Yay! Always feels good to figure these things out, and know you can work on them.
Yes to mini cuts, long cuts aggravate me. >.< I have the time for this cut to have a maintenance break at some point, but I'm not always good at planning breaks. Hell, I blew all of last week like wtf ever and I had barely been cutting long enough to lose water weight.Being more relaxed about food, feels good. I took those 3 weeks of cutting and now I want to take a break. I like the idea of mini-cuts to maintain until I find a comfortable plateau.
I did have an excuse for two of those days though... two days, one week, not a big difference. Right?
In NYC? I'm a couple hours north-er, and barely got anything. Not into the idea of shoveling, but at least a thick layer of snow would look nicer.Snow day here today. Mucho snow. Stay safe NYCers.
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12-11-2017, 05:13 AM #901
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12-11-2017, 01:28 PM #902
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@Fiction thanks for checking in, I know you had a meet and when I've got my chit together I'ma go check in on how it went. Been a rough few days here in Sam land.
@Luna, to be fair, I'm not certain you even need to cut with your stats, but you can definitely afford to be more relaxed. I'm so OCD about this stuff I struggle to take a few days without counting/measuring exactly--though I did this weekend, because of holiday parties and my dad's bday. And it went fine! However, sadly, eating unfamiliar food messed my stupid stomach up so I've felt kind of off just due to that, and also the hip thing.
I decided my hip and glute will feel better with some more muscle work. So today I started some German Volume Training style trap bar deadlifts; started off at 6 x 8 and will work up to 10 x 10 then increase weight. Honestly felt better after doing it. I did "push" stuff yesterday so today is like a "pull" day I suppose.
Trap bar deadlifts 135lb 6 x 8 w/ 3 second lower
Dead hang 1 min
Assisted pullup blue 3 x 3
Assisted chinup blue 3 x 4
Bent over single arm row 25lb 3 x 8 right, 4 x 8 left
Lat pulldown w pause at chest 70lb 3 x 8
Lat pulldown neutral grip w single hand release 55lb 3 x 6
Leopard crawl, bear crawl, sideways pushup walks, backwards leg pulses for glute
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3.05 miles easy run
Not doing ENOUGH lifting seems to mess me up along with doing too much. A couple of friends of mine who do BJJ also swear by GVT so we'll see how it goes.Last edited by shesprints; 12-11-2017 at 01:38 PM.
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12-11-2017, 01:34 PM #903
GVT is brutal but I believe it’s a tried and true method that has proved worthy through the test of time. All of that volume=somethin’s gotta grow, lel.
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12-12-2017, 12:48 PM #904
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That's what I'm hoping.
Meanwhile I'm struggling with bad anxiety. It worries me how I rely on running for my mental health. On the bright side, doing some faster running seemed to straighten me out and work the right muscles today so my hip feels better.
Run--3.55 miles
1.5 miles @ 7:30 pace
2 x .25 mile @ 7:00 pace
Rest easy
Would have done longer speed intervals but ran too soon after lunch and was getting stomach cramps. Blah."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-12-2017, 01:25 PM #905
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Most women at my stats wouldn't, but there's quite a few reasons for it. Namely if I continued bulking now, I would have to cut way too aggressively to hope to hit my goal weight before my next bulk. I can't get a long bulk in unless I start soon enough (June-July). I keep trying to go longer, not giving myself room to cut properly (I stay stricter during the week, but I do drink, and have cheat meals so it slows me down a bit), and ending up with crap cycles because the timing is off.
I was supposed to do this last time, and be at my goal by June/July, but got off track, and gained a lot, so I was putt off a couple months, and still didn't hit my goal.
Also stuff like I can't afford to bulk higher then low 150's so getting a bit lower to start can add 2 months if I don't over bulk. Can't afford = I don't wear leggings, and my jeans aren't what I'd call fitting at my high weight. I can't start lean yet, so I want at least to get to where there's a bit of looseness in jeans so I can gain 15lbs over (ideally) 7-8 months, vs 10lbs in 5-6.
It's not a big cut, I just like to be prepared for setbacks so I planned a longer one. Then I'll be set up for a longer bulk, hopefully be able to keep it moderate again, and make the most of it.PRs: 95lbs/126lbs/212lbs
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12-13-2017, 05:12 PM #907
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@Luna, I've been reading some interesting things about the effect on bulking of intermittent cuts. The theory is that doing a week-long cut in the middle of a bulking cycle helps to prime your body to partition fuel to muscle. Interesting stuff. I also have an IRL friend who has a RIDICULOUSLY ripped physique and liked to do something like 6-week bulk/6-week cut minicycles.
Personally I tend to fall somewhere in the middle. I guess I'd say I "listen to my body" lately--which works since I'm off the stupid meds that made me gain weight. Based on that, I feel like I can cut when my appetite is naturally lower and when I'm really low-energy I go back to maintenance, which is what I'm doing now. Bulking isn't really in my future since running is still a priority, but we'll see--maybe.
@Fiction2Fitness, it's worth looking into. It works for a lot of people. 10 x 10 is an insane rep scheme but I'ma try it for upper body next gym sesh now that I've done it for lower, and see how it goes.
I didn't do GVT today, just wanted to do some squats and such and didn't have much time before work.
Band pullaparts orange band 3 ways 3 x 8
Seated band adductions x 35
Band sideways walks 3 x 10 each way
Squats 135lb x 6, 155lb 3 x 3, 135lb x 6
Pushups 3 x 12
Assisted neutral grip pullups red 3 x 3, orange 2 x 6
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Run--3.27 miles
including 5 x 40 second strides @ 6:40, 6:31, 6:18, 6:11, 6:00
Hip is better. Turns out lifting was good medicine for it, who knew?
Plan for next time is 10 x 10 assisted pullups (will have to use more assistance, lol) + 10 x 10 some combination of pushups and dips (maybe 5 x 10 of each? Dips would have to be assisted if it's 10 reps, sigh). Also some other stuff. We'll see."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-14-2017, 09:37 AM #908
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Sooooo I think a lot of my soreness and mood issues have been because I let my carb intake lapse while cutting. Back to maintenance for at least a little bit while adding volume on lifts. More carbs make me feel so much better, holy fuk.
Today:
3.05 miles easy run
That's it. Going to see Star Wars tonight with some friends."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-14-2017, 12:32 PM #909
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I think some people who either have a solid foundation already, or are part of the rare few that can put on muscle faster (w/o "helpers" though that technically would make mini bulk/cuts easier, not that I'd ever advise it, just going with the topic) will benefit, but it's not practical for 99% of women. You'd also have to be doing everything so accurately, as far as training, macros, etc. Not to mention the deficit in those cuts would have to be teeny to avoid muscle mass at all cost.
Most, like me, will be off on macros sometimes, have days that are super high in calories both bulking, and cutting, train well, but maybe not 100% optimally, etc. While a women doing everything 99.9% right may gain 1lb of muscle a month, most women won't be, and will end up gaining half that, so the bulk needs to be longer to make as much as 99.9% girl. In turn, 99.9% girl will lose the minimum muscle one can lose on a cut, and average girl will lose a bit more. Just enough to spin the wheels.
Lol, not trying to go on a ramble, just enjoying the topic. I see people recommend it to newbies though, and I'm always tempted to break out that rant (most newbs need to learn the bare basics, and that takes time). For me, long imperfect bulks, and cuts with their ups and downs works best. May not get the most optimal results, but I do get results. I have to take into account my training issues due to lack of equipment, and reoccuring body hiccups too.
That said, I have considered it for the future, one I have a solid home gym, have worked out my hindrances, and can be more accurate (and generally better with) my nutrition. Like when I'm just trying to tweak certain parts, and can put on smaller amounts of mass at a time with teeny cuts.
Sorry for the big post lol. Enjoy the movie.PRs: 95lbs/126lbs/212lbs
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12-15-2017, 05:14 PM #910
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Luna, that makes sense. I've had such a WEIRD history with working out and sports that I never wound up starting from "scratch" physique-wise in terms of bulk and cut cycles.
So it turns out that trying to do 10 x 10 sets of my worst exercise (assisted pullups -_-) is not a great idea on the day after I got 4 hours of sleep due to watching The Last Jedi. Oh well! It was still a fun movie. Great cinematography. About an hour too long. Oh well.
Workout:
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 8 orange band
Sideways band walks 3 x 10 each way
Snatch grip deadlift 115lb x 8, 135lb x 8, 155lb 3 x 5
Assisted neutral grip pullups blue + red 4 x 10, blue x 9
Assisted pullups blue + orange 1 x 10, 5
Assisted chinups blue + orange 1 x 7, 5
Pushups 5 x 10
Assisted dips 60lb 5 x 10
GHR 3 x 10
Single leg hamstring curl 50lb 3 x 8 each leg
Leopard crawl, bear crawl, sideways pushup walk
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Run--3.28 miles
including 5 x 40-second strides @ 6:40, 6:31, 6:18, 6:11, 6:00 pace
so I didn't get to 10 x 10 of the assisted pullups, but I DID get in more volume than I have on those I think ever, so oh well!
Plus also a bunch of dips and pushups. My arms actually felt a little shaky afterwards. I'm hoping at some point to be able to do the dips unassisted. I CAN do unassisted dips, just not that many of them."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-16-2017, 11:50 AM #911
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I feel pretty awful today--sickish--not sure why I feel like this so often. SO logy and lethargic and yet having a hard time sleeping, coughing, stomach hurts. Most of my food intake today has been fruit, I just can't stomach anything it seems like.
I thought running might make me feel better so I did 3 miles super easy. Unfortunately, I went to the gym to use the treadmill and when I had about ten minutes left this INCREDIBLY smelly guy got on the treadmill next to me. I tried to ignore it for awhile, as he seemed self-conscious enough (he was very fat as well), but it was so bad I couldn't breathe. Finally I just said, "Excuse me, sir, could you move over?" He said sure and then he just got off and left. He probably knew he smelled. Why would you go into a public space like that????? I think I handled it as best I could tbh.
Anyway... hope I can get some sleep tonight. I feel legitimately AWFUL.
Run--3.05 miles
all easy
bleh."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-17-2017, 09:29 AM #912
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Still under the weather (throat and stomach--zero appetite). Working out almost makes me feel normal IDK why. I keep thinking, oh, I'll take a day off the gym and feel better, but then I feel antsy and have leg cramps like my legs need to move. I had almost forgotten this feel. It's runner life--it becomes automatic, so I NEED to do it to feel normal. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Wound up with close to 60% calories from carbs yesterday. Seems like that's easiest on my stomach. Fat is not good for it right now, I suppose because of slow gastric emptying. Getting plenty of protein too.
Anyway, did some more volume to approach the 10 x 10 rep scheme I'm aiming at for this training cycle.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 8
Band sideways walks 3 x 10 each way
Scapula pushups 3 x 10
Trap bar deadlifts 135lb 8 x 8
GHR 10lb 3 x 8
Prone single leg hamstring curl 50lb 3 x 8
Bench press 85lb 6 x 8
Assisted neutral grip pullup red band 3 x 3
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3.25 miles run
5 x 40 seconds @ 6:40 pace
It's funny--the deadlifts actually felt easier as I went on, not harder. I think my back was firing better and the movement became more coordinated. That's the point of GVT, as I have read--it's a lot about the CNS and getting used to the movement.
Same with bench. I think doing a high-ish volume of that works out some of the kinks in my form, which is usually not so awesome for that lift (I have a tendency to wobble to one side or the other)."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-18-2017, 05:06 AM #913
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My first go at it should have been starting from scratch, since I was at such a low weight. If I actually tracked (instead of just over-bulking on all the things) I could have gone almost a year. I had very little idea of what I was doing, lol. Figured it'd do me some good to just get down to a better starting point, and give it a more solid go.
I'd die. I'm so non-confrontational I'd just choke to death. If there were other treadmills I wouldn't care how they smelled, it'd freak me out. Like when there's 20 spaces on a bus, and the only other person sits right behind you. lol.
Sweating it out. Hope you feel better soon. I find that anything that's mostly head/chest cold I feel better moving around, if I've got body aches, and bad fatigue I just wants to sleep it off.PRs: 95lbs/126lbs/212lbs
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12-18-2017, 11:24 AM #914
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Luna, I wouldn't feel too bad about not meeting your goals perfectly. I think MOST people mess up a bulk the first time. What I will say is that I think for me at least increasing calories mainly from carbohydrate rather than fat REALLY helps me not to put on fat when I am training hard... but given that I also do so much cardio + daily activity + have genetically good insulin resistance, IDK if this works for everyone. Theoretically it should be true for bulking in general, as bulking does involve more training volume that could benefit from carbs/glycogen.
I think my sickness may be partly psycho****tic or stress-related. At least the stomachaches may be from anxiety. While I've taken some time off pilates because it was messing with my hip, I have found that I'm more anxious without it, so I did some random pilates stuff on my own today outside of the class that has a bad instructor (the good one comes back in the New Year). I hope that helps steady me a bit. So much of my choice of activity really has to do with using it to medicate my chemical mood imbalance. It's always been that way, and, even more than any natural talent I may have had, is why I embraced running as a sport.
O well.
Today:
3.05 miles very easy run
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30 min Pilates on my own
Feeling OK, not awesome, partly because I'm in a stressful time with work--college apps are due soon and many people are freaking out at me."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-19-2017, 11:35 AM #915
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Really bad news from my fam today--my little brother got seriously injured playing bball and needs two surgeries (he tore all the ligaments in his knee and dislocated his kneecap). It REALLY sucks cause my mom has to go upstate to Canyon Ranch to give a lecture this weekend, and we had planned to stay up there as a family to ski. Obviously now we cannot, so instead, my dad is going to stay with my little brother while I go up with a friend and my mom to Canyon Ranch for just a couple of days, and then we come back the night before Christmas Eve and celebrate it at my brother's house with gingerbread house making and such.
Kinda feel bad going away, but my brother said we should since he'll be out of it from surgery.
Today I am a. angry at the surgeon who kept telling my mom how "devastating" the injury is (what is she supposed to do about that??) and b. grateful for my own health right now.
So today I did some higher volume again continuing my work toward true GVT 10 x 10.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 10 each way
Sideways band walks 3 x 10 each way
Squats 95lb 8 x 8
Pushups 8 x 8
Assisted pullups blue + orange x 8, blue + red 4 x 8
Assisted chinups blue + red 4 x 8
Dips 3 x 3
Dead hang 2 x 30 seconds
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3.25 miles run
5 x 40 seconds @ 6:40 pace
It's kind of amazing how much assistance I need to do that many pullups/chinups. However, I think the volume will really help me to activate muscles better.
Also, I can feel my left/right imbalances evening out. I did a couple warmup sets of squats with band around knees to correct form as well.
I feel like high volume is good for correcting movements and making them more familiar.
Side note, I still have weird lack of appetite where nothing sounds good to eat. I got kind of low blood-sugar feeling after lifting but before running but pushed through; sometimes running actually makes that go away? idk.
You would think something calorie-dense would help when I'm in this mode but it kind of doesn't, eating something high in fat and sugar--while it sounds yummy--winds up making me feel more jittery and giving me a stomachache. Not sure what to do."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
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12-21-2017, 10:29 AM #917
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Thanks ananda. He's home (at my parents') now and recovering well, I think. Going to be a rough few weeks for him, though.
Deadlifts are definitely hard. For me, I tend to underactivate lats and overrely on traps. That's part of why I like the trap bar. It somehow makes it easier to engage lats, perhaps due to the bar handle placement.
Yesterday I just ran, 3.05 miles easy.
Today also easyish (going to Canyon Ranch tomorrow so have to be prepared for much activity there):
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 8-10
Scapula pushups 3 x 10
Bent over single arm row 20lb 4 x 10 left 3 x 10 right
Lat pulldown wide grip 70lb 3 x 8
Single arm lat pulldown 40lb 3 x 8 each side
Face pulls 40lb 3 x 8
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1.65 miles easy run
I am honestly feeling quite tired and drained and over-hungry alternating with no appetite. I accept this as an overreaching phase that will hopefully pay off, we'll see."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
Training Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=170707741&p=1427864821#post1427864821
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12-21-2017, 12:03 PM #918
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Hope your brother heals well and quick. My grandma had surgery on her foot not long ago and it's driving her crazy the limitations, not getting to move around and do things as much. Also, hope you feel better soon. I've never been good at the whole hungry versus not. I get those random don't feel like eating at all moments too and nausea. Bit of a nuisance at times between that and those times where just want everything. Then again, I'm not good at picking what to eat or where either. Drives others crazy cause I can never pick a place.
Interesting on the deadlifts. I don't even notice lats versus traps on that lift, but I've also never tried using a trap bar.Gym Max: 229/126/305
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12-23-2017, 11:16 AM #919
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@Fiction2Fitness, you'd think given the name, trap bar deadlifts would hit traps more, but for me they don't. IDK. As for food and indecision... I tend to be such a creature of habit! I eat a lot of the same things pretty often because I know they'll be good.
So been at Canyon Ranch yesterday and today. Yesterday was classes, today I just did my own thing. Limited tolerance for classes lol.
Yesterday:
Run--3.05 miles easy
Pilates + abs on ball class (mostly spent horsing around with my friend tbh, but "stirring the pot" move is legit!)
Boxing class
Wallyball w/ friend
Today:
Weights
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 8
Sideways band walks 3 x 10 each way
Trap bar deadlift (low handle) 135lb 8 x 10
Assisted pullup 50lb 8 x 8*
Pushups 10 x 10
Assisted neutral grip pullup red + purple band 2 x 8, red 2 x 2
*handle was slippery plastic so couldn't hold on for very high reps
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Run-- 3.05 miles
As you can see I am approaching 10 x 10 rep scheme! Should be there next week for deadlifts, in fact. 8 x 10 did not feel so awful."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-23-2017, 08:17 PM #920
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True. One would consider something called trap would work the traps but I suppose it's how you use it. I tend to eat the same things often because it's easier.
Merry Christmas.Gym Max: 229/126/305
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2nd Meet 220.5/121/281
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12-25-2017, 09:49 AM #921
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Merry Christmas!
Here is a picture of the matzoh house my family made to retain our Jewish street cred. It is deeply symbolic of our assimilation that we later covered it so completely in candy that the matzoh was invisible. This is from the in-process phase:
Anyway! Yesterday:
Run--3.05 miles easy
Today:
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 8
Sideways walks 3 x 10
Squats 95lb 8 x 10
Pushups 8 x 10
Assisted pullup blue + orange 2 x 10, x 5
Assisted chinup blue + orange 2 x 10, orange x 2, 1, blue 2 x 4
Dead hang 1 min, 30 seconds
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Run--3.25 miles
5 x 40 seconds @ 6:40 pace
I failed on reps for assisted pullups. Sad times. I just started to feel like I was going to black out idk why. Breathing is still a bit funky as well."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
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12-27-2017, 11:58 AM #922
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Had college app students plus visiting relatives all day yesterday, so took a day off working out. Unfortunately I slept HORRIBLY because of this (okay, also because I discovered lesbian Brooklyn 99 fanfiction, but that is neither here nor there). I think in future I need to remember to at least do an easy run in order to feel okay.
Decided to switch to lower/upper so I can dedicate more attention to each exercise. Doing assisted pullups after high rep deadlifts or squats was too much for me. We'll see how it goes. Today felt awesome--my gym just got a Prowler so using that was a LOT of fun. I used to put 315lb on it when I was fit and running track but it's been awhile so I stayed conservative today.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 10
Sideways walks 3 x 10
Trap bar low handle deadlifts 10 x 10
Skips, bounding
Sled pushes 17m 90lb, 135lb, 180lb x 4, 215lb x 2
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3.25 mile run
including 5 x 20 second pickups @ 6:00, 5:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 pace
I think next time I'll do heavier sled pushes. I will also probably go up to 145 (so bodyweight) on deadlifts next time to see how it goes."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-28-2017, 12:14 PM #923
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Upper today.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 8-10
Scapula pushups 3 x 10
Assisted pullups blue + orange 5 x 10
Assisted chinups blue + orange 3 x 10
Assisted neutral grip pullups blue + orange 2 x 10, orange 2 x 3
Pushups 10 x 10
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3.05 miles easy run
May do a harder run tomorrow, depends on how I feel.
Today there were lots of women lifting. Always nice to see.
Also this one guy with awful form who has been coming to the gym for about as long as I have and NEVER makes any progress physique or weight-wise. He just does quarter squats and deadlifts that are all back rounding and momentum. Fukkin sad."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
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12-29-2017, 11:47 AM #924
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Lifting is great, running... kinda stalled. Not sure if it's that I have breathing problems in winter.
Anyway!
Run--3.6 miles
10:00 @ 7:30 pace (1.35 miles)
3:30 @ 7:00 pace (.5 miles)
1:40 @ 6:40 pace (.25 miles)
the rest easy
Felt OK--I think I could've gone harder or pushed myself to do the full 20 minutes I usually would do at 7:30, but I suppose I have been using up all my mental energy on lifting and wanted to conserve some for doing 10 x 10 reps of squats. God that's terrifying."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
Training Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=170707741&p=1427864821#post1427864821
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12-30-2017, 11:00 AM #925
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More 10 x 10s today. I saw a young girl (high school age?) working out with her sprint coach--they must have been indoors due to the snow. It was neat to see her doing hopping and bounding exercises. LOL now the other people at the gym know I'm not just insane or hopped up on Mexican jumping beans when I do those exercises.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 10
Sideways walks 3 x 10
Squats 95lb 10 x 10
Pushups x 10
Bench press 75lb 10 x 10
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Run--3.05 miles easy
Happy New Year's eve, everyone. I'm doing my usual tradition--going to watch the sunrise with my dad on New Year's Day."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
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12-30-2017, 03:07 PM #926
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You made it through the 10x10 on squats. Great job! That sounds torturous to me. ;-) That or the hopping around. I don't think I'd do that well. Is nice when you do something not quite as common to see someone else doing the same or similar though. I can understand that sentiment.
Happy New Years to you too.Gym Max: 229/126/305
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2nd Meet 220.5/121/281
Goals: 235/135/315
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01-01-2018, 11:05 AM #927
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Haha thank! LOL @ "hopping around." At least today I was not the weirdest one in the gym. There were two people doing acroyoga in the middle of the new turf floor. They provided me great distraction during my tough sets of deadlifts. I added 10lb this week and still hit 10 x 10! Also did sled pushes and strides during my run. I AM DEAD. My breathing feels a lot better than it had been--I think I'm finally recovered fully from that illness I had earlier this winter.
I got up before dawn to watch the sun rise with my dad, as is our longstanding tradition. It was beautiful, but SO COLD.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 10
Sideways band walks 3 x 10
Low handle trap bar deadlifts 135lb x 10, 145lb 10 x 10
Skipping, bounding
Pushup to sprint start x 4
Sled pushes 20lb x 2 for speed, 120lb x 2, 210lb x 2
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Run--3.2 miles
including 5 x 40 second @ 6:40 pace
Totally gassed myself out, feels so good."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
Training Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=170707741&p=1427864821#post1427864821
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01-01-2018, 03:37 PM #928
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Yay for recovery! That sounds like a nice tradition but too early. Though I ended up going to bed at like 2 am, so wouldn't have been that much of a stretch to just stay up if had someone to watch the sunrise with on the 1st. Like the idea of having that kind of tradition and that it is shared.
Gym Max: 229/126/305
Meet Max: 1st Meet 198/115/248
2nd Meet 220.5/121/281
Goals: 235/135/315
Just Strong Ambassador
http://juststrong.com/discount/ambwil10
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01-03-2018, 10:18 AM #929
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Yeah, my dad and I are both creatures of habit, so we like this kind of stuff.
Today is my birthday!!! I'm 30. Whoa.
Obviously this changed nothing about my gym routine. I am, however, getting a day off work and going shopping for some beads for my next project, then having low-key dinner with my family. Real party is going to be paintball in a couple weeks.
Yesterday's workout was just a run, 3.05 miles easy
Today was a bit draggy due to serious PMS (which somehow meant I woke up every 2 hours last night STARVING and had to eat like two breakfasts pre-gym, then had cramps during my run, bleh). Oh well, at least the revved up metabolic rate during this phase of my menstrual cycle means that I can eat moar cake.
Band pullaparts 3 ways 3 x 10
Scapula pushups 3 x 10
Assisted pullups blue + orange 3 x 10, 7
Assisted chinups blue + orange 2 x 10
Assisted pullups neutral grip blue + orange 5 x 10
Pushups 10 x 10
Leopard crawls, bear crawls, sideways pushup walks
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Run--3.22 miles
including 7 x 30 second @ 7:00 pace
which somehow felt hard even though usually I can do a mile at that pace without undue stress. Oh well.
Off to buy some beads and maybe nap??? Wish me luck."The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
--Hubert Humphrey
Training Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=170707741&p=1427864821#post1427864821
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01-03-2018, 12:31 PM #930
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