Abscynthe's "Hope this transformation sticks" QBM thread

[Abscynthe]

Hey all! Thought I'd join in on the 90 day QBM transformation contest. I find these pretty motivating as an end goal - or would, if I actually stuck with one! I'll also be doing this with my husband - Psychoholic - so we'll motivate each other and help each other out.

I'm about 5'9", and my weight this morning was 165. My goal is to get down to about 140.

"Before" pics are attached.

[ERGOGENIX]

Good luck

[Psychoholic]

Good luck baby!

[Abscynthe]

Sunday (after pics) went running with my husband and a friend at a local park. Runkeeper lost GPS at some point, but it was about 3.2(ish) miles, 11:10 a mile. This is a full minute to a minute and a half faster than I've tracked before while running (or at least outside the beginning of a race). We had started doing sprints to increase running capacity, and I think it really helped out!

Monday: chest / biceps

Flat DB press - 12 x 20, 10 x 25, 8 x 30, 8 x 30 (was too spent to get the 35s up there!)
Cable flyes - 12 x 30, 10 x 35, 8 x 40, 6 x 45
Decline bench press - 3 sets, 8 x 65

Spider curls - 3 sets, 8 x 30. This was the first time doing these and boy did I feel them! Absolutely no room for any english at all.

Crossbody hammer curls - 3 sets, 10 x 20

Tonight's goal is either sprints at the park, or if it is raining to hit the elliptical at home.

[MuscleMom]

Another female! YAY!!!

good luck with the contest! You are off to a fantastic start!! Dont hesitate to ask me any questions

[Abscynthe]

Yep, we girls have to stick together

Moved my rest day to last night. It's not supposed to be raining, so I'll hit the park for sprints after class tonight. We are training for both the Tough Mudder and a half marathon in March, so I'll be dividing my time between lifting and training for those two events.

I'm also tracking my food via MyFitnessPal, sticking to about 1800-1850 calories a day.

[MuscleMom]

What is the tough Mudder? Sounds like fun

[Abscynthe]

www.toughmudder.com

It's a 10 mile endurance obstacle course, with things like wall climbs, rope net climbs, crawling through tunnels, swimming through mud, that sort of thing. We did the Warrior Dash back in May, which is a light (3 mile) version of the Tough Mudder, and had a blast, so we're going to sign up for the Tough Mudder. There's no time to finish it in, you just have to finish, and they make you sign a death warrant

[Abscynthe]

Yesterday was back and triceps:

Deadlifts: 10 x 125, 6 x 135, 3 x 155, 1 x 165 <----bodyweight!
Narrowgrip cable rows: 10 x 70, 10 x 85, 8 x 100, 4 x 120
Bent over DB rows: 8 x 50, 6 x 55, 6 x 55
WG pull ups (assisted): 8 x 100, 6 x 95, 6 x 96

BB overhead extension: 6 x 40, 8 x 30, 8 x 30 (form was off, dropped down in weight)
BW dips: 3 sets of 12

I am sore today!

Scale read about 163.5, so I've dropped 1.5 pounds since Sunday. Most of that is probably water weight.

[MuscleMom]

www.toughmudder.com

It's a 10 mile endurance obstacle course, with things like wall climbs, rope net climbs, crawling through tunnels, swimming through mud, that sort of thing. We did the Warrior Dash back in May, which is a light (3 mile) version of the Tough Mudder, and had a blast, so we're going to sign up for the Tough Mudder. There's no time to finish it in, you just have to finish, and they make you sign a death warrant

Now that sounds like fun!!! Good luck

Great wo's!

[Abscynthe]

Did 4.5 miles mountain biking yesterday morning with my husband and a few friends. Talk about HIIT cardio!

My original workout plan of doing legs on Saturdays so I could get in a long run on Fridays isn't working out - Saturdays are probably the worst day to get in a workout. So tonight will probably be legs, tomorrow a run, Wednesday chest, Thursday a 5 mile run before turkey coma commences and Friday back.

[MuscleMom]

Looks like you have a good plan in mind

[Abscynthe]

Haven't had a chance to update this past week. Expect a MEGA update later this evening.

[Abscynthe]

November 22: legs and shoulders

BB Squats - 8 x 100, 8 x 105, 65 x 8 <--form check
Hack squats - 12 x 104, 10 x 124, 8 x 144
Leg extensions - 10 x 70, 8 x 85, 8 x 100, 6 x 110
Seated calf press - 15 x 290, 8 x 410, 8 x 410
Plate front raises - 10 x 25 (x3)
BB upright rows - 10 x 30, 10 x 40, 6 x 50
Rear lat raises - 8 x 25 (x3)

November 24 - Chest (and introduced to the Dorian Yates method of training)
Decline press - 10 x 85, 4 x 100 <--broke 3 digits!
Incline BB press - 6 x 35
Flat DB flyes - 7 x 25
Concentration curls (focusing on negative) - 6 x 25
EZ bar curls (focusing on negative) - 6 x 50

November 25 - running
4.25 miles in 59:05, average pace 13:54

November 29 - back to chest (didn't get in a back workout last week)

5 minute warmup on elliptical
Incline DB press - 6 x 25 (x2)
Incline flyes - 8 x 25 (x2)
Flat bench flyes - 8 x 20 (x2)
Concentration curls (focusing on negative) - 6 x 25
Wide grip BB curls - 8 x 30 (x2)

[Abscynthe]

Forgot to add in the 1.5 hours of tennis I played with my husband and a friend on Sunday.

[Annalev]

Good luck, Abscynthe!

[MuscleMom]

Nice update! You have been busy

[Abscynthe]

Thanks!

My biggest problem is diet. During the week, I'm golden. Everything's on point, I eat when I need to and what I'm supposed to, but on the weekends - everything falls apart. My husband and I don't want what's in the fridge so we go out, or we don't go grocery shopping until Sunday, we don't always make good decisions, and it undoes everything I've accomplished during the week. I just have to get my head to a point where I want this transformation more than I want to go out to eat

[MuscleMom]

Thanks!

My biggest problem is diet. During the week, I'm golden. Everything's on point, I eat when I need to and what I'm supposed to, but on the weekends - everything falls apart. My husband and I don't want what's in the fridge so we go out, or we don't go grocery shopping until Sunday, we don't always make good decisions, and it undoes everything I've accomplished during the week. I just have to get my head to a point where I want this transformation more than I want to go out to eat

That is pretty normal.

Planning is key

[Abscynthe]

Workouts have been pre-empted by finals over the weekend and through today. I'll be back on the workout train tomorrow (finally!) and will definitely get in some good workouts the rest of the week to make up for it. I did get in 1.5 hours of tennis on Sunday morning, though.

Next week I'll be in Dallas, so may just stick to running depending on the workout facility they have onsite.

[wa77en]

Your diet sounds a lot like mine! Perfect during the week until the weekend.
A constant battle for me, but I'm eating waaaay better than what I use to.
So a reward here or there is okay, just so as long as it doesn't spill into the
work week. Good Luck!

[MuscleMom]

Have fun in Dallas!!

[Abscynthe]

About this time last year, I bought a pair of "goal" jeans in a size 8. Every so often, I would try them on and see what (if any) progress I'd made. I'd been noticing that my size 10 jeans were getting baggy, so this morning I tried on the goal jeans again.

And I could pull them up and button them! Okay, I had to lay on the bed to do so, but that's so much farther than I've ever been able to do before. This definitely makes me excited and I can use this as even more motivation - I don't have that far to go before they fit better!

[MuscleMom]

About this time last year, I bought a pair of "goal" jeans in a size 8. Every so often, I would try them on and see what (if any) progress I'd made. I'd been noticing that my size 10 jeans were getting baggy, so this morning I tried on the goal jeans again.

And I could pull them up and button them! Okay, I had to lay on the bed to do so, but that's so much farther than I've ever been able to do before. This definitely makes me excited and I can use this as even more motivation - I don't have that far to go before they fit better!

Fantastic! Talk about motivating!!!!

[Abscynthe]

So the "fitness room" at this place is a joke - two treadmills and 2 stationary bikes, plus two sets of 2lb dumbbells. I set out to get some running in, but I couldn't find the paths my coworker told me of, the sidewalks lead to busy intersections and I don't know the drivers in this area, so I found an empty parking lot and did sprints. 10 parking spaces, 6 times, and I feel like my quads are going to peel away from the bone. I'll be glad to get back to lifting this weekend. Although the food at this place is pretty good, seems to be geared towards healthy eating, and comes in decent portion sizes, so I might not be completely out of shape when I get back

[MuscleMom]

Hotel gyms are usually not the best...I guess it is better than nothing

Glad the food is decent!!

[MuscleMom]

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[MuscleMom]

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