I'd like some shoulder boulders... w/a side of gunz and round glutes of peace

[IrishLassie78]

Epic Day was epic.

HUGE congrats on the PR and good luck on the job front. Did they say when they'd get back to you?

Thanks! They said probably by the middle of next week and then the position would start the week after that and run for 4 months.

Yay!! 225..that is awesome! Good job!!

Sucks that work pulled that crap on you today. Good luck with the job. Hope you don't have to wait too long to hear back this time.

Thanks!

Yeah, I was not happy. This is why people are angry all the time on my team. Because of sh!t like this.

Should know by the middle of next week. I really hope I get it. Even if it doesn't turn into something permanent, it'll be great experience and look good on my resume, which will set me up for one something permanent does open up down the road.

YASSSSS!!!! 2 plates is a mile stone!! Good job girl!

Thanks! If there had been anyone else in the gym other than the skeezy guy who stares at my ass and coughs all over everything, I'd have run around high-fiving people. I may or may not have done a Rick Flair "Woooooo" and jumped up and down though

[HARRYBEAST]

Congrats on the big squat!

[thehobbes]

Wahoo, congrats on hitting 225!! Beast mode baby!

[ucsumma]

Thanks! If there had been anyone else in the gym other than the skeezy guy who stares at my ass and coughs all over everything, I'd have run around high-fiving people. I may or may not have done a Rick Flair "Woooooo" and jumped up and down though

Gym rules state that after a big PR you have 5 minutes of complete immunity to do whatever the hell you want.

[BubsNBean]

Gym rules state that after a big PR you have 5 minutes of complete immunity to do whatever the hell you want.

Yup, act a fool

[IrishLassie78]

Congrats on the big squat!

Thanks!

Wahoo, congrats on hitting 225!! Beast mode baby!

Thanks!

Gym rules state that after a big PR you have 5 minutes of complete immunity to do whatever the hell you want.

Ok! The people in my weekend gym better pepper themselves. Shenanigans will ensue very soon.

Yup, act a fool

Will do. Can't wait for dead lifts on Saturday. I'm going to scare the hell out of some people

[thehobbes]

Gym rules state that after a big PR you have 5 minutes of complete immunity to do whatever the hell you want.

Tie your gym towel around your neck like a cape and totally parkour off all the equipment, probably resulting in a concussioin but hey... YOLO!

[BubsNBean]

Hahaha!! I threw in a county called Yolo last weekend. I couldn't stop laughing at all the Yolo signs. The residents there must not think it's funny, but I thought it was hysterical. #tourist

[IrishLassie78]

Tie your gym towel around your neck like a cape and totally parkour off all the equipment, probably resulting in a concussioin but hey... YOLO!

Tempting.... So my weekend gym has this whole set up that I don't even know how to describe but it looks like some kind of American Ninja Warrior set-up with monkey bars. A couple of weeks ago some skinny ass dude managed to do a pull-up and then decided it would be cool to get on top of the thing and crawl across the top screaming like a banshee. Needless to say, he was escorted from the premises

Hahaha!! I threw in a county called Yolo last weekend. I couldn't stop laughing at all the Yolo signs. The residents there must not think it's funny, but I thought it was hysterical. #tourist

That's great! There's a town in southeastern Ohio called Siemen. I can't drive past the exit without almost crying from laughter. I'm so mature...

[BubsNBean]

That's great! There's a town in southeastern Ohio called Siemen. I can't drive past the exit without almost crying from laughter. I'm so mature...

Or the electronic company called Siemens... Especially funny when using their ultrasounds for AI




Sh!t... where did your thread, go, Lassie?!

[ucsumma]

My favorite spot in Kentucky is Beaver Lake.

[BubsNBean]

My favorite spot in Kentucky is Beaver Lake.

We have a Beaver Creek. And the river here is called Cache la Poudre (pronounced by the locals- Pooder)

Many a bumper sticker around here read, "I like to take it up the Poudre" Hahaha

[ucsumma]

We have a Beaver Creek. And the river here is called Cache la Poudre (pronounced by the locals- Pooder)

Many a bumper sticker around here read, "I like to take it up the Poudre" Hahaha

There's only one thing better than head......

[TorreTornado]

Dude, 225?!?!??! Whaaaat?!??! You Rock. How's everything else been. Going to read back a few more pages. I want to see pics. Pics?

[TorreTornado]

So this is the "art" work they've put up in the hallway at my work:



I seriously cannot stop laughing.

#dead OmgAwwwd. Haha

[TorreTornado]

I once forgot my pants and shoes, somehow packed my gym shirt.....proceeded to Deadlift in dress socks and dress pants. Zero fcks were given.

Go do it!!!!

This sh*t just made me bust out laughing.

[IrishLassie78]

My favorite spot in Kentucky is Beaver Lake.

And then there's Big Bone Lick...

We have a Beaver Creek. And the river here is called Cache la Poudre (pronounced by the locals- Pooder)

Many a bumper sticker around here read, "I like to take it up the Poudre" Hahaha

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! That's great

There's only one thing better than head......

True story: Girl on my bf's daughter's select soccer team back when she was in high school was pretty heavily recruited by several colleges, one of them being Morehead. I'll never forget her telling me there was no way she could go to school there. I asked her why and she said, "Uh... Because Morehead..."

Dude, 225?!?!??! Whaaaat?!??! You Rock. How's everything else been. Going to read back a few more pages. I want to see pics. Pics?

Things are good. No pics of the lift, but pics of me coming up. By the way, I knew you'd kill it at your comp. You look great!

[IrishLassie78]

Half day of vacay yesterday, 1RM testing of OHP yesterday, and then delicious dinner last night. Turned out to be a pretty good day. Actually got some progress pics that don't totally suck too. For now anyway, the See-Food diet is working. Lifts and going up. Scale has stayed pretty much the same. Shoulders and chest are a big bigger, ass is smaller, thighs are pretty much the same but definitely tighter. I figure I'll keep riding this horse for as long as I can.

Back & Shoulders:

Warm-up:
Arm circles, band pull aparts, band pull overs, rotator cuff stuff, bw squats, squat stretch

Strict OHP:

Bar x 5
55 x 3
65 x 2
70 x 1
75 x 1 *Felt like I had more in the tank so I tried 80
80 x Fail *Got it about level with my forehead and couldn't move it any farther
80 x Fail *Had to try again just to be sure

Push Press/Pull-up SS:
Push Press:
70 x 5 x 5

Pull-ups
5 x 5 x 4
1 x 8

BB Bor:
95 x 8
105 x 8 x 2

SA DB Incline Side Lateral Raise/Chest Supported Row SS:
Raises
10 x 10 x 3

Rows
25s x 10 x 3

Cable Upright Row/Cable Straight Arm Pull-Down/BB Shrug SS:
Upright Row
40 x 12 x 3 *These smoked me

Pull Downs
40 x 12 x 3

Shrugs
120 x 12 x 3

Revese Pec-Dec 3-Way:
30 x 10 x 3 *Going to up bump this up next week

And Now... Progress Pics

[JenSTL4]

The see food diet is working very well for you You look great!! Shoulders and arms are looking awesome! I would definitely keep doing what you're doing because you're getting awesome results!!

75 OHP good job!!

Lol at Morehead! We used to have a vendor we worked with named Richard Head.

Have a great weekend!!

[ucsumma]

Looking great!!!

I'm sure you would have gotten 80 if you tried it before the 75. You'll get it next time - zero doubt.

[thehobbes]

Great job on the OHP Max, that's a solid number. Your arms look like glorious mountain peaks of death and destruction.

I like your shoes!

[IrishLassie78]

The see food diet is working very well for you You look great!! Shoulders and arms are looking awesome! I would definitely keep doing what you're doing because you're getting awesome results!!

75 OHP good job!!

Lol at Morehead! We used to have a vendor we worked with named Richard Head.

Have a great weekend!!

Thanks

Richard (Dick) Head... OMFG... His parents should be shot.

Looking great!!!

I'm sure you would have gotten 80 if you tried it before the 75. You'll get it next time - zero doubt.

Thank you

Clearly I need to learn the proper way to work up to a 1RM because I always do this to myself. I think I'm too tentative so I fart around with too many sets at lower weights. I need to just get some balls and fukking do it with the higher weight. I screwed myself again yesterday on my DLs doing this

Great job on the OHP Max, that's a solid number. Your arms look like glorious mountain peaks of death and destruction.

I like your shoes!

Thanks Hammie!!

I love those shoes. They're Merrell Barefoot Trail Runners or something like that. Not the ones with the toes because those are just weird, but the soles are really thin and they're really light and super comfy. I've had them for about a year now. They're great for lifting in a gym that won't let you go barefoot.

[IrishLassie78]

Tested 1RM with DLs yesterday. Thought for sure I'd have 225. Was disappoint. Again. And I actually made a point of not farting around working up to it, or at least I thought I did but I couldn't get the damn thing off the ground. Pissed Lassie was pissed. Everything else was really good, but that sucked.

Lower HT:

Warm-up:
Hip mobility, ankle mobility, high knees, ass kickers, bw squats, squat to stands, squat stretch hold

Sumo DL:
Warm-up Sets
95 x 5
135 x 3
155 x 3
185 x 1

Working Sets
225 x Fail
225 x Fail
205 x 1 *Easy Peasy
215 x 1 *Also easy
220 x Nope

Speed Front Squat:
Warm-up Sets
Bar x 8
65 x 8
75 x 5

Working Sets
85 x 3 x 6 *These felt great.

Curtsy Lunge/Calf Press SS:
Lunges
20s x 12 x 3

Calf Press
3.5pps x 15 x 3

35 Degree Back Extension/Seated Calf Raise SS:
Back Extensions
25 x 10 x 4

Calf Raises
65 x 10 x 4

Leg Extensions:
60 x 10 Toes In, 10 Toes out x 3

Lying Leg Curl:
55 x 10 x 2
60 x 10 x 2

X-Band Walks:
Blue Band x 10 x 4/side

Core:
Plank - 1 min.
Side Plank - 1 min. side
Lying Straight Leg Raises - 10 x 4
Lying Oblique Twists - 10 x 4/side

Stretched, foam rolled, went and bought new pillows.

And here's some food porn to brighten your day:

Dinner: Shrimp Creole Fajitas and Roasted Plantains



Dessert: Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

[thehobbes]

Lassie, your squat PR is 225 correct? I bet it's some semi easy form tweak with DL and you could hit like 240-250 easy. SRS

[IrishLassie78]

Lassie, your squat PR is 225 correct? I bet it's some semi easy form tweak with DL and you could hit like 240-250 easy. SRS

Yeah, I know sometimes I have my hips too high and shoulders too far forward, so that could be part of it. Or it could be something else entirely. I need to see if I can get video and post it up for some help.

[IrishLassie78]

Felt kinda crappy this morning but went to the gym anyway and ended up with some pretty good lifting and much better than expected conditioning. Going to do a mini-deload this week, basically just backing off weight and straightening out form and then since I'm doing this challenge at work with the main lifts, I'm going to incorporate a 5/3/1 based rep/weight/set scheme with those to get some programmed progressive loading/structure in. That should give me a chance to make some form tweaks too since the first couple of weeks will be on the lighter side of what I've been doing. I need to get my bench and DL clusterfukery straightened out. Also starting an early schedule this week for at least the next few months and therefore will be lifting at 6:00am so that should be fun. Maybe my rage at being up before the sun will channel into better lifting

Chest & Arms HT:

Warm-up:
Arm circles, band pull aparts, band pull overs, rotator cuff stuff

Speed Bench:
Warm-up Sets
Bar x 8
55 x 8
65 x 5

Working Sets
75 x 3 x 6 *Focused on staying really tight and pushing down with my heels while I'm pushing up with my arms.

Incline DB Bench/Straight Bar Curls SS:
Incline Bench
35s x 8 x 3

Curls
40 x 10 x 3

Incline DB Flies/DB Overhead Extensions SS:
Flies
22.5s x 10 x 3

Extensions
42.5 x 10 x 3

Cable Rope Hammer Curls/Cable Rope Triceps Pull Downs SS:
Curls
35.5 x 12 x 3

Triceps
44 x 12 x 3

Met-Con:
4 RFT
30 Air Squats
10 Push-ups
7 Burpees
20 KB Swings - 12kg KB
*Completed in 9 minutes flat.

Some foam rolling and stretching and that was it. Short, sweet, and to the point. My arms and chest are totally smoked. Might take a walk after dinner tonight because it's so glorious outside. Going to try to convince the BF to come with me. We have a really nice park with a nice paved 5k jogging trail, and then it has some great hiking trails too, about a mile from our house and it's way too nice outside to sit in here when it stays light late.

[TorreTornado]

Sorry, I meant pics in general and u came thru. Progress pics are looking phenom... your lifts are pretty farking awesome. I would love to lift with you and stand in the shadow of your bad assery for a moment. Haha.

Thank you for the compliment, you're so sweet. I had no clue I'd do well. Tbh, I was expecting NOTHING. I guess the stars aligned. I can tell you I was humbled by the amazing competition and the positive vibe at the show, in general. It was such an awesome experience.

Those roasted plantains look amazeballs. Just sayin.

[ucsumma]

You've got the 225.

Just my experience, but if I go into a lift (even one that I've never pulled) mentally KNOWING I've got it - I get it. I know it sounds like "new age" nonsense, but what I've found works best is visualization.

The night before, visualize yourself hitting the lift successfully over-and-over. Then when you hit the gym it just becomes a matter of execution.

[BubsNBean]

Lassie, your squat PR is 225 correct? I bet it's some semi easy form tweak with DL and you could hit like 240-250 easy. SRS

This

You've got the 225.

Just my experience, but if I go into a lift (even one that I've never pulled) mentally KNOWING I've got it - I get it. I know it sounds like "new age" nonsense, but what I've found works best is visualization.

The night before, visualize yourself hitting the lift successfully over-and-over. Then when you hit the gym it just becomes a matter of execution.

And this. My last DL PR was like that, and my bench one. Saw it perfectly in my brain. Went in the gym knowing it was going to happen, and then some. It's all about mind set. However, if I could go in the gym every day with that cool confidence I'd be the strongest person on Earth

[IrishLassie78]

Sorry, I meant pics in general and u came thru. Progress pics are looking phenom... your lifts are pretty farking awesome. I would love to lift with you and stand in the shadow of your bad assery for a moment. Haha.

Thank you for the compliment, you're so sweet. I had no clue I'd do well. Tbh, I was expecting NOTHING. I guess the stars aligned. I can tell you I was humbled by the amazing competition and the positive vibe at the show, in general. It was such an awesome experience.

Those roasted plantains look amazeballs. Just sayin.

The plantains were amazeballs. All I did was slice them and toss them with some melted coconut oil, some cinnamon, cumin, and chipotle chili powder. And I did NOT tell my boyfriend what they were or that I used coconut oil and he thought they were about the best thing he's ever eaten

You've got the 225.

Just my experience, but if I go into a lift (even one that I've never pulled) mentally KNOWING I've got it - I get it. I know it sounds like "new age" nonsense, but what I've found works best is visualization.

The night before, visualize yourself hitting the lift successfully over-and-over. Then when you hit the gym it just becomes a matter of execution.

Yeah, there's a huge difference between thinking you might have it and knowing you do have it. I went in thinking I probably had it and then psyched myself out.

My last DL PR was like that, and my bench one. Saw it perfectly in my brain. Went in the gym knowing it was going to happen, and then some. It's all about mind set. However, if I could go in the gym every day with that cool confidence I'd be the strongest person on Earth

Yep. I need to stop thinking about it and second guessing everything and just fukking do it. It's not always going to work, but it'll work better than my current d!cking around does.