... I hope you figure out what's going on with your foot. My knee feels borked - not the knee so much as something interior. Yuck.
yeah, I have a doctor visit today to see what the deal is. Likely they'll tell me nothing useful today, but hopefully I can get a referral to a real doctor.
What is the deal with your knee? Have you seen anyone for it?
I think I put too much pressure on it running down a steep hill. Just taking it easy and seeing if it goes away on its own - it's not a super sharp pain, just feels like an internal bruise.
YAY, I did it! I went back yesterday and faced the machines. Was half as bad as expected as I adjusted the weights to something more reasonable than what that lovely trainer-person suggested.
Going back on friday!
I will be a featherweight after Halloween (baby due Oct 29th) and plan on a powerlifting competition in February 2013 (I have trained for many years). Look forward to joining! Not sure what my featherweight loss goal will be yet, it's impossible to say.
Can I count as a weight lifter? I primarily like to run but I do p90x 3 times a week to try and learn the basics... Legs and back today and by the end of the workout I had done 66 pull-ups! I had to tell someone but how random is that if I just call up a friend to brag about how many pull-ups I did? Haha
Krampus and jossfit- I hope those injuries heal up soon!!
JossFit and krampus: Feel better, gals! Nice link, krampus.
binge n yoyo: Go you! Keep at it.
sacha: Welcome to the thread. I've long been inspired by your story, posts, & pics. Take care of yourself & the little bun in the oven!
danzingurl77: Everyone counts in this thread, but especially somebody who just did 66 pullups.
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Did NOT want to lift or do anything today (felt fine physically, just not in it mentally), but I forced myself to go to the gym. (Commitment not motivation, commitment not motivation... ) I probably would have wussed out on my split squats, but I was working in with a guy who was doing good mornings at 95 pounds and I was so not going to change out plates to something lighter than that. So I did 4x8 at 95 pounds. I was somewhat pleased.
I feel like I've hardly made any progress in quite a while, though. I know I was (intermittently) focused on fat loss for a few months... and I know that for a while, I've been dealing with some pretty stressful life issues (with accompanying anxiety/depression) and not enough sleep (insomnia)... I know I should just be proud of myself for keeping up the healthy lifestyle. But dangitall, I'm tired of not instantly catapulting to she-hulk status. Rant over, blessings counted, etc.
I am NOT doing a great job posting in here am I? LOL
I've been pushing some fairly heavy weights lately, and hitting some new PRs randomly due to my increased calorie intake during September. That is fantastic, but due to the extra body mass I'm hauling around my pullups are starting to suffer!
So, now I'm going to employ some more advanced training techniques to cut down the pounds (21's, drop sets, etc.) and prioritize pull-ups at the beginning of each weightlifting session (well, most of them... 3 days a week I'll do those first).
Sumire - I realize this is in no way a 'lightbulb' statement, but sometimes it's worth saying; just getting to the gym is half the battle. I have found that sometimes those days I really don't want to go end up being some of my best workouts, sometimes they suck, and sometimes they REALLY suck... but I've never once regretted doing a workout. Even if I feel defeated just FINISHING is good for me mentally.
I think whether it's adhering to a 'diet' or sticking it out in the gym day after day, we all experience burn-out or fatigue at some point. The trick is working through those patches and coming out stronger (both literally and figuratively) on the other end.
Danzingurl - Everyone is welcome! Those of us that post in here regularly try to use some pretty intense weights, but it's all relative. Those P90X workouts and kick your ***!
Sacha - That's so exciting about your Halloween baby! I'm super impressed that you're already planning on doing a powerlifting competition just 3-4 months later... wow! Have you done them before?
What has your training program looked like during your pregnancy?
Thank you to sumire and jossfit for the warm welcome! ;-)
Sumire- I hope you start to see and feel some progress soon! It's so frustrating to feel stagnant...
Jossfit- way to go on the new PR's! I came across your bodybuilding.com transformation success story and I've got to say I'm very impressed and inspired!!
I just realized- this week is my last week of P90x, and I don't really know where to go from here! I have p90x 2... But I've heard a lot of great things about the NROL... With a gameplan I can totally push myself and improve but if I were just to walk in to the weights section of a gym with nothing but my own very limited knowledge I would probably cry and run away :P any suggestions of how to create a new program for myself??
Back when I joined my gym I got kind of talked into signing a year contract for personal training. Just 2 sessions a month, but I've regretted it ever since (because of the money). That being said, I LOVE my trainer, and my workout today is with her. I definitely workout much harder when she trains me, and she's very encouraging. It also doesn't hurt that she is 41 and looks younger than I do, and has a body that I can aspire to.
Anyway. I posted this pic over in the resistance training forum, but I love it so much I wanted to post it here to.
JossFit: Thanks for the much needed wisdom / reminder. One day & one workout at a time... Hope your workouts are still going well & your physique shaping up like you want it.
danzingurl77: I finished NROL4W earlier this year. (Prior to that I was also doing P90x/Tony Horton One on One stuff, and then a few months break where I was only doing very basic maintenance lifting.) I really enjoyed NROL-- it gave me some structure, made me work harder and lift heavier, and helped me get my bearing in the weight room.
LockItUp: Nice pic. Hope your workouts are going well. (I noticed in another thread that you hit "normal weight"-- I should congratulate you over there, but hey, I'm here right now, so CONGRATS. )
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Still plugging along, lifts edging up ever so slightly. Running going well. Did a couple of 4-milers this week at 9:40min/mi pace, and a 7-miler at 10:45mm. My times are almost not embarrassing to me now.
I swear, though, my body just likes to do the opposite of what I want it to do. Toward the end of my few months of fat loss, I was run down and beaten up and I had stopped losing quickly, so I decided, ok, I'll maintain, and I'm even ok with gaining a little. More food!! And ever since, I've been struggling to keep my weight up due to anxiety issues. I know, first world problems, but blah.
Hi everyone, I'm new, I've enjoyed reading this forum and love hearing about how strong you all are, partly jealous but mostly inspired. I'm not sure I should be posting here because I have inflammatory arthritis and have a lot of challenges with lifting heavy, can't do dead lifts or anything that loads my spine too much, also have to keep within the 12 rep range. Today though I pushed 100kgs, 200 lbs on the leg press, up from 60kg /130lbs 2 months ago, so am quite pleased with myself and wanted to share (:
Hi everyone, I'm new, I've enjoyed reading this forum and love hearing about how strong you all are, partly jealous but mostly inspired. I'm not sure I should be posting here because I have inflammatory arthritis and have a lot of challenges with lifting heavy, can't do dead lifts or anything that loads my spine too much, also have to keep within the 12 rep range. Today though I pushed 100kgs, 200 lbs on the leg press, up from 60kg /130lbs 2 months ago, so am quite pleased with myself and wanted to share (:
Share away! "Heavy" is all relative to you and your abilities.
Today was interesting... in spite of being in the midst of doing Lyle McDonald's Rapid Fat Loss Handbook program, I was hitting some pretty heavy weights during my workout today. Not PRs per say (that's not what I was aiming for) but definitely not less than usual, and actually more than my normal on some things like leg presses and front squats.
I imagine over time (though this is a short program) that will fade, but it's nice to see that the program is working as it should and strength/muscle loss is not a factor!
So I did 4x8 at 95 pounds. I was somewhat pleased.
Rant over, blessings counted, etc.
