Does this log make my ass look fat?

[nutbar]

Thanks, everyone, for stopping by to cheer my silly self on during these workouts!

/mushy-gushy, emotional chick-like crap

More shoveling and rocking today, finished off with an hour or so of allium planting. I should be finished with that area tomorrow so I'll present you all with a little garden porn (a.k.a. rubbing winter into the faces of the northerners).

Originally Posted by Natalia

Good numbers. You got me beat on pull-downs...dang.

It's not as good as it looks on "paper". LOL I do the pull downs (and seated rows) on the BowFlex with those stupid "power rods", not real weights. I seriously doubt that 100# of stupid rods is equal to 100# of weight plates on a cable machine.

Originally Posted by stingo

For some reason I envisioned you moving these rocks to a big scale, painting their weight on them and moving them back to their original position before moving them where they had to go.

I did! Well, sort of. Another one of hubby's Rainman qualities is his ability to estimate the weight of solid things, such as metal and rocks. (He's amazing. I should sell him to a circus.) I picked up a few of the smaller ones, "Hey, Bonehead, how much does this one weigh?" then show him a big one and ask, just to get a general range of what I was lifting (and sometimes dragging, flipping, and generally cussing into place).

[nutbar]

NR4W, Stage 2, Workout B, 2 of 4

Warmup: Several more hours of moderate outside work preceding the "official" workout here. About half of ADW from PBD, plus FSPP 5 x 45#.

Front squat push press 2 x 10 x 55#. I probably should have moved the weight up more for the second set but I'm still not really confident in this move yet.

Step up: 2 x 10 x 30#. Sucketh.

DB 1-point row: 2 x 10 x 20#e. All is well on the 1-point row front.

Static lunge, rear foot elevated: 2 x 10 x 40#. Geez freaking Louise! I knew this was going to suck again so I went and got my Shrek action figure, set him up where I could look him in the eye while doing these, and proceeded to tear Mr. Cosgrove/Shrek a new one while doing these. It helped.

Push up: 2 x 10 x BW. More sucketh. I felt so weak doing these today and didn't get the depth I should have.

Plank: 1 x 30/15/15, 1 x 35/15/10. Much better with the proper pelvic tilt. Ditto here like with the push ups -- felt weak.

Cable horizontal wood chop: 1 x 10 x 90#, 1 x 10 x 100#. The stupid BowFlex is going to be flying across the house one of these days. I finally got it set up good so I can do a decent woodchop but I still have to hold it down with my closest foot.

No HIIT today. I need the rest.

Notes:

1. My hands are both so beat up right now (open blisters, cuts, splinters, etc), it's really hard to grip anything without pain and oozing.

2. I'm so tired and sore from the combination of the last workouts and all of my outside spring chores, I'm just plain exhausted. I might up my calories some more (averaging about 2200 right now) to see if that helps.

3. I've had this stupid crick back in my neck for a week now and it's irritating the everloving snot out of me.

4. My $5 back-alley hooker's elbow has also been bothering me for the past few days.

5. I'm falling apart, piece by saggy piece.

/whine

Bonus: We sometimes use old tires for planters here and there. We have tons of the things in all sizes, from normal car size to big ol' honkin' tractor types. As I've been moving those (sometimes with dirt in them, sometimes not) around the property over the past week, I keep thinking about how some people actually pay money to flip tires as part of a workout. I should open up a Redneck Fitness Center. The city folks would be fighting to pay and work out here.

[Natalia]

Originally Posted by nutbar

Bonus: We sometimes use old tires for planters here and there. We have tons of the things in all sizes, from normal car size to big ol' honkin' tractor types. As I've been moving those (sometimes with dirt in them, sometimes not) around the property over the past week, I keep thinking about how some people actually pay money to flip tires as part of a workout. I should open up a Redneck Fitness Center. The city folks would be fighting to pay and work out here.

there you go, Diane. Then you will finally have time for the real workouts

sorry to hear about your aches and pains...

[LadyNoir]

Originally Posted by nutbar

4. My $5 back-alley hooker's elbow has also been bothering me for the past few days.

Hehehee *snort*

[Susan4]

Redneck fitness center? Woot! Sign me up

[LWilson212]

Hey Diane-

You are not falling apart lady - you are just getting better!

BTW - since you are doing TNT, if you like taco stuff, the taco skillet recipe Jane posted is awesome. I made it last night and it kicked ass!

[dillytl]

Originally Posted by nutbar

Bonus: We sometimes use old tires for planters here and there. We have tons of the things in all sizes, from normal car size to big ol' honkin' tractor types. As I've been moving those (sometimes with dirt in them, sometimes not) around the property over the past week, I keep thinking about how some people actually pay money to flip tires as part of a workout. I should open up a Redneck Fitness Center. The city folks would be fighting to pay and work out here.

LOVING this idea!!! Sign me up, too!!!!!

[nutbar]

Thanks for the recipe heads-up, Leah!

NR4W, Stage 2, Workout B, 2 of 4

Warmup: Entire ADW from PBD, followed by WGDL 5 x 55#, 5 x 95#, 5 x 135#.

WGDL on box: 1 x 10 x 160#, 1 x 10 x 155#.

BSS: 2 x 10 x 25# plate. Butt cramp!

UH lat pulldown: 2 x 10 x 155#. That's as heavy as my BowFlex goes -- 155# on each side and I have both sides loaded. I guess I'll just have to do them super-slow and drawn-out to increase the difficulty until hubby gets my pull up bar finished. I assume the next step would be negative chin ups?

Reverse lunge from box with fwd reach: 1 x 10 x 20#e, 1 x 10 x 22.5#e.

DB prone Cuban snatch: 1 x 10#e x 7 + 8#e x 3, 1 x 10#e x 6 + 8#e x 4. (Did ya translate all of that okay?) Stupid &@*@!* boobs. So not cool.

Swissball crunch: 2 x 10 x 10# plate on chest, feet elevated on 18" step.

Reverse crunch: 2 x 10 x 10# DB between shins. Ouch on the shins. I need to think of a better idea for next time.


Lateral flexion -- side crunch on Swiss ball: 2 x 10.

Prone cobra: 2 x 75 seconds.

HIIT: Ran up the hill/walked down the hill again -- 4 sets. I bombed at the end so stuck with 4, rather than 5 sets like last time. The goats and sheep find this running up and down past them oh so amusing, usually jeering and snickering. We'll see who has the last laugh when I eat them and their children in a few months.

Notes:

1. I've been starting to forget to eat again. I don't have the problem in winter but, when it starts to warm up and I get outside, I often forget to eat. Not cool. At my worst, I can go for a couple of days before I realize it. So far, the worst I've done this year is maybe 8 hours and it's only popped up in the last two weeks. I need to figure out how to get over this. I make up the calories later, making sure to get in appropriate amounts of protein, fat, etc but that means either oinking down too much at once or staying up even later than usual to add on a make-up meal.

2. I had planned on doing today's workout yesterday but my cold worsened and I just felt like complete crap. So I took it easy and just did a bit of outside work, then did my workout today. I'm feeling better today, like I've finally turned the corner on this small but annoying cold. Just a cough and nasty sinus headache left to deal with.

3. I pulled a foam mattress out of the shed this week and have laid it on top of the (thin, incredibly dense & hard) futon mattress I sleep on. It seems to be helping a bit with the crick in my neck. I'm hoping this is the answer because I really don't want to go back to the chiro every freaking month.

4. I've been on TNT for just under four weeks now so I've started adding a few more carbs back in. Just veggie carbs, though, and I'm trying to keep them centered around workouts for the most part.

Will try to get pics taken tomorrow!

[nutbar]

Time for the monthly check-in.

.............................. .Jan...............Feb........ .....Mar..........Change
Age..........................39.. ............39...............3 9..............none
Height......................5' 10.5"........5' 10.5".......5' 10.5"........none
Weight....................214.5 lbs......207.4 lbs......201 lbs........-13.5 lbs
Bust.........................47".............45"..............44".............-3"
Ribs.........................38.5"...........37".............36".............-2.5"
Waist (navel)............42"..............41"..............39"............-3"
Hips (iliac crest)........46"..............44"..............43.5".........-2.5"
Hips (thigh joints)......45.5"............44"..............43"...........-2.5"
Thigh, right...............27"..............26.5"...........26"............-1"
Thigh, left.................27".............26.5"............26"............-1"
Bicep, right...............14".............14"...............13.5".........-0.5"
Bicep, left.................14".............14"...............13.5".........-0.5"
Calf, right.................16"..............16"..............15.5".........-0.5"
Calf, left...................16"..............16"..............16"............none

Now, the pics.

07Jan2008




02FEB2008



02MAR08



Do not, under any circumstances, admit that you see the crud piled up under the bottom of my fridge. If you do, I'll be forced to admit it and clean it.

[SpacecityPaula]

Definitely can see a HUGE difference in your midsection and back.

[MuscleMom23]

WOW! YOu totally lost that back flab!
PS I know you clean under your fridge cuz it's different dirt in all the pics LOL! I like the little handprints on fridge too. Reminds me of home LOL!

[gardengirl447]

You're looking great! Major changes! Keep up the great work!!! Rock on!

[LoriAnne]

WOW! Huge changes in your body-you are looking great!!!! Obviously, the workouts are treating you great. What wonderful update photos!

[Susan4]

Hot cha cha!!! Great work gal! Keep it up.

[nutbar]

Thanks, everyone! I'm pretty happy with the changes so far but I still wish they'd happen quicker!

Originally Posted by MuscleMom23

PS I know you clean under your fridge cuz it's different dirt in all the pics LOL!

Ooh, good point! I think from now on, I'll just jam my foot under there and rearrange the crud, rather than wasting my time & energy cleaning it out just to get new crud under there 30 minutes later. What a great idea! LOL

[missjane]

Nice work, Diane! TNT is treating you right!