Ginger575's PL training-Nobody said I had to look good in a singlet.

[Bum-Life]

New meds = d-bol

In for 700 lb squat.

Ginger's strength has been figured out !

[Ginger575]

meds are scary, Dr. Bum-Life dosent approve, I had had too many friends have some serious issues with anti depressent meds..... but they also cant squat what you do

New meds = d-bol

In for 700 lb squat.

Bwahahahaa... XD


No,silly...EFFEXOR + ABILIFY
Okay, I haven't started the Abilify yet...

Ginger's strength has been figured out !

No,it's "old woman strength" combined with anger, hate, and frustration.
Hate is excellent fuel for squats. Watching the marriage crumble gives me plenty of fuel.(we're working on it)

Current supplement stack:
AM:
Effexor 75mg
alpha lipoic acid 600mg
vit c 1000mg
6 grams fish oil
vit D3
vit E
multi vitamin

Noon:
magnesium 400mg
vit c 1000mg
6g fish oil

Afternoon:
magnesium 400mg
vit c 1000mg
6g fish oil

PM:
5htp 50mg
magnesium 400 mg
6g fish oil

*the 5htp/magnesium combo at night has really helped with sleep!
.....................

Okay here's the shiz on what happened with my meds.

I had been taking Cymbalta for about a yr. I was doing kinda okay but my shrink thought I should be doing better...sooooo bumped up the dose and I did good for about 3 days and then started some seriously fast rapid cycling. Seriously, I bounced daily or more. From super low and hopeless to really freaking motivated and then to extremely irritable...and never getting anything done,damn it.
So, here I am adjusting the meds again.

I also think I need to go gluten free again. Self medicating with cookies has been extremely counter productive.

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/...et-Part-1.aspx

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ForWo..._am_glute.aspx

[Ginger575]

Today....

Some stuff to warm up/can't remember exactly.

virtualmeet attempts:

squat
1 305
2 325
3 330
*not sure if any of these are passable, I don't even really care. Just happy to be squatting in the 300's again.
My being proud of this squat outweighed my tremendous embarrassment about regaining all my weight lost,though I'm still pretty hesitant to share it.
Weighed in at 202.4 FUUUUUUU


bench
1 185
2 190
3 195
*completed all of these. not sure if I paused long enough

deadlift
1 325
2 365x0
3 no 3rd attempt
* I was pretty tired. just ready to be finished.

[blsmith]

very awesome work Ginger... I am very impressed by your lifts!

[Bum-Life]

that squat passes EASY !

so far I have learned from the powerlifting section, burgerking makes you bench huge, ghetto PB makes for a huge dead, and now cookies = big squats.

[Ginger575]

very awesome work Ginger... I am very impressed by your lifts!

Thanks, Brian!

that squat passes EASY !

so far I have learned from the powerlifting section, burgerking makes you bench huge, ghetto PB makes for a huge dead, and now cookies = big squats.

No,no,no...I disagree.

burgerking=barf, PB good for mousetraps, cookies=big lovehandles and backfat(ew)

I really think my squat improvement is from all those dumb split squats,lunges,step up's and shi+. SRS! I've been working on strengthening stabilizers for the last 2 months or so.

[ByronOrpheus]

Holy crap, 330!?! You actually might squat more than me now, brb, doing lunges and split squats. Actually, brb, gonna start lifting again.

[Ginger575]

Thanks! ^^^

Today...meh.

A1) One armed DB row: 40x10, x10


A2) Romanian Deadlifts: 135x10, x10


A3) Flat Dumbbell press: 40's x12, x12


A4) Russian Step ups: 10, 10

[PwrlftngMomma]

Looking good in here! I missed ya! How are things coming along?

[Ginger575]

Looking good in here! I missed ya! How are things coming along?

Hey! Good to hear from you!
I'm doing better. Working on getting my groove back.

.............................

A1) Cuban Press
15x10
10x12
5x12

A2) Trap III Raise
10x12
5x12
5x12

*Trap III raise,done bent over,unilaterally and w/ deliberate scapular retraction at the beginning.

That was a pretty humbling combination but I liked it.
Forgot my notebook. Did reps or 12 instead of 8-10.


B) Squats

225x6
135x12
45x15,5,5

Probably could have gone a little heavier.

[Bum-Life]

what the crap Ginger, thats 2 whole workouts without a PR, your letting us down !

[Ginger575]

what the crap Ginger, thats 2 whole workouts without a PR, your letting us down !

First time to do trap III raise, so they're all PR's for that.

[Ginger575]

A) Wide grip Pull downs
110x6
80x12
60x25

B ) Seated Dumbbell press
30x6
20x12

C) Seated Lateral raises
8x25

D) Walking Lunges
30's x10

Wow, that was a quick one.

[Ginger575]

A1) One armed DB row: 40x10, x10, x10


A2) Romanian Deadlifts: 135x10, x10, x10


A3) Flat Dumbbell press: 40's x12, x12, x12


A4) Russian Step ups: 10, 10, 10

[Ginger575]

Thursday. Took forever to get going.

A1) Cuban Press
15x10, 10, 10


A2) Trap III Raise
5x10, 10, 10

B) Squats:
blew off squats/wrist and elbow pain,low motivation...mostly the low motivation.
Wrist...I banged it pretty good disconnecting the power supply inside
my computer. Those connectors were stuck in tight. Thankful for a
strong grip.

Friday

A) Wide grip Pull downs
3rd down x6
3rd down x12
2nd down x 25
*weight not marked

B ) Seated Dumbbell press
30's x6
15's x12

C) Seated Lateral raises
10's x 25

D) Walking Lunges(didn't do lunges)
I did the squats that I was supposed to do yesterday.
squat warm up: 2xBWx10 split squats, 2x45x8, 2x135x5, 2x185x5
SQUATS
235x6
185x12
95x25 (it burns) paused for a moment at 10 and 20
I kinda like the 6-12-25 stuff.

Sometimes I miss those snatch grip deadlifts.

Other:
Doing good about staying away from bread and gluten stuff. Sugar is
still kinda bad but I've started cutting that back a little.

[blsmith]

very nice work Ginger. Those squats are really strong!

[watermelonbrah]

Congrats on the 330 squat! Looked like you could have done even more!

[Ginger575]

very nice work Ginger. Those squats are really strong!

Thanks,Brian!

Congrats on the 330 squat! Looked like you could have done even more!

Thanks! and thanks for stopping by!

[Ginger575]

Blah, blah, blah. More of the same.

Fasted last week. Not fasting this week. Going to California the 23nd.

At the gym

Elliptical 5 min, a few Cuban rotations, a few dislocates...

A1) Cuban Press
15's x10,x10,x10

A2) Trap III Raise
10x10,x10,x10
might be time for the 8's

B ) Squats

squat warm up: 1 set of BW x 12 split squats, a few squat stretches
Squats:
bar x10
My left hip external rotators felt weird and hip flexors still felt tight so I took more time to warm up. Mostly walking around and stretching.
By the time I was warm enough both racks were busy...but I was invited to work in by one of the rack occupants who was doing shrugs. It was the guy I taught how to deadlift a while back and I hardly ever run into him so I did a few shrugs. I did a few deadlifts with him later.

Barbell shrugs:
135x10 bar in front
135x10 bar behind
225x8 front
225x3 behind

Yay...on to squats.

bar x10
135x5
225x6 (felt heavy today)
135x12
bar x 10,10

deadlift
135x10
185x8
Those were a little hard after squats.

[Bum-Life]

Going to California the 23nd.

I wanna !!!!!!!

wat do in cali ?

[Ginger575]

I wanna !!!!!!!

wat do in cali ?

Mom insists that I travel with her to see my brother. Just me and Mom, which is cool...but she doesn't expect us to even make it out of the first airport.

Other news...I ran over a sign.
I think it was supposed to look like this...

But I guess the wind blew it over face down and I didn't see it. Shredded a tire. I can't wait to hear what the tow truck guy says.
I am beside myself. I am like the most over cautious granny-drivin' person ever.

But lets end with some good news.
I have home grown tomatoes and as of today eggs as well.

[hmotb555]

Hey there! how are things going with you? I've been away from the boards and I don't know how often I'll be back on them...life is really busy and I haven't been on much....but I'm still lifting...working on building myself back up after my nearly 3 month hiatus due to grad school and all that good stuff. I hope all is well with you...keep up the hard work!

[Ginger575]

Hey there! how are things going with you? I've been away from the boards and I don't know how often I'll be back on them...life is really busy and I haven't been on much....but I'm still lifting...working on building myself back up after my nearly 3 month hiatus due to grad school and all that good stuff. I hope all is well with you...keep up the hard work!

I'm doing okay. Still kickin'. Good to hear from you.

[Ginger575]

workout at some fitness center inside the base
Followed along w/ my brother.



A1 bench/kinda wide
135x8
155x6
155x4
135x6

A2 deadlift
205x12
205x12
205x12
205x12
205x8


Only rest was to change bench weights


B1 incline bench machine
50's x12
40's x12
40's x12


B2 row machine
50's x12
40's x12
40's x12


C some other machine row
30's x25


I think I'm gonna be sore. Mostly my chest and tris and maybe a little with my upper back.


Also went to a beach someplace close to San Diego/San Onofre

[Ginger575]

Today

walk about 50 yd jog about 50 yd

squat press 25's x12
dips bw x 5
reverse row bw x12
chin up negatives/low rings bw x5

weighted sit up ?x12
squat press 25's x12
cuban press 10's x12
chin up negatives/low rings bw x5

squat press 25's x12
bent over row 50x12
chin up negatives/low rings bw x5
squat press 25's x12

walk back to the house.

I worked out with my brother again.
Outside. In the sun and about 95 degrees. Kinda dumb to be out in the heat.

He was running between circuits. I might have if it were cooler. I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to heat combined w/ direct sunlight.

Later was 2 hrs at a water park.

Yesterday was low back endurance. Safety seat + baby(9 lbs)+following baby's mom shopping= me as human baby swing x 1.5 hrs.

Yep. I'm pretty sure I don't want any more kids of my own.

Also, I have the weirdest tan lines ever.

[blsmith]

Good looking workout... heard that you also met I-esha! That must have been fun! Hope you have a great week!

[Ginger575]

Good looking workout... heard that you also met I-esha! That must have been fun! Hope you have a great week!

Yes I did. It was fun.

[hmotb555]

Good looking workout... heard that you also met I-esha! That must have been fun! Hope you have a great week!

Yes I did. It was fun.

Yes it was so great to meet you! You have a very sweet family

[Ginger575]

12:30 AM @ home

A) Mechanical advantage deadlift drop sets

clean grip DL from 4" platform
205x8
snatch grip DL from 4" platform
205x6
clean grip DL from 4" platform
205x8
clean grip DL from floor
205x10

*used straps.
*no shoes.

B )
Romanian DL
255x8
205x12
135x20

wow. hello, back pump. It's been a while since I've felt that.

*used straps.
*no shoes.

[Ginger575]

Oh yeah...I forgot.
Fatness update...

I'm pretty much back to the same bf% that I was in March...but about 11 lbs heavier. o_0