Nae82 - Trying to stay on track
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Thanks FF. 
So yesterday in class I learned that they start newbies off with machines. luckily, i was able to prove that i have been working out so i'm "allowed" to use the free-weights. she will be setting everyone up with fbw's using machines, but I can continue my own workout, i just have to log it (which i do anyway). So basically, I just have to drive a little further to do my work out on Tues and Thurs and take a couple tests here and there. The only problem is that she requires you to have a spotter if doing ANYTHING with free weights... hopefully someone else in the class will be using free weights.
So yesterday in class I learned that they start newbies off with machines. luckily, i was able to prove that i have been working out so i'm "allowed" to use the free-weights. she will be setting everyone up with fbw's using machines, but I can continue my own workout, i just have to log it (which i do anyway). So basically, I just have to drive a little further to do my work out on Tues and Thurs and take a couple tests here and there. The only problem is that she requires you to have a spotter if doing ANYTHING with free weights... hopefully someone else in the class will be using free weights.
Thanks FF.
So yesterday in class I learned that they start newbies off with machines. luckily, i was able to prove that i have been working out so i'm "allowed" to use the free-weights. she will be setting everyone up with fbw's using machines, but I can continue my own workout, i just have to log it (which i do anyway). So basically, I just have to drive a little further to do my work out on Tues and Thurs and take a couple tests here and there. The only problem is that she requires you to have a spotter if doing ANYTHING with free weights... hopefully someone else in the class will be using free weights.
That kind of dumb about the newbie machine rule but dont worry someone else will be in your boat and you might get a lifting partner out of this. Positive thouhgts. good luck and thanks for commenting in my clients journal
ok.. so, everyone bought/ sent me candy and cookies and cakes annd all this crap for my bday.. i mean, that's nice of them to think about me, but they ALL KNOW that I have an issue with sweets. I've been having a hay day! now my goal is to bulk, slowly, but not pure FAT!!! so, this morning I decided to bring everything that i had left and put in the breakroom here at work.. omg.. these people went nuts over that stuff. I feel better now even though i feel like ive put quite a bit of fat on my stomach. oh well.
I have class today so I'm just hoping someone will be willing to spot me. I want to continue my current routine but I can see me having to have longer rest times to wait on a spotter or something.
I have class today so I'm just hoping someone will be willing to spot me. I want to continue my current routine but I can see me having to have longer rest times to wait on a spotter or something.
haven't posted here in a few days.. long random ranting post lol.. just a warning.
lots of things going on and lots of changes i'm trying to make in my life.. anyone else ever just wake up one day, look around and ask yourself what the hell you are doing? i feel i should be so much further along in life than i am.. stuck at this crappy job (well, i feel stuck, and the job market sucks, so maybe i am).. anyway.. a friend of mine has me viewing life differently.. and is willing to go out on a limb and if a few deals go through, i may have a much better job offer. hopefully that pulls through.. otherwise, ive got to do something, i just dont know what that something will be yet.
no offense to anyone on the board, but i hate going to class and (yes i am only 25, but.. ) being the oldest person in class.. i feel like this is something i should have accomplished a long time ago, and it is! and it's completely 100% my fault, no one else to blame.
i feel like i am stuck in a rut, with a decent paying (but not good enough), bad credit, 12 year old car, and no real plan. i dont want to live in an apartment for the rest of my life, i dont want to drive a car thats falling apart for the rest of my life..
i'm not saying that i need a bunch of material things and that money solves things, but i just want better for myself. i hope none of this comes out the wrong way.
enough about all of that
i lent a friend my brand new NROL book because i know she will use it. we dont live close enough to go through it together. i'll do it later, i'm in no rush.
I am however going back to a split routine that i saw great results from.. and i know many on this board would not like it, but oh well. ive been doing mostly compounds and done the fbw and push pull split, but am going back to a split that is similar actually to someone else on the board.
ive been eating like crap too. that changes starting monday. i'll be back to posting my meals and workouts for anyone who wants to support or critisize. enough ranting.
lots of things going on and lots of changes i'm trying to make in my life.. anyone else ever just wake up one day, look around and ask yourself what the hell you are doing? i feel i should be so much further along in life than i am.. stuck at this crappy job (well, i feel stuck, and the job market sucks, so maybe i am).. anyway.. a friend of mine has me viewing life differently.. and is willing to go out on a limb and if a few deals go through, i may have a much better job offer. hopefully that pulls through.. otherwise, ive got to do something, i just dont know what that something will be yet.
no offense to anyone on the board, but i hate going to class and (yes i am only 25, but.. ) being the oldest person in class.. i feel like this is something i should have accomplished a long time ago, and it is! and it's completely 100% my fault, no one else to blame.
i feel like i am stuck in a rut, with a decent paying (but not good enough), bad credit, 12 year old car, and no real plan. i dont want to live in an apartment for the rest of my life, i dont want to drive a car thats falling apart for the rest of my life..
i'm not saying that i need a bunch of material things and that money solves things, but i just want better for myself. i hope none of this comes out the wrong way.
enough about all of that
i lent a friend my brand new NROL book because i know she will use it. we dont live close enough to go through it together. i'll do it later, i'm in no rush.
I am however going back to a split routine that i saw great results from.. and i know many on this board would not like it, but oh well. ive been doing mostly compounds and done the fbw and push pull split, but am going back to a split that is similar actually to someone else on the board.
ive been eating like crap too. that changes starting monday. i'll be back to posting my meals and workouts for anyone who wants to support or critisize. enough ranting.
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Hey Nae!
I can relate, because I've totally been there! I got married 2 years into college "intending" to finish but between lots of moving and kids popping out I could only manage a semester here and there whenever I could get to it and the budget allowed. When I went back to school I was one of the oldest there too..AND pregant with a toddler. Some of my profs even let me bring my 2 yr old! It didn't feel so great and I hated school because I felt like I was dealing so much with "the real world" and all these fresh faced kids still living off their parents, didn't have a clue. I'd love to go back and finish my LAST semester but I cringe for the very reasons you're posting.
I've been in that "rut" you speak of too. Until I was about 27 (only 3ish years ago) we lived in apartments with one car (that didn't run great), credit issues, big time school debt, THREE kids, a husband who was in ministry (can be a fickle job and very low paying) and a wife who could only work around the kids and husband. Money was tight, time was tight. Its been a long long road.
Things do change, and often the tides turn producing situations beyond our wildest dreams. Sometimes it doesn't even take that long, it all comes at once, as in our situation. However, sometimes we first have to trudge through the muck and "do our time" before seeing a potential promising change. I guess thats how we appreciate things better Everything I just mentioned completely changed over a period of 2 years and we are in a place now that far exceeds any goal or dream I could pray for (well I DID pray for it, but God blessed us over and above) and boy do I appreciate my life now. I hope this new thing your friend is helping you with comes through. Until then, keep your chin up, keep on keeping on and believe me, things WILL change.
I can relate, because I've totally been there! I got married 2 years into college "intending" to finish but between lots of moving and kids popping out I could only manage a semester here and there whenever I could get to it and the budget allowed. When I went back to school I was one of the oldest there too..AND pregant with a toddler. Some of my profs even let me bring my 2 yr old! It didn't feel so great and I hated school because I felt like I was dealing so much with "the real world" and all these fresh faced kids still living off their parents, didn't have a clue. I'd love to go back and finish my LAST semester but I cringe for the very reasons you're posting.
I've been in that "rut" you speak of too. Until I was about 27 (only 3ish years ago) we lived in apartments with one car (that didn't run great), credit issues, big time school debt, THREE kids, a husband who was in ministry (can be a fickle job and very low paying) and a wife who could only work around the kids and husband. Money was tight, time was tight. Its been a long long road.
Things do change, and often the tides turn producing situations beyond our wildest dreams. Sometimes it doesn't even take that long, it all comes at once, as in our situation. However, sometimes we first have to trudge through the muck and "do our time" before seeing a potential promising change. I guess thats how we appreciate things better
Everything I just mentioned completely changed over a period of 2 years and we are in a place now that far exceeds any goal or dream I could pray for (well I DID pray for it, but God blessed us over and above) and boy do I appreciate my life now. I hope this new thing your friend is helping you with comes through. Until then, keep your chin up, keep on keeping on and believe me, things WILL change.Hey Nae!
I can relate, because I've totally been there! I got married 2 years into college "intending" to finish but between lots of moving and kids popping out I could only manage a semester here and there whenever I could get to it and the budget allowed. When I went back to school I was one of the oldest there too..AND pregant with a toddler. Some of my profs even let me bring my 2 yr old! It didn't feel so great and I hated school because I felt like I was dealing so much with "the real world" and all these fresh faced kids still living off their parents, didn't have a clue. I'd love to go back and finish my LAST semester but I cringe for the very reasons you're posting.
I've been in that "rut" you speak of too. Until I was about 27 (only 3ish years ago) we lived in apartments with one car (that didn't run great), credit issues, big time school debt, THREE kids, a husband who was in ministry (can be a fickle job and very low paying) and a wife who could only work around the kids and husband. Money was tight, time was tight. Its been a long long road.
Things do change, and often the tides turn producing situations beyond our wildest dreams. Sometimes it doesn't even take that long, it all comes at once, as in our situation. However, sometimes we first have to trudge through the muck and "do our time" before seeing a potential promising change. I guess thats how we appreciate things better
Thanks Sparrow! You're right. Things will change. I just need to have some patience.
Thanks FF!!! Where ya been?
I have not been on the board at the office any more. Had to get myself back under control. And this half Ironman thing is starting to get really intense. It is 2-3 hours 6 days a week. Carolyn is doing great on the plan, see definition in her legs. and she is even starting to liek the straight leg dead lifts.
stay optimistic as you deal with "life" -- promise!!!
FF
stay optimistic as you deal with "life" -- promise!!!
FF
Hey, Like your new avatar picture
Below is a link to a new client of mine. She is getting ready for a Bodybuilding comp so give her a shoot out if you can
http://training.fitness.com/diary/djs-road-3-competitions-row-27725.html#post219752
http://training.fitness.com/diary/djs-road-3-competitions-row-27725.html#post219752
I love sldl's lol.. anyway.. glad she's doing well... i hear ya about getting back under control. I need to do the same. Sounds like you are doing well with your training! keep it up! miss seein ya around!
lol.. this is a new week.. starting tomorrow, i'll be tracking what i eat again and posting my routine (which i will ignore any negativity about as it works for me! lol)
thanks phil
hey, bigstew.. not trying to be mean or rude, but i usually welcome ppl to the forum, esp if they start a journal. no need to post a link to your clients journal in my journal. please and thanks.
LOL! I have dodged NROL yet again. Not that I'm trying to, althought I know it seems that way. I will get to it soon. My friend is reading over it, and taking down notes and says she will have it back to me soon. I'm obviously in no rush lol.. partly because I had lost sight of my goals.. I'm not sure now what I want to do...
I'm 5'5 and about 126ish so there isnt a lot i can cut, but according to the body comp scale thing as school (which most say can be pretty inacurrate), i am sitting at 21.2%bf.. I want that lower. so.. do i want to bulk? or cut? I'm not quite sure yet.. so, once I really figure that out, and get a clear goal in mind, i will dig in to NROL.
I'm going back to a routine I did before where I saw big gains in strength. It's a 3 day split.
As far as the "funk".. I figured I would get no where with it, so let it go, stay positive and everything will work out. There are more issues involved, but I wont get into them.
I'm 5'5 and about 126ish so there isnt a lot i can cut, but according to the body comp scale thing as school (which most say can be pretty inacurrate), i am sitting at 21.2%bf.. I want that lower. so.. do i want to bulk? or cut? I'm not quite sure yet.. so, once I really figure that out, and get a clear goal in mind, i will dig in to NROL.
I'm going back to a routine I did before where I saw big gains in strength. It's a 3 day split.
As far as the "funk".. I figured I would get no where with it, so let it go, stay positive and everything will work out. There are more issues involved, but I wont get into them.
I don't see how you can be at 21% bf - that just seems too high. Mid to high teens, maybe, but not over 20.
What does your friend think of NROL?
You're right - brooding about stuff doesn't change the situation any, and it only results in your feeling worse. Good idea to can it and toss it, and be the change you want to see in the world.
What does your friend think of NROL?
You're right - brooding about stuff doesn't change the situation any, and it only results in your feeling worse. Good idea to can it and toss it, and be the change you want to see in the world.
I think I'm going to get with one othe trainers at the gym and see if they can measure my bf%.. though I'm not sure if they use calipers or a scale.
So far she likes it.. basically because it gives her enough info to just get started. She's not overweight, but not used to lifting, so since I can't be there to help get her going, i let her use the book.
So far she likes it.. basically because it gives her enough info to just get started. She's not overweight, but not used to lifting, so since I can't be there to help get her going, i let her use the book.
Cals/F/Carb/P
Meal 1 (8:30ish)- 3 boiled egg whites, 1 cup oats w/ water and blueberries
199/2/28/16
snack - small orange
45/0/11/1
Meal 2 - (12ish) - grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, olives, mustard in whole wheat pita
396/8/29/50
Meal 3 - (2ish) - 1 can tuna, mustard, pepper
197/1/0/43
Meal 4 - (will be at 4) - small amount of chicken, 1/2 cup brown rice
245/4/22/29
class at 5:30 - will get my workout in in class
Meal 5 - PWO shake
340/5/25/53
Meal 6 - cottage cheese, almonds
286/15/8/29
Totals:
1711/36/124/221
55% P
25% C
20% F
- need to increase carbs a lil?
Meal 1 (8:30ish)- 3 boiled egg whites, 1 cup oats w/ water and blueberries
199/2/28/16
snack - small orange
45/0/11/1
Meal 2 - (12ish) - grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, olives, mustard in whole wheat pita
396/8/29/50
Meal 3 - (2ish) - 1 can tuna, mustard, pepper
197/1/0/43
Meal 4 - (will be at 4) - small amount of chicken, 1/2 cup brown rice
245/4/22/29
class at 5:30 - will get my workout in in class
Meal 5 - PWO shake
340/5/25/53
Meal 6 - cottage cheese, almonds
286/15/8/29
Totals:
1711/36/124/221
55% P
25% C
20% F
- need to increase carbs a lil?
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