Mei's Lifting Journal

[ktj4l]

That deadlift PR looked extremely smooth. Nice work!

[meimonsta]

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Deads and fronts



Front squat
Bar x5
110x3
132x3
142x3
154x3 vid start
164x3
176x3

Deads
132x3
198x3
220x3 vid start
242x3
252x3...rep PR

Assistance
BB side lunges: 66x10 (x3)
RDLs: 176x6 (x3)
Good mornings: 76x10 (x3)

Notes
-Slept in today a little by accident and when I woke up I was like ERMAGERD gotta do these triples on deads! And I had donated blood last night so I was a little worried about that but I was like, screw it, I feel good. So this was excellent. Everything just felt strong.

Hell yeah nice session

That deadlift PR looked extremely smooth. Nice work!

Thanks guys! Didn't feel bad!

[wishiwasdivin]

Great work mei

Strong pulls 252x3 making awesome progress

[shesprints]

LOL, who is that guy who walked by and appeared to be checking you out after your first front squat set?

Front squats seem to be a real strength of yours. Form almost looks better than on back squats. I guess it's because more quads? Either way, pretty cool to watch.

And of course congrats on DL rep PR.

[meimonsta]

Great work mei

Strong pulls 252x3 making awesome progress

Thanks so much wish!

LOL, who is that guy who walked by and appeared to be checking you out after your first front squat set?

Front squats seem to be a real strength of yours. Form almost looks better than on back squats. I guess it's because more quads? Either way, pretty cool to watch.

And of course congrats on DL rep PR.

That's one of my two training buddies! He's awesome. So definitely not a rando checking me out haha.

Aw thanks re front squats! I think I just like them a lot because I worked so hard to get them down. They are challenging and I like challenging!

[meimonsta]

Bench 2 day



Bench
Bar x10
72x8
90x6
96x5
102x4 (x2)
96x15 max reps
90x16 max reps

Pull ups
bw+11x5
bw x8
bw x5
bw x5

WG rows
90x10 (x3)

Notes
-This bench day felt really good. Especially the rep outs. I am definitely better at being a workhorse, at slugging out reps at submaximal weights. According to a 1rm calculator, I should be at a 140lb 1RM on bench. HAH, not even close, so if there's anything to learn from this, guys, it's that the calculators are unreliable.
-Also can someone check my reps so that I'm not lying about how many I did? I can't count.

[shesprints]

I counted 16 for the first set in the video and 14 for the second.

Fun fact: women typically lift weights for higher reps at a higher % of 1RM (in other words, a woman might be able to do 6 reps at 90% of 1RM, whereas a man could do 3). It has to do with muscle fiber recruitment--I want to look up more studies on it, as it's interesting. So I'm not surprised that you have an easier time with reps like that.

[meimonsta]

I counted 16 for the first set in the video and 14 for the second.

Fun fact: women typically lift weights for higher reps at a higher % of 1RM (in other words, a woman might be able to do 6 reps at 90% of 1RM, whereas a man could do 3). It has to do with muscle fiber recruitment--I want to look up more studies on it, as it's interesting. So I'm not surprised that you have an easier time with reps like that.

I counted again. Got 15 for the first rep out and 16 for the second. Pretty positive about the second one. (How many lifters does it take to count the reps in a set haha). Will edit.

And yes I believe that's true and I've definitely heard it before! So can't say I was surprised either. Probably has to do with type of muscle fiber. Super interesting, I agree.

[ktj4l]

I counted 16 for the first set in the video and 14 for the second.

Fun fact: women typically lift weights for higher reps at a higher % of 1RM (in other words, a woman might be able to do 6 reps at 90% of 1RM, whereas a man could do 3). It has to do with muscle fiber recruitment--I want to look up more studies on it, as it's interesting. So I'm not surprised that you have an easier time with reps like that.

Yeah, there are a few studies on the topic. This article is a decent summary: http://cathe.com/do-women-have-great...rance-than-men

Really nice work on bench.

[jjeane]

Your legs are beautiful.
Nice DL PR! Very smooth there Mei!!

[meimonsta]

Yeah, there are a few studies on the topic. This article is a decent summary: http://cathe.com/do-women-have-great...rance-than-men

Really nice work on bench.

Your legs are beautiful.
Nice DL PR! Very smooth there Mei!!

Thank you Kraut and Jani

[meimonsta]

Squats and sumos



Sumo deads
132x3
176x3
198x3
220x3
230x3

Squat comp
Bar x5
88x5
132x3
154x3
176x1
198x1 vid start
208x1
220x1
235x1...PR!
242x1...PR!

RDLs
176x6
186x6
191x6

Assistance
BB side lunges: Bar x10 (x3)
Good mornings: 79x10 (x3)
Weighted planks: 33lbs @1 min, 45 secs, 40 secs

Notes
-More back rounding on sumos today than I would have liked. Didn't feel bad, but now that I see it I'll work on it.
-Squats: YAYAYAY

[Artemis00]

Congrats on those incredible Squat PRs. So jealous.


I don't know if it was the camera angle, but was there a bench behind you during the deads?

[ktj4l]

Really great work getting that squat PR.

[HARRYBEAST]

That was AWESOME!

[BubsNBean]

Awesome squats girl!!!

[meimonsta]

Congrats on those incredible Squat PRs. So jealous.


I don't know if it was the camera angle, but was there a bench behind you during the deads?

Thanks Arty! Pretty stoked! The bench is kind of behind and to the side of me. Behind me was just the wall.

Really great work getting that squat PR.

That was AWESOME!

Awesome squats girl!!!

Squeee! Thanks guys! Dunno where it came from honestly; it took forever to get 230!

[jjeane]

Badazz squatting there Mei!! Excellent way to start the week for sure!!

[shesprints]

AW, your gym buddy gave you a high five after your PR, that's awesome. How did you find a gym with so many good lifters?

Your form and speed on the 235 were amazingly solid, btw. Obviously the 242 was a bit of a grinder, but even then your knees didn't go in, well done.

[FrmrHoss]

Yeah, for PR squats they BOTH looked good.

Do not like what I'm seeing with the rounding there on the sumo pull but you already know that.

[meimonsta]

Badazz squatting there Mei!! Excellent way to start the week for sure!!

Eek thank you Jani!

AW, your gym buddy gave you a high five after your PR, that's awesome. How did you find a gym with so many good lifters?

Your form and speed on the 235 were amazingly solid, btw. Obviously the 242 was a bit of a grinder, but even then your knees didn't go in, well done.

IDK, I just got really lucky! Not only good lifters but very friendly ones too. Thanks, Sam!

Yeah, for PR squats they BOTH looked good.

Do not like what I'm seeing with the rounding there on the sumo pull but you already know that.

Yeah yeah, I know. Thanks Chris!!

[RyouBakua]

wow at those PRs! awesome job mei!


team pantless pics

[meimonsta]

wow at those PRs! awesome job mei!


team pantless pics

thanks RB! Haha is that a request or are you pointing them out?

[meimonsta]

Bench 1 Day



Bench
Bar x10
72x8
90x6
96x5
102x4 (x3)
96x13 (max reps)

Pull ups
bw+11 x4
bw+11 x4
bw+11 x4
bw x6
bw x6

CG rows
80x10 (x3)

Notes
-Gah. The burn in the tris and pecs. Pretty fatigued from all the pressing and pulling.

[HARRYBEAST]

Your gymates DO WANT! it must be great to have such a supportive gym

[meimonsta]

Your gymates DO WANT! it must be great to have such a supportive gym

It is actually the best!! Love them. I too, am very supportive...when my spotter is mid-squat I'm like "OMG GET THE *bleeep* UP" Lol.

[HARRYBEAST]

It is actually the best!! Love them. I too, am very supportive...when my spotter is mid-squat I'm like "OMG GET THE *bleeep* UP" Lol.

I would love to hear that.

[FrmrHoss]

I would love to hear that.

Eh, if someone said "bleep" to me in the gym mid lift I'd probably start laughing.

[Stncldsnake]

Catching up doing some amazing work Mei!

[jjeane]

We cuss all the time at my gym. And yell all kinds of crap at each other. The early morning crew has a safe word of Snatch! it is kinda funny!
Nice pressing Mei!