Husband and wife do TT...mostly husband however!

[Chris D]

Well the wife and I have jumped on tht TT train. Although I post this log elsewhere as well I am going to post parts of it here. I will occasionally post parts of the wifes workout as well. Got questions? Ask and I'll answer!

Turbulence Training: Week 1, Day 1
(doing the Original Turbulence Training Workout)
Warm-up (body squats, pushups)

A1- DB RDL 3x8@50lb
A2- DB Bench Press 3x8@60

B1 – Reverse Lunge 3x12@30
B2 – DB Single Arm Standing Shoulder Press 1x12@30,2x12@25

Intervals – 6 @ 30 seconds hard, 1 minute slow. 3 minute warm up and 4 minute cool down.


Comments:

So comments on today’s workout. I wanted to puke after the first set of Lunges and Shoulder press. Holy cow. Neither of the exercises were that hard, but when I went directly from lunges to shoulder press my traps were tired from holding the 30’s so I had to get the 25’s and they were pretty easy. Perhaps next week I’ll go up in the reverse lunge weight and stick with the 30’s for shoulder press.

DB RDL’s will go up to 60’s most likely and DB Bench Press will probably go to 65’s or 70’s.

Felt really good after the workout. Now lets hope I see the results. Diet is not going to change at this point. Weighed in last week at 204.2. So I’ll be tracking weight and taking some measurements this weekend and some photos as well…which I may post (I’ll warn you so you can put on your sunglasses!)!

Wife's Workout

wife is nearing the end of the beginner program for ladies. Doing quite well, but if I wasn't there 'training' her she'd probably have quit or would be doing whimpy weights!

DB Bench Press - 3x8@25
DB Step-Ups - 3x8@7.5

Kneeling Pushups - 2x12
Stability Ball Leg Thingy - 2x12

Intervals - 4 of them running and 2 with walking in between. This is quite a bit more than what she started out with. I'm hoping by the end of week 4 she'll be able to do all 6 with a jog in between.

Wife hated me while she was working out, but thanked me afterwards. Already starting to see small results here and there (clothes fitting a little bit loser...I've noticed!)

[TrainingGirl]

Originally posted by C. Dorr:
So comments on today’s workout. I wanted to puke after the first set of Lunges and Shoulder press. Holy cow.

Exactly how I felt after my first day of TT.

Good luck to both of you [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Chris D]

Thanks TG. We are going to need the luck. More so for me as I am more into the strength portion (lower reps), right now, than getting lean (higher reps). So if I keep this up for 8 weeks or 12 weeks it will be a total miracle.

[RacerBill]

Welcome to the TT club! Now you guys are finding out just how intense it can be.

Good luck!

[Chris D]

Thanks Dave. Yeah it's a bit more intense that I thought it would be but we will see what it's like after a week! [img]smile.gif[/img] Usually on new programs like this I tend to get that puke feeling for the first couple and then after that I'm fine. Still I'm a bit sore this morning.

[Chris D]

Workout September 15, 2005: Week 1, Day 2
A1 – Squat – 3x8@165
A2 – Chin-ups 8,5+3,4+4

B1 – DB Split Squat 3x10@20
B2 – Ab Curl Up 3x10

C1 – Wide Grip Seated Row 12@110, 2x12@90
C2 – Side Plank

Intervals on the bike

Comments:

A good workout. No pukey feeling this time. I was amazed at how many chin-ups I was able to do despite the fact that it’s been awhile since I’ve done them. I did however have to add some eccentrics. Squats felt really good. I might be able to put those to 170 next week. On the wide grip row, the machine must be done in KG’s or something because this felt really heavy and the wife is doing 120lbs no problem. I’ll have to ask someone.

Did weigh in this morning and I’m up over 1.5 pounds from last week (205.8 for those counting. Last week 204.2). Very interesting. Something to watch.

Wife did have her best workout as well. Moving the weights well and was really into it despite not wanting to get up at 4:50 am!

[Blackjack]

You've got your wife doing TT with you AND getting up at 4:50-am?? I give you credit, you're a better man than I am. Still trying to get my wife just to work out!! Nice job...keep up the good work. TT works...just ask anyone that's tried it.

Ted

[Chris D]

Ted,

Thanks for the props. Wife had to reach rock bottom to get to this point. I made her promise that she'll go through all 20 weeks of it. Watching what she eats is still a challenge, but she's slowly changing. She's running down my supply of whey very quickly...but I'm not complaining. At least she's getting more protein and enjoying it.

As for getting your wife in the gym. It's a hard process and something I wish I could give you advice on!

I hope that TT works as I want to see some results in 8-12 weeks as I have plenty of fat/lard to get rid of! I'll keep sharing as the time goes by.

[RacerBill]

Hey, Chris, great job on those chinups. I think I'll be following you into Original TT when I get done with the beginner stage. I've never done chinups as part of a plan before.

I think it's great that the Mrs. is involved and she's getting into it. Please let her know she has my best wishes. Maybe if you can convince her to post here with you, she might find it motivating to read some encouragement here.

[kuri]

Nice job Chris. Great to hear your training together - working out together can be alot of fun.
Now if you can just get her into MMA Just let her get you in her guard

[Chris D]

RacerBill - Thanks for the props on the chins. I'm hoping that I can get back to my usual form or at least be able to do a couple more each week! They will definetly work the back and the biceps. I think that's where I have got most of my back muscle from. The Mrs. isn't into posting to much. She's still at that stage where she doesn't want anyone to know she's doing it because she's still afraid that she'll fail. If we keep up this working out for 20 weeks and continue on beyond that I know she'll drop all the fat she wants to and be pretty strong!

Kuri, We aren't really training together. I'm sort of her trainer. If she was on her own she'd be sitting on the treadmill/elliptical all day long and going nowhere! I run her through her program in the morning time (5:10 am) and then get mine later in the day (lunch break). But we have started to have a bit of fun lately so like I said I think she's getting into it. As for MMA she's not having any of that. She thinks its a bit barbaric...but I do get in her guard other times. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Workout September 17, 2005: Week 1, Day 3
Warm-up.

A1 – RDL w/DB’s – 12@55, 2x12@60
A2 – DB Bench Press – 3x12@65

B1 – Reverse Lunge – 3x12@35
B2 – DB Single Arm standing shoulder press – 3x12@25

Intervals on Treadmill.

Comments:

Up in weight on almost all of these exercises and no puke feeling. I was really winded after having done the reverse lunge and shoulder press. WOW. But I got through all of them. I think I’ll be feeling a bit of soreness tomorrow. I can probably up the weights in RDL’s and the bench press, but I think I will keep them the same for next week. Maybe!

Shoulder press will go up to 30 if at all possible.

Ran the wife through her workout this morning. She did really good. I think she’s getting into this. We went out bowling last night for a company event and while she was bowling I noticed that she looked a bit thinner on top. Perhaps narrow is the better way to put it. She wasn’t as wide in the back which I think is great. After we left I told her that and she didn’t put herself down which is progress! And this is only after 4 weeks. So we will see what happens after 16 more weeks. And don’t ask what we ate for dinner last night because it was horrible. A cheat meal times about 2 for me! Pizza is a BIG weakness.

[Terry Monk]

Hey Chris, that sounds like you're making great progress. Proud of both of ya. Keep it up. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[TrainingGirl]

Chris...it sounds like you are both doing great. Congrats to both of you [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Chris D]

gymrat, Thanks for the props. We're keeping at it. Slowly but surely.

TG, also thanks to you as well. Hope all is going well for you and you'll be back into the gym on Monday!

[Chris D]

Workout September 20, 2005: Week 2, Day 1

A1 – Squat 3x8@165
A2 – Chin-ups 8, 5+3,3+5

B1 – DB Split Squat 3x10@20
B2 – Ab Curl-Up 3x10 (5 seconds held up)

C1 – Wide Grip Seated Row – 3x12 @90kg
C2 – Side Plank – 6 on each side

Comments:

I’m not to pleased with this workout. I wanted to take the weight up on some of these but when you warm up with 135 on the squat and that feels heavy you know it’s not time to go up! So I did what I did and it ended up about even from last week. I think part of this had to do with doing some of the exercises with my wife this morning, but I am not going to blame that.

Wife went to the first week of a new program. Some new things which put us on an edge, but we got through them. She’ll be sore tomorrow. Need to work on form, but that’s something that will come with time.

[TrainingGirl]

Yeah, you warmed up with too much weight. You should warm up with 50% of your true set weight and then 75% of your true set weight, then move on to the working sets. But being even with last week is still good.

With your wife, work on form before increasing that weight. You always want to make sure she has that down to avoid injury. If my form is off, I will lower the weight until I get it right, then move up.

[Chris D]

Thanks TG. We work on form slowly! It's a case where I don't want to overwhelm her with to many things at once or else we will end up picking at each other. But I am going to make an effort for her to get her form down before we move up in weight anymore.

And she was extremely sore this morning...and it doesn't help that Aunt Flow is visiting either. Guys are pretty lucky in this aspect!