geek gets tough

[Euqinom]

how can this be? damn brits sure do take their time.

Probably some sick and twisted version of playing hard to get. #meh.

[Lou1se]

i believe fully that if you started just training for strength youd pass me up in a month. you have this full-tilt boogie way about you.

OMG LOL That /\/\ cracked me up!!

Today
MADCOW Week 10 Deadlift Day
Squat - 75x5, 100x5, 125x5, 125x5
OHP - Barx5, 60x5, 75x5, 83x5
Deadlifts - 135x5, 170x5, 207x5, 245x4 (failed to lift the fifth rep more than an inch off the floor), 245x1

No accessory work today. I quit and went to pick up my kiddo. I should do it. It's ab work, I need to do ab rollouts 10x4

The deadlifts were a failure. Felt very very heavy. I am going to try the same weight again next week.

You have got to be kidding!! 1 missed rep.

Very impressed with your OHP's, I imagine you are doing these standing up? I've started doing a little.. nothing serious, Bradford Presses since I have this throw the bar over the head thing going on when I do my pissy squats.

I read that SHERLOCK Season 3 has been delayed until 2014 because Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman are too awesome - busy schedules Hopefully by end of this year if they get a move on!

[wakechica]

how can this be? damn brits sure do take their time.

Mmm quit your whining.....*jokes*

I'll let you know when it's out. If you want some more good British Drama I can recommend Lewis (sequel series to inspector morse, just a lot funnier) and also Downton Abbey (not watched, but everyone raves about it).

Production was originally set to begin in January 2013,[61] but due to 'availability reasons' the filming of series three was pushed back to March 2013.[62] Gatiss has confirmed that he will write the first episode of the third series, and that it would be 'loosely based' on "The Adventure of the Empty House", in which Conan Doyle revealed that Holmes had faked his death.[63] Gatiss plans to have Watson react very differently from the original character at the discovery of Holmes's return in series three; "I always found it a little unlikely that Dr Watson's only reaction was to faint for instance—as opposed to possibly a stream of terrible swear words," he said.[64] Moffat and Thompson will again write the other two episodes.[61]
Moffat aspires to tackle the fact that eventually Watson will be living apart from Holmes, though he is uncertain whether he will have Watson get married in this adaptation.[16] Moffat also wants to use other villains and adversaries from Conan Doyle's original stories. Without revealing if Moriarty faked his own death at the end of series two, Moffat has suggested that Moriarty will not feature heavily in future series of Sherlock.[65][66]
Moffat and Gatiss have announced three words that allude to the content of the third series. These words were, "rat, wedding, bow". Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August 2012, Moffat said that these words "may be misleading, are not titles, are only teases or possibly clues, but might be deliberately designed to get you into a lather."[67]

[marathonmom262]

Geek! Great workout - I love Eric's motivational math. It really is astounding when you calculate the end volume. I love the attitude you have about a 1 rep fail too - kind of "meh - just try it again next week" - atta girl!

Happy Thursday!!!

[gobbles23]

Awesome workout! You'll get that last rep next time for sure

[vanessa40]

Looking good girl

[geek23ka]

omg you guys are awesome!! you are cracking me up over here.

this is a total drive by, but i hope to be back tonight. i picked up the baby directly after the workout, and he and my husband have been keeping me busy ever since. i'm stealing this time just to write this stuff down.

yesterday 30 minutes elliptical

today
MADCOW Week 10 Intensity Day
Squat - 75x5, 100x5, 127x5, 155x5, 184x3, 125x8
Bench Press - barx5, 60x5, 75x5, 90x5, 108x3, 75x8
Bent Over Row - barx5, 65x5, 85x5, 100x5, 113x3, 88x8

Accessories
Bench Dips - (bwx8)x3
Barbell Curls - 45x8, 50x8, 50x5
Skullcrushers - (50x8)x3

love you all. bodymedia fit link just came in the mail. so excited!!!

[marathonmom262]

body media fit link just came in the mail. so excited!!!

HOORAY!!!! I'm so excited for you and also totally jealous. If my "wish" comes true I'm hoping to get one a year from now and blame my whining for one on postpartum hysteria. Hubs could never say no to that right?

Have fun getting it all set up and experimenting with it!!!

[thehobbes]

Geek is in the BMF CREW!!! Do you even chart and graph? Ohhhh you will now!

I read that SHERLOCK Season 3 has been delayed until 2014 because Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman are too awesome - busy schedules Hopefully by end of this year if they get a move on!

No idea what you guys are talking about but these can not be real people, no no no, too good to be true. They sound like they should be walking around with top hats, canes, and monicles.

[pharty]

WOOT BMFFTMFW!

Tell us what your sleep graph looks like

[geek23ka]

I wouldn't call 245x4 a failure at all. You still deadlifted 3,785lbs. in five sets which averages 757lbs. per set. You will be pulling 3 plates in no time at all. Nice work.

this really cheered me up, eric. seriously. thank you so much for calculating it out for me. i *really* want to hit three plates for reps this year.

Probably some sick and twisted version of playing hard to get. #meh.

haha! that cartoon is so twee <3

and so so right on the brits.

OMG LOL That /\/\ cracked me up!! :-D

You have got to be kidding!! 1 missed rep. :-rolleyes:

Very impressed with your OHP's, I imagine you are doing these standing up? I've started doing a little.. nothing serious, Bradford Presses since I have this throw the bar over the head thing going on when I do my pissy squats.

I read that SHERLOCK Season 3 has been delayed until 2014 because Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman are too awesome - busy schedules ;-) Hopefully by end of this year if they get a move on!

they need to get a move on. now that ive joined the sherlock fanclub. thanks for saying that about my OHP's. i really have no idea if its a "good" one or not, esp at my weight.

Mmm quit your whining.....*jokes*

I'll let you know when it's out. If you want some more good British Drama I can recommend Lewis (sequel series to inspector morse, just a lot funnier) and also Downton Abbey (not watched, but everyone raves about it).

love downton abbey so much. also waiting on pins and needles for that one. with you slow ass brits god only know when itll come out. :troll:

i will look for lewis. i have no idea what it is, but ill watch just baout any british show. i loved luther and am waiting for m i love nod.ore of those, too. also really enjoy black books, and recently am watching fresh meat. its cute. i love nod.

Geek! Great workout - I love Eric's motivational math. It really is astounding when you calculate the end volume. I love the attitude you have about a 1 rep fail too - kind of "meh - just try it again next week" - atta girl!

Happy Thursday!!!

thanks, mm!
yeah, that really helped me to see it that way. (thanks again, eric <3)

Awesome workout! :-) You'll get that last rep next time for sure :-)

and then have its babies for breakfast

Looking good girl ;-)

thanks you, ms v.

HOORAY!!!! I'm so excited for you and also totally jealous. If my "wish" comes true I'm hoping to get one a year from now and blame my whining for one on postpartum hysteria. Hubs could never say no to that right?

Have fun getting it all set up and experimenting with it!!!

i love that plan, mm and ive been having fun with this, for sure. its already helping me!!

Geek is in the BMF CREW!!! Do you even chart and graph? Ohhhh you will now!

No idea what you guys are talking about but these can not be real people, no no no, too good to be true. They sound like they should be walking around with top hats, canes, and monicles.

hobbes, i need schooling on how to post the results here in IMG format! i love this thing so much. SO glad i got it!! watch sherlock. its fun.

WOOT BMFFTMFW!

Tell us what your sleep graph looks like

its been good these past two whole days i was so happy to see that. bb is in a good sleep cycle right now. wheew! not napping as well, but sleeping well at night so im not having to wake up at night to tend to him.

[geek23ka]

yesterday 30 minutes elliptical
today 30 minutes elliptical

and i want to post results from the BMFL. HALP HALP!!!

[rickiecoombs]

I am so excited about your BMFL!!!!!! And I'm SO glad you like it!! Will be stalking for updates!

[beatha]

Hiya G

See your BMF arrived - aweseome - good madcow session up there ^^

I'm assuming the BMF data is viewable on the PC - in which case in general a screenshot will work - choose a good resolution, save as a Jpg then upload some place like photobucket. simply copy & paste the handy IMG code the site provides.

[geek23ka]

i have a windows based computer. how do i screen shot?

i am not a fan of computers. my husband is. im a geek in the worst of ways. im a record collecting/book collecting geek.

my husband is an ex basement dweller. lulz.

oh wait i see a print screen button! i bet thats it.

[geek23ka]

lets see how this worked. i used a "snip it" found in the user control panel of this windows os


hurrah! um, i did *not* sleep over 11 hours! something went screwy there, but i did sleep 10 hours, so it wasnt too off. and today it recorded 7 hours, so its definitely straightened itself out.

[geek23ka]

here is detail of calories burned. i get up a millionty times a day to deal with toddler issues and clean.

[hieronymous]

The BMF thing looks pretty cool. 3069 calories is a lot! 10 hours of sleep sounds fantastic.

[geek23ka]

The BMF thing looks pretty cool. 3069 calories is a lot! 10 hours of sleep sounds fantastic.

you will get there. i swear. by the time he was 16 months or so and he still had never once slept through the night i thought i was going to commit hara-kiri. but it will happen! he's not the best cosleeper, either. i do it bc im too lazy to have him too far away at night. haha. i think he would be happier in his own bed. we are working on it.

[Redfizz]

Holy moly! 3000+ calories! What the heck are you doing all day?

What do you think about it so far?

[geek23ka]

Holy moly! 3000+ calories! What the heck are you doing all day?

What do you think about it so far?

well... its kind of hard to believe im actually burning 3k a day. today so far is 2331 with 6812 steps. i dont feel like im moving that much? im mostly just puttering around the house playing with the kids or cleaning or making food for the kids and stuff. i did the elliptical, too.

also on the elliptical my heart rate is in the 170's but it says im only doing moderate work? im not DYING, but it feels harder than moderate, KWIM?

but its kinda like playing a video game. fun to check and see if youve won achievements or fulfilled the necessary steps or calories for the day. is that how it is for you? what does it say you burn?

[Redfizz]

well... its kind of hard to believe im actually burning 3k a day. today so far is 2331 with 6812 steps. i dont feel like im moving that much? im mostly just puttering around the house playing with the kids or cleaning or making food for the kids and stuff. i did the elliptical, too.

also on the elliptical my heart rate is in the 170's but it says im only doing moderate work? im not DYING, but it feels harder than moderate, KWIM?

but its kinda like playing a video game. fun to check and see if youve won achievements or fulfilled the necessary steps or calories for the day. is that how it is for you? what does it say you burn?

I have been hitting between 2300 - 2600. I have been trying to keep the flu at bay and have been sleeping a lot the past few days and have only hit ~1800 calories thanks to sleeping a lot.

It is a lot of fun! It's like, "Doh! Didn't get very high. So how about I clean the kitchen rather than sit and watch TV for hours on end." Come to think about it, I have watched a lot less TV since the first week of having the BMF.

[geek23ka]

well you do weigh approx 100 pounds less than me so thats some good calories burn there.

yes yes to wanting to score more achievements with this thing! hahaa. that's how khan academy is set up, too. im going back to get my BSN next fall and am relearning math. UGHHHHHHHH. khan academy has been very helpful, and its free, and you get lots of achievements points, too. its very lulzy

[gobbles23]

Woah, what's the secret to sleeping like that!? Seriously! I want that sleep!

[geek23ka]

Woah, what's the secret to sleeping like that!? Seriously! I want that sleep!

sheer exhaustion from almost two years of no sleep bc of said insane toddler! i can lend him to you, if you'd like. these past couple of weeks i have had some good sleep.

[geek23ka]

today so far. still need to do a few things round the house, so will probably hit 3k again per this doo-hickey.


2,249 238C 83F 150P

todays meals
egg mcmuffin for breakfast (shopping day, no eggs, no milk, no ham no nuttin!)
coffee with ff half n half

ham veggie and barley soup - homemade. leftover veggies from last week (carrot, parsnips, green beans, corn, onion)+ ham and barley and broth i made out of turkey bones this christmas and froze). good soup! for lunch this week. so excited about saving money like this. thanks, swoosh and 80's!
southbeach meal bar

beef stir fry with carrots, bell peppers, sugar snap peas, broccoli, green onion and marinated sirloin trimmed of all visible fat

snacks
big bowl of reduced sugar frosted flakes with whole milk (it's good!)
gluten free organic whole grain crackers with 3 ox cheddar (yes im a total pig)

this is pretty much how i eat every day. sometimes gluten free bread these days with almond butter and raw honey. if so, no crackers. sometimes salads instead of cooked veggies)

it's going to be interesting comparing my intake on MFP with kcal burned per BM.

i want to lose weight, but im bad about getting under 2200kcal intake.

[thehobbes]

Nice job with the cals burned, you are a busy woman! Nice sleep as well, I only get close to that on weekends, and only if I have nowhere I need to be in the morning (kinda rare anymore lol.) It is amazing how much you burn doing anything where you're on your feet walking around. I'm worried if I ever manage to take a week where I don't have to go in to work (it's been yrs but maybe someday lol) I'm gonna either have to run 10miles a day or eat 2kcals a day.

It is a lot of fun! It's like, "Doh! Didn't get very high. So how about I clean the kitchen rather than sit and watch TV for hours on end." Come to think about it, I have watched a lot less TV since the first week of having the BMF.

Lulz my cupboards, garage, and freezer have never been more organized, running out of stuff to do to hit goals on Sundays.

[geek23ka]

Nice job with the cals burned, you are a busy woman! Nice sleep as well, I only get close to that on weekends, and only if I have nowhere I need to be in the morning (kinda rare anymore lol.) It is amazing how much you burn doing anything where you're on your feet walking around. I'm worried if I ever manage to take a week where I don't have to go in to work (it's been yrs but maybe someday lol) I'm gonna either have to run 10miles a day or eat 2kcals a day.


Lulz my cupboards, garage, and freezer have never been more organized, running out of stuff to do to hit goals on Sundays.

Sleep is good. It is my friend. I miss it when it's not around. lots!

I can't wait to do some serious organizing. Baby jail is so worth it just for that.

today! the never-thought-i'd-make-it-this-far-in-this-program workout
Week 11 MADCOWVolume Day
Squat 75x5, 100x5, 130x5, 155x5, 185x5 huffed and puffed and knee caved once, too, but i did it!
Bench Press barx5, 65x5, 80x5, 108x3 (failed. supposed to be x5), 108x3 (just to do it)
Bent Over Row barx5, 65x5, 85x5, 100x5, 110x5 (scheduled to do 113, but chicken out. felt wiped out)
Good Mornings- 110x8, 110x8 (again lowered weight bc i felt wiped. it's accessory, so it doesnt matter as much)
Ab Rollouts- 10x4 (wanted to give in and not do as much, but forced myself. My abs are super weak.)

Thoughts

Happy, even though I failed bench. Again. I don't know if I am ready to reset or not. I kinda want to. I might, just because I am restricting calories again as well as doing cardio (hopefully daily cardio). Maybe I should. What do you guys think?

My stoopid bodymedia thing hardly recognized any of my workout. wtf???According to it, I only produced seven minutes of moderate intensity with that workout. NO WAY. I was sweating before I was done. Just no way.

Is this thing not much more than a ****meter? HALP BMFL users!

[pharty]

So I have to clean more? Yuck.

[Redfizz]

Lulz my cupboards, garage, and freezer have never been more organized, running out of stuff to do to hit goals on Sundays.

Seeeeee??? That's it! It took me three days to clean after the new year. Then it took me 3 hours last weekend. Today it only took me 30 minutes, so now I have resorted to going through drawers, organizing/throwing out papers, etc. Honey's pretty happy. All he has to do is cook (which he loves) and the kitchen is cleaned up before he can even sit down for the evening.

I am so proud of you, Geek!!!!! Week 11! Way to go!

Your second 108 x 3 bench press made me .

Dunno what to tell you about the BMF. Mine is similar. The way I view it is if I were to total the minutes that I am ACTUALLY lifting, it would only be between 5 - 10 minutes. The other time is loading/unloading weights, being distracted by Raising Hope on TV, etc. P? Lori? Auntie Ham? Any insight?