MirGSS' "Burninating the Challenge" Challenge

[katscratch]

What the hello?!  In my head I've responded here bunches!
 
Ugh, I need to stop browsing on my phone during meal breaks- I forget to go back and actually reply!!
 
HI MIR!
 
Long yoga, and a long run?  Beastly good weekend, and looking damn fine, lady!!!
 

 

[Morrigainz]

Love it! That is exactly what I need! :-D

[Loren Wade]

LMAO.

 

How did I miss this thread?

 

*subscribing*

 

When you coming around chat again!?

[Morrigainz]

Hey Loren! Glad you stopped by ;-)

I dunno about chat. Its hard enough to keep up with a few threads on here and get my skyrim on!

Seriously though I am trying to be more productive and less lazy. For instance, today is a cooking/cleaning day. I already made omelets for me and Mr mirgss, and I am making a breakfast scramble for the week, and chicken, and Brussels sprouts, and getting pot roast ready for tomorrow, and then figuring out what to do with the choy sum I bought. And then there's laundry and cleaning the kitchen. And then of course walking dead :-)

[HeathBar]

Hey Loren! Glad you stopped by ;-)

I dunno about chat. Its hard enough to keep up with a few threads on here and get my skyrim on!

Seriously though I am trying to be more productive and less lazy. For instance, today is a cooking/cleaning day. I already made omelets for me and Mr mirgss, and I am making a breakfast scramble for the week, and chicken, and Brussels sprouts, and getting pot roast ready for tomorrow, and then figuring out what to do with the choy sum I bought. And then there's laundry and cleaning the kitchen. And then of course walking dead :-)

 

The Walking Dead is the best part of Sunday

[Strawberry Squatcake]

I read that as you bought a 20 session groupon for the dentist's office.  I thought that was a serious commitment to your teeth there ha!

 

Kickboxing lessons makes much more sense.  

Haha! I'm currently avoiding my dentist. My sisters, parents and brothers in law all go to the same dentist as me. He randomly tells me i have three cavities. And then a week later I find out he told my sister she has two, my other sister she needs a crown, my brother in law he needs a crown, and my mom a root canal. I spy with my little eye something profit-driven!

 

What the hello?!  In my head I've responded here bunches!

 

Ugh, I need to stop browsing on my phone during meal breaks- I forget to go back and actually reply!!

 

HI MIR!

 

Long yoga, and a long run?  Beastly good weekend, and looking damn fine, lady!!!

 

 

 

 

How about this?

 

http://www.spreadshirt.com/design-your-own-t-shirt-C59/product/4437257

 

A few different colors of material, several colors and fonts for text.

 

 

[Pat G]

Burninating the country side! Burninating the people! miiiiRRGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

 

As you were. 

[Morrigainz]

The Walking Dead is the best part of Sunday

It is!!!! Did you see last night? It was alright...that ending was brutal though. Rick is turning into a cold man.

 

Haha! I'm currently avoiding my dentist. My sisters, parents and brothers in law all go to the same dentist as me. He randomly tells me i have three cavities. And then a week later I find out he told my sister she has two, my other sister she needs a crown, my brother in law he needs a crown, and my mom a root canal. I spy with my little eye something profit-driven!

 

 

 

How about this?

 

http://www.spreadshirt.com/design-your-own-t-shirt-C59/product/4437257

 

A few different colors of material, several colors and fonts for text.

 

 

Haha! I am a couple months overdue...errr was. I changed dentists. They told me I grind my teeth and so now I wear a mouth guard at night. SEXY.

Burninating the country side! Burninating the people! miiiiRRGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

 

As you were. 

I had to restrain myself from literally laughing out loud, singing along in my head. Trust me, that doesn't happen often.

 

So. I basically wasn't on the computer at all this weekend, just my tablet, so that's why replies were short and/or grammatically incorrect/misspelled.

 

Friday I didn't have time for kickboxing (sadface) so instead I played Skyrim.

 

Saturday I got up at the buttcrack of dawn and did an hour and a half of yoga with my sister. The reason it was so early is because it was free. It was hard. So hard. I thought the teacher would have pity because it was so early on a weekend but she didn't. At all. So I'm still sore today from that (particularly in my hammies and core). Then I went to see Silver Linings Playbook (soooo good) and went grocery shopping. Zen I took a nap. Zen I fired ze missiles!

 

Sunday was my cleaning/cooking day. I made omelets for breakfast, did 4 loads of laundry (and put it all away), made a breakfast scramble, chicken, brussels sprouts, choy sum (an experiment), mayonnaise, and prepared the stuff for a pot roast for today. Then I cleaned the entire kitchen. It was a busy day.

 

Today: running to the gym in this below-freezing weather in shorts and a tank top, and taking my OHP vid!

 

ETA: I forgot I also ran 3 miles yesterday. 32:46.

[Chaze]

It is!!!! Did you see last night? It was alright...that ending was brutal though. Rick is turning into a cold man.

 

 

Haha! I am a couple months overdue...errr was. I changed dentists. They told me I grind my teeth and so now I wear a mouth guard at night. SEXY.

I had to restrain myself from literally laughing out loud, singing along in my head. Trust me, that doesn't happen often.

 

So. I basically wasn't on the computer at all this weekend, just my tablet, so that's why replies were short and/or grammatically incorrect/misspelled.

 

Friday I didn't have time for kickboxing (sadface) so instead I played Skyrim.

 

Saturday I got up at the buttcrack of dawn and did an hour and a half of yoga with my sister. The reason it was so early is because it was free. It was hard. So hard. I thought the teacher would have pity because it was so early on a weekend but she didn't. At all. So I'm still sore today from that (particularly in my hammies and core). Then I went to see Silver Linings Playbook (soooo good) and went grocery shopping. Zen I took a nap. Zen I fired ze missiles!

 

Sunday was my cleaning/cooking day. I made omelets for breakfast, did 4 loads of laundry (and put it all away), made a breakfast scramble, chicken, brussels sprouts, choy sum (an experiment), mayonnaise, and prepared the stuff for a pot roast for today. Then I cleaned the entire kitchen. It was a busy day.

 

Today: running to the gym in this below-freezing weather in shorts and a tank top, and taking my OHP vid!

 

ETA: I forgot I also ran 3 miles yesterday. 32:46.

Awesome work, epitomised by this.  "Oh yeah, I know running is death to some people, but I did that too!" 

[Morrigainz]

Haha, thanks!

 

Today's workout sucked balls. OMG. Running is so much harder after lifting.

 

So here it is, approximately:

 

.4 miles running (4:42)

SQUAT

1x10 air squats

1x5 45

3x5 85

OHP

1x5 20

1x3 30

3x5 45 (almost missed the last one, jeez)

DL

1x5 45

1x3 95 (I think?)

1x1 135 (thought about going for reps on this, but then I felt like

after 1, so I didn't)

.4 miles running (almost 6 minutes, yeesh)

 

Video has been taken. Now it just needs some editing and an intro, and I'll post it

[HeathBar]

A sucky workout is better then sitting on your ass way to git er done. 

 

I got the walking dead Tivo'd, hoping to watch it tonight if I have time.  And ya.... Rick is off his rocker lol!

[Morrigainz]

So, did some research on Wendler, and have a few thoughts.

 

1. This seems like a fairly simple program to follow, once you have your maxes figured out.

2. I have no idea what my 1RM is. Pitiful now. I know there are places that can "calculate" it off whatever you're lifting now; I guess I should do that?

3. He advocates not lifting 4 days in a row. But that's what I'm planning on doing. Or I guess I could follow the 3x per week plan and, you know, not kill myself (since I'm planning on running, and possibly yoga, and kickboxing in between).

4. I'm not sure if I should go for I'm Not Doing Jack Shit or Bodyweight...since I don't have a lot of time. But it seems like a shame to go into the gym and only do one lift.

 

Video coming to the form check thread shortly.

[CapN_Tommy_Sunshine]

I'll send you a link to the 5/3/1 spreadsheet I found.  You put in your starting numbers and it does the math for you. You don't even need to calculate a one rep max, as it has a spot for weight and reps and it calculates an approximate 1RM.

 

I say Boring But Big!

[katscratch]

I'll vote Boring But Big, too!  I'm 5x5ing now since I pretty much am starting over, but I really like the Boring But Big templates I've seen.  

 

 

You are a badass, running! In the cold! I can barely walk outside in the cold

[WizardTrip]

I'll send you a link to the 5/3/1 spreadsheet I found. You put in your starting numbers and it does the math for you. You don't even need to calculate a one rep max, as it has a spot for weight and reps and it calculates an approximate 1RM.

I say Boring But Big!

Damn! Guess I should have looked for a spreadsheet before writing my own. Oh well

Mir, I'm doing Boring But Big right now.

[katscratch]

Damn! Guess I should have looked for a spreadsheet before writing my own. Oh well

Mir, I'm doing Boring But Big right now.

Heh, half the appeal for me initially was the planning/math in writing my own

[Morrigainz]

I personally like templates to track my stuff. Although I guess it wouldn't have been so bad to write my own.

 

I could do a little more research on BBB. I'm just concerned about the time crunch is all. Here's what the schedule looks like:

 

Change clothes in bathroom

Run to gym (.4 miles, about 5 mins)

Change shoes

Lift ALL the things!

Change shoes

Run to work (.4 miles, about 6 minutes after all that lifting - phew!)

Change clothes in bathroom

 

So. Maybe 45 minutes of good lifting time, during some of which I am probably still breathing hard from my "run". I want to maximize the time I have at the gym without going over my lunch time. My boss is cool, but I don't think he'd be as cool if I consistently took 1.5 hour lunches.

[milythael]

Monster Mir must move all the things.    You aren't going to burn out.  You are going to burn everything down. O.o

[Morrigainz]

Yes. *points to her thread title* I will BURNINATE IT.

 

Did you watch the video I sent you?? Does it all make sense now???

[milythael]

I watched.  I know I've seen it before.  Nothing makes sense to mister sleepy eyes.  I'll go back to the beginning.  Maybe it will become clearer.

[Morrigainz]

Well have a nap. ZEN GO BACK TO ZE BEGINNING!

[WizardTrip]

Heh, half the appeal for me initially was the planning/math in writing my own

 

Yeah....I won't lie. I kinda enjoyed it Initial math and planning....then a tweak here to make DL's never drop below 135 on any set, a tweak there to always have the numbers round up to the nearest 5, etc, etc.

[Blueberries]

Friday I didn't have time for kickboxing (sadface) so instead I played Skyrim.

 

Saturday I got up at the buttcrack of dawn and did an hour and a half of yoga with my sister. The reason it was so early is because it was free. It was hard. So hard. I thought the teacher would have pity because it was so early on a weekend but she didn't. At all. So I'm still sore today from that (particularly in my hammies and core). Then I went to see Silver Linings Playbook (soooo good) and went grocery shopping. Zen I took a nap. Zen I fired ze missiles!

 

Sunday was my cleaning/cooking day. I made omelets for breakfast, did 4 loads of laundry (and put it all away), made a breakfast scramble, chicken, brussels sprouts, choy sum (an experiment), mayonnaise, and prepared the stuff for a pot roast for today. Then I cleaned the entire kitchen. It was a busy day.

 

Today: running to the gym in this below-freezing weather in shorts and a tank top, and taking my OHP vid!

 

ETA: I forgot I also ran 3 miles yesterday. 32:46.

 

My favorite part of that whole thing is the specification about not just doing the laundry, but putting it all away. I so get that.

 

So, did some research on Wendler, and have a few thoughts.

 

1. This seems like a fairly simple program to follow, once you have your maxes figured out.

2. I have no idea what my 1RM is. Pitiful now. I know there are places that can "calculate" it off whatever you're lifting now; I guess I should do that?

3. He advocates not lifting 4 days in a row. But that's what I'm planning on doing. Or I guess I could follow the 3x per week plan and, you know, not kill myself (since I'm planning on running, and possibly yoga, and kickboxing in between).

4. I'm not sure if I should go for I'm Not Doing Jack Shit or Bodyweight...since I don't have a lot of time. But it seems like a shame to go into the gym and only do one lift.

 

Video coming to the form check thread shortly.

 

I can't help at all with advice re: Wendler, but I did want to throw out that there I think the calculations for 1RM are less than accurate for women. Generally, our 5RM tends to be a higher percentage of our 1RM than for men, so the calculators skew a little higher for us. If you can take a workout day and actually test some maxes, you'll probably be better off than going based on a calculator.

[Morrigainz]

 

My favorite part of that whole thing is the specification about not just doing the laundry, but putting it all away. I so get that.

 

 

I can't help at all with advice re: Wendler, but I did want to throw out that there I think the calculations for 1RM are less than accurate for women. Generally, our 5RM tends to be a higher percentage of our 1RM than for men, so the calculators skew a little higher for us. If you can take a workout day and actually test some maxes, you'll probably be better off than going based on a calculator.

 

 

Yes! Putting it all away is my LEAST favorite household chore. I don't know why. I would rather scrub moldy, mildewy dishes than put away laundry. Just one of those things I suppose. And, it was FOUR LOADS.

 

That's a good point about 1RM. One thing Wendler does is base your lifts off 90% off your 1RM, so what I might do is a little calculation here and there, and then tweak it to what I think I can do.

Yeah....I won't lie. I kinda enjoyed it Initial math and planning....then a tweak here to make DL's never drop below 135 on any set, a tweak there to always have the numbers round up to the nearest 5, etc, etc.

 

Excel skills FTW!!!!

[RBC]

Figured I'd leave this here for you, because after seeing it on my page, I realized, it's pretty friggin awesome to hear this.

 

So, Mir, right back atcha: