat bothersome. I also don't generally go honking and acting crazy back at the crazies out in the world. I hope I don't end up in court somewhere saying, "Your Honor, it was PMDD. It's not my fault he/she is dead. Out of body experience, I tell you." :D

Oh, here's something just normal. Little B likes me to read books he's enjoyed and his latest offering was a book titled "The Giver" that was required reading in middle school for him. I'm really enjoying it. :) Have any of ya'll read it?

[NuclearArms]

I think radiology would be interesting, but ...

No you can't steal my name if you go into radiology.

[Hibiscus09]

LOL, that wasn't me going into radiology, Nuc. :) Little B's hair dye name is stolen from you apparently -- Nuclear Red. :eek:

Okay, I have a headache from reading USC's forms. Yikes! I don't miss all that. Anyhoo, I think I've figured out that I can apply straight to the Journalism School's graduate degree program and not have to reapply as an undergradaute. They will determine how many undergraduate courses I will have to take and I can take these as I'm taking graduate courses also. Cool beans. The kiddies I'm surrounded by won't be quite as young. :D

I'm going to go jog in about 30 to 45 minutes. Yuck.

[ChocoChick]

Oh, here's something just normal. Little B likes me to read books he's enjoyed and his latest offering was a book titled "The Giver" that was required reading in middle school for him. I'm really enjoying it. :) Have any of ya'll read it?

I read this last year mainly to make sure it was ok for my daughter (then 7th grade). It's a little dark, but she didn't seem bothered by it.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, dbfl! :) I'm finding it interesting and am enjoying what I've read so far. I enjoy Anne Rice books and some of Stephen King's, so I haven't quite thought real dark yet, comparatively speaking. It is a little creepy -- the concept of a utopian society. I wonder how much children in middle school read into it all? I'm enjoying the part where The Giver is transferring memories to the child who has been chosen as The Receiver. I'm amazed at what people come up with to write about as far as creative writing is concerned. I remember when there was such a bru ha ha about the Harry Potter books around here. You'd of thought kids were going to go straight to Hell that read those. LOL I read the first book and gave it the thumbs up for little B. He's older now -- 15 -- and enjoys all sorts of different books. I think his latest read is the most recent book in the Dune series.

[fitnessman]

The title of this thread is going to change several more times before it's done. You watch! :p

jag

I have no idea what you may mean?

:D

.

[ChocoChick]

Thanks, dbfl! :) I'm finding it interesting and am enjoying what I've read so far. I enjoy Anne Rice books and some of Stephen King's, so I haven't quite thought real dark yet, comparatively speaking. It is a little creepy -- the concept of a utopian society. I wonder how much children in middle school read into it all? I'm enjoying the part where The Giver is transferring memories to the child who has been chosen as The Receiver. I'm amazed at what people come up with to write about as far as creative writing is concerned. I remember when there was such a bru ha ha about the Harry Potter books around here. You'd of thought kids were going to go straight to Hell that read those. LOL I read the first book and gave it the thumbs up for little B. He's older now -- 15 -- and enjoys all sorts of different books. I think his latest read is the most recent book in the Dune series.

LOL at Harry Potter. I tried, I really did, to read those books but they bore me to tears. Not my genre at all. I had an acquaintance who was astounded that I let my kids read them -- she felt they were the epitome of sin. I figure my kids are pretty secure in themselves and their faith and no book can undo that.

My daughter really liked the Lemony Snicket series, which is terrific. Very sardonic humor but still appropriate for kids (but grown-ups can enjoy).

[jaguarr]

I have no idea what you may mean?

:D

.

LMFAO! I think it's still too long! :D

jag

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- I'll have to show my family this title! :D Smartass!

[Hibiscus09]

Brian, Jr. loved the Lemony Snicket books. :) I thought the movie was pretty entertaining also.

Okie dokie. My family thinks the "." title is hilarious. :D

I finally did go to the gym and run on the treadmill today. I'm amazed I'm getting my workout schedule done as I seem to be dreading it so much lately. I put off running until 4:30 this afternoon. I had to go then as Brian, Jr. needed to be picked up at 5:30 from crosscountry. Anyway, yay me. I did it. :)

Cardio

Warmup 5 minutes
Jog 6 minutes at 5.8mph and 1% incline
Walk 3 minutes at 4.0mph and 1% incline
Jog 6 minutes at 6.0mph and 1% incline
Walk 3 minutes at 4.0mph and 1% incline
Jog 6 minutes at 6.0mph and 1% incline
Walk 3 minutes at 4.0mph and 1% incline
Jog 6 minutes at 6.2mph and 1% incline
Walk 7 minutes at 4.0mph
Cool down

Next, I'm going to put on some jammies and watch "Survivor."

I have lots to do tomorrow. I need to do legs, and get my toes polished to match the dress I'm wearing tomorrow night (burgundy), and I would like to find some jewelry to go with it at "Handpicked" but if I don't have time I'll just wear my regular jewelry. I need to do laundry also, but we're not leaving until about 6:30pm. Dinner is at 9:00pm.

Ooooh, oooh. I went to Express today to get Brittany a gift certificate for her bday and guess whatie? They had shirts on sale that were regular from $29.95 to $59.95 and guess how much they were selling them for? Freagin $5.99. Me likey!!! I bought 5 new shirts for hardly any money. They're purty shirts. Such excitement. :D

Okay, that's all.

[Original Poster]

Great Job on the cardio Hibby !
My kids and I loved Lemony Snicket the movie.
My oldest read all the book in like 3 days. :eek: I am so glad she loves to read. I am sure that contributes to her being a straight A student and thensome :).

Happy Thursday !

[Original Poster]

Oh........almost forgot...........


Lover the title of this thread. :)

ROFLMAO ! ;)

[~*IronBelle*~]

lol @ title. Try:

the link thing -[ 'url=' ][ '/url' ]

(removing comma's that is) as your header for an experiment and that should be the shortest title yet. LOL!

[Lumiere]

How about this: The thread formerly known as "."

:D

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Chi! Yep, reading is very important. I read to my belly when the kiddies were still being cooked. :D

Ha,ha Lumiere and Valerie! ;)

Good morning children! :)

Busy, busy. I'm going to do a prebreakfast walk to repent for my wayward ways lately. I have to go to dinner again tonight -- Britt's bday -- and am sure I won't be eating that well at the fancy restaurant. I did notice they have Ahi tuna, and I love rare tuna steak, so perhaps I will go that route.

So, walking, toes painted, get a necklace and earrings to go with my dress, leg day, laundry, etc. Ooooh, and take the dog to the kennel. Almost forgot that one. :eek:

Ya'll be good!

[mom24boys]

ROFL..oh my..thanks for the laugh now i gotta get to school..it my volunteer day....have a great friday Diane.

[Hibiscus09]

Enjoy volunteer day, Lisa! :)

Okie dokie -- did a 40 minute prebreakfast walk. Woohoo. :) It's so nice out this time of year.

[jaguarr]

Mornin', Cobra Commander! Go with the Ahi! :)

jag

[KiwiNovice]

Ohmigosh another thread Hibby ... ROFL ... your toooooo funny!!!

Your younger days at school sound very similar to mine but at least you redeemed yourself later on ... I'm still to do that, one day maybe. Who knows?? But anyways great decision to go back to school and good luck in your new educational quest. I know you'll do well and those lucky enough to be in your classes are going to have a blast getting to know you!! :D

What a cutie your 'little Britt' was ... I love the photo's, thanks for sharing. She's turned into a real stunner .... I can see why your so proud of her. That photo of the pair of you is gorgeous. Your hubby is very lucky to have two such beautiful ladies in his life!!!

So your now training for a run .... does that mean no figure comp next year??

Anyways enough for now .... hope you have a great weekend.

Cheers
Grace

P.S. Workouts look great as per normal!! I see Pam is still torturing you somewhat :eek: OUch!! Just curious ... so has your training been adapted for your run??

[joed]

I have no idea what you may mean?

:D

.


<fitty & jag doing their best to help hibby get into the Guiness Book of World Records>

The comments about this are killing me: hey Lumiere, "formerly known as ." ROFL. Some of these are better than the joke of the day thread posts.

[Hibiscus09]

:D Yep, they are funny guys joed! ;)

Hiya jag! I think I will go with the tuna. I love tuna.

Hi Grace! Thanks about Brittany. She's always been such a pretty girl and she's real sweet also. Ummm, I don't know about the figure contest. I kind of doubt it as once I immerse myself in school, I tend to be just a tad bit obsessive -- if you guys can believe that one. :D I really haven't done much as far as changes go to accomodate my run. I'm still lifting the same. I may go to a 3 day split, and run the other 3, and rest one. We'll see what works out with my schedule.

Alright, next mission is legs. This day is getting away from me. :eek:

[Original Poster]

Alright, next mission is legs. This day is getting away from me. :eek:


Well I hope you made it to the gym Missy :mad: ;).

Happy Friday Hib !

[GREENFEATHER]

Hib, be very careful with them. They caused some serious issues with M. If you have any family history of heart or ciculatory problems of any sort, stop them and talk to your doc.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, GF. :) I've been taking them since I was 20 years old, so if they're killing me they've probably already done it. :eek: Anyway, no family history of anything but cancer, so that will probably take me out. I plan on stopping them anyway. I hate the things.

Oopsies, Chi -- as a matter of fact, I didn't make it to the gym.

This is a clear sign I need to take some time off: I got dressed, went to the gym, warmed up for 15 minutes on the bike and the entire time the little people in my head were saying, "You don't want to be here. You're not in the right mindset to do legs. Don't you want a pretty necklace and earrings to go with your dress tonight? I know you do." :D I listened to the little people, headed to "Handpicked" and bought a pretty necklace and earrings to wear out to dinner, got dressed and headed to Charleston to celebrate Britt's bday.

Oh, and I took pictures of last night. We had such a fun time. I'll post them when I get home on Sunday evening. The restaurant was excellent! I had a portobello mushroom appetizer -- they were on toast points and goat cheese. Yummmmm! Then I had rare tuna, rubbed with wasabi and encrusted in some kind of light bread that sort of seemed like phyllo bread with a little bit of sweetness. I also had 2 glasses of wine with dinner. Then, when it was time for dessert, I opted for Bailey's & coffee with a huge dollup of homemade whipped cream on top. That's all it takes to make me el drunko and I actually felt a little throw up-ie later, but it was fun while I was doing it! :D

I let my sisterinlaw and her daughter stay at our beach house last night, although we never saw them. Her daughter plays basketball and they were busy, busy. Unfortunately, she left me this cute little jack-o-lantern candy dish with her thank you note, and 3 bags of Halloween chocolate :eek: I haven't opened those, thank God.

Anyway, I think other than running, I'm going to take some time off. Maybe a week. I really need to get my house in order for the holidays -- inside and the yard. So, it won't really be a rest week I suppose, but it will be a clear my head week. I also need to call a couple of former professors and go visit them to see if they remember me and try to talk them into writing letters of recommendation for my graduate school application. That should keep me busy next week.

Today, it's going to be absolutely beautiful! Sunny, about 80 degrees, and low humidity. We're heading out to golf at The River Course at 1:00. I haven't golfed in a year, so that should be entertaining.

Ya'll be good!

[Original Poster]

Oopsies ? LMAO.....ok, now I have heard everything.
Sounds like some time off from training is just what you may need mentally. Take that time off and don't even think about feeliong guilty.

Enjoy your day golfing. I am sure we'll all see the highlights of your proAm round on ESPN. ;)

[joed]

What a mouth watering dinner that sounds like.

I have a thought about those letters of recommendation. Since you've been out of school so long, there may be a way around that. If it was me, I'd contact USC's admissions office & talk to the director or asst director. Stay away from the front line clerks. It may help to go in person. Explain the situation & ask if it would be OK to have someone who currently knows your character write the references. There is often some leeway on this point. You are a character aren't ya?

Besides, who's kiddin' who? Do you really expect to find your old psych teacher strolling on the beach?

[Hibiscus09]

LOL, joed! That's what I plan to look like and be doing at that age. :D

I may do what you suggested. I know a few of the professors would remember me, but they could only attest to the fact that I earned a grade of "A" in their course. They don't really know me and I'm sure go through so many students, it becomes difficult to remember specific things about a particular student after a few years. My Latin professor would be the most likely to remember me as she considered me a project, I believe, and thought it was fun to give me advanced readings aside from what she was assigning in general. Fun, fun. I think that's when I started drinking wine. :D

And, yes, it's safe to assume I'm a character. :)

I enjoyed golfing today. I stunk at golfing as it's been a year since I've golfed, but my play was picking up for the second 9 and I was hitting my 3 wood very nicely. I also played well with my 7 iron and putter. Yay me.

Watching football now. :)

[Lumiere]

Hi Hibby, the dinner sure sounds delicious... Good luck on getting the recommendation letters and happy golfing!

Hey joed, wow... is that how pysch professors look like in the states?

[StlBarbie]

Sounds like you are enjoying life to the fullest ............. great job HIBS!!! Congrats on the choice to return to school .... I am sure you will excel!!!

Enjoy your Sunday ... somehow, I have NO DOUBT that you will!!! :)

[Hibiscus09]

Hi Barb! :) Thanks and Happy Sunday!

Hi to you also, Lumiere!! I missed you when I made this post earlier. I'm a potato head. :p

Okay -- LOL -- I just went to page 3 looking for my journal before I remembered it was titled "." and I was looking for "Hibby's" something or the other. :p

I rode my bike this morning at Kiawah for an hour. I was going to run but decided I'd rather ride my bike all over the island and take some pictures. I'll post them later this evening. It's so beautiful here!!

Next, it's packing up and hitting the road.

I jinxed some football teams yesterday. I always like to pick teams to root for and I chose Notre Dame (that was a sad way to lose!) and the Gators (LSU was looking good and I'm glad we don't have to play them this year!). Seems Michigan beat Penn State :eek: and Florida State went down to Virginia. :eek: Happening stuff.

Ya'll have a fantastic Sunday!!

[Hibiscus09]

Oh -- and dbflgirl -- I take it back. "The Giver" was definitely dark reading --especially for middle schoolers. Why don't they give those children some happier reading? I told little Brian last night -- "Hey, they freagin died." He said, "No, they didn't! They went to a happier place." I figured after freezing and starving and the way it ended, that happier place was delirium on the way to permanently checking out. Maybe I'm a negative person. LOL

[ChocoChick]

Oh -- and dbflgirl -- I take it back. "The Giver" was definitely dark reading --especially for middle schoolers. Why don't they give those children some happier reading? I told little Brian last night -- "Hey, they freagin died." He said, "No, they didn't! They went to a happier place." I said, "Yep --- heaven!" :D

Interesting. I am with little B on this one. My husband sides with you, though.

[ChocoChick]

Found this at Lois Lowry's website, in the FAQ (http://www.loislowry.com/faq.html):

What happened at the end of THE GIVER?
I made the ending ambiguous on purpose. "Ambiguous" means that it can have different explanations. I like to leave it that way so that each reader can use his or her imagination and decide what is happening. But I do think it is a happy ending.

********************

The irony here for me is that my husband always accuses me of being a pessimist, while maintaining that he's an optimist. But in this case, we have our roles reversed (probably because I am too much of a wuss to imagine an ending where kids die).

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks for the link! :) Well, little B said that at the very least he saved Gabriel from getting put down. :eek: :D

At least I believe that heaven follows earthly death, so not a bad destination. ;)

[Hibiscus09]

Okie dokie -- it's picture time! :D

Here's some pictures from Brittany's 21st Birthday dinner fun, along with some wicked temptation my sister-in-law left on my kitchen counter at the beach:

[Hibiscus09]

And here's some pretty scenery from this morning -- from my back porch and on my bike ride:

[Hibiscus09]

A few more:

[Original Poster]

Awsome Pics Hibby !
Looks like you had a nice weekend. Cool !

[ChocoChick]

Nice pics, Hibby. Your daughter is looks fresh and beautiful :)

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks dbfl and Chi! :) Britt's a sweetie!

[fitbyfifty]

Hi Hibby
The scenic pictures are beautiful!!! You have beautiful surroundings, and the back yard is breathe taking!
I thought the alagator was going to be huge, and it's this little thing that looks like an aquawna. (spelling?). Now that would not scare me, a big one and I'd be petrified!!!
You and your daughter both look great. I can bet you are proud of Brit, she is a beauty!:)

Just wanted to comment on the pictures.:)
Brenda

[someday]

i'm sure you get this all the time but, the two of you look like sisters!

[HoosierHardGain]

i'm sure you get this all the time but, the two of you look like sisters!

I second this. I'm sure here mom is quite proud of her.

[fitbyfifty]

Actually, I was thinking the same thing!:D But, then Hibby looks so young anyway, and seeing you with your daughter just proves that you really do look young and fantastic!:)
Brenda

[Hibiscus09]

Hi Brenda!! LOL on the alligator! That's a chameleon (lizard) and I was just joking. :D I'll post a pic of an alligator that I took there last summer. There were plenty of gators when I was golfing this past weekend, but I didn't have my camera along. :p Thanks!!

Thanks so much, Shelli! People tell me we look alike and at one time, I didn't think we did because our coloring is quite different. I do see a resemblance now with our smiles.

Thanks Hoosier! :)

Aww, thanks again Brenda!

[Lumiere]

Lovely pictures Hibby! I notice that both of you were wearing the same top (but different colors) only best friends do that!

Your surrounding is nice! I showed your pictures to my hub (he loves scenic pictures with little animals) and he thinks the little lizard might be a green anole.

And also... can I keep the scenic pics? :D

[Hibiscus09]

Hi Lumiere! :) Yes, you can keep the scenic pics. I've never heard of a green anole. Is your hubby a science person? We have the lizards around here that change colors to camouflage based on their surroundings. Although, that particular lizard is looking mighty green on my brown porch. Duh. LOL

He may be correctomundo. Lookie what I found:

http://www.snakesandfrogs.com/scra/lizards/sclizard.htm

I've always called them chameleons. I've never seen one do that throat thing. Disgusting! :p I have tried to catch them before and their tails break off. :eek:

[Lumiere]

Nah, he just loves lizards :o

[Baldsnake]

Enjoyed your pics....like the sand trap in your backyard....hmmmm? Loved the pics of your two daughters...posing any of yourself??

[zeez]

Wow!

Loved your pics! I'll be going to Myrtle Beach (Sunset Beach) this spring & can't wait. :D The beach out there is beautiful. Your beach shot has gotten me wound up to go.

Anyway, your journals are great to follow. Your detail with the little tweaks are wonderful and very helpful. You truely put me to shame with the amount of weight you lift and the intensity of your workouts. And you look fantastic! I'm 43, but you look at least a decade younger than me. I gotta lot to learn from you.

Thanks for all your good info!

~zeez

[Hibiscus09]

Awww, thank zeez! I really appreciate it! :)

Thank you, Baldsnake! ;) You're a sweetie!

Oh, Lumiere -- LOL -- that's cool. I love nature also and there are certainly plenty of critters at Kiawah Island. :p

Okie dokie -- I've been cleaning all morning, then went to lunch with my hubby, next is preparing supper ahead of time, then I'll get little B from cross country and tonight I take him across town for orchestra practice. Fun, fun. Britt's home visiting for fall break. :)

Ya'll have a great day!

[r8rrob]

Thanks, Hib, for sharing the pics. The scenery shots make me miss the east coast, especially the Carolinas. And as for you and your daughter, what more can I say that's already been said. You're a very proud momma, and rightly so!

[Hibiscus09]

Thank you, rob! :)

[GREENFEATHER]

Wow, beautiful pics hibby!! That alligator would be tasty grilled up with my special BBQ sauce and the hide would look good on my feet !! :D

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- hunh unh -- a purse and shoes for moi!! :D I've never eaten alligator, although I would. Wonder what it tastes like? I tried frog once and thought it tasted like chicken. :p

[GREENFEATHER]

It doesn't taste like chicken, I'll tell you that. I like the tenderloins, the tail meat is kinda tough. I had it when I was in NO and Biloxi and I had way back when I was stationed at Shreeveport. It's real good in gumbo, I haven't mastered gumbo yet. Gotta spend more time in the bayou so I can learn from the masters, that's the only way to learn a dish like that.

[kimsquit]

It doesn't taste like chicken, I'll tell you that. I like the tenderloins, the tail meat is kinda tough. I had it when I was in NO and Biloxi and I had way back when I was stationed at Shreeveport. It's real good in gumbo, I haven't mastered gumbo yet. Gotta spend more time in the bayou so I can learn from the masters, that's the only way to learn a dish like that.

Don't forget my invitation for dinner!

:)

[Hibiscus09]

Good morning children! :)

Today, I'm going to head outside and jog in about an hour. Fun, fun. The weather is gorgeous! Other than that, cleaning, cleaning and cleaning -- and perhaps lunch with my sweetie.

Oh, and dbfl -- I'm reading "Gathering Blue" now. I figured, what the heck. I'll read the triology. It's interesting so far.

Ya'll be good!

[mom24boys]

I am going to get these books next time i get to the library..you 2 peaked my interest..who is the author again?..Your daughter is very pretty Diane..and I love the pics..*sigh* can i come live in your back yard? I am little dont take up much room hehehehe....i need to live closer to the water..i think i was a sea animal of some sort in one of my previous lives LOL

[Hibiscus09]

Lois Lowery is the author. :)

Hiya Lisa! Yes, you can come live with us. :) Thanks about Britt! I don't know what I was in a previous life, but I'm sure I didn't have cellulite then. :D It just wouldn't be right to be cursed 2 lifetimes. :p Oh, and I guess I was a man also. No PMS.

[mom24boys]

I wont eat seafood...lol thats how i figure i must been a ocean critter...*perk* maybe i was a hot mermaid..thats why i have such troubles now LOL ya think?

[Hibiscus09]

:) I love seafood!

Yay! Go me! I was getting bored with the 6 min run/3 min walk X 4 thing, so today I did 10 min run/3 min walk X 3 -- plus warming up and cooling down. It's beeeea-u-tiful outside! 61 and sunny! Me likey. I wish this damn neighborhood wasn't so hilly. :eek:

[bulletman]

:) I love seafood!

Yay! Go me! I was getting bored with the 6 min run/3 min walk X 4 thing, so today I did 10 min run/3 min walk X 3 -- plus warming up and cooling down. It's beeeea-u-tiful outside! 61 and sunny! Me likey. I wish this damn neighborhood wasn't so hilly. :eek:

I echo the seafood sentiment, especially if it's a Japanese recipe!

Color me green with envy, at 6am it's 42 and pitch black out here, so I've officially entered treadmill season :(

[Hibiscus09]

Sorry bullet! At least you get snow! :) I would like a little snow sometimes. :p

[bulletman]

I would like a little snow sometimes. :p

So would I, problem is we get a LOT of snow, all the time ! :)

[White Knight]

Great thread!!!!

Been lurking and posting a bit.....

Hibi...you seem to be a really upbeat person and quite a contributor here.....I enjoyed reading your log .

From the reading, I have no doubt that you will accomplish your goals :)

Keep on posting [thumbs up]

[Gunn27]

Yay! Go me! I was getting bored with the 6 min run/3 min walk X 4 thing, so today I did 10 min run/3 min walk X 3 -- plus warming up and cooling down. It's beeeea-u-tiful outside! 61 and sunny! Me likey. I wish this damn neighborhood wasn't so hilly. :eek:Excellent work Hibby, way to go. It was nice here of my run this morning too but not as warm, only around 50.

[StlBarbie]

i'm sure you get this all the time but, the two of you look like sisters!

Bump to that!! Spectacular scenery HIBS!!! Did I mention I am homeless??? ;) :D

[Hibiscus09]

Hiya guys! :)

Bullet, I can see where that would be a problemo. :) Here, snow is fun because we hardly get any and when we do, we head out to build our snowman, then the snow melts by afternoon or at least by the next day or so. :p I wouldn't enjoy snow if it involved shoveling the driveway. Yuck.

White Knight -- thanks so much! Please keep visiting. :)

Hi Gunn! I don't know what I'll wear when it gets chillier. I freeze so easily, yet warm up so quickly when running. I suppose a long sleeve dri-fit top and shorts. Such deep life problems I have to figure out. LOL Whatever I decide -- it will coordinate and I'll be sure to put on lip gloss. Ha,ha,ha. ;)

Hey Barb! You can come visit me anytime! I have a place at the beach if you and any of the girls from the women's forum want to come see me for girls nights out fun. Charleston is a fun town to visit!

Okay -- I know White Knight says I'm upbeat, but here's some whining. Surprise, surprise. I have felt today like there is someone somewhere with a voodoo doll named Hibby and they are taking stick pins and poking them into me about 5 inches below my belly button (a happening visual) and the small of my back and then twisting them and digging DEEPLY!! Good Lord, I hate PMS. That's all. Sweet dreams.

[Baldsnake]

Looks like it's time to put on my old RiverDogs sweat shirt here in La La Land and join you all with Hibby in the lead in some winter cardio.

[someday]

Looks like it's time to put on my old RiverDogs sweat shirt here in La La Land and join you all with Hibby in the lead in some winter cardio.

you do know she doesn't count sex as cardio? ;)

[fitnessman]

you do know she doesn't count sex as cardio? ;)

Since when!?!?!?!

[mom24boys]

you do know she doesn't count sex as cardio? ;)



WHAT..sure ya do right???

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- my thread has been attacked while I've been sleeping in on late start day. :)

Ummmm, sex that I have is VERY cardiovascular. Maybe that's why I never put on much muscle -- so much cardio going on!! ;)

It's another beautiful day in the neighborhood -- 54 and sunny right now, but heading into the 80s for the afternoon.

I've finally made it out of my bedroom, bathroom and closet and get to clean the downstairs today. Woohoo! Fun, fun. I need to grocery shop, and I'll go to lunch with my sweetie.

That will fill up my day.

Live long and prosper.

[mom24boys]

good answer LOL...have a great day Diane..does hump day count for extra cardio LOL

[someday]

WHAT..sure ya do right???

hey, i've always said if it was counted as cardio then i would be the most fit woman on the planet! ;) that's my reasoning and i'm sticking to it :D

[mom24boys]

LOL @ new title

[fitnessman]

LOL @ new title


:D

[mom24boys]

somehow I knew you were behind this fitty :)

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- that threw me for a minute. :D I'll have to be sure to post some good Halloween pics in this thread. Glad those teenie ta-tas are gone! :D

[jaguarr]

Ummmm, sex that I have is VERY cardiovascular. Maybe that's why I never put on much muscle -- so much cardio going on!!


I think one of the mod's, who shall remain nameless, heard all the heavy breathing coming from this thread and thought it must have been haunted. :D

And with that, I can only wish you this, Hibby...

Happy Hump Day!

:D

jag

[fitbyfifty]

Now this is a Thread Hibby! Hibby's Haunted Halloween, that's Great!:D

Have a good one girl.:)
Brenda

[Hibiscus09]

Okie dokie -- I'm getting a lot done during my week off from lifting. I finally have some extra energy to do stuff. :p I've cleaned today and grocery shopped. And I bought a real big, purty pumpkin that I need to carve tomorrow. :D Right now, I have cabbage rolls cooking in the oven. It smells delicious and the filling is quite tasty as I've already taste tested that. Yum. :D The only downside is I'm one messy cook and I have to clean up the disasters when I'm done. I have always been a messy cook and I don't measure stuff and toss all sorts of stuff into whatever I'm cooking. It tastes good, but I wish I could wiggle my nose and get rid of the mess.

Ya'll have a lovely evening. I'll jog tomorrow again. :)

[~*IronBelle*~]

PPPPPPlease post the cabbage roll recipe. One from the book though. lol.

[GREENFEATHER]

I think one of the mod's, who shall remain nameless, heard all the heavy breathing coming from this thread and thought it must have been haunted. :D

And with that, I can only wish you this, Hibby...

Happy Hump Day!

:D

jag

<bevis and butthead voice on> HUH HUH HUH He said hump!! <bevis and butthead voice off>

Happy hump day hibby, get some for me !! :D

[Hibiscus09]

Hiyas jag and GF! ;) Hope you got some for Hump Day. :D

Hi Brenda! :) Thanks for visiting. Happy Thursday!

Valerie, I'll post what was in the cabbage rolls (and amounts -- some may be guestimates. :eek: ).

1lb lean ground beef
large cabbage leaves (I made 6 rolls)
tomato sauce (I dunno -- I suppose about 6 to 8 oz.)
stewed tomatoes
oregano
basil
garlic
parsley (I just keep shaking the spice containers and taste test)
one yellow onion
two celery stalks chopped
1.5 cups cooked brown rice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons sugar
salt
pepper

Preheat oven to 350. I boiled the cabbage leaves for 8 minutes, and cooked all the other stuff together. Drain the cabbage leaves and allow them to cool a bit, then fill with mixture, folding the leaves around it and secure with tooth picks. They looked like alien pods or a cabbage patch doll about to be born. :D Oh, and for the onion I used spray Pam to cook them until golden. The original recipe suggested butter. I also used spray Pam in the baking dish. Once I put the alien pods in the baking dish, I covered them with a pasta sauce. :) You could just as easily use a Classico sauce or something to save time, but I used:

Sauce

2 cans stewed tomatoes (DelMonte Italian Style)
1/2 jar sliced mushrooms (drained)
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
a little basil
a little parsley
2 cloves minced garlic
salt and pepper
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Then, I baked the concoction (loosely covered in tin foil) for 45 minutes in a 350 oven.

[bulletman]

wow, you're making me hungry!

[jtroster]

Hibby,

Please post that in the recipe thread (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=540860). It sounds real good.

[Sam_I_Am]

Hibby,

I have my Mother's recipe for stuffed cabbage, and it is more of a sweet and sour recipe. I'll have to look for it and see if I can post it.

Also, instead of par boiling the head of cabbage, you can also freeze it, then let it thaw out to work with the leaves.

[Hibiscus09]

Damnit! I went to Brian's orchestra concert and left my laundry basket on the floor in the laundry room. The damn dog chewed up my favorite Victoria's Secret thong (pale yellow) that matches a really pretty lacy bra. He likes chewing panties. He always chews the crotch apart. :( Pisses me off. Damnit!

LOL

Joel, I'll make sure to put the recipe in the recipe thread tomorrow. Thanks sweetie!

Thanks for the tip on the cabbage, Sam! I've never heard that one. Please give me your mom's sweet and sour recipe. That sounds yummy! I just made mine up mostly. :p

[Gunn27]

Damnit! I went to Brian's orchestra concert and left my laundry basket on the floor in the laundry room. The damn dog chewed up my favorite Victoria's Secret thong (pale yellow) that matches a really pretty lacy bra. He likes chewing panties. He always chews the crotch apart. :( Pisses me off. Damnit! I guess you should be thankful he doesn't chew 'em while your still wearing them. Or does he? Never mind, you don't have to answer that. :D

[jaguarr]

^^^
LOFL! Settle down, Gunn! :D

jag

[Hibiscus09]

I guess you should be thankful he doesn't chew 'em while your still wearing them. Or does he?

Har,har. No the dog doesn't, but. . . . well, nevermind. ;)

[Baldsnake]

We now have Lhasa Apsos. Those French Poodles will drive you nutts.

[mom24boys]

we have a boston terrier that does chew the kids shoes while they are wearing them..damn dog :) Have a great weekend Diane.

[Hibiscus09]

We have a Shih Tzu. I wanted a German Sheperd. :p

Hiya Baldsnake and Lisa! :)

Heard from one of my former professors and she said she does remember me and will be more than happy to write a recommendation. Yay. I'm memorable. LOL

I just turned in 45 minutes of cardio hard labor. Next, it's toes and nails and then, I have to run by the Mall for something. Ya'll be good!

[someday]

anyone interested in a very cute but, fresh puggle? :eek:

[GREENFEATHER]

Charlie the boxer used to gum the hell out of shoe laces, he wouldn't chew them just gettem nice and slimy. That's a rude awakening at 0300!! Benny has a paper towel fetish, he'll pull them out of the trash and shred them to pieces.

[StlBarbie]

Damnit! I went to Brian's orchestra concert and left my laundry basket on the floor in the laundry room. The damn dog chewed up my favorite Victoria's Secret thong (pale yellow) that matches a really pretty lacy bra. He likes chewing panties. He always chews the crotch apart. :( Pisses me off. Damnit!


And why is it they ALWAYS go after the Victoria's Secret undies ....???? D$@$##@$ creatures!!

HIBS!!! I swear woman ... I have to stop in EVERYDAY just to see the name on your journal ...you are one hard woman to keep up with!!!

Hope you have an incredible fall weekend!!! :)

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks Barb -- you too! :)

Hi GF and someday! No puggles in my house! :eek: I'm trying to give away the Shih Tzu! :D

Okay, I tried to post my cabbage roll recipe in the recipe thread (per Joel's request) but I can't find a recipe thread. LOL

[Original Poster]

Sorry to hear about that Yellow Thong.
Hope you did not punish the dog too bad. ;)

[Hibiscus09]

Gracias, Chi! :) Oh -- didn't I say? The doggie went to doggie heaven. ;)

GOOOOOOOOO COCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Saturday everyone!

[Gunn27]

Okay, I tried to post my cabbage roll recipe in the recipe thread (per Joel's request) but I can't find a recipe thread. LOLI think this is it: recipe thread (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=540860&page=2&pp=30&highlight=recipes)


Gracias, Chi! :) Oh -- didn't I say? The doggie went to doggie heaven. ;):eek: There is a ruthless side to you! *Gunn takes note never to get on Hibby's bad side* :D

[jaguarr]

Sisqo
Thong Song


This thing right here
Is lettin all the ladies know
What guys talk about
You know
The finer things in life
Hahaha
Check it out

Ooh dat dress so scandalous
And ya know another ***** couldn't handle it
See ya shakin that thang like who's da ish
With a look in ya eye so devilish

Uh
Ya like to dance at all the hip hop spots
And ya cruise to the crews like connect da dots
Not just urban she likes the pop
Cuz she was livin la vida loca

BRIDGE
She had dumps like a truck truck truck
Thighs like what what what
Baby move your butt butt butt
Uh
I think to sing it again
She had dumps like a truck truck truck
Thighs like what what what
All night long
Let me see that thong

CHORUS
I like it when the beat goes da na da na
Baby make your booty go da na da na
Girl I know you wanna show da na da na
That thong th thong thong thong
I like it when the beat goes da na da na
Baby make your booty go da na da na
Girl I know you wanna show da na da na
That thong th thong thong thong

That girl so scandalous
And I know another ***** couldn't handle it
And she shakin that thang like who's da ish
With a look in her eye so devilish

Uh
She like to dance at all the hip hop spots
And she cruise to the crews like connect da dots
Not just urban she likes the pop
Cuz she was livin la vida loca

BRIDGE

CHORUS (2x)

Whoaaa
That dress so scandalous
And I swear another ***** couldn't handle it
See ya shakin that thang like who's da ish
With a look in her eye so devilish

(Whoa)
Uh ya like to dance at all the hip hop spots
And ya cruise to the crews like connect da dots
Not just urban ya like the pop
Cuz she was livin la vida loca

(Whoa)
She had dumps like a truck truck truck
Thighs like what what what
Baby move your butt butt butt
(Ooh)
Uh think to sing it again
Cuz she had dumps like a truck truck truck
Thighs like what what what
Baby move your butt butt butt
Uh think to sing it again
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on

Yeahhhh yeah

CHORUS (3x)

Whoa
Uh alright
Uh whoa yeah
Ooh
Whoa
(Like it when the beat goes da na da na)
(Baby make your booty go da na da na)
(Girl I know you wanna show da na da na)
Baby
(That thong th thong thong thong)

(I like it when the beat goes da na da na)
(Baby make your booty go da na da na)
(Girl I know you wanna show da na da na)
(That thong th thong thong thong)


:D
jag

[batteryrequired]

I better not let Pam see that your looking for a home for your little doggie...shes on the lookout for a small dog. My big dog would love the playmate I am sure...lol. Probably tear the house up in no time running...lol

[Original Poster]

Gracias, Chi! :) Oh -- didn't I say? The doggie went to doggie heaven. ;)



You didn't ? :eek: ;)

[Hibiscus09]

Hi Chi! :) Happy Sunday!

Okie dokie -- the weather is beautiful here. :) I just finished my run and it's 57 degrees and sunny.

Today's cardio fun:

Warmup a few minutes
Run 10 minutes
Walk 3
Run 10 minutes
Walk 3
Run 12 minutes
Walk 3
Cooldown 5 minutes

That's all. It felt great today!

Oh -- and my Gamecocks eeked out a win against Vandy. Thank God. We should be beating that team by several touchdowns. Anyhoo, a win is a win is a win. . . We'll take it this year. GOOOO COCKS!!!

[Original Poster]

Nice Job on the cardio.

Going to the gym this coming week are you? LOL

[Hibiscus09]

I dunno. We'll see if the spirit moves me. :D

[GREENFEATHER]

The weather is too damned cold here now!! :mad: It's below 70 degrees and I ain't too happy about it!! On a brighter note, I've discovered rugby... M, on the other hand, isn't too amused though!! Might join a league next year when I learn the game a little better.

[Gunn27]

On a brighter note, I've discovered rugbyRugby, I love it!! I've played for many years and its the best team sport there is to play IMO. Screw all that padding and helmets stuff, let me at 'em, LOL. What position are you playing?

[GREENFEATHER]

Sorry for the hijack hibby!!

I'm just learning at this point gun, I'll probably start next year sometime. Some of those guys from Wellingham and the Hornets have MASSIVE quads!! Looks like it's a hoot, not like American football. 80 minutes of cardio, good lord!!

The channel we ordered on satellite for M's open wheel racing, setanta, almost all rugby and soccer. It's the best 11 bucks a month I've spent in a long time, LOL!

[Hibiscus09]

Hijack away! :) I don't know anything about rugby. I just looked up "hot rugby players" via google under images and got this awesome nakey picture of a guy kissing a trophy/plaque of some sort. Damn! I want to play rugby. Okay, then I did a regular search (yawn. . . boring) and I see what rugby looks like. I didn't know they played with a football. That was interesting, but I liked the nakey dude better. ;)

[Original Poster]

I'd much rather Indan Leg Wrestle then play Rugby :).

I have noticed one thing. Alll Rugby fans I have ever met......like Hockey too. Coincidence ? I think not ;)

[GREENFEATHER]

Nope, not a hockey fan Chi. I do need to look into the leg wrestling thing, might be able to do that at the Arnold.

There are some decent looking guys on the Aussie team, says M. Now I know why she isn't pitching a fit about watching it, she's checkin' out behinds, she's not foolin' the old injun at all !! :D

[Lumiere]

Hibby I so hear you on the "hot ruby players"!!!!!!! I saw two in my gym last week... and they were.. very distracting LOL. Not sure how they look naked but their legs sure look good...

[mom24boys]

mornin' Diane..how was the weekend? so wheres the pic of the hot rugby player? LOL

[Hibiscus09]

Hiya Lisa! I'll post him, but I don't know if I'm allowed. We'll see. LOL

Here's what I have in mind for today's workout. I'm just experimenting -- trying to entertain myself with my workouts:

Back and Chest

A) Bent Over Rows (10 sets X 10 reps each) -- 4/2 tempo -- 90 second rest
A) Incline Dumbbell Presses (10 sets X 10 reps each) -- 4/2 tempo -- 90 second rest

B) Wide Grip Pulldowns (3 sets X 12 reps each) -- 3/2 tempo -- 60 second rest
B) Pec Dec (3 sets X 10 reps each) - 3/2 tempo -- 60 second rest

I've never done anything like this. Should be interesting. They do discuss supersetting in the article I found on GVT, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to superset? Maybe the A exercises, since there's a 90 second rest interval? I'll try that.

I'll probably end up going too light today, as I have no idea where I should start weightwise. Whatever. Feel free to comment or tell me I'm crazy, if needed.

Here you go, Lisa. I mean, DAMN!!:

[mom24boys]

DAMN is an understatement...*sigh* now that made my monday *grin* thanks Diane...cant help ya on the workouts..( i dont know enough :) ) but you'll figure it out..and of course your crazy...who wants to be sane?

[jaguarr]

Let's see....Mr. Hot Rugby Player is naked and alone with his trophy, slipping it the tongue. Ogle all you want, ladies, but I think it's safe to say he's got other things on his mind. ;)

jag

[mom24boys]

we dont care whats on his MIND.....lol we just wanna look. :)

[jaguarr]

we dont care whats on his MIND.....lol we just wanna look. :)


And women wonder why we men complain all the time that we just wish that they could be more caring, sensitive and interested in what's between our ears and in our hearts as much as they are our bodies. :D

jag

[Hibiscus09]

I don't care what's inbetween his ears and I wanna do a lot more than look. :D

Man -- they should call this German Volume Torture!! I about died today. Plus, my wrists went numb towards the end of the 10X10 portion of this workout. I was using the overthumb grip like I'm supposed to, and they still went numb and I swear they looked swollen. My forearms were aching. I had a hard time even doing the last two exercises in this routine. Whine, whine, whine. :D

Bent Over Rows supersetted with Incline Dumbbell Chest Press

Bent Overs

45lbs for first set of 10, then 65lbs for last 9 sets of 10

Incline Press

20lb dbs for first set of 10, then 25lb dbs for last 9 sets of 10

Yowie. I want my mommy.

Wide Grip Pulldowns*I could barely do these due the numb wrists. I couldn't hold onto the bar. :p

75lbs/10 reps
80lbs/10 reps
80lbs/10 reps

Pec Dec

84lbs/10 reps
96lbs/5 reps, 84lbs/5 reps
72lbs/10 reps

I was fried.

That's all. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Going to lunch and then shopping.

Oooh, oooh. I forgot. My gym bought spinning bikes! I begged the owner dude to let me go take training to become an instructor. He said he would keep me in mind. I really wish he would but I dunno if he will or not. I wanna.

That's really all.

[kimsquit]

Good job on the workout Hib - you're in such good shape that your body will adapt pretty quickly!

:)

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Chris! :) I've been so bored with lifting since my contests, it felt nice to do something different just for variety's sake.

[RoughDiamond]

German volume training. lol. Hib your too much. lolol

[Hibiscus09]

Thank you for making your first post in my special little home away from home. :D

[mom24boys]

morning Diane..whats up down in sunny SC today....send me some heat :)

[Hibiscus09]

Hi Lisa! Well, it's been pretty chilly here today! I've been really busy and am going to try to get a run in tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll find time to lift also. :p It's 56 here right now and breezy. It feels pretty damn chilly. I think the low for tonight is 40 degrees. Brrrrrr.

[mom24boys]

well then you cant send me sunshine or heat can ya :) ? If its the same there as here I dont think I shall come live in your yard *grin* ohh wait you dont get all the snow that I hate do ya? maybe i need to rethink this again LOL
Have a great day Diane.

[Hibiscus09]

I would love to get snow this year! Pray for us. Maybe you could pray it gets us instead of you. :D

Good morning all!! I slept until 8:45 this morning! Woohoo! I'm going to drive to meet my daughter for lunch today and take her shopping to buy her a semi-formal dress. Lord, I'll be glad when Kappa Delta torture is over. I'll never need to buy a cocktail dress again. I can just borrow all of Brittany's semi-formal dresses. :rolleyes:

Hopefully, I will get back here by 5:00 or so and will have time to go lift.

Ya'll have a great day!

[someday]

shopping with your sister ;).......sounds like a fun day! have something yummy for me.

[batteryrequired]

I bet Brian's eyes just roll when he hears your all going clothes shopping again. lol. I am sure you and Britt had a great day yesterday together. That has to qualify for some cardio I am sure....lol.

[jaguarr]

Well, no sign of Hibby today. She must not have come back from shopping. I'm sure Big B is frantic by now (and considering calling the credit card company and reporting his card stolen). :p

jag

[mom24boys]

lol@ jag .....how was shopping Diane? I am starting to hate shopping lately..where the heck do you find pants that fit? I am kinda in between sizes i guess...some 4's fit some dont....(most dont) and 6's are way to big and three'ssss??????? LOL NO WAY are they going over the butt. have a great weekend.

[Hibiscus09]

Hola people! :)

Well, I had in my mind I was going to try to relax more for two weeks but do a little bit at least. A little bit is definitely what I've been doing. Last week it was 3 cardios and this week I've lifted once and that's it. :p

Now, it's up to you guys to make sure I get my ass back in the gym next week and clean up my diet!!! Get to work yelling at me! :D

Hi someday! :) Thank you! We tried something new at Godiva Chocolate while we were out and about in Charleston. They had skewers with a slice of banana and then a strawberry all down the skewer. It was all dipped in dark Godiva chocolate. :D They were yummy!

Hi batts! Brian breaks down every once in a while and gives us a money lecture, but usually he just acknowledges that the situation is hopeless. :D

Hi jag! I was out and about all day yesterday. Busy, busy! Do you know that damn credit card company calls Brian every year when I go Christmas shopping to report "unusual activity" on the card and to make sure the card hasn't been stolen? LOL Tattle tales! Hmmm is it tattle tell or tattle tale? They're "telling" on someone, but you could also think they're telling a "tale" --
hmmmmmm.

Hi Lisa! I can't get to your link -- darnit! I buy most of my pants from Express, where I wear a size 2. I get a 2 regular and sometimes they are too long, but I get them hemmed. I agree, it is difficult to find pants!

Okie dokie. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood and right now I'm cleaning. I don't know what else is on the horizon yet.

Ya'll have a great one!

Oh -- and I slept in until 9:00am this morning. Heaven.

[mom24boys]

lol sorry it wasnt a link just one of my famous typos' :)

[VanillaBean_21]

I would love to get snow this year! Pray for us. Maybe you could pray it gets us instead of you. :D



You can have all of our snow! :D Ever been to Maine in the winter? Gosh..we have atleast 1-1.5ft of snow before Thanksgiving. Then it doesn't stop snowing until the middle of March...and then it isn't gone until.....End of May. LOL

[Original Poster]

You can have all my snow this year Hibby !
The older I get the more I hate the cold.

Good idea to get back on track on your gym and nutrition. It sure seems you have been enjoying yourself thought lately. I doubt you did any harm these past few weeks. I'd even bet the last few weeks have done wonders for you mentally and physically.

Happy Saturday !

[Hibiscus09]

Oh my God -- I'm in football heaven!!!

1) Clemson lost;

2) Georgia lost;

3) (Definitely last but not least) GOOOOO COCKS!!! We beat Tennessee!!!

[Gator]

congrats hibby.
big day for yall down there..
i hate UT as much as u do..lol

Gator

[Hibiscus09]

Hi VB! :) I've never been to Maine at all, but I would love to go! My sister says Bar Harbor is beautiful.

Hi Chi! I'll pass on Chicago. Yikes! Too cold for me. :p The last couple of weeks have done wonders for me!

Thank you, Gator! I'm still grinning!! It was just my miracle day. I woke up saying, "My perfect day would involve Georgia and Clemson losing, and us winning!" Perfect! :D

[mom24boys]

mornin' Diane.

[jaguarr]

LOL! I never get tired of wandering into this thread to see Hibby yelling "GOOOOOO COCKS!". LOFL! :D Happy Halloween, Cobra Commander!

jag

[Hibiscus09]

Happy Halloween, jag!! Maybe one day soon you'll wander in and find a workout posted!! :D Not today, though! LOL I've spent the morning finishing my grad school application and at the University meeting with two former professors. Fun, fun. It's 70 and beautiful outside and it was kind of nice being back on campus and seeing people I haven't seen in a while.

Next, I'm mixing together chili and putting it in the crock pot and cleaning house preparing for the inlaws visit tonight. Plus, I have to do carpool and dress up as a bat. Busy, busy!!!

Hiya Lisa!!

Happy Halloween everyone!

[kimsquit]

seems to me that someone mentioned something about posting her pictures when Hallowe'en finally arrived....


:p

[Hibiscus09]

I will! I promise to take pictures as soon as I get all my ducks in a row and am all dressed up. :D

Happy Halloween, Chris!!

[jaguarr]

Ducks? I thought you were going to be a bat? :confused:

jag

[kimsquit]

I've heard of Howard the Duck, but maybe she's going as Hibby the Duck (http://www.easterbunnycostumes.com/duckcostume.jpg)?

:)

[Hibiscus09]

LOL, I got lazy and my bat outfit wasn't very exciting, but here I am:

[Original Poster]

LOL, I got lazy and my bat outfit wasn't very exciting, but here I am:

Well Hibby it sure got me excited :eek: ;). LOL

Nice costume !

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Chi! ;) My lips were black but it's hard to tell in that picture. I hope it's clearer on ya'lls end than it looks from this end. I also had on some wild eye makeup but my hair is covering it in that picture.

I had the cutest little girl (around 3 or so) come running into my house tonight. She was a princess and she came running into the foyer saying, "Look at all the decorations!" Then she went up my stairs halfway and sat down beside my stuffed witch and started hugging it! Her dad had a time getting her back out of my house. :D

[Lumiere]

Then she went up my stairs halfway and sat down beside my stuffed witch and started hugging it! Her dad had a time getting her back out of my house. :D

Aw, that is soooo cute.

I see that your thread title has mutated again ;)

[Hibiscus09]

Okie dokie -- this site is acting mondo weird for me.

Hi Lumiere! I think fitty must have just changed that title and must be bored at work. :)

[jaguarr]

LMAO! I'm surprised fitty didn't name it "Hibby's A Turkey Thread". :D

jag, wondering how many men felt really disgusted with themselves last night for getting the hots for a bat...

[Baldsnake]

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/meat-loaf/91332.html

[Mark1T]

I LOVE Bats. I just never figured out how to cook 'em :p

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- you guys are too funny! :D

Everyone yell, "YAY!!!!" I worked out today. La,la,la,la,la,la

Okie dokie -- I hated my GVT day I tried out, so I figured I'd give a quickie read of Chad (?) Waterbury's program that dbflgirl and others were discussing -- a real quickie read (LOL), so let me know if I did it all wrong. :p

I tried to guestimate 80% of my max, but since it's been 3 weeks plus since I did leggies, I decided not to try to pull something. :eek:

Machine Squats70 second rests

200lbs X 10 sets of 3 reps each

Superset Bodyweight Dips with One Arm Dumbbell Rows60 second rest between supersets

Dips

4 sets bodyweight X 6 reps each set

Dumbbell Rows

4 sets of 6 reps each -- 1st set 30lbs, next 3 35lbs (30 was too light)

Superset Skullcrushers with Standing Barbell Curls*60 second rest between supersets

Skulls

4 sets of 6 reps each -- 1st set 40lbs, next 3 45lbs

Standing Barbell Curls with Straight Bar

4 sets of 6 reps each -- 1st set 40lbs, next 3 45lbs

Hanging Leg Raises

4 sets of 6 reps each with 30 second rest* Okay, I don't get doing only 6 reps for the ab exercise and I only rested 30 seconds instead of the 60 suggested. I think abs need a few more reps than 6. I guess the idea is to add weight via a dumbbell perhaps?

Anyway, nice workout! My arms are numb. :p

[Hibiscus09]

Ya'll didn't do a very good job of yelling "YAY!" unless I just didn't hear you. I hope you were at least cheering in front of your computers and turning cartwheels. :p :D

I'm a little sore today. I guess I did a good job of easing my body back into exercise as I'm a little sore everywhere I worked. :D

This afternoon around 12:30 or 1:00, I'm going to get my running going again. I was kind of slack last week, but before that was on a run 10 minutes, walk 3 minutes X 3 schedule. I'll see if I can resume where I left off. I like that my neighborhood is hilly because it always makes my glutes sore when I run and I like working the bootay. It needs all the help it can get. ;)

It feels good to be back at it. I dropped 1.6lbs overnight, which was a good thing as it was all Halloween/chili/Mexican cornbread/sunshine cake/wine/chocolate bloat. :D

Ya'll be good today! We have mid to upper 70s and sunny throughout the rest of the week. Me likey!

[Hibiscus09]

Well, I just ran outside. It's beautiful -- 71 and sunny.

Run 10
Walk 3
Run 10
Walk 3
Run 13
Cool down

Voila!

I think I'll do one more of this series, then add another Run 10.

[VanillaBean_21]

I wish I could run for 10mins at a time! :eek: I can do about......1 minute. LOL :p Great workout as well! Wish I was as strong as you.

Hope you had a great day!

P.S- You'd be proud of me....


I got the best grade in the class on my Psychology project. :D A+ baby!!!

[Hibiscus09]

LOL -- I am proud of you! Woo-hoo!! I guess I've told you -- my undergraduate is in psychology. I've applied to graduate school now, but not in Psychology. What was your project?

Okay, question time in Hibby's thread:

So on my little exercise routine I'm doing, one of the exercises listed is partial Romanian Deadlifts. I suppose this is different from a regular deadlift which I always did on back day? When I read the description is sounds a lot like a SLDL but with slightly bent knees. Does this sound correct?:

Romanian Deadlift

Primary muscles worked: glutes, hamstrings, erector spinae, traps, forearms
This is one of the most fundamental exercises for development of the hamstrings and lower back. Many people aren't aware that the hamstrings is a two-jointed muscle that acts on the knee and hip joints, and this movement targets the hip-extension action of the hams (which is neglected in leg-curling motions). It also enhances hamstrings/low back flexibility.

Proper execution: Take a shoulder-width grip on the barbell with your palms facing toward you or with a mixed grip. Stand erect with the bar in your hands; your feet should be hip-width apart. Pull your shoulders back and elevate your chest, and maintain this position throughout the exercise. Keeping a slight bend in your knees and your arms straight, push your hips back. Done properly, this will force your torso forward. As you push your hips back, allow the bar to slide down along your thighs; keep it close to your body, which makes control easier. Push your hips back until you've gone as far down as you can while keeping your back flat - for many people, the barbell should descend to a point just below your knees. Going farther could cause you to round your back, which is dangerous.

Reverse the motion and straighten up, pressing your hips forward. Repeat.

Common errors:

1) Failing to keep your chest elevated and your back flat. This results in a great deal of stress being placed on your lower back, which is never a smart way to train.

2) Locking out your knees, which also places unwanted stress on your lower back.

3) Bending your arms. Keep your arms straight to reduce arm involvement.

4) Lowering the weight too far, causing your lower back to round.


Anyway, it sounds exactly like what Pam has me do for SLDLs, except she prefers for me to lock out my knees on the movement. I only go down to several inches below my knees.

I guess my question is this -- is a Romanian Deadlift basically a stiff leg deadlift but with bent knees?

[Gunn27]

Hi Hibby, your doing great with the running, I’m envious of your weather, sunny and 71° sounds good right about now. I think I need to move. :cool:

[Original Poster]

Great Job on the running Hibby ! :)

It's going to be 70 here tomorrow, I'll be sure to get outside whenever I can.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Gunn! :) I love the weather here. If we could just get a little bit of snow, I'd be happier.

Thanks, Chi! Glad you're getting nice weather also.

Okay, I just added this song to my MP3. I like all sorts of music, including country, and my favorite country artist is George Strait. I love this song. I wonder if he wrote it for his daughter? I believe he had a 13 year old daughter who passed away. Anyway, it's the sweetest song. Ya'll should listen to it. :)

Artist: George Strait
Song: You'll Be There

Lyrics:

Hope is an anchor and love is a ship, time is the ocean and life is a trip
You don't know where you're going, ‘till you know where you're at
And if you can't read the stars, well you better have a map
A compass and a conscience, so you don’t get lost at sea
Or on some lonely island, where no one wants to be

From the beginning of creation, I think our Maker had a plan
For us to leave these shores and sail beyond the sand
And let the good light guide us through the waves and the wind
To the beaches in a world where we have never been
And we'll climb up on a mountain, y'all we'll let our voices ring
Those who've never tried it, they'll be the first to sing

Whoa, my, my
I'll see you on the other side
If I make it
And it might be a long hard ride
But I’m gonna take it
Sometimes it seems that I don’t have a prayer
Let the weather take me anywhere
But I know that I wanna go
Where the streets are gold
‘Cause you'll be there
Oh, my , my


You don’t bring nothing with you here
And you can’t take nothing back
I ain’t never seen a hearse, with a luggage rack
So I've torn my knees up prayin’
Scarred my back from fallin’ down
Spent so much time flying high, till I’m face first in the ground
So if you're up there watchin’ me, would you talk to God and say,
Tell Him I might need a hand to see you both someday

Whoa, my, my
So I'll see you on the other side
If I make it
And it might be a long hard ride
But I’m gonna take it
Sometimes it seems that I don’t have a prayer
Let the weather take me anywhere
But I know that I wanna go
Where the streets are gold
‘Cause you'll be there
Oh, my , my
Cause you'll be there
Oh, my ,my

[VanillaBean_21]

OMG! George is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sexy! -drool- :p

I did my psychology project on the math and male sex bias. He told it was "So good that he would use it for a perfect example of a psychology project".

[Hibiscus09]

Very cool, VB! Nice job! :)

Good morning all! It's 39 right now and getting up to sunny and 75. This weather is sooooo nice!

Today, it's day 3 of this plan and I'm back to another lifting day. I'll head to the gym around 10:00 this morning for more fun and excitement.

I am so sore. :eek: My inner thighs feel like I've been on a horse for a few days. I think the squats did that to me. (Not what you guys are thinking. ;) ) My bis, tris and lats are still a little sore, but not too bad. Hope this old body holds up today.

Happy Thursday!

[Hibiscus09]

My sister sent me 4 CDs with hundreds of pictures of our family from 1920 forward. They are so cool! Anyway, I'll bore you with a few of me. They're not from 1920. LOL

[Hibiscus09]

A few more. The last two are my mom and dad. That's all for now. :p

[jaguarr]

Awwwwwww, you look so cute standing on that "horseless carriage" as a little girl, Hibby. Did ya'll have running water and indoor plumbing in those days? :p

jag

[Lumiere]

Wow those are valuable photos! Thank you for sharing them with us! I had an impression that you are close to your siblings but the picture of the seven of you just show me how close knitted your family is. It's very inspiring.

LOL I actually prefer the milk bottle one and the coloured one!

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks guys! :) LOL, jag -- from the looks of my feet on that car, there was no soap or water. :D

Lumiere, I have 13 brothers and sisters and we all hung out together a lot. We were always outside playing and getting into trouble. :)

[HoosierHardGain]

Cool pics Hibby! Thanks for sharing.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Hoosier! :)

Okie dokie -- here's Day #3 from the Waterbury Method.

Incline DB Bench Press

10 sets X 3 reps each with 35lb dumbbells -- 70 second rest

Superset SLDLs with Military Presses*His routine specified Romanian Deadlifts, but I altered his routine.. Because I can. :D -- 60 second rest between supersets

SLDLs

80lbs, 80lbs, 90lbs, 90lbs X 6 reps each

Military Presses

25lb dbs X 4 sets X 6 reps each set

Superset Seated Calve Raises with Upright Rows using EZ Curl Bar -- 60 second reps between supersets

Seated Calves

135lbs X 4 sets X 6 reps each set

Upright Rows

40lbs 1st set, 45lbs next 3 sets X 6 reps each set

Overhead DB Tricep Extension -- supposed to be a 60 second rest, but I think I shortened it up by about 20 seconds or so. I was ready to head home.

30lb DB X 4 sets X 6 reps each set

These workouts are hard. :p

[ExCompetitor]

Hi Hibby..in answer to your question about Romanian deads being similar to sldl`s..when you do romanian`s the hips will move forward and back with the bar close to your body and knees slightly bent which allows you to use more weight...the SLDL is more of a straight up and down movement...i prefer doing SLDL`s standing on a bench for better ROM and hamstring stretch over Romanians....

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks for answering, Leon! :) I decided to opt for the SLDL as the better option for me.

[Original Poster]

Nice pics and great WO there Hibby :)

[ms_mac]

WOW! What a workout! That really looks tough. I want to try that! Great job on the running, too. And the pics were really cute. Thanks for sharing those.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Pete and ms_mac! :) I'm going to head to the gym shortly to do Day 5 of this workout plan. I have to get there by 10:00 because my Gamecocks play at 12:30 today against Arkansas. Must get home to watch football!

GOOOO COCKS!!!

Ya'll have a great Saturday!

[kimsquit]

Have a happy Saturday!

:)

[Hibiscus09]

Gracias, Chris! I wish I only 0.4% to go. LOL :D

Okie dokie -- I've decided the average time a man stays around talking after asking the "Are you married?" question and getting the "Yes." answer is about 30 seconds. That's not the end of it, however. There's about a 2 minute thinking it over time they experience, then they decide to go for it anyway. :D Luckily, this guy didn't get brave enough to make his first move until I was on my 3rd set of walking lunges at the end of my workout. It's much less annoying that way. Plus, he was damn fine. He had these big blue eyes and gorgeous thick eyelashes. A nice smile too. Nice and trim in a Men's Health kind of way. :D That takes most of the annoyance factor away. :p

Chin Ups--70 second rest between sets *I did these with palms facing each other. I don't really like my club's machine for that hand positioning, however. The grips are slightly wider than shoulder distance apart and I like to have a more narrow grip for that hand placement. Oh, well. I did them the way Pam taught me and brought my elbows as close together as possible, tried to put my body as far forward as possible and initiated with my lats, and focused on my biceps also.

40lbs assist -- 3 sets of 3 reps
Bodyweight -- 7 sets of 3 reps

Superset Flat Bench Press Machne with DB Hammer Curls*60 second rest between supersets

1 set X 120lbs X 6 reps, 3 sets X 140lbs X 6 reps on Flat Bench

4 sets X 30lb Dbs X 6 reps each arm on hammers

Superset Wide Grip Assisted Pullups with Lying Leg Curls*60 second rest between supersets

4 sets X 40lbs assist X 6 reps each on Pullups *These were killing me by the last set

4 sets X 70lbs X 6 reps each on leg curls *Made sure to go all the way to my bootay and squeeze real hard at the top of the movement.

Standing Calf Raises*Waterbury's method suggests 4 sets X 6 reps for these, but Pam told me to do these higher rep and with alternating foot positions. I like how sore I get doing them the way she suggested. I'll work on increasing reps for these.

10 reps each in/out/middle, 10 reps each o/m/i; 10 reps each m/i/o

Walking Lunges*Again, Waterbury suggested 4X6, but I did 4X8 because I wanted to get to the end of the dumbbell rack. :D

4 sets X 25lb dumbbells X 8 reps each leg

Okie dokie -- had to head home after that because I'm ready for some football!!!! I'll probably walk the neighborhood tonight for cardio. I'm doing my long run with Brian in the morning.

Oh, and walking lunges just burn my forearms up. It drives me insane!!! Owie!! Damnit!!

That's all.

[Baldsnake]

You make it so nice to drop bye and visit....thanx.

[Hibiscus09]

Hey cutie! :) I'm about to eat hotdogs (LOL -- Healthy Choice processed meat! :D ) and have a glass of wine while watching the GameCocks!

Hope you have a great Saturday!

[Original Poster]

Hotdogs and wine......now there's a fine combination :eek: ;).

Enjoy the Day !

[Hibiscus09]

Goodie, goodie, goodie!!!! :D My Gamecocks are now bowl eligible!!

GOOO COCKS!!!

[Baldsnake]

Two homegames left for the Cocks. Win those two and the quality of the bowl bid goes way up!! Good win over the Pigs.

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks! We haven't been playing real pretty this year, but are doing a lot better than I expected. Florida will be very tough to beat, however, it was sure fun watching them play Vandy last night. :)

[Original Poster]

Go Cocks ! :)

[Hibiscus09]

Thanks, Pete! I really am soooo happy they've done as well as they have this season!

Today was running fun. It wasn't really fun after the wine I drank last night. :p

Run 10
Walk 3
Run 10
Walk 3
Run 10
Cool down

Tomorrow is supposed to be my off day, but I skipped a running day this week, so tomorrow I'll try to do the 4 X 10 running I was going to do today.

Next, a little rest -- then off to see "Prime."

Happy Sunday!

[jaguarr]

Weiners. Cocks. What the hell kind of thread is this, anyway? LOL! :D Hope you're having a nice Sunday, Hib!

jag

[Hibiscus09]

LOL! I love them both!! ;)

[Hibiscus09]

Blech. I have some hellacious PMS going on today.

[HoosierHardGain]

Blech. I have some hellacious PMS going on today.

Am I ever glad that I am a guy! Hope you are liking the Waterbury workouts...Chad Waterbury is my favorite training author.

[kimsquit]

Blech. I have some hellacious PMS going on today.

Hope you're feeling better, Hib...

I read an account of an elementary school teacher who once received a misspelled note from one of her student's parents:

"Please Excuse Jane's Absence From School Yesterday As She Was Home in Bed With Gramps"


:)

[Hibiscus09]

LOL! Gross, Chris!! :eek:

Hey Hoosier! :) I do like this program by Waterbury so far, but I've only been doing it for a week. I'm doing "Waterbury Method" and it's tough. I'll need a week off after day 28. LOL

[jaguarr]

What the hell is going on in the Carolina's right now, anyway? Must be the weather or something in the water:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/11/06/panthers.cheerleaders.ap/index.html

LMAO! :D
jag

[Baldsnake]

And all this went down at Banana Joes?

[Hibiscus09]

I drink the water and I haven't done it in the bathroom stall at Banana Joe's. :D Sorry guys. LOL

[kimsquit]

I drink the water and I haven't done it in the bathroom stall at Banana Joe's.

you're young, there's still time

:)