I opened the first page of my log in a separate window and copied the URL. Then I edited my signature, and typed in Training Log. Then I highlighted that text and clicked on the hyperlink icon (the globe with a chainlink in front of it), and pasted the link from that other window into it and clicked ok. Then I saved my changes, and since then the link's appeared in my signature. Does that help?
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And so it begins... I just went through the exercises with the woman who runs the gym. It's going to be a hell of a month. Still, I was happy I could reach the chin up bar (while standing on a bosu ball) so I could actually do the hanging leg (well, for me it will be knee) raises. I don't see the explosive pushups lasting through the first set, so I might switch to knees on the floor when I can't do the full ones any longer. Any variations that would mimic the explosive pushup would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Tom
No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
And so it begins... I just went through the exercises with the woman who runs the gym. It's going to be a hell of a month. Still, I was happy I could reach the chin up bar (while standing on a bosu ball) so I could actually do the hanging leg (well, for me it will be knee) raises. I don't see the explosive pushups lasting through the first set, so I might switch to knees on the floor when I can't do the full ones any longer. Any variations that would mimic the explosive pushup would be appreciated. Thanks.
I am sooo excited to follow you!!! Good luck there stingo! Awesome reaching the chin bar. *sighs, dreaming*
And so it begins... I just went through the exercises with the woman who runs the gym. It's going to be a hell of a month. Still, I was happy I could reach the chin up bar (while standing on a bosu ball) so I could actually do the hanging leg (well, for me it will be knee) raises. I don't see the explosive pushups lasting through the first set, so I might switch to knees on the floor when I can't do the full ones any longer. Any variations that would mimic the explosive pushup would be appreciated. Thanks.
It looks like you're all set to go! Good luck with FL-III!
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Hanging Leg Raise 1x10, (1x8, 1x2 - grip gave out)
Notes:
Holy @#%^!
Even though I used REALLY light weights in the 2nd giant set, I still got my butt kicked. Still, as a first workout it went better than the initial workouts for the other routines, so I still feel as though I'm making progress.
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Stingo, what if you did the explosive pushups (not on knees) for as many as you can, then finish out the set with LD's suggestion of using the Med ball? That way you are still working those pushups.
Great start...those reps look killer!!!
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Thanks everyone, the encouragement is very much appreciated.
Victoria, I had thought about doing the med ball slam as LD had suggested, and went through it with the woman who runs the gym. But for whatever reason during the workout doing the pushups from the knees seemed right. (It was also suggested to me to do them from the bench, but I could just see me missing the bench or slipping due to fatigue.) I ended up doing two sets of regular pushups and two sets pushups from the knees.
In hindsight, I can see how training is very much a mental activity as well as a physical one. Doing 3x15 isn't a whole lot different from doing 4x12 when you add up the total number of reps, but it's psychologically different. Still, some progress was made with the weights I chose - for example the deadlift - I started at 100lbs - I think in Fat Loss I I started around 80 and Fat Loss II, maybe it was 90. Could I have moved that up a bit more? Probably, but not knowing how I'd react to the second giant set caused discretion to be the better part of valor. (Plus with a lot of exercises hitting the lower back, I wanted to be careful not strain it.) That said, I'll have to get better at managing the weights between the sets, so I don't go deliberately lighter in the 2nd set. Even though go light in my mind I still felt wiped at the end, so I did get a workout in the 2nd set, just not the most optimal one. I'm willing to chalk that up to the learning curve.
If anyone has any experience with FL3, particularly the 2nd set's weights, I'd love to hear it.
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DOMS has been evident this weekend, mainly in the top back of my legs (which I attribute to the deadlifts from the box) and the ends of the pectorals nearest the shoulders (thanks to the explosive pushups I think). So it must've been a good workout. It will be different not having to keep track of changes every couple workouts, since the sets and reps and rests don't change in this routine.
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Looking over the B workout in Fat Loss III, I think I'm going to be ok. Exhausted, but ok. For some reason the workouts which start with the deadlifts have been the most difficult. In this case it was A because of the addition of new variations on exercises: the explosive pushup (which to be absolutely honest means me getting my hands half an inch off the ground but not my feet) and the deadlift from the box - both of which, as noted in the previous post were responsible for the return of the DOMS. The hanging leg raise at the end (also new) is the coup de grace.
The B workout seems like it will be better, but not by much. I've done all the exercises in it before, so that's a plus. Barring unforeseen circumstances, I hope to get B1 in this afternoon.
As a side note, yoga returns to the gym which I think I will give a go to again.
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Thanks Egham, yes it basically has, though I can still feel it if I move my legs or chest muscles a particular way.
Oh a note on the oatmeal front... I experimented over the weekend with making curried steel cut oats, and I really like it. I used a spice mix that was originally developed for making curried poached eggs, and it seems to work really well. (But then again I love curry so...) So, using the recipe on the back of the Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats bag, I put in 3 cups of water and the following spice bill, bring it to a boil, then take it off the burner, and add 1 cup of steel cut oats, covering it for 15 minutes.
1.5 tsp ground coriander
1.5 tsp curry powder (I've been using mild, but might experiment with hot next batch)
0.5 tsp ground turmeric
0.5 tsp ground cumin
0.5 tsp salt
0.25 tsp ground pepper
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Tom
No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
Great start to FL-III Stingo! I'll be curious to see how this goes for you -- I've considered doing FL-III a couple of times, but haven't yet. DOMS - I love 'em and I hate 'em.
Not sure oatmeal is something I would want to eat curried, but to each their own
Looking good on the Workouts Tom.
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Thanks Egham, yes it basically has, though I can still feel it if I move my legs or chest muscles a particular way.
Oh a note on the oatmeal front... I experimented over the weekend with making curried steel cut oats, and I really like it. I used a spice mix that was originally developed for making curried poached eggs, and it seems to work really well. (But then again I love curry so...) So, using the recipe on the back of the Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats bag, I put in 3 cups of water and the following spice bill, bring it to a boil, then take it off the burner, and add 1 cup of steel cut oats, covering it for 15 minutes.
1.5 tsp ground coriander
1.5 tsp curry powder (I've been using mild, but might experiment with hot next batch)
0.5 tsp ground turmeric
0.5 tsp ground cumin
0.5 tsp salt
0.25 tsp ground pepper
Nice job on starting FL-III!! Kudos to you ... if you want to see someone's log who did it, try for Ninja's ... I think he did it over the summer.
Curried steel cut oats? Sounds good!! I love steel cut oats because they are not mushy like regular rolled oats.
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