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Deadlifts and milkshakes

Thanks Moose. I don't think its TOO serious because I'm not in too much pain right now. Just feeling really stiff and vulnerable. The hardest part for me is not being able to train. I'm feeling really down about how weak I feel. And fat. I weighed 140 yesterday! Oh my lawd.
 
6/29/2013

Warm up: 5 minutes on stationary bike
Hip mobility
BW squats

Squat
bar x 10
65 x 5
85 x 5
95 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5

Bench
bar x 10
bar x 5
65 x 5
85 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 10

DB Fly
10 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10

Chins
5,2,2,2,2

Iso rows drop sets
50 x 10, 30 x 10
70 x 5, 50 x 10, 30 x 10

Foam rolling and stretching for 5 minutes

Notes: Felt good today. Still sticking to lighter weights to be safe about my back but felt virtually no pain today. Yay!
 
yeah, holy crud, this is crazy! Rest up and you'll be back doing cool things in no time. Take it slow and remember how long-term all of this is. That's what i'm doing right now (uh, I feel like a heifer--I'm definitely feeling that mental thing too). Remember that you JUST did a bikini show and there was all this emphasis on body comp and weight, even, a little, for that. You're coming off a period of serious focus on looks. Remember further that your body responded well to your efforts on the nutrition front during that time and it can and will again.

You can get through all of this!

ETA: it sounds like your back is doing better (I wrote all of that and then just hit "submit" about five hours after writing it--left the screen open and then my mother called). Rock on.
 
Babyeater said:
yeah, holy crud, this is crazy! Rest up and you'll be back doing cool things in no time. Take it slow and remember how long-term all of this is. That's what i'm doing right now (uh, I feel like a heifer--I'm definitely feeling that mental thing too). Remember that you JUST did a bikini show and there was all this emphasis on body comp and weight, even, a little, for that. You're coming off a period of serious focus on looks. Remember further that your body responded well to your efforts on the nutrition front during that time and it can and will again.

You can get through all of this!

ETA: it sounds like your back is doing better (I wrote all of that and then just hit "submit" about five hours after writing it--left the screen open and then my mother called). Rock on.
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I do that all of the time where I type a response and never said it.

Thanks for the encouraging words. Yeah, I think I got a little lazy with my diet after the bikini prep. I'm back to eating chicken and salad now and after just a few days I already feel 1,000 times better.

I'm actually doing bikini again in October. I swore to myself I would never do it again but there will be a NPC competition IN my town so I figured I would give it a shot again. It was great motivation for me to get my diet in check.

Oh, and back is feeling good too! It's still a little off, but I think I just need some rest. I won't be pulling for some time but I think squatting and benching with less of an arch should be fine.
 
If you go on a food binge while I'm cutting weight, you might earn the distinction of temporarily out-weighing me.
 
6/30/2013

Press
bar x 5
bar x 5
50 x 5
55 x 3
55 x 3
55 x 3
55 x 3
55 x 5

Death by chin ups
Started at 1 chin up in a minute, then every minute added one more.
6 rounds + 2 of round 7 (finished this round actually, but last 5 were cheater reps) Total: 23 chins

DB Lat Raises
12 x 12, 10 x 10, 5 x 15
12 x 12, 10 x 10, 5 x 15
12 x 12, 10 x 10, 5 x 15

Planks
BW x 0:30
BW x 0:40
BW x 0:40

Foam rolling and stretching

Notes: They put up a PR whiteboard a our gym that included the big lifts and also some Crossift WODs. I was pissed that I wasn't first on any of the PRs among the women so I tried to win a WOD (death by chin ups). Still came in 3rd damnit.
 
You ever try Cissus for injuries? The stuff is my go-to for anything pain related. I have a month's supply I'm not using at the moment. Let me know if you want some.
 
miaou said:
Dat dere crossfit chick ass.
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The Crossfit gym that I train at doesn't have many of those kind of women. The strongest girls there are also very big girls that have at least 50 pounds on me. The rest of the women are soccer moms who go for the social aspect and don't train very hard. Those HQ Crossfit videos are so misleading!

TheJewBear said:
You ever try Cissus for injuries? The stuff is my go-to for anything pain related. I have a month's supply I'm not using at the moment. Let me know if you want some.
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I have tried it but not consistently enough to notice any difference. If we ever have the chance to meet up again, I might take you up on the offer! Steve and I will be on LI in a few weeks for our wedding shower. We should hang out/train if you'll be around. Send me a text because I have a new phone.
 
miaou said:
Was talking about your ass, dude.
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Oh durpy durp. Now if only I had the delts of a Crossfit chick I'd be happy.

TheJewBear said:
:eek: You guys go through phones like I go through toilet paper
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Yeahh, I know. This time I got really mad while I was driving and my phone wasn't charging so I ripped the car charger out of my phone. This caused me to pull out all of the guts of my phone where it gets charged. It was brand new and I couldn't get a Smartphone replacement so now I have a flip phone!! Does anyone even have a flip phone anymore??
 
Hey, I saw you mentioning on Keos log that you've experienced some lat imbalance due to deadlifting, right? Did/do you ever work on that?
 
KidAlchemy said:
Hey, I saw you mentioning on Keos log that you've experienced some lat imbalance due to deadlifting, right? Did/do you ever work on that?
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Hey, yes, that has been a problem for me. I don't do anything to fix it. I tried to switch my hands on mixed grip and I really didn't like how it felt and gave up. I've done some unilateral pulling and stuff like that, but nothing serious. It really doesn't seem to affect my strength or how I move. It just looks funny lol
 
7/1/2013

Squat
bar x 10
65 x 5
85 x 5
105 x 5
120 x 5
120 x 5
120 x 5
120 x 5
120 x 11 rep PR

Notes: I forgot to log on this day. I don't really remember the assistance that I did.

7/7/2013

Warm up
goblet squats, bulgarian split squats

Deadlift
135 x 5
155 x 3
155 x 2
165 x 1
165 x 1
165 x 1
165 x 1
165 x 1

Press
bar x 6
bar x 6
bar x 6
bar x 6
bar x 6
bar x 6

Walking lunges
went down the gym alternating legs x 3

Weighted chins
BW x 5
+10 x 1
+15 x 1
+23 x F
+18 x 1 PR
BW x 5
BW x 3
BW x 3

Notes: Tested my weighted chin for the lulz. I haven't done these in years so I'm happy I can still do close to 20 pounds.

Also, I've been away at Acadia National Park for a week with my family. I didn't train while I was away. But I ate A LOT of food. Somehow I managed to lose weight. It was hot as hell so maybe its just water weight.
 
7/8/2013

Warm up: med ball complex, leg swings

Squat
bar x 5
bar x 5
65 x 5
85 x 5
95 x 5
105 x 5
125 x 5
125 x 5
125 x 5
125 x 5
125 x 5

Good morning
bar x 5
65 x 5
85 x 5
85 x 5
85 x 5
85 x 5
85 x 5

Chins
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3

Supported leg raises (on palms)
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10

Notes: hot as balls in the gym today. Definitely affects my strength and energy levels.
 
When the garage is hot as balls, like today, it totally effects my energy levels and strength as well, I become a weak, floppy woman! Good work in here though!
 
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