NROLFW: Day 1 on June 14th

[poppypixie]

Or is it upper back? Lower back = bad but upper back is fine. Well, not fine but nothing to worry about.

[Flyingdogs]

Originally Posted by poppypixie

Or is it upper back? Lower back = bad but upper back is fine. Well, not fine but nothing to worry about.

Well i don't know about that. I've had upper back issues too.

I guess you need to learn to interpret your body's signals. Good pain vs. something-is-screwed-up pain.

Speaking of something-is-screwed-up pain, I managed to fall down some stairs last weekend and twist my ankle. I haven't done squats or lunges all week.

I'm gradually rehabbing it but it's going to take a lot of careful attention to good pain vs. making-it-worse pain.

[LancelotsLover]

I've had some lower back pain after deadlifts and squats, but I don't think it's bad pain, it's more erector muscle soreness due to those muscles being underused in the past. I had been rounding my back at the bottom of squats, and have lately corrected for that, and now I get the soreness. I am assuming it's not anything to worry about, but now I don't know. When people say "lower back pain is bad" what sort of pain do you mean? Mine has been abating after 24-36 hours.

[hazeldazel]

I think there's a difference in lower back pain that is omg-what-did-i-do pain versus my-lower-back-got-a-workout soreness. I noticed just regular soreness all over my back (lower back too) on the first couple days of the program but it didn't get worse as i bent over or did anything (i.e. no spasms or cramps) and it quickly went away. Just keep concentrating on your form, don't try to lift with your ego and all's good, y'know?

[wonderwoman]

Oh yeh...it was the "good" pain; my upper and mid back muscles. But I do agree that you need to watch out for all pain signals and figure out if it is serious pain. My dad tried pulling something heavy out of a truck at work once, hurt his back but ignored it, went to sleep, barely got out of the bed, drove the work, and could not get out of the car. After that, he was literally out on his back and my mom had to care for him.

And I am sorry to hear about your ankle sprain, FlyingDogs. But you are a CHAMP and will be squatting 100lb in no time

[wonderwoman]

Week 1 ends and Week 2 begins.

How was it you say.......WELL....

First, I am a fitness book junkie and ordered Afterburn (which I can pick up from my apartment today) and would soooo love to do it. But I won't. Gotta stick this out. Afterburn I & II will be next. Can someone hear the song "I Bringing Sexy Back"?? I know I can. It will be back next year BABY!! WHOOOHOO!

Meals:
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For the most part, I did okay BUT I did have an allergic reaction which totally put me under the weather but I tried my best to get the calories in on those days. My next goal for meals this week is to eat less beans (LOL!) and find more compact foods with more calories. I look like am 9 months pregnant when eating all this food, so I will stick with healthy options, of course, but find something that has the same size but more calories. Also, is someone willing to be my personal chef??? I LOVE to cook but sometimes, I just want a break...hee-hee! Oh well, I'll get used to it. One meal and one workout at a time. Patience my young padwon....

Workouts:
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I enjoy them! Not too bad. I feel like I am actually DOING something. I'm breathing heavy, my heart rate is up, unlike when I did isolated muscle workouts. Don't think I will ever do another bicep curl. Workout B is the toughest for me and I need to monitor my form on the step-ups as my knees are a little shabby. I look forward to the last 2 workouts in Stage 1 to check my progress.

Overall:
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You gals are great and certainly encouraging and watch out for everyone, so I do certainly appreciate it. This mornings weigh-in showed minor weight-loss and the body fat was the same. But, I will get my OFFICIAL bodyfat results in 3 more weeks when I go for the BodPod. As mentioned in other posts, having a bodyfat measuring scale is great, but the results could be off when water is put into the equation amoung other things. But I'll keep using it A co-worker told me yesterday that it looked like I was losing weight (I've been hitting the gym for the past few weeks) so that was cool!

Looking forward to next week and will be taking my next set of pictures tomorrow. Scary...very scary...LOL!!!! I am tempted to not share the photos until the end of the first phase, but we'll see.

What's up next for today??? After I eat the rest of my second meal, I am off to the gym for Workout B....my new best friend...hahahahhaha!

[stingo]

This looks an awful lot like a training log?