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Hi, I'm veulerie, a 25 year old female goon residing above the polar circle in Norway. My fitness journey, while still at the beginning, actually started in 2009. I found myself weighing 88kg (194 lbs) at 5'9", and that was unacceptable to me. I was clueless about nutrition, terrified of lifting weights, and in terrible shape. My first attempt at fixing this was to try and do everything at once: lift weights, eat healthier and less, and do cardio. It didn't go very well because of [excuses]. In the years that have followed I've lost 18kg/40lbs through a combination of eating less and getting a less sedentary occupation (and in my darker periods borderline malnourishment). To recap, I today weigh 70kg/154lbs at 5'9". Here are some pictures of where I was in 2009, and where I am now (can't believe I'm doing this!):       Protip: Don't wear a thong for pictures like this, even if you don't plan on ever showing them to anyone. You will have to make underwear in MS Paint and you will look stupid. I don't feel like I'm done with losing fat, but I've decided to do it by lifting heavy things and building muscle mass. Mainly because I hate cardio and calorie counting, while weight lifting makes me feel strong and sexy. I think I lost a lot of muscle mass in the last few years while losing weight, and I'd like to get it all back and then some (much) more. I've gotten a lot smarter on nutrition, but I will not track calories or macros closely. Not in this log and not in life. It's not that I can't, mostly that I've never managed to make doing it into a habit, and since I don't have any weight loss goals I'm not going to bother being that anal about it. I might do random trackings on meals that I eat often (when I can afford to buy a food scale), but my for-now nutrition goal is to keep eating more protein and less (and better) carbs. Also, learn to enjoy cottage cheese and canned tuna. Will probably post pictures and/or recipes if I make something particularly tasty. I started this log because I've been lurking in others' and see what a supportive and informative community YLLS is. Also, for the feeling of being accountable to someone. Also, I don't really know that many people in the city I live in, and none of them are girl lifters. I do however have two very athletic older brothers (oldest is a physical therapist, personal trainer, long-time weight lifter and in competitive BJJ; the other has been lifting weights for 5+ years and plays soccer), who are both excited that I want to lift heavy weights and full of good advice. The youngest one has made a routine for me and uses the same gym. We went together twice last week to try out different things and see what worked for me and what didn't, and he made the routine yesterday. I will post more about the routine later as it seems this post is well on its way to TL;DR already. So, on to goals... Non-specific goals, aka "things I want to do" - Maintain my current body weight. If I lose weight it's fine, unless it's at the expense of lifting gains. - Try out kettlebells (I think it's good for me to have different things I want to try and look forward to, so that if I get tired of what I'm doing I have options. It's like with sex, you want to start out fairly vanilla and get into kinky poo poo as needed!) - Get them big glutes. I want to try out Bret Contreras' glute stuff in his TNation article «Dispelling the Glute Myth». Goals I have until July 1st to complete: - Manage to do 5 push-ups (Currently at 0 and not even close to 1) - Bench press 41kg/90lbs (ExRx novice standard, currently using a 20kg/44lbs bar) -  : Deadlift 70kg/154lbs (ExRx novice standard, also 1x body weight, currently doing 25kg/55lbs to get the form completely down, but could reasonably do more now)- Press 28.5kg/62.8lbs (ExRx novice standard) If my goals are too easy/hard, please comment on that, I am very much a beginner in all of this. Also, forgive my second-language English if you can! Oh, and in my spare time I read fantasy/scifi books, play Xbox, improve my high school grades to get into vet tech school and have misadventures with dudes. Right now this means I will soon start reading the Malazan series, am having fun in the Arkham City combat maps, need to get back into Castlevania: LoS, have an exam in May/June and am doing a weird secret FWB thing with a co-worker (definitely not my brightest idea).
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| # ? May 24, 2013 18:41 |
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Hi we are the same person. Only you're 2" shorter than me and are already starting your log adventures off in a better place than I was at when I started mine in June. I think your toxx goals are excellent for you, and definitely achievable! My first goals were to DL my bodyweight (165 at the time) and I was able to accomplish that in a few months. Also the Malazan series is amazing and it will suck you in. I'm currently halfway through book 8. I cannot wait to finish so I can reread the entire Malazan thread in TBB because while I keep up with the thread now, I have to skip every other post due to spoilers. I would say good luck here but you don't need any luck, you are going to do AMAZING.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 18:19 |
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Started reading your log right now and can definitely emphasize (as you can see) with storing fat in the midsection. I'm glad I'm not the only one here like that. I often see women who supposedly weigh the same as me at the same height, but due to their fat distribution they look slimmer and (in my mind) more feminine. I have a slight fear that weightlifting will make me look more masculine because my shoulders are broad and my hips are narrow, but I tell myself it will just even out my proportions and make me look a-mah-zing. Also, thanks for commenting on my goals, deadlifting my own BW just seemed SO MUCH that I had to check to see if I wasn't being delusional! I'd read somewhere that the series was hard to get into, so I'm glad you say otherwise. I've been looking for something long and epic after reading The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie (which I LOVED). Thank you so much! I'm really psyched  .
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 18:42 |
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Sorry for the double-post, but I want to share today's workout and meals, which better be OK  .Today was my third visit to the gym since I became a member, and the first where I do the routine my brother made for me. I want to try out many different lifts to see what floats my boat, so the routine will be tweaked. This is just to get started. It's a 3 day/week routine, but I might add a fourth day if I feel like it later. For now it has two full-body days with a circuit training day in the middle. Today was Day 1, and it looked like this: (note, I'll do my best to translate the exercises to English, but if I can't figure out what it's called I'll just describe it and maybe it'll make sense to some of you!) Deadlift: 5x4 with 55lbs (Ready to add more weight on Saturday!) - Bulgarian split squat 6x3 no added weight (will be aiming for 7x3 next week) - «Stangroing» (Barbell row? Closest I could find, but what I'm doing doesn't start below the knees) 6-7-8 with 44lbs barbell - «Push-up» sets between sets of «barbell rows» (my brother calls this supersets, not sure if that's the correct terminology as I have a brief break between them, about half what I would have on a normal exercise). Push-up is in brackets because what I do is set a barbell on a squat rack about 50 cm from the ground, and hold the barbell while I lower my upper chest until it touches the barbell and then up. Is there even a name for this? Cheat push-ups? - Some type of shoulder stretching exercise. I sit at an angle with my arms straight up, holding a 9lbs dumbbell. Then I lower the dumbbell behind my head, stretching the shoulders, always keeping my arms straight. This might get scrapped as it didn't do much for me and I mostly felt it in my arms. My brother says it's good to prevent that hunched-over look, but that I didn't really seem to need it. I did 15x2 of this. - Between the two stretching sets I did the plank. Oh lord how I hate the plank. I did 2x however long I could keep my butt down and my back unarched. Ended up with 1 min on the first and 45 sec on the last. - Bench press 5-5-6-7 with 44lbs. The routine was supposed to be three sets but it was so easy I did another one. Think I'll see next time if I can do 7x4 or something. Sounds like very little work, but it took almost like one and a half hours! I'm insecure about my form so there was a lot of «Did I do that right? Is it supposed to hit my left or right leg? What are you doing now? MY BALANCE SUCKS WAH WAH». Doing Day 2 (circuit training) on Thursday, will report back. Exercises include bird dog, burpees (do not like), cheat push-ups and a front dumbbell squat. And MORE PLANK. I tend to forget what to eat and feel so limited because all the delicious meals I'd read about and planned went poof out of my brain, so I think I'll post about what I ate on a given day, so that I can go back in the thread and find meal ideas. Today was: Breakfast: low-carb bread (I love this bread. Not only is it delicious, but in 100gr there are 203kcal, 25gr protein, 6.7gr carbs, 6.9gr fat and 7.2gr fiber) with an atlantic mackerel in tomato sauce spread (sounds gross, is delicious) Post-workout snack: A weird type of icelandic yoghurt (technically «fresh acid-set cheese» apparently) with lots of protein in it. Second post-workout snack (I didn't feel like making dinner yet but needed to eat something): Cottage cheese mixed with cocoa powder, stevia, sukrin (erythritol), cocoa nibs and a few walnuts on top. This was very yummy, although I should've dialled it down on the cocoa powder. Still great for serious chocolate cravings. For dinner I'll have leftover from yesterday. Chicken stirfry with broccoli, red onions, leeks, tomato, apple and red bell peppers. Seasoned with fresh ground pepper, cumin, tarragon, garlic, cinnamon and a big splash of soy sauce.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 20:00 |
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Let's talk about your fantasy/scifi reading ASAP. Okay well I'm going to chime in here and say that a BW DL actually sounds pretty easy for you. I'd wager you could up that to 1.25 or 1.5x BW and make it a real challenge  If you want, just give yourself a little longer to reach that goal, but I truly think you could hit 1.5x within 4-5 months!In any case, really excited. Love all your progress and that you're trying to buff up now!!
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 20:28 |
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It's mostly fantasy actually. Dune is third on my to-read list after the Malazan series and The Black Company series though! Also, I know I'm a grown-rear end woman, but I looove the Ender series! Not being argumentative now, just confused and clueless: isn't deadlifting your BW equally easy for everyone if you have a "normal" weight? What makes you say it sounds pretty easy for me? (again, really not being defensive, just curious and want to learn stuff!) I was scared of doing goals that I wasn't reasonably sure I could do, plus my brother is for some reason pretty conservative on how much weight I should add, I think he's worried my form will break when I add a lot of weight fast, and he's not there to supervise. He did say my form was solid now, and to keep thinking "hips back, chest out", like I've been doing so far. He says I shouldn't add more than 5.5 lbs per week. I'll check in with my oldest brother about it, since he has the most experience in both weightlifting and teaching others to do the same. For Easter he'll help me get a nice squat too! If anyone noticed the lack of squats in the routine it's because my youngest brother hates his own squat form and doesn't feel like he can teach me to do it when he doesn't know how himself. Thank you so much for the encouragement!
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 21:02 |
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So you actually have a really normal weight which is why i think you will reach 154 as long as you lift consistently. Maybe your comp isn't exactly where it should be,but at 5'9" 154 seems squarely average to me take a look at citrine or voodoo or ncp or mine even and you'll find comparable heights and weights I do agree shouldn't add too much weight each week, but noon gains are powerful and you can do 10 pounds carefully in the beginning when you work up weight through sets. I'm curious to see what other people say though... I'm no expert! I do see a lot of people just blowing past be DL toxxes in less than a month
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 21:35 |
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swyys posted:So you actually have a really normal weight which is why i think you will reach 154 as long as you lift consistently. Maybe your comp isn't exactly where it should be,but at 5'9" 154 seems squarely average to me Didn't mean to imply that I'm not. Thought you were saying that there was some factor that made DLing my BW particularly easy for me, and I didn't understand why it would be more or less difficult for anyone in the normal weight camp (which I meant includes me). Anyway, just misunderstood! I'm also curious about what others have to say, and if they all agree with you I might consider changing the toxx!
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 21:45 |
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veulerie posted:
Haha, I think The First Law trilogy was the last series I read before picking up Malazan... a friend just loaned me Best Served Cold a few weeks ago too The first Malazan book was a bit hard to get into - the first time I tried reading it I put it down after 50 pages and didn't pick it up for a year. But, after you slog through the first 100 or so pages it definitely picks up! The second and third books in the series are amazing as well.
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| # ? Mar 19, 2013 23:00 |
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So today was my first time all by myself at the gym, and also my first time trying out circuit training. I went there half past noon, which was great when it came to the number of other people there. Only a couple of beefaronies around the squat racks, but I set up the stuff I needed around a Smith machine that I haven't seen anyone use yet. Warm up: walking in brisk wind for 25 minutes, then 5 minutes on an exercycle. (10 second break between all exercises, and a 1/1.5 minute break between sets) Burpees Bird dog Jogging up and down on a box (any better name for this?) The plank (managed 40-40-25-30-20) Goblet squats (with an 11 lbs weight plate) Cheat push-ups Rinse and repeat until the round count is 5. Struggled to keep form on the plank through all the sets, but anticipated this and when I couldn't keep my back unarched anymore on the plank I flopped over on my back and held the weight plate from the goblet squats in my hand and simultaneously lifted my legs and my arms until the plate touched my shins, then back down. No idea if this has a proper name either. Think my logs would be a lot better if I was better at English  . Anyways, afterwards I was beat. Did 2 sets of hip flexor stretches with a 60 second static hold, going deeper as time progressed. I think my hip flexibility is pretty decent, but will continue with these, and also add recommended exercises from the aforementioned Bret Contreras' glute article. Probably after (or before?) a regular full body workout, my legs were shaking so much from the squats and the jogging.Showered in the changing room at work and then had some post-workout food while talking smack with the guys in the store room. Theeen worked for 4 hours, walked home and made dinner which I devoured around 10 pm. Now have lots of healthy leftovers, booya. I'm being a bit paranoid that I'm not eating enough protein. My diet the past few weeks could probably be described as low-carb (though my intention was really just to eat healthy and high protein foods), and I am usually getting a decent amount of protein in every meal. I've seen people recommend anything from 1.6-2.0 grams of protein per kg body mass, which puts my range at 112-140. This seems like a shitload to me! Of course I could fix this paranoia by calculating what I actually eat, but it's a little difficult without a food scale, plus I already decided not to do that. I think I've settled on just listening to my body. If I feel fatigued or light-headed or headachy I will definitely eat more. The truth is that I feel really, really good. I don't have cravings (except beer, which I will fix on Saturday) or hunger pangs, or anything negative really. I just feel great, and actually looking forward to going to the gym and trying out new foods, and even when I over or under spice them I still eat them, feel satisfied and make a mental note to do X differently next time I cook it. Am I doing these logs wrong? I feel like all my posts have so many words compared to other peoples'! More words: I took some measurements this week, and I was thinking that doing new once, and a cursory weight check just to see if I'm maintaining could be something I could do once a month. Should I weigh myself more often? Is a month long enough to see changes on a measuring tape if I eat and exercise well? I was also thinking of taking new pictures either every two or every three months. Not sure if differences would even show after two. Any thoughts? TL;DR: I did circuit training. It was exhausting. I ate food. It was good. I feel fantastic.
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| # ? Mar 21, 2013 22:39 |
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Write ALL OF THE WORDS! Seriously, it's completely fine to be verbose. No one will mind. Looks like you're off to an excellent start. Looking forward to following your journey, and to bookchat!
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| # ? Mar 22, 2013 22:33 |
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Voodoo Doll posted:Write ALL OF THE WORDS! Seriously, it's completely fine to be verbose. No one will mind. Good, my modus operandi is to be verbose. MY EMOTIONS! Apart from my brothers I don't know a lot of people who're into weight training, let alone any women, so all the stuff I've been thinking about during the week always comes spewing out into these posts. I can listen to my 65 year old co worker go through all the women he's ever dated, and will politely nod when that tall red-headed co worker tells me all about the sick Eric Clapton songs he'll nail on the guitar when he gets home, but god forbid I mention working out. It's a can of worms of unsolicited advice, supposed-to-be-flattering remarks that I shouldn't work out because I'll lose my boobs or that I already look hot, and the all too common implied tone of "You are talking about doing something constructive with your body and therefore you are bragging. You should never talk about anything that isn't negative and defeatist". Even an old ex boyfriend, who works out a lot himself, reacted with an acerbic "Isn't it kind of a cliché to start working out when you're newly single?". I just responded with "Isn't it kind of unnecessary to be a total dick to someone who's making a real effort to be healthy?" and luckily for him he checked his attitude and talked to me like a normal person for the rest of the conversation. Aaaanyway... Friday was uneventful, Saturday I got up early and went to the gym before work (when I say early I mean that work started at noon though). Did this: Warmup: Walked briskly for 20-25 minutes, stretched my hips, hamstrings and inner thighs. Deadlift: 66x8 66x8 66x8 (Adding some more weight next time) Hip thrust: 55x6 55x7 55x8 Press: 22x7 22x7 22x8 37x6 (Thought I was supposed to do 3 sets, but 22 lbs was too easy so I tried a 37 lbs set. Was actually supposed to do 4 sets of 6-8 reps, so not sure what to do with this next time. Think I'll try something like 30 lbs) Bench press: 49x6 49x6 49x6 (Keep the weight, do more reps next time) DB bicep curl supersets between bench press: 13x6 13x8 13x10 (Forgot to check how many reps I was supposed to do here, thought it was 6-8, but turned out to be 8-10. Going to keep the same weight on next time and aim for 3x9) Cheat push-ups: 12 (max) 10 (max) Barbell row supersets between push-ups: 44x10 44x10 44x11 In the free weights area there were three men and four women. While I usually see more guys than gals there I always see women lifting and it makes me feel a little bit lucky after reading other logs. Would have updated earlier but I spent Saturday and Sunday smoking pot and relaxing at a dude's house. It was glorious, penisly speaking (RIP BoT). There were carbs. But there was also pork tenderloin and chicken legs, and on Sunday I was served a curious breakfast of oatmeal, a glass of protein shake and tablets of fish oil, vitamin D and vitamin B. I was also gifted a bucket of chocolate protein powder and met the most hilarious little dog (wire-haired dachshund). She'd lie on her back in my lap for hours while I stroked her pudgy belly. So cute. This evening I'm taking the bus to my parents' house for Easter. Trying to figure out how to eat relatively healthy. I think my workouts will be fine for the week. I'm going today before work, and on Saturday (I have to come back for work that day) after work. While I'm there I think I could manage to do at least most of the circuit training. We have a bench, a barbell and lots of weight plates, so the only thing I'm unsure about are the burpees and the box jogging. Burpees because I feel iffy doing them on bare floor, but I could probably find something I could use as a mat. For box jogging I could maybe just run up and down the stairs or do knee raises or whatever. I will also do some body weight glute stuff, because while a couple of glute exercises are strewn around in my program I still haven't properly tried phase 1. ALSO, when my brother and his girlfriend are done kicking rear end at the BJJ Pan American Championships, he will help me with squats! After doing some goblet squats I think my main problems are tight hamstring (resulting in butt wink), balance/stability and depth. I think I go slightly below parallel, but I want to go deeper. TL;DR: Indulged but didn't go overboard this weekend. Decided to focus more on stretching and flexibility. I will overcome Easter and get squat help. I met a dog and fell in love.
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| # ? Mar 25, 2013 10:34 |
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Hi, I like your log. Came for the title, stayed for the sci-fi and verbosity.veulerie posted:Good, my modus operandi is to be verbose. MY EMOTIONS! Apart from my brothers I don't know a lot of people who're into weight training, let alone any women, so all the stuff I've been thinking about during the week always comes spewing out into these posts. I can listen to my 65 year old co worker go through all the women he's ever dated, and will politely nod when that tall red-headed co worker tells me all about the sick Eric Clapton songs he'll nail on the guitar when he gets home, but god forbid I mention working out. It's a can of worms of unsolicited advice, supposed-to-be-flattering remarks that I shouldn't work out because I'll lose my boobs or that I already look hot, and the all too common implied tone of "You are talking about doing something constructive with your body and therefore you are bragging. You should never talk about anything that isn't negative and defeatist". Even an old ex boyfriend, who works out a lot himself, reacted with an acerbic "Isn't it kind of a cliché to start working out when you're newly single?". I just responded with "Isn't it kind of unnecessary to be a total dick to someone who's making a real effort to be healthy?" and luckily for him he checked his attitude and talked to me like a normal person for the rest of the conversation. This sucks, I have the same problems talking about fitness IRL as well, minus the boobs issue. And nice retort on the ex there.
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| # ? Mar 25, 2013 17:37 |
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gruvmeister posted:This sucks, I have the same problems talking about fitness IRL as well, minus the boobs issue. And nice retort on the ex there. Ha, thanks! Think he has a knee-jerk dick reaction since things ended badly between us. Plus, he took my before-pictures, so maybe there's something there. I'm happy as long as my nearest and dearest are supportive, so all's well. Popping in to post about today's workout, seeing as I'm on the bus to my parents' house and don't have anything better to do. Except for the Deadpool comic book a co worker lent me, but I'm saving that baby for later. I usually walk to the gym and get my warmup that way, but I had a big-rear end holiday bag to carry so I took a bus there. Refused to do a cardio warmup, see thread title, so I just did some dynamic stretching stuff and hip flexor stretches. Deadlift: 77x5 77x5 77x5 77x5 (Initially going to go for 71, but decided to aim higher!) Bulgarian split squat Body weight 8x3 (I'm not very good at these. My balance is super awkward when on my left leg, and my arches hurt. Should focus on keeping most of the weight on my leading leg) Bench press 49x5 49x5 49x5 55x9 (49 felt really doable, so I thought I'd see how 55 went. Really well as it turns out!) Cheat push ups 5-5-5-8 (It's difficult to show progress with this, as the height numbers on the rack could mean anything, and they're different depending on the rack. They are getting closer to the floor though) Barbell rows supersets around push ups 55x8 55x8 55x8 Shoulder stretch 8.8x15 8.8x15 (I'm just waiting for my brother to suggest a different exercise, then this goes out the window) Plank supersets between shoulder sets 1 min 1min Then I wanted to push myself and lift something until I physically couldn't, because for now I'm focusing more on form than going really heavy, so I did dumbbell bicep curls Just For Fun (I think a JFF exercise might happen again). 17.6x6 17.6x5 17.6x5 17.6x5/4 (right arm could only do 4 reps on the last set) Yay! Apologies for weird typos, my phone is set to Norwegian keyboard input and autocorrects sometimes without me noticing. veulerie fucked around with this message at Mar 26, 2013 around 00:42 |
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Got the best sleep ever last night. Now that I don't sleep with a human radiator every night I really have to buy some flanell bedding, it's just so cozy! Did some quick and dirty butt stuff today (ha. Ha.), so just stopping by to log it and complain about parts of it. 2 sets 60 secs hip flexor stretches 2x10 glute bridge w/ 5-10secs hold on top 2x10 quadruped hip extension w/ 5-10 secs hold on top 2x10 lying abduction w/ 5-10 secs hold on top Far as I can understand, the point with these exercises is mainly to activate your glutes and understand what it feels like when they're working. The glute bridge and quadruped hip extension work great for this, and my glutes burn like hell by the end. Before doing the lying abductions I first tried the clam, and only really felt it in my hamstrings! I tried to adjust and see if anything changed but no dice. The lying abductions were better, but not nearly as good as the bridge and extension. No idea what I'm doing wrong, guess I have to watch the videos more closely, but it's not like they're that complicated as far as I can tell. There are several exercises to pick from though, so I might just test different ones and do those that feel like they're working. Still annoying.
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| # ? Mar 26, 2013 16:53 |
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Woop, today has been a nice day. Slept really well and long and got up that my mother made me omelet  . After breakfast I just sat around for a couple of hours watching TV (Grand Designs Australia, thank you for asking) and reading the forums on my phone. Then I shovelled snow in the driveway as a warm up for my circuit training session. I had to work with what I had, so it went like this:Warm up: Shovel snow, 45 min Burpees Bird dog Knee raises (Tried to replace the box jogging, but I guess this ended up working my abs more) The plank (managed 40-40-35-35-40. Didn't fall down or break position on any of the sets, but these times are approximates of when my lower back started to arch a bit) Goblet squats (with an 11 lbs weight plate) Cheat push-ups 40 seconds work time, no break between sets, 1 min break between each round, 5 rounds. Afterwards I cut up an apple and a handful of grapes, put them in a bowl, and ate them while I was taking a bubble bath  My mom bought me a big box of Ferrero Rocher from the duty free, and they're starting to weigh on me. I made her put it in her bedroom. Think maybe I'll get one and have her hide it again. They've been my favorites since I was little.
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| # ? Mar 27, 2013 22:03 |
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Ahoy, I have two workouts to log, because family time means less computer time. First up is the 29th. Went to a different gym, with a friend (with benefits), and it sucked. Having someone there with me was distracting and I fudged some stuff up and it just pissed me off. Also felt that some of the lifts were too easy, but had promised my brother to take it slow. Deadlift: 55x8 55x8 55x8 This would be the aforementioned up-fudging. I miscalculated the weights because I for some reason thought the barbell was lighter than it actually was Hip thrust: 55x8 55x8 55x8 This one was perfect. Just challenging enough. Saved the workout for me. Press: 30.8x8 30.8x8 30.8x8 Another fudge, was supposed to do four sets, not three. Did get a better idea of what a suitable weight would be though, going for 33 next time. Bench press: 49x8 49x8 49x8 + DB bicep curl (supersets): 13x10 13x10 13x10 Cheat push ups: 15 15 + Barbell rows (supersets): 49x10 49x10 49x10 Later that evening I got a massage, which was amazing, and sex, which was not. It almost always takes me a few tries with a new person to get it right, but if after 6-7 times the only thing it does for me is remind me of how much better it was with my ex (who I'm still getting over), it's probably for the best to end the whole arrangement. Am now bracing myself for awkward times at work. I know this isn't E/N, but I don't have a dog to post cute pictures of, so this is the best I can do. ANYWAY. Went to the gym a couple hours ago, so logging that son'bitch too. Deadlift: 77x5 77x5 77x5 77x5 Bulgarian split squats 8-8-8 Still not putting any weight on these. I hate them. Hate them, hate them, hate them. My balance is so awful and my arches hurt. I did do slightly better balance wise on the last set, because I sort of started out in the end position instead of the top. It was a lot better figuring out beforehand where to put my feet, rather than having to adjust it between reps because my foot was too far back or forward. Still, hoping this can be dropped in favor of real squats (my oldest brother had a look-see and declared me ready to squat!). Bench press: 55x5 55x5 55x5 55x5 I feel like such a dudebro for saying this, but I loving love bench press. It's one of the few exercises where I actually feel great about my form Cheat push ups: 6-6-6-6 + Barbell rows (supersets): 60x8 60x8 60x8 Shoulder stretch: 13x15 13x15 Still feel pretty meh about this whole exercise + Plank (supersets): 1 min 19 secs 1 min 7 secs This workout was a lot better than the last one, even though I had to rush it because I only had an hour before the gym closed. Best part of the whole thing, however, was not something I did. While doing deadlifts there was a guy working out on the rack behind me. He was a bit vocal during lifts, which I don't mind really, whatever helps. I moved on to bench, and could sometimes hear him in the background huffing and puffing. During a break between my sets it started back up again, and culminated in a really clear and audible "WOOF".
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| # ? Apr 2, 2013 00:02 |
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Tall girls lifting all the things, represent! I think the name of the 'shoulder stretch' exercise you're doing is actually a one arm tricep extension? If you alter it to sitting straight up, that is. Feeling it in your arm not your shoulder is totally good. Good luck with deadlifts! I think you will smash your TOXX quickly - I had a similar goal and started lifting in the end of Jan and am doing 150lb deadlifts now (not quite body weight yet, my weight is still coming down while my lifts are going up).
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| # ? Apr 2, 2013 01:17 |
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Dude, before I started lifting I had the same figure as you. I am glad to report that lifting definitely unflattened my butt, grew my lats, shrunk my waist. It definitely changed my shape and I can safely say I'm an hourglass shape now. Can't wait to see how you progress. I also enjoy sci-fi. What are you reading at the moment?
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Lifting made my waist a bit bigger, but it also made my lats and butt bigger (more than it did my waist) so it was ok!  Also we are the same height! 5'9" buddies!You will hit your deadlift Toxx in no time! And one day a bodyweight deadlift will seem super light to you. Previously scary weights feeling really light is one of the funnest parts of getting stronger I think.
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hollylolly posted:Tall girls lifting all the things, represent! I tried youtubing a bunch of different keywords that I felt might be related, and the closest I could find was lying dumbbell tricep extensions, except that my elbows don't stay close to my head, and the whole arm is involved in the backwards movement.  I hope I'll smash it! Honestly I'm a little afraid of deadlifts. I'm terrified of hurting my back, and interpret everything (doms, pressure after a set, etc.) as  BACK INJURY. I've been told that my form is good, so hopefully I'll get over it.ClownBabby posted:Dude, before I started lifting I had the same figure as you. I am glad to report that lifting definitely unflattened my butt, grew my lats, shrunk my waist. It definitely changed my shape and I can safely say I'm an hourglass shape now. Can't wait to see how you progress. I looove hearing stuff like this! I've listened too much to people who'll tell me I'll lose boobs and get massive shoulders. Wish there were muscles I could build around my hips though, to even out my shoulders, but shrinking my waist is good enough! I was feeling ambitious on Easter holiday, so I started reading the Malazan series! So far it's good, if a little confusing/complex. muscat_gummy posted:Lifting made my waist a bit bigger, but it also made my lats and butt bigger (more than it did my waist) so it was ok! Being 5'9" is always awesome, except for when you realize the super hot shoes you just bought make you 6'1" and you never wear them. Can't wait for scary weights feeling really light as I progress! Right now I just take pride in incremental increases and hope progress continues. Most recent pride moment was a new plank record 
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Try being 5'11 and REALLY LOVING heels, but REALLY HATING being 6'3 in all the awesome ones you like  I would just suck it up and wear them anyway but honestly I loathe towering over people so much I'd rather just wear flats forever. Life's hard. But the Malazan series is soooo gooooooood!
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stabbity posted:Try being 5'11 and REALLY LOVING heels, but REALLY HATING being 6'3 in all the awesome ones you like Yeah, I imagine that sucks worse. I've always been slightly self-conscious of my height. I think that's why I like tall guys so much. My vagina knows they can make my heel-wearing dreams come true. I loooove long complex fantasy series with lots of politics and magic and war, so I know I'll love the Malazan series. I think I'm over the hard-to-get-into hump soon too. Actually paging in to brag about the awesome pancakes I just made. I think they can be even better with some adjustments! Ingredients: eggs, cottage cheese, skim milk, oats (put them through a blender to make them more flour-y), sesame flour (pretty awesome flour with 46% protein, 15% fiber and 6% carbs), erythritol and stevia.  (I know, they look disgusting )Then put light margarine, pancake syrup from Walden Farms and Sukrin Gold (1 cal/tsp brown sugar) and yum. Also, my landlords are making a weird noise upstairs and it's pissing me off. The rent and location is fantastic, I just never knew senior citizens could be so noisy!
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veulerie posted:I looove hearing stuff like this! I've listened too much to people who'll tell me I'll lose boobs and get massive shoulders. Wish there were muscles I could build around my hips though, to even out my shoulders, but shrinking my waist is good enough! Your gluteus medius can get bigger which makes your hips bigger! Also having a bigger butt contributes to the shape thing, remember people don't always look at you front on.
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Hello I am another lifting girl here to invade your log. I'm only 5'7" though.  muscat_gummy posted:Lifting made my waist a bit bigger, but it also made my lats and butt bigger (more than it did my waist) so it was ok! My waist went up by over a half inch without me gaining more than a pound or two. I'm hoping it's just more abs and core muscles moving in. I've been bad about measuring my hips but they're still over 10 inches bigger around than my waist so I look OK I think. I'll have to keep better track now so I can make sure my butt-getting is on schedule.
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If I could make butt-getting my toxx goal I would. Hip thrust and glute bridge are on my list of favorite exercises, partly because of butt-getting, and partly because butt pump is a hilarious feeling. I had a circuit training day yesterday, but didn't do it. The last week or so I've had a weird sensation behind my left knee. It only occurs when I'm walking, and only when I have to bend my knee and then unbend it (walking uphill for instance). I don't feel it if the incline is so steep that my knee is still bent when I put my foot down. It feels like pinching, or like a pinched nerve. It's uncomfortable, but not particularly painful, so I'm not sure what, if anything, to do about it. I did go to the gym, but ended up mostly stretching, to see if it helped with the knee. Also glute bridges and foam rolling my spine. Stretching did not help, but I want to do it more anyway, to help with lifting form and increase flexibility. My hamstrings and calves have always been super tight, probably because my favorite sitting position is cross-legged. Anyway, while I was walking to the gym and decided that I couldn't do the circuit training I honestly felt super relieved. It's my least favorite workout day, and I dread doing it. I don't know if it's because I hate getting winded, feel awkward about hogging equipment/space for 25-30 minutes, or that I feel stupid while doing it, or neither, but now that I'm just starting out I just don't want to have to deal with dreading a workout. I think that as long as your workouts are reasonably effective you should pick what gives you the best chance to succeed in the long run, and that's definitely not something that feels like a chore. So I've asked my brother to make a new program without circuit training. He's not thrilled, because he's a big fan of it, but he'll do it. Squats will also be included. Tomorrow is my favorite workout day and I'm looking forward to it! No Bulgarian split squats (burn in hell) and hip thrusts! On Tuesday I'm flying to visit my best friend who I haven't seen in almost two years and I'm SO EXCITED! I'm staying for a week and squee and I just can't and and. HOWEVER, FEAR NOT, the city she lives in has the same gym that I go to in walking distance from where she lives, and since she'll be working I won't even be tempted not to go (though, the Volcano they just purchased might be a threat). Hopefully that gym will still count towards the total gym visit count I need to get money from work (if you can document going 94 times in a year they'll give you "economic support for exercising", which is about $240). ALSO, yesterday I made something supremely delicious. Breaded cod (Breaded here = dipped in egg, then a mixture of sesame flour and parmesan) with baked carrots and tzatziki. Crap on a cracker. I know carrots aren't healthy to clinical over-thinkers, but it was DELICIOUS and bite me. My kitchen now looks like Gordon Ramsay gave birth in there though.
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Why are carrots evil now? Also that sounds super tasty.
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HondaCivet posted:Why are carrots evil now? Also that sounds super tasty. Apparently they are high on the glycemic index and too starchy for a low carb diet. Or something to that effect. I don't know, it sounds a bit stupid. Had a good workout today, will log it when I get home from work!
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veulerie posted:Had a good workout today, will log it when I get home from work! No you won't, you will play Trivial Pursuit and eat a whole grilled chicken instead April 5th workout Deadlift: 71x8 71x8 71x8 (Actually my first time deadlifting with a regular grip instead of alternate) Hip thrust: 60x8 60x8 60x8 Press: 33x8 33x8 33x8 Bench press: 55x8 55x8 55x8 + DB bicep curl (supersets): 15x8 15x9 15x9 Barbell row: 55x10 55x10 55x10 + Cheat push ups (supersets): 10 8 (Less than last time because the barbell was one notch lower) Off-topic of the day: I'm getting a big tax return in June and am hoping to spend it on a tattoo by this guy! I'm digging his style, and he'll be getting back to me on when he'll make a trip to Oslo next time. Eeeeeeee.
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Deadlift: 82x5 82x5 82x5 82x5 Bulgarian split squat: 5.5x8 5.5x8 5.5x8 (First time adding weight to these, went surprisingly well balance-wise. Just held a 2.7lbs weight plate in each hand) Bench press: 60x5 60x5 60x5 60x5 Cheat push ups: 5-5-5-5 (Somewhere between 15" and 20" above the ground) + Barbell rows (supersets): 66x8 66x8 66x8 Shoulder stretch dickery: 11x15 11x15 + Plank (supersets): 1 min 10 sec 56 sec (Boo. )
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Still on vacation, still in the dark paradise that is Volcano induced munchies. Going from eating clean to eating EVERYTHING IN SIGHT has resulted in severe carb hangovers and general bloatiness. I felt worse on those mornings than I did after a night of drinking beer. WAY WORSE. If I never got munchies my life would be Here are some updates on the fitness front: - I have a new mid-week day program, which means circuit training is finally gone. Exercises include squats, floor wipers and OHP. I'm happy about this! - I was wrong about there being a gym I could visit here, sad. Went on a long walk and stretched and did some random bodyweight stuff instead, while being sad. - Visited my oldest brother yesterday and finally got to visit an actual gym again. He got into PT mode after his own workout was over and taught me kettlebell swings and floor wipers and face pulls and now my entire body is wonderfully achy instead of way-too-much-food achy .- Got a fitocracy account that I will probably only use for logging convenience. veulerie Tracked a Workout for 1,248 pts 14 Apr, 2013 Barbell Deadlift: 77.2 lb x 8 reps (+66 pts) 77.2 lb x 8 reps (+66 pts) 77.2 lb x 8 reps (+66 pts) Barbell Hip Thrust: 66.1 lb x 8 reps (+30 pts) 66.1 lb x 8 reps (+30 pts) 66.1 lb x 8 reps (+30 pts) Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP): 38.6 lb x 8 reps (+70 pts) 38.6 lb x 8 reps (+70 pts) 38.6 lb x 8 reps (+70 pts) 38.6 lb x 8 reps (+70 pts) Barbell Bench Press: 60.6 lb x 8 reps (+59 pts) 60.6 lb x 8 reps (+59 pts) 60.6 lb x 8 reps (+59 pts) Dumbbell Bicep Curl: 17.6 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts) 17.6 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts) 17.6 lb x 9 reps (+33 pts) One-Arm Kettlebell Swing: 26.5 lb x 20 reps (+59 pts) 26.5 lb x 20 reps (+59 pts) 26.5 lb x 20 reps (+59 pts) Face Pull: 8.3 lb x 10 reps (+19 pts) 8.3 lb x 10 reps (+19 pts) 8.3 lb x 10 reps (+19 pts) Floor Wipers: 44.1 lb x 10 reps (+56 pts) 44.1 lb x 10 reps (+56 pts) 44.1 lb x 10 reps (+56 pts) Going home today, back to eating better and not feeling crappy! :Edited to lbs. veulerie fucked around with this message at Apr 15, 2013 around 16:12 |
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This week I only have morning shifts at work, and because I'm a ditzy anus I didn't get out of the gym until just before midnight. Will try to work out before work tomorrow, and then go on Saturday when I don't have work! (may be slightly hungover at that point though) veulerie Tracked a Workout for 826 pts Apr 16, 2013 Barbell Deadlift: 88.2 lb x 5 reps (+62 pts) 88.2 lb x 5 reps (+62 pts) 88.2 lb x 5 reps (+62 pts) 88.2 lb x 5 reps (+62 pts) (First time I was able to use the 22lbs bumper plates instead of the 5.5lbs ones!) Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat: 11 lb x 8 reps (+53 pts) 11 lb x 8 reps (+53 pts) 11 lb x 8 reps (+53 pts) Barbell Bench Press: 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) Incline Push-Up: 6 reps (+2 pts) 6 reps (+2 pts) 5 reps (+1 pts) 5 reps (+1 pts) +Bent Over Barbell Row (supersets): 66.1 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts) 66.1 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts) 66.1 lb x 8 reps (+34 pts) Face Pull: 8.3 lb x 15 reps (+21 pts) 8.3 lb x 15 reps (+21 pts) (Not sure I did these right, they felt very tricep-y) +Plank (supersets): 70 sec (+31 pts) 50 sec (+22 pts) (Don't know why my plank seems to be getting worse! )Edit: My flight on Monday was delayed, and by the time I got to the airport the buses weren't running anymore, so I had to walk home with my bag, backpack and big travel bag (no wheels). Functional strength woo. Almost tried to trick myself into thinking of it as a crossfit WOD, but it sucked too much. veulerie fucked around with this message at Apr 17, 2013 around 15:46 |
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Sucks about the bus. I had something similar happen to me when I was a carless student. I had to walk miles back to the dorm carrying heavy bags of groceries. I'm jealous that your gym has bumper plates. 
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It did suck and my shoulders were killing me by the end, I already had severe upper body DOMs from working out the day before, and carried the biggest bag on my arm which in hindsight was stupid, but it was really wet and muddy outside and I didn't want to put everything down to rearrange it. Carrying heavy grocery bags is a special kind of hell though. I remember when I went to uni and going grocery shopping for the first time after moving. I spent like $200 on food, and even though I only had to walk 400 meters back home I seriously considered just leaving it on the side walk several times. Do most gyms not have bumper plates? On both locations I regularly work out in they have them, but on a farther away one, and my brother's gym (which is nicer, newer and more expensive) they didn't, and I had to stack plates or use boxes. Stacking plates really threw me off because they were a bit wobbly, but I actually really enjoyed using boxes. Probably because the barbell ended up an inch or so higher than normally, but the movement actually felt more natural.
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Was asked to come in at work at 10 instead of noon, and instead of "yay more hours!!" my brain went "but but gym!". But I said yes and vowed to try to get up early. And by the power vested in me by HTFU I was out the door at 7 am and had a fasted workout . veulerie Tracked a Workout for 668 pts Today Walking: 0:20:00 || 1.3 mi || flat (+53 pts) Barbell Box Squat: 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+30 pts) 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+30 pts) 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+30 pts) 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+30 pts) Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP): 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+64 pts) 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+64 pts) 44.1 lb x 5 reps (+64 pts) Seated Cable Row: 11 lb x 8 reps (+22 pts) 11 lb x 8 reps (+22 pts) 11 lb x 15 reps (+25 pts) Bird-Dog: 8 reps (+5 pts) 8 reps (+5 pts) Barbell Glute Bridge: 55.1 lb x 5 reps (+25 pts) 55.1 lb x 5 reps (+25 pts) 55.1 lb x 5 reps (+25 pts) Triceps Pushdown: 22 lb x 10 reps (+11 pts) 22 lb x 10 reps (+11 pts) 22 lb x 10 reps (+11 pts) Floor Wipers: 44.1 lb x 12 reps (+57 pts) 44.1 lb x 10 reps (+56 pts) Stretching: 0:15:00 (+3 pts) E/N:I'm starting up my ill-advised work fwb thing again. I'm stupid. But a) it took longer with my ex and that became awesome, b) it might help if I got over myself and actually communicated wtf I want, c) I want sex, because of reasons and because d) first day back at work after vacay I saw that he had gotten a haircut that was wildly flattering and oh everlasting god he's just so handsome. I also can never see myself falling for him, which is great. ALSO, wire-haired wiener dogs are are the best. Like little stumpy german wire-haired pointers :3. Realized I wanted to share a picture of my loving face, my favorite loving sweater, and a picture of my box squat setup because I can't tell if I'm going parallel or not, so if anyone knows, please do tell.  I could have cropped the picture but instead I want you all to pay close attention to my grody gym.  I just can't look at the camera while doing a selfie. Sorry!  I have one in black too and they are the most comfortable things in existence. I wear pants underneath when I'm outside though. Big sweaters for maximum gut camouflage (it helps that I love them too). Now I will eat everything because the only food I've gotten in me today is a chocolate milk (post workout), a protein bar and some almonds. Not good. Also, watch Community. Because even though I've seen every episode 4 times in the past six months it's still hilarious and my favorite show, even if I was super late to that particular party. #sixseasonsandamovie veulerie fucked around with this message at Apr 18, 2013 around 17:52 |
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There will always be a part of my gym that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of my gym. I can forgive. Can you say the same for yourself, fucker? Can you forgive? Are you any good at that? And thank you! Checking in quick at work to post my monthly maintenance weight check, and also a random list of fitness related things I might want to get into sometime in the future. Weight April 19th is 68.6kg/151.2lbs (from 70/154) Will post measurements later! List of things that tickle my fancy right now, in a rough descending order of likeliness: - Yoga - Some form of martial arts (most likely boxing/krav maga/kick boxing) - Cross fit - Climbing - Running - Rugby veulerie fucked around with this message at Apr 19, 2013 around 07:54 |
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I have had the best weekend, and refuse to let the fact that I consumed way too many liquid calories (aka BEER) put a hamper on anything.  Friday was work, went to a café with my parents afterwards and watched them eat, then looked at shoes with my mom :3. Then they drove me home, where I showered and discovered that the pair of yoga pants I've been reluctant to use because of gut looks so much better on me now. Decided to wear them, and was picked up by A Dude, and while we were browsing DVDs to watch caught him staring at my butt with a slack jaw several times. Felt good man. Went to the store and OF COURSE ran into his mother (meeting your gently caress buddy's mother randomly is not my idea of a fun Friday happening). He made lasagne and we watched The Expendables and drank beer (and then sex). My plan was originally to work out on Saturday, but I stayed over at Dude's place and didn't get home until around 5. And was hungover. Spent half an hour untangling my hair before I could shower, then my cousin picked me up and we made tacos and drank more beer. Another friend came over, and then my cousin's boyfriend, and then drunken politics discussions happened for a while, before my cousin and her bf went to bed. Didn't feel like going home so I watched my other cousin play Zelda with his weird spergy friend until 8 in the morning. Slept for 6ish hours, woke up feeling like absolute poop. Ate breakfast, watched newest Community, and waited for hangover to fade. It did, slightly, and I went to the gym. veulerie Tracked a Workout for 1,069 pts Today Walking: 0:20:00 || 2.1 km || flat (+54 pts) 0:20:00 || 2.1 km || flat (+54 pts) Foam Rolling: 5 min (+11 pts) Barbell Deadlift: 82.7 lb x 8 reps (+68 pts) 82.7 lb x 8 reps (+68 pts) 82.7 lb x 8 reps (+68 pts) Barbell Hip Thrust: 73.9 lb x 7 reps (+31 pts) 73.9 lb x 6 reps (+30 pts) 73.9 lb x 7 reps (+31 pts) Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP): 44.1 lb x 8 reps (+72 pts) 44.1 lb x 8 reps (+72 pts) 44.1 lb x 7 reps (+70 pts) 44.1 lb x 7 reps (+70 pts) Barbell Bench Press: 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 60.6 lb x 7 reps (+57 pts) Dumbbell Bicep Curl: 19.8 lb x 8 reps (+33 pts) 19.8 lb x 8 reps (+33 pts) 19.8 lb x 6 reps (+31 pts) Bent Over Barbell Row: 60.6 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts) 60.6 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts) 60.6 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts) Incline Push-Up: 9 reps (+3 pts) 8 reps (+3 pts) Turns out being hung over makes you weak, who knew. Might also be that I've moved on from the "start light so that you don't injure yourself until your form is solid" weights, and are just now lifting actually challenging weights. But I was definitely weaker today bench press wise, so probably a mix of the two. Have to admit though that pushing myself that hard felt so much more rewarding than doing a set and thinking "I could've done more reps but my brother would be mad at me for going too fast ". Barely able to put on my coat afterwards and it was so satisfying, my upper body was toast and my arms felt mad pumped. Behold my un-pumped arm from one month ago, compared to my post-workout arm from today: Might be invisible to anyone but me, but I feel pretty good about it! So a few days ago I took new measurements. Here they are, with the caveat that I think a couple have to be completely inaccurate: 03.19.13/04.19.13 Under boobs: 33.4"/33" Waist (narrowest): 30.3"/30.5" Waist (widest): 35"/34.2"  Hips (widest): 39.3"/38.9" Right thigh (widest): 23"/21.2" Right arm: 11.8"/10.6" I'm calling bullshit on the last two, because it just seems completely unrealistic. I probably measured in different places or whatever .Longest post ever over.
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I know what you mean about seeing new bulges and things that are probably invisible to anyone but you. I can totally see yours though! I should probably take some "progress" pics soon, not sure what would show up but I could prove that I didn't get any fatter I guess. I kinda hate the FWB stuff but only because I'd rather have a real relationship but that sort of thing never works out for me.  Sounds like you are enjoying yours at least.
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HondaCivet posted:I know what you mean about seeing new bulges and things that are probably invisible to anyone but you. I can totally see yours though! I should probably take some "progress" pics soon, not sure what would show up but I could prove that I didn't get any fatter I guess. I'm taking full-body pics next month and am already a little nervous they won't show anything! Have you posted any new pics after your OP from November? Can't remember if you have, but if you haven't I bet you'll see something's changed, especially since you started so lean. I've only ever done FWB stuff with ex boyfriends before (horrible idea), so by comparison this is such a breeze. I'm still so shell-shocked after my last breakup (long story, but due to circumstances it was the first time I've broken up with someone face to face, and hurting someone that much and having to be in close proximity to it was awful, and right now I just can't deal with the possibility of having to do that to someone again) that just the thought of having real feelings for someone, or someone having feelings for me, almost gives me the trots. veulerie Tracked a Workout for 964 pts Today Walking: 0:20:00 || 2.2 km || flat (+60 pts) Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat: 6.6 lb x 8 reps (+51 pts) 6.6 lb x 8 reps (+51 pts) 6.6 lb x 8 reps (+51 pts) Barbell Deadlift: 93.7 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts) 93.7 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts) 93.7 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts) 93.7 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts) Barbell Bench Press: 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 66.1 lb x 6 reps (+57 pts) 66.1 lb x 5 reps (+54 pts) 66.1 lb x 6 reps (+57 pts) Incline Push-Up: 6 reps (+2 pts) 6 reps (+2 pts) 6 reps (+2 pts) 6 reps (+2 pts) Bent Over Barbell Row: 71.7 lb x 8 reps (+35 pts) 71.7 lb x 8 reps (+35 pts) 71.7 lb x 8 reps (+35 pts) Face Pull: 11 lb x 15 reps (+21 pts) 11 lb x 15 reps (+21 pts) Floor Wipers: 44.1 lb x 12 reps (+57 pts) 44.1 lb x 12 reps (+57 pts) Small assortment of news: my phone is dead, my boobs have shrunk, two dudes at work hit on me yesterday and today I got snatchblocked by Premier League.
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