Ms_Mac - My 50th Birthday PhotoShoot Journey

[ms_mac]

Hey, anyone still around these parts? LOL! Its been a minute since I have been around. What have I missed?

Ok, I am turning 50 in June and decided to reward myself with a very frivolous thing - I have booked a photoshoot! Closest to a stage I will ever be again. Haha! I started this "prep" at 20 weeks out in Jan ...thinking I had lots of time. And just like that, here we are, at the halfway point. Its been a slow process and weight is not coming off as easy as it did years ago. Welcome to middle age, right?

Start Date - Jan 11th 2019
Shoot Date - June 6th 2019

Starting weight - 135lbs Body Fat - 21.48%
Current weight - 129.2lbs Body Fat - 18.58%

Macros:

Pro - 150
Carbs - 122
Fat - 63

Calories - 1655

I started with calories at 2015. Dropped a couple of times in the last 10 weeks. Hopefully I won't have to go too much lower.

Workout Program:

Mon - Chest and Tri's, 30 min LISS
Tues - Legs, 30 min LISS
Wed - 45 min cardio
Thurs - Back and Bi's, 30 min LISS
Fri - Shoulders and Traps, 30 min LISS

Abs everyday. Weekends off for now, until the point comes where I add more cardio.

Ok, lets get this party started.

[ms_mac]

Chest and Tri's:

Bench - 5*8,8,7,7,6 - 95lbs
Incline DB - 1*8 - 40lbs, 1*10 - 35lbs, 2*15 - 30lbs
Tecno Bench - 1*15 - 40lbs, 1*15 - 50lbs, 2*12 - 60lbs
Cable Crossovers - 1*10 - 10lbs, 2*20 - 5lbs
CGBP - 1*12 - 45lbs, 1*7 - 55lbs, 1*10 - 50lbs, 1*12 - 45lbs
Tri Ext w/rope - 3*15,12,12 - 20lbs
SkullKrusher w/plate - 3*15,15,12 - 25lbs
Cable Oblique Twist - 3*10
Cable Kneeling crunch - 3*15

Having shoulder issues so keeping it light.

Cardio - 15 min Stepmill and 15 min treadmill at 8% and 4 mph

[LunaLifts]

Long time no see! Awesome idea for doing a photoshoot for your 50th, I'm sure you already look amazing, you'll be damn shredded by then!

[serinebean]

No way!!! Hello!! I see you are still killin it!!

[ms_mac]

Long time no see! Awesome idea for doing a photoshoot for your 50th, I'm sure you already look amazing, you'll be damn shredded by then!

Thanks Luna. I don't know about amazing...but hot damn I will be smoking at the end of this........I hope.

No way!!! Hello!! I see you are still killin it!!

I see you have returned too! Welcome back.

[ms_mac]

Leg Day - I STILL have a love\hate relationship with leg day, even after 20+ years of weight training.

Front Squats ( Back Squats cause the shoulder to scream at me, so I have switched to these for the time being
5*8 - 75lbs

KB SLDL
3*20 - 70lbs

DB High Step Squat
4*8,8,8,6 - 50lbs

Leg Curl
3*15 - 60lbs

LegExt
3*20,16,15 - 45lbs

Glute Ham
3*25,20,20

Calf Raise holding db in each hand
3*25 - 40lbs

Obliqie DB side bend
2*25, 20 - 30lbs

Ab Machine Crunch
3*15 - 40lbs

I did cardio this evening instead of after weighs today:

Treadmill at 3%, 20 min walk at 4.5mph, 10 min run at 5mph

Another day closer to 50.

[Partyrocking]

Party time!

[MoEcho]

I'm here. I'm IN. And now officially e-stalking you

[ms_mac]

Party time!

Yay!!!! Lets do this.

I'm here. I'm IN. And now officially e-stalking you

OMG!! You are still here, too! Welcome to the party!

Today was just a cardio day: Treadmill at 12%, 3.5 mph for 30 min. Wish it warm up around here so I can get outside and get my cardio in.

[serinebean]

Yay!!!! Lets do this.



OMG!! You are still here, too! Welcome to the party!

Today was just a cardio day: Treadmill at 12%, 3.5 mph for 30 min. Wish it warm up around here so I can get outside and get my cardio in.

Nice leg day!

I dont seem to recover from them these days hahaha! I used to bounce back, but now it takes a week

I hope the sun finds its way up to you! We have had a few days of it and its been wonderful.

[ms_mac]

Nice leg day!

I dont seem to recover from them these days hahaha! I used to bounce back, but now it takes a week

I hope the sun finds its way up to you! We have had a few days of it and its been wonderful.

Yup, leg day is the worst! As I get older, the longer recovery is. I tried a month or so ago to do a 5 day split instead of the 4 that I have been doing for a couple of years......did not go so well. By mid week I was zonked. Switched back to my 4 day week after 2 weeks of that, and feeling much better.

No sun yet..but I am hopefull.

Today - Back and Bi's:

Rack Pulls - from just slightly above the knee
5*6 - 185lbs

Tbar Row
4*12 - 90lbs

Reverse Grip Pulldown
4*12 - 70lbs

Seated Cable one arm row
3*20 - 30lbs

Hammers
5*15 - 20lbs

Reverse Cable Curl
5*20 - 17lbs

Controlled leg raise
3*15

Ab Crunch holding a plate
3*15 - 35lbs

Cardio:

Had to drop my car off at the dealership to have some work done, so I walked home. 25 min brisk walk.....it was cold!

[ms_mac]

Shoulders today - and with a bum shoulder it was not a good workout, but I did what I could:

Side Laterals
4*15

Bent over incline bench fly
4*15

Shrugs
3*30

That was all I could manage..

Cardio - Treadmill - 12% incline and 3.6 mph for 30 min

Today is also check in day:

Beginning weight Jan 11 - 135 lbs - BF % = 21.48
Last week March 15 - 129.2 lbs - BF % = 18.58
Today - end of week 10 - 127.6 lbs - BF % = 18.21

So progress! No changes to calories\macros or cardio for the upcoming week.
Today - end of week 10 - 127.6lbs

[serinebean]

Poor shoulder. I am sorry. But good news on the progress! I am excited to see how you continue to progress!

[ms_mac]

Poor shoulder. I am sorry. But good news on the progress! I am excited to see how you continue to progress!

I took my son sliding a few weeks ago and bashed my arm off a tree stump. My whole arm was one nasty bruise and my shoulder has not been the same since. It feels fine, until its lift time then it doesn't. Guess its just gonna take alot of time to heal. Its pissing me off, not being able to go hard and heavy in the weight room.

Chest and Tri's today:

Bench
5*8 - 95lbs

Incline DB Bench
4*12,12,12,9 - 35lbs..

Machine Bench
4*12

Cable Crossover
3*17

CBGP
4*12

Tri Ext w\rope
3*15,13,12

Skulls w\plate
3*20,20,15

Cable side twist
3*15

Kneeling cable crunch
3*15

Cardio:
Treadmill, 15% and 3mph for 20min, 12% and 3mph for 10 min, 4% and 4mph for 15min

I did 45 min today, only because I was listening to a podcast that I was really into. LOL!

[ms_mac]

Tues - Legs:

Front Squat
5*8 - 75lbs

DB SLDL
4*12

DB High Squat
4*8

Leg Curl
3*15,13,12

Leg Ext
3*15

Glute Ham Raise
3*15

Calf Raise w\DB
3*30,30,25

Oblique Side Crunch
3*20

Controlled Leg Raise
2*20

Cardio - Stepmill - 30 min

Wed - Cardio only day:

Treadmill 5% incline, 4mph for 30 min.

[Partyrocking]

Nice leg day!

[ms_mac]

Nice leg day!

Thanks, girl.

Thurs - Back and Bi's:

Rack Pulls
5*5 - 195lbs

TBar rows
4*12

Reverse Gip pulldowns
4*12

One arm cable row
3*20

BB Curl
1*20
3*10,8,8

Hammers
2*12,8

Reverse Cable Curl
3*20

Ab crunch w\plate
3*20

Bicycles
3*30

Cardio

none

Today - Shoulders

Still babying my shoulder, still not feeling great

OHP
4*15

Side Lat
4*15

Front Raise
4*15

Bent fly incline bench
4*12

Shrugs
2*15

Ab Crunch Machine

3*20

Cardio - stepill for 45 min

Also its weigh in day and that went horribly wrong for the week.

Beginning weight Jan 11 - 135 lbs - BF % = 21.48
Last week March 22nd - 127.6 lbs - BF % = 18.21
Today - end of week 11 - 128.4 lbs - BF % = 18.54

So UP in weight. GRRR! I have not decided right yet if I will cut cals, add cardio, both or do nothing and see what next week brings. I am leaning toward adding cardio ... I absolutely refuse to have to cut on less than 1600 cals....just won't do it. At 1650 right now.

[ms_mac]

Chest and Tri's today:

Bench:
100*6
105*6
110*3
115*2
120*1
100*6

Testing the shoulder. Not up to par yet.

Incline DB Press
3*12,9,8 - 40lbs

Machine Bench
1*12 - 70
3*12,10,8 - 75

Cable Crossover
1*10
2*15

CGBP
4*12,10,8,8 - 55

Tri Rope
2*12,10
1*12

Skulls
3*20,20,16

Cable Oblique Twist
3*20,20,15

Kneeling Cable Crunch
3*20,20,15

Cardio:
Treadmill - 15% and 3.1mph for 15min, 3% and 4.5mph for 15 min

[ms_mac]

Legs again.

Front Squat
5*8.8.6.6.6

DB SLDL
4*12

High Step DB Squat
4*12,10,8,8

Leg Curl
3*15

Leg Ext
3*12

Glute Ham
3*15

Calf Raise
3*20

Obliques
3*25

Leg raise w\medicine ball
3*20

Cardio - Stepmill 35min

Another leg day bites the dust.

[ms_mac]

Day 88 and upper body training,as of this morning, has come to a halt. My shoulder is pretty beat up and damaged. I am told no upper training for 8 weeks, then pt, then possibly surgery.

So here we are with 8 weeks to go and I don't know what to do. I can continue to train lower body and do cardio for the the remaining time and hope the upper body muscle loss is not that significant ( lets be real though.....right) and keep the date for the shoot. I could postpone it, but I really really don't want to do that, or I could move it up a few weeks and even though I will not be quite as lean as I had hoped, be happy with that.

My original thoughts were to just keep plugging for the 8 weeks. Train lower body, abs 3 times per week, and keep cardio where it is...

So....advice anyone?

[ms_mac]

So I have rescheduled my photoshoot......for next week~ I am not where I wanted to be but I will be better now than later. So wish me luck.

[Partyrocking]

Good Luck!

[erica44]

So I have rescheduled my photoshoot......for next week~ I am not where I wanted to be but I will be better now than later. So wish me luck.

Good luck, but it doesn't look like you will need it. Looks like you are still killing it.

I'm here. I'm IN. And now officially e-stalking you

MO!!!!! I feel like it's kind of like a reunion of sorts happening in the journals. It's so awesome!!!

[serinebean]

Good luck!! I came to check in and see how it went!

[gobbles23]

HI!!!! Good to see you back!!! Excited for this!