Gotta keep trying, eh?

I think it might be time to move up with squats and deadlifts. I also think I might have hurt myself trying to unrack some dude's million pound squat.

Squats 3x10@45
Deads 3x10@55
Cardio 30 min elliptical, I didn't really push it today. Sunday is usually a rest day but I missed Wednesday.

Eating a PWO meal of cottage cheese and a banana. Delish.

SUPER BOWL TODAY!! Go Cardinals!! I'm bringing swordfish and zucchini so at least I'll have an option other than chili cheese everything. :)
 
Ugh, Super bowl. More like STUPID BOWL! Off to the gym.
 
Good workout

Cable rows 3x10@55
Bench presses 3x10@45
Cardio 35 min w/30 sec. sprints

Rectus is healed, ab workouts resume next week. Any suggestions as to what I should do?
 
I'm in a slump. I feel like I'm not doing enough lifting, everybody else seems to be doing more than me but I don't know what to do. I don't like cable rows, I don't seem to "feel it" but I don't know what else to do. I tried reading up but I don't even know what to read, there's so much out there. Can someone point me in the right direction?

This journal is pointless.

Cable rows 3x10@55
Bench presses 3x10@45
30 min elliptical
 
Are you looking for some good back exercises? For a change, get what I call the v-bar, the one used for seated pulley rows and use it when doing lat pulldowns. Another one is the dumbbell row. Hard to explain, but get probably a 20 lb dumbbell, place your left knee and your left hand on a bench, grab the dumbbell in the other hand and pull it up towards your chest. You can also use an underhand grip on wide grip lat pulldowns but go slow and make sure you are comfortable with your grip before you start. If your gym has a t-bar row machine, have someone show you how to use it. You'll feel muscles you've never felt before. I hate me some pullups, but try some, especially close grip pull ups with your palms facing inwards. You'll be amazed!!! If your gym doesn't have a close grip pull up bar, you can get the v-bar, throw it over the top rail of the smith machine and do them that way. Maybe you've got a gravitron machine. That's a great machine to assist when you are doing pullups by yourself.

Did that help?

See, this journal isn't useless SO KEEP IT UP GIRL!!!
 
kittyhartman26 said:
I'm in a slump. I feel like I'm not doing enough lifting, everybody else seems to be doing more than me but I don't know what to do. I don't like cable rows, I don't seem to "feel it" but I don't know what else to do. I tried reading up but I don't even know what to read, there's so much out there. Can someone point me in the right direction?

This journal is pointless.

Cable rows 3x10@55
Bench presses 3x10@45
30 min elliptical
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so much you can do. Lots of lower body stuff you're lacking. i.e. lunges, squats etc.

I'd come up with something with 5 exercises. 2 pulls, 2 presses, and a lower body. Theres a litany of stuff out there pick ones that suit you best.
 
Thank you guys for the help. I think I was needing a mental boost. GT, I was thinking about doing lat pulldowns instead of cable rows, so I think I will give that a try. I used to do bent over rows but then I switched to cable rows. My gym has a lot of places to do pullups, but I can't do one...yet. :)

Kraken said:
so much you can do. Lots of lower body stuff you're lacking. i.e. lunges, squats etc.
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I do squats and deadlifts every other day and then that post was my upper body day, but I think I want to move towards a full body routine every other day.

I have NROL for women in the mail, so I think I'm going to keep doing this, read that, and then change it up.

Thank you guys again for replying

Big changes coming soon! Stay tuned!!
 
I want everyone to know that I did a pushup for the first time yesterday. Sorry if that is pathetic to you, but I've never been able to do one my whole life. I did four of them and I'm pretty pumped about it.

I did some reading about the elliptical machine and about the amount of momentum in creates, so that your body isn't doing as much work as you think it is, and I decided to stop using it. So today I used the treadmill. And today I found out I can't run for very long. It hurts my knees and shins and I get tired. So I guess I will just have to build up. I did a lot of fast walking with some running in between.

I got complimented on my squat form today. It was from Mr. AC muscles, who walks around spouting off hot air, but it was still nice.

Squats: 3x10@55
Deads: 3x10@65
Cardio: Treadmill
 
Did lat pulldowns today instead of cable rows, it was ok...I don't know what my deal is with these back exercises but I guess I just need to suck it up.

I have been eating ALL DAY (every 3 hours) And I've been starving ALL DAY. My stomach has been audibly growling. Here's what I've eaten so far:

10:00 - Cottage cheese and banana
1:00 - Turkey breast with broccoli
4:00 - Pot roast and a banana

Anywho, I'm not sure if I'll lose any weight this week. I'm a little nervous about it, even though I don't really have anyone to answer to.

Still waiting on NROLFW, they had to refund the first order I placed.

Lat pulldowns: 3x10@55
Bench press: 3x10@45
Cardio: bike for 20 min
 
kittyhartman26 said:
I have been eating ALL DAY (every 3 hours) And I've been starving ALL DAY. My stomach has been audibly growling. Here's what I've eaten so far:

10:00 - Cottage cheese and banana
1:00 - Turkey breast with broccoli
4:00 - Pot roast and a banana

Anywho, I'm not sure if I'll lose any weight this week. I'm a little nervous about it....
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How is your water intake?

The three meals you listed, are very low in carbohydrates. I looked (rather briefly) at your dietary lists (in previous posts), and your carbohydrate consumption seems to be higher on some days, and lower on others, with no real pattern of behavior. What is your diet approach in the macro nutrient sense? What is your dietary approach in general?

See if you can stabilize your macro nutrient intake. Give it some attention and design. What is your sugar intake like? I mean like table sugar, etc? Do you take a fiber supplement? Do some work here, and it may assist in lowering your hunger pains.

What is your plan to deal with hunger? Its my opinion, if you are deficient in calories, and are not hungry (at some point), then there is something wrong--rather than the opposite.

Hunger is going to come even with multiple meals per day. One can assist the cause by pre-planning (by purchasing things to combat these times), eating correct type foods (to assist in stabilizing blood glucose and trying to limit Insulin response), and setting a external plan of action to assist in preventing failure.

If you want some ideas, I can provide them.

even though I don't really have anyone to answer to.
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Yes, you do. You have to answer to the almighty inner self. :)

The greatest observer of all.


Best wishes

Chillen
 
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My macro nutrient plan is to try to pair carbs with protein every time I eat, and to eat a fruit or vegetable for said carb if I can. I'm trying to eat every three hours, but that gets difficult with my current schedule. I'm thinking of bringing whey shakes to my classes, since they're five hours long and I don't have time to eat real food.

I don't take any supplements, I have a multi somewhere around here but I never remember it.

The hunger actually was less annoying than it was exciting. It felt....productive. Haha. Later that night I was at a friend's family and they insisted on buying me a meal at Burger King, so I got a grilled chicken sandwich with no mayonnaise, and I couldn't even finish it. I was full for a long time. Maybe I am adjusting to not so much bread.

Anyway weigh-in this morning.......177.5! I did manage to lose a pound this week, and I am happy. I'm not frustrated because I know what I did wrong and I know how to fix it.

Here's to a new week!
 
Upon further review I realized I only lost a half pound last week. But hey, I guess that's still negative.

I RAN today! I am determined to be able to run. I only went a little over a mile, ran 3 minutes, briskly walked to, repeat. So anyway, it was really hard. And it took like 15 minutes to go a mile. But, I am excited that I ran, wimpy though it may be.

So here is a new goal then, by March I want to be able to run 1 mile, at at least 5 mph, no stopping. What does everyone think of that? Too wimpy?

I went to the gym late today and it was PACKED! I had to park at the bank across the street and walk, which was no big deal. I thought it was kind of funny that people were driving around the tiny parking lot fifteen times to have a close parking spot so they didn't have to walk too far to the GYM.

Lat pull downs 3x10@55
Bench press 3x10@45
Cardio: Treadmill
 
stingo said:
...and then they spend an hour on the treadmill...
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Yeah,and probably walking!

So I had a pretty good workout today. I accidentally squatted 10 lbs more than I usually do! I racked it up, and got under it and I was like, this feels heavy today, I must just be tired. So I did all my reps and I was like, man, that was hard. Then I went to put the weights away and I was like, OH! One of the trainers heard me, so I explained it to him and he was like, "Nice!" Then I feel like I kicked some butt on the bike. Manda and I started comparing distances, and it turned into a race Mr. AC Muscles followed me out chatty chat chatting. He's a pretty nice guy though, just a little bit of a know-it-all.

Squats 3x10@65
Deads 3x10@65
Cardio: Bike
 
February goal: Accomplished! So I was running and I was thinking about it and I was like, I'm just gonna run a mile right now. So I did. I guess I should set a new goal.

Lat pull downs: 3x10@55
Bench press: 3x10@45
Cardio: Treadmill
 
Whoa, slow down killer. I'm a newby runner too and after getting advice from the big boys and girls(flyinfree, g8r, sparrow etc) I learned it's all about the pace you run. I heard it time and time again but it didn't sink in. I was running and wasn't enjoying it. I didn't feel like I was making progress etc. Then....I SAW THE LIGHT! I walked into the gym one day and there was a very large woman on the treadmill. She was jogging and looked so at ease. I thought, wow, I'm in a lot better shape than she is and she looks like she could run forever and I can't. DUH, that's what they were telling me. Even though she wasn't running fast, she was running at her own pace and was very comfortable doing it. I decreased my pace by 0.5 mph and it made all the difference in the world. So, remember that, depending on what your goals are. If it's speed then you're probably OK with your goal for the distance you are talking about. However, if your goal is distance (5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon etc) then remember PACE, PACE, PACE. I'm sure someone that knows more will chime in soon. But, hopefully this will get your running started off on the right foot. I know that once I found my pace I felt I could run forever. I've even run 5 miles which is something I never thought I would do. You are doing awesome, keep it up!
 
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