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03-17-2008, 10:07 PM
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#241 (permalink)
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One BAD Apple
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northwest Indiana
Posts: 320
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Originally Posted by bundy
Your workouts are looking really great. Your strength seems to be incrasing steadily.
On the food note, everyone falls off track every now and then, its the ability to get back in it that makes the difference  |
Agreed!
Sometimes falling off the bandwagon makes you appreciate the ride even more once you get back on track! 
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"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don't turn up at all."
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03-18-2008, 06:56 AM
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#242 (permalink)
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Hungry
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,956
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Looking good, Kara! I haven't done "B" yet, in Stage 3 so I have no suggestions on the replacement for the shoulder pain.
Keep up the good work, you are rocking this!
So, is DC where your man is?
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Ginger "The secret to becoming who you wish to be,
begins with believing you can become who you wish to be." - Thanks, K.
"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
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03-18-2008, 07:10 AM
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#243 (permalink)
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Mom's little bodybuilder
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,153
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Originally Posted by dillytl
Workouts are lookin' good, Kara!!
Congrats on passing the polygraph - I can only imagine how nerve-racking one of those is!!
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Thanks! Ugh polys are awful... they make you feel like a terribly person even if you're not. I'm just gald it's over.
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Originally Posted by Kirjava
Kara, you're working out sooooooooo hard. Congratulations on all your strength gains.....you're doing awesome!
Congrats on passing the polygraph!
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Thanks girl! I'm sure trying! hehe
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Originally Posted by bundy
Your workouts are looking really great. Your strength seems to be incrasing steadily.
On the food note, everyone falls off track every now and then, its the ability to get back in it that makes the difference |
Yeah well that ability is lacking at the moment, lol. I'm workin on it though...
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Originally Posted by marygrace
Great workout, and I agree with this statement. The exercise feels kind of unbalanced because my upper body is so much weaker than my lower.
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Thanks! Yeah... somedays my grip is ok and somedays it's just plain awful... so hopefully next time I do this it'll be a good grip day :-)
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Originally Posted by LoriAnne
Agreed!
Sometimes falling off the bandwagon makes you appreciate the ride even more once you get back on track! |
hehe, I sure hope so! Tracking is definitely not my idea of a good time....
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Originally Posted by GinnyLou
Looking good, Kara! I haven't done "B" yet, in Stage 3 so I have no suggestions on the replacement for the shoulder pain.
Keep up the good work, you are rocking this!
So, is DC where your man is?
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Well, sometimes it tweaks out on me, which is weird since I've never had a shoulder injury. Oh well, maybe next time it'll just magically be fine with everything, lol.
And unfortunately no... Bri is not in the DC area.... looks like we'll be keepin up the long distance thing for a while... 
Ugh.. Tuesdays are NOT my friend... I'm out of the house today from 9am to 9pm with work and class... I can't wait to be done wth school!!!!! |
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03-18-2008, 07:13 AM
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#244 (permalink)
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Hungry
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,956
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Originally Posted by Littlemermaidklb
Well, sometimes it tweaks out on me, which is weird since I've never had a shoulder injury. Oh well, maybe next time it'll just magically be fine with everything, lol.
And unfortunately no... Bri is not in the DC area.... looks like we'll be keepin up the long distance thing for a while...
Ugh.. Tuesdays are NOT my friend... I'm out of the house today from 9am to 9pm with work and class... I can't wait to be done wth school!!!!!
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Ah, crap. Sorry. I remember you talking about your "dream job" when you first started posting, so I at least hope this is for that or something similar!
I hope your day goes by quickly!
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Ginger "The secret to becoming who you wish to be,
begins with believing you can become who you wish to be." - Thanks, K.
"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
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03-19-2008, 10:39 AM
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#245 (permalink)
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Mom's little bodybuilder
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,153
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Workout 2A Stage 3
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Originally Posted by GinnyLou
Ah, crap. Sorry. I remember you talking about your "dream job" when you first started posting, so I at least hope this is for that or something similar!
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Well its not quite my dream job, but it's a big foot in the door, so I'll take it! I'm just glad to be getting out of school. I mean, I'll definitely finish my masters, but I just need a break for a little while.
Well, Workout A of stage 3 is a freakin Killer!!!!! I was jello walking out of there today!
A) 1-arm DB Snatch:
1x6 with 20lb DB
2x6 with 25lb DB
B1) DB 1-legged RDL
3x6 with 25s (i'll try to go up next time)
B2) BB Bentover Row
1x6 @ 60lbs
1x6 @ 65lbs (I'm pretty sure that's a PR... might have to double check..)
1x6 @ 60lbs (grip was giving me major issues today)
C1) DB overhead squat
3x6 with 10 and 20lb DBs
I despise this exercise! It's awkward and clumsy and I don't feel it much... which I'm sure means I need toup the weight, but I don't know how I feel about heavier DBs over my head.
C2) DB incline chest press
1x6 with 20s
2x6 with 25s 
D1) Plank
3x90seconds (Ugh these were such a struggle!)
D2) Reverse Woodchops
2x6(e) @25lbs
1x6(e) @30lbs
Bodyweight Matrix! 
-24 squats
-12(e) lunges
-12(e) jump lunges
-24 jump squats
Time 1: 3:42
Time 2: 3:40
Both are PRs since I couldn't even get through this dang thing last time!
Notes:
- DB Snatch: Realized I was supposed to be doing this with both arms, not just my right... oops! I was pretty hesitant about using my left arm because I feel like it's sooo much more uncoordinated and I just "knew" I would end up clocking myself in teh head... but I didn't! And I was able to go up to a 25lb DB. I might actually be able to do 30, but the DB is just so big and clunky and I have a hard time just holding it! Also, when I was done and had moved on and was doing the BB rows, this big muscley man asked my what exercise it was that I was doing over in teh other section (the snatches). I explained it to him and he seemed to think it was pretty cool. He's a nice guy, I've seen him before. But if I hadn't talked to him I think I would have been afraid of him based on his massive size alone! hehe
- DB RDL: I like this exercise! and it definitely got me some weird looks, lol. I think I can go up to 30s next time, but my grip was awful today! My right wrist started kind of freaking out on me... I don't know what the problem is....or how to fix it
- BB row: This went well... except for my grip giving out on me again... stupid wrist!
- DB squat: I will say it again... I hate this exercise. It just feels so darn awkward! Ugh!
- DB incline press: I was quite impressed with myself for doing the 25s! I used to do flat bench DB presses a while back with the bf and I think (if I remember coreectly) that I only got up to 20s, so this was pretty darn cool in my opinion!
- Planks were rough today! It was all I could do to hold out for the last few seconds on these.
- Reverse woodchops: Also not my favorite exercise. I'm very uneven I feel like. When I'm twisting towards my left side I do fine, but twisting to my right side I feel it in my left hamstring of all places...Who knows... I just don't feel "right" when I do it that way but I'm not sure how to fix it.
- Matrix: Holy Hannah! (To quote a very good friend of mine... I have no idea why she says that, but I think it's cute) This thing is sooo hard! My jump lunges are sooo funny to watch... I almost laughed at myself in the mirror. I look like this weird wobbly two legged deer or something. Had to take short breaks between every 5 lump lunges or so... ugh I'm glad I only have to do this two more times.
Food: has been going pretty well.. at least getting a little better. I started tracking again which I just find to be such a pain in the ass. I'll post this week's numbers at the end of the week for comments and guidance, hehe. |
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03-19-2008, 10:47 AM
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Back to business.....
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 1,448
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Lookin' good Kara! Congrats on the PR's!!
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03-19-2008, 11:19 AM
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#247 (permalink)
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Hungry
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,956
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Great workout! I am having some similar issues with my grip and trying to figure out what to do. I know many are against the straps, but I think I need them for certain exercises.
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Ginger "The secret to becoming who you wish to be,
begins with believing you can become who you wish to be." - Thanks, K.
"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
My Training Log
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03-19-2008, 12:27 PM
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#248 (permalink)
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Forkinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,575
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Looking good!
Amen on those stupid OH squat things. < insert bad word of your choice here >
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03-19-2008, 12:37 PM
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#249 (permalink)
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Cheesy Rack Guy Wannabe
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,606
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Grats on getting through the workout, and posting some red. Good job.
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03-19-2008, 01:17 PM
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#250 (permalink)
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Made in the USSR!
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Posts: 714
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Well, Kara, looks like your moving up in weight with many exercises. Awesome! I agree that this A (stage 3) workout is pure evil. And it progressively gets more evil with each exercise. But even though we might not like all this sweat and pain, we do love the result! Keep on chuggin'
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03-20-2008, 09:00 AM
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#251 (permalink)
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Mom's little bodybuilder
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,153
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Thanks everyone!
I'm just poppin in here today to say that my legs are SO SORE from that dang matrix! Going up and down stairs both yesterday and today has been such a challenge... ugh!
Anyway, hope everyone has a good day :-)
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03-20-2008, 09:47 AM
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#252 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 466
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Originally Posted by Littlemermaidklb
-Matrix: Holy Hannah! (To quote a very good friend of mine... I have no idea why she says that, but I think it's cute) This thing is sooo hard! My jump lunges are sooo funny to watch... I almost laughed at myself in the mirror. I look like this weird wobbly two legged deer or something. Had to take short breaks between every 5 lump lunges or so... ugh I'm glad I only have to do this two more times.
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Are you sure? Have you looked at all the stages?
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Just kidding.
Great job. And about wobbly deer...you know what...at least you're jumping!
Keep it up! |
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03-21-2008, 11:03 AM
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#253 (permalink)
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Mom's little bodybuilder
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,153
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Workout 2B Stage 3
Hey Svet,yeah I know it comes back to haunt me in later stages.... but I get to forget about it for a little while at least!
So I have decided I am not a fan of the B workout in this stage. I don't know what it is about it that I don't like... but I just don't like it. Workout A is a killer, but I like it more. Anyway, I got over whaever funk I was in last time I did this workout so the numbers are pretty good, and my HIIT felt AWESOME today... first time ever that's happened!
Here's the numbers:
A: BB RDL w/ row
1x6 @ 65lbs
2x6 @ 70lbs
B1: Partial 1-leg squat
1x6 with 8s
1x6 with 10s
1x6 with 12s
B2: WG lat pulldown
1x6 with 70lbs
2x6 with 80lbs
C1: Back extension
I was at my mom's gym today and or the life of me could not find the back extension apparatus.... I know it's posible to do these with a ballbut I couldn't figure it out so I just skipped it.
C2: YTWL
I do NOT like this exercise! I think I need to find a replacement because my shoulders do not agree with this one
3x6 with 5s
D1: Ball Crunches
3x6 with 12lb DB long arm
D2: Jackknives
1x6 pike version
2x6 pike version with bent legs (if that makes any sense....) Basically a tuck with my butt up in the air, lol
D3: Side crunch on ball
2x6(e) with 10lb plate
1x6(e) side crunches on floor
HIIT:
1min @ 3.5
1min @ 7.5
2min @ 3.5
1min @ 8
2min @ 3.5
1min @ 8
2min @ 3.5
1min @ 8.5
2min @ 3.5
1min @ 8.5
2min @ 3.0
I felt like the wind! Hopefully this means that I can keep getting better with my HIIT :-)
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03-21-2008, 11:14 AM
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#254 (permalink)
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found my groove
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Missouri
Posts: 855
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Whooo! Look at all those red numbers! I'm so glad you had a blast with the HIIT today! Well done. Keep up the great work!
mel
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03-21-2008, 11:14 AM
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#255 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 373
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Great workout! Awesome that you "felt like the wind."  8.5 is pretty windlike, I'd say! I'm glad to read your HITT because it'll pump me up for mine later today, which I am studiously avoiding doing but I really need to get my arse in gear and just do it already. |
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