Gotta keep trying, eh?

kittyhartman26 said:
and he points to a rack of barbells that are preweighted all the way down to 10 lbs. I was like, what the crap!
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I was wondering. Most, if not all, gyms have 'em. Those numbers mean you can definitely use the bar (and some weight!) next time. Have fun. :D

With the situps, that probably needs some experimenting to get a better idea of what's causing it. Hopefully, Carl knows what he's doing in this regard.
 
stingo said:
Sounds like your problem with the bar is more psychological than physical. If you can do 3x10@40, 3x6 or 3x8@45 shouldn't be that far from it.
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It is...it's just so big and intimidating. And I'm not exactly Princess Grace, I'd probably hit someone with it or break a mirror.

I did use those bars today focus! It was much fun. I actually didn't think to ask Carl about my abs and if it could be an injury...but maybe I should, since he's an ergonomic specialist at Lily and has a degree in sports medicine.

Tonight is my most potentially dangerous class: Cakes, Icings and Fillings. The problem is I know even if I abstain from cake, I'm still gonna have a whole bunch of cake to deal with. I can only freeze so much..maybe I should visit the neighbors.
 
Well, what about about just unracking and racking the bar - not doing any exercises with it so you can get a feel for it?
 
I meant the big one. Don't be intimidated - you might be surprised what a girl can manage, once she gets a hold of it.


There doesn't seem to be an emoticon for big perverted grin, but I hope you've enjoyed these innuendos.


Edit: give all the cake away, it'll feel good, I promise.

Okay, I'm done. :D
 
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kittyhartman26 said:
Haha, I try to give the cake away, nobody wants it. As for the bars, I mean, I found those other ones, do I still need to use the big one?
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Yes. It will help you strengthen your stabilizers because the bar is longer. In other words, it's extra work for your core and related muscles.
 
Also your grip (thicker bar means stronger grip needed). Oh, and, for squats, it's easier to hold correctly. Various other considerations like what happens when you make it past the upper range of resistance those little bars can provide but can't hold on to or balance the thicker (Olympic) one, etc.

There's nothing to be afraid of. You can clearly handle the weight, just pick it up and do it.
 
Today I was very tired, but I got up and went to the gym anyway. I did my usual arms time. I usually do abs too on this day but I'm holding out for awhile, but actually, I feel abs pretty well when I do deads, should I even be doing an ab exercise? I think I'm going to start cable rows instead of bent over rows next time too. I'm still very tired. I went back to sleep when I came home, which I don't usually do, but I let myself this time since I don't have class tonight and my body was so tired. There were some pretty funny meatheads in the freeweight corner. My cardio went really fast today, all of a sudden I looked down and I was done. Anyway that's all I got for today. Later folks!

Bent over rows 3x10@30
Bench presses 2x10@40 1x6@40
Elliptical 30 min
 
Are you doing anything in terms of pull-up type exercises? Like lat pull-downs etc.

Looking at the weights you're using you probably could use the olympic bar for most of/all your lifts. Just to get used to using it/get over the fear factor.
 
I'm doing the bent over rows and deadlifts, are those pulling exercises? Otherwise everything I've been doing is on here.

You guys sure are pushing that bar thing ;)
 
kittyhartman26 said:
I'm doing the bent over rows and deadlifts, are those pulling exercises? Otherwise everything I've been doing is on here.

You guys sure are pushing that bar thing ;)
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The rows are, yeah. The deads, well, that's complicated. It's all sort of complicated - I is not a fan of the notion of push/pull splits for that very reason.

But in basic terms you have horizontal and vertical push/pull.

Bench press being horizontal push, the technical equivalent is something like chest supported row but most folk do bent overs or such.

What stingo's talking about is the vertical you've got something like military presses (standing front shoulder presses) as the push and pull-ups as the vertical pull.

For now, though, I wouldn't really worry about all that. Your program is simple and effective, I think. Odds are your trainer will have you stick with it for a couple months before adding in the vert stuff. Gotta build something of a foundation before playing with supplemental/accessory stuff is the reasoning, I'd imagine.
 
I know I know, I'll use it someday.

[Focus] said:
Odds are your trainer will have you stick with it for a couple months before adding in the vert stuff. Gotta build something of a foundation before playing with supplemental/accessory stuff is the reasoning, I'd imagine.
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Psh, like I have a trainer.
 
Oh Carl is just one of my good friends. He just happens to also have a degree in sports medicine and four years experience as an athletic trainer.

I did the big bar today though! It was...big. I tried a new thing with the elliptical, every three and a half minutes, I went totally balls to the wall for 30 seconds. It kicked my butt, but it was pretty cool.

Oh, I told Carl about my abs still hurting, so he had me do a couple things and said he thinks I might have strained my rectus. I giggled. He said "I said rectus not rectUM I still giggled. Then he showed me how to stretch it and stuff.

Weigh-in is tomorrow! Let's hope it's not crushingly disappointing!

So here's today:
Squats: 3x10@45
Deads: 3x10@50
Hip Abductor slut machine 3x10@100 (I guess I have a strong butt)
Elliptical: 35 min
 
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Weigh-in was good this morning! I came in at 179.5, which puts me at -5.5 lbs so far. So I'm a tenth of the way there! Manda came in at -3.5 so it was a good week for both of us. Today was a rest day so I just ran for about a half hour. I'm beat though, I think I'll spend the rest of rest day exercising my mind. :)
 
Well I benched with the big bar today, so I guess I have conquered my fear. I even did all of my reps! I think I'm going to start posting my food, but that will have to come at the end of the day. I didn't do abs today, still trying to heal.

I'm worried about when I'll need to start doing more things, because I won't know what to do. Hopefully I'll learn before it's time.

I set a few short(ish) term goals. I want to be noticeably slimmer when I see my family for Easter, and to be down 25 lbs (half my goal) by my birthday (May 26th).

Ok that's all for now, time to get in the shower and study for class. I have Yeast Breads I today.

Bench presses 3x10@45
Cable rows 3x10@40 These were too easy I think, I think I will try more weight next time.
30 min elliptical w/30 second sprints
 
Here's what I ate today: I had way not enough protein today, but we're running low on supplies in the house.

Pre-workout (6:30 am)- bowl of total
Post (about 9 am) - "omelet" More like "pile of food" 2 egg whites, turkey, spinach, little bit of mozzarella, and an orange on the side
11:00am - leftover sesame pork with rice. (homemade, not take out)
around 4 pm (This is when I'm in school, so I'm eating what we make as we go along) - about 1/4 of a roll, several bits of different kinds of fish in different sauces, small rice pilaf
7:30 - Oatmeal with honey and raisins

I know it's very carb heavy, I thought about not posting it, but then I was like, what's the point? I'm eating the oatmeal now, I know my body is hungry but I don't feel that great. I swear I usually do better.
 
Just returned from the day's workout. I had a lot of energy while I was there, and I'm not hungry now like I usually am when I return, so I wonder if it had something to do with what I ate. Usually I have some yogurt or cottage cheese, but we're out of that, so I'd been having cereal. Today I had a small hunk of bread (homemade) and about 1oz of mozzarella cheese. Or maybe I'm just getting better. Anyway here's what went down:

Squats: 3x10@45 I think my squat form has improved. It looks better anyway, when I watch in the mirror. It's hard to keep that huge bar straight sometimes though.
Deads: 3x10@55
Cardio: Elliptical 30 min w/30 sec. sprints.
 
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