Lu's Workout Journal

[fitoverforty]

just finished 20 minutes on the treadmill with 8 intervals at 6.8 mph

Awesome Lu! Are you doing HIIT everyday now? How is that working out for you?

I'm eating 2 biscuits of Weetabix as I write topped with walnuts, organic fat free milk and a dolop of honey - yum!

Okay, I must find this Weetabix!

Dead Lifts - 130 lbs!!!!!!!!!! 3 x 5 - New record for me

You are a POWERHOUSE Lu!! You go girl! I'm exhausted after reading your workout!

[ldematto]

Awesome Lu! Are you doing HIIT everyday now? How is that working out for you?

I am ! I'm trying to anyway - since I'm combining Cardio and Weight Training I want to make the most of 15-20 minutes and trying to make it work with spending time with Jean. Course I'll still do weight training every other day - need that recoup time.

I'm thrilled that I am able to do HIIT again - hamstring finally healed and bumps and bruises are starting to go away. I no longer look like an abused woman! Ha!

I'm so excited about increasing weights with deads! Like Bonnie said we all have our areas of focus - For her to use 35 lb DB's for presses amazes me as much as your HIIT!

This long weekend is going to be tough for me......always food orgies not to mention cocktails! I need to work on willpower!
I'm loading up on water sypply and hope I can convince myself that it's the same as the Cosmos everyone else is drinking

[Nokie173]

Dang…. 130lbs for deads…. That’s awesome woman!
You just made me look bad… LoL… I only increase it to 110lbs and think I’ll stick to that for awhile.
I have to make sure lower back can handle it before it gets damage again

I think we all will have tons of problem this coming weekend with “food orgies”
(Why does that sound so kinky? )… Anyways… You can do it Lu!
And if you happen to have a sip or two… it’s ok… we are human!

[ldematto]

Hey Nokie! 110 lbs is nothing to be ashamed of - great job! Especailly if you have any back problems - please be careful, I know I've been taking it slow jsut to make sure I'm doing them right and don't hurt myself!


The only thing that may save me from over indulging this weekend is absolute determination to lose 10-15 lbs before Oct 23rd - especially thunder thighs! But if I slip I know it's human and I'll get back on the wagon the next day! Like we all need to do once in awhile

Have a great weekend - hope you get some time off!

[fitoverforty]

Why Oct. 23rd? special occasion or something? just curious

[ldematto]

Going to Aruba - last year I looked 9 months pregnant - they (all the same people go plus our fav bartenders/waitresses)won't recognize me this year!! I'll just tell them I delivered the baby

Hey Nokie!! Your picture was dark so I didn't notice right away - but I just checked it out in your profile! That's YOU girl climbing rocks!! You look great!!!!! And you are so close to your goal - not that it looks like you need to lose another ounce! Congrats!! I think we need to start planning that cruise now to celebrate!

[Nokie173]

WOW.... Aruba?!?!?!? Didn't you just go on a trip not too long ago?? (ok.. i'm getting jealous.. JK )

THANKS for the Compliment Lu!!!

It was first time rock claiming and I was sooo scared because the other girls that I went with were the skinny ones (you know, easy for them to claim). So, I was afraid I’ll make fiancé & myself look bad but it wasn’t that bad at all… Funny thing was… I was the only one out of the girls that made it to the top to all the walls I claimed. While the other skinny girls couldn’t even make to one wall because they couldn’t pull themselves up…

They asked me, how did I do it? I told them… I’m not sure but upper body strength helped a lot
(oh yeah… all the pull ups & push ups in workouts helped a whole lot!!! )

I guess being skinny and weak is the NOT the greatest … but being fit and strong felt so good!

I feel like I’m soooo close to weight goal yet so far!!! It’s pretty hard right now as I’m not losing same time not gaining (even tho I slacked off a bit) But I’m not stopping now and will continue to aim for it!

[ldematto]

Didn't you just go on a trip not too long ago??

Bermuda was a bonus and practically FREE - friends invited us to visit with them. Aruba we go every year - time share.

I was the only one out of the girls that made it to the top to all the walls I claimed. While the other skinny girls couldn’t even make to one wall because they couldn’t pull themselves up…

I bet you felt like a million bucks!! Skinny and weak is not what we want to be! Congrats! I don't know how I missed your Rock Climbing thread ?!?!?

I feel like I’m soooo close to weight goal yet so far!!!

Maybe you need to revise your weight goal -remember the old "Throw out the Scale" saying! Remember original goal was 150-155 - now I'm thinking 160 might be ok due to muscle weight vs fat weight! You look good girl! You've done a fabulous job!

[swanso5]

just a quickie on the abd/add machine

i can make peace (just) with the abd part but chicks just shouldn't do adduction movements

wide q angle (hips to knees - think knock knees) + weak glutes (most people let alone chicks have them) = an very high risk of tearing an ACL

not saying you'll do 1 but why even bother trying?

a better abduction movement - mini band side steps

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[ldematto]

a better abduction movement - mini band side steps

How do you feel about Sumo Squats?

[ldematto]

Taking today off - will go tomorrow for Cardio and Weights

[swanso5]

not a big fan...the more wt you can lift the more your lower extremity stabilisers have to work...so a sumo squat that uses no where near a back squat wt, will stress the adductors but it's a % of a smaller wt...if that makes sense

there's no need to isolate the abductors or adductors anyway when you can do the exact same thing with squats, lunges and deadlifts

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[ldematto]

Today's Workout

Started with the treadmill, did 3 intervals at 6.8 .@: then steady at 3.4 mph-friend at the gym came over and shared info re a son who dived into a pool and broke his neck. Needless to say intervals ceased. Need some positive thoughts sent their way!

Leg Raises - 3 x 10
Supine bridges - 3 x 10 (hold for 5 seconds)
glute kickback variation- 3 x 10

Walking lunges 2 x 10

Dead lifts-130 lbs. 3 x 5
Sump squats - 5 x 10
Single arm rows - 45 lbs 3 x 5
Reverse lunges- 2 x 10 x 2
Lat pulldowns - 70 lbs. 3 x 5
Shoulder Press - 2 x 8 15 lb DB's

Bench Press 45 lbs 1 x 10

Stretched.

Jean joined me today and did a great job. She's so excited, already feels slimmer! She's eaing well and is enjoying a good workpt!

Ok- Swanso - I'm not giving up deads, lunges or weighted squats - so if I throw some Sumo squats in (BW) between other exercises I should still be ok, right?

[Bonnie]

Omg that is horrific news Hope things will be ok.Your uhhh deadlifts have crept up huh ?..Congrats missy !! Is nice youv'e obtained a workout buddy, personally I just crank ipod.Have a nice sunday

[swanso5]

well you say your training everyday (wts/cardio) and sometimes twice a day and today you have 4 exercises / 105 reps for legs...looking at another overuse injury i feel

you've got to make a plan and stick to it, not add things in when you want to..you can always do them on the next training cycle

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