Exchanging nicotine for NROLW!

[smellyarmpitsarehot]

Hi,

I am starting week 3 of the NROLW. I didn't know who Alwyn was nor did I enjoy going to the gym. I teach yoga and have been eating a vegan/raw lifestyle on and off for several years. (this is code for "I was starving") My boyfriend gave me the book for Christmas and I was rebelling against for awhile. I decided to give it a shot and I am pretty impressed so far. I started charting my eats starting today on Fitday and logging my workouts. Here we go!

Workout A, 1

Squats:
8/15
10/15
10,15

45 deg push ups: bw/30

Seated Row:
30/15
40/15

Step-up:
10/15
10/15

Pr-Jack:
bw/45

Workout B, 1

DL:
30/15
50/15
50/15
50/15

Shoulder Press:
10/15
15/15
20/15
20/15

Lat Pulldown:
50/15
60/15
80/15
80/15

Lunge:
8/15
10/15
12/15
15/15

Swiss-Ball Crunch:
60

Workout A, 2

Squats: with bar
8/15
40/15
50/15
50/15

push ups: bw/45

Seated Row:
70/15
80/15
80/15

Step-up: with bar
25/15
30/15
35/15

Pr-Jack:
bw/45

Workout B, 2

DL:
40/15
70/15
70/15
70/15

Shoulder Press:
20/15
20/15
25/15


Lat Pulldown:
80/15
85/15
85/15

Lunge:
15/15
20/15
25/15


Swiss-Ball Crunch:
60

Interval Training - 20 minutes

Workout A, 3 - Sick today! Boo
Squats:
10/15
20/12
20/12
20/12

t push ups: bw/24

Seated Row:
80/15
90/15

Step-up:
20/15

Pr-Jack:
bw/15

Workout B, 3

DL:
50/12
80/12
80/12

Shoulder Press:
20/12
20/12

Lat Pulldown:
90/12
85/12
90/12

Lunge:
25/12
25/12

Swiss-Ball Crunch:
60

Interval on Step machine - 18 minutes

I am noticing that I am getting stronger, however my legs are not fitting as nicely into my pants. Any suggestions as to why this is...now writing all the workouts down I can see that I have been increasing my weights alot...and I have been doing more reps than is suggested...hmmm. Any thoughts??

[smellyarmpitsarehot]

Stage 1 - B4

I have felt really low on energy this week. Getting over some kind of cold. I started charting food progress on fitday and realized I was not eating enough, which is probably why I got sick.

DL :
warm up
60/8
80/12
80/12

Shoulder PressB
25/12
20/12

WLP:
85/12
95/12

Lunge: DB
25/12
25/12

Sit up:
BW/40

Feelin stronger!

[JorgenMan]

Welcome! Good luck, and have fun!

[beach_plums]

Welcome and good luck.
Several people here have been discouraged by their legs getting bigger/pants getting tighter. If I remember correctly, it's because you're likely holding water. You might want to search through some of the training logs and the NROL4W forum a better explaination of this though.

[Silly Sally]

Originally Posted by smellyarmpitsarehot

I am noticing that I am getting stronger, however my legs are not fitting as nicely into my pants. Any suggestions as to why this is...now writing all the workouts down I can see that I have been increasing my weights alot...and I have been doing more reps than is suggested...hmmm. Any thoughts??

Welcome!

Drink more H2O, and persevere.

[smellyarmpitsarehot]

Thanks guys! I am so stoked! I wish ever woman alive knew about lifting and eating and how harmoniously they go together

[gregl515]

Welcome! You will see lots of support on this site.

[smellyarmpitsarehot]

Had a great workout yesterday. I tried the squat rack for the first time and dang was it hard. After the workout I went into the dry sauna and then the wet sauna for some TLC. It was awesome. Any suggestions on how I can intesify my prone jacks?

Stage 1:A5

Squat:
Wu: 75/8
w/B:
80/10
80/10
w/DB: 30 each
60/10

Seated Row:
95/10
100/10
100/10

Step up:
w/B
50/10
DB:30 each weight
30/10
30/10

Prone Jack:
BW/30

[missjane]

Do your prone jackknives look like this?

YouTube - Swiss Ball Prone Jackknife

[smellyarmpitsarehot]

hmmm. no. Thanks for the video. what i was doing resembled an inchworm scooting on a ball.