Journey to 1000 - May it be good

[dreahere]

In late, but damn! that squat. You are once again my hero.

[geek23ka]

dat bench, b. fookin nice. oh boy. i'm super antsy about your benchin now.


yay for 350 comin off the floor like it's supposed to! damn heavy deads are so fickle. one day they love you and they next day they turn their back on ya.

congratulations to obi-wan and you on completing the death march! hehehhee. was it a big elevation change? or just slippery/rocky?

[beatha]

In late, but damn! that squat. You are once again my hero.

Thanks Bittybro!

dat bench, b. fookin nice. oh boy. i'm super antsy about your benchin now.


yay for 350 comin off the floor like it's supposed to! damn heavy deads are so fickle. one day they love you and they next day they turn their back on ya.

congratulations to obi-wan and you on completing the death march! hehehhee. was it a big elevation change? or just slippery/rocky?

I am a tiny bit antsy myself for a new bench PR as its been so long

DL is a love / hate kinda thing ...being well rested is only prep that minimizes the fickleness but wtf got time for rest lol

the death march was steep but short switchbacks , mostly stepping on boulders, crowed popular place where crazy fukers were running the trail ... not slick or anything ... it aggravated her knees and hips so def a never again kinda trail.


food porn today, no workout as we hiked several hours yesterday while prospecting with me as the hauler/digger ... gotta buy external frame for this hobby as my daypack is not cutting it
farmer walks with gallons of dirt in buckets bout killed my traps... which are now named Thor & Hercules ... they spoke to me so i had to give them names

bench & squat session combined tomorrow but for now food ...

delish eggplant pizza (artichoke hearts, spinach, mushroom, red onion, black olives, mozzarella, and few bacon bits) and delicata squash (roasted with sprinkle of salt, pepper and garlic)



lol @ my pre water cut wt lose as my consistency with the low carbs is awful urgh

[geek23ka]

recipe for eggplant pizza? i'm low carb, too. it looks tasty.

prospecting!!! so adorable.

[beatha]

http://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/...gplant-pizzas/

pretty much that ^^^ is what we did. picked differnt toppings based on what we like on pizza / had in fridge.
the artichoke hearts were a spontaneous purchase today along with hot pickled okra (no it was not on pizza)
the hearts were a nice after backing flavoroide to add.

btw what she does not say in her recipe is how to rid eggplant of bitterness
*** slice, salt liberally, let sit/sweat for half hour, rinse well, pat dry then use them as directed in recipie*** -<---- without that step these can be quite horrible
also tip is to make sure to cut bout 1/4" thick as any thinner makes em hard to pickup like hand food and nom nom

[geek23ka]

http://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/...gplant-pizzas/

pretty much that ^^^ is what we did. picked differnt toppings based on what we like on pizza / had in fridge.
the artichoke hearts were a spontaneous purchase today along with hot pickled okra (no it was not on pizza)
the hearts were a nice after backing flavoroide to add.

btw what she does not say in her recipe is how to rid eggplant of bitterness
*** slice, salt liberally, let sit/sweat for half hour, rinse well, pat dry then use them as directed in recipie*** -<---- without that step these can be quite horrible
also tip is to make sure to cut bout 1/4" thick as any thinner makes em hard to pickup like hand food and nom nom

oh hell, i never knew that. i keep trying to make eggplant stuff because i used to eat these eggplant sandwiches from a shop in houston that i loved. but each time i've tried something on my own, it's sucked bitter balls.

you might have solved that for me. BLESS YOU.

[beatha]

10-12-14 Sun "Fun-Bout-To-Ove-Do-It" Day

Squats w/ SBDs
5 @ 170
4 @ 200
3 @ 235 x 2 belt on
3 @ 250 x 3
2 @ 265 x 2 ... tweaked myself some how on last rep, 2/3 of way up felt pain in hips/lower back, so bench time & skipped top set 285 double

BP
8 @ 120
6 @ 150
4 @ 170 paused
3 @ 180 paused
4 @185 tng AMRAP - 1 left in the tank ...unofficially 5RM PR
Dat set felt great but for the inattention of my invisible spotter brah i might gone for a 5th and as 4th was not a grinder
6 @ 170 tng AMRAP - 1
10 @ 160 tng AMRAP barely racked last rep

[thehobbes]

Jeez 185 for 4 good reps and felt like you could get 5, Bea what have you been doing for your bp (beside bp-ing of course!) Are you still working with that slingshot? You were semi stuck a while back, just wondering what it was that got you through it. Invisible spotter brah... ahhh I'm not even gonna go there.

[beatha]

lol yeah perhaps best to not go there .

getting over a hump with benching ... for me increase in intensify & volume ... DNG & JJ pointed me to Macenkos - BLESS YOU 2 - ... sheiko had volume but 70% x lotta reps was not doing it ... i got really good at 175-180 but repping 185 was hard.

also after last meet i started doing CGBP 3 set x 7-10 reps going as heavy as I could that day so 115-135 range will up that range when i get 10@135 x3 after a tough regular bp session

[geek23ka]

b's bench goes BOOM!

[ilovethe80s]

4, possibly 5 at 185 bench is insane. Major congrats, you've definitely been putting the work in for that. And mmmmmm, eggplant

[beatha]

Thanks Ladies today was another bench day ... no deads nor squats this week although my hips/back feels 90% better after 3 days RICE and ibuprofen.

10-15-14

Paused BP
8@120
6@150
5@170
3@180x2
6@170 paused AMRAP
7@160 paused AMRAP

CGBP
10@135
8@135
7@135
reps falling off a bit with fatigue and/or i am not resting long enough

Rev Pec Dec
8@90x2
6@90 drop 2@80

[Lou1se]

A lot of work done there for benching, no wonder the fatigue set in Paused benching would take it out for you.

Glad the hips and back are almost trouble free

[beatha]

A lot of work done there for benching, no wonder the fatigue set in Paused benching would take it out for you.

Glad the hips and back are almost trouble free

Hiya Lou Thanks for stopping by. I missed ya around here if you start a new journal drop me a link.
Hope life is going well for you . Summer soon where your at so gotta be enjoying that at least.
Hugs!!!

[beatha]

10/20/14 Monday

In summary an Awesome Bench Day

Paused BP (unless noted)
6 @ 120, 150
4 @ 170
3 @ 180
3 @ 190 x 2 . . . Reps PR . . . 1st rep paused both sets, 2nd & 3rd tng to avoid roll of shame. Felt good. Real good. lol
9 @ 160 . . . AMRAP - 1


CGBP
5-6 @ 150 x 3


Rev Pec Dec
8-9 @ 80 x 3

[jjeane]

And B's bench goes KA BOOM!!!! Awesome job! I am so glad Macenko's is treating you well.

I want you to know this is me waiting for your next meet write up!

[beatha]

And B's bench goes KA BOOM!!!! Awesome job! I am so glad Macenko's is treating you well.

I want you to know this is me waiting for your next meet write up!

lol ^^^ cute .... i will try to take good mental notes and make a thorough right up this time ... something worthy of the black cat.

ah so it was supposed to be DL day but apparently princess sparkle pony set thing in motion such that i was forced to rest 1 more day ... or maybe the home depot hackers should take the blame for my failure to update gym auto payment to a new card in a timely fashion. still think its absurd to not let a regular in fuking absurd i tell ya.

being turned back at the door has spurred me to contact two local PL gyms so perhaps pissing me off may not have been a bad thing in the end ... we shall see


18 days out .... water loading is ramping up

[Cooper72]

Wow, that is some serious pressing. Following along.

[jjeane]

ah so it was supposed to be DL day but apparently princess sparkle pony set thing in motion such that i was forced to rest 1 more day ... or maybe the home depot hackers should take the blame for my failure to update gym auto payment to a new card in a timely fashion. still think its absurd to not let a regular in fuking absurd i tell ya.

being turned back at the door has spurred me to contact two local PL gyms so perhaps pissing me off may not have been a bad thing in the end ... we shall see


18 days out .... water loading is ramping up

That is totally uncool and absurd! Like you haven't been lifting there forever! I would look for a different place too! it may be a blessing in surprise!
17 days!!

[beatha]

my gym may soon be my old gym depends on rates anyways let me correct my earlier post ... 16 days out opps counting was off ... I am down 7 lbs in the last a month some of it water wt, felt the low carbs in todays DL ... 390 not gonna happen till meet day. not complaining just making a note that i have a feeling not following CP strictly may result in smaller gains this time around. Tapering off volume but keeping intensity high.



10/23/14 Dead Day

some warm up reps

DL
5 @ 185, 225, 255, 275
3 @ 305
2 @ 335
1 or 2 @ 355
1 @ 375 ... slow top rep ick but it was good, no hitch
2 @ 315

Speed-ish DL
3@ 285 x 3

BB Shrug
8-10 @ 135 x 3.... bit of sandbagging lol but did challenge tired doh grip

[beatha]

Wow, that is some serious pressing. Following along.

Thanks
Glad progress is finally being made in BP, long time coming, I have plans to hit 2pps in 2015. Dream Big!!!

[jjeane]

So Nov 8th or 9th?

[beatha]

So Nov 8th or 9th?

Sat Nov 8th
Maybe streamed if so will post up a link.

[beatha]

10-25-14 Saturday

This morning wt 2nd day back in 150's and feeling strong. Worked up to 2nd attempt range to do a couple of singles.


Squats
5 @ 45, 95, 135, 185
3 @ 225, 260
1 @ 290 wraps

Walkout & Hold
1 @ 315, 330, 350

Squats again
1 @ 315 :/ meh ... Ah spot time
1 @ 315 better ... Something bout having a spot made the last single easier and more fluid ... All in mah head i tell ya.

BP
8 @ 120
6 @ 150
5 @ 170
3 @ 180 paused
1 @ 190 x 2 paused, 1 min between singles solid, no problem, even after squatting
9 @ 170 AMRAP set

[jjeane]

Excellent lifting coming up to the meet B! Nice 190's on the bench and a nice 9x170 to finish it off!

[beatha]

Excellent lifting coming up to the meet B! Nice 190's on the bench and a nice 9x170 to finish it off!

Thanks so much for the encouragement JJ
Warmed up to my squat opener last night thumbsup.jpg, tomorrow will do same for bench and from the till meet will just warm up, do some light technique stuff, stretching and foam rolling. Oh and as much sleeping as possible ... hear on NPR report about a sports study today that it's really true about * gains happen and performance improves when one is well rested *

9/9 is the goal and some PR's are in the plan but we shall see how the day goes

[Lou1se]

Hey Bea!!! Awesome workout! I was looking at the numbers in your sig and you're right onto it. I saw how you got a reps pr at 190 on BP's earlier and the paused work shows you're ready to hit new prs...you are in fine form for next Saturday! You will do a magnificent job no doubt. Thumbsup.jpeg

Hiya Lou : D Thanks for stopping by. I missed ya around here if you start a new journal drop me a link.
Hope life is going well for you : ) . Summer soon where your at so gotta be enjoying that at least.
Hugs!!!

I miss ya heaps too Bea! Feel so darn guilty to let so much time go by. As to another journal, not likely. Have been out of the game too long...tata muscles but the fat comes and goes. Not all is lost thankfully... have gained baggy skin, you should see what happens when I go down on all fours!!!!!

Yes, definitely enjoying the warmer weather. The garden is looking glorious! And boy it wafts of roses...I have to shut the front door to keep the smell out sometimes.

I always have good intentions to keep up with everyone. Life has been tough the past few months. Plan to bounce back and make some changes but these things take time. Thank you for this message, you've made my night! xx

[Echo814]

I always had billing issues with that gym There's a few gyms around here that I would like to check out but to far in the east valley for me lol

Great job on creeping up in the numbers in here. Hopefully you'll have the numbers are least close to what you want

[kcollins2125]

Nice looking workouts! Keep it up!

[thehobbes]

Body weight to benching = very impressive, I seriously admire you Bea.