Chromoly's SS Log

[chromoly]

Noo!!! You are absolutely stunning and attractive right now!! We're going through the same thing right now...is life going to be that much different if you look a little thinner in the mirror? It'll prob be exactly the same...or maybe with more stress because of how much headache it took to get there.

I agree. Logically and mostly emotionally too I know you're right. But there are those little moments of doubt. The mental struggle is a tough one.

[manveer]

And admittedly, I have a newfound admiration for big strong dudes that I didn't have before I started strength training.

That's good to hear! I definitely have a different perspective on female attractiveness now compared to when I started seriously strength training. Some of that is also that I'm ~4.5 years older too.

In other news. I think I may do the SS Fall Classic in Chicago as my next meet.

Awesome! Do it! Dave (meet director) ran a fantastic meet last year. I'm signed up for this year's. Maybe a couple of weeks ago he posted on Facebook that there were 13 out of 50 spots left.

I'll be in CA next week for 6 days. Please make it colder.

[chromoly]

That's good to hear! I definitely have a different perspective on female attractiveness now compared to when I started seriously strength training. Some of that is also that I'm ~4.5 years older too.

My perspectives on male and female attractiveness have definitely changed compared to when I started about 14 months ago.

Awesome! Do it! Dave (meet director) ran a fantastic meet last year. I'm signed up for this year's. Maybe a couple of weeks ago he posted on Facebook that there were 13 out of 50 spots left.

I emailed Dave, and he said are 10 spots left right now. I haven't pulled the trigger yet because I'm looking at $75 registration plus roughly $300 flight. I'm going to make a decision by the end of this week (I hope it doesn't sell out by then). I did start planning the next 13 or so weeks of programming, which has me excited at the thought of competing.

Did last year's meet go all day? It looks like ~50 lifters were at the Chicago Fall Classic in 2015.

I'll be in CA next week for 6 days. Please make it colder.

And... I don't know what to do about that. I'm somewhat close to the ocean so it's not exceedingly hot.

[manveer]

Did last year's meet go all day? It looks like ~50 lifters were at the Chicago Fall Classic in 2015.

I think we were done by around 4pm. It was faster than expected - very well run.

[chromoly]

I think we were done by around 4pm. It was faster than expected - very well run.

Wonderful. I was definitely NOT going to sign up if it would go past dinner time. Travel + meet make me very tired and hungry/cranky/hangry. A well-run and fast (but not too fast) meet is a plus in my book. I assume there were several flights last year?

[manveer]

Four flights. The two flights with the lightest weight classes were done by lunch.

[Leanne M. Lloyd]

In other news. I think I may do the SS Fall Classic in Chicago as my next meet. I was getting ready to sign up for the USPA SoCal Open (as in I was about to purchase a membership for the fed and register for the meet).... Then my boyfriend reminded me we're going to wedding that weekend. I need to register and book my plane ticket, but the Fall Classic will be a good opportunity for me to 1) compete again and 2) see my boyfriend who lives in Chicago.

OMG that's so awesome! I'm signed up for the Chicago meet also! Last I heard there were 13 spots left, that was July 19th.

I totally know the body image feels. I'm 5'4" and was 125lbs in high school and very fit. in my early 20s I was about 115 lbs and very skinny fat. Now I'm at 170ish and man the feels when i think about how far I let myself go and how much fucking work i'm going to have to do to get back to some "normal" size.

In the end, I really do not care at all how much I end up weighing. I'm working towards 20%bf and if I don't put on any muscle whatsoever in the process that's going to put me at around 120. I will probably want to add about 15 lbs of muscle as well. So, I should end up at 135ish... you know, in next three years or however long it's going to take me to add that much LBM. (laughs hysterically)

I may end up getting to around 25% bf and being happy with what I see, I just don't know because I've never known my body fat %, and I have no idea what 20%, 25%, 30% or any other % actually will look on me. I. Just. Don't. Know. I only know that I'm not happy carrying around this much weight on a semi-tiny frame. I do see some quad development coming along and my calves look great... so I try to focus on that, getting stronger and sticking my macros.

So, that's the goal for now 20ish% body fat and about 15lbs more muscle. After, who knows??

[chromoly]

OMG that's so awesome! I'm signed up for the Chicago meet also! Last I heard there were 13 spots left, that was July 19th.

Oh! If I do the meet, I'll get a chance to meet you!

I totally know the body image feels. I'm 5'4" and was 125lbs in high school and very fit. in my early 20s I was about 115 lbs and very skinny fat. Now I'm at 170ish and man the feels when i think about how far I let myself go and how much fucking work i'm going to have to do to get back to some "normal" size.

In the end, I really do not care at all how much I end up weighing. I'm working towards 20%bf and if I don't put on any muscle whatsoever in the process that's going to put me at around 120. I will probably want to add about 15 lbs of muscle as well. So, I should end up at 135ish... you know, in next three years or however long it's going to take me to add that much LBM. (laughs hysterically)

I may end up getting to around 25% bf and being happy with what I see, I just don't know because I've never known my body fat %, and I have no idea what 20%, 25%, 30% or any other % actually will look on me. I. Just. Don't. Know. I only know that I'm not happy carrying around this much weight on a semi-tiny frame. I do see some quad development coming along and my calves look great... so I try to focus on that, getting stronger and sticking my macros.

So, that's the goal for now 20ish% body fat and about 15lbs more muscle. After, who knows??

Your weight loss and strength gains are an inspiration! I think you've got what it takes both in determination and with good programming for Rori to do what it takes to hit your goal! I will be cheering you on

[chromoly]

I think it's about time to move to the intermediate section. I haven’t been a novice in quite a while.

Here's the new log: chromoly the intermidiot