KimShea Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Tracking stuff and needed a Nerdy title. I suspect Nanny likes a fit person, and she does have a cookbook.... 5/19/17 - Feeling super proud today! Started Plank challenge on 5/1 and NF bodyweight workout on 5/8. Worked up guts to finally go to gym and try dumbbell routine on 5/15. Started tracking stats and pictures on 5/9, and today was first official check in day. Here's stats: 5/9 5/19 Weight: 179lb 180.5 lb Total inches: 161.5" 153" Body Fat %: 32% 30.1% Lean Body Mass: 121.7lb 126.2 BMI: 30.72 31 Chest: 42" 38.25" Hips: 43" 42" Waist: 36.5" 33.25" Not real confident in the BF%. I used the YMCA calculator for the first one, and calipers for the second. However, when I do the YMCA one today it spits out like 25%, which I think can't be right. I'd like it to be, but I don't think so. Not positive I'm using the calipers exactly correctly though. I get a much different reading depending on where I squish my fat. At first was all sad my weight actually went up a pound and a half. But then my BF% went down and my Lean Body Mass went up almost 4.5 pounds. So I think this means my muscles gained and my fat dropped. That's good then, right? Woot! 1 Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Checking in. Diet was sketchy today. Got worse as day progressed. Feeling good anyway as went to gym! Me and bunch of 20 something gym bros. I did my thing anyway! 3 sets 10 goblet squats 12 lbs; 3 sets 10 girly push-ups;. 3 sets 10 dumbbell arm rows @ 12 lbs; 3 sets 10 dumbbell bench presses @ 24 lbs; 3 sets 10 dumbbell overhead press @ 24 lbs; 8 sets planks @ 50 seconds; Everything was good except overhead press. Last two were sketchy. Not sure what to do next time - back down to 20 lbs & add reps? Try 24lbs again? Last plank I held for 1 minute. Felt good! 1 Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 5/20/17 - Gym is MWF and today happened to be a rest day for plank challenge too. Took youngest roller skating. Pretty sure that counts as something. My shins are killing me!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 5/21/17 - gym rest day. Spent the day cleaning my room. Which was much more challenging than you'd think for a grown ass woman. Took all weekend. Also plank test day. Day 1 of plank challenge on 5/1 I could hold a plank 20 seconds and felt like I was gonna die. Today - day 21 - I held it for two minutes and felt I could've gone just a bit longer. This feels so huge to me! I don't look any different. Don't weigh much different if at all, yet this is a measurable and obvious positive improvement. Also it was American Gods night. I love me anything Gaiman. It was cool and disturbing and has made me think. Gotta like that. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 5/22/17 - felt pretty good. Eating was ok. Gym was: 3x10 Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift @ 24lbs 3x10 Girly pushups 3x10 dumbbell rows @ 12 lbs 3x10 dumbbell bench press @ 24 lbs 3x10 dumbbell overhead press @ 24lbs 4 Spider-Man planks @ 30 seconds 6 side planks @ 30 seconds 3 planks @ 65 seconds. All was good except stupid evil side planks. I was supposed to do 50 seconds but I could only manage two so dropped the rest to 30 seconds. I don't get why these are so significantly harder than all the other planks?! And they're harder to do on my left side than on my right. Are my muscles wonkey on one side?! I'm debating what to do on Wednesday - I was planning on upping the dumbbells from 12 pounds to next one up. 14 maybe? So on something like bench press or rdl I could maybe switch to a bar. They have one at I think it was 26 lbs? Or would I be better to stick with dumbbells until I can do 45? And here's a dumb question - when you start adding weights to the bar, do you count the weight of the bar itself? Or just the actual weights you added? Like, if someone were to deadlift the bar with two 45 lb weights, do you say you deadlifted 90 lbs? Or is it 135? Or the equivalent kg or whatever? Quote Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yes, add the weight of the bar. 1 Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
KimShea Posted May 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Time for all the updates! 5/23/17 - Planks. Bleh. 5/24/17 - Gym day. 3x10 15lb goblet squat; 3x10 girly push ups; 3x10 15lb dumbbell rows; 3x10 30lb dumbbell bench press; 3x10 30lb dumbbell overhead press. 5 spiderman planks @ 35 sec; 4 evil side planks @ 35 sec; 2 planks @70 sec. 5/25/17 - Rest Day! Woo! 5/26/17 - Will go to gym tonight and back to evil plank challenge. Will update that bit after. Today is weigh in/measuring up day. I think this is good news??? Weight is up 1 lb from 2 weeks ago, but down a half pound from last week. 9.5 inches lost overall Body Fat %: Hm. My caliper doo-dad says it's down 5.1%, but that seems crazy. I had it at 32% two weeks ago and today at 26.9%. I took fat squeezes in several places on my gut and averaged the readings. I don't know. Maybe first measurement was way off and now it's closer?? YMCA calculator tells me it's 25%? I think first one had to be wrong. BMI is up .2 Lean Body Mass is up 9.9lbs Chest is down 4.75" Yay. Loosing it all in the boobs. :0( Hips is same Waist is down 3.5" Left bicep down .75" Left thigh down .5" So I think this looks like good news even though weight is up. Weight is up 1 lb, but lean body mass is up 9.9lbs. I think this is a good combo. Doesn't this mean I'm losing some fat and gaining some muscle? Bad news is I'm struggling to eat what I should. I want all the carbs and pizza. Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted May 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Update! 5/26/17 - Gym Day. 3x10 Dumbbell RDL @ 30 lbs 3x10 girly push-ups 3x10 Dumbbell rows @ 15 lbs 3x10 Dumbbell bench press @ 30 lbs 3x10 Dumbbell overhead press @30 lbs 4 alternating hand planks (pure evil) @ 35 seconds 3 Spider-Man planks @ 40 seconds 2 Planks @ 75 seconds 5/27/17 - Rest Day - family cookout. Did pretty well! Meat, fruit, veg. I had a teeny bit of mac N cheese, because, well, mac N cheese. For dessert I had tomatoes & Pickles. 5/28/17 - Was supposed to do plank challenge, but literally forgot! Day 28 of the 30 day challenge and it slipped my mind! Spent the day doing manual labor though. Cleaning and painting kids room 5/29/17 - Rest Day. More painting of kids room and manual labor. All day. Really nice day too! Ate pretty well, but not perfect. 5/30/17 - tonight is gym day. Normally do MWF, but gym closed for holiday, so this week is Tues, Thurs, Saturday. Will report more later. Weight was up today. Need to stop focusing on number on scale, as it's just discouraging. Bleh. 1 Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted June 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Update time. This has not been a good week. I'm trying to look for positives though. 5/30/17 3x10 goblet squats @15lbs 3x10 girly push-ups 3x10 dumbbell rows @15lbs 3x10 dumbbell bench press @ 30lbs 3x10 dumbbell overhead press@30lbs Day 30 of 30 day plank challenge. day one I could hold a plank 20 seconds. Today I went 2 minutes 15 seconds! 5/31/17 - Rest Day 6/1/17 - Was supposed to be a gym day. But my boss' boss' boss was visiting our office. After that I had dinner with two work colleagues from another office. For business lunch I ate terribly - had a burger. I was craving it! Then at business dinner I had a half grilled chicken breast, green beans and tomato side and pasta with spicy marinara. Then bread. A lot lot lot of bread. I didn't drink though, and both work friends were drinking. Got home at 9pm, after gym closed. No big I think. I'll go to gym on Friday. Only two workouts for the week, but still. 6/2/17 - measuring up day. I was all ready to go to gym tonight when remembered middle child has Pony Club meeting, so I can't go to gym tonight either. UGH! So now I'm *hoping* to get to gym tomorrow after volleyball tournament so I can still get in two of my three gym days for the week. Weekly measurement updates, improved a bit, but not as much as I'd like. And the weight is up, which I'm unhappy about. Start 5/9/17 Last week 5/26/17 Today 6/2/17 Net Weight 179 lbs 180 lbs 183.5 lbs +4.5 lbs Total inches 161.5" 152" 151.5" -10" Body Fat % 32% 26.9% 25.2% -6.8% Lean Body Mass 121.7 lbs 131.6 lbs 137.3 lbs +15.6 lbs Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Update. 6/3/17 - Gym Day. Went crazy. Decided to start the StrongLifts despite looming 2 week vacay. 5x5 Squat @ 45 lbs 5x5 Bench @ 30 lbs 5x5 Row @ 25 lbs (thought the bar was 35, but it definitely wasn't. Way too light.) 3x30 second planks 6/4/17 - Rest Day 6/5/17 - Gym Day 5x5 Squat @ 55 lbs 5x5 OHP @ 30 lbs 1x5 Deadlift @ 90 lbs 2x8 Seated Calf Raises @ 45 lbs 6/6/17 - Rest Day 1 Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Haven't posted in an age due to two week vacay to AAU Volleyball Nationals in Orlando. Lots of fun! Girls played well. Went to the beach. Saw dolphins! Went to Universal & got blisters. Returned and fully expected all numbers to have gone up. Miracle! Lost like 5 lbs! All measurements down or same. Back in gym last Friday. Didn't de load. Was hard and I'm sore but I did everything. Problem is I think I hurt myself with bad form on deadlift. Lifted 110 lbs and it was a challenge. Tried to not round but maybe I arched instead? I think I'm too far over the bar to start. My arms aren't vertical. Was fine for a while after but later in the day Friday my lower back was killing me. Still hurt badly this morning but have been eating Aleves all day and it's feeling just normal sore now, so really hoping I didn't do anything too bad. Next time I will try to be sure I re-read how to do it properly right before I try it again. Overall, really really pleased I wasn't set too far back with taking off for the two weeks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted July 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 7/5/17 Update This is more like a monthly Battle Log! Luckily better at sticking with the gym than posting updates. Monday 6/26/17: 5x5 Squat @ 80lbs 5x5 Bench @ 45lbs 5x5 Barbell Row @ 45 lbs Wednesday 6/28/17 5x5 Squat @ 85lbs 5/5/5/5/4 OH Press @ 45lbs 1x5 Deadlift @120 lbs 2x8 Seated Calf Raises @60lbs Friday 6/30/17 - Measurement Day Wt: 181 lbs + 2lbs since started tracking. BF% 25.2% -6.8% since started tracking. Saturday 7/1/17 5x5 Squat @ 90 lbs 5x5 Bench @ 50lbs 5x5 Barbell Row @ 50 lbs 3x45 seconds Planks Monday 7/3/17 5x5 Squat @ 95 lbs 5x5 OH Press @ 45 lbs 1x2 Deadlift @ 130 lbs 2x8 Seated Calf Raises @ 65 lbs *Failed on the Deadlifts. Could only manage 2 of the 5 reps. Lots of swearing, some in front of my kid. She told me "f**k a duck" is not a nice word. I said, "do as I say, not as I do." Feeling discouraged again. Seems I can't get the scale to budge, and other measurements slowed down this week as well. I'm trying to keep telling myself this is going to take time, possibly a really lot of time, and that I need to just stick with it, watch my food better, debate a bit more about whether I should add cardio (really really don't want to) and just don't give up. I can see I'm getting stronger. I'm starting to have some failures on a few of the reps, and having to repeat the same weight next time, but I think that means I'm still improving. Failed last rep of OH press, but next time at same weight managed it. Failed Deadlifts on Monday. I just need to be more patient with myself and with the process, but I'm not. I look at my pictures of myself and just don't see any differences at all. Scale is up or down on a given day, but overall trend is about the same as when I started trying to get in shape, about two months ago now. I feel like I should be able to see a difference but I don't. Sigh. Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Update 7/10/17 Wednesday 7/5/17 - 5x5 Squat @100 Lbs - 5x5 Bench Press @ 55 lbs - 5x5 Barbell Row @ 55 lbs - 3x50 sec Evil Planks Saturday 7/8/17 - 5x5 Squat @ 105 lbs - 5x5x4x3x3 OH Press @ 50 lbs. Felt like massive failure. Just could not do this one. - 1x1 Deadlift at 130 lbs - 2nd attempt at 130, and failed today worse than last time (I got 1x2 then. Attempting 5 reps.) - 2x8 Seated calf raises @ 70 lbs. Basically Saturday felt horrible. Really struggling to keep up my morale here. I know the lifts and stats look good, but I really have to work on being patient with myself and I have to stop caring about the scale. Friday 7/5/17 Stats Day. Body Fat % - 32% on 5/9/17; 23.4% 7/5/17 - Down 8.6% Total measurements: 161.5" 5/9; 151" 7/5 - Down 10.5" Weight: 179lbs 5/9; 181 7/5 - Up 2lbs BMI: 30.7 5/9; 31.1 7/5 - Up .3 Waist to hip: .85 5/9; .78 7/5 - Down .07 Lean Body Mass: 121.7 5/9; 138.6lbs 7/5 - Up 16.9lbs Chest: 42" 5/9; 38.5" 7/5 - Down 3.5" Hips: 43" 5/9; 41.5" 7/5 - Down 1.5" Waist: 36.5" 5/9; 32.5" 7/5 - Down 4" Left Bicep: 14.5" 5/9; 13.5" 7/5 - Down 1" Left Thigh: 25.5" 5/9; 25" 7/5 - Down .5" Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Update 7/14/17 Monday 7/10/17 -5x5 Squats @ 110 lbs -5x5 Bench @ 60 lbs -5x5 Barbell Row @ 60 lbs -3x35 second planks Much better workout than last time. Wednesday 7/12/17 -5x5 Squats @ 115 lbs -5x5x4x5x4 OH Press @ 50 lbs -1x5 Deadlift @ 115 lbs -2x8 Seated Calf Raise @ 75 lbs Friday 7/14/17 - Weigh in Day Measurement Start 5/9/17 Current 7/14/17 Change Body Fat % 32% 23.4% Down 8.6% Total measurements 161 1/2" 150 3/4" Down 10 3/4" Weight 179 lbs 179.5 lbs Up .5 Lbs BMI 30.7 30.8 Up .1 Waist 2 Hip Ratio .85 .8 Down .04 Lean Body Mass 121.7 lbs 137.5 lbs Up 15.8 lbs Chest 42" 38.5" Down 3.5" Hips 43" 41" Down 2" Waist 36 1/2" 33" Down 3.5" Left Bicep 14 1/2" 13 1/2" Down 1" Left Thigh 25 1/2" 24 3/4" Down 3/4" Quote Link to comment
KimShea Posted July 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 7/22/17 Update Saturday 7/15/17 5x5 Squat @ 120 lbs 5x5 Bench @ 65 lbs 5x5 Barbell Row @ 65 lbs 3x60 seconds planks Monday 7/17/17 5x5 Squat @ 125 lbs 5x5x5x5x4 OH Press @ 50 lbs 1x5 Deadlift @ 125 lbs OH press super hard. Bad form. Really struggled. Felt good on DL though. Wednesday 7/19/17 5x5 Squat @ 130 lbs 5x5 Bench @ 70 lbs 5x5 Barbell Row @ 70 lbs 3x60 second planks Friday 7/21/17 - Measurement Day Measurement Start 5/9/17 Current 7/21/17 Change Weight 179lbs 179.5lbs Up .5 lbs BMI 30.7 30.81 Up .1 BF% 32% 21.5% Down 10.5% LBM 121.7lbs 140.9lbs Up 19.2lbs Chest 42" 37.75" Down 4.25" Hips 43" 40.25" Down 2.75" Waist 36.5" 32.125" Down 4.375" L Bicep 14.5" 13.5" Down 1" L Thigh 25.5" 24.25" Down 1.25" Waist 2 Hip .85 .8 Down .05 Total " 161.5" 147.875" Down 13.62" I'm not really that confident on the BF% measurements. That seems off to me, but that's what the calipers show. I know the measurements are pretty close to accurate though, allowing for stuff like I measured slightly different location or I pulled tighter or something, which I try hard not to do. So I have to be happy with overall measurements down 13.62" even if the weight and BMI are up. I still find myself really discouraged about the lack of movement on the scale, but come on. This looks pretty good. And - at least on the side view - I'm starting to see some changes in my photographs. I need to keep being patient and keep doing what I'm doing. The weight I can lift is still moving upwards, though slowing down, so that's another measurement showing improvement. Today is deadlift day again. Curious to see if I can break previous plateau of 130 lbs. Will attempt 135. Quote Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 It looks like you're doing great. Strengths up and you've lost inches. That's a great combination. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
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