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Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

Phase 4, Workout B1

Wide-grip deadlift: 3x8 @95
Bulgarian split squat: 3x8 @20
Underhand grip lat pulldown: 2x8 @80, 1x8 @90
Reverse lunge: 3x8 @15e
Prone cuban snatch: 3x8 @10e
swiss ball crunch: 2x8 @15 overhead, 1x8 @20 overhead
reverse crunch: 3x8
lateral flexion: 3x8, #3
prone cobra: 1x120s, 1x90s, 1x95s

extra: bench presses
warmups, 45lb bar
3 x 65lbs
3x 85lbs
1 x 90lbs

ALMOST made 95 pounds. ALMOST. I will bench press 100 pounds next time.

Lookit all that RED!!!!

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

Food... Sugar cravings have dramatically subsided today. Not sure why, but I honestly don't care. Maybe the dream donut cured me.

Wow... can you send one of those dream-donuts my way? I wish I could be cured that easily!

Originally Posted by DirtyMartini

Funny thing... I was getting some tea this morning at work (in the break area), and who happens to stop in the break area herself but the bodybuilder woman I mentioned! She said something to me about the weather and I responded then I just said it - I asked her if she was doing the weightlifting competition for the company. She said yes, and I said I thought it was her and we got to talking... we talked for a good half hour this morning.

Turns out she did her first figure competition this weekend (and said she was completely humbled by the experience) and is starting her first bulking phase. She also said that since she did the weightlifting competition last year, she would be happy to let me do it. So I'm thinking I might... she said she pressed 110 pounds last year & came in 3rd out of 11 women... The competition is 2 months away, and if I can increase by 5 pounds each week, I'll be pressing 130 pounds by the competition... If I am at 140 pounds by that time (which I think I can do - that's a loss of 5 pounds in 2 months) and press 130 pounds, that gives me a score of 183. The winning woman in my division last year scored 171. SO! I think I might go ahead & do it.

We talked about other stuff too - apparently she got a lot of flak for quite a while about her eating (apparently she works with a lot of women who bake a lot and were constantly trying to get her to eat the stuff they brought in). She said it just died down after people figured out she wasn't going to deviate from her clean eating. so that encourages me as well. She was super-nice and very excited about weightlifting so I'm glad I said something. I was afraid she might have the attitude of, "why are you talking to me?" but she wasn't at all. She said she's been lifting for 4 years and absolutely loves it and was very excited just talking to me about it... she's obviously very passionate about it, which was what I was hoping for.

First, may I say how GREAT that you finally talked to her? I can be pretty shy myself, so I'm impressed! And you are gonna kick some bootay at that contest!!! Can't wait to hear about it