Something Something Dangerzone

[shesprints]

OMG DEADLIFT PR!


I'm not surprised because your back is hella strong but YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

[LunaLifts]

I'm in Alabama, and we were supposed to have a "snowstorm" this morning. Didn't happen. A few flurries early morning but that was it. We're not used to snow here, so flurries can cause all kinds of problems. I agree, stupid weather channel. School's closed and everyone waiting on snow. Unless you were up at 5 AM, you didn't see snow. Is there another job that you can be so wrong so often, and still have a job?

I wanted to pop in and say hello. When I joined this site a few years ago you provide some advice. I was lifting at the time, but not on a program. I am following a program now and couldn’t be more happy with the results. I’ve lurked around the journals for years, and finally started one of my own. Jealous of the art skills, I can barely draw a stick man!

Hi there! I'm so glad I was able to help, and flattered you remembered me giving you advice so long ago. And thanks for the compliment on my art.

We're getting some snow, but it's not as bad as they made it out to be, I do figure it's better to overestimate bad weather, than have people not be prepared, but boy can it be off. Different weather services can be off so much from each other as well. It's a real issue for schools, and people who have to drive long commutes to work on poorly maintained roads, some small businesses, and community programs, etc. It'd be nice to have a more accurate idea of what to expect.

OMG DEADLIFT PR!


I'm not surprised because your back is hella strong but YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Woohoo, fireworks!!
Thanks!

[LunaLifts]

Fullbody - Accessories - Home

Pre: BW Squats, Back Stretches

Hip Thrusts
147lbs x 10
147lbs x 10
147lbs x 10
147lbs x 10

Split Squats
67lbs x 8
67lbs x 8
67lbs x 9
67lbs x 9

Push Ups
x 7 (amrap)

Hammer Curls
20lbs x 10/10
20lbs x 8/8
20lbs x 6/6

Tricep Overhead Ext
20lbs x 12/12
20lbs x 10/10
20lbs x 8/8

Core
100 Reps

Post: YWTLs and Stretching

Tried something different this morning, since I've been having so much trouble getting going with my workouts lately. I went back to my 10am workout time, instead of 9am. Figured maybe a little more time to wake up, and I wouldn't have to eat breakfast so early (I don't have an appetite until like 10 in the morning, sometimes closer to 11, so eating at 8 is a chore).

I did have a bit more energy, and didn't feel quite as sluggish getting started, but I still don't love waiting so long to workout (which I could workout fasted, it's be so convenient). It's more that I don't like finishing my workout so much later, I think. Especially with this being accessory day, my other two days take a bit longer. Next time I'll split the difference, and see if that feels alright.

That said, pretty standard accessory day. Been doing my tricep extensions back to back (left, right, jot down the number, repeat), and it's a great way to make those more difficult. Hammer curls, I don't need to, they're already hard, lol. Oh, and I had higher reps on my second pair of split squats because I was more stable. First two sets I felt wobbly, and that always messes with me.

[shesprints]

Dude, time of day definitely could have something to do with it. You were working out fasted??? I straight up cannot do that, especially when I'm cutting. I feel the best when I have something 1-2 hours before the workout, and I also prefer to work out closer to the middle of the day than the beginning. Coffee helps, too.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Finding the right time of day can be a chore. Have to consider what works best for you but also what you need to get done. I also have to think about how crowded the commercial gym will be, which also has an influence. Some days do take longer than others too. Honestly, if I'm working out in the morning or middle of day, I sometimes do it fasted or with just a coffee or energy drink. I don't always eat food beforehand. If I'm lifting late, of course I've eaten though. Speaking of, I should eat before work as it's almost 11 am but might just have coffee.


On the topic of supplies, oh so many art supplies I want. Can't just walk around the hobby stores cause they also carry art supplies and it's so tempting to buy things even though I'm not using them right now. Those sketchbooks sound great.

[LunaLifts]

Dude, time of day definitely could have something to do with it. You were working out fasted??? I straight up cannot do that, especially when I'm cutting. I feel the best when I have something 1-2 hours before the workout, and I also prefer to work out closer to the middle of the day than the beginning. Coffee helps, too.

No, I've tried it before, and it just doesn't work for me (or my acid reflux), it'd just be super convenient if I could. I hate eating breakfast so early, unless I have too. If I've got something to do then I can manage something small like a protein bar, but there's been times I just skipped breakfast because lunch was closer to the time I'd actually be hungry.

Coffee is another reason why I want to push my time back, lol. I take awhile drinking my coffee, so I like having a bit more time prior to working out to enjoy a cup, versus trying to drink it fast just to have the caffeine. I had Monsters the last two sessions, so it wasn't just a caffeine issue lately.

Finding the right time of day can be a chore. Have to consider what works best for you but also what you need to get done. I also have to think about how crowded the commercial gym will be, which also has an influence. Some days do take longer than others too. Honestly, if I'm working out in the morning or middle of day, I sometimes do it fasted or with just a coffee or energy drink. I don't always eat food beforehand. If I'm lifting late, of course I've eaten though. Speaking of, I should eat before work as it's almost 11 am but might just have coffee.

That too, unless I'm at Jay's (in which case timing depends more on if we have chit to do that day), I'm at my dad's. He has a period of time in the afternoon where he's back from work, and I don't want to be making a lot of loud/annoying noises, and I like to sing to my music while I stretch. I gotta get it done before noon for that reason, which is alright, but it's hard to figure out the perfect block of time.

On the topic of supplies, oh so many art supplies I want. Can't just walk around the hobby stores cause they also carry art supplies and it's so tempting to buy things even though I'm not using them right now. Those sketchbooks sound great.

I appreciate the local small business art shop we have, but I'd lose my mind in like a Michael's or something, lol. At least on amazon, while the selection is huge, and you get reviews, you're just seeing pictures of products, and scrolling through pages. Being in an hobby store, I imagine would feel like being in a book store, I just want to collect all the things.

[LunaLifts]

Fullbody - Squats/OHP - Home

Pre: Back stretches, BW squats

Squats
77lbs x 5
87lbs x 5
97lbs x 5
107lbs x 2
107lbs x 2

OHP
67lbs x 1
62lbs x 2
57lbs x 2

BB Rows
77lbs x 10
77lbs x 10
77lbs x 10

RDLs
107lbs x 10
107lbs x 10
107lbs x 10

Core:
48sec Plank
70 Reps

Post: YWTLs and Stretching

Another chit OHP day. :/ Not as bad as last week, but still not where it should be. To be fair, I did have my hand placement uneven enough on the first set to cause the bar to lean heavier on my right. I didn't even realize it until I put the bar back on the rack. It irked my shoulder a bit, but it didn't hurt when I did my other sets so I figure it screwed up the first, but probably didn't effect the rest.
Jay's been working nonstop, so I haven't have the higher calorie day/s I typically do on the weekend so maybe that's a factor too. I don't know, since my other lifts are fine, but OHP is the hardest so maybe some extra snacking this weekend is in order. Bring on the sweet chili Doritos!
(ETA: It just occurred to me minutes after posting that it's Superbowl weekend, so I'd be having a high day anyway.)

That said, my other lifts went well. Fair squat day, no jumps in weight yet, but my back held up and I managed to add reps to most sets. Rows and RDLs were killer, I didn't think I'd get 3x10 for either.

[thehobbes]

Good job on the squats! I feel your pain on OHP, it's slow going, haha.

[phoenix4444]

Yum Doritos. I love those freakin crispy, savory triangles of yummy. I like the bottom of the bag the best. All of those crumbs and flavor. Girl you got me craving

[LunaLifts]

Fullbody - Deadlifts/Pendlays - Home

Pre: Bw squats, back stretches

Sumo Deadlifts
137lbs x 1
147lbs x 2
157lbs x 1
157lbs x 1

Pendlay Rows
107lbs x 4
107lbs x 4
107lbs x 4

Front Squats
52lbs x 12
52lbs x 10
52lbs x 10

DB Shoulder Press
20lbs x 14
20lbs x 10
20lbs x 9

Core
140 Reps

Post: YWTLs, and Stretching

Deads didn't go so hot, was off to a sluggish start this morning. Gonna blame the fact that I thought I had a Monster that I'd drink this morning instead of coffee, so I could get my workout done sooner, then realized I didn't. :P

Rows went well, and FS. The FSing takes the wind outta me though, oui.

Superbowl sucked, if I gotta watch the Pat win, at least be a fun, competitive game. No one wants to watch two hours of kicking. -_-

Yesterday morning I started an interesting drawing though, based on some Gronkowksi Tide Pod jokes Jay and I had made. I almost didn't even try, because I kept thinking "but I'm bad at drawing these things, and I don't know how to draw those things" but combated that reasoning with a simple "then find some globdamn references then" and I ended up making something I'm super stoked about. The coloring isn't done (should have finished during the game, since there was chit to watch anyway), but I'll get it on here when it's all finished.

Good job on the squats! I feel your pain on OHP, it's slow going, haha.

Thanks, and yeah my OHP has been chit for a couple weeks. Gotta keep at it, it can't stay down forever.

Yum Doritos. I love those freakin crispy, savory triangles of yummy. I like the bottom of the bag the best. All of those crumbs and flavor. Girl you got me craving

Grab a bag on your next maintenance day!
Oh, and guess what?! My cousin bought the remastered Spyro trilogy, and I'm borrowing it! I only just picked it up this weekend, and with the massively long update time I haven't gotten the chance to play yet, but I'm so hyped. I don't like borrowing stuff for too long, so I'm going straight at my favorite: Year of the Dragon.

[LynnInAla]

I feel the same about a lot of what you said in here today. Front squatting takes a lot out of me, I'm never happy with my OHP, and blah to all the kicking in the Superbowl! If you enjoyed Superbowl food yesterday, maybe it needs another day to kick in.

[LunaLifts]

I feel the same about a lot of what you said in here today. Front squatting takes a lot out of me, I'm never happy with my OHP, and blah to all the kicking in the Superbowl! If you enjoyed Superbowl food yesterday, maybe it needs another day to kick in.

Yesterday was a carb-y day by accident so that energy should be somewhere lol (figured dinner/game time would be, but did not foresee going out to lunch with my dad for Italian food).

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Been thinking about taking some time to just do whatever with my workouts for a bit, as sometimes that helps. Not too sure though, and I already started this week on track so I'll finish it up normal style, then go from there. I'm planning to go back to a split soon, but I wanted to wait until it was more spring/soon to be bulking time. It's not like I'm doing cardio on my rest days, so it shouldn't really matter when tf I start it at this point, so I don't know.

Anyway, here's Gronkoswki enjoying his Super Bowl of Tide Pods (with his tiny globdamn hands, I do this ALL THE TIME).
And I went with the shaved head he had in the TP commercials, because it's just fluffing funnier that way. >.<



I know I screwed some stuff up, but given it's three major weak points (a guy, a sitting pose/foreshortening, props) for me, I'm glad it turned out as well as it did.

[thehobbes]

Anyway, here's Gronkoswki enjoying his Super Bowl of Tide Pods (with his tiny globdamn hands, I do this ALL THE TIME).
And I went with the shaved head he had in the TP commercials, because it's just fluffing funnier that way. >.<

OMFG I'm dying!!! Where is his arm brace so he can lift the spoon? LOL!!

[Partyrocking]

Lol that's awesome.

[phoenix4444]

You are damned talented woman!

Spyro the dragon, that title takes me back. Enjoy

[LunaLifts]

Fullbody - Accessories - Home

Pre: BW Squats, Back Stretches

Hip Thrusts
157lbs x 10
157lbs x 10
157lbs x 10
157lbs x 8

Split Squats
67lbs x 10
67lbs x 10
67lbs x 8
67lbs x 8

Push Ups
x 8 (amrap)

Hammer Curls
20lbs x 11/11 (ish)
20lbs x 8/8
20lbs x 6/6

Tricep Overhead Ext
20lbs x 14/14
20lbs x 10/10
20lbs x 8/8

Core
120 Reps

Post: YWTLs and Stretching

Well, it was awfully nice to have a morning where working out didn't feel like a drag. I wasn't like, super hyped or energized, but I wasn't dragging my feet thinking "I really don't feel like doing this chit today." Wish this was a bigger lift day, not just accessories, but I'll take it.

The "ish" is because I fluffed up my counts. I know I did more than ten per side, figured it was no more than twelve, so I split the difference.

Of course it was another case of chit sleep, then good workout. Last night I woke up to pee, and pulled my shoulders back (not in a weird way, just pulled my shoulder blades together to stretch them a bit, since the way I sleep is pretty rough on them) and they hurt. Even my left side, which I don't sleep on, but still curves forward because I'm laying on my side. Not only did I have to try to sleep on my back after that, my shoulder was still achy for awhile while I tried to fall asleep.
So I'll probably have a chit time falling asleep for awhile, since it's pretty clear side-sleeping is out of the question for now. I've known for awhile now that I should make a habit of it anyway, before it got worse, so that's on me.

OMFG I'm dying!!! Where is his arm brace so he can lift the spoon? LOL!!

Lol! Thought you'd appreciate it.

Lol that's awesome.

Thanks!

You are damned talented woman!

Spyro the dragon, that title takes me back. Enjoy

Thanks, getting better everyday.

It's a lot of fun, but weird to get used to again. I'm so bad at swimming, and I don't have my brother around to do the timed skateboarding parts now. >.<

[Fiction2Fitness]

That drawing is awesome! so funny

I don't know must games but is Spyro one with a little dragon? I might have played that at one point in time if it is. Hope your shoulders feel better. Such odd times we can give our self aches and trouble, like just stretching in the middle of the night or when sleeping (which gave me a bit of a neck strain not long ago).

[LunaLifts]

That drawing is awesome! so funny

I don't know must games but is Spyro one with a little dragon? I might have played that at one point in time if it is. Hope your shoulders feel better. Such odd times we can give our self aches and trouble, like just stretching in the middle of the night or when sleeping (which gave me a bit of a neck strain not long ago).

Yup, that's the one.

Regarding stretching in the middle of the night, you'd think I'd have learned my lesson already. I make a conscious effort not to stretch my legs if I wake up at night, because my calves will cramp up like it's their job. It sucks so hard, because all you can do is breathe and wait until it calms down.

[LunaLifts]

Is this working yet...

Not enough to edit my post with what I saved earlier....

[LunaLifts]

Is this working yet...

It is... kinda! Here's my post from this morning I was so glad I copied first instead of clicking "leave this page"right away. >.<

Fullbody - Squats/OHP - Home

Pre: Back stretches, BW squats

Squats
77lbs x 6
87lbs x 5
97lbs x 5
107lbs x 2
107lbs x 2

OHP
67lbs x 0
62lbs x 3
62lbs x 3
62lbs x 1

BB Rows
77lbs x 12
77lbs x 11
77lbs x 10

RDLs
107lbs x 11
107lbs x 10
107lbs x 10

Core:
60 sec Plank
100 Reps

Post: YWTLs and Stretching

OHP is still giving me some chit, but you know what? Fluff it. A lot of people have that one lift that gets hit hard by cuts, and maybe this is just that lift for me. Just going to do what I can with it for now, and when I'm back on the bulk train I'll worry about hitting my high numbers again.

Everything else went well, RDLs kicked my arse.

We might be going to Myrtle Beach in a couple weeks so that's neat. We'd be bringing my brothers and my older-younger-brother's girlfriend (both adults, have been going together for quite some time now, so it's cool with us). It won't be summer warm there, but it'll be much warmer (flippin hot in comparison I'm sure), and it'd be cool to get away for awhile. I'm just up for drawing in a new location, I've been enjoying drawing from life more.

There's more, seeing if this works....

[thehobbes]

Nice volume on the rows! OHP is tough. I can get certain amounts of wt on it for 5 or 6 reps, then I bump it up like 5lbs and get 0 lmao. Keep hitting it hard!

[LunaLifts]

Nice volume on the rows! OHP is tough. I can get certain amounts of wt on it for 5 or 6 reps, then I bump it up like 5lbs and get 0 lmao. Keep hitting it hard!

Thanks, they were so hard, but I felt super badass by the time I got through them.
Gonna keep at it the best I can, it's frustrating because I can usually get 2 reps at 67, but I'm getting zip now. I figure for the mean time I'll start with 62, and just go for all the reps I can, instead of getting frustrated over 67. When my reps start going up again, then I'll bump the weight back up.


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Ok, so here's the long second half of the post I was trying to get through yesterday. Skip to the tl;dr if you'd like, I ramble a bit too much.

I'm taking a break from BB for a bit. I'm trying to use my time better, and this is one of those things I want to see if it's really necessary for me, and the easiest way to do that is to take a step back, and see how I feel not using it. I appreciate all of you, and fortunately most of you I have on FB and/or IG already. I feel really guilty when I don't keep up with journals; and when new people post in here, I feel obligated to join theirs, and if I don't I feel like a tool. I don't do promotions much anymore, and that I could just pop in once in awhile for if I really wanted.

I want to use my time better, it can take me awhile to catch up on posts, and reply, or even just post my own (and I'm already bad at keeping up). I feel like if I cut more out, I'd dedicate that time to stuff that benefits me more, you know? I don't have a smart phone, I have a set amount of time using this laptop. I've been falling behind on my duolingo goals, and I just learned about line-of-action.com which is like an online figure study class (it's awesome, you pick your time intervals, a category: figure, expressions, animals, or hands and feet, nude or clothed, and you get references to work on in your time limit) and I really want to get into gesture drawings and such from that, and speed up my process.

TL;DR I'm thinking that for the next two weeks, maybe three if we do go on vacay that doesn't help since I'd be blowing off the internet as a whole lol, I'll take a BB break, and see if I feel like I'm missing out on something, or if I end up using my time better, and feel happier. Or maybe I'll use my time like chit anyway, lol. If I'm not connected with you on IG, or FB and you want to add me, let me know.
If I feel better off without, I will come back and update. I won't just disappear, on you guys.

[HomeGymChains]

Best wishes with all that! (from a long-time follower of your thread)

(Myrtle Beach is one of my favorite places, but haven’t been there for years.)

Spoiler!

Good for you to realize that life just might be more important than BB. Shhh! Don’t tell anyone that I for one agree.

[LunaLifts]

Best wishes with all that! (from a long-time follower of your thread)

(Myrtle Beach is one of my favorite places, but haven’t been there for years.)

Spoiler!

Good for you to realize that life just might be more important than BB. Shhh! Don’t tell anyone that I for one agree.

Thank you!

And we've been through there twice, but not for this long, and not with company. When Jay and I traveled to FL we stopped at Virginia beach, Myrtle beach, then made the same stops on the way back up. Stayed at two different places, so at least this time we knew which one to avoid.

It'll be way off season, so it won't be super busy/exciting/touristy but it'll be warmer, and it'll be a lot of fun to bring my brothers. Especially the youngest, 14, I never got to do much traveling at his age (most was a trip out of state when I was 10 or so for a funeral), so it's nice to give him some fun experiences while he's young.

[LunaLifts]

Hey everyone, I know some of you have seen me poking around again. Been slow to catch up with journals, but wanted to post a bit of an update on the past two weeks, and my journal here, and so on. It's a bit long, tl;dr at the bottom.

Vacay: The trip to MB went well, wasn't real hot (as to be expected at this time of year), but it was great compared to frigid upstate NY. I was deloading that week, but did get in one workout, mostly just a lot of walking, and swimming (in the hotel pool, not the ocean lol). Even managed to more or less maintain the whole week (gained like 1lb? not sure, didn't weigh directly before or after), we cooked at the hotel so I had a lot of high protein lower calorie meals, it was just the booze and chips that brought it up more. That and burning a lot more calories than I usually do.

Workouts and Cut: Still consistent, had that week off, and got right back on track. Might swap my split squats for back squats, since I want to improve my squat numbers so another day of them may help, but more so because the split squats bothered my knee today and I don't want that getting worse. I'll stick to what works. Cut's going fine, just about ready to wrap it up since I've only got ~6lbs to go (it's been a few days, trying not to weigh as often as I usually do on cuts). Hoping to be bringing my calories back up for May so I can start my bulk around the same time as the last one.

Productivity and Journaling: So I said I wanted to spend less time on here and be more productive over all. I found that I did do a bit better, like getting more duolingo days done, spending a bit more time stretching better after workouts, but I still tend to be distracted. I do still want to use my time better, and keep improving in that area, so my plan is to just reduce the days I visit BB. Maybe just on workout days, or something like that. I'm also going to skip posting my workouts for the meantime, and just post notes, updates, PRs, etc. It's not a lot of time, but it's not a great use of time for me, imo. I also won't feel the need to come on here every workout day (especially when I switch back to 4 days per week), I won't have to play catch up if I don't post every workout day, and I won't feel like since I posted I need to catch up on every journal I follow everyday I post.

Art: Still on my daily drawing streak, even during vacation. Mostly I'd draw in the morning next to the balcony doors while everyone else was still asleep. I always wake up early in hotel beds, probably because most suck, so it gave me something to do, and was just a nice, peaceful way to start the day. Still drawing a lot of doodles, and faces, trying to fill up the last 18 pages of my main sketchbook (used my smaller more portable one during the trip) so I can get a shiny, new, less beat up one (that lies flat).
Oh, I did come so close to failing my daily draw the day we left for the trip. We were preoccupied with getting everything together, meeting up with my brothers, getting some sleep before the drive, so when we woke up at 11pm to get going I realized I hadn't drawn at all that day. Naturally I threw down a couple of quick doodle things in the dark car, lol. Hey, it counts.

tl;dr: Been consistent with drawing, working out, and vacation aside fairly consistent with my cut. Hoping to start putting muscle on in May-June. Going to stick with smaller updates instead of tracking everything, I'll be active again, but just a bit less frequently.

[shesprints]

Yeah, Luna, I think it's great that you're staying off here and focusing on other stuff. I'm doing the same too--I think it's important. Don't feel compelled to post in my journal or anything, but I'm always happy to see you around.

I'm glad your cut has gone well, and your art!

[FallenAngel80]

I hear you on not posting on here everyday. It can feel like a chore sometimes for me. But, but seeing as I post the same to my coach I guess it's not much extra effort to copy paste here

Glad the cut's going well. I feel like I started one but have gone into maintenance lol

[LunaLifts]

Yeah, Luna, I think it's great that you're staying off here and focusing on other stuff. I'm doing the same too--I think it's important. Don't feel compelled to post in my journal or anything, but I'm always happy to see you around.

I'm glad your cut has gone well, and your art!

I'll still be compelled to check out your journal, you're always killing it, and it's inspiring how hard you work. I will just slow down a bit though all around.

And thanks! Plan to order my new sketchbooks (they come in a two pack, which may be even better than I realized, I know some people have a "junk" sb, and a "public/illustration" sb for finished works and I may do that since I'll have two anyway) soon, so I have them before I'm completely through with my current one, which will make not jumping right in a little hard lol. I'll shift to more full illustrations once I do, since I won't be just trying to fill up the pages more quickly, so I'll really be able to start taking some concepts I've noted/sketched during this time, and make them finished pieces.

And I'll start doing more watercolor again too.

I hear you on not posting on here everyday. It can feel like a chore sometimes for me. But, but seeing as I post the same to my coach I guess it's not much extra effort to copy paste here

Glad the cut's going well. I feel like I started one but have gone into maintenance lol

Yeah, that does make it easier. I would just quote old posts, but still had to adjust weight/reps, cut out the quote formatting and old notes, and add my new notes, and it's still just more effort than I think it's worth right now.

Thanks. I'm trying to stick to it pretty strictly, a couple drinks over the weekend aside, because I'm ready to get my calories headed back up again. I do want to hit my goal though so I have a nice comfy weight range to work with when I do bulk, so I'm going to see it through.


Lifting Notes: Knee was still bothering me from Wed's split squats, so I figure I'll give squats a try, and see how it feels during. I only did two sets, because it seemed my knee was perfectly fine doing the movement, but after each set it was getting more sore, so I figured it'd be best to stop. I'm planning to start tracking these types of things.

Journaling (Non-BB) I want to get into daily journaling, I've been wanting too, but I'm bad at it. I want to, when I fill out my current notebook, take more of a bullet journal approach to make it easier than expecting drawn out entries everyday (most days are pretty uneventful for me). I want to have a list of daily habits/goals and each day tick off which ones I've met, as well at have daily trackers for mood (including any mental health symptoms/issues), physical health issues/symptoms (pains, period symptoms since my IUD likes to mess with me, including migraines, the weird chest flutters/heart palpitations I get once in a blue moon, anything like that), workouts, meditation if I can get on track with that chit, stretching, Spanish practice, etc. I think it's be good for my overall health to keep these things tracked, and it's hold me accountable on my goals.

[LunaLifts]

Lifting Notes: Knee is still bothering me this week, probably should have taken a proper rest after I irritated it last week, but I figured if I avoided the exercise that pissed it off I'd be alright. Didn't bother me during Monday's workout, just the days after. We'll see. IcyHot helps, but I don't have nay with me here. T_T

Oh, and I did my workouts fasted this week. Monday wasn't so bad, Jay found out at about quarter after eight that he didn't have work that day, so I figured since I was fully awake and feeling up to it, I may as well knock out my workout right away. Today, he did have work, but later, so I didn't get here until about the time I'd start working out. Since I didn't have time to make and digest breakfast, I just let the pups out for a bit while I make and downed a cup of tea, then went at it. Not a good idea for deadlift day. T_T
It's ok though, it was just the circumstances. It was an off week so far, not sure what Friday will look like, or if I'll even workout if my knee is still dumb.


Non-Lifting: I made an art thing I'll post sometime. I used a fortune cookie for the prompt, and it's pretty cute.

ETA: I haven't mentioned this goal much, because then I have to be accountable... lol, but I want to (seriously) get into doing cardio daily, or almost daily. Walking, and jogging/running, more of the later as I get more acclimated. Outside of lifting I'm pretty sedentary, and it's not only unhealthy but in the long run not being able to be on my feet for an extended time without soreness, and cramping is just not good for a lot of reasons. Today I went out for a partial walk and jog with the pups, once I stopped procrastinating. I'm not doing timed intervals, because I can't, so for the time being I'm just winging it.

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Update: I decided my current goal is cardio at least 6 days a week (just in case I need a rest day here, and there, I don't want to be discouraged if daily is unrealistic), just calling it cardio, but it's still walking with some jogging thrown in. However, I may have already hit a bump?

My right knee (the good one) had a fit today. I think between the slight decline, and having two pups pulling me forward, I'm coming down way too hard. I was thinking of just walking with the pups, and doing my jogging parts separately right after, which would give me a good warm up too. I'm also thinking of getting knee sleeves. I'd like to sooner rather than later, but I really gotta get my sketchbook first, but definitely want to get some. I've been considering it for awhile now anyway, before wanting to add cardio, since I had at least one knee that could use the extra stability, and compression.

Obviously I'd just get something affordable, that does the job for the meantime. Doing some research on it today. If I really enjoy jogging/running in the long run, and can stick to it, then I'll worry about investing in a really good pair. No sense dropping big money on something I've barely started doing, and am not doing much of right now.

ETA: Omg you guyyyyys! I'm pretty excited right now. When I was a kid, either for a school field trip, or Girl Scout trip, I don't remember which, we went on a small trail in Town I Went to School In. All I remember, vaguely, was the view form this huge flat rock. Today I was trying to look into the trail I know is in one of the parks, and found that trail by accident! I saw some pictures, and the view is just like I remember, and I have to get up there sometime!