See Jane in a Bikini

[dillytl]

Great workout!! And how thoughtful of your co-workers!!! Mine woulda brought me cake anyway, just so THEY could eat it!!!

[missjane]

Yes, they were thoughtful, so I figured a few hours of fruit wasn't so bad after all! Much better than cake!

[gizmogirl]

Hiya Jane! It was really nice of them to bring you fruit for your birthday. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to getting to know you in the Challenge.

giz

[mel]

Happy Birthday Jane!

mel

[missjane]

January 9, 2007
NROL4W Stage 1 Workout B (1 of 8)

Deadlift
15 x 55
15 x 60
(Will try 65 next time...these start out easy, but those 15 reps are killer!)

Superset
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
15 x 10
15 x 10

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
15 x 35
9 x 40, 6 x 30
(I shouldn't have upped the weight for the 2nd set and had to back down)

Superset
Lunge
2 x 15 x BW
(Concentrated on form and getting good, deep lunges before I move onto adding weight)

Swiss Ball Crunch
2 x 15 x bw
(Will add weight next time)

Finished off with 4 intervals on the treadmill.

Good workout! And, I managed my pre- and post-workout protein shakes ala TNT Plan A.

Eating has been right on plan and I am cooking up a storm tonight to get things planned in advance. This weekend Spring Semester starts so I need to be prepared for school ALL day on Sunday and have lots of stuff packed that doesn't need heated up.

[dillytl]

Nice workout - and good job on the food prep! Being prepared is KEY to success!!

[stingo]

Hi Jane -just wanted to check in on you - looks like you're doing great (as expected). It's probably too early to tell, but, I'd be interested to hear about differences between the workouts in NROL and NROL4W.

[missjane]

Originally Posted by stingo

Hi Jane -just wanted to check in on you - looks like you're doing great (as expected). It's probably too early to tell, but, I'd be interested to hear about differences between the workouts in NROL and NROL4W.

So far -- very similar. Stage 1 feels like break-in from NROL, except we will progress up to 3 sets and we will decrease our reps from 15 to 8 at the end. 16 workouts total. In looking at future stages, there seems to be some twists thrown in there....I'm going to go thru all 7 stages, so it should be interesting!

Thanks for checking in -- the accountability really keeps me going!

[stingo]

Yes, there seems to be more progression built into the programs - but that's only from a cursory look at some of them (since I'd given away/sold the two copies I had) since I just got the book from amazon today.

[Victoria]

I'm finally making the rounds...Hi Jane! I'm so glad to see you hitting your log and the weights again. Your first two NROL4W workouts look solid. Keep up the good work!

Oh...and happy belated B-Day! I'm sorry you were feeling a little bad about your SO, but when you feel low, you can always count on us wild and crazy women (and guys, too) here to keep you going!

Best of luck in the challenge....you'll do great!

[nutbar]

Just sticking my head in here to say hi. Happy belated birthday!

[fengshway]

hey miss bikini jane, you are doing great with your workouts.

[missjane]

The dreaded cold I've been trying to come down with is here. My ear was clogged for two days and I guess that was my warning. DAMN! I was going to try and work out anyway, but I don't want to piss off the people at the gym if I start sneezing and/or have to blow my nose. Not to mention, I would feel the same way if someone came to the gym with a cold and spread their germs all over the equipment. Soooo....I'm going to load up with cold meds tonight and hope that by tomorrow night I will feel well enough to go to the gym PLUS it will be empty on Saturday evening. I don't want to miss my 3rd workout the first week of the challenge!

[dillytl]

Sorry to hear about the cold - rest up - lots of vitamin C!

[Victoria]

Originally Posted by missjane

The dreaded cold I've been trying to come down with is here. My ear was clogged for two days and I guess that was my warning. DAMN! I was going to try and work out anyway, but I don't want to piss off the people at the gym if I start sneezing and/or have to blow my nose. Not to mention, I would feel the same way if someone came to the gym with a cold and spread their germs all over the equipment. Soooo....I'm going to load up with cold meds tonight and hope that by tomorrow night I will feel well enough to go to the gym PLUS it will be empty on Saturday evening. I don't want to miss my 3rd workout the first week of the challenge!

Oh, Jane. That stinks. But what's important right now is to nurse yourself back to health. It's a hard truth, but the workouts simply have to weight. You will do more harm trying to ignore the illness and asking too much of your body. In the big scheme of things, it will only be a very short blip. We are in this for the next 6 months (argh...) and one week will not matter. Just get well and don't push it, K?

[Columbus_George]

Originally Posted by missjane

The dreaded cold I've been trying to come down with is here. My ear was clogged for two days and I guess that was my warning. DAMN! I was going to try and work out anyway, but I don't want to piss off the people at the gym if I start sneezing and/or have to blow my nose. Not to mention, I would feel the same way if someone came to the gym with a cold and spread their germs all over the equipment. Soooo....I'm going to load up with cold meds tonight and hope that by tomorrow night I will feel well enough to go to the gym PLUS it will be empty on Saturday evening. I don't want to miss my 3rd workout the first week of the challenge!

I have a cold as well. I found that the liquid Tylenol Multi-Symptom Cold products work pretty well. I have been using the daytime version and the nightime version.

[missjane]

Not too bad for having a cold

January 12
NROL4W Stage 1 Workout A (2 of 8)

Squat
15 x 65
15 x 70

Superset
Pushup - 2x15
(Did these on the Smith Machine Bar)

SeatedRow
15 x 50
15