Pullups/Chinups Anyone?

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Hey ladies!! How is everyone doing?

Briee, Sooooooooooooosan where ya been? Whatcha up to these days?

Joanne, I bet your still hanging ;)

Today I did SB with KPC abs and this evening did pullups. 12 total in sets of 3s & 2s. I may try some more later.

I am finding I am at that mental sticking point again. For some reason my reps have dropped and I can not get them back up. It's like "I've fallen and I can't get up" LOL!! I feel it's mostly mental. Must work on that!!

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Hi Catherine-

Yes, I am still working on holding up over the bar. And, yes, I do much better on a day when I haven't worked on my upper body. I'm not sure why your reps have dropped - you are probably right that it is just mental. You are still doing a great job on them. I haven't done KPC abs in awhile. I'll have to pull that one out as I really like that one.

Today, I did PUB chest and some push ups and then about 40 minutes of mixed up step and abs. I'm off today for the Holiday. Yesterday, I went for a jog and I worked on my ATBC - Above The Bar Chins :)

Joanne
 
Joanne, good w/o!!! Keep hanging ;) Glad you got the day off!!

I did heavy upper body today and it felt good. Followed it up with IMAX 2 intervals 6-10.

Bench:
warmup 20# DBs 6 reps 30# DBs 8 reps
75#- 5,4,4,4,4, & 2
Pec Flyes: 25# DBs 6,6, &6
Barbell Row: 75# 6,6,6 & 6 (alternated under and over hand grip)
Lat Pulldowns: 80# 6 110# 6,6, & 6
OHP: warmup 15 # 6 reps
(2) 25#DBs- 5, 5, 4, 4 & 4
Skull Crushers: 20# 4, & 2 18.75# 6,6, & 6
Biceps: 22.5# DBs- 5,5,5, & 4

Increased wt and or reps on everything except pec flyes. So I am pretty happy with that.


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Catherine-

How long does that upper body routine take? How often do you work your upper body?

Joanne
 
Catherine-Do you have a favorite upper body Cathe workout or do you usually do the above routine. I'm one of those that loves cardio so weight work is always a struggle with me. You have great strength! Sorry for all of the questions. Thanks.

Joanne
 
Joanne, I used to do Cathe upper body all the time. About 5-6 months ago I started doing my own version of upper/lower body split. I am gradually trying to increase the wt that I lift. It has worked well. I love S&H, Pyramids, & the GS workouts. But I have seen a good increas in strength with what I have been doing and will keep at it for a bit more. I will vary it some. When the new w/o come out I am sure that I'll give them a try and work them in somewhere. My goal is to do 2 upper body w/o and 2 lower body w/o per week- 1 heavy and the other light-heavy. I try to get at least 3 days of cardio. I love lifting wts :)

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Catherine-

A-jock does the same as you - does her own routine for weights. She, like you, has great arms and great strength. I may give this a try. I do notice when I do PUB, which is my favorite, I pause it a lot and lift at my own pace and I kind of like it quiet.

Joanne
 
Hey chinners...I'm coming back soon!!! Just had a crazy wild month. Am doing lots of walking running and yoga (where's Soosan when I say things like that!). With a few weight workouts thrown in. Catherine, your workouts are amazing. Joanne...I'm glad your asking questions? I want to hear the answers too!! Have a great day guys!

Briee
 
Almost forgot the most important part....did a set of 8 chins this morning - thought I might have lost all my strength, but a little is still there:) . That's all...gotta go run!!

Briee
 
Guess I didn't really hear anyone else :p

Today I did heavy legs. DH's shoulders were bothering him for no reason, but he said he'd help. I let him off the hook on the 100# calf raises :+

Squats: warm up 50# 1x10, 60# 1x8
heavy set: 85#- 6,6,6, & 6 (last week did 4x6 & 1x5 so 1 rep better)
RDLs: warm up 60# 1x10 80# 1x8
heavy set: 100# 6,6,6, & 6 (same as last week, still need more plates for BB to go higher x( )
Bulgarian Squats: (2) 20# DBs 6,6,6,6 (last week did 3x6)
Plies: 50# 12, 12, & 12
Calf Raises: 60# 2x35

I am hoping to do some pullup later. Ready for a nap right now LOL!!

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Catherine...you are doing so well!!!

I'm here to encourage you to get a cage for those squats. A squat rack is nice, but with a cage...you get the squat rack built in and you squat right in the cage and if you should "lose it" so to speak there is another safety catch at the lower end to catch the bar. AND the best part is...you get a pullup bar to boot. You can't have too many pullup bars!! There are a million and ten other uses as well!!! You bench press under it and again there is a low end safety so you don't ever "choke" your self with your bar. Just a few thoughts. I got one at MC sports when there was a big sale (there's always a big sale) and I seem to remember it was around 300 - so I sold my "multigym" thing that I never use and bought the cage which is ALWAYS used. Then you can safely squat REALLY heavy and not need dh:7 :7 :7 . Not that you don't NEED him;) ;) ;) There are SOME things a cage can't do}( }( }( .

Briee
 
Hey Briee, Thanks!! When I say squat rack, what I really mean is a cage. Just for the very reasons you mentioned. Right now we don't have room for one x( If I could get rid of some of this blasted furniture-who needs a couch anyway :7 :+ :7 So Briee, what do you squat??? Inquiring minds want to know :D

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>who needs a couch anyway

Exactly, now you're seeing the light. I would sooner give up my kitchen for the weight room. Although lately it's been more of a yoga studiox( x( x( .

How much do I squat??? I'll never tell. }( }( Which reminds me that I haven't done squats in a LONG time. I've been running. People are even calling me a "runner". Now, for the record, that can never happen. But honestly...I'm enjoying running now. NEVER thought I'd say that. Yoga and running....I think I'm having a midlife crisis. :p :p :p And I really need Soosan to help me through this - oh where oh where is she. (and if she reads this - we are still praying for your dear mom!)

Hey Joanne - big waves to you too. We must get back to weights - you and me both. Catherine can lead us on!!!

Briee (okay, my squats are usually between 90-99#) It's amazing how much heavier you can go on a smith machine - BUT I still like the cage where you need to stabilize the weight and therefore can't do quite as much. But hey....my weight right now is around 108 - I'd like to get to that much so I can say I squat my own weight:7 :7 :7 !! You're doing amazing Catherine - I love to see your weights posted!!!!!
 
Briee, you crack me up!! We have plenty of room for a cage, just too much stuff!! Your squat #s sound pretty darn respectable :eek: Thanks for your kind words!! I am gradually trying to increase my wt and paying attention to form. I really need to work on my flexibility more. It's just darn hard fitting it all in x(

Running and yoga. Sooooooooooooosan would be so proud (still also praying for DM)
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Wow-I feel like I missed so much in the last few days.

Briee-glad you are back. You are soooo funny with your above posts! I love to run too! I ran a 5K yesterday and next Saturday I am running a 5 mile with DD's next Saturday. I'm a little nervous because I haven't been running more than 3 or 4 miles.

Catherine-thanks for answering all my questions. Now, what the heck is a cage :eek: Also, I have been saying the same thing to my hubby about getting rid of the couch down in the area where I work out.

Joanne
 
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