Getting back to it (pics)

[localgirl]

thanks
Yeah, I need to get back to doing squats more often.
I need buns of steel ;-)

Squats are freakin' amazing for that.
And there are soo many variations!
And try this : when your working a specific muscle, try to focus on it in your mind. IE: your walking on the treadmill on an incline, think about your booty & how fine it's going to be when all the hard work starts paying off

 

[blueta2]

Mini Update

I've not been burning up the iron at the gym, but I did manage to make it 4 times in a week and went blading as well.
Of course I'm still walking almost every night.

The week before last was sheer hell and I couldn't do anything but rest.
I still need to add more food to my diet. When I feel sick, it's really hard to cook, so I will tend to eat cereal (w/almond milk) and whole grain bread or throw some chicken burgers in the oven.

I do try to make eggs more than not, but lately they've been making me feel sick to my stomach.
If all food came in pill form, I'd be happy ;-)

I've also increased my weight in bench and squats.

todays' work out

bench
85lbs x 3 sets of 10

backrow

90 lbs 3 x 10 (superset this with a 35 lbs bar 3 x 8)

squats

115 lbs 4 x 10

leg press

90 lbs 4 x 15

decline bi curls

20 lbs 4 x 10 (superset these with standing curls 15 lbs 4 x 8)

Tricep pulldowns

85 lbs 4 x 8

flies (db's) 25 lbs 4 x 8

all comments welcome (cept if ATW wants to talk about my soft ass ;-)

 

[Thandie]

Re: Mini Update

I've not been burning up the iron at the gym, but I did manage to make it 4 times in a week and went blading as well.
Of course I'm still walking almost every night.

The week before last was sheer hell and I couldn't do anything but rest.
I still need to add more food to my diet. When I feel sick, it's really hard to cook, so I will tend to eat cereal (w/almond milk) and whole grain bread or throw some chicken burgers in the oven.

I do try to make eggs more than not, but lately they've been making me feel sick to my stomach.
If all food came in pill form, I'd be happy ;-)

I've also increased my weight in bench and squats.

todays' work out

bench
85lbs x 3 sets of 10

backrow

90 lbs 3 x 10 (superset this with a 35 lbs bar 3 x 8)

squats

115 lbs 4 x 10

leg press

90 lbs 4 x 15

decline bi curls

20 lbs 4 x 10 (superset these with standing curls 15 lbs 4 x 8)

Tricep pulldowns

85 lbs 4 x 8

flies (db's) 25 lbs 4 x 8

all comments welcome (cept if ATW wants to talk about my soft ass ;-)

Hopefully if you're feeling better you're able to eat some whole foods. I undersatnd when not feeling good we don't even taste the food. What I do when I'm sick is, try to stick to foods that makes me feel warm and comfy. Whatever it is for you. In my case is warm oatmeal, chicken soup (no noodles), oatmeal pancakes. So, when you feel better you haven't been that far off your diet.
I hope you're feeling better..

 

[blueta2]

Re: Mini Update

Hopefully if you're feeling better you're able to eat some whole foods. I undersatnd when not feeling good we don't even taste the food. What I do when I'm sick is, try to stick to foods that makes me feel warm and comfy. Whatever it is for you. In my case is warm oatmeal, chicken soup (no noodles), oatmeal pancakes. So, when you feel better you haven't been that far off your diet.
I hope you're feeling better..

thanks

I eat whole foods, but just not enough. I'm a very healthy eater just have trouble with my appetite.

Oatmeal is always a fav for me though.
What I need is a private chef ;-)

 

[Thandie]

Re: Mini Update

thanks

I eat whole foods, but just not enough. I'm a very healthy eater just have trouble with my appetite.

Oatmeal is always a fav for me though.
What I need is a private chef ;-)

If you need help sorting out a diet, I'll post it..

 

[stilleto]

dont be hating!

RIP

 

[blueta2]

RIP

:-(
I was thinking of him when I reposted in here

 

[RachelEFC]

I'm sorry I missed this thread before and I wasn't here to give you any kudos or support. A few things I noticed after seeing your initial thread before everybody else's responses

no muffin top...
still very great shape after not making it into the gym hardly and being sick
and how old are you? not 40+?

sounds like you're doing a good job in the gym, the amount of weight you're doing for chest seems pretty solid, but your legs not at that level quite? You mentioned that you have difficulty with the buttocks... one of my favs is difinately alternating forward stepping lunches with a barbell, somewhere between 20 and 50lbs depending on your ability at the time with reps of 15 on each side. And as everybody has said, squats will be your friend... I have particularly made great friends with the Smith Machine, as I like pushing myself but haven't had a workout partner in a while.

 

[blueta2]

I'm sorry I missed this thread before and I wasn't here to give you any kudos or support. A few things I noticed after seeing your initial thread before everybody else's responses

no muffin top...
still very great shape after not making it into the gym hardly and being sick
and how old are you? not 40+?

sounds like you're doing a good job in the gym, the amount of weight you're doing for chest seems pretty solid, but your legs not at that level quite? You mentioned that you have difficulty with the buttocks... one of my favs is difinately alternating forward stepping lunches with a barbell, somewhere between 20 and 50lbs depending on your ability at the time with reps of 15 on each side. And as everybody has said, squats will be your friend... I have particularly made great friends with the Smith Machine, as I like pushing myself but haven't had a workout partner in a while.

Hey Rach, thanks for the support. I'm a lunge girl myself. I love doing them right after I squat. I just need to be very consistant with them.
I won't use the Smith though, too restricting for me and not a natural range of motion.

And yes, I'll be 42 in 2 months. The mid life muffin is there, that pic does not show it enough

I believe it's more about hormones than lack of fitness though.

If I can be well enough to be consistant, I'll post more pics in like a month or so.

 

[Latamier]

Wlecome back. View the site daily even if you are just reading the days new posts. This by itself will help you stay motivated.