Hermione Gainser Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Ha! Those are awesome shirts! Wasn't feeling great yesterday so I took the day off (work, gym, life) and rested. I feel much, much better now. So this week I'll hit the gym Tues, Thurs, Sat (yay I get out of work early!) 12/5/14 FS:45x350x350x350x350x350x3 Deadlift: 155x3175x2190x1200x3200x3200x3200x3 OHP:65x472.5x472.5x472.5x472.5x4Ab wheel: 888 RDL:110x8110x8110x8(Not quite) Dragon flagish:555Dip shrug:888 Notes: Felt kind of ehh, but stoked I remembered to (and had no trouble) do FS. I've been lax on the core work and it showed. Blah. Mobility - Spent a good amount of time on mobility. Did some great shoulder work Friday, got an awesome adjustment that helped a lot, too. Accessory - Last week was a good week for dem quads. Quote Link to post
Strawberry Squatcake Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Sorry you weren't feeling great yesterday. But yay for taking time off when you need it! Are you still working the weekend job? Your quads are all, "Thanks, Hermy." Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I sure am. Oy. So tired. Had a crazy headache yesterday starting around 3 and didn't let up. Workout + headache = ugh. 12/9/14 Squat:bwx465x375x280x1080x1080x7Notes: The last set kept getting all messed up. I couldn't keep a good rack. Weirdness. Pull work: 3 banded chin1 negative3 banded pull1 hold at the top3 banded chin2 banded pull, two feet in band3 banded chin, both feet inWRKT:12x812x612x4 BSS: 15x815x815x8Bench dips: 121010Notes: Used a different bench for the bss and it worked much better than it has been. Headache was raging at this point so I called it quits without doing farmer walk. Bleh. Mobility: shoulder and some hip - did ankle at work. Quote Link to post
Strawberry Squatcake Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 OMG. There is a headache virus going around here. It sounds like you got it. My 3 year old nephew got it first in our family. "My head huhts weewy baad." It's a super-intense headache, a fever and fatigue. It lasts around 24 hours, so hopefully if you're not over it already, you will be soon. If you're still struggling, try to get comfortable enough to sleep. Or maybe it's just an annoying dry air headache. I get those, too. Or just a "work is annoying" headache that was amplified by doing something awesome (lifting).Who knows where headaches come from? They just appear. Nice job on the work out despite feeling craptastic! Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks! Yeah, I think it was a mix of dry air and tension + the general feeling of being overwhelmed which is my current state of existence. Headache and junk cleared up for Wednesday until the evening. Then I started to feel extra bad again. Really fatigued and headachy. Took work off again Thursday to rest - got more sick then rested and felt a lot better so went to the gym. Like halfway through my squats the headache came back full force and I was all zzzzz again. I probably could have pushed through it and did the rest of my workout, but I thought - live to fight another day. So I finished up my squats, did a little maintenance work and left for more rest. Boyf was at the gym with me, which is rare, so I had him help me with a quick shoulder mobility thing and then I went home. 12/11/14 Squat:bwx375x395x2105x3105x3105x3105x3105x3105x3 Extension:25x825x1025x8LYTP:5x105x85x8 Notes: Even though I wasn't feeling great, the squats went well. I had some really good hip drahve going on. There were definitely some eh reps, but over all I'm pleased. Heavier squats continue to be easier than light squats. Weird? Maybe. I think I need to get my light days back up to the range where my current "heavy" squats are and things will be good again. Now that my body is getting on board with squats I find the weight is moving up at a good pace.Adding in LYTP because I used to do more shoulder work and now I don't. I think getting some good stuff in will help with the mobility issue I'm having. hip drahve, yo. Still keeping up with mobility. and getting in the gym, even if it's just to squat and leave. 2 Quote Link to post
Alanna Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 hip drahve, yo. If I start laughing the next time I do squats, I'm blaming you . (Also, is there more where that came from?) Hope you feel better soon (both in terms of the headache and feeling overwhelmed). Seems like this time of year tends to be hard on most people. I'm glad squats are going well despite feeling under the weather, though! And in the meantime... My brain is foggy at the moment--what's LYTP stand for? If it has to do with shoulder mobility, it's probably something I should be doing. Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hahaha I fully accept the responsibility! Where's Chairbrokey? He's the giver of amazing lifting comics. I'm fairly certain he posted it on one of mine once upon a time (i may or may not have admitted to pretending I'm a space ship taking off when I squat). Chairbrokey, do your thing! Thanks! Feeling better physically and somewhat better in the overwhelmed world. I took care of a few things and that's helped quite a bit. Oh! LYPT - they're some prehabby things to do for the shoulder/rotator cuff area. I tried to find the articles I read on them that I liked but my google-fu is failing me so I linked a video on 'em. ***Today I lifted post job 2. Ooof. 12/13/14 FS: 45x460x360x360x360x360x3 Deadlift: 155x3175x1190x1195x5185x5185x3175x5Russian twist:201818Notes: Feeling pretty weak after working all morning, but still not unhappy with my lifts. Decided to just work up to a heavy 5 and play from there. So I did. Twists are stupid. i hate them. OHP:65x572.5x572.5x472.5x470x470x4 RDL:110x8110x8110x6DB bench: 30x1030x630x7Notes: Yeah, about that. Uh no. So hungry at this point and body was just not having it. Reasons I like my gym: two guys I know at the gym were chatting. Topics discussed: bulks and cuts, fixing squats specifically relating to butt wink, how it's better to quit a set before form breaks down too much and you get hurt. le sigh <3 1 Quote Link to post
Alanna Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Glad you're feeling better! And nice job getting the front squats in pre-deadlifts . Oh! LYPT - they're some prehabby things to do for the shoulder/rotator cuff area. I tried to find the articles I read on them that I liked but my google-fu is failing me so I linked a video on 'em. Hey, it's like the shoulder mobility version of the YMCA! Thanks for sharing--I'll have to give these a try. Reasons I like my gym: two guys I know at the gym were chatting. Topics discussed: bulks and cuts, fixing squats specifically relating to butt wink, how it's better to quit a set before form breaks down too much and you get hurt. le sigh <3 Quote Link to post
CourtnieMarie Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 yay!! you got in some lytp! hows this week going? Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 The legit perfect gif right here. yay!! you got in some lytp! hows this week going? Yes! Strong, stable shoulders FTW! ***SO, it's Thursday, huh? Ok. Workout 12/16/14 Squat: 65x375x385x1085x1085x10 Pull work: 5 pull ups 5 pull ups 3 pull ups 5 chin ups5 chin upsWRKT:12x812x812x8Notes: all pull work was banded. added a tiny red band to my usual band for extra help since my shoulders have been funky lately. BSS:20x820x820x8DB OHP:20x1020x1020x10Notes: opted for the ohp as a push assistance for two reasons - 1. more ohp, 2. shoulder is continually funky and dips aren't helping right now. Farmer walk: 50x38 steps50x49 steps50x46 steps **** Challenge overview: So, the challenge isn't over yet, but I'm feeling spunky and am going to do a little "how it's going" type thing (since, ya know, I haven't really at all..) Mobility: Check. Improved hip and ankle mobility. Back and forth on shoulder mobility, but refocusing on that for a while. Dem quads: Check! Look at that! I actually succeeded in some quad growth. Talk about craziness. Measurements confirm what my eyes see. Happy Hermy is happy. Get the work done: And yes. I've been going to the gym and rearranging my schedule to accommodate my three lift plan. That's pretty big since 1. things have been rough lately, 2. working out after Job 2 sucks. So yay for me. 2 Quote Link to post
MasterOfCows Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 F'yeah quad growth!!! It's so sweet. Way to go!Before I had my surgery I was starting to get a bit of a teardrop... you sort of had to squint to see it, but I knew it was there. Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 It's very exciting! I missed my quads. 12/18/14 Squat:bwx375x390x2105x1110x3110x3110x3110x3110x3110x3Notes: I wanted to do a bigger jump, but the body just wasn't feeling it. These weren't my best, but still okay enough. Bench: 95x3112.5x3112.5x3112.5x2112.5x295x395x5Step up: 20x1020x1020x10Notes: Felt weak this workout so wasn't surprised at bench fail. Dropped weight to 80% of estimated max to finish off the sets. Bro was waiting for bench so did minimum instead of max sets. Extension:25x1025x1025x10Farmer:50x5750x5850x56Notes: All my other lifts felt weak today.. but farmers were nothing. How does that even happen? Stayed around post workout to do a good amount of mobility. Quote Link to post
CourtnieMarie Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 i'm sure you've answered this before but for your farmers, is that 25# per hand or 50# per hand? Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 i'm sure you've answered this before but for your farmers, is that 25# per hand or 50# per hand? 50 per hand Quote Link to post
Alanna Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 The legit perfect gif right here. I have been learning from the Queen of gifs (Step 1: Google "le sigh." Step 2: Limit search to animated images. Step 3: Profit.) Yay for super quads! (And this gif is relevant because the Velociraptor wants strong quads too, right? Heck, it's a dinosaur on a bicycle--relevant or not, I couldn't resist.) 2 Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 lols! I have been learning from the Queen of gifs (Step 1: Google "le sigh." Step 2: Limit search to animated images. Step 3: Profit.) Yay for super quads! (And this gif is relevant because the Velociraptor wants strong quads too, right? Heck, it's a dinosaur on a bicycle--relevant or not, I couldn't resist.)HA! This is thebestgifever. Every time I think something is the best gif a new best gif comes up.. yeah. Also, not sure what is says about my brain and its associations but this gif made complete sense to me in relation to super quads. So.. there's that. ***So, the challenge is over! How did I do? Mobility: Yes. Lots of it and improvement was had. Accessorize: Dat quad work. Did a lot, saw improvement as well. Squat: Like a boss. Got in lots of squats. Punch the clock: No workouts missed. Look at me go. Now off to the battle log I go... 1 Quote Link to post
CourtnieMarie Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 dude, you ROCKED this challenge! nice job! Quote Link to post
PrincessHeather Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 No workouts missed.... I am so jealous right now... Quote Link to post
Alanna Posted December 24, 2014 Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 I think this gif pretty well summarizes how this episode of you (the cat) vs. life (injuries, mobility issues, time constraints...) unfolded: 1 Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted December 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2014 LMAO. I love you guys. The gifs. Oh the gifs! Quote Link to post
Strickland5 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Had to swing by and see how things are going for another Atlantian ... looks like its going GREAT! Keep swinging! Quote Link to post
Hermione Gainser Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Can I assume these gifs are previews for Saturday?! Thanks! I'm hanging out in my battle log for a while now that work is bananas. Come play! 1 Quote Link to post
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