One-armed dumbbell snatch Sets 1-4 20/4 (cannot do 25 with left arm)
I wondered about that myself. I'm approaching the point where I think I could push to a higher weight with my right, but maybe not for my left. Like you, I'll likely just keep working until I can push the left up.
I have the same problem...I am up to 27.5 with my left, but with the right wrist injury, I am held back. I managed 27.5's the other day on both, but tonight it just wasn't happening. I backed off of the snatches altogether. I'm afraid to hurt my wrist, but sometimes I think since it's always in the back of my mind that I scare myself and then can't lift it. I dunno. I hate to do the left higher than the right, but that's where I seem to be right now. Or, I just stay at 25's for both.
I'm always concerned about injury, especially being new to lifting. This morning I'm achy in a couple of spots but sore on the upper shoulders/back of my neck. I'm pretty sure I thumped the bar on that spot getting it into place for the good mornings (subbing them for back extensions). I sometimes think that it makes me a little cautious, but for now I'm okay with that.
I've got a similar problem too. I have several tears in my left rotator cuff, which makes my left shoulder weaker than my right. It's gotten better since I started lifting weights, but I can still feel it a lot when I over do it. I think it's sometimes better to be a little cautious.
I figure I will only do with my right arm what my left arm is capable of because I don't want to be lopsided. That's one of the reasons I begin on my left side so I know a realistic weight for it before I try it with my right.
I hear you, Jane, on not wanting to re-injure yourself. My shoulder is a lot better but I'm still being cautious. I don't want to end up not being able to lift. If something really tweaks my shoulder, I find an alternate exercise that accomplishes the same thing or almost the same thing.
Oooh, Anne, I forgot all about the back extensions. I like those because they are really easy for me! I can do 35 pounds and bend all the way down and back up. I'm not sure I can carry a bulky 45 pound plate and do it, though. I may have to come up with an alternative...
I'll be doing 5-B-1 next Mon. I only did one set of BWN yesterday because I couldn't get Nat's video up. I did it on my own once and then I decided I didn't have it in me to do it again even after a long break. I'm doing the second set today.
It feels so awesome to be back to the gym and lifting again! I can't believe I missed it. I'm still glad even after today's 2 hour workout!
Warm-up: 14 min on TM, BW squats, reverse lunge with twist, inchworm, side lunges
Romanian deadlift with bent-over row Set 1 65/4 Sets 2-3 70/4
Partial single-leg squat Sets 1-4 25/4 Wide grip lat pulldown Set 1 60/4 Sets 2-3 75/4 Set 4 100/4 (On Set 4 I switched to standing because I wanted to reduce it to 70. I'm sure the pulleys at the new station must have made it easier. I had to move up to 100 just to get to where I was at the seated station. I'm so short that my legs cannot reach under the pad thingies unless I tilt way back...or I don't use the leg thingies)
Back extensions Set 1 35/4 Sets 2-4 25/4
The gym branch I went to didn't have 35# plates. I tried to do it holding a 25# and a 10# but that was very difficult. The 45# is too bulky to maneuver, so I just did 25# and bent really low.qwz) YTWL Sets 1-4 5e/4
Swiss Ball Crunch Set 1 25#chest/4 Sets 2-4 16#overhead/4 Hip Flexion Sets 1-4 Prone jackknife/4 Lateral Flexion Sets 1-4 Swiss Ball Side Crunch/4
ProneCobra Sets 1-3 120s (will do this tonight while I watch Olympics!)
HIIT 24 minutes total on TM. 3/2, 8/1, 3/2, 7.5/1, 3/2, 8/1, 3/2, 7.5/1, 3/2, 8/1, 3/9.
Wow! Look at the red. Nice job.
LOL about the 45lb plate. I had bruises on my arms from using the 45lb plate for my back extensions. I bruise pretty easy, but it still looked pretty funny.
BWM - BWM with Natalia
Sets 1-2 2:17 of NOT fun... (pathetic as usual...my jump squats look more like I'm doing a bunny hop - totally twitchy legs by then)
So last week I had a "DUH" moment. I was reviewing the book to go back over the form for each of the exercises in Stage 5. It occurred to me that somewhere along the way I forgot that the rests were after each exercise not just after each superset. I've been doing supersets with no rests until after the last exercise in the set. No wonder I feel like I'm dying by the end of a workout. BTW, these Stage 5 workouts are taking me 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Is that normal or am I just really slow?
I always did 'em as supersets - didn't take me hours though - maybe an hour at most? I wonder why it takes so long if you're not resting between every single set?
They're both taking me a little over 90mins and I am cutting some of the rest periods back at times. Just because I have the B sheet handy, if you're doing 4 sets of each and sticking to the rest periods there are 72mins of rest. Then the lifting, then the HIIT. I'm not sure why you're running so long if you're supersetting them though.
I don't think it took me that long but I tried to superset these and also cut back on the rest times. I just got bored! I know its not what is prescribed. I tend to follow my heart rate monitor. For the longer rest period workouts I would watch for my heart rate to come down to a certain point or observed how I was feeling and went from there.
I'm trying to remember how long it took me to do these workouts, but I just can't remember. I want to guess between 1 and 1-1/2 hours. I can't remember being in the gym much longer than that.
Pauline, I haven't done stage 5 yet, but even stage 4 seems to take me forever, and I've only been doing 3 sets of the first couple exercises, then 2 sets of everything, supersetting the core work.
I'm trying to catch up on logs and finally got to see all those tough workouts you are doing! Yeesh, girl......you are really kickin' some bootayyyyyy!
Keep it up!
__________________
"Become better than you used to be, not better than someone else." ~ Leigh Peele
ProneCobra Sets 1-3 120s (will do this tonight while I watch Olympics!)
HIIT 15 minutes total on TM. I only did 1 interval at 8 for 1 min and then just walked and read my latest book. I was too tired to even think about more running.
Plank - skipped them but may do them tonight... Reverse Woodchop Sets 1-4 30/4
BWM - skipped them but may join Natalia tonight for an exhausting 7 minutes!
I was just plain tired yesterday - staying up too late watching the Olympics for too many nights...and lower on calories than I need to be. I'll do 5-B-3 tomorrow and then take a week off while on vacation unless I can find a gym where I'm going in Maine and can convince my husband I need to go work out! I'm bringing my logbook just in case...
I was just plain tired yesterday - staying up too late watching the Olympics for too many nights
Me too! My co-worker called it an "olympic hangover" I have been staying up about an hour past my usual bed time and its definitely catching up with me this week.
Have a great vacation! I agree with Karla, it's fun sometimes to workout in a new place. It's also nice to have a rest week though. I'm sure you'll have a great time, no matter which you decide to do.
That's one of the reasons I begin on my left side so I know a realistic weight for it before I try it with my right. 
I can do 35 pounds and bend all the way down and back up. I'm not sure I can carry a bulky 45 pound plate and do it, though. I may have to come up with an alternative... 
Linear Mode
