Dedicated newbie looking for input

[yorkshirelass]

trex thanks for sharing your secret recipe! I tried some hot water, lemon and honey last night as that's all I had really to make a concoction remotely like yours! Though it was soothing on my throat it was a bit blah going down! haha
Zed - I'm pleased to hear from both you and trex that it does no harm to do cardio with cold as I'd always thought the opposite, and with 2 little ones in the house I've always got a cold at one stage or another so this means they'll have less affect on my training.
You're dead right they kick ass - my arse is quite sore this morning!! Legs feel heavy. I don't think we'll be carrying a huge weight, but definitely some. Water, food, hat, gloves, waterproofs, shorts if it gets hot, first aid pack, torch............. so worth training with some resistance on the machine I think? In your opinion is this a good machine for training for this specific challenge? It's what the guys at the gym suggested was the best?
Feeling grotty as hell this morning, but I've got a few hours before my normal gym time to pull round.

 

[yorkshirelass]

Managed the gym for 30 mins but that was it - I was spinny and coughing, and there's definitely crap on my chest now too, so it was just a quick back/chest sesh and out again.

Hammer curl row machine 50kg (110lbs) x12
Incline db chest press 12kg each side (26lbs) x12
Super set x4

BB Chest press 20kg (44lbs) + bar x12
Db one arm row 24kg (53lbs) x10
Super set x3

Flat DB chest press 12kg (26lbs) x12
Lat pulldown 45kg (99lbs) x10
Super set x3

That's it - bit gutted, but what can you do when you're ill. It's evening here now and all day long I've been struggling to keep my eyes open. Had a really good nights sleep last night but still, I'm exhausted.
I take lots of extra vitamins and fish oils etc - is there something I could take to help with energy levels do you guys think? I've just started Thermobol by Maximuscle and thought the amount of caffiene in that would help but no!
Any thoughts?

 

[zedhed]

trex thanks for sharing your secret recipe! I tried some hot water, lemon and honey last night as that's all I had really to make a concoction remotely like yours! Though it was soothing on my throat it was a bit blah going down! haha
Zed - I'm pleased to hear from both you and trex that it does no harm to do cardio with cold as I'd always thought the opposite, and with 2 little ones in the house I've always got a cold at one stage or another so this means they'll have less affect on my training.
You're dead right they kick ass - my arse is quite sore this morning!! Legs feel heavy. I don't think we'll be carrying a huge weight, but definitely some. Water, food, hat, gloves, waterproofs, shorts if it gets hot, first aid pack, torch............. so worth training with some resistance on the machine I think? In your opinion is this a good machine for training for this specific challenge? It's what the guys at the gym suggested was the best?
Feeling grotty as hell this morning, but I've got a few hours before my normal gym time to pull round.

yorgy if you are managing to put resistance on a climber you are doing dam good chika! Yes that is the idea machine for you. That is what the pro climbers here use all the time.
Hey what the hell is grotty feeling? LOL never heard that befor sista...

 

[dmk777]

Hey yorky how y feeling ?, sorry tried to check in earlier been busy at work night shift wkends errrrr!! Haha. Never mind I'm off for a wk hols with me partner well deserved if I say so myself! Lol.
Well hope you feeling betta I see everyones looking after you bless them !

Donna

 

[zedhed]

Managed the gym for 30 mins but that was it - I was spinny and coughing, and there's definitely crap on my chest now too, so it was just a quick back/chest sesh and out again.
Hey yorgy love the way you say things chika...teasing you.

Hammer curl row machine 50kg (110lbs) x12
Incline db chest press 12kg each side (26lbs) x12 I know you can do more here sista.
Super set x4

BB Chest press 20kg (44lbs) + bar x12 here too sweety.
Db one arm row 24kg (53lbs) x10
Super set x3

Flat DB chest press 12kg (26lbs) x12yup here too..
Lat pulldown 45kg (99lbs) x10
Super set x3

That's it - bit gutted, but what can you do when you're ill. It's evening here now and all day long I've been struggling to keep my eyes open. Had a really good nights sleep last night but still, I'm exhausted.taks a nap hunny. Your bod telling you it needs it.
I take lots of extra vitamins and fish oils etc - is there something I could take to help with energy levels do you guys think? I've just started Thermobol by Maximuscle and thought the amount of caffiene in that would help but no!
Any thoughts?

Not familiar with these products, when do you take them and what are they supposed to do?

 

[yorkshirelass]

Pleased to entertain you with my choice of words Zed! lol
Ok will concentrate on pushing the weight up on the chest - it is very weak compared to my back hey!
The thermobol is a fat burner, taken on empty stomach x3 daily. It's bitter orange peel, caffeine, L-Tyrosine, green tea extract,cayenne, Black pepper and a few vitamins thrown in too. Energy burst and fat mobilisation are the things it's meant to help with. I've only just started them.
Oh how I wish I could nap when I feel like Zed - I love sleep and given the chance I wouldn't need telling twice! Unfortunately with two preschoolers who only go to nursery for a couple of hours every morning, I just don't get the opportunity to.
Feeling a tiny bit more awake today than I have been the last week though. Got an hour of cardio in yesterday (35mins climbing) and 2 hours Zumba this morning. Back to the weights in the morning yay!!

 

[zedhed]

Yes chika you do entertain nicely.
Love your log on here sista!

 

[yorkshirelass]

Legs / Glutes this morning
ATG squats 20kg +bar x12, x10, x8, Feet together squats x12, x10, x8
leg press 140kg (305lb) +machine x15, x15, x15, x10
Leg extension 50kg (110lb) x15, x12, x12, x8
Standing ham curl single leg 25kg (55lb) x12, x12, x10, x8
Hack squat machine 85kg (187lb) x15, x15, x15, x12(failure)
Cable kickbacks 25kgs (55lb) x20, x18, x15
Glute pushback 55kgs (121lb) x10, x10
Abductors 105kgs (231lb) x30,x30,x20
Adductors 105kgs (231lb) x30,x25,x20
Seated Calf machine 50kg (110lb) x25, x25, xfailure


Still not well, chesty cough and knackered.

Finished with 20 mins climbing on Summit trainer, and could barely walk out of the gym!!

Why is it I can press over 300lbs but squat barely any weight at all? Zed?

 

[trex74]

Legs / Glutes this morning
ATG squats 20kg +bar x12, x10, x8, Feet together squats x12, x10, x8
leg press 140kg (305lb) +machine x15, x15, x15, x10
Leg extension 50kg (110lb) x15, x12, x12, x8
Standing ham curl single leg 25kg (55lb) x12, x12, x10, x8
Hack squat machine 85kg (187lb) x15, x15, x15, x12(failure)
Cable kickbacks 25kgs (55lb) x20, x18, x15
Glute pushback 55kgs (121lb) x10, x10
Abductors 105kgs (231lb) x30,x30,x20
Adductors 105kgs (231lb) x30,x25,x20
Seated Calf machine 50kg (110lb) x25, x25, xfailure


Still not well, chesty cough and knackered.

Finished with 20 mins climbing on Summit trainer, and could barely walk out of the gym!!

Why is it I can press over 300lbs but squat barely any weight at all? Zed?

I'm not exactly sure, but I would guess it is because you are braced against something for the leg press, and because the leg press uses your quads mostly (depending on foot positioning). Back squats fire up your posterior chain which is often weaker than your quads ( a lot of people are quad-dominant), and the squats also make you use your stabilizer muscles as you are not braced.
Zed? I'm curious too.

 

[yorkshirelass]

Thanks Trex - that does make sense. I am definitely quad dominant so that could be it.
Also, since I've been thinking about it, I think psycologically I have a fear of getting stuck, and maybe that's making me think I couldn't go heavier on the squats. I can feel it, and feel I've worked my legs, but not to failure like everything else by a long shot. Looking back at my leg day training it kinda seems like I'm using squats as a warm up and daren't add enough weight for it to actually be true work!
I think I need a spotter for a couple of sessions to push me through this, to take away the fear feeling and see what I can actually lift.