Swooshie's Journal. Countdown to 60. The Old Lady Lifts

[thehobbes]

^^^Whoa, hot jeans Swooshie! They say "hellz yeah, I squat!"

[swooshie]

You so seksi!! Damn girl!

We r true Amazons!! We're just, like, level B:-)

Yeah P.....we're the JV team...........but they better watch their back........cause as soon as they hurt it, we're varsity fur shur

Lookin' good in the size 4's!!
so cool.
Are you doing the FDX2 modified?
I might change some things up. I like this idea. If I can do a refeed once a week I could make this work.
Interesting stuff!

Thanks!! I kind of tweaked the basic Fighter Diet and FDX2. I can't do anything like a normal person . I think it just took figuring out what carbs/dairy my body liked and didn't like. You can do it, H!!! Try it!

^^^Whoa, hot jeans Swooshie! They say "hellz yeah, I squat!"

Squat Booty Reps!!!!


Today was Sunday Funday

I went shopping and bought a really cool Rock & Republic top, went to a yummy lunch place, and had a mani/pedi. Now I've had my share of mani/pedis before and I've had my share of the nail salon massage chair bit before......but today was a little different.

Sat in my big comfy chair with my feet soaking in the pedi bath and "Nancy" turns on the massage chair for me. Nice rolling massage balls up and down my back, then the thumpity thump part then.....massage balls start rolling up and down my outer thighs....huh?!!! Ok, different but not bad....will continue. Relax, relax until.........giant softball sized massage ball thing appears out of nowhere right in the ol butt crack and proceeds to make it's way down the ol crotchety!!! Hang on, Sista How much more for an eyebrow wax and this chair?

*new favorite place*

[pharty]

....but today was a little different.

Sat in my big comfy chair with my feet soaking in the pedi bath and "Nancy" turns on the massage chair for me. Nice rolling massage balls up and down my back, then the thumpity thump part then.....massage balls start rolling up and down my outer thighs....huh?!!! Ok, different but not bad....will continue. Relax, relax until.........giant softball sized massage ball thing appears out of nowhere right in the ol butt crack and proceeds to make it's way down the ol crotchety!!! Hang on, Sista How much more for an eyebrow wax and this chair?

*new favorite place*

I had a pedi recently and texted my friend that the chair had violated me!

[swooshie]

I had a pedi recently and texted my friend that the chair had violated me!

So this is country-wide, huh? Wow, no wonder these places do so well. I mean there are only so many toes in the world, but there's a nail salon on every corner.......sometimes two

we go for the chair

[Paichka]

So this is country-wide, huh? Wow, no wonder these places do so well. I mean there are only so many toes in the world, but there's a nail salon on every corner.......sometimes two

we go for the chair

Good lord what have I been MISSING? I need to get my ass to a nail salon, stat! I haven't had a good violation in...oh...hours at least.

Just popping in to say hi!

[-H-]

Thanks!! I kind of tweaked the basic Fighter Diet and FDX2. I can't do anything like a normal person . I think it just took figuring out what carbs/dairy my body liked and didn't like. You can do it, H!!! Try it!

Thank you!!! I think I will look tomorrow and see what I can come up with that I can stick to with family/etc....

Sat in my big comfy chair with my feet soaking in the pedi bath and "Nancy" turns on the massage chair for me. Nice rolling massage balls up and down my back, then the thumpity thump part then.....massage balls start rolling up and down my outer thighs....huh?!!! Ok, different but not bad....will continue. Relax, relax until.........giant softball sized massage ball thing appears out of nowhere right in the ol butt crack and proceeds to make it's way down the ol crotchety!!! Hang on, Sista How much more for an eyebrow wax and this chair?

*new favorite place*

LOL!!! This is hilarious!! Good times.

[newbeginning828]

So this is country-wide, huh? Wow, no wonder these places do so well. I mean there are only so many toes in the world, but there's a nail salon on every corner.......sometimes two

we go for the chair

Wow! Its been a while since I've been in one of those places but they must've definitely revamped their chairs! Because I sure don't remember that!



*note to self.... must sched mani & pedi*

[2nd_chance]

Here is Swoosh in her size 4 Calvins:

Pics like that must make you feel great and keep you motivated. Great job swoosh.

[swooshie]

Good lord what have I been MISSING? I need to get my ass to a nail salon, stat! I haven't had a good violation in...oh...hours at least.

Just popping in to say hi!

Hey there, Pai Welcome and please stick around.....great people here!

Pics like that must make you feel great and keep you motivated. Great job swoosh.

Thanks, David! It does feel nice!

[bosgirlin09]

Hai Swoosh!

Nice job on the new BF low

Carbs mess with me, too. I do waaaay better on a low carb diet. Could be just water retention, but squishy looks squishy whether its water of fat, so there you go..

[norinicole]

Fantastic workouts Swoosh, and awesome news about the bf.

You look amazing in those jeans!

[lexagon]

Looking amazing Swoosh! Srs. Doing a great job!


LOL about chair ... that's too funny! They want everyone to have a happy ending.

[swooshie]

Hai Swoosh!

Nice job on the new BF low

Carbs mess with me, too. I do waaaay better on a low carb diet. Could be just water retention, but squishy looks squishy whether its water of fat, so there you go..

Hey ya Bos

Thanks! Things really do get squishy! I've noticed a real intolerance to dairy now and grains are a definite squish factor with me. Good thing I grow a huge organic veggie garden. I'm so looking forward to getting out in my yard. I'll be posting pictures of my garden this summer! Right now my yard/garden is one big mud puddle.

Fantastic workouts Swoosh, and awesome news about the bf.

You look amazing in those jeans!

Thank you You've been a real help and inspiration through it all. Have to say, I was happy with dat squatz booty.....dang

Looking amazing Swoosh! Srs. Doing a great job!


LOL about chair ... that's too funny! They want everyone to have a happy ending.

Hiya, Lex!! Thanks! I have another appt there today........j/k

[-H-]

I have another appt there today........j/k

LOL!!! That would be funny.

[swooshie]

My friend Competition Christy just sent this to me. This is awesome:

[kjake55]

You look great! Gonna get oogled from both genders wearin that denim

[beatha]

hi swooshie

just caught up on the last week ... way to go on bf loss and seeing those changes with the oft dreaded denim test ... looking good

[newbeginning828]

My friend Competition Christy just sent this to me. This is awesome:

Love this! So true and yet so difficult sometimes to not compare

[-H-]

My friend Competition Christy just sent this to me. This is awesome:

LOVE! Great reminder.

[swooshie]

You look great! Gonna get oogled from both genders wearin that denim

Hiya Kjake Oh, thank you soooooo much! I love wearing jeans and a little white T.....is it summer yet???

hi swooshie

just caught up on the last week ... way to go on bf loss and seeing those changes with the oft dreaded denim test ... looking good

Beatha!! I've missed you! Thank you....yeah, jeans don't lie!

Love this! So true and yet so difficult sometimes to not compare

Very hard! Especially since the media loves to push unattainable perfection on us!

LOVE! Great reminder.

Hi H I sent you an e-mail tonight. Something I thought you would be interested in looking over.

[swooshie]

Phase 1/Week 2
Pyramid 12-10-8-8

SHOULDERS

Smith BB Press

20 x 13
25 x 10
30 x 8
30 x 7 Barely eeking the last few of these out. Was really trying to concentrate on not tweaking my right arm in while bringing the weight down. Not sure why I'm doing this. Not happening on left side. No shoulder funny business. I just need to keep an eye on my form here

DB Side Raises with Static Holds and Double Pumpers

12 x 15
12 x 15
15 x 12
15 x 12

I wish our gym had something in between a 15 and 20. My form sucks and my shoulders feel too strained with 20s (I battled bilateral shoulder tendonitis much of last year....not going there ever again)

Front DB Raise

15 x 15
15 x 12
20 (two 10lb plates held with both hands) x 10
25lb plate held with both hands x 8

Reverse Pec Dec

60 x 15
75 x 12
80 x 10
90 x 4

The gym was crazy crowded tonight. I had to park way the heck out there. Who are all these people and where did they come from???

Since starting this program, I have not been timing my rest periods. I have a little "problem" of wanting/needing to count everything I do in the gym. I'm not sure why there is a need to time rest between sets. If I'm not ready to lift after 30 seconds/60 seconds/90 seconds.....then I'm not ready to lift. I just wait until I feel recovered enough and I think my sets have been much stronger. Swoosh making progress in more ways then one

[pharty]

Since starting this program, I have not been timing my rest periods. I have a little "problem" of wanting/needing to count everything I do in the gym. I'm not sure why there is a need to time rest between sets. If I'm not ready to lift after 30 seconds/60 seconds/90 seconds.....then I'm not ready to lift. I just wait until I feel recovered enough and I think my sets have been much stronger. Swoosh making progress in more ways then one

^^Me. I've sort of stopped timing AS much but then I find myself rockin' out to my music and realize it's been most of a song! Oopsie. People have called me out on this.

[-H-]

^^Me. I've sort of stopped timing AS much but then I find myself rockin' out to my music and realize it's been most of a song! Oopsie. People have called me out on this.

Interesting P and Swoosh.
I started timing with PHAT. I can do the space off thing, but also I can feel ready after 30 seconds and not do as well as if I wait 1.5 minutes etc. It has been a helpful tool on power days, to give myself a full two minutes sometimes. On hypertrophy it helps to make sure I don't go more than 1.5 min.
Can see how not timing rest is helpful, too, though- just listening to your body.

[gobbles23]

Can see how not timing rest is helpful, too, though- just listening to your body.

That's what I do! When I feel like I'm ready again- I go for it! Timing rest periods is boring lol!

Hey Swooshie!

[Paichka]

I generally give myself 2-3 minutes between lifts -- so I start a lift as a song starts, then I give myself the rest of the song to recover before starting again. It works pretty well for me, at least on starting strength where you can take that much time between sets.

[thehobbes]

Since starting this program, I have not been timing my rest periods. I have a little "problem" of wanting/needing to count everything I do in the gym. I'm not sure why there is a need to time rest between sets. If I'm not ready to lift after 30 seconds/60 seconds/90 seconds.....then I'm not ready to lift. I just wait until I feel recovered enough and I think my sets have been much stronger. Swoosh making progress in more ways then one

I have NEVER timed my rest periods, ever. I go by feel 100%, of course if I'm doing something like calves it's a short time between, if I'm doing heavy DL I may let a couple songs play between sets. I see no benefit of keeping track of rest times. If someone gives you that BS reason it's for heart rate/endurance then they're not lifting very heavy for their strength. Cardio is cardio, lifting is lifting, simple enough.

[squeaks77]

Since starting this program, I have not been timing my rest periods. I have a little "problem" of wanting/needing to count everything I do in the gym. I'm not sure why there is a need to time rest between sets. If I'm not ready to lift after 30 seconds/60 seconds/90 seconds.....then I'm not ready to lift. I just wait until I feel recovered enough and I think my sets have been much stronger. Swoosh making progress in more ways then one

Hmmm....

I have been timing my rest periods since I did NROL4W a couple years ago. My stopwatch died on Monday and I just about had a panick attack (not really, but it does stress me out a bit). I feel like I HAVE to time my rest periods. When I don't, I either zone out and sit there way too long or can't stand to sit there anymore, so jump right into the next set and then it sucks. I can't see the clock from everywhere in the free weight area. I'm mostly paranoid of taking too long. I only have 1 hour tops, because I have to pick my kids up from daycare at a particular time or get charged. I think I need to get over my NEED to time everything, like you apparently have.

[swooshie]

Check this out!! I don't run anymore, but I may have to do this with my old running partner. It's being organized around the country......a zombie infested 5K obstacle course race:


www.runforyourlives.com


I'll be back after work

[-H-]

Whoa!! Crazy race, lol!!!

[swooshie]

^^Me. I've sort of stopped timing AS much but then I find myself rockin' out to my music and realize it's been most of a song! Oopsie. People have called me out on this.

P Ha! Sometimes I'm so totally oblivious to my i-Pod I don't even notice what song is on until my playlist ends! But, I always have to have it in the gym!

Interesting P and Swoosh.
I started timing with PHAT. I can do the space off thing, but also I can feel ready after 30 seconds and not do as well as if I wait 1.5 minutes etc. It has been a helpful tool on power days, to give myself a full two minutes sometimes. On hypertrophy it helps to make sure I don't go more than 1.5 min.
Can see how not timing rest is helpful, too, though- just listening to your body.

I tend to be very focused in the gym and since I've stopped timing my rest periods, I'm able to focus more on my next lift. I guess what I've found is I'm having more effective sets when I listen to my body vs starting sets when I'm "supposed to".

That's what I do! When I feel like I'm ready again- I go for it! Timing rest periods is boring lol!

Hey Swooshie!

Hey ya, Gobbles

I generally give myself 2-3 minutes between lifts -- so I start a lift as a song starts, then I give myself the rest of the song to recover before starting again. It works pretty well for me, at least on starting strength where you can take that much time between sets.

I have NEVER timed my rest periods, ever. I go by feel 100%, of course if I'm doing something like calves it's a short time between, if I'm doing heavy DL I may let a couple songs play between sets. I see no benefit of keeping track of rest times. If someone gives you that BS reason it's for heart rate/endurance then they're not lifting very heavy for their strength. Cardio is cardio, lifting is lifting, simple enough.

That's the conclusion I've come to. Why should I be concerned about keeping my heart rate elevated during weight training by taking rest periods that don't give me enough recovery. I think I've been using my rest times more effectively also because I spend them focusing on my next lift, giving myself a pep talk, or watching a hot beefcake's a$$ in the mirror

Hmmm....

I have been timing my rest periods since I did NROL4W a couple years ago. My stopwatch died on Monday and I just about had a panick attack (not really, but it does stress me out a bit). I feel like I HAVE to time my rest periods. When I don't, I either zone out and sit there way too long or can't stand to sit there anymore, so jump right into the next set and then it sucks. I can't see the clock from everywhere in the free weight area. I'm mostly paranoid of taking too long. I only have 1 hour tops, because I have to pick my kids up from daycare at a particular time or get charged. I think I need to get over my NEED to time everything, like you apparently have.

I've really tried hard with this program to work through a lot of OCD tendencies I have in the gym....like counting everything. I realized that working within the specified parameters of a written program can actually be a bit detrimental to my progress. For instance, if my program says 3 sets/12 reps and i can push out a few more reps past 12, with good form, I need to do that. If I can lift more, I sure as hell better be lifting more.

I'm trying to listen more to my body during lifts and rests and go with my gut vs the specific written guidelines. Because I am somewhat an analytical, slightly regimented person, this isn't always easy!