paulapalooza Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I finally benched 100 pounds (at 118 bodyweight)!!! (Granted, it was a touch and go rep, so it only half counts.) It only took me one and a half years to go from a wobbly bare bar bench to benching 100 pounds. It only took five different attempts over the course of one and a half months before the bar finally went up. It was a massive morale-reducing grind to get here. Anyways, enough rambling. Here's the video.https://instagram.com/p/1ypHvOmsuZ/And here's a transformation pic of my arms for reference. I was truly a limp ramen noodle.https://instagram.com/p/zx5uxvmsnS/ On a side note, my jimmies are quite rustled because multiple people have warned me against arching my back on facebook. Do they even lift??? 8 Quote Link to comment
Rookiebeotch Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Your arms look WAY better now. Angelina Jolie arms freak me out. Grats on the achieving the most awesome of all arbitrary numbers on your lift. Im all about arbitrary numbers, they make me feel good. You too, I bet. Im guessing 100Kg on your squat is the next one? Quote Current Challenge March 2016 Second Challenge First challenge, Battle Log Link to comment
paulapalooza Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hell yeah I live for arbitrary goals! Especially nice rounded numbers or specific numbers of plates. For example, I want to squat 2 plates (already hit 100kg so I guess that's another arbitrary goal) and deadlift 300 pounds. Of course the whole system gets messed up when we convert to kilos because I would need a whole new set of arbitrary goals. Quote Link to comment
Rookiebeotch Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hell yeah I live for arbitrary goals! Especially nice rounded numbers or specific numbers of plates. For example, I want to squat 2 plates (already hit 100kg so I guess that's another arbitrary goal) and deadlift 300 pounds. Of course the whole system gets augmented when we convert to kilos because the number of available arbitrary goals increases. Quote Current Challenge March 2016 Second Challenge First challenge, Battle Log Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Congratulations on the bench! Getting stronger all the time!125kg two plates or 225lb two plates? Quote Link to comment
Tom Muscle Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Congrats, that's a nice transformation! Your arms look much better now. Quote www.MuscleAndFitnessTips.org Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Congrats! On a side note, my jimmies are quite rustled because multiple people have warned me against arching my back on facebook. Do they even lift???Most people who lift don't power lift so seeing the back arch messes with their mind. I've lifted on and off since I was in high school and never learned that technique. It was always lift bar up, keep back flat and weight controlled, tap the chest, then push bar up. Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : Don't Call It A Comeback Link to comment
Tanuki Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Congrats! That's fantastic Quote warrior : level 8 str: 20.75 | dex: 13.75 | sta: 11.75 | con: 9.75 | wis: 8.25 | cha: 4.75 ''Difficult' and 'impossible' are cousins often mistaken for one another, with very little in common' - Locke Lamora Link to comment
qqemokitty Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Congrats you look amazing. =) I am so impressed that you can benchpress your own weight pretty much. Quote WWBD?"Seize the moment, cause tomorrow you might be dead!" - Buffy Summers level 1 Orc Warrior at heart, training with the AdventurersSTR 2 | DEX 1 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 Link to comment
paulapalooza Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Hell yeah I live for arbitrary goals! Especially nice rounded numbers or specific numbers of plates. For example, I want to squat 2 plates (already hit 100kg so I guess that's another arbitrary goal) and deadlift 300 pounds. Of course the whole system gets augmented when we convert to kilos because the number of available arbitrary goals increases. Good one. Maybe that'll be the case if I ever start training with kilo plates. I usually set one goal at a time, so for now pound-based goals it is. Congratulations on the bench! Getting stronger all the time!125kg two plates or 225lb two plates?Whoa whoa whoa let's not get ahead of ourselves. 125 kg is very far from where I am!!! Don't know if I'll ever squat that in my lifetime, but I guess I recently hit that arbitrary goal on deadlift. Yay! Congrats! Most people who lift don't power lift so seeing the back arch messes with their mind. I've lifted on and off since I was in high school and never learned that technique. It was always lift bar up, keep back flat and weight controlled, tap the chest, then push bar up. Yeah, I get that many people don't bench with an arch and that's great. Awesome. My arch is pretty tiny, so I get all jimmy-rustled and DYEL when people think it's dangerous. "That arch doesn't look comfortable." Well benching 100 pounds isn't a walk in the park either so... Congrats, that's a nice transformation! Your arms look much better now. Congrats! That's fantastic :) Thanks guys! Congrats you look amazing. =) I am so impressed that you can benchpress your own weight pretty much. That's my next goal! I could reach it sooner or later depending on what weight I decide to approach. 1 Quote Link to comment
theseus Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 That's a huge lift -- congrats!!! Quote Start weight: 223, Current weight: 170, Goal weight: 165 Dwarf Assassin, Battle log: theseus declares war on sloth and boredom Link to comment
paulapalooza Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Update: I reached another arbitrary goal yesterday: squatting 225 pounds! All while on a cut, losing maybe 8 pounds (From 123 to 115) over the course of 2.5 months. Fun back story of the lift: I tried this weight two weeks ago. Got stuck. Dropped the weight and gave up.https://www.dropbox.com/s/4f5m2lmfeqqj0n2/2015-04-27%2014.15.26.mov?dl=0 I tried this weight again yesterday, but my torso twisted a little bit during the grind so my boyfriend gave me a little help. That rustled my jimmies because I thought I could've made the lift if I grinded more, but that gains goblin stole my gains. Here's the video of the danger squat:https://www.dropbox.com/s/6k4oxi5j0czesw3/2015-05-11%2013.42.14.mov?dl=0 After a bunch of rest and moping around about my Schrodinger's gains for 10 minutes, I decided to try it again. This time, I got it. Instead of giving up when I got stuck, I just kept pushing. I was at my sticking point for about 3 seconds. No wonder my legs are so sore today.https://www.dropbox.com/s/7rf666xjzzhl2gd/2015-05-11%2013.51.35.mov?dl=0 WOOT. 3 Quote Link to comment
Basement Cat Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Congratulations on the lifts! Awesome work! And your arms look great! Quote Current form: Chubby House Cat (lvl4) Weight objective: 20% S. 4 P. 6 E. 4 C. 7 I. 8 A. 4 L. 5 Battle log Current Challenge Handy linky. Link to comment
hwrdfrnd Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 After reading this post I have a strong feeling I'm going to use "rustled my jimmies" in a conversation today, I can't wait lol Awesome lifts too Quote Hwrdfrnd - Goblin AdventurerSTR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 0 | WIS 0 | CHA 0Current Challenge Link to comment
wildross Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hey! Look at you! I remember one of your first posts about "bendy back" people. Really cool to see you are still progressing. If you don't mind, could you add an entry to http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/37926-when-we-were-weaker-once-and-young/as an encouragement to others (you may already have). Quote Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
paulapalooza Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Hey! Look at you! I remember one of your first posts about "bendy back" people. Really cool to see you are still progressing. If you don't mind, could you add an entry to http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/37926-when-we-were-weaker-once-and-young/as an encouragement to others (you may already have).Haha I remember adding one over a year ago! I could add yet another one. My old numbers are now my warm ups hehehe c: Quote Link to comment
Brovatar Korra Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 YAY LIFTING! Awesome job! Quote "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. - Wayne Gretzky." - Michael Scott. Link to comment
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