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LisaC · 03-08-2008, 12:51 PM

New member here-
I'm half way through Stage 1 of NROLW. What a great intro to lifting! A coworker was advised by her doctor to start lifting as a way to lose weight and manage her diabetes by changing RMR. This made sense to me, so I decided to give it a try as well, since gym-stuff like aerobics gets boring to me, and I've always known that machine routines are limiting...

So I read the book that she been recommended, then picked up NROL at the library, and puttered around the gym for several weeks, trying out some of the different exercises that sounded exotic and cool - "Romanian Deadlift" and "Bulgarian split squat". Admittedly, words like "hypertrophy" scared me off a bit.

Happily, I found that the new book has a much more understandable exercise plan and a reasonable 6 month time frame for a notorious non-joiner like me. My NROLW official start date was Feb 16.

So here are my goals:
#1: bodyweight? not a huge priority - I'd like to adjust my strength-weight ratio to help with goal #2. I assume that I'll drop some numbers, but I'm not overly concerned, more curious. (Currently 5'10" 167#)
#2: to do 1 minute of quality jump-spinning kicks for my taekwondo tests
#3: do full splits (Not strength-related, but lifting forces me to improve form and flexibility)
#4: be able to decide on a whim to do a full day of gardening/home improvement projects without being in pain afterwards.
#5: squat my BW, because that's just cool. Deadlifting my weight won't be too tough, I don't think. (my dog is a little tired of me showing off my deadlift form with her 60 lb body)
#6: 25 chest-to-floor push-ups
#7: 1 real, genuine, pull up from a dead hang.

Difficulties encountered:
-getting adequate protein. I'm tracking on fitday and am pretty surprised at how tough it is for me.
-uneven shoulder strength. I tweaked my left shoulder a year ago, and it's considerably weaker.
-good squat form. This is revealing hamstring/glute tightness that I really need to be improving for tkd
-prone jackknife - hah! cross this off!! this morning's workout hit the jackpot - 3x12 without falling off once!!
-evening workouts. Wow, it's really tough to make sure that I eat enough during the day to have the energy for a strong and effective workout.

okay, time to go eat some more... ttfn

03-08-2008, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
LisaC seeker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 57 My Profile	On my way... New member here- I'm half way through Stage 1 of NROLW. What a great intro to lifting! A coworker was advised by her doctor to start lifting as a way to lose weight and manage her diabetes by changing RMR. This made sense to me, so I decided to give it a try as well, since gym-stuff like aerobics gets boring to me, and I've always known that machine routines are limiting... So I read the book that she been recommended, then picked up NROL at the library, and puttered around the gym for several weeks, trying out some of the different exercises that sounded exotic and cool - "Romanian Deadlift" and "Bulgarian split squat". Admittedly, words like "hypertrophy" scared me off a bit. Happily, I found that the new book has a much more understandable exercise plan and a reasonable 6 month time frame for a notorious non-joiner like me. My NROLW official start date was Feb 16. So here are my goals: #1: bodyweight? not a huge priority - I'd like to adjust my strength-weight ratio to help with goal #2. I assume that I'll drop some numbers, but I'm not overly concerned, more curious. (Currently 5'10" 167#) #2: to do 1 minute of quality jump-spinning kicks for my taekwondo tests #3: do full splits (Not strength-related, but lifting forces me to improve form and flexibility) #4: be able to decide on a whim to do a full day of gardening/home improvement projects without being in pain afterwards. #5: squat my BW, because that's just cool. Deadlifting my weight won't be too tough, I don't think. (my dog is a little tired of me showing off my deadlift form with her 60 lb body) #6: 25 chest-to-floor push-ups #7: 1 real, genuine, pull up from a dead hang. Difficulties encountered: -getting adequate protein. I'm tracking on fitday and am pretty surprised at how tough it is for me. -uneven shoulder strength. I tweaked my left shoulder a year ago, and it's considerably weaker. -good squat form. This is revealing hamstring/glute tightness that I really need to be improving for tkd -prone jackknife - hah! cross this off!! this morning's workout hit the jackpot - 3x12 without falling off once!! -evening workouts. Wow, it's really tough to make sure that I eat enough during the day to have the energy for a strong and effective workout. okay, time to go eat some more... ttfn