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

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P Because I am somewhat an analytical, slightly regimented person, this isn't always easy!

Me, too.

[swooshie]

Can I just say, that work sucks right now. I mean really sucks. We are so short staffed that our workload and hours are ridiculous. Today I left my house at 7:30 a.m. and returned home at 8:45 p.m. All I did today was work and go to the gym. It was a beautiful day and I kept wishing I was outside but noooooo....must work. I don't remember signing up for the "Work Is My Life" program.

However......the gym was awesome!! Swoosh PRs all over the place

BACK with my bff VersaGripps love them

Bent Over BB Rows

95 x 12
105 x 10
115 x 8
120 x 8 BOOM...Swoosh PR

Close grip lat pulldowns

85 x 12
90 x 10
95 x 8
100 x 8 BOOM...oh yeah, Swoosh PR

Rack Chins

BW x 12 x 4

Hyperextensions with weight behind head (harder!)

15 x 12 x 3

DB one arm row

45 x 12
50 x 10
55 x 6 BOOM....finally snagged those 55s off the rack and oh yeah, Swoosh PR
55 x 4

Abs

Incline with 25lb plate x 50

SWEET!!

[nvrstopworking]

Lookit dose PRs! Someone unleashed some HAM rage in the gym tonight!

MAET NOZAMA SWOOSH!

[swooshie]

Lookit dose PRs! Someone unleashed some HAM rage in the gym tonight!

MAET NOZAMA SWOOSH!

Hey there!!! Long time no see in my journal!

Ha! Definitely some serious MAET NOZAMA going on tonight! I didn't even feel Ham Ragie at all walking in tonight....just surrounded by BOOM I guess!

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Can I just say, that work sucks right now. I mean really sucks. We are so short staffed that our workload and hours are ridiculous. Today I left my house at 7:30 a.m. and returned home at 8:45 p.m. All I did today was work and go to the gym. It was a beautiful day and I kept wishing I was outside but noooooo....must work. I don't remember signing up for the "Work Is My Life" program.

However......the gym was awesome!! Swoosh PRs all over the place

BACK with my bff VersaGripps love them

Bent Over BB Rows

95 x 12
105 x 10
115 x 8
120 x 8 BOOM...Swoosh PR

Close grip lat pulldowns

85 x 12
90 x 10
95 x 8
100 x 8 BOOM...oh yeah, Swoosh PR

Rack Chins

BW x 12 x 4

Hyperextensions with weight behind head (harder!)

15 x 12 x 3

DB one arm row

45 x 12
50 x 10
55 x 6 BOOM....finally snagged those 55s off the rack and oh yeah, Swoosh PR
55 x 4

Abs

Incline with 25lb plate x 50

SWEET!!

Great Job Swoosh!!
WTG on those PR's!!
do you use the VG's for everything? Now I want some.
Sorry your work is sucking. That is such a long day. Is there an end in sight to the staffing problem?
Hope today is a good one for you!!

[FrmrHoss]

13 hour workdays aren't normal? Oh no! I've been doinitwrong.

[pharty]

Yo DAY-UM up in herre!!

[thehobbes]

Aw sorry to hear work still sucks. Nice PRs, holy crap musta been some a build up of Ham Rage coming out there! I could see Swoosh walking around in her tank at work, muscles flexing, rageface.jpg, scaring the hell out of patients. Lol, I don't know what's more scary, a raging obgyn or an evil dentist! Just kidding with ya Swoosh.

[norinicole]

Fantastic workout Swoosh! Great job killin' it.

[newbeginning828]

Aw sorry to hear work still sucks. Nice PRs, holy crap musta been some a build up of Ham Rage coming out there! I could see Swoosh walking around in her tank at work, muscles flexing, rageface.jpg, scaring the hell out of patients. Lol, I don't know what's more scary, a raging obgyn or an evil dentist! Just kidding with ya Swoosh.

eeeeep!

Sorry about the craaazy work Swoosh but you killed it in the gym!! Niiiice

You've convinced me to get some Versas... do they ever send out discount emails? Just wondering if I should hold my breath and wait for free shipping or something or just bite the bullet now?

[KimPossible98]

Can I just say, that work sucks right now. I mean really sucks. I don't remember signing up for the "Work Is My Life" program.

I hear ya on this. I quit this bitch!

[Paichka]

Awesome AWESOME PR's!

Law school counts as work, right? I've spent my entire spring break writing a terrible paper. *sigh* I can't wait for work to start so I can get a break.

[swooshie]

Great Job Swoosh!!
WTG on those PR's!!
do you use the VG's for everything? Now I want some.
Sorry your work is sucking. That is such a long day. Is there an end in sight to the staffing problem?
Hope today is a good one for you!!

Thanks H! PRs were awesome I really like my VGs on back day. I pretty much only use them for back work and big pulling moves. They're not anything special for pushing moves, just a bit of cushion on the palm of your hand. The palm strap is used in different ways for pushing and pulling moves. But on big pulling lifts where your grip will give out first, they are great. I can definitely lift heavier with them. I've also noticed they take a lot of pressure off my bicep tendons, which is great because I had tendonitis most of last year.

Unfortunately, we will be short staffed for a good 2 months....blerg

13 hour workdays aren't normal?

They're only normal if you allow them to be Like 2nd_Chance said, you may love your job, but your job does not love you......words to live by, indeed! (Thanks for that piece of wisdom, David. I've taken it to heart)

Yo DAY-UM up in herre!!

Yo, yo P-Harty! MAET NOZAMA, b$tch!

Aw sorry to hear work still sucks. Nice PRs, holy crap musta been some a build up of Ham Rage coming out there! I could see Swoosh walking around in her tank at work, muscles flexing, rageface.jpg, scaring the hell out of patients. Lol, I don't know what's more scary, a raging obgyn or an evil dentist! Just kidding with ya Swoosh.

Hey, yeah.....I should wear my tank to work. Rageface booyah!! "Dress down....NOW!!! Giant long sharp thing in my hand!!" Scary rage indeed!!

eeeeep!

Sorry about the craaazy work Swoosh but you killed it in the gym!! Niiiice

You've convinced me to get some Versas... do they ever send out discount emails? Just wondering if I should hold my breath and wait for free shipping or something or just bite the bullet now?

I waited a long time to buy mine and just paid full price but I know Hammie got a good deal. I ordered mine off their website, but she may have gone through Amazon.com, if I remember correctly. I'm a little brain dead after this week, so I may be wrong. I think you will like them....especially since you're already putting up crazy numbers on your lifts!

I hear ya on this. I quit this bitch!

Me too!!!! Dear Work....how dare you get in the way of all my fun

Awesome AWESOME PR's!

Law school counts as work, right? I've spent my entire spring break writing a terrible paper. *sigh* I can't wait for work to start so I can get a break.

Thanks, Pai! School!! In some ways, work is a break......just don't expect a Spring Break!

[swooshie]

I felt really good lifting last night, but I woke up this morning with some fairly significant pain in my right delt. It's definitely muscular and it has subsided substantially as the day's gone on....but it's still pretty throbby with some sharp pain with certain movements. DOMS in my back today, which was expected, but I either had sucky form somewhere, or I slept on my shoulder wrong, or both. I haven't had a lifting injury for 8 months now, so I have my fingers crossed that this will ease up soon.

I had an abbreviated leg workout because of.............yep, you guessed it....work



Leg Extensions

135 x 12
150 x 10
165 x 8
170 x 8

Ham Curls

40 x 15
50 x 12
60 x 7
60 x 8

Seated Calf Raises/Plate Loaded

70 x 12
90 x 10
95 x 8
95 x 8

And....that was all I had time for....but at least I did that much

[shirehobbit]

...I had an abbreviated leg workout because of.............yep, you guessed it....work

....And....that was all I had time for....but at least I did that much

I know exactly what you mean, Swoosh! Suddenly there aren't enough hours in the day. It is making me grumpy!

I am happy to see that you are still managing to rack up the PRs! Nice work!

Shire

[pharty]

Your leg extensions are crazy!!!

[FrmrHoss]

Awesome AWESOME PR's!

Law school counts as work, right? I've spent my entire spring break writing a terrible paper. *sigh* I can't wait for work to start so I can get a break.

Ugh, law school is so much/infinitely easier and more enjoyable than actually being a lawyer. Take this back right nao!

My contribution to this log - breakfast. Man I hate dieting!



This is where I hit my wall. But, I powered through and finished.

[pharty]

^^^wtf is that and where is mine?

[FrmrHoss]

^^^wtf is that and where is mine?

It's a salted caramel and cinnamon cheesecake . Sorry, no leftovers survived the breakfast massacre.

[-H-]

Salted caramel cheesecake!!! YUM.
I make salted caramel/chocolate bars that are soooooo good. Love the salt/sweet combo.
Swooshie, sorry to hear you have 2 months of chaos at work to go!! Hopefully you can channel it into some gym time Ham Rage.

[swooshie]

Ugh, law school is so much/infinitely easier and more enjoyable than actually being a lawyer. Take this back right nao!

My contribution to this log - breakfast. Man I hate dieting!



This is where I hit my wall. But, I powered through and finished.

Um, excuse me, but what is this doing in my journal???

[thehobbes]

With all the food related junk you guys post in these journals I could easily sit down for a 6kcal cheat meal, please have mercy!

[pharty]

With all the food related junk you guys post in these journals I could easily sit down for a 6kcal cheat meal, please have mercy!

I need to stay off here. I'm going to blame all my "bingey feelings" this week on bbing.com. Who'dathunk?

[swooshie]

I think you all already know I am a huge advocate of team sports for kids. My kids were all lucky enough to have the athletic ability to play sports through high school and my son played college baseball; however, some kids don't have the ability, means, or opportunity to play on the big club/elite teams. My oldest son has volunteered his time for the past three years to coach basketball through Parks & Recreation. It's a great program for kids who aren't particularly gifted athletes and the majority are underprivileged and probably considered somewhat of an outcast amongst their peers. My son has coached the same group of kids since they were 9 years old. They all get a generic jersey at the beginning of the season that is returned at the end of the season. Other then that, there are no fancy matching uniforms, shoes, warm ups. They teach them good sportsmanship, they gain confidence, they have fun, they shine. I went to one of their games this morning and it was so inspiring and positive. I left smiling.

Here is his team. They play basketball for the sheer joy of playing...



Every year I make a donation through the Women's Sports Foundation, that allows an underprivileged girl to play sports for an entire year. I have always believed that there are so many life lessons learned through sports. Plus, it's just so much fun


BI/TRI

EZ Bar Cable Curls

40 x 12
50 x 10
60 x 8
70 x 8

Single Arm High Cable Curls

20 x 12
30 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 10 I just can't pull off the 40s........yet

Hammer Curls

12 x 15
15 x 12
20 x 10
20 x 8

Reverse Grip Pressdown

50 x 12
60 x 10
70 x 8
70 x 8

1 arm pushdown

20 x 12
30 x 10
40 x 8
40 x 8 Had to spot myself on these....hard!!!

Cable Overhead Press/The KimP Way

30 x 12
40 x 10
50 x 8
50 x 8 B U R N

I love this sport

[megdaig]

I think you all already know I am a huge advocate of team sports for kids. My kids were all lucky enough to have the athletic ability to play sports through high school and my son played college baseball; however, some kids don't have the ability, means, or opportunity to play on the big club/elite teams. My oldest son has volunteered his time for the past three years to coach basketball through Parks & Recreation. It's a great program for kids who aren't particularly gifted athletes and the majority are underprivileged and probably considered somewhat of an outcast amongst their peers. My son has coached the same group of kids since they were 9 years old. They all get a generic jersey at the beginning of the season that is returned at the end of the season. Other then that, there are no fancy matching uniforms, shoes, warm ups. They teach them good sportsmanship, they gain confidence, they have fun, they shine. I went to one of their games this morning and it was so inspiring and positive. I left smiling.

Here is his team. They play basketball for the sheer joy of playing...



Every year I make a donation through the Women's Sports Foundation, that allows an underprivileged girl to play sports for an entire year. I have always believed that there are so many life lessons learned through sports. Plus, it's just so much fun

That's awesome swooshie! I definitely learned dedication, hard work, and discipline fom playing softball growing up. And it definitely helps with building self confidence and ease of making friends and just plain being a sociable person growing up.

[pharty]

I think you all already know I am a huge advocate of team sports for kids. My kids were all lucky enough to have the athletic ability to play sports through high school and my son played college baseball; however, some kids don't have the ability, means, or opportunity to play on the big club/elite teams. My oldest son has volunteered his time for the past three years to coach basketball through Parks & Recreation. It's a great program for kids who aren't particularly gifted athletes and the majority are underprivileged and probably considered somewhat of an outcast amongst their peers. My son has coached the same group of kids since they were 9 years old. They all get a generic jersey at the beginning of the season that is returned at the end of the season. Other then that, there are no fancy matching uniforms, shoes, warm ups. They teach them good sportsmanship, they gain confidence, they have fun, they shine. I went to one of their games this morning and it was so inspiring and positive. I left smiling.

Here is his team. They play basketball for the sheer joy of playing...



Every year I make a donation through the Women's Sports Foundation, that allows an underprivileged girl to play sports for an entire year. I have always believed that there are so many life lessons learned through sports. Plus, it's just so much fun

SUPER AWESOME!!!

Happy Monday

[swooshie]

Hey all! Work is absolutely insane and there's no end in sight until May so I'm going to close this journal cause as hard as I try I just can't do it all! I'm still committed to my workouts even if they're at 900 at night. I'll pop into everyone's journals when I can to say hi.

I'm always thinking about you! Adios for now, peeps

[nvrstopworking]

I haz a sad.

Best of luck with work Swoosh... try to keep yourself sane!

[-H-]

Hey all! Work is absolutely insane and there's no end in sight until May so I'm going to close this journal cause as hard as I try I just can't do it all! I'm still committed to my workouts even if they're at 900 at night. I'll pop into everyone's journals when I can to say hi.

I'm always thinking about you! Adios for now, peeps

Ok! Miss seeing you, hope it goes fast at work!! Maet Nozama!!

[kjake55]

Hey all! Work is absolutely insane and there's no end in sight until May so I'm going to close this journal cause as hard as I try I just can't do it all! I'm still committed to my workouts even if they're at 900 at night. I'll pop into everyone's journals when I can to say hi.

I'm always thinking about you! Adios for now, peeps

Hey Swooshie! I don't usually post in the journals but I always read everybodys...I'll miss reading yours. I hope things get better at work soon and you can stop bye and say Hey! now and again. Always an Amazon Sister no matter where life (and sucky jobs) take us!!! Stay strong!