This has to be a step in the right direction...right?

[gardengirl447]

Today's Workout
30 min ss elliptical

My log is pretty boring without the lifting.

Gym Drama - The ding bat trainer was fired...thank goodness. I hate to see anyone out of work but he was picking on the girls in the gym and giving out horrible advice.

Health Update - I think I am ready to try some weights. I feel alot better no more shooting pains or aching. I know it hasnt been long but maybe i just had a small pain that was compounded by my weekends activities and footwear... so I took a week off of weights and did just cardio not so bad. We will see if I can do it and not feel any pain.

[GinnyLou]

Originally Posted by gardengirl447

Today's Workout
30 min ss elliptical

My log is pretty boring without the lifting.

Gym Drama - The ding bat trainer was fired...thank goodness. I hate to see anyone out of work but he was picking on the girls in the gym and giving out horrible advice.

Health Update - I think I am ready to try some weights. I feel alot better no more shooting pains or aching. I know it hasnt been long but maybe i just had a small pain that was compounded by my weekends activities and footwear... so I took a week off of weights and did just cardio not so bad. We will see if I can do it and not feel any pain.

Glad you are feeling better and very happy the NitWit is gone.

[gardengirl447]

Today's Workout

Warm UP (not on lunch hour so I had time)
jumping jacks
squats - oly bar

DB Clean and Press: 2 x 8 @ 25#/ each arm
(1 @ 35 w/ right arm i did one full then the second time i could clean it not press it)
Squat: 2 x 8 @ 115# (ok the trainer had got in my head I was afraid to do this - thinking maybe I cant do 115# WRONG I did it - and did it strong straight thru)
Cable Row: 3 x 8 @ 85#
Push Up: 3 x 8 @ bw
Plank: 1 @ :45 sec 1 @ 1min

This felt GREAT - I collapsed on the floor after the last plank - then burst into giggles, my arms were trembling and i was sweating and all i could do was laugh.

[SpacecityPaula]

Glad the nitwit is gone.

[kfisherx]

great workout! I love the ones that result in shaking and exhaustion and joy! Hmmm... sounds sort of like my honeymoon.... Uh... nevermind...

[gardengirl447]

Today's workout
45 min ss on elliptical

I was a little sore from yesterday's clean and presses and squats, felt good once i got going though. I got a good sweat on!

[gardengirl447]

STATS 1/7 - 7/6
Age: 31
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 176.5 - 157.5 -19#
Waist: 40.0 – 33.0 -7.0”
Tummy: 44.7 - 38.0 -6.7”
Hips: 44.1 - 38.0 -6.1”
Chest: 42.9 – 40.0 -2.9”
Arm(upper): 13.4 - 12.5 -.9”
Calf: 15.2 - 14.75 -.45”
Thigh: 26 - 24.0 -2.0”

Body fat %: 44.69 – 30.20 -14.49%
LBM: 101.73 - 110.22 +8.49
Fat wgt: 74.77 - 47.28 (-27.49)

[Bytsi]

Wonderful progress!!!

[GinnyLou]

Nice changes, Heather. You should be proud of your hard work.

[gardengirl447]

Thank you Everyone for your support! I am energized by my results and excited because I know I am not done - just b/c the challenge is over doesnt mean its the end of the line - I have made a lot of progress and am still on the road going full speed.

[stingo]

Yup you certainly have made progress, keep up the good work.

[gardengirl447]

Today's Workout (working next to Tony in our home gym - he is crazy but helpful)
DB Swings - 3 x 8 @35# +5
DeadLift - 3 x 8 @ 115#
Pulldown - 1 x 6 @ 85# 2 x 6 @ 80 (at the gym i use the stack @ 85 home its way heavier??)
DB Over Head Press - 3 x 8 @ 25#/e
Prone Cobra - 3 @ 60s

I increased the by one set on my DBSwing/deads. I do not understand the difference from the stacks and loading free weights on our pulley? But whatever it was hard as hell. All in all a good work out I am dying hot,Tony made me wanna puke by asking mid workout “want pancakes for lunch??” BLEH who in their right mind thinks “mmm pancakes” in the middle of a humid, sweaty, hard workout - I don’t even know what he was doing back there; it all looked foreign to me!fficeffice" />

[missjane]

Heather, I don't care what anyone says, I still say those stacks on the pulldown at the gym are MORE than 10 lbs!! I would love for someone to tell me FOR SURE what those plates weigh!

[Lisa~]

The plates are probably the same and are at least very close to 10lb each. It's the pulley's that are different between brands. How much load you actually pull is determined by the angle and number of pulleys. I don't know enough about the mechanics of pulleys to explain it any better than that, but every manufacturer's pulley's are a little bit different.

And excellent progress Heather! You look great! Congratulations on all the weight and inches lost. You've done some great work these last few months. You're an inspiration.

[stingo]

Agreed with Lisa~ - at the corporate gym I workout at, we've got a cable crossover and a functional trainer. Using the former, I can use a good portion of the stack. Using the latter though is much more difficult with a smaller number of plates.

[Lisa~]

The cable crossover has a pulley at the top and another one at the bottom and the cable is threaded through both. Those pulleys assist with load, so you put more total load on the stack to get the resistance you need for the lift. We want both pulleys so we can change the location we pull from.

A lat pulldown still uses two pulleys, but they're closer together, usually one at the top of the weight stack and another out on an arm above your head. The distance between the pulleys is shorter and the location of the pulleys doesn't assist as much. So less load on the stack equals more work for the puller. But even different lat pulldowns are different based on where the pulleys are located and how far apart they are. Again, I don't even understand the mechanical engineering behind pulleys, but that's my half-assed explanation of what's happening, lol.

It's not important to figure out exactly what you're pulling. If you use the same machine each time, just work to pull more. If you go to a different gym and use a different machine, just realize that you need to judge the load based on how it feels, not on the number on the stack.