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12-24-2007, 09:46 PM
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Human Pogo
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Merry Christmas! If I could drive I'd be knocking on your door with a hungry look in my eye! You have beautiful girls and a perfect tree! Hang in there because we are all praying for you. So have a great Christmas and and a wonderful year!
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12-25-2007, 10:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Missouri
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Merry Christmas!
However I bet you have a white Christmas, while we stare at sun and 50's *grumble grumble*
Oh well!
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12-25-2007, 11:23 AM
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Leeeebril
Join Date: Sep 2006
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merry christmas, Julie. Thanks for giving so much of yourself on here.
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12-25-2007, 11:26 AM
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Peltznickel is one of Santa's "helpers." Dressed in furs and a little strict. He helps Santa carry toys, but also keeps a bundles of sticks to leave for the bad kids. He keeps his sack handy to scoop up the worst kids and drag them off. A German-American tradition in your region of the country. Merry Christmas.
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12-25-2007, 03:05 PM
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OMG Its a workout!
Join Date: May 2007
Location: YEAH!!! I can still do 95 lbs DLs
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Merry Christmas Julie. I hope you and your family have a joyous New Year!
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12-25-2007, 09:24 PM
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On the manga bandwagon
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sugar Creek, MO
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Merry Christmas, Julie. Ditto what Tina said!
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12-26-2007, 12:35 PM
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PEELEing :o)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Connecticut
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Awww ... thanks guys! Our Christmas was magical ... the girls were so good and were appreciative of everything ... we had a nice day.
Had a great workout this morning ...
Warm-Up: Jacks, Mtn Climbers, Squat/Stand, Lunge Matrix, Cat/Dog, Downward Dog
Complex: 1x5 45# Oly bar: Cleans, Push Press, Squat, BentOver Row, RDL
A: Deadlifts
1x6 95#
1x6 115#
1x3 135#
1x2 155#
1x1 175#
1x1 175# (PR!)
B1: Face Pulls: 15# 2x8
B2: NG Alternating Shoulder Press: 20# DBs 6, 4
C1: Eccentric Chin Ups (2+ sec each): 4, 3
C2: Push Ups: 4, 3
D: 16kg KB Swings: 2x10
Feeling good about the DL number ... I had never really pushed it to find my max. It seems that all the programs I have done have deadlifts for 8-15 reps, so I never went higher than 90# mostly out of fear. So this was good. I might have been able to go higher, but didn't want to risk an injury. It felt good.
I've finished reading NROL4W ... looking forward to starting it ... T-12 days!
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12-26-2007, 05:49 PM
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Mistressing the Chin-Up
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UConnJulie
A: Deadlifts
1x6 95#
1x6 115#
1x3 135#
1x2 155#
1x1 175#
1x1 175# (PR!)
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Very nice, Julie!
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12-26-2007, 07:49 PM
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found my groove
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Missouri
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Congrats on that PR Julie! I've felt exactly the same way about deads. I fear injury more on that exercise than any other. Chris says on my break from HELL we are going to play with one rep max on some things...
mel
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12-27-2007, 08:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Massachusetts
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Victoria
Very nice, Julie!
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Good job Julie! It's that New Englander in you that fuels your strength.
I like deadlifts. They're one of my better exercises right now. I haven't done any 1 rep max's lately, but I am insipired by you.
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12-27-2007, 04:30 PM
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PEELEing :o)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Connecticut
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Thanks guys! There is nothing like deads to make you feel strong!!!
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12-27-2007, 09:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SE Wisconsin
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Great job on the deadlifts Julie -- you rock!
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12-29-2007, 08:47 AM
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PEELEing :o)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Connecticut
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Thanks Lance!
Today's workout ...
Warm-Up: Jacks, Mountain Climbers, Squat/Stand, Squat Prying, Cat/Dog, Thoracic circles, Down Dog
Complex: 45# Oly bar 1x5 each: cleans, high pulls, front squat, snatch, good morning
Workout:
A: Overhead Squat 45# oly bar 5x5
B1: Inverted Row BW 3x8
B2: Single Leg Squat off 16" Step BW 3x8 each
C1: Reverse Shrug BW 3x8
C2: Single Leg RDL 12kg KB 3x8 each
D1: Upper Body Step Walk Over 4" Step BW 3x8 each
D2: Crunch on Swiss Ball BW 3x20
I'm a shaking wet noodle. Good stuff!!
Getting my act together for the start of this challenge. Food will be the biggest obstacle. I have gotten into a bad habit of carby snacks before bed -- ACK!!!! No wonder I'm so fat!!! 
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12-29-2007, 09:50 AM
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found my groove
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Missouri
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You said carby snacks before bed and that really rang a bell for me. Before HELL, that is exactly what I was doing too. I have noticed some huge benefits from cutting them out and I am really hoping I can make myself stay away from them when I'm done with the program.
The biggest benefit....I am sleeping so much better. I don't know if it is the lack of grainy carbs or the massive amounts of protein, but I've only been needing 6.5 hours of sleep to be fully refreshed, and the sleep I get is so much more quality. Before, I needed 7.5, and still would wake up feeling groggy. Another benefit of cutting out those grains, much less gastro issues. I feel like a factory that went Green or something. How do you feel when you eat more carbs? Maybe I just don't process them well.
At any rate, I know you can make the food work. You are such a determined, strong person, and food is a small obstacle compared to many of the things you deal with daily.
mel
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12-29-2007, 12:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
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Hey Julie,
haven't been in here for a while but I am so glad you are on a program and making gains. Great DL numbers, keep it up
I will be popping in here more often over the holidays and catch up
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12-30-2007, 10:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Massachusetts
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Hey Julie,
Keep up the good work-outs. I hear you on the late nite snack thing. Lately, I have hooked onto a very small scoop of Edie's low fat raspberry vanilla with chocolate chips as my treat. I feel guilty eating it. I'm not getting fat per se, but I feel like I should knock it out completely for a while.
Snowing here! Yay. Keep up the good work though, nice OHead squats, single RDLs too. Shaking wet noodle that makes me laugh for some reason. Oh yeah, it's late.
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