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[quote=GirlyMuscle;1467985]You got it.

musclegoddess65 and I refer to ourselves as cocooning caterpillars/butterflies all the time!

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[quote=musclegoddess65;1468229]OMG here is my butterfly tattoo! stealing![/quote]

She did it! Musclegoddess65 used my butterfly pic as her first tattoo!

[quote=GirlyMuscle;1486457]OK...I'm tired of being a fatass. LOL

Seriously, for every day people I'm not really a fatass but to our world (fitness) I am. I'm spoiled. I want my old lean body back. Enough of this "off season enjoy the summer attitude." Sure, I'm digging the partying and fun but I'm not digging the tight clothes, and thick smooth look. yuck.

I haven't done cardio in months. I lift sporadically. I eat whatever I want. Although that's fine for a short time I need the structure of the fitness lifestyle. So once again, I dust myself off, slip a foot into a stirrup and hike myself back up into the saddle.

I only find myself successful when I have a solid goal to work towards so my first goal is going to be my sister's annual summer party. There's usually about a 100 people coming and going throughout the day. Lot so fun, food, adult beverages, games and music (my sister and her friends are all from the Reading area music scene) It's in August (13th) so that gives me a little under 6 weeks to see what I can accomplish.

I might even start posting again. ;)[/quote]

I am looking forward to following your journal. I appreciate your experience in bodybuilding!

Thanks, Mrs Hammer!



Girl crush of the day. For those who don't know my "girl crushes" are women I find inspirational, sexy, built, cute...I dunno. Just something about them. *

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* For anyone wondering, I am not a lesbian. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Did legs today.

Leg Press

2x150 @ 115 with a 10 second rest every 50 reps
1x50@215

Lying leg curl

3x25@30

Leg extension (one leg at a time)

3x25@30 no rest between sets

Smith rack lunges

2x10@ no weight/just the bar

Donkey Raises

3x15@200

I won't be training today. On Monday night I strained my wrist and it's not healed yet. Better but not 100%. I was at work and needed to show someone how to change a beer keg. The kegs need to go on a shelf that's about 10 inches off the floor. There's a right way to put the kegs up and a wrong way. Right way is to lean the keg back and rock and roll it up to the shelf. Once you get the edge of the keg resting on the shelf you just lift up using the shelf as leverage. I can't be bothered with that, BS, so I use the wrong way and just get a hold of the handles on top of the keg, stand up and with a 1/4 shrug can get it on the shelf (remember I'm short). Kinda like a standing deadlift. Anyway, I was showing a gal who can't lift the kegs and in rocking the keg into place I strained my wrist. I shoulda just lifted it. That right I couldn't lift a full glass of beer. Today I can lift light things but I can't fully supinate my hand (turn it palm up).

Because of that I did legs yesterday but it's not healed enough today to do any upper body stuff.

Ya know the arthritis in my wrist in hands is really becoming a problem. I might have to bite the bullet and go see a doctor. In the meantime, my Versa Gripps save me on back day but I'm thinking maybe I should look into those things Dana Linn Bailey uses.

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Hey GM. Still here to cheer you on to your sister's party in August. Sorry you are temporarily sidelined. Leg training a few days back looked very solid, fwiw. ;) Hang in there...hope the wrist feels better soon! Hugs!

Sorry to hear about the beer keg injury! Take that coworker to the gym and teach her to deadlift haha!

Hope the wrist heals up soon! And you didn't even get a drop of that darn beer to drink for the trouble LOL.....

Those pics of Dana Lynn Bailey are seriously inspirational!

[quote=GirlyMuscle;1492354] That right I couldn't lift a full glass of beer. Today
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Thats a fucking catastrophe. How will you get buy in life with such a serious disability. If i had this condition I'd seriously consider euthanasia. My thoughts are wiith you in this time of sadness and despair.

Go ahead. Make light of my injury. It's been two weeks (tomorrow actually) and while it's getting better I still can't train upper body. I can lift a small pitcher of beer. That's about it. At least I don't have to keep refilling the glass!

Wow. It's been awhile since I've posted. :emb:

Opinions, please....

I'm bored of training. (weights...cardio always bores me so that's nothing new) I have no goals. I'm ok with my current muscle size. I have no plans to compete any time soon. Problem is I get fatter than I'd like when I'm not training for a show or something. Currently, I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I like to be. So I'm thinking maybe I should shift my focus from heavy mass training to something more like circuit or interval training. Thoughts? Suggestions?

[quote=GirlyMuscle;1568139]Wow. It's been awhile since I've posted. :emb:

Opinions, please....

I'm bored of training. (weights...cardio always bores me so that's nothing new) I have no goals. I'm ok with my current muscle size. I have no plans to compete any time soon. Problem is I get fatter than I'd like when I'm not training for a show or something. Currently, I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I like to be. So I'm thinking maybe I should shift my focus from heavy mass training to something more like circuit or interval training. Thoughts? Suggestions?[/quote]

Well since you seem board of the training n cardio, maybe the interval training style would work. I love doing this when I want to get in and get out fast. Since you move fast and keep the heart rate up, you can litteraly ditch cardio. Oh do I HATE cardio!

Ditch cardio? I doubt that will ever happen but I'm all ears. Can you give me and idea or direct me somewhere to get an idea? I've never done any sort of circuit or interval weight training.

What about a sport that'd combine cardio and some toning? Maybe racquetball? Or rock climbing? (Just throwing that out there, dunno if you even like that sort of thing.)

[quote=GirlyMuscle;1568139]Wow. It's been awhile since I've posted. :emb:

Opinions, please....

I'm bored of training. (weights...cardio always bores me so that's nothing new) I have no goals. I'm ok with my current muscle size. I have no plans to compete any time soon. Problem is I get fatter than I'd like when I'm not training for a show or something. Currently, I'm about 20 pounds heavier than I like to be. So I'm thinking maybe I should shift my focus from heavy mass training to something more like circuit or interval training. Thoughts? Suggestions?[/quote]

We use what we call Strength Endurance Training with some of our clients here is a lower body session that was done yesterday



Lower Body Circuits – do not rest between exercises. Rest 30-45 seconds between circuits

4 circuits each: weights should be as heavy as possible to achieve all reps RP if necessary
Bilateral Leg Extensions – 20 reps
Bilateral Lying Leg Curls – 20 reps
Hip Abduction Machine 25 reps
Hip Adduction Machine 25 reps

BB Back Squat 6-12 reps each set for sets # 1-3 WS: 6-8 reps heavy as possible rest 30 seconds and lower weight to achieve 20 rep widow set
V Squat Machine Squats 6-12 reps each set for sets # 1-3 WS: 6-8 reps heavy as possible rest 30 seconds and lower weight to achieve 20 rep widow set
V Squat Machine Reverse Squats (hamstrings) 6-12 reps each set for sets # 1-3 WS: 6-8 reps heavy as possible rest 30 seconds and lower weight to achieve 20 rep widow set
Hack Squats 6-12 reps each set for sets # 1-3 WS: 6-8 reps heavy as possible rest 30 seconds and lower weight to achieve 20 rep widow set

DB step ups 12 reps each leg super set w DB Wood Chops left to right / right to left
Leg Press (1) Drop Set to 100 reps

4 supersets each:
20 reps each leg Unilateral BW standing calve raise on raised platform to ensure max. negative stretch
Superset w 30 reps calve rasies on hack squat or leg press

^This looks like a LOT of fun to make a WO more interesting! LOVE IT!!

I did an upper body workout today with 30 sec rests between sets. Good thing, too, cause I really wanna try that workout tomorrow, Hammer. Thanks!!!

[quote=GirlyMuscle;1568149]Ditch cardio? I doubt that will ever happen but I'm all ears. Can you give me and idea or direct me somewhere to get an idea? I've never done any sort of circuit or interval weight training.[/quote]

Hey :) this is what I did for 6 weeks when I was getting tired of the gym especially when I plateaued.

[B]Monday[/B] - AM Weight Training: Chest and shoulders
[B]Tuesday[/B] - PM HIIT Workout
30 Seconds Jog, 30 Seconds Sprint, Repeat 14 More Times (15 Minutes Total)
[B]Wednesday[/B] - AM Weight Training: Legs, Butt, and hamstrings
[B]Thursday[/B] - PM HIIT Workout
30 Seconds Jog, 30 Seconds Sprint, Repeat 14 More Times (15 Minutes Total)
[B]Friday[/B] - AM Weight Training: Back and arms
[B]Saturday and Sunday[/B] - Rest (Sometimes on saturday If I felt to fat or board I would do cardio but I always left sunday to a full complete rest day)

I went to gym 3 times a week and did cardio at home after work. Followed this for 6 weeks and felt energized and motivated to go back in fulltime right after. I kept rest 45-60 seconds long with super setting exercises. I was probably in gym about 45mins since I wasnt trying to kill myself in there just maintain what I had until I was ready to go back to 5 days a week. The HIIT cardio I did 2x a week (sometime 3 times) kept me lean even though I didnt do crazy amounts but I guess Im blessed with a good metabolism since I eat like a piggy sometime lol.

Kaotic, sounds like a good idea. Actually, after the last show I did I was burned out. Having been in contest prep more or least for 2 yrs I was just fried. I'm only starting to get back in regularly.

So your plan might be a nice way to ease back into a more structured routine than I've been doing. (I've been making things up as I go with no real plan) I'll have to change things around a bit due to work schedules but I get the basic idea. thanks! :)

So I'm going to do a leg day today like Hammer suggested although at a closer look it's probably twice what I've been doing for legs. My quads are huge and my legs are short and stocky so I don't really want to add ANY size at all so I haven't been hitting them hard at all. I figure I'll copy that workout and do what I can. I'll post up later...

Happy New Years!

I'm not a New Years Resoluter. I don't make resolutions. I do make goals. This year my goal is to have an ass like this...

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[quote=GirlyMuscle;1597372]Happy New Years!

I'm not a New Years Resoluter. I don't make resolutions. I do make goals. This year my goal is to have an ass like this...
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i would love to see you reach your goal. literally, i wanna see it.

When I achieve it I'll be posting video and pics more than Kevin Couch does! ;)

good luck to

Happy New Year, GM! :hmn:

Wow! Huge lean glutes! Must be amazing with just 16% body fat.

16%?

Good luck ...I really hope you get there. I know you are going to bust your ass trying!Seriously... No pun intended.When you get there remember to post plenty of pics! :)


Keith

You'll get there in no time!

[quote=Muscgrows;1598978]You'll get there in no time![/quote]

x2! :yep:

[quote=GirlyMuscle;1597372]Happy New Years!

I'm not a New Years Resoluter. I don't make resolutions. I do make goals. This year my goal is to have an ass like this...

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That's an impressive butt, umm I mean [I]goal[/I] to have.

Post as many progress photos as you can. Best of luck.

Hey, hey! I can't believe it's been almost 2 years since I've posted in here!

Not much has changed except that I don't really train to be a monster anymore...and since I never got to monster status anyway that's no big deal. I still workout, eat healthy, all that jazz....just no focus on a show or anything. As long as I'm in my size 4-6s I'm happy. I can still carry a full 5 gallon jug of water in each hand, farmer carry style and for now that's strong enough.

My baby boy, who is 25 yrs old and 6'3" has lost 100 pounds and is now focusing on building. He's put some weight on but it's good weight now. He blew past me the first week he was training. Now all I can do is spot him! lol Yep, the iron bug has bitten him as well. :-)

I hope to pop in and catch up with everyone as often as I can. Hope you're all doing well!

Yo Erin! How the fuck are ya? Great to hear you're doing well :)

Erin!!!! So good to hear from you! :byeb: