*****Chinning-Lets Get Serious*****

Morning, the problem with the left shoulder and neck are still there but not nearly as painful as when I woke up yesterday. Kids are off from school today so I got to sleep in a bit :D:D:D:D:D:D:D.

Superset A
Incline DB Press
6/6/6 - 41's
One Arm Rows
6/6/6 - 52's ***Lowered the weight a bit, because I was worried about my shoulder and neck***

Superset B
Chin ups
8, 8, 5/3 **Up 2 on second set and up one on last set***
DB Chest Press
8/8/8 - 41's **Up 1# each***

Superset C
Close Grip Pushups
25/20/20 ***my upper body is ehausted by this time so these are not going well, arms and chests are shaking trying to get through them:p***
Rear Delt Raise
10/10 - 16's
10 - 15's **felt a little pain in the left shoulder so lowered the weight***

Then interval cardio at a 45/90 ratio for six rounds using Amy's ASC 1 powerups.

Also think I am fighting a bit of a cold, sneezing like 5x a day, nose is always stuffed by morning, and I am just so tired!
 
Linda, wow on those numbers with a sore neck!!! You chins numbers are great!! That stuffy head/sneezing thing-I've had it for two months now :confused: Mines just darned allergies.

I just finshed 1/2 of SZ and weighted chins. I am happy with my numbers considering how much I've been slacking. I did them with 10#: 5 sets of 4/2 (both numbers are with wt second one with light band). So total of 30-- 20 unassisted/10assisted. Hope I didn't wear myself out too much before my KB session :eek:
 
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Wow!:eek: That is a lot of chins!:eek::eek: Great job! Right now, due to my lousy eating, I am at the heavier than I have been in a long time, so I figure right now all my chins are weighted :p! Enjoy that KB workout!
 
SheWolf said:
Wow!:eek: That is a lot of chins!:eek::eek: Great job! Right now, due to my lousy eating, I am at the heavier than I have been in a long time, so I figure right now all my chins are weighted :p! Enjoy that KB workout!
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LOL!!! Wt gain does make those chins harder :confused:
 
Hey, Catherine, did you start a new thread or am I not the only one that has been MIA?

Eating has been going well as far as the sweets, but I did stumble a bit on the carbs this weekend and I had a late snack last night.:p But i am determined to get back on track. I really need to get this weight off. It so depressing to put on a pair of jeans that use to be too loose and now they are too tight.:eek::eek:

Anyway, had a good workout this morning:

Superset A
Static Lunges
6/6/6 - 43's
SB Roll Outs
10/10/10

Superset B
RDL's
8/8/8 - 125#
DB Push Press
6/6/6 - 33's

Superset C
DB Squats
8/14/14 - 43's ***I realized after the first set that it was suppose to be 12 reps, so I added 2 to the next to sets***
SB Jackknifes
15/15/15
Side Planks
3 X 45 sec hold.

Then interval cardio at a 20/40 ratio doing suicides!
 
Hey Linda!! Good job on the no sweets. I had an off weekend so to speak. Not too bad, but increased carbs and even dessert :p

I did workout pretty hard though so that cancels out the eating right?

I have a headache this morning. I am planning an upper body this afternoon with some pullups if I am up to it.

Have a great day!!
 
I did my upper body this evening. It's been 2 weeks since I have done an upper body specific w/o. I did pullups for back work. I haven't done a pullup in over a month :eek: I sucked!! 3/2, 3/2, 2/2, 2/2, & 2/2. Not gonna worry about it, just gonna work on it ;) After upper body I did All Step.

No sweets today!!!!! :p:D
 
:eek::(Not a good eating day foe me:eek::( No idea what happened, but I am just going to stop now and not make matters worse. I will not turn this into a free-for-all.

Nice job on the workout Catherine, your pullup numbers aren't that bad. You did a lot of sets!
 
SheWolf said:
:eek::(Not a good eating day foe me:eek::( No idea what happened, but I am just going to stop now and not make matters worse. I will not turn this into a free-for-all.
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Good for you Linda!! Too many times I just throw my hands up and say "well I've already messed up so I might as well indulge!!"
 
Okay, I didn't end up doing that well, because I did give in and have some ice cream later.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:. But I have been known to do worse damage than that when I've blown it. That was actually pretty good since there are three shopping bags of candy in my house from Halloween. I didn't touch it. Will do better today.

This morning was Amy's In The Ring. It was one of the premixes doing combos 1,3,2,4 then med ball intervals 1-4, took about an hour. It went on to do combined combos, but I ran out of time. My carpal tunnel in my right arm is bugging me, I wake not being able to feel my hand.
 
Hey Linda!! I guess it's just you and me again LOL!! Been there done that with the eating. And we still have a TON of halloween candy :confused: I did have some over the weekend. But I am trying to do good during the week.

I did Rhythmic Step this evening. Tomorrow I will be doing Lauren's KB w/o.

Oh and I noticed that I can see more definition in my upper abs since I've been doing the bells!! I sort of have a 1 pack LOL!! Too bad the lower abs have so much fat over them- they'll never show!!
 
Eating was good today, well except for a few of DD's fries, but at least it wasn't sugar. Which is my addiction! I did buy some lean dessert protein to get me thru the rough times:p.

Congratulations on the Abs, Catherine. Any progress is good!:D Yeah, I guess if I hadn't joined you this thread would have crashed and burned too.:p
 
Debbie(fitnessfreak) and I were talking about how hard we push ourselves when we train and are always playing around with getting injured. So we have decided to modify our training in that were are not going to keep adding more and more weight. Focus is on form.

Okay today was the first day of rethinking the training. Most everything went down in weight. Oh and I subbed close grip bench presses for the close grip pushups, I think this one of the things bothering my carpal tunnel.

Superset A
DB Incline Press
6/6/6 - 40's **down from 41's***
DB Rows
6/6/6 - 50's ***down from 54's, funny, it didn't feel any lighter?***


Superset B
Chin ups
8,8, 6/8 ** Got one more!***
DB Chest Press
8/8/8 - 40's ***down from 41's***

Superset C
Close Grip Bench Press
20/20/15 - 60# ***started w/ 65# but made 10 reps on first set and knew I couldn't go further.
Rear Delt Raise
10/10/10 - 12's **down from 15's, something really fatigues my shoulder before I get here.***
Also on the CG BP it's suppose to be 25/25/25 so I am thinking of dropping the weight further to get the reps, I just read that high rep work is suppose to be good for tricep definition.

Then interval cardio at 40/60 ratio using Amy's power ups from ASC 3.
 
Linda, I think what you and FF are doing is a good idea!! I stopped doing DB overhead press because of shoulder issues. Now I can oh press a 26# kb with no problem- go figure. Great job on your chinups.

I was gonna do some pullups after my w/o this evening. After I got done I was like- yeah right!! I did Lauren Brooks kb w/o. I fast forwarded through the early circuit rest periods. By the time I got to the end I needed that rest LOL!! Now my tushie is sore :eek:
 
Sounds like a good workout! Yes, Debbie and I decided we will still lift heavy, but just not be in such a huge rush to keep adding more and more weight. Actually, I think if I could keep my eating clean and lean out, I'd find I have all the muscle I want!:p
 
Today will be a rest day. I may do some stretching, but that should be it. Tomorrow I will do chinups and some cardio in the am and have a KB session tomorrow afternoon with Katie!!

Linda, I think you have plenty of muscle and you don't have to look to far to find it!!

LOL, I look in the mirror sometimes and see cuts and others I am like "uh, where'd the muscle go?" I know lighting and shadowing makes a difference, but it's frustrating when you are trying to get a certain look!!

 
Today I did 4DS LIS cardio x2. Kept waking up last night not being able to feel one or the other of my hands. It was so annoying!!!:mad:

I hear you on the definition. Sometimes I am like "oh yeah, looks good" Then other times it's like "where did it go?" Thanks for the compliment, but I really do need to get rid of this extra weight I put on recently. Funny, how I'd love to be back to the weight I was before, that I was never happy with when I was there.:p

Oh I keep forgetting here that picture I had taken back in the spring:
 

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Thanks Catherine. Again I would love to get back there, everything looks a little to soft right now!

Okay, here's the funny thing....I am lowering my weights to be senseible,bbbbbuuuuttttt ...THEY AREN"T FEELING ANY LIGHTER!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Superset A
DB Static Lunge
6/6/6 - 40's ***down from 43's***
SB Roll Outs
10/10/10

Superset B
RDL
8/8/8 - 120# ***down from 125#**
DB Push Press
6/6/6 - 30's ***down from 33's***

Superset C
Squats
12/12/12 - 100# ***This is actually up, because I got my squat rack back and switched from DBs 43's to the BB.***
SB JackKnifes
15/15/15
Side Plank
3 x 45 sec. hold.

Getting really bored with the cardio routine so today I did 20 minutes of 4 DS BC through to drill 9.
 
Never got around to doing my chins today:eek: Will do them tomorrow!! I did have a good KB session with Katie though :)

Linda, good job on the wt work!! I so miss doing heavy leg work :( But I must work on some issues before I try that again. Interesting that the lighter wts don't feel lighter. Do you think it's because you are focusing more on form?
 
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