Lschepis Trains for the Big 6-0

[Artemis00]

Damn, I hope that gets better quick. My friend had to deal with sciatic pain for years due to back issues. Was awful.


Although I wouldn't say it was an old lady moment. Obviously plenty of us have had those stupid injuries that happen and we have no idea what caused it or it was some simple activity. I'm still trying to figure out what cause my intercostal strain.

[lschepis]

Sorry about the tweak! I definitely get those more often now than I did even 10 years ago

But the competition sounds awesome!

It's so weird, we get this stuff not from lifting, but bending over to pick up a penny..

I know that's a pretty popular federation, I need to bust out of 100%RAW. Think my coach is trying to qualify for worlds or something. I'll try to qualify for old farts.

What do we have here?

We have pink I see...I'm sure ur fave color.. Don't be a stranger in here LS, I need your dirty humor to keep everybody entertained.

Sciatic pain is the absolute worst. Keep stretching, icing, and heating. Maybe there's a chiro down south who isn't a total quack and can help you out?

U wizard! That's exactly what I did and it was gone in three days. U know any good chiros here girlie? U ever coming back and showing me around Beaufort? I still haven't been there, think I missed the oyster shucking festival.

I've pulled something rolling over in bed. Hurt for MONTHS!

U still have it? No way ur pulling 200 with that sh!t! I'm gonna be scaaared next dead day.

Oh man I hope your muscle pull heals up quickly! One time I took a nap on the couch and sprained my back because I was laying awkwardly not wanting to disturb the cat sleeping on me. And one time I had a ganglion cyst in my wrist and I accidentally popped it by smashing my arm on the shower doors while busting into a bicep flex pose, which fixed my wrist. The universe has a weird way of evening itself out.

Why did this pic in my head make my day?

How many times u find that sweet sweet position to sleep in where a smile comes to ur face and u dream nice dreams of naked hot muscular men and u wake up like a decrepit 90 yr old?

Damn, I hope that gets better quick. My friend had to deal with sciatic pain for years due to back issues. Was awful.


Although I wouldn't say it was an old lady moment. Obviously plenty of us have had those stupid injuries that happen and we have no idea what caused it or it was some simple activity. I'm still trying to figure out what cause my intercostal strain.

I'm good to go Artie! I knew it will heal pretty quickly because I didn't sit down for 2 days...was afraid it would tighten up.

How weird, I went to my 45th (!!!) reunion a few weeks ago where I was the youngest looking person by a country mile...no brag, keep lifting my friends... a good friend there said she just had back surgery because she had sciatic since she was a child; can't imagine living with that kind of pain! Sadly she went back to the gym and started working out with a trainer and he had her doing kettle bell swings with 25 pounds and she pinched her nerve. Anybody ever seen a decent personal trainer in the gym??

[lschepis]

Wednesday 8/9

Chest & tri's

Bench
45x10
75x5
95x2
120x1
130x1x2
135x3 Slingshot

DB presses
55x3
50x5
50x6

DB tri extensions
35x8
40x8
45x8

Pushdowns
110x8x2
120x7

Face pulls superset w/svend press
80x12 SS 20x10
90x12 SS 20x10
100x12 SS 20x10

Pull-ups- 9, 9

Trying to recover from a bad bench session last week, did OK; the Slingshots went well, think I can go to 140 next time. Really suffered on the DB presses, just lost power from the beginning. My coach expects me to start out at max and my body doesn't work that way, I need to pyramid up so starting with the 45s next time. Haven't done svend presses in so long...it's all about that cleavage

[SophieM]

U still have it? No way ur pulling 200 with that sh!t! I'm gonna be scaaared next dead day.

Nah. It was the end of last year until around March-April of this year.

Lifts strong as always.

[LadyLore420]

Today I learned what a svend press is. Neato.

[Artemis00]

I'm good to go Artie! I knew it will heal pretty quickly because I didn't sit down for 2 days...was afraid it would tighten up.

How weird, I went to my 45th (!!!) reunion a few weeks ago where I was the youngest looking person by a country mile...no brag, keep lifting my friends... a good friend there said she just had back surgery because she had sciatic since she was a child; can't imagine living with that kind of pain! Sadly she went back to the gym and started working out with a trainer and he had her doing kettle bell swings with 25 pounds and she pinched her nerve. Anybody ever seen a decent personal trainer in the gym??

Glad it healed up quick.

Yeah, my friend who got the sciatic nerve issues in her late 20s had to go for back surgery as well. Unfortunately it didn't help and actually seemed to make it worse. I think she got into doing a bit of yoga and that has been the only thing that has helped her. Shame she didn't give that a try before the surgery.

And no, I have yet to see a decent personal trainer. I know some personal trainers that are decent people...but I wouldn't recommend them to anyone as a personal trainer. Half of them have people doing exercises that don't even make sense...especially someone new to training. And the rest have bodies that looks so incredibly imbalanced.




Oh yeah, have you tried adjusting the angle with the svend presses. I like to do that sometimes...mixes it up a bit.

[anandagirl]

130 bench - Laura, you are a beast!

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Doing great as always, Laura.

[jwtiger69]

Wednesday 8/9

Chest & tri's

Bench
45x10
75x5
95x2
120x1
130x1x2
135x3 Slingshot

DB presses
55x3
50x5
50x6

DB tri extensions
35x8
40x8
45x8

Pushdowns
110x8x2
120x7

Face pulls superset w/svend press
80x12 SS 20x10
90x12 SS 20x10
100x12 SS 20x10

Pull-ups- 9, 9

Trying to recover from a bad bench session last week, did OK; the Slingshots went well, think I can go to 140 next time. Really suffered on the DB presses, just lost power from the beginning. My coach expects me to start out at max and my body doesn't work that way, I need to pyramid up so starting with the 45s next time. Haven't done svend presses in so long...it's all about that cleavage

Great workout! Hope everything is great.

[wasmeFINAFLEX]

Excellent looking chest workout!

[thehobbes]

Nice working sets and Slingshot bp! Have you failed any Slingshot reps and do you have a human spotter? I use the safety bars but if I needed to bail on a Slingshot I think I'd have to be really aware to pull my arms all the way down after letting the bar roll off, so my arms don't, well, slingshot up. I haven't failed one yet and so far try to stay away from going to failure on the reps with it.

[LaughingStorm]

Their banned camp can only hold me for so long, LOL

[RT1957]

Nice bench day Laura...how do you like the slingshot!!

[thehobbes]

Their banned camp can only hold me for so long, LOL

Dawww, I wanna rub dat bellah. Not you person, the puppers, but welcome back from camp!

[LaughingStorm]

Dawww, I wanna rub dat bellah. Not you person, the puppers, but welcome back from camp!

You'd rub my belly too. I'm like the smiling Buddha.

[lschepis]

Nah. It was the end of last year until around March-April of this year.

Lifts strong as always.

Thanks Sophie.

Today I learned what a svend press is. Neato.

U can't hold the weight either, u have to balance it by squeezing them together for max cleavage.

Glad it healed up quick.

Yeah, my friend who got the sciatic nerve issues in her late 20s had to go for back surgery as well. Unfortunately it didn't help and actually seemed to make it worse. I think she got into doing a bit of yoga and that has been the only thing that has helped her. Shame she didn't give that a try before the surgery.

And no, I have yet to see a decent personal trainer. I know some personal trainers that are decent people...but I wouldn't recommend them to anyone as a personal trainer. Half of them have people doing exercises that don't even make sense...especially someone new to training. And the rest have bodies that looks so incredibly imbalanced.




Oh yeah, have you tried adjusting the angle with the svend presses. I like to do that sometimes...mixes it up a bit.

Yeah, I don't think my friend is any better off either. That's just really very sad. Sciatic is a pain in the ass..

Personal trainers are a joke these days, I seriously think most ppl in the gym laugh at them, well at a good gym anyway.

130 bench - Laura, you are a beast!

I aaaam? Donke

Doing great as always, Laura.

Thanks Flo! Got my RSP freebies! It looks pretty good, will give the pre-workout a try tomorrow. Thank u!

Great workout! Hope everything is great.

Thanks Tiger! I have to get my arse in your new log and make some trouble.

Excellent looking chest workout!

Thank u Simon!

Nice working sets and Slingshot bp! Have you failed any Slingshot reps and do you have a human spotter? I use the safety bars but if I needed to bail on a Slingshot I think I'd have to be really aware to pull my arms all the way down after letting the bar roll off, so my arms don't, well, slingshot up. I haven't failed one yet and so far try to stay away from going to failure on the reps with it.

I haven't failed any but I have looked like a total nimbo doing them. Really weird, my first set is always a total fail and then my next set or two is pretty good, not used to it yet I guess. Actually, I feel like a human gum band with it on...that's Pittsburgese for rubber band. I hired a bench coach a few months ago so he's my spotter. I might be able to do a few reps with the slingshot by myself but I certainly can't get it on by myself! How do you get yours on??

Their banned camp can only hold me for so long, LOL

What trouble did u cause now?? Did the miscers in the skinny privilege thread run u outta town?

Nice bench day Laura...how do you like the slingshot!!

I like it RT but there's a huge learning curve. Get one and try it. I'm all about the gimmicks.

Dawww, I wanna rub dat bellah. Not you person, the puppers, but welcome back from camp!

You'd rub my belly too. I'm like the smiling Buddha.

He's back already??? He paid off a mod!


********* I got my iPad back...I felt like I was in prison!!! It kept in this rotation of turning on then shutting down. I was really scared I was going to lose it...and all my SELFIES! I googled the problem and it said you had to do something like 100 times to get it to charge up so I took it to my friend but he was backed up on fixing everybody else's Apple gadgets so I had to wait. Just needed a new charger And face palm

[SophieM]

I've never owned any Apple products. I've heard they can be rather particular. Glad it's working again!

[lschepis]

I've never owned any Apple products. I've heard they can be rather particular. Glad it's working again!

My iPad is 3-1/2 years old Sophie, never had a problem until now and I think that was from draining it too low and then a crappy charger. My friend has a six year old iPhone 4 I bought a laptop about a year and a half ago but I can't seem to get on the Internet with it and I far prefer my iPad over that. I freaking love my iPad, just so easy to use.

[lschepis]

Saturday 8/19

Legs

Squats
45x10
75x5
95x8
110x7
120x5
130x3
140x2 PR

Hack squats
100x10
120x10
140x10
160x9
170x8

Lying curls
60x10
65x8
70x8
75x8

DB shrugs
45x12
50x12
55x12

Squats are finally moving along! Just trying to add weight each week and feel it on my back and then give it a shot is working. My reps in the 110 and 120 range are getting much deeper too. Just crazy it took this long but prob was my head getting in the way as usual. They still aren't easy but conquering it an inch and 5 pounds at a time. I did the shrugs only because I had to wait for someone who was using the one squat rack at the Powerhouse...yeahh ONE! I used to do shrugs like a mad man.

Monday 8/21

Chest

Bench
45x10
75x5
100x2
120x1
130x2
Slingshot
135x2
135x3
AMRAP
110x6

DB presses
50x7
50x6
45x8

Lockout partials...like 5" lol
135x3
155x1
165x1
175x1

Cable flyes superset w/ Svend press
35x10 SS 20x10
40x10 SS 20x10 x2

Pull-ups- 12, 9

Wasn't a bad benching day. Maintained my 2 reps at 130 after that horrible benching session 2 weeks ago. Do not know why my first set of slingshot is always all over the place, then the second set is so much better. That was some high partials! I mean was about 5" of movement. So strange. I like the rep out set at the end but I was pooped, I could've done much better if that wasn't heavy day.

[SophieM]

Yay for squat PR's and good bench days!

[LunaLifts]

Squats are finally moving along! Just trying to add weight each week and feel it on my back and then give it a shot is working. My reps in the 110 and 120 range are getting much deeper too.

Yay, good stuff! Nice PR.
Good benching too.

[Artemis00]

Great job.


It is probably because the sling shot is so awkward that it takes a set to get used to it.

[jwtiger69]

Great work! PR's are fun....

[anandagirl]

My iPad is 3-1/2 years old Sophie, never had a problem until now and I think that was from draining it too low and then a crappy charger. My friend has a six year old iPhone 4 I bought a laptop about a year and a half ago but I can't seem to get on the Internet with it and I far prefer my iPad over that. I freaking love my iPad, just so easy to use.

My ipad is almost 5 years old.... I'm scared it will die on me

Yeah squat PR! You're rolling in the PR's too!!!

[lonniej]

It's been awhile..See you are still putting in the work and setting PR's..Good job!!

[thehobbes]

Good job on the squat PR! Yeah the SS can be awkward. I always start my first set of that at a wt I can rep raw pretty easy just to get into the groove.

My iPad is 3-1/2 years old Sophie, never had a problem until now and I think that was from draining it too low and then a crappy charger. My friend has a six year old iPhone 4 I bought a laptop about a year and a half ago but I can't seem to get on the Internet with it and I far prefer my iPad over that. I freaking love my iPad, just so easy to use.

Man I had an ipod Classic for I chit you not 7 years, worked perfectly. I accidentally dumped a cooler of ice water on it at work. Managed to do the rice thing and make sure I got all my music into my current itunes as I never really sync it much. It's fukked but I got my lifetime collection of music off of it. Bought an ipod Touch which has been perfect for 3 or 4 years now. I think the key to Apple products is buy something with way more storage than you'll need and it'll run really smooth for a long time. Except for water those devices handle abuse and my general stupidity pretty well lol.

[LaughingStorm]

I'm back! Enjoy it while it lasts.

What trouble did u cause now?? Did the miscers in the skinny privilege thread run u outta town?

Nah, I crushed those frailbois and ended that thread. Lightweights shouldn't try for the heavyweight title.

Got banned because I negged some loser and he got mad and ran to a mod. Didn't know you can get banned for a neg. Oh well, live and learn.

[anandagirl]

Got banned because I negged some loser and he got mad and ran to a mod. Didn't know you can get banned for a neg. Oh well, live and learn.

I'll have to remember that when someone negs me











Not really, I'm not a whiny little bish

[RT1957]

I see squat PR's and 2 X 130 on bench...some impressive DB press weights....ok nice work as always Laura and big volume

[wasmeFINAFLEX]

Great job on the squats and bench! and well all else