Gemma Posted September 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2017 So ... um ... hi there, online training log, it's, y'know, been awhile ... I did not fall off the planet, and I didn't quit working out. I just got distracted from the internet for a while there. Real life, of all things. <eyeroll> I'm not even going to try to log the whole month of September, I'm just picking up with my most recent numbers. Wednesday, Sep 20 Squat: 45# 3x5 55# 1x4 65# 1x3 85# 1x1 95# 3x3 (PR) Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 85# 1x1 92.5# 4x1 (PR) 80# 1x5 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 105# 1x5 Friday, Sep 22 - horribly busy day, had to squeeze the whole workout into an hour, so I skipped the squatz. They were programmed for light weight moderate volume, but no way did I have time for that. It was deadlift priority day anyway, so I supersetted DL with my press warmups. It wound up being almost aerobic/circuit-ish. By the time I got to my next scheduled business meeting, my face was a really great shade of red.13 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 135# 1x1 155# 1x3, 1x2 135# 1x5 Press 45# 2x5 57.5# 1x3 67.5# 1x3, 2x2, 1x1 57.5# 1x5 1 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted September 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Monday, Sep 25 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 85# 1x1 95# 1x3, 1x2 85# 2x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x1 80# 3x5 Deadlift: 95# 2x5 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Wednesday, Sep 27 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 3x5 Press: 45# 2x5 50# 1x3 60# 1x1 65# 1x1 70# 2x2, 2x1, 1x2 55# 1x7 Lat Pulldown: 105# 2x8, 1x6 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted September 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 So I walked into the gym today, and my coach said "so, I think I want to try and add some front squats to your program." Front squats. Hmm. Yeah, those look, y'know ... hard. Then she said, "well, since eventually you'll be doing power cleans and maybe clean and jerks" and I stopped listening to her. I mean, crazypants, right? Nah, kidding, I still listened. Crazy is part of what I pay her for. Left on my own, most days I'd only do stuff that actually looks doable - and where's the fun in that? Friday, Sep 29 Back Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 3x3 Front Squat: 45# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x1 82.5# 3x5 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 135# 1x3 160# 2x2 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted September 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm trying a New Thing - I've been all up in the Starting Strength program, which is AWESOME and I LOVE IT, but it has distracted me a bit from one of my main goals* which was to do an unassisted chin-up before I turned 50. Well, that ship done sailed, I'll be 51 here soon, but I'm re-focusing my intention. I will to learn how to do pull-ups and chin-ups. In helpful synchronicity, Neghar Foonooni just released a new online programming product called Pull-up Queen. So I bought it. It is meant to be a three-day a week program, added on to an existing strength/conditioning workout program. Basically it's a well planned out series of lat and core accessory movements, with assisted pull-up variations as the "main lift" each session. I have decided to go at it two days a week instead of three, Saturday and Wednesday. Saturday is not currently a gym day for me, but I have 48 hours recovery time before Monday's lifting. And Wednesdays are my light/volume days, with no specifically programmed deadlift or other pulling movement. I was already half-assed-sometimes working chin-ups/lat pulls at the end of Wednesdays anyways, so I'm just beefing that up a little bit and adding some intention and focus. I opted to start with Level 2 - if it turns out that I can't recover effectively or this is otherwise too much for me, I'll drop it back to Level 1, but so far so good ... Saturday, Sept 30 Band Pull-Aparts/Glute Bridge superset: 3x20 Assisted Chin-ups (box assist): 3x10 *no exaggeration, when I first started working out almost 3 years ago the main thing that got me into the gym to begin with was a desire to do pull-ups. But then I got all interested in the skwatz and the deadz and I stopped doing things to intentionally advance my own pullupitude. Until now. 1 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Today was not my strongest of days. But hey - I showed up! Monday, Oct 3 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x3, 2x5 Press: 45# 2x5 52# 1x3 62# 1x1 72# ... NOPE! 65# 1x2, 2x3 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 2x5 1 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Today SUCKED. I'm chalking it up to the fact that yesterday sucked, in the highly-stressful-intensely-busy-workday sense. Stress kills my appetite, and I didn't have time to eat anyways, so I was *way* under calories for the day. Then to cap it off, I was so wiped out last night that I forgot to program my oven for baked sweet potatoes for breakfast. Scrambled eggs work for me on non-gym days, but on gym days I've become accustomed to more carbs than that. I was pretty much out of gas before I got warmed up. Wed, Oct 4 Front Squat: 45# 2x5 Back Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 2x3 By this point I was pretty sure I was Patient Zero for the zombie apocalypse, but I ate an energy ball and kept trying to do things. The ol' stubborn streak still flares up on me from time to time. Inverted Row: 3x10 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 65# 4x2 And that's when I decided that the "quit before you hurt yourself, dummyhead" signals were too clear to ignore. Lame workout, but I walked away uninjured and I think for today I'm gonna count that as a win. I've been next to useless every since. I have a standing desk, and even with that I was having trouble keeping my eyes open and left work early so I wouldn't fall asleep on the long drive home. Early bedtime tonight! 1 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Friday, Oct 6 Back Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x1 85# 3x5 Deadlift: 135# 1x5 150# 1x1 160# 1x1 135# 1x3 Not sure what happened in the deadlift - I was trying for a triple, but when that first rep came off the ground I suddenly had acid reflux so bad that it felt like I had injured my sternum. Coach took one look at my face and said "yeah, I think we are gonna back that off for today..." Really weird, but the pain stopped within a minute after I put the 160 down. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Brovatar Korra Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I'm sorry about all the stress. Did the early bedtime help?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky." - Michael Scott. Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Brovatar Korra said: I'm sorry about all the stress. Did the early bedtime help? It did help, as did getting back into eating properly. I feel fully back to myself now - just in time for a weekend road trip! 1 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Brovatar Korra Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Gemma said: It did help, as did getting back into eating properly. I feel fully back to myself now - just in time for a weekend road trip! I also slept for 11 hours last night and it was glorious. Have a super fun amazing road trip! 1 Quote "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky." - Michael Scott. Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Monday, Oct 9 Mental health day. I got home from my road trip about 1130 last night. It was easily half past midnight before I was even close to falling asleep. Hubs had to get up at 0530 to go to work today. I texted my coach that I was not going to make it in, and went back to bed. (I get federal holidays off) This makes Wednesday non-negotiable, because Never Two in a Row, right? Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Wednesday, Oct 11 (aka "Accidental Cardio Day") I had an important appointment at 0930, and the rest of the day thereafter was already booked solid. With commute time, cooldown/shower, and all the other scheduley nonsense involved, today came down to "get into the gym and back out again in 30 minutes flat, or don't go at all." So I went, but I did not do my regularly scheduled workout. Instead I did a quickie circuit - front squats, 45# x 5 reps inverted rows, 10 reps push-ups, 10 reps with <1 min rest between, I managed 4 rounds before my "you have to go, NOW" timer went off. A little too much like "conditioning" for my taste, but at least I got something done. I don't kid myself that I particularly got any stronger with this little work, but I kept the habit alive and probably didn't get any weaker, neither 1 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
godjira1 Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 awesome stuff! doing the "program minimum" is a fantastic idea tbh. Life just gets in the way of normal programming sometimes so i always have a few workouts stored for those days. Over a long period, it really makes a huge difference. Quote my journey to kickass-dom E1RM: SQ: 130.9kg (Jul18); BP: 103.2kg (Aug18); DL: 150kg (Jun18); FSQ: 103.2kg (May18); OHP: 66.9kg (Dec17); PP: 72.5kg (Jul18) 2.4km/Cooper's Test: (10:22, Jun18) Vitals: 40 yo, 1.7m, 74kg (Jul18) Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 The past week (again, I didn't stop working out - just stopped using the internet effectively) Friday the 13th Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 75# 2x2 85# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 77.5# 1x1 87.5# 1x3, 1x5, 1x4 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 1x3 145# 1x4 Press: 45# 1x5 55# 1x7, 2x6 Monday, Oct 16 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 85# 1x2 90# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 77.5# 1x1 87.5# 1x5, 1x4, 1x5 Wednesday, Oct 18 Front Squat: 45# 3x5 Squat: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 65# 1x1 75# 3x5 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 67.5# 3x3 RDL: 95# 3x10 Scap Pull-ups: 3x10 Lat Pulldowns: 85# 1x8 (overhand grip) 100# 2x6 (chin-up grip) Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Friday, Oct 20 Back Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 85# 1x1 95# 3x3 65# 1x5 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 70# 1x2 80# 1x1 90# 1x5, 1x4, 1x3 Deadlift: 95# 2x5 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Le weekly sum-up... Monday, Oct 23 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 2x3 75# 1x2 85# 1x2 90# 3x3 Press: 45# 2x5 60# 1x3 70# 1x1, 2x2 Wednesday, Oct 25 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x4 75# 1x2 85# 4x5 65# 1x5 Press: 45# 1x5 55# 1x3 65# 2x4, 1x3 Deadlift: 95# 2x5 125# 1x3 135# 2x5 Friday, Oct 27 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 2x3 75# 1x3 85# 4x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 70# 1x2 80# 1x1 90# 3x3 Lat Pulldown: 105# 3x6 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 NaNoWriMo has begun! But I still found some time to pick up some iron things - yay, habits! Monday, Oct 30 Squat: 45# 4x5 65# 3x5 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 1x4 135# 3x3 Press: 45# 2x5 60# 1x3 70# 1x2, 1x1 Wednesday, Nov 1 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 80# 3x5 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 60# 3x6 Trap Bar Deadlift: (this was honestly more "goofing off" than "working out" - I just wanted to see what the trap bar was like) 135# 1x1 155# 1x1 Assisted Chin-Ups 2x8, 1x5 Friday, Nov 3 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 85# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 82.5# 1x1 92.5# 1x3, 1x2, 1x3 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 1x3 140# 2x3 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Monday, Nov 6 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 80# 1x2 90# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 83.5 1x1 93.5 3x2 Wednesday, Nov 8 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 85# 3x5 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 62# 2x6, 2x3 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 115# 1x5 135# 1x5 Friday, Nov 10 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 85# 1x1 95# 3x3 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x4 75# 1x3 85# 1x1 95# 1x2, 1x1, 1x2 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 1x3 135# 1x1 145# 2x3 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 If by "Daily Battle Log" we actually mean "updated biweekly" - then I'm doing great! Monday, Nov 13 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 80# 1x2 90# 1x1 100# 3x3 <- PR Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 65# 2x3 Band Assisted Chin Ups: 1x6 1x4 1x3 Wednesday, Nov 15 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 1x3 80# 1x1 90# 3x5 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 85# 1x1 95# 2x1 (failed 2nd and 4th attempt) Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 1x3 135# 3x1 Friday Nov 17: No workout - Marine Corps Birthday Ball Monday, Nov 20 Squat: 45# 3x5 65# 2x3 85# 1x2 95# 1x1, 3x3 Press: 45# 2x5 50# 1x3 60# 1x1 67# 1x1 (and that was UGLY, so no more of those for today!) 55# 2x5 Deadlift: 95# 2x5 115# 1x5 Wednesday, Nov 22 Front Squat: (added back into rotation to correct a tendency to collapse chest forwards during low bar back squatz) 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 60# 2x5, 1x4 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 60# 2x5, 1x3 Band Assisted Chin Ups: 1x4 added extra very small (orange) band 1x6 longer rest break 1x7 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted November 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Friday, Nov 24 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 85# 1x2 95# 3x3 Bench Press: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x3 85# 1x3 90# 3x3 Deadlift: 95# 2x5 135# 2x2, 1x1 Monday, Nov 27 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 85# 1x2 95# 3x3 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 62.5# 3x3, 1x2, 1x3 Deadlift: 95# 3x5 Lat Pulldown: 105# 2x6, 1x7 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted December 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Having elbow surgery to correct cubital and carpal tunnel surgery on Dec 19, so now just trying to stay as strong as possible before surgery to make it easier to come back after surgery ... Wednesday, Nov 29 Front Squat: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 60# 3x5 Press: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 6o# 3x4 Lat Pulldown: 100# 1x10 Band-Assisted Chin-Ups 3x8 Friday, Dec 1 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 3x5 Bench: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x2 85# 1x1 92.5# 2x3, 1x1, 1x2 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 125# 1x3 135# 1x3 140# 1x3 Lat Pulldown: 105# 3x8 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Oh ... heeeyyyyyy ... battle log - remember me? Yeah, I sorta forgot about you there for a while. Sorry. Life n' stuff. Had the hand and arm surgery on Dec 19. Was back in the gym on Dec 22, but just, like, riding the stationary bike, leg pressing, and doing some one-arm stuff with my left. Got back under the bar after a few weeks, basically starting from scratch, got the numbers back up to close to where they were before (75%-ish) - and strained an intercostal. Been back under the bar about a week and a half following that, and as of today we are at: Squat: 45# 2x5 55# 1x3 65# 1x2 75# 3x5 Plank: 2 x 35 sec Press: 45# 2x5 50# 1x3 55# 1x1 6o# 1x5, 1x4, 2x3 Lat Pulldown: 90# 2x11 Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Friday, March 23 2018 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 80# 3x5 Bench Press: 45# 1x5 60# 1x3 70# 3x5 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 115# 1x3 130# 1x5 Lat Pulldown: 105# 2x5 Plank: 2 x 45 sec Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
Gemma Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Squat: 45# 2x5 65# 1x3 75# 1x1 85# 1x3, 2x5 Press: 45# 1x5 55# 1x3 60# 3x5 Deadlift: 95# 1x5 115# 1x3 130# 1x5 Lat Pulldown: 105# 2x6 Plank: 2 x 60 sec Quote “To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well." -Ursula K. Le Guin 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery Link to comment
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