Not Going Gently into Perimenopause: Part NROL4W

[nutbar]

You still alive and kicking?

[Willie]

Originally Posted by nutbar

You still alive and kicking?

Diane, I think Tracey is at her kidlet's college graduation.

Tracey, I hope you had a fun week, and congrats to your daughter. Where is her next adventure taking her?

[DanceDiva]

I am the proud mother of a Duke alumnus who, having decided she is tired of school, is delaying her plans to go to medical school. She found a job during the fall semester. Stuff already moved and apartment found.

my heart is front row left

[Willie]

Tracey,
Congratulations! Your daughter is beautiful, and sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders (it's no wonder, considering from whom she spawned!).

Glad you are back safely, just in time for the nice weather.

[foodfromafar]

Congratulations!!!! Beautiful daughter!

[realcdn]

Originally Posted by DanceDiva

I am the proud mother of a Duke alumnus who, having decided she is tired of school, is delaying her plans to go to medical school. She found a job during the fall semester. Stuff already moved and apartment found.

It's probably as good a time as any to take a break. Once she starts med school she'll have no life. Although this is just as good a time to throw a few clothes in a backpack and head off to see the world. I had a friend who did it before starting to work. I envied her choice a lot.

[DanceDiva]

Thank you all for your kind words. I gave you all the short version of my trip (there was definitely some highs and some lows).

Anne, I'm just really enjoying that my daughter is having the chance to explore many more things than I did (because she is making better choices). She is truly just the coolest kid. I'd like her even if she didn't belong to me. My husband call her me refined.

Workout-related activity I got up to when I was away:

• Thursday: Hotel Gym. 15-minute interval session. Treadmill. 1 min fast/2 min slow. Followed by Wide-grip lat pulldown, BW Bulgarian squats, hanging leg raise.
• Friday: Hotel Room. FitTV routine Body Sculpt Routine. 1st 20 minutes. Used filled coke bottles for weights.
• Saturday: Hotel Room. FitTV Total Body Sculpt with Gilad: Abs, Thighs, Triceps & Back. ~ 22 min. Used filled coke bottles for weights. FitTV Namaste Yoga: Heart Opening.~ 22 min.
• Sunday: Dorm. Moved boxes down 2 flights of stairs to pack van.
• Monday: Storage. Moved boxes out of van into storage space.

[DanceDiva]

Workout Summary: ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS WORKOUT. Really made sure to warm-up (see below). Still amazed at how well I did on negative chins. And that I actually liked the 10 sets of 2 lat pulldowns. That barbell split squat definitely woke up my booty and hamstrings muscles. I hope I like workout B as much as this one.

Workout Start Time: 7:45 p.m.
Workout Length: 1 hour 2 min (including 19 minute warm-up)

WARM-UP

• 3-minutes stationary bike then in room: curtsy squats; side lunge touch ground then twist; walking hip circles; walking hamstring stretch; walking quad pulls;walking warrior 1 with twist; front, side, circular arm/back stretches; Y squats; cat & cow; bridges; fire-hydrants. Was sweating when finished. Just really wanted to make sure I was warmed up for this workout (especially back).

WORKOUT: NROL4W STAGE 6, WORKOUT A

A: Negative Chin-up:
Protocol: come down as slow as possible
Setup: Used the squat rack with supports in highest peg and a low step stool to get up then kicked it out of the way.

1. BW x 10 sec down
2. BW x 15 sec down
3. BW x 15 sec down

All sets got arms all the way straight and no swaying.


B: Underhand-Grip Lat Pulldown:
Protocol: down as fast as possible, 1 sec pause, 4 sec up

1. 80 lbs x 2 reps
2. 90 lbs x 2 reps
3. 90 lbs x 2 reps: Getting harder. Hands/forearms tired
4. 90 lbs x 2 reps: Ditto
5. 90 lbs x 2 reps: Ditto
6. 100 lbs x 2 reps: L. hand almost lost grip
7. 100 lbs x 2 reps: Harder to pause @ bottom
8. 90 lbs x 2 reps: Forearms tired. Stretched between sets
9. 90 lbs x 2 reps: Ditto
10. 80 lbs x 2 reps: Felt easy

Alternating sets
C1: Barbell Split Squat
Protocol: All reps one leg in front then the other in front all reps

1. 55 lbs x 10 (started with L. leg forward first)
2. 45 lbs x 10 (started with R. leg forward first)

Both of these sets were metabolically stimulating. And I started to fatigue

C2: Push-ups
Protocol: Floor. 1-sec pause at bottom

1. BW x 5 reps. 30-sec Rest. BW x 4 reps
2. BW x 4 reps. 30-sec Rest. BW x 3 reps

This was supposed to be no pause and 10 reps per set. However since 2-second pause is required for next workout, I figured I'd just start the pausing now. Glad I did especially since I couldn't do all 10 reps. All sub-sets of reps failed at next rep bottom.

COOL DOWN
Came home and did Cathe Stretch Max: No Equipment Stretch (22 minutes).


ALBUM OF THE DAY:

Purified by Cece Winans

AFTERS
Ate dinner and when finished logging this workout, will take a bath.


MUSCLES BEING FELT: Hands, forearms, GLUTES, HAMSTRINGS, quads, hip flexors, upper back. During stretch, each foot cramped when pointing toes. Ignored and kept pointing & cramp subsided.

[stingo]

Nice to see you back and back at it. Would you be able to fill in you push-up set with push-ups done from knees?

Congrats on your daughter's graduation - she looks a lovely young woman.

[dillytl]

Congrats to your daughter - she is GORGEOUS!!!!

[LWilson212]

Congratulations Tracey! I haven't had time to check out the pic at home but hopefully tonight.

I'm excited for you starting stage 6. It looks fun.

[nutbar]

Glad to have you back! Your daughter is beautiful! I think it's great she's taking a break before med school. (Is it just a break or is she reconsidering med school altogether?)

Originally Posted by DanceDiva

Anne, I'm just really enjoying that my daughter is having the chance to explore many more things than I did (because she is making better choices). She is truly just the coolest kid. I'd like her even if she didn't belong to me. My husband call her me refined.

That is so cool. I see so many people that seem to not actually like or enjoy their children and it makes me sad. I just don't understand it.

[Willie]

Originally Posted by nutbar

That is so cool. I see so many people that seem to not actually like or enjoy their children and it makes me sad. I just don't understand it.

I was just thinking the other day, that I absolutely love hanging out with my Dad. And I was laughing, because I used to dread it ("oh God, what will we talk about?!?"), and now, we can't shut up, and don't have nearly enough time together.

Your daughter seems lucky to have a great role model

[chickdiver]

Congrats to your daughter. Is she thinking of Duke for Med school as well? A very good friend of mine runs the Human Simulation Lab at Duke Med.

[DanceDiva]

Originally Posted by stingo

Nice to see you back and back at it. Would you be able to fill in you push-up set with push-ups done from knees?

Congrats on your daughter's graduation - she looks a lovely young woman.

Thanks for the congrats -- she is lovely.

You know, I must have really got with the program because it didn't even cross my mind to go to my knees. I guess I could have tried an angled push-up, but that didn't cross my mind either.

Originally Posted by dillytl

Congrats to your daughter - she is GORGEOUS!!!!

Thank you kindly. No smilie?

Originally Posted by LWilson212

Congratulations Tracey! I haven't had time to check out the pic at home but hopefully tonight.

I'm excited for you starting stage 6. It looks fun.

Thank you too. I loved that workout. When I completed the negative chins, I was cheering. I didn't know that I would be able to do all 3.

Originally Posted by nutbar

Glad to have you back! Your daughter is beautiful! I think it's great she's taking a break before med school. (Is it just a break or is she reconsidering med school altogether?)

My kids lived through my going back to school (necessity after D-I-V-O-R-C-E [like my Tammy Wynette?]), so I discussed with her that going back later may make it harder due to other obligations. She then told me that she has a backup plan -- if she meets a guy she wants to marry, she'll go to nursing school, get her degree, maybe work a while, have her babies, raise her babies, then go to work. We then had a discussion about life not being linear and about adaptability.

That is so cool. I see so many people that seem to not actually like or enjoy their children and it makes me sad. I just don't understand it.

DITTO.

Originally Posted by Willie

I was just thinking the other day, that I absolutely love hanging out with my Dad. And I was laughing, because I used to dread it ("oh God, what will we talk about?!?"), and now, we can't shut up, and don't have nearly enough time together.

Your daughter seems lucky to have a great role model

I would have loved to have had time with my dad as an adult. He died when I was 16 and he 36. At that time, I hadn't gotten to the point of realizing my parents were people I could talk to. I think that has a lot to do with how I interact with my children. I've got my flaws; however, I always let them know that even in my mistakes, I always tried to act in their best interest.

Originally Posted by chickdiver

Congrats to your daughter. Is she thinking of Duke for Med school as well? A very good friend of mine runs the Human Simulation Lab at Duke Med.

Welcome, chickdiver. Thanks for the congrats too. My daughter was thinking of attending Duke for med school. All the schools she applied to have medical schools, and her intention (when she was considering colleges) was to complete all her studies in one place.