Alanna Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I like your "right to change my mind" cutting rules . If we have a scale defenestrating contest, can I join in? Also, I wasn't sure what "BIA" stood for, so I came up with some possibilities:Barely Informative AccountantBloody Irritating AntagonistBreaking Improves AttitudeBelievable Insidious AnachronismBlunders Instantly (Always)If it makes you feel better, I'm still reading a kilo or two high after holidays and travel, myself. Remind me not to step on the thing until the end of this challenge. On a happier note: yay for deadlifts and chalk! I didn't know they made liquid chalk. Seems like it would be less messy, too. Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Defenestrating... I hadn't heard that word before but I like it! Yes, please feel free to join in. I'd say "Barely Informative Arsehole" is more accurate (I tried to find more words that start with A to describe it but all of them contained the word ass in some way, sorry). BIA = Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, a way to measure body fat using electrical impulses. And it has been completely useless and uninformative, I don't know why I still keep looking at it. I'm about the same weight I was when I left (63.6kg) and it says that I've only been losing water weight and that I have 4% bf more than when I left (even though I've been drinking close to 3litres of water the past days). Oh well, who cares about the scale... gym time! 1 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Workout from Thursday 15/1 Bench 20kg x1031kg x933.5kg x935kg x7 (felt like there was an 8th there)36kg x3x237.5kg x2 I'm not sure if it's just the cut or the still sore from Tuesday triceps or the very long break between the 35kg set and the next one. What I'm sure though is that I prefer to increase the bench than to decrease my bf%. I'll keep the cut until Saturday evening and then I'm back to eating as usual (and probably more because I will not be able to track for about a week). Front squats 20kg x1035kg x837.5kg x640kg x542.5kg x445kg x3 Alternating Standing DB Presses 5kg x86kg x87.5kg x68.5kg x6 I'm going to miss the next 3 sessions because I have to be away for work. The (probably too ambitious) plan is to do push-ups, bench dips, short bridges, planks, lunges, and try pistol squats while I'm away. Basically the idea is to make my (upper) body as angry with me as much as I'm with it right now so any ideas are welcome . Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I forgot... last year my 1rep max at each lift was: 67.5kg squat (bw +4kg),41kg bench (2/3 of bw), and91kg deadlift (1.5bw -4kg). I'd be happy if this year I got 1.5bw squat (or anything above 100kg)55kg bench (I'd be annoyingly happy with bw) and2bw deadlift. 1 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 You can do it! Quote Link to comment
Alanna Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Defenestrating... I hadn't heard that word before but I like it! Yes, please feel free to join in. I'd say "Barely Informative Arsehole" is more accurate (I tried to find more words that start with A to describe it but all of them contained the word ass in some way, sorry). BIA = Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, a way to measure body fat using electrical impulses. And it has been completely useless and uninformative, I don't know why I still keep looking at it. I'm about the same weight I was when I left (63.6kg) and it says that I've only been losing water weight and that I have 4% bf more than when I left (even though I've been drinking close to 3litres of water the past days). Oh well, who cares about the scale... gym time! Defenestrating is a fun word, but rarely appropriate to use in a given conversation, so I pounced at the opportunity . Ah, got it. Yeah, I doubt your lean mass dropped that much since you were lifting and eating over the holiday... I'm going to miss the next 3 sessions because I have to be away for work. The (probably too ambitious) plan is to do push-ups, bench dips, short bridges, planks, lunges, and try pistol squats while I'm away. Basically the idea is to make my (upper) body as angry with me as much as I'm with it right now so any ideas are welcome . Also: push-up variations (diamond, elbows close to your sides, etc.), pike push-ups, and some sort of upper-body pull (inverted rows, DB rows with a suitcase, pull/chin-ups/deadhangs/negatives) if you can figure out a way to do them... I always have trouble finding a good set-up for the later. Have a good trip! Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 The plan to work out during the conference has been a total failure.It's also been raining non-stop but it's supposed to stop tomorrow.If it does I'll go hiking during a long break. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hike completed! Duration: ~3hrsPain: Everywhere Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Workout from Sunday 25/1 Bench 20kg x10x230kg x932.5kg x935kg x637.5kg x337.5kg x2x2 Squats 20kg x1040kg x845kg x650kg x555kg x457.5kg x2 Tricep Extensions 2.5kg x84.5kg x85kg x6x2 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I've been at work for 12 hours straight and I don't think I'll be able to leave before 12pm so no workout today Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Workout from Thursday 29/1 Bench 20kg x1130kg x932.5kg x935kg x636kg x637.5kg x338.5kg x240kg x1 40kg felt like there was a second rep there but I failed 42.5kg. Deadlift 55kg x565kg x572.5kg x477.5kg x382.5kg x2 Deadlifts felt waaay too heavy 1 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Wow... I could hear a pin drop. Anyway... Almost two weeks ago I moved to a different country with a new job.This week I found a gym and started lifting again. Tuesday 10/2 Bench 20kg x10x228kg x930kg x832kg x5x234kg x3x2 Deadlifts 50kg x555kg x560kg x465kg x370kg x2 To my disappointment the gym doesn't have appropriately sized 20s so the bar is lower than it should be. I tried to put it on some plates and then do deadlift but it's still too low. I also did alternating standing DB presses but I didn't write down the weights and I forgot them. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thursday 12/2 Both my arms and my legs were sore from Tuesday. Bench 20kg x10x228kg x930kg x832kg x432kg x3 I felt too sore and due to previous bad experience with the bench I decided to cut it short and give my muscles some time to recover properly. Squats 20kg x1030kg x835kg x740kg x645kg x450kg x3 On the last rep of the last set my knee caved in. I'm not sure how/why that happened and it's not visible on the video. I think I need to keep my knees in mind every time I do squats. It didn't look like I was twisting my torso too much but that could be because of the angle of the camera. DB Rows 11kg x813kg x815kg x617kg x6 Also, I asked one of the trainers and she showed me how to do cable tricep extensions with rope. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Workout from Saturday 14/2 Bench 20kg x10x228kg x930kg x832kg x432kg x2 I got really disappointed and it didn't make much sense to me to continue anyway so I stopped. Next time I'll go back to 5x5 at 30kg. Squats 20kg x1030kg x935kg x740kg x645kg x5 50kg x4 I was paying more attention this time and my left knee didn't go in. However, both my knees went slightly in at the last reps of the last set. DB Rows 15kg x8x217kg x619kg x6 Tricep Rope Pulldown 1 x10x2 (I've no idea what the numbers on the machine stand for)2 x82 x7 Overhead Press 20kg x5x5 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Alanna Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Glad to have you back! Don't be too discouraged by bench--I'm sure your body is all kinds of tired from the move and new job. For the deadlifts--any chance the gym has some conveniently sized blocks (like the ones that are used for weightlifting)? Or could you stack multiple plates? 1 Quote -:- THE LIONESS -:- Challenge 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Glad to have you back! Don't be too discouraged by bench--I'm sure your body is all kinds of tired from the move and new job.For the deadlifts--any chance the gym has some conveniently sized blocks (like the ones that are used for weightlifting)? Or could you stack multiple plates?Thanks Alanna! It's hard not to get discouraged by the bench, it seems like I'm trying very hard and for a long time to bring it up by just 1kg and the moment I stop for a while I get set back a few months. Also my weight has settled higher than it was before Christmas so if I cut like I want to the bench will suffer even more. For the deadlifts I did try to use one plate at each side but it still wasn't high enough. I'll try more plates next time and may take a tape measure with me at the gym to make sure that it's approximately close. On the bright side, I did DB rows,ohp, and triceps in one session and didn't get DOMS. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Workout from Tuesday 17/2 Front Squats 20kg x1025kg x830kg x632.5kg x535kg x437.5kg x3 They felt really heavy. Bench 20kg x10x230kg x5x5 Bench also felt heavier than usual, especially trying to get the bar off the stands (which hadn't happened to me before at 30kg). However, I did 5x5 and it felt like there was more I could do but since none of the lifts have been going well lately I didn't want to push it. Hopefully, I'll be able to increase it by 1kg every time (festina lente). I was planning to do deadlifts after bench but there was not enough time due to the gym closing earlier than I expected today. Instead I did DB rows. DB Rows 15kg x817kg x819kg x6x2 I complained last time that my weight has settled a bit higher than I wanted to (64.1kg on Sunday). Apparently complaining about it is a very effective weight loss method for me because today (without intentionally cutting) I woke up at 62.6kg which is lighter than usual. 2 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Workout from Thursday 19/02 Bench 20kg x10x225kg x331kg x5x5 Going for 32kg next time. It should go smoothly until at least 35/36kg. Squats 20kg x1032.5kg x937.5kg x742.5kg x647.5kg x5 52.5kg x4 My left knee has a mind of its own every once in a while but I did feel like my legs were steadier this time.Maybe I'll keep the same weight on Saturday and be more careful with my knees. Tricep Rope Pulldown 1 x15x3 DB Rows 15kg x817kg x819kg x6x2 1 Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Which programme are you following now that you're out on your own? Quote Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 None in particular. My initial thoughts were to do front squats, bench, and deadlifts on Tuesdays. Then bench, squats, and accessory on Thursdays and Saturdays. The reason for front squats is that I'm forced to keep my back straight so I hope it could help with back squats. Back squats did feel easier today even though there are still problems with the form. As for reps, I went back to 5x5 for bench because I'm under the impression that the progress on 5x5 was faster than on the other programme. I've kept the same one for squats but only because I had started to stall at 50kg with 5x5 and I'm afraid of going back. I've no idea what I'm going to do with deadlifts. I liked the other program more than stronglifts and don't feel comfortable going directly to working weight. Since it's only once a week I've been thinking of keeping it. The short answer would be: I have no clue what I'm actually doing and whether it'll work. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I've either been underestimating the calories of my lunch or I'm exceptionally hungry today (as in, constantly). Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I get those days. Quote Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I get those days. Quote Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 How do you fight them? Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
AugustaAdaByron Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Workout from Saturday 21/02 The whole workout didn't go very well. I woke up very early because it was too bright outside and felt like I had barely enough energy to walk. Not even the coffee woke me up (and I've been off coffee since mid-November). Bench 20kg x10x225kg x332kg x5x5 Squats 20kg x1032.5kg x937.5kg x742.5kg x647.5kg x5 52.5kg x4 Tricep Rope Pulldown 1 x15x3 I was shown a minor change in the form today which is supposed to hit the triceps even more. DB Rows 15kg x817kg x819kg x6x2 Form seemed/felt better on DB rows this time. Quote Level "I have no clue" Warrior Current challenge Battle log Link to comment
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