That's pretty much what he looked like! Except his "mane" is a little shorter ending at the top of his neck. We misplaced my connector that allowed me to upload pictures to the computer, but my daughter uploaded a couple. I'm trying to figure out how to upload the image to the message. In the mean time, here's a link to it.
Wow it has been ages since I caught up with this log....
First great cat picture! LOL! I have an orange one sitting next to me right now and have this urge now to find the clippers.
Second your workouts are looking amazing. Weights are increasing and very consistent. Personally I do split workouts a lot. The more I get into this whole program the more I am finding that what you want to accompish is more about food then it is about exercise and when you do the exercise. I use the workouts to help me with my food. If I do an AM and PM workout then hunger is not an issue for me as I always feel revved up. Working out curves my apetite so it serves me to do it more times.
WRT the Ormon, I always set that puppy for athlete and male to get a good reading. The female one always makes the reading so ridiculous. I have vascularity all over my legs and arms and my abs are popping out yet the female setting puts me in the 22% category. I think the algorithm is off somewhat. That said I find the Ormon very consistent so whatever setting you decide to use if you stick to that it will serve as a gauge for whether you are trending upwards or downwards. That is the important gauge.
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Thanks for the tip on the Omron, Karla. I'll ask them to set it on male athlete next time. I have a ton of veins or whatever all over my arms and legs, too. I was getting a little concerned about the sudden appearance thinking it was yet one more aging issue, but then I read a discussion on someone's log with Natalia's reassurance that veins are good.
I'm off to the gym to do my last Stage 3 workout finally. I'll probably take a few days off making this more or less a rest week and begin Stage 4 next week.
Barbell Romanian Deadlift/Bent-over row
Set 1 55/6 Sets 2-3 60/6
Partial single-leg squat
Sets 1-2 20e/6 Set 3 25e/6 Wide-grip lat pulldown
Sets 1-3 60/6
Back extension
Sets 1-3 35/6 YTWL
Sets 1-3 4e/6
Swiss ball crunch
Sets 1-3 16 overhead/6 Hip Flexion
Sets 1-3 on ball Lateral Flexion
Sets 1-3 Prone Jackknife/6
Prone Cobra
Sets 1-3 90s
HIIT - Swimming - fast laps alternating with slow laps ~20 minutes
When I tried 70 lbs on the lat pulldown, it pulled me out of my seat! I tried 5e with the YTWL, but cannot maintain good form. The other day I was getting dressed in the bathroom which I don't usually do, and I saw something odd in my reflection. Then I realized what it was...I actually have pecs! Little but pecs!!
On a side note, there was a whole passel of guys doing deadlifts today. Kind of a macho man who can lift the most contest. Lots of noise hooting and hollering and banging as the weights were dropped onto the floor. One guy had 8-45 pound plates on the bar. 405 lbs. Whew. It was a little distracting, but I just did my thing...
The other day I was getting dressed in the bathroom which I don't usually do, and I saw something odd in my reflection. Then I realized what it was...I actually have pecs! Little but pecs!!
I bit the bullet and decided to jump right into Stage 4 today. I decided to do only 2 sets with maximum weights possible to start with. Is that the rationale of the choice of 2 or 3 sets?
Stage 4-1-A July 5, 2008
Warm-up: 3 minutes on treadmill
Front Squat Push Press - I did it! I finally can do these. The gym I went to today has preloaded bars so I used the 40 lb bar to try this move out. I moved down to the 30 to save the left shoulder.
Set 1 40/8 Set 2 30/8
Step-up Set 1 10e/8 Set 2 15e/8 Dumbbell One-point Row Set 1 15e/8 Set 2 20e/8
Static Lunge, Rear foot elevated Set 1 15e/10 Set 2 20e/8 Push-up Set 1 Bench/4 45/4 Set-2 45/8
Question: Are your arms supposed to be straight throughout the wood chop or can you bend them in between. I'm bending like I would if I was swinging an axe (since it's named wood chop after all) - split many a load in my day. Anyway, let me know. Thanks!
Hey - congrats on starting Stage 4. I've been having so much fun working around outside so I've decided that I'm going to take my maintenance week over the next week. The weather forecast looks good, and there's plenty to do, so it seems like as good a time as any. Hopefully someone else can answer your wood chop question (I substitute for it). You might try posting in the forum to see if someone can answer your question.
Hope you're not too sore tomorrow. In theory it shouldn't be quite so bad as before since your body should be used to those movements from Stage 2. Of course, theory is one thing, reality is another!
My take (and there's been some debate) is that a wood chop is for the abs/obliques. So keep the arms straight and use them to create a fulcrum for resistance. Make your core do the work, not your shoulders (my tendency)...
And yeah - 2 or 3 sets - it's your choice. I tried for 3 cuz I'm a masochist, but especially if you're short on time or feeling tired or just doing it for the first time, 2 is great.
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On a side note, there was a whole passel of guys doing deadlifts today. Kind of a macho man who can lift the most contest. Lots of noise hooting and hollering and banging as the weights were dropped onto the floor. One guy had 8-45 pound plates on the bar. 405 lbs. Whew. It was a little distracting, but I just did my thing...
Pauline, I was just waiting for you to say that you outlifted them and they slunk away...
On the wood chop thing, i agree with Bytsi. I looked up in the archives and watched some videos and it seems like the arms are to stay straight.
Thanks for the tips on the wood chop, Bytsi and Celeste! I looked at a couple of videos and remembered I did them with straight arms last time. I'll probably have to go down on the weight next A workout.
I fared pretty well in the soreness department, though my rear is telling me I did squats and step ups!
Today is a rest day for me, though I may work some low impact aerobics in for stress relief. If I had a treadmill, I'd walk and read. I'm reading a joint biography of George Washington and Benedict Arnold. It's pretty interesting.
Front Squat Push Press - I did it! I finally can do these. The gym I went to today has preloaded bars so I used the 40 lb bar to try this move out. I moved down to the 30 to save the left shoulder.
Set 1 40/8 Set 2 30/8
Does this mean your shoulder is doing better?
Like always, nice job on your workouts. You've got a lot of red in there.
Ooh, ferocious kitty! What's the title of that Washington/Benedict book? I'm a sucker for history and a complete book whore. I've got a Lincoln book (Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln) staring at me right now I can't wait to dig into sometime this month!
How exactly does your rear "speak" to you? tee hee hee
It somehow tells my mouth to say "Ouch" every time I sit down or stand up!
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Does this mean your shoulder is doing better?
Like always, nice job on your workouts. You've got a lot of red in there.
Thanks! My shoulder is much better than it was but still not 100%.
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Ooh, ferocious kitty! What's the title of that Washington/Benedict book? I'm a sucker for history and a complete book whore. I've got a Lincoln book (Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln) staring at me right now I can't wait to dig into sometime this month!
Nice workouts, too!
George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots by Dave R. Palmer.
That kitty is SO CUTE! I have an orange one just like him, except for the haircut.
Nice to see all that red in the workouts! Glad the shoulder is better.
I know what you mean about liking to walk and read. Sometimes I just do that outside. I don't care what the neighbors think. Of course, if I tripped and fell, THAT would be embarrassing.
George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots by Dave R. Palmer.
Thanks! Looking at it on Amazon right now... Oh, man, that looks good! Added to my wishlist because the 3 bazillion books already on there just aren't enough.
It somehow tells my mouth to say "Ouch" every time I sit down or stand up!
George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots by Dave R. Palmer.
Any potty flopping goin' on?! I was going to request that book name also. I've been really into the Civil War in the last few years, so it's about time I change my focus. Of course I've got all the Sonlight 5 Eastern Hemisphere books to read this summer...
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I know what you mean about liking to walk and read. Sometimes I just do that outside. I don't care what the neighbors think. Of course, if I tripped and fell, THAT would be embarrassing.
LOL!!!!!!!!! I thought I was the only one to do that! All my friends laughed at me when I walked to our book club meeting reading our book (East of Eden) the whole 5 miles. How else was I supposed to get it finished?! Now I know I'm in good company!
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Thanks! Looking at it on Amazon right now... Oh, man, that looks good! Added to my wishlist because the 3 bazillion books already on there just aren't enough.
Amen to that--I just got an Amazon certificate in the mail, can't quite decide what to spend it on, heh heh heh... Do you have an amazon credit card? That helps me not feel so guilty when I get my book fix.
Have you seen the John Adams mini series on HBO? I watched it over the long weekend. It was extremely well done. I will have to look into that book. Now I think I want to re-read the Federalist Papers after watching that series.
Have you seen the John Adams mini series on HBO? I watched it over the long weekend. It was extremely well done. I will have to look into that book. Now I think I want to re-read the Federalist Papers after watching that series.
Yes, we just finished watching the John Adams mini series. I also thought it was well done. One thing that struck me when both watching the series and reading the book I'm reading was how important humility is for great men/women. I think it is difficult for someone without humility to be a truly great leader.
Warm up - 5 minutes on treadmill, BW squats, side lunges, reverse lunges with twist, inchworm, deadlift 45/8.
Wide-grip deadlift from box Set 1 65#/8 Set 2 75#/8 Set 3 80#/8
Bulgarian Split Squat Sets 1-2 25/8 Underhand-grip lat pulldown Set 1 70/8 Set 2 65/8
Reverse Lunge from box with forward reach Sets 1-2 15e/8 Dumbbell Prone Cuban Snatch Set 1 5e/8 Set 2 10e/8
Swiss Ball Crunch Sets 1-2 Long-Arm/8 Incline Reverse Crunch Sets 1-2 BW/8 Swiss Ball Side Crunch Sets 1-2/8 (OK, I held each of these out for 2 seconds at the top because I didn't re-read the instructions and was dying at the end...)
Prone Cobra Sets 1-2 120s
I stopped after the Prone Cobras and a good stretch for time constraints. I planned to do HIIT at the pool, but it's thundering and raining (hooray for rain) so I will make a trip to the gym to do HIIT tonight. I plan to do 3 mph walk for 2 min and 7 mph run for 1 min, etc.
Yes, we just finished watching the John Adams mini series. I also thought it was well done. One thing that struck me when both watching the series and reading the book I'm reading was how important humility is for great men/women. I think it is difficult for someone without humility to be a truly great leader.
I wish those in power would feel the same!! Those leaders back then seemed much more humble. It amazed me that even with the differences that Adams and Jefferson had, they still had the best for the country in mind.
I'm enjoying Stage 4 because I can concentrate more on the workout without wondering how in the world to do things! I also feel a lot stronger this time around...may be just psychological but I like it!
I'm glad to hear that as I'll be starting it next week. I thought it might go better (really didn't like it in Stage 2) because I would at least be familiar with the moves.
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