Urgan Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 2 hours ago, ixaera said: Goals soon, but Friday I did a thing wherein 3x5 of 130 lb sumo deadlifts were picked up and then put back down again Heaviest since the Big Ouch, and the first set was a trash fire but the other two went well, which makes me wonder what my warmup is lacking. Nice! If it helps, this is fairly common. Maybe you need another warmup set, maybe your CNS just needs to experience the work set to get "warmed up." 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 23 hours ago, Urgan said: Nice! If it helps, this is fairly common. Maybe you need another warmup set, maybe your CNS just needs to experience the work set to get "warmed up." Might be a good idea to nail down a single at the working weight as part of the warmup next time? Mebbe. Through-The-End-Of-May Goals Be a Human Being These will be super simple and designed to keep me doing something without overdoing it because ya girl (like many of us here) has a way more taxing jerb now and it definitely takes a toll on the ability to do as much as I was. For one, on on-call weeks there will be no big gym, so that's a forced full deload by default. I will not be tracking writing goals (for now), and instead will have cleaning and get-some-fucking-rest goals. Food things: Keeping it simple with one daily average goal. I have overbulked a bit (no biggie) and am going on a cut. I really hate posting my calorie goals as a tiny person who is mostly sedentary, tbh, but I'm going to do it anyway this time. The cut's end goal is something like 103 lbs, destination hazy, depends on how much muscle I managed to pack on in these 4 months and 9.6 lbs gained. So that's 8 lbs-ish I guess? I really only wanted to wax on wax off with about 5 lbs, but life and stress and mini chips ahoy happens. (Yes, I did like the fancy monthly goal version of the cut I did last time, but I think keeping up with the math when I go off course will take too much energy) 0/1300 avg weigh ins today & 5/31 Gym things: Lifts--do them 4x a week (7 through end of May). Fire Trainer [ ] 0/7 Clean things: 10 min a day, let's not get too crazy Relax: Take 15 min during work days to STOP put down the mouse and go disconnect for a few (I wind myself up too much) 4 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, ixaera said: I will not be tracking writing goals (for now), and instead will have cleaning and get-some-fucking-rest goals. Sounds like a full challenge to me, lately, that's for sure..... 7 minutes ago, ixaera said: I really hate posting my calorie goals as a tiny person who is mostly sedentary, tbh, but I'm going to do it anyway this time. Why? That which is tracked is worked on and this is your friggin' BL, do what you want and/or need. Short people have goals, too, you have succeeded in getting into a healthy weight range for your height and are trying to keep it that way. GOOD JOB do the thing. 2 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, Urgan said: Sounds like a full challenge to me, lately, that's for sure..... FOR. REAL. 4 minutes ago, Urgan said: Why? That which is tracked is worked on and this is your friggin' BL, do what you want and/or need. Short people have goals, too, you have succeeded in getting into a healthy weight range for your height and are trying to keep it that way. GOOD JOB do the thing. Because it sounds so low compared to people who do more activity and are moving around more mass in general and I've encountered (maybe not here so much?) a lot of resistance when admitting what I eat to maintain/cut/bulk. LOTS of people seem to think I am starving myself (a feat, for not being hungry), when the math suggests I am merely an outlier (in that as human beings go, I'm one of the adult ones that runs on the little end of the bell curve) It is no big, it just makes me a little gun shy on posting numbers. For one, I know there are people who have an actual problem (and if me posting my numbers is upsetting to anyone, PLEASE feel free to PM and I'll spoiler that shiz just for you I really will) 2 Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 43 minutes ago, ixaera said: Because it sounds so low compared to people who do more activity and are moving around more mass in general and I've encountered (maybe not here so much?) a lot of resistance when admitting what I eat to maintain/cut/bulk. LOTS of people seem to think I am starving myself (a feat, for not being hungry), when the math suggests I am merely an outlier (in that as human beings go, I'm one of the adult ones that runs on the little end of the bell curve) PSA for anybody to whom it may concern: Ix is a hummingbird. For IRL people, I wish you could email throat punches to people who are annoying food people. 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 6 hours ago, Urgan said: Ix is a hummingbird not actually too far off considering the frequency at which I eat sugary treats SUNDAY where did my weekend go?? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy is it almost Monday again 1274/1300 5/20 - 111.2 lbs Good for me food included, uh, some chicken and a broccoli side at dinner. I guess today was a 2 pointer (not really challenging myself here currently, beyond encouraging myself to make good choices). Lifts 1/7 Fire Trainer [ ] (not yet, last session is probs right around the last day of May) Did an OHP / upper day today. POURING rain so no sledgehammer, though my back is a bit iffy (woke up that way today, so it's new and unknown source) so I probably was better off skipping that anyway (lots of twist in that) OHP 3x3 55 lbs 1x5 AMRAP 55 lbs This is pretty close to where I was when I stopped working on this much, so that's good. I am currently working on it, to the chagrin of my trainer. Close grip bench 5x3 75 lbs T-Bar Row 5x4 75 lbs Haven't done many heavy rows in a while and I like to work this in super infrequently Lat Pulldown (neutral fat grip) 3x12 70 lbs Upright pulls superset with hammer curls 3x12 12 lbs each hand on the pulls 8 reps with the curls, my bicep was weirdly tweaked or tired or something so I didn't push curls too hard. Clean things: Yes. Dishes & litter & put away some laundry. 1/12 Relax: N/A on a Sunday 0/9 Still posting songs because I really like music you guys and I probably won't run out Spoiler 3 Quote Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 looks like a productive sunday! well done 1 Quote Instagram | pinterest read harder challenge | Battle Log | NROLFW Challenges: 13-1 | 13-2 | 13-3 | 13-3.5 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 16-1 | 16-2 | 16-3 | 16-4 | 16-5 | 16-6 | 16-7 | 16-8 | 17-1 | 17-2 | 17-3 | 17-4 | 17-5 | 17-6 | 17-7 | 17-8 | 17-9 | 17-10 | 18-1 | 18-2 | 18-3 | 18-4 | 18-5 | 18-6 | 18-7 | 18-8 | 18-9 | 18-10 | 19-1 | 19-2 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 19-5 | 19-6 | 19-7 | current Link to comment
shaar Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 20 hours ago, ixaera said: Through-The-End-Of-May Goals Be a Human Being This is a v. underrated goal IMO 12 hours ago, ixaera said: Fire Trainer [ ] (not yet, last session is probs right around the last day of May) YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 2 Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Monday has come and is almost gone somehow, I feel like I can't possibly have done all I needed to do at work Tickets ANNOYED me today (for good reasons, like one sitting around for 3 weeks for no good reason wtf, or the one where bizarre useless things happened for a few days first or the one where the dev guy won't get back to me after more than a week, is remote, and won't respond to messages of any kind) anyway 1314 (today) /1294 (avg) 5/20 - 111.2 lbs Good for me food included the eggs and veggies in the omelet, the fruit and uh fin (I mainly ate chips and tiny granola bars otherwise ... stress is a killer son) Lifts 2/7 Fire Trainer [ ] (not yet) I literally forgot about wanting to do 120 lb singles until like 8 PM so this didn't happen. It's fine anyway, my back was weirdly super iffy Sunday (but not today) for reasons unknown, so probably best to go a bit lighter. SSB Squats 3x8 100 lbs Leg Presses 4x10 with 60 lbs on the thing Prowler Backwards Drags 3x driveway 50 lbs This sucked. Like, I wasn't as out of breath, but my ass hurt. chain weighted reverse lunges 3x20 these were nearly pointless Clean things: Yes. did a load of laundry and caught up on the stuff that needed putting away. 2/12 Relax: Oh eff. I forgot to do this See? This is why it's there. Guess how many breaks I took ... I work a 9 hour day I'm an idiot 0/9 Here's the song I wanted to share today Spoiler Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, ixaera said: or the one where the dev guy won't get back to me after more than a week, is remote, and won't respond to messages of any kind) Are you quite sure we don't work at the same place??? 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
Jord Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 10:28 PM, ixaera said: Hello I am home again to my battle log! Oh look we swapped places. I need the structure of the challenge for one round, but I'll be back to my BL after that. 1 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
Jord Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 9 hours ago, ixaera said: I literally forgot about wanting to do 120 lb singles until like 8 PM so this didn't happen. It's fine anyway, my back was weirdly super iffy Sunday (but not today) for reasons unknown, so probably best to go a bit lighter. It does sound like though that lately you've been able to do a lot more, I see lots of back and leg exercises happening. 1 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 23 hours ago, Urgan said: Are you quite sure we don't work at the same place??? I overheard a person saying stuff about deadlifts but she looked nothing like the girl on your insta, so, guessing not! Also the whole different state thing i suppose But yeah, some things are absolutely a damn mess and this is one of them ;_; 14 hours ago, Taddea Zhaan said: Oh look we swapped places. I need the structure of the challenge for one round, but I'll be back to my BL after that. HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 14 hours ago, Taddea Zhaan said: It does sound like though that lately you've been able to do a lot more, I see lots of back and leg exercises happening. So excite too! My back is reacting really well to the increased workload, but I definitely have my fingers on the pulse of the thing because wow I do not wanna forget to listen and have another big boom 1 Quote Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Hello Tuesday 1929 (today) /1506 (avg) 5/20 - 111.2 lbs I stress ate today I sat there and worked my way through 13 of those little toffee hershey chocolate candies no joke not even kidding. Like one veggie and a donut Lifts 2/7 Fire Trainer [ ] (not yet) 30 min on the elliptical while violently muting the damn "news" what good is the news in the gym anyway wtf Clean things: Yep. Random de-cluttering. 3/12 Relax: I just didn't have the ability to do this today. Like, in theory I have this kind of freedom but seriously every ticket everywhere needed an update or research or something and there are so many NO BIG just work 10.5 hours with at most a 5 min poop break it's fine eat while typing hashbrowneveryonedoesit (an actual lie, no one else does this, I am just broken) 0/9 Spoiler Quote Link to comment
Jord Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 9 hours ago, ixaera said: Relax: I just didn't have the ability to do this today. Like, in theory I have this kind of freedom but seriously every ticket everywhere needed an update or research or something and there are so many NO BIG just work 10.5 hours with at most a 5 min poop break it's fine eat while typing hashbrowneveryonedoesit (an actual lie, no one else does this, I am just broken) if you figure out how to keep your food out of your keyboard, do tell is it a busy time of year or do they legit need to hire more people? 1 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
shaar Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 12 hours ago, ixaera said: 30 min on the elliptical while violently muting the damn "news" what good is the news in the gym anyway wtf My gym also plays a sundry assortment of news channels. hashbrowngimmeabreak Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
CourtnieMarie Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 you still got in some wins yesterday tho! i have the same Q as TZ on your company 1 Quote Instagram | pinterest read harder challenge | Battle Log | NROLFW Challenges: 13-1 | 13-2 | 13-3 | 13-3.5 | 14-1 | 14-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 16-1 | 16-2 | 16-3 | 16-4 | 16-5 | 16-6 | 16-7 | 16-8 | 17-1 | 17-2 | 17-3 | 17-4 | 17-5 | 17-6 | 17-7 | 17-8 | 17-9 | 17-10 | 18-1 | 18-2 | 18-3 | 18-4 | 18-5 | 18-6 | 18-7 | 18-8 | 18-9 | 18-10 | 19-1 | 19-2 | 19-3 | 19-4 | 19-5 | 19-6 | 19-7 | current Link to comment
Urgan Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 15 hours ago, ixaera said: 30 min on the elliptical while violently muting the damn "news" what good is the news in the gym anyway wtf 3 hours ago, shaar said: My gym also plays a sundry assortment of news channels. hashbrowngimmeabreak 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 6:30 AM, Taddea Zhaan said: if you figure out how to keep your food out of your keyboard, do tell is it a busy time of year or do they legit need to hire more people? I'm sure I'll need a new keyboard sooner rather than later >.> They need to hire more people. We're somehow serving 60 customers and our customers separately serve like 4 million users. There are like 14 of us? On 5/23/2018 at 9:16 AM, shaar said: My gym also plays a sundry assortment of news channels. hashbrowngimmeabreak I do not understannnnnnd Quote Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 I kind of just didn't do much yesterday besides come home, clean, nap. Today I did not even clean so I'll at least update. 1360 (today) /1437(avg) 5/20 - 111.2 lbs Not too much damage at least. I'm not doing this very well but I'm probably doing better than when I FIRST decided it was cut time, so there's that. At least the boat's holding steady? Lifts 3/7 Fire Trainer [ ] (not yet) 30 min yesterday again. I had brought my big earphones just in case of news again, and was glad for them not because news was on (it was just Three's Company) but because some doofus got on the elliptical next to me and between him and a rando guy in a suit that kept walking up to him I got the feeling they were trying to get my attention (not in the urgent your face is on fire kind of way, just in the get-in-your-line-of-sight-and-try-to-make-eye-contact way). No sirs. I am here to elliptical and chew gum and I'm all out of gum. Today was bench and I thought I was gonna snag a PR but I misremembered and didn't quite. Bench was 1x8 80 lbs Trainer thought it looked too hard and dropped me to 75 for the other two sets. Then he superset dips and pullups, which that's a fine decision really (I DID FIVE DIPS WITH NO BAND) Then incline presses and rows Then a circuit with face pulls and shoulder things Then a 2x40 frickin sledgehammers I could barely get the thing around my body at the end Clean things: Yep and nope 4/12 Relax: Yesterday no. Today I DID win an important comment war at work (I was the a nice person btw, but my opponent was a condescending jerkoff) so I spent 20 minutes gloating with a coworker, which is kind of like relaxing. 1/9 I'm kind of obsessed with Meg Myers right now Spoiler Quote Link to comment
Jord Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 8 hours ago, ixaera said: No sirs. I am here to elliptical and chew gum and I'm all out of gum. quoted for prosperity 8 hours ago, ixaera said: Trainer thought it looked too hard and dropped me to 75 for the other two sets. WTF there is no "looked too hard" in powerlifting! I didn't even know trainers could utter those words. 8 hours ago, ixaera said: Then he superset dips and pullups, which that's a fine decision really (I DID FIVE DIPS WITH NO BAND) Woooo! Good job! 1 Quote Jǫrð, Delvian Nomad - Level 12 { Battle Log } Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 On 5/25/2018 at 5:51 AM, Taddea Zhaan said: WTF there is no "looked too hard" in powerlifting! I didn't even know trainers could utter those words. Considering that on Friday he was in the gym training elsewise and told me my tire flips looked "too easy" it feels all over the map with that guy lol Quote Link to comment
Urgan Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, ixaera said: Considering that on Friday he was in the gym training elsewise and told me my tire flips looked "too easy" it feels all over the map with that guy lol "I'll give her random feedback...keep her on her toes..." 1 Quote Level 13 Shape-shifting Warrior Monk STR:45 | DEX:18 | STA:10 | CON:37 | WIS:37 | CHA:27 The stronger the body the more it obeys, the weaker the body the more it commands. -- Siegmund Klein Battle Log : MFP : Instagram : Challenges - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Link to comment
ixaera Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 1714 (yesterday) /1484(avg) 5/20 - 111.2 lbs Arg. Beer. Lifts 4/7 Fire Trainer [ ] (not yet) Did a 3x8 of 115 lb sumo deadlifts then a 4x6 of tire flips with the smallest tire (well, smallest tire for flipping, still as tall as me) 3x10 ab wheel rollouts circuit of leg extensions, leg curls, and calf raises Then I lickety split because things to do Clean things: Nope 4/12 Relax: Yeah, I ended up chatting toward the end of work, nobody wanted to continue right before a long weekend so close to quittin' time, imagine that 2/9 Nothing really to report. I gloated all day because I was right about something at work and a total jerk was wrong and had to admit it. The tears of assholes fuel my very existence. Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment
shaar Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 13 hours ago, ixaera said: Arg. Beer. This is a very accurate and relevant feel here 13 hours ago, ixaera said: I gloated all day because I was right about something at work and a total jerk was wrong and had to admit it. The tears of assholes fuel my very existence. This truly is one of the best feelings ever, it's super empowering in the best of ways. EAT SHIT TOTAL JERK 1 Quote Tell me, if you had the strength to take another step, could you do it? Level ?? Bard & Monk of the Furious Heart STR.55 DEX.43 STA.48 CON.51 WIS.53 CHA.65 Link to comment
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