Mega Melt

[FrmrHoss]

Congrats on the 110 bench!! Jelly

You're going for PR's with no spotter and no safety bars?? Please stay safe wakechica! That said I hit myself with a barbell in the lower back last night so I'm one to talk. Oh and I got a bench PR too... maybe I really am your weaker twin?!

It's the best way to motivate yourself not to fail .

[beatha]

Congrats on the BP PR!!!

Ouch on dropping bar into your jaw careful with the max rep attempts outside a cage and w/o a spotter (just saying not that I'm one to lecture on not being a risk taker)

[wakechica]

Congrats on the 110 bench!! Jelly

You're going for PR's with no spotter and no safety bars?? Please stay safe wakechica! That said I hit myself with a barbell in the lower back last night so I'm one to talk. Oh and I got a bench PR too... maybe I really am your weaker twin?!

BOOM!! Well done!

[wakechica]

Felt horrendous yesterday evening, so tired, blocked head and sore throat and that coldsore tingly feeling. Early night and woke up with a bit blocked up. Feeling tired again today so having a rest. Just eating to help me recover. Weight has been stable around 140-141 all week; expected bloat for this time and given I'm run down. Hoping to gym twice this weekend.

[SophieM]

Jealous of your bench PR. I'll echo everyone else and say to be careful without a cage or spotter. Don't need any injuries!

[geek23ka]

I hope you feel better soon, wakechica. And congrats on that bench, girl!

[izzygrant]

BOOM!! Well done!

Thanks

Felt horrendous yesterday evening, so tired, blocked head and sore throat and that coldsore tingly feeling. Early night and woke up with a bit blocked up. Feeling tired again today so having a rest. Just eating to help me recover. Weight has been stable around 140-141 all week; expected bloat for this time and given I'm run down. Hoping to gym twice this weekend.

Aww, thought you'd kicked that. Rest up!

[wakechica]

Aww, thought you'd kicked that. Rest up!

So did I. Felt totally drained and rough all weekend. Since Friday AM I felt so exhausted. I just ate what I wanted and slept 12 hrs 2 nights in a row.
Lately I just keep getting these run down symtoms and never a full blown cold. So annoying as they seem to hang around for a while. I made fresh cinnamon rolls yesterday an did nothing else other than sit around and eat and drink whatever I fancied.

Woke up feeling good today so gym it was!
Box squat
15@20, 40, 50

Squats
5@50
3x5@55

Deadlifts
5@70
3@90
2@100

4@80
3x6@80

Yates rows
10@30
10@35 (hard)
10@30, 30

Calf raises
2x14@70
10@80

Tri PD
15@5pcs
15@6pcs
10@7pcs
6@7pcs

Body weight pull ups (normal grip) unassisted
3x4

5x1 wide grip unassisted pull-ups

Laterals
3x10@4

Cable laterals
3x10@1pcs

GHR
3x5

Skullz
2x10@20
5@20

Standing DB shoulder press
15@7.5s
10@7.5s
11@7.5s

Quite a lot but took my time. GHRs finished my legs off and I tried Yates rows for the first time - wow.

Off to backload now laters y'all

[wakechica]

Getting my bloodwork done today, earlier than planned but thyroid-like symptoms are really showing a presence again. Didn't sleep until silly o'clock this AM - had some issues with sleep lately but nothing this bad. Other symptoms have been creeping back but thought they were because I was just run down.

Dry skin all over - especially flaky legs
Spots
Hair coming out again
Sleep problems
Thirst
Sore throat in AM sometimes
Tiredness at weird times
Not sleeping well
Night sweats on and off
Digestion issues (I eat a fair chunk of salad and vegetables... fibre isn't exactly lacking!)
Struggling to get up in the mornings
Craving for sugary foods
Anxiety
Stress
Cold all the time - even in the gym!? List goes on....

Getting test done as well as full thyroid panel. I think it being winter and very cold here might have something to do with it; might need to up my dose. Anyway here's hoping something comes of this.

Grand plan:
Sunbeds
Vitmain D
Hopefully up my dose!

[gobbles23]

Interested to see how your tests come back! Doesn't sound like a fun time.

I wish I could do glute/ham raises! They're so freaking hard!

[wakechica]

Interested to see how your tests come back! Doesn't sound like a fun time.

I wish I could do glute/ham raises! They're so freaking hard!

Maybe I'm doing them wrong?
I do really slow lower then fast up? So maybe 50% GHRs. I can't raise myself back up??

[wakechica]

1hr10 sauna.... Took 15-20mins to start sweating; odd!
Feel a LOT better; probably the warmth. 143lb post dinner pre sauna and 142.2lb post sauna. Useful to know for the future!
Also for those with stretch marks - posts TMI but you know after a while in a steam room/sauna you can exfoliate a lot of skin? Mine was coming off lots on my thighs (saddlebag/ass and inner thighs - where I have stretch marks) and not so much elsewhere. I know European stems rooms provide salt for this purpose.

Feeling nicely relaxed now anyway

[ilovethe80s]

wakechica, those symptoms sound awful. They just embody the absolute worst aspects of winter and then some, I really hope you are feeling better soon. Glad that the sauna helped. 1 hour 10 minutes and .8 lbs? That is good to know for the future, but I thought it would be a little more water loss? I thought people were able to drop several pounds by trapping themselves in a steaming bathroom or sauna for like 20 minutes at a time. Maybe not, .8 is still good though. Your relaxing sauna and exfoliation session sounds heavenly, you must feel like a new woman

[Miranda]

those symptoms sound pretty bad :/ . . . i assume you're getting tested for vitamin D as well? it can cause a lot of ickiness, too.

[wakechica]

wakechica, those symptoms sound awful. They just embody the absolute worst aspects of winter and then some, I really hope you are feeling better soon. Glad that the sauna helped. 1 hour 10 minutes and .8 lbs? That is good to know for the future, but I thought it would be a little more water loss? I thought people were able to drop several pounds by trapping themselves in a steaming bathroom or sauna for like 20 minutes at a time. Maybe not, .8 is still good though. Your relaxing sauna and exfoliation session sounds heavenly, you must feel like a new woman

The sauna had only been on for 2hrs so probably wasn't quite as hot as it could have been. I'm going to go turn it on now to warm up for tonight and go again, I slept so well afterwards.

Miranda, I know I live in a grey country with little sun but considering I do take vit D i shouldn't be *that* depleted - and I was in a hot country only a few weeks ago so stocked up I just don't feel I should constantly have to take various vitamins and supplements daily to feel good, I just wish my body would fix itself! My diet is good all round containing lots of good foods which contain what I need (obs not vit d hah). I don't think they tested for vit D - it's not a common test over here. I have upped my dose just in case and will probably sun bed a couple of times this week too. Hopefully results in tomorrow. I have had other symptoms too (been pretty bad the last few weeks) just didn't want to post everything as this ain't a medical forum!

[wakechica]

Turns out only 50% of the sauna heater is working (sat on the otherside and it's a lot cooler.....) hence why I probably took forever to sweat and didn't lose that much water weight.

Anyway.

Workout:

Squat
10@20, 30
5@40, 50
3@60

4x2@70

Bench
5@25, 30, 40
4x2@45

2x5 GHRs
Some -ve pulls then just hit the wall.

Meh.
PTs said I looked skinny as well... maybe should up cals? Thoughts? Just add 100 and see?

[Miranda]

Miranda, I know I live in a grey country with little sun but considering I do take vit D i shouldn't be *that* depleted

ah then it's cool some of the ick you listed can be symptomatic of low vit D so that's why i was wondering.

[wakechica]

ah then it's cool some of the ick you listed can be symptomatic of low vit D so that's why i was wondering.

Yup you're not wrong I do love the sun

[izzygrant]

Sauna is sooo amazing. Is yours infrared? I srsly cannot function without any more. Glad you're feeling better enough to get back in the gym. I have a family history of thyroid issues so I'm somewhat familiar with how tricky they can be to sort; keep pushing your doctors, they are often slow to change things enough to make a difference (at least the ones around here).

[MissKB]

Hope you're feeling better, miss! Workouts still look good for feeling so icky

[wakechica]

So blood results are in!

TSH 1.72 (0.27 - 4.20) - could be lower
T4 23.7 (11.0 - 22.0) - has been on the increase
T3 4.6 (4.4 - 8.8) : Very low end (lower than normal)

Test 1.1 (0.2- 1.7) Normal BUT less free test could be available to tissues due to high SHBG
SHGB <220 (26 - 110)

White blood cell total 6.0 (4.0 - 11.0)
Neutrophile white blood cell 2.0 (2.2 - 8.0) LOW

So seeing the doctor tomorrow. I've just been put on a higher Estrogen BC - which I'm not entirely sure how that will affect my SHBG count? This has been high before.

Sauna is sooo amazing. Is yours infrared? I srsly cannot function without any more. Glad you're feeling better enough to get back in the gym. I have a family history of thyroid issues so I'm somewhat familiar with how tricky they can be to sort; keep pushing your doctors, they are often slow to change things enough to make a difference (at least the ones around here).

Ohh what's an IR sauna? Sounds nice

Hope you're feeling better, miss! Workouts still look good for feeling so icky

Aww thanks, yeah I keep on plugging, the endorphins make me feel better for a bit. I can never sleep after working out though

ETA: My research would appear to tell me that basically I am spinning my wheels medically. Probably why I never seem to get anywhere.

[wakechica]

So the more digestible outcome/plan rather than boring figures

Taking the rest of this week off lifting, will likely lift on Sunday if feeling better.
Eating what I want this week, no tracking.
Coming off BCP for at least 4 months - see if I get any changes. Might make it permanent.
Being booked in to see an Endocrinologist.

And some good body images that I like to keep some motivation going









Jessica Ennis - best abs
Carmelita Jeter - Shoulders/Arms
Allyson Felix - Legs/Glutes

[gobbles23]

Wow, those pictures make me wanna go run!

[wakechica]

Wow, those pictures make me wanna go run!

Makes a difference from fitness models and BBers There are a lot of female athletes out there who are much better body role models for the younger generation. There was an article out after the Olympics where Jess Ennis said she disliked the amount of muscle she had - I was like WTF? She look HAWT.

Anyway I've eaten so much food today. I feel a bit better... Like I wanna go hit a deadlift PR or something so I may break my no lifting rule

[FrmrHoss]

I think Ennis is such a hottie. Had been crushing on her since the Olympics .

[wakechica]

I think Ennis is such a hottie. Had been crushing on her since the Olympics .

I have a no homo bodycrush on her. Most people have a crush on her of some description

[wakechica]

Right after declaring i wasn't going to lift until Sunday, I blatantly lied and went to the gym and JUST did deadlifts, and not even much

50x10
60x5
80x5
100x2
110x1
120x1
125x1 NEW PR!

Then I went on the elliptical for 5 minutes then walked back home. I had to do something, I have eaten so much crap today and sat on my a$$

[ilovethe80s]

125x1 NEW PR!

wut??? awesome!! unplanned/ when the mood strikes max pulls are the best. Glad you were able to find the reason for your symptoms lately.

[izzygrant]

Ohh what's an IR sauna? Sounds nice

Basically what it sounds like - heated with infrared waves rather than a standard heater. Supposedly much more healing for your muscles and better for detoxification. You do sweat about twice as much in one of those, I've noticed (potentially useful for those trying to cut water). I don't know if I'd go out of my way to find one but they're all the rage around here right now.

275 DL?!? That's fricking awesome. You should be seriously proud of that.

[tina722]

Congrats! You are doing awesome. Hope you can get your symptoms/meds straightened out.