Fat Girl Gets Fit

[thehobbes]

Awesome 315 low bar squat PR!! Hell yeah dudette, killed it. Duuuuude your safety bars are way low though.

[Partyrocking]

Your squats always look so nice and smooth. And awesome work on the 1x315 low bar PR!

Thanks. I try to treat every single like a competition rep.

Awesome 315 low bar squat PR!! Hell yeah dudette, killed it. Duuuuude your safety bars are way low though.

They were higher before, but they got in the way of my videos. They completely blocked my hip crease which is the most important part of the side shot. I moved them back up for my work sets because I wasn't recording them.

Safety third

[thehobbes]

They were higher before, but they got in the way of my videos. They completely blocked my hip crease which is the most important part of the side shot. I moved them back up for my work sets because I wasn't recording them.

Safety third

:: clutches hardhat and police tape and gasps in horror, yes in HORROR! ::

[Partyrocking]

:: clutches hardhat and police tape and gasps in horror, yes in HORROR! ::

I like riding in the ... danger zone!

Today's Workout: Bench Speed Work

Weigh in: 183.0

Warmup: 5 min elliptical, light facepulls and push presses



Speed Bench
5x45, 3x65, 2x85, 1x95, 7x10x110

I watched a Dan Green video on ******** yesterday, and I swear each time I see him bench I learn something new. I noticed his descent is slow until he's just over his chest. Then he speeds up and lets the bar sink in before exploding back up. I started working on that today.



Banded Bench
7x20x45lbs + 70lbs in bands

Will go up next week

Tate Press
3x11x20

Pretty smooth

Limber 11 + Starting Stretching

Smooth sailing. My 3rd world squat has improved a lot.

Random Tidbits: We're almost at the 100 year anniversary of Edith Cavill's execution. She was a British nurse who helped Allied soldiers escape Belgium during WW1. Her death was a moral turning point in the war. Lots of British men enlisted and Americans actually started to care.

RIP Edith

[FallenAngel80]

Edith Cavill's[/url] execution. She was a British nurse who helped Allied soldiers escape Belgium during WW1. Her death was a moral turning point in the war. Lots of British men enlisted and Americans actually started to care.

RIP Edith

Nice lifting, PR!

Wow, what a brave woman. You don't tend to hear too much (well I haven't anyway) about the female involvement in the world wars.

[LadyLore420]

Eeey I feel that slingshot meme. Deez hos be rekkin them joints to put up some extra lbs instead of just doing some speed reps and getting laid more. Idk.

That five minutes on the elliptical must have been murder. How'd you survive?

[Partyrocking]

Eeey I feel that slingshot meme. Deez hos be rekkin them joints to put up some extra lbs instead of just doing some speed reps and getting laid more. Idk.

That five minutes on the elliptical must have been murder. How'd you survive?

Got my headphones lol.

I gotta get my muscles all warm and toasty before I crush the weights.

I just found out that pine nuts come from pine cones. I guess that should have been obvious, but I never thought about where they came from before. Mind blown!

[FallenAngel80]

I just found out that pine nuts come from pine cones. I guess that should have been obvious, but I never thought about where they came from before. Mind blown!

I didn't know that either! I hadn't even considered where they came from...last place I would have thought of is pine cones. Doh!

[Partyrocking]

Today's Workout: Deadlift Mechanical Stress

Weigh in: 182.0

Warmup: 5 min elliptical, leg swings, arm circles

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Paused Sumo
5x135, 1x225, 1x275, 8x2x295-2RM PR

These went up pretty well. Sumo's always heavy to start, but once it breaks the floor, the lockout is easy.



Paused Conventional
4x5x285

My hands were sore by this time, but the weight wasn't bad.



Paused Deficits
3x8x205-rep PR

These moved pretty fast.

Standing Leg Curls
3x8x36.2

These were a bit tough, but I got the reps. Will probably be at this weight for a little while

Limber 11/Starting Stretching

Pretty good.

[getbigordie18]

My low back was sore all day. Next week is 7x20-not looking forward to it.



I might like they more if I did them first, but after the speed squats, ech! I find banded bench helps with my lockout, but I never had an issue locking out my squats, so I can't see the carryover yet.

nice progress i am going to be doing my 2nd usapl meet soon! Glad to see other powerlifters on the forums

[thehobbes]

Congrats on the DL rep PRs.

Had to google pine nuts. $20/lb at a nut store wut?! I'll continue to spend my money on compression pants and sit here merrily eating pine cones off the forest floor.

[Partyrocking]

nice progress i am going to be doing my 2nd usapl meet soon! Glad to see other powerlifters on the forums

Awesome. My second meet is next month.

Congrats on the DL rep PRs.

Had to google pine nuts. $20/lb at a nut store wut?! I'll continue to spend my money on compression pants and sit here merrily eating pine cones off the forest floor.

Thanks. Yeah pine nuts are obnoxiously expensive. Only thing they're really "needed" for is pesto, and I usually just use sunflower seeds instead. They are good though.

[aquamarine84]

Thanks. Yeah pine nuts are obnoxiously expensive. Only thing they're really "needed" for is pesto, and I usually just use sunflower seeds instead. They are good though.

Maybe it depends on brand and area, but I paid $3.95 for an 8oz package, which is on par with the slivered almonds and such that my grocery store carries in the produce department. Not horrible IMO. They have some supposed weight loss and appetite suppressant benefits as well (why I bought 'em).

Now, try spinach and walnut pesto with red pepper flakes. That stuff was good.

[Partyrocking]

Maybe it depends on brand and area, but I paid $3.95 for an 8oz package, which is on par with the slivered almonds and such that my grocery store carries in the produce department.

Were they fake? Semi srs, when I see them (in stores or online) they're like $20/lb.

Now, try spinach and walnut pesto with red pepper flakes. That stuff was good.

That does sound good, I may need to rob Costco though to make it.

[LadyLore420]

All them PRs yo, gratz.

And now thanks to you, I have to eat pine nuts for breakfast.

[LadyLore420]

Thanks. Yeah pine nuts are obnoxiously expensive. Only thing they're really "needed" for is pesto, and I usually just use sunflower seeds instead. They are good though.

You just gotta get them on sale. I stocked up for like two years worth of pine nuts at trader joe's for maybe $10? Several lbs of them.

[Partyrocking]

All them PRs yo, gratz.

And now thanks to you, I have to eat pine nuts for breakfast.

Thanks ... lucky son of a gun

You just gotta get them on sale. I stocked up for like two years worth of pine nuts at trader joe's for maybe $10? Several lbs of them.

Why is there no TJ's near me? SRS First world problems ...

[LadyLore420]

Why is there no TJ's near me? SRS First world problems ...

I can't blame Trader Joe for steering clear of New Jersey.

I'd send you coconuts but, I don't think any coconuts did anything bad enough to deserve going there.

[aquamarine84]

I end up spending way too much at TJ's...so many good, unusual things! Fortunately it's a 45 minute drive for me.

[Partyrocking]

I can't blame Trader Joe for steering clear of New Jersey.

I'd send you coconuts but, I don't think any coconuts did anything bad enough to deserve going there.

There's Trader Joes in NJ. It's just far from me.

Coconuts suck. Srs, they're my least favorite food.

I end up spending way too much at TJ's...so many good, unusual things! Fortunately it's a 45 minute drive for me.

That's dedication right there. TJ's is 30 minutes from me and that's too far to justify shopping there when there's Wegman's like 10 minutes away and like 5 other grocery stores w/in 15 minutes of my house.

[LadyLore420]

The only reason I have a fixation with coconuts recently is all the trees here have friggin coconuts on them and all I want is one of those coconut rum thingies with a straw in it. It's been months and ain't nobody bought me one yet.

When are you doing squats?

[Partyrocking]

The only reason I have a fixation with coconuts recently is all the trees here have friggin coconuts on them and all I want is one of those coconut rum thingies with a straw in it. It's been months and ain't nobody bought me one yet.

You should get on that.

When are you doing squats?

Tomorrow.

[aquamarine84]

And just because of this convo I put the last of that package of pine nuts in my lunch today. After that, I get enough carbs I can almost eat like a normal person anyway.

[Partyrocking]

^Yum

Today's Workout: Bench Accessories

Weigh in: 181.6

Warmup: 5 min elliptical, leg swings, arm circles



CGBP
5x45, 3x75, 2x95, 1x115, 5x6x130-rep PR

These were tough, but good. I'm still working on my leg drive

Dips
1x9, 5x8

Hopefully, I'll get more 9 rep sets next week



Skullcrushers
6x13x45

These were tough

Limber 11/Starting Stretching

Pretty smooth

[LunaLifts]

Lurkin' and 'mirin.

[Partyrocking]

Lurkin' and 'mirin.

Today's Workout: Squat Speed Work

Weigh in: 181.5

Warmup: 6 min elliptical, leg swings, arm circles



Speed Squats
5x45, 3x95, 2x135, 1x185, 8x11x170

Low bar warmups were smooth. Speed squats weren't too bad. left knee was a bit shabby.



Banded Squats
7x20x135+70lbs in bands

Ooh my ass was on fire. Next week, I can drop the reps, thank the Lord.

Leg Press
4x10x365

Crushed it!

Limber 11 + Starting Stretching

Pretty good actually.

Emergency trip to the store on the way home. We were out of milk. Also got bagels, cream cheese, pancake mix, syrup, and ice cream. Gotta make gainz! Breakfast All Day Crew ... aka BAD Crew

[phoenix4444]

Emergency trip to the store on the way home. We were out of milk. Also got bagels, cream cheese, pancake mix, syrup, and ice cream. Gotta make gainz! Breakfast All Day Crew ... aka BAD Crew

Approve of grocery selections, them staples

[LunaLifts]

Emergency trip to the store on the way home. We were out of milk. Also got bagels, cream cheese, pancake mix, syrup, and ice cream. Gotta make gainz! Breakfast All Day Crew ... aka BAD Crew

I want to join this crew too! That would make like, a dozen. >.<
Bagel, and cream cheese sounds bomb right now. T_T

[viccles007]

I want to join this crew too! That would make like, a dozen. >.<

Me too! I also approve of these delicious staples

[Partyrocking]

Approve of grocery selections, them staples

Thanks! I do with, though, that I had gotten a rotisserie chicken.

I want to join this crew too! That would make like, a dozen. >.<
Bagel, and cream cheese sounds bomb right now. T_T

I love bagels w/ cream cheese. All are welcome to the BAD club.

Me too! I also approve of these delicious staples

Just had pancakes for dinner. Woot!

Lunch






Dinner!