Susie_Derkins Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi!I'm Alex, 24, vegetarian, reforming cardio-junkie. My upper-body strength leaves a lot to be desired.Goals: Run a 7 minute mile. Complete a chinup. Squat 75% of my weight. Plan:One hour of yoga per week. Three full-body strength-training sessions per week - and no skimping on the core. Limit cardio-specific activities to 150 minutes per week. Reward: Splurging on trapeze classes (makes the upper-body and core strength REALLY relevant!)I've done years and years of cardio, always with the intention to lose weight and be thinner. Unsurprisingly, I'm still working through some body-image issues. I've found that strength-training gives me a peace and confidence that I never found in running or biking. My overall goal is to be more well-rounded; fast enough to catch the bus and strong enough to move heavy things. I also want to subvert peoples' assumptions - who expects the 5'2" Asian girl to be deadlifting in the weight room?Thanks for reading!P.S. My nerdiness includes board games, the Secret Life of Machines, and spreadsheets. It never gets easier, you just get better. Blog -- 1st Challenge! -- Log -- Pinterest -- Goodreads Link to comment
Michele Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Susie,A trapeze class sounds fun! Good luck with your goals. Link to comment
Red1263 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Heya Suzie! Welcome to the Rebellion! Here we can help you with anything you might need from Advice to Motivation! Just don't hesitate to ask. Just out of curiosity what's your Status in terms of your goals right now? Level 25 Final Fantasy Rebel My Epic Quest | My Journey | Currently on the Trial of Orthos Str: 60 | Dex: 23 | Sta: 66 | Con: 28 | Wis: 55 | Cha: 14 Goals for 2021: Spoiler Build my brother a Destiny 2 Lamp Learn how to do a Handstand Play 1 song on the acoustic guitar Clean up the Christmas Decorations and finish setting up my apartment (hang things up, plus some other few things that need to be organized) Re-introduce Pull-ups into my routine Build a shelving unit next to my Desk "No matter what, if you can hold your head up high, you've done the right thing." "When you stand with your family, your family stands with you." "Write what needs to be written." Link to comment
RedCedar Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 +1 for being fast enough to catch the bus! RedCedar uses the pronouns they/them/theirs. What pronouns do you prefer? Here is a fun game to help learn/practice pronouns that might be new to you: http://minus18.org.au/pronouns-app/ Last ChallengeFavorite Challenge I said to the sun, "tell me about the Big Bang".The sun said, "It hurts to become." ~A.G. Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 who expects the 5'2" Asian girl to be deadlifting in the weight room?Well, that's just cheating. You only have to lift it 5 feet...Welcome! Sounds like you have some solid goals and plans. Good luck with everything.I was going to suggest checking out the Pittsburgh meetup thread, but I guess you've already found it.The Secret Life of Machines, eh? How have I never heard of that show? Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
Pat G Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi!My overall goal is to be more well-rounded; fast enough to catch the bus and strong enough to move heavy things. I also want to subvert peoples' assumptions - who expects the 5'2" Asian girl to be deadlifting in the weight room?Thanks for reading!P.S. My nerdiness includes board games, the Secret Life of Machines, and spreadsheets.Hoorah!! Deadlift, Squat, lift the heavy things!In doing so you'll probably scare a few people. It'll be worth it for the looks alone. "Strength is the cup. The bigger the cup, the more you can put in" - JDanger Link to comment
Susie_Derkins Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome, all!Just out of curiosity what's your Status in terms of your goals right now?Thanks for asking!My mile is 7:36.I can do assisted chin-ups, using weight assistance equal to about 50% of my bodyweight. So this one needs a lot of help. I can squat about 45% of my body weight.The Secret Life of Machines, eh? How have I never heard of that show?Right?! It's awesome. You can download or stream it for free. The creator, Tim Hunkin, also has an awesome website. It never gets easier, you just get better. Blog -- 1st Challenge! -- Log -- Pinterest -- Goodreads Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thank you. I will definitely check it out. Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
br!t3r Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 welcome Check out my weight-loss blog http://www.fitterbritter.wordpress.com Link to comment
davidc Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 hi, I was just wondering why there is such an interest among some on here on pull ups? Is it thinking being able to do them is a measure of fitness or strength? They are always going to be more difficult for females to do, just as push ups are. Maybe bent over rows, one or two handed would be a help. Also seated lat pull downs would be a similar movement. Just don't pull down behind the neck it's easier to hurt yourself doing that. If you dont go to a gym you can do it at home with rubber exercise tubing attached to a door or trx type of equipment. http://youtu.be/UMC48BO-GQE Link to comment
Susie_Derkins Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Thanks for the resistance band suggestion!hi, I was just wondering why there is such an interest among some on here on pull ups? Is it thinking being able to do them is a measure of fitness or strength?Yes. I would say that being able to do them is one -of many- measures of fitness/strength. For me, personally, it's a goal on my bucket list, a sorta "touchstone" of my strength training. Also, when hanging out with friends, chinups/pullups are easy to show off with (moreso than rows or lat pull downs) and I'm obnoxious like that. It never gets easier, you just get better. Blog -- 1st Challenge! -- Log -- Pinterest -- Goodreads Link to comment
caponerd48 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Welcome aboard! Good luck with them fitness plans! Outlaw Monk "We have done the impossible and that makes us mighty" - Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) My Mighty Quest! STR 9.1 - DEX 9.6 - STA 5.6 - CON 7 - WIS 12 -CHA 8 Link to comment
gymell Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Welcome Susie! I expected your avatar to look more like this:[ATTACH=CONFIG]3402[/ATTACH]Anyway, the beauty of being 5'1" is that you have an advantage at bodyweight exercises like chinups. There's less of you to pull up, and not far to pull! Also with deadlifts, presses, etc ... not as far to move the weight. I was watching some of the CrossFit Games central east regionals from last weekend. One event was a 2k row, 50 pistol squats, and 30 hang cleans (the women's weight was 135#.) One of the women, Jolene Grant, is 5' 115lb. She had a real disadvantage on the rowing and the cleans that were 20 lb over body weight, but it was really impressive that she got through all that, under the time cap! For working on pullups/chinups, I highly recommend the Iron Woody pullup bands. Also doing negatives is very helpful. -- Liz Shameless plug for my online photo gallery Check out my backyard bird feeders Link to comment
Susie_Derkins Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 I'm planning to use one of these (which a friend is picking up for me): http://www.bigw.com.au/sports-leisure/exercise-fitness/strength-training/bpnBIGW_0000000246303/action-multi-function-chin-up-trainer Its super cheap at only $10! I saw similar ones in sports stores for $90. I can see you're over in the USA, but maybe you could find one similar locally, or online, if you're keen.Thanks for that link! I would like a bar at some point...but right now I feel so pathetically far from being able to use it. I think dumbbell rows is a good way to train. I've been doing some of that as well. It never gets easier, you just get better. Blog -- 1st Challenge! -- Log -- Pinterest -- Goodreads Link to comment
Draydenn Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Welcome Susie and hope you meet all your goals and reach all your mile stones Strength, Honor and the Rebellion !! "Get up, but never Give up"The pain today, is your strength tommorow Link to comment
ErikAndress Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow! Trapeze! You totally get 50+ awesome points right off the bat! Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -Dalai Lama Link to comment
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