Good morning everyone. Today is my first day back at work post last weeks surgery. Obviously, no working out in just under a week... And, no working out until at least after Monday's doctor's appt - maybe a little longer. I don't know which has me more stiff, the procedure itself or the lack of exercise!
I've been reading about weight training and breast implants and found a few articles about the implant taking a strange shape after chest exercises, but returning to normal shortly thereafter. This article was mainly warning women not to freak out - even reading that, I think it would freak me out!
I agree Shannon! That would be freaky, esp if it first happened right after surgery and you thought you ruined the procedure or something! So I'll be nosey and ask, will your change cause a difference in being able to do some things, did you get a big change? I know I don't like to lay on the bench on my stomach and do flies or rows, so I avoid anything that has me face down. I imagine that could be something that could change the shape as well - pressure on the top while the muscle is working underneath. So glad to have you back in the forum and know that all went well.
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Rabbit, it's way out of my league, too, which is part of why I only do it twice a week, and everything I do is scaled down to match my wimpitude. It gives me something to shoot for, though, which is always nice. Also, it's given me some ideas for working my weak shoulders. Isolation work always feels like it's not doing good things to my shoulder joints, so I started working them with just functional fitness movements that involve a lot of other muscles helping. This feels better, and I'm getting stronger, plus I am seeing a little visible growth in the deltoids, which is a first. Plus, I just love gawking at those strong and buff-looking crossfit girls...I wanna look like that when I am done!
Mel, I'm with you. One thread works for me. We just seem to be double posting, anyway.
Lydia, my dad lives in KY, and he mentioned the snow yesterday. I was thinking about bike trainers last night, coincidentally, but haven't had a chance to look them up online. Can it do different resistance, or is it more of just a free spinning thing? I need something for another winter cardio option, since I often have to work out in the dark in winter, and I was thinking my own road bike with a trainer might be more comfy than a stationary bike.
Michelle, I'm not sure I could tell, either, unless I was on a machine, then I'd just up the resistance a notch. Regular HIIT, though, I believe, is 2 mins at an easy/recovery pace, 1 min going as hard as you can maintain for a minute, so your 2 mins/1 min was right on.
I had a great UB lifting workout last night. The scale was up over a pound this morning, and everything is sore. I'll take that as a good sign!
Major snow storm here as well today. I dragged my miserable @$$ out of bed at 6 am to shovel and by the time I was leaving for work it was as if I had not.
Shannon, I was thinking about last night and wanted to add a nudge for you to post but then I forgot. Good to hear you are doing well. Are you in pain?
And, oh ah, are you going to post a pic of your news boobs? ;-)
I will start my tonight's WOD (are you reading this, Cheryl? [wink]) by shoveling a truckload of snow and then to the gym to do legs and abs.
Shannon: WELCOME BACK! I'm so glad you seem to be doing well. Changing shape during a lifting session would really scare me too. After all of the fretting I would do to make the decision as well as the healing process I would come undone right there in the gym if I thought I ruined it. Boy that would be a scene wouldn't it. "My boobs, look what I just did to my boobs, and their BRAND NEW!" Unfortunately, no one at my gym would appreciate it as much as you guys would.
Cheryl: My trainer can vary the resistance. It actually is a very good workout and I'm very happy with it. I like the feel of my bike. I'm sure a stationary bike is more comfortable. But I can close my eyes and think about some of the fun rides I had outside on this bike and "relive" some of them and I think it has something to do with the "feel" or position of the bike. I also like the idea of trying to improve my outdoor riding for this spring by using the actual bike to train upon. There's less guesswork. Now if I could just simulate the small grade in uphills...that's where resistance comes in right?
I would suggest padded bike shorts though. Just because your inside doesn't make that little seat any more comfortable during an hour long ride.
Michelle: I'm horrible about estimating the level of HIIT. I'm still trying to improve the "hanging back a little" and then going all out on the last few intervals. The first interval for me is usually a warm up interval anyway so that one naturally is a little less effort. But the second and third I'm usually doing my all out. Honestly, I think if you just do the best you can do but just try to push a little more on the last two then you are doing great. Better than most but that's a given.
Elena: You got this snow too! My plan was to wait till it stops but it's been six hours now and it still really heavy. If DH wants to get in the drive tonight I may have to hit that driveway twice. Good thing my iPod is charged up.
"My boobs, look what I just did to my boobs, and their BRAND NEW!"
Lydia, I just spit water on my monitor!
Welcome back, Shannon! Did you go under the muscle or over? I have several body builder (female) and figure competitor friends who have implants, usually BIG ones, and they do all the same lifts that they did when smaller.
Snow, then sleet, now rain here, and it's expected to freeze solid overnight. I'd much rather it just snowed! DD told me that most of the Columbus area except where she lives downtown is under a level 3 alert (you get arrested if you are driving unless you are an emergency worker or medical), so I hope you stayed home, Lydia!
I had a good leg workout- nice and heavy.
I'm craving lentil soup, but I have nothing but dried lentils and am too impatient to make it.
Gosh Mel, lentils cook pretty quickly - you must be really impatient!
We have a real stationary bike that we've had for more than 20 years, and it's still in really good shape. But that doesn't make it less boring to me! I'd like it better if there were a TV close by.... DH uses it when he can't get to the gym during open hours.
It's snowing lightly here, but nothing like you gals have. We've been hovering around zero for the past week or so, which is fine with me. What I really like is that the is coming back in 5+ min increments - which adds up to 1/2 hour a week. Yay!!
Ennay- Does your trainer know that your goal is to run marathons? No, you don't want to load up on too much muscle, but you do need to have muscular balance and endurance. Most distance runners who don't lift have underdeveloped hamstrings which causes eventual knee problems. Building upper body muscle will give you power and keep you from having that "beef jerky" look. But make sure that your trainer knows your goal is not body building!Mel
As far as he is concerned (what I WANT him to focus on) it is. Right now I want to put on muscle mass, primarily in the upper body. Body building in core and up, stability & endurance from the core down. I was very specific after the first snafu.
At different points in my training cycle my lifting focus changes but what I need him for is lifting, only lifting, and primarily heavy lifting. With the amount of running I do, I will have an even harder time building muscle mass than the average woman. If I gain and maintain 3-4 lbs more muscle, I will look at changing focus. It really is only during peak running that I would back off the bodybuilding.
And it does effect what exercises I am willing to do. Lower body has to be much more endurance and stability focused...no freaking machines where my overdeveloped leg muscles can rip my tendons off (yes, I have) (oddly it is my quads that are underdeveloped relatively - I think as a result of the prior ripping)
He knows I run marathons. As did he, but he comes from a running era that has a vastly different approach to training for marathons. So I need to keep him out of my overall training or I will have to kill him.
Shannon, my implants are under the muscle and I never even think about or notice them. In the gym, I do exactly the same exercises as I did before and don't feel (or see) anything odd or different. I still sleep on my stomach without any problem. It takes a while, but I think they'll end up just being a normal part of you.
Shannon, my implants are under the muscle and I never even think about or notice them. In the gym, I do exactly the same exercises as I did before and don't feel (or see) anything odd or different. I still sleep on my stomach without any problem. It takes a while, but I think they'll end up just being a normal part of you.
Gosh, does anybody want my boobs? I still have plenty even though I went shopping on the weekend and downsized to a C cup. I lost another 1/2 inch from my hips (why?) but the titties won't budge.
Tomato - mine wont budge either. The more weight I lose the more I look like Jessica Rabbit. No hips- big boobs. One of the bodybuilding magazine ads finally had it right. I am neither a pear or an apple, I am a carrot. Wide shoulders, big bust, no waist, small hips, no butt.
Rant regarding trainers - and I am sure none of you lovely ladies would do this. Why is it that SOME trainers - especially the male ones I have noticed - think that gym etiquette does not apply to them while working with a client? Or to their clients. (And how do they expect their clients who may be new to gyms to learn it?) Today the trainer had 180 lbs loaded on one of the bench press stations and had his client sitting at the end of the other station doing bicep curls. I did ask and they did move to do the bicep curls on the same bench they were hogging with the weights.
But the entire time I was there they never reracked their weights. EVER. And they never did another set either. I thought maybe they were leaving them for a late set. Nope. They were doing a set during my warmup and then 45 minutes later the client was gone, the trainer was working with another client and the 180 lbs was still on the bar. How rude! It's not like the average client at that gym can even rerack a #45lb plate alone.
And while I am ranting...why is it that only heavy plates are left unracked ...surely by the time someone can lift that much, they have learned some etiquette?
Woohoo! I did ROM exercises with my legs today and so far so good. I did weight assisted squats (which shouldn't be a problem but I am taking zero chances) and double leg hamstring curls with just the base plate. I got brave and did a few one legged one and got early fatigue but no pain. I did do ddc's method of lifting light like I was lifting heavy...good stuff for not getting sloppy.
Tomato - mine wont budge either. The more weight I lose the more I look like Jessica Rabbit. No hips- big boobs. One of the bodybuilding magazine ads finally had it right. I am neither a pear or an apple, I am a carrot. Wide shoulders, big bust, no waist, small hips, no butt.
Ennay, this is hilarious! LOL Jessica Rabbit - that fits like a glove. Heck, at least we have somebody famous to compare ourselves to, right? It is a lot more glam than just a carrot.
Ok, so now all I need is the haircut over one eye and the sparkly red dress.
Ennay, this is hilarious! LOL Jessica Rabbit - that fits like a glove. Heck, at least we have somebody famous to compare ourselves to, right? It is a lot more glam than just a carrot.
Ok, so now all I need is the haircut over one eye and the sparkly red dress.
Alena
Well I am also missing the long legs. Two halloweens ago I was still nursing my son and I was down to my lowest weight ever and I really really really wanted to dress up as Dolly Parton, but I couldnt find the stuff I needed cheap enough to pull it off. Sequins aren't as plentiful at goodwill now as they were 15 years ago.
But at the time I think I was a 32G/H with size 4 jeans.
Sportmom - I'm pretty sure that the implants won't change anything I was doing, other than getting used to them being there. I've not transitioned from Weider to free weights yet, so I haven't done anything lying face down yet. I shouldn't notice any difference with that. I'm actually looking at a weight bench and some adjustable dumbells to treat myself when I'm all recovered.
Lydia - I made the mistake of drinking a sip of my coffee right before I read your post. It is now all over my laptop. Luckily, I could clean it all off the keyboard so no need to involve my IT guy in a potentially difficult to explain warranty repair!
Alena - I'm planning on posting some pics, giving them a little time to settle down first. DH has been taking pics every day to post on the various implant research sites so people can see realistic pics for the day after, day 7, etc. I can't say I'll post those up - would probably get censored!
Mel - I went with under the muscle. I've seen several other articles since the 'atypical change in shape' article of the other day, so I'm feeling much better about the lifting part. I never would have thought about competitive body builders getting implants, but I guess they lose weight in the boobies just like everyone else, and part of their competition is appearance.
Meg - I would kill to be able to sleep on my side right now, much less on my stomach! How long did it take before you were able to sleep more comfortably?
Ennay - I used to be a member at a Balley's and the trainer there never put the weights back up. I wasn't using them at the time, but used to get annoyed because he used to leave them all over the floor in his training area and they were always sticking out into the turn on the already small inside track... Grr...
"My boobs, look what I just did to my boobs, and their BRAND NEW!" 
Unfortunately, no one at my gym would appreciate it as much as you guys would. 
I'd much rather it just snowed! DD told me that most of the Columbus area except where she lives downtown is under a level 3 alert (you get arrested if you are driving unless you are an emergency worker or medical), so I hope you stayed home, Lydia!
is coming back in 5+ min increments - which adds up to 1/2 hour a week. Yay!!
Have to race to work.......
How rude! It's not like the average client at that gym can even rerack a #45lb plate alone. 
