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I'm 24, female 5'7" 145 lbs. I'm fairly new to lifting, I started doing starting strength in October of 2012 it was going pretty well, my squats were up to 102 for reps, deadlifts 110 for reps, bench press was pretty abysmal 60 lbs for reps. In December of 2012, I broke my wrist, not doing anything exciting like rock climbing or skiiing, or even weightlifting for that matter, I fell down my stairs leaving for work at 6:30 in the morning half asleep, that poo poo woke me up. I did not want to risk injuring my wrist further so I stayed away from weight lifting until it mostly healed, ran for 2 months and got pretty bored with that. At this point the wrist is definitely better, still a bit sensitive and it's probably going to be sore for a while, but I've been lifting for a few weeks now since the injury, and with the aid of wrist wraps, I can do pretty much every thing except for power cleans. After not being able to lift for 2 months, I realized how much I missed it, so I want to get back on Starting Strength with a vengeance! I'm following the basic program outlined in the Starting Strength thread using sean10mm's modified SS workout. Any advice on lifting with wrist injuries would be greatly appreciated, I'm following what my PT is telling me to do, but she didn't really have any advice for lifting. Current Stats: Squats: 92 for reps Dead lift : 100 for reps Bench : 45 for reps     I'm going to lift the following by August 24th 2013: Deadlift: 160 lbs Squat: 135 lbs Bench : 85 lbs non-toxx goals: Be able to do a chin up (that one will rely heavily on the wrist) Lose some of dat pudge fudge Eat cleaner, resist the Friday morning pastry temptation when the boss brings breakfast to work Run on non-lifting days
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| # ? May 22, 2013 15:56 |
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 Go get it girl. PS your new interview suit looks hot
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| # ? Feb 25, 2013 04:49 |
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Today was a rough gym day, forgot my gym bag in the morning, came home and was SO very tempted to just stay home after getting up at 5am and working all day. I deliberately parked on the side of the street that would probably result in my car either getting broken into or my side mirror knocked off so I would have move it and go to the gym. Monday Work out Squats: 3X5 45 lbs 1X3 55 lbs 1X2 75 lbs Working Sets 3X5 95 lbs Overhead Press 3X5 15 lbs 1X3 25 lbs 1X2 30 lbs Working Sets 3X5 37 lbs Barbell Rows: 3X5 15 lbs 1X3 25 lbs 1X2 30 lbs 3X5 45 lbs Decline Sit Ups 1X20 (no weight) 1X8 5 lbs 3X5 5 lbs Cable Lat Pulls 2X10 40 lbs 3X8 65 lbs
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| # ? Feb 26, 2013 03:36 |
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So yesterday (2/27/13) was a pretty rough day at work and the broke rear end wrist was hurtin real bad so I didn't lift. Just did 30 minutes on the elliptical and some ab stuff. The wrist was still hurting today (2/28/13) but I managed to get through it anyway. Also, discovered that Thursdays are a MUCH better day to lift than Wednesdays because the shitlord who says rude things and leers at me when I lift, isn't there on Thursdays. Today's Workout Squats 3X5 45 lbs 1X3 55 lbs 1X2 75 lbs Working Sets 3X5 97 lbs Deadlifts 2X5 45 lbs 1X3 65 lbs 1X2 95 lbs Working Set 1X5 110 lbs Dumbbell Bench Press 3X5 10 lbs 1X3 12.5 lbs 1X2 15 lbs Working Sets 3X5 20 lbs Assisted Chin-ups 90 lbs of assistance 3X5 Hyperextensions 3X10 10 lbs Yay! I'm only 5 lbs from where I was before I broke my wrist on both squat and deadlift!!! 
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| # ? Mar 1, 2013 04:06 |
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So I've been bad and haven't been posting my workouts, but I have been working out! Saturday 3/2/13 Squats 3x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 1x2 80 lbs 3x5 100 lbs Overhead Press 3x5 15 lbs 1x3 25 lbs 1x2 32 lbs 1x5 40 lbs 1x3 40 lbs (was going for 5, could only get three) 1x5 37 lbs Barbell Rows 3x5 20 lbs 1x3 25 lbs 2x3 32 lbs 3x5 55 lbs Decline Sit Ups 4x5 5 lbs Jumprope 3 sets of 1 minute intervals (omg, my calves were sore for 2 days, jump roping is not as fun as I remember it used to be when I was 8) Tuesday 3/5/13 Squats 3X5 45 lbs 1x3 60 lbs 1x2 80 lbs 3x5 102 lbs Deadlifts 2x5 45 lbs 1x3 60 lbs 1x3 80 lbs 1x2 80 lbs 1x5 120 lbs Bench Press 1x5 30 lbs 1x3 45 lbs 2x5 50 lbs Thursday 3/7/13 Squats 3x5 45 lbs 1x3 60 lbs 1x2 80 lbs 3x5 102 lbs Overhead Press 3x5 15 lbs 1x3 25 lbs 1x2 32 lbs 1x5 40 lbs 1x4 40 lbs 1x5 37 lbs Power Cleans (practicing my form on light weights0 3x5 35 lbs Roman Chair Sit ups 1x15 reps 2x10 reps Assisted Pull Ups (neutral grip) 1x5 90 lbs assistance 1x5 80 lbs assistance 1x3 80 lbs assistance Saturday 3/9/13 Squats 3X5 45 lbs 1x3 65 lbs 1x3 85 lbs 3x5 105 lbs Deadlifts 2x5 45 lbs 1X3 85 lbs 1x2 105 lbs 1x5 125 lbs (hosed up my form on the last rep) Dumbbell Bench 3x5 10 lbs 1x3 12.5 lbs 1x2 17.5 lbs 1x5 22.5 lbs 2x5 20 lbs Bench Dips Used two benches 1x8 reps 2x5 reps Hyper Extensions 1x8 10 lbs 2x10 10 lbs Took almost a whole week off because of work stuff Friday 3/15/13 Squat 3x5 45 lbs 1x3 65 lbs 1x2 85 lbs 3x5 105 lbs Overhead Press 3x5 15 lbs 1x3 25 lbs 1x2 32 lbs 3x5 40 lbs Power Cleans (still working on my form, will try to take a video next time, would like some goon assistance with that) 1x5 35 lbs 3x5 45 lbs Roman Chair Sit Ups 3x10 reps Sunday 3/17/13 Squats 3x5 45 lbs 1x3 65 lbs 1x2 85 lbs 3x5 107 lbs Deadlifts 2x5 45 lbs 1x3 75 lbs 1x2 105 lbs 1x5 125 lbs Bench Press 1x5 30 lbs 1x3 45 lbs 3x5 50 lbs Assisted Chin Ups 2x5 80 lbs assistance 1x3 80 lbs assistance Hyperextensions 3x10 10 lbs
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 00:45 |
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You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting!
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 05:03 |
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MyPlate posted:You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting! Seconded! Following for wreck-itude!
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 06:29 |
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MyPlate posted:You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting! Yup, so much this!
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 07:04 |
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MyPlate posted:You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting! Adding another voice to the chorus cheering you on! I'm also on a Sean10mm plan, so I will be feeling your pain as we work up through this. Keep it up!
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| # ? Mar 18, 2013 14:03 |
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Today's workout kicked my butt! Squats 3x5 45 lbs 1x3 60 lbs 1x2 80 lbs 3x5 107 lbs Shoulder Press 3x5 15 lbs 1x3 25 lbs 1x2 30 lbs 1x5 42 lbs 1x4 40 lbs (could not get it up on the last rep! ugh!) 1x5 40 lbs (hella grinded through this one) My right side is so much stronger than my left, which makes sense because of the broken wrist, but I am left hand dominant. Any suggestions on evening this poo poo out or should I just keep pressing on? (pun intended) Barbell Row 2x5 35 lbs 1x8 35 lbs 2x5 45 lbs I took a video on my form for barbell rows, I think I have the form right, I'm trying to follow the exrx guy as best as I can, any suggestions would really help though. http://youtu.be/N3j3ligSsDM Bench dips with two benches 3x 6 reps Roman Chair Sit Ups 3x10 reps
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| # ? Mar 20, 2013 02:04 |
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MyPlate posted:You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting! YAH for sure!!
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| # ? Mar 20, 2013 05:29 |
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MyPlate posted:You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting! Thank you! I hope I'll get newbie gains and newbie belly loss, but that'll take some extra effort on my part. It's so easy to do a bunch of cardio and eat rabbit food and get skinny that way. (Here comes some E/N bullshit) I'm kind of over it, and pretty happy with my body the way it is even though I feel this pressure from everywhere and everyone that in order to be acceptable you need to be skinny with a tiny flat tummy. I'd rather be strong and able to pick heavy poo poo up off the ground, and I'm not getting support from anyone except goons, my boyfriend and a few friends. My folks think I'm going to hurt myself lifting but I'm a huge technique nerd and obsess over proper form to the point where I'm totally NOT going to hurt myself, and I've gotten feedback from co-workers that are like "well, in order to get stronger, you should really do machines." It seems like when it comes to a woman and her fitness goals, it should be purely about losing weight and being thin, not about getting strong. ugh.
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| # ? Mar 21, 2013 00:40 |
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Squats 3x5 45 lbs 1x3 65 lbs 1x2 85 lbs 3x5 110 lbs Deadlifts 2x5 50 lbs 1x3 75 lbs 1x2 110 lbs 1x5 120 lbs 1x5 130 lbs I felt pretty defeated after those squats and a bit dizzy and decided I was going to do 120 for deadlifts today instead of 130, got a second wind, did 130, yay! Next time imma move up to the big girl plates! Bench Press 1x5 30 lbs 1x3 45 lbs 3x5 52 lbs Cable Lat Pull Downs 3x8 60 lbs
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| # ? May 22, 2013 15:56 |
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MyPlate posted:You already have such a fabulous figure--you're going to look AMAZING as you keep lifting! This, definitely! You look great! full_o_farts posted:Thank you! I hope I'll get newbie gains and newbie belly loss, but that'll take some extra effort on my part. It's so easy to do a bunch of cardio and eat rabbit food and get skinny that way. (Here comes some E/N bullshit) I'm kind of over it, and pretty happy with my body the way it is even though I feel this pressure from everywhere and everyone that in order to be acceptable you need to be skinny with a tiny flat tummy. I'd rather be strong and able to pick heavy poo poo up off the ground, and I'm not getting support from anyone except goons, my boyfriend and a few friends. My folks think I'm going to hurt myself lifting but I'm a huge technique nerd and obsess over proper form to the point where I'm totally NOT going to hurt myself, and I've gotten feedback from co-workers that are like "well, in order to get stronger, you should really do machines." It seems like when it comes to a woman and her fitness goals, it should be purely about losing weight and being thin, not about getting strong. ugh. Argh this is terrible. This has pretty much been my exact experience. Some of my female friends have flat-out asked me "why would you even want to be strong?" Most of the time I keep my eyes on the prize and all I really care about is being strong and fast, not skinny, but sometimes I freak out when the scale goes over a certain number. If enough people question me I start to question myself.  I guess that's why supporting each other here is so important! full_o_farts posted:I felt pretty defeated after those squats and a bit dizzy and decided I was going to do 120 for deadlifts today instead of 130, got a second wind, did 130, yay! Next time imma move up to the big girl plates! Awesome, that is such a cool milestone to hit! 
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| # ? Apr 22, 2013 03:30 |
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