Lori's Muscle Building Adventure!!!

[-Lucifer]

Lori, you look good. Nice definition.

Your back looks pretty awesome. You'll soon have the full 'Christmas tree'.

[carbonmade78]

Wowza - You're looking good, girl.

I agree with everyone who posted before me - you've got a great base to build the muscle on and your back is kicking.

Hope you have a great week!

[gobbles23]

^^Thanks guys!! I hope now that I am following a program, I can get a whole lot more muscle growth on the go.

*BODY WEIGHT UPDATE* I weighed myself today. Apparently I am 123 lbs. I weighed myself on the crappy scale for consistency, but now that I know my weight was consistent, I will begin using the new scale which has me weighing in at a few pounds less. So if next week I say I am 120, I never lost weight, I just used that scale, and will continue to do so from now on. Wow. I never would have imagined that it would be somewhat difficult to gain weight. Average calories for last week were 2078. Week before, again, were 2016. So I will try to average them out to be 2100 this week and next week. And then see what happens. I have to mentioned, I'm surprised I got as far as I did eating as little as I did in the past few years...Not that I got very far..More like I'm surprised I got ANYWHERE....Had I have known, I'd probably be crazy right now!! Anyways, heavy workout later today!!! SO excited!!!! Will she bench 80lbs more than 3 times today!???

My laptop broke. Using ps3. Sucks. Post workout later....

[gobbles23]

Stupid broken laptop...I squatted 145 times today. Did drop sets on rows and bench. Might not be able to post for a while. Typing on ps3 takes forever. This took about 10 mins.......Yup....Not happy....

[medjen]

Sorry about the laptop, but awesome news on the squats!

[Echo814]

I thought I'd take a few progress pics where the little muscle that I have is actually somewhat visible. I would like to compare them once I am finished my 5x5 routine...

Looking great! love the Bleach poster in the background

[aznprincess]

wow lori! your pictures are ROCKIN'. love the anime poster in the background too.

you're inspiring me to get on a 5x5 even more now than before.

PS: EAT you look lean to me and your abs look great too. get that muscle girl, get it get it get it!

[CharliC]

Nice squatting!

Hope you get the laptop dilemma resolved soon- I know I feel lost without mine

[megera]

I thought I'd take a few progress pics where the little muscle that I have is actually somewhat visible. I would like to compare them once I am finished my 5x5 routine...

very nice pics!!!
great great progress!!!

the squats looks fantastic!

[gobbles23]

Sorry about the laptop, but awesome news on the squats!

Thanks! I had to fight for each rep. The last two were especially slow and gruellling. I thought my back was going to crack in two! My laptop should be fixed in about a week...The jack is cracked off inside so I can't charge it anymore....Minor problem....have to record meals by hand now..

[gobbles23]

Looking great! love the Bleach poster in the background

Thanks!! Love how you noticed Ichigo!!! What other animes do you watch??

[gobbles23]

wow lori! your pictures are ROCKIN'. love the anime poster in the background too.

you're inspiring me to get on a 5x5 even more now than before.

PS: EAT you look lean to me and your abs look great too. get that muscle girl, get it get it get it!

Hey!! Thank you!I ! Your compliments made me smile! Yay!!! You should definitely try 5x5. I think you'd love it! I forgot to add how awesome it is that you apprieciate anime!!!

[gobbles23]

Nice squatting!

Hope you get the laptop dilemma resolved soon- I know I feel lost without mine

Thanks! I do feel so lost...My meal plans...workout routine.....my connection to the world...all gone. Boooo...I am dying..It took 20 mins to respond to this post, plus two others on my ps3.....

[gobbles23]

very nice pics!!!
great great progress!!!

the squats looks fantastic!

Thanks so much!!!! In three days I have to squat 155!!!! Whoo!

[gobbles23]

Thanks so much!!!! In three days I have to squat 155!!!! Whoo!

Whew! 40 minutes later... I realized last workout that 75lbs is my 5 rep max for bench pressing, so instead of trying 80 for 5 and getting it twice, I figured I'd do 75lbs five times, finish off with drop sets, and then try for 80lbs three times on Friday (medium workout) and then 5 times on Monday. I should be able to do it then. I'm going to steal someones computer so I can post my workout shortly...

[gobbles23]

Heavy workout:

Squats-
70x5
90x5
105x5
125x5
145x5

Bench Press-
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
75x5, 65x5, 55x8, 45x10

Rows-
35x5
45x5
55x5
65x5
75x5, 65x5, 55x5, 40x7

Hypers-
35x10 w/6 partials
35x5 w/3 partials

Crunches-
10x12 w/11 partials
10x7 w/10 partials
10x7 w/10 partials
10x6 w/5 partials

[megera]

Thanks so much!!!! In three days I have to squat 155!!!! Whoo!

wow pretty cool squats progress!!! good luck there!!
how is your bench press progress doing?

I squated 145 3 sets today for 8 reps... i was happy

i don't think about 155 yet, I wantto be able to do 3 sets of 8-10 of 145 first.. maybe its a wrong way to progress.. donnow...

[Echo814]

Thanks!! Love how you noticed Ichigo!!! What other animes do you watch??

I am a bit out of the loop these days but I watched a lot a couple years back, need to start up again. I started off with the original Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and some of GT, Inyuasha, Evagelion (only the Japanese version), Escalflowne (same only Japanese), Ruroni Kenshin, Basilisk, Fruits Basket, Those Who Hunt Elves, Ronin Warriors, Gundam Wing, Record Lodoss War, Bleach of course and there are some others lol. What are some that you watch?

Oh if you have a spare keyboard that is usb you can hook it up to your PS3 for faster typing.

[carbonmade78]

I am a bit out of the loop these days but I watched a lot a couple years back, need to start up again. I started off with the original Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and some of GT, Inyuasha, Evagelion (only the Japanese version), Escalflowne (same only Japanese), Ruroni Kenshin, Basilisk, Fruits Basket, Those Who Hunt Elves, Ronin Warriors, Gundam Wing, Record Lodoss War, Bleach of course and there are some others lol. What are some that you watch?

Oh if you have a spare keyboard that is usb you can hook it up to your PS3 for faster typing.

Dude - You and I used to watch the same animes!

[Echo814]

Dude - You and I used to watch the same animes!

Hehe! I love it, especially some of the kind stupid funny ones like Those Who Hunt Elves. I need to get back into, I was actually pretty good at drawing manga style to.

[aznprincess]

Heavy workout:

Squats-
70x5
90x5
105x5
125x5
145x5

Bench Press-
40x5
50x5
60x5
70x5
75x5, 65x5, 55x8, 45x10

Rows-
35x5
45x5
55x5
65x5
75x5, 65x5, 55x5, 40x7

Hypers-
35x10 w/6 partials
35x5 w/3 partials

Crunches-
10x12 w/11 partials
10x7 w/10 partials
10x7 w/10 partials
10x6 w/5 partials

ok, looking at your 5x5 this is making more sense than the website i've been trying to read. it's like, he's trying to explain how to do the ramp up and i'm like huh? i'm SO excited to start doing this when i get back from vaycay!!!

[aznprincess]

can i ask you a question, you may know. if not i could try to put it in the main forum, but for the madcow's 5x5 can i do the front squat instead of the back squat? i don't have a squat rack darn it! that or squats on the smith machine?

[aznprincess]

i was wondering, how do you deal with the 2.5% increments on weight? you go to the gym right? did you get chains or what?? do you just round up to 5 lb increments??

[carbonmade78]

Hehe! I love it, especially some of the kind stupid funny ones like Those Who Hunt Elves. I need to get back into, I was actually pretty good at drawing manga style to.

The stupid/funny/romantic ones are the best. Love Hina used to be my fave. Please Teacher was pretty ridiculous too.. and there was another one I used to watch a lot that I forgot the name of... Grrr...



/hijack

(Sorry Lori! )

[gobbles23]

i was wondering, how do you deal with the 2.5% increments on weight? you go to the gym right? did you get chains or what?? do you just round up to 5 lb increments??

I have the perfect link for you but I can't post unless I am on a computer but I will definitely get it for you today. It has every question you can think of about the program answered for you. You can play around with the spreadsheet a little. My bench, row, and military press increase by 5lbs each week, squats and deads increase by 10lbs each week. I had to slightly alter the spreadsheet so the intervals went by 5 and 10 so they weren't 78 or 97.... Later I will get on a computer and try to explain things a bit more, and give you that link.(smiley face)

[gobbles23]

The stupid/funny/romantic ones are the best. Love Hina used to be my fave. Please Teacher was pretty ridiculous too.. and there was another one I used to watch a lot that I forgot the name of... Grrr...



/hijack

(Sorry Lori! )

Don't appologize!! I love the discussion I am dying to join in but typing on ps3 is a pain. Will do so later though!!
(Smiley face) !!

[CharliC]

You're making great strength progress chick, I'm inspired to try 5x5 now!

Definitely in for that promised link

[gobbles23]

can i ask you a question, you may know. if not i could try to put it in the main forum, but for the madcow's 5x5 can i do the front squat instead of the back squat? i don't have a squat rack darn it! that or squats on the smith machine?

Alright!! Computer access! The unfortunate thing is, the do recommend only squating with back squats. I had to buy a bench to do squats on because the weight for squats increases so much in such a short amount of time that you will have difficulty progressing without one. 10 lbs each week, I went from 80lbs to 155lbs in not very long. It really pushes you past what you thought were your limits. What I did was buy a $100 bench and I take the backrest part of it off everytime I need to squat. The frame declines, so you have enough room to get under the rack in a squat position...Once I get my laptop working, I can show you a picture. You don't need an expensive squat rack... There's a FAQ below, its geared towards the stronglifts 5x5 program, but I think it will apply to madcows as well. Its what I use for guidance. Ita an awesome link. It talks about doing front squats instead of back squats, as well as lots of other things.

http://stronglifts.com/forum/strongl...t11443-15.html

If you look at the speadsheet that I posted a few pages back, it should help you set it up. I never really read anything, I just plugged my 5 rep maxes into the spreadsheet using the 1-5 rep max calculator, and changed the to increase by by 5-10 pounds, and lowered the % to increase by...I kind of skipped the first few weeks because I was already on a full body routine and the weight used for the first 4 weeks of 5x5 I had already been using for a few weeks. So I skipped ahead a little. I can understand you trying to understand the program first though. Its the smart thing to do I was just impatient. Did you download the spreadsheet yet? Once you do that, it will make everything a lot clearer for you. If you have any more questions, I will try my best you help you out

[gobbles23]

I am a bit out of the loop these days but I watched a lot a couple years back, need to start up again. I started off with the original Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and some of GT, Inyuasha, Evagelion (only the Japanese version), Escalflowne (same only Japanese), Ruroni Kenshin, Basilisk, Fruits Basket, Those Who Hunt Elves, Ronin Warriors, Gundam Wing, Record Lodoss War, Bleach of course and there are some others lol. What are some that you watch?

Oh if you have a spare keyboard that is usb you can hook it up to your PS3 for faster typing.

I satrted off watching dragon ball z too! I used to draw pictures of characters when I was younger. I haven't drawn in years now though. Kind of miss it! I am in the process of watching Rurouni Kenshin (love it) And I saw Fruits basket (hilarious) and Basilisk (one of my favourites!) and Inuyasha (I only saw the first two seasons) I have also seen Claymore. It is my all time favourite anime!! It's AWESOME! You have to watch it! And I saw Samurai Champloo, Samurai 7, Ninja Scroll, Tsubasa, Fate Stay Night, Shakugan no Shana, soo many more!!! I love my anime!!!!!

[gobbles23]

Hehe! I love it, especially some of the kind stupid funny ones like Those Who Hunt Elves. I need to get back into, I was actually pretty good at drawing manga style to.

The funny ones are excellent. Jubei Chan and the mysterious eyepatch was hilarious. Love how you used to draw as well!!!