10/4/14
Squat
305x1 @8
315x1 @9 (was supposed to go for a 9.5, but I'm pretty sure I just chickened out. I was pretty nervous this morning about all my lifts.)
270x4
280x4
285x5
275x4
Bench
160x1 @8.5
162.5x1 @9.5 PR
137.5 x4
140x4
142.5x4
135x4
Deadlift
305x1 @8
315x1 @9.5
270x4
280x4
285x4
270x4
Basically hit the wall by the DL sets. It was only 11am but I was so spent.
10/6/14
Transmutation week 2 day 1
LBBS, with belt
275x3 @7.5
285x3 @8
295x3 @9 (I was kind of thinking I'd just work up to 290 because it all felt so HEAVY today, but the girl was lifting with said she was going to squat 295 on Wed. So I did 295. :-)
280x3 @9
1 sec paused bench
137.5x3 @7
142.5 x3 @8
147.5 x3 @9
142.5 x3 @9
Deadlift, no belt
250x5x2
Looking good Leah! Always nice to hit some PRs in transmutation :-D
Thanks, Craig. I'm pretty happy with how everything is coming together right now. I am going to work on staying this positive for the next 4 weeks too! :-)
10/7/14
GPP/Conditioning
7 min chins-43 total
7 min abs-GHD sit ups, so many
Intervals-Airdyne sprints x10
10 min cool down
Nice bench PR!
No cray crays and all positive too
Congrats!
Thanks, Lakshmi! My cray cray hit hard last week. I might have sent someone this email-
So I think I'm going to make it, but I'm really struggling. I'm trying to enjoy the small successes and progress. I'm tired a lot and my emotions are super raw.
I'm trying to remember if it was this hard a year ago. But right now I battle just giving up and lifting at 165 almost every day.
I'm doing much better now!
It probably wasn't this hard a year ago. That's the thing, we accomplish something that's thought to be unattainable and then set the bar even higher. I struggle with not giving up every day too. It would be so much easier to just go back to how things used to be but we know we can'tI'm trying to remember if it was this hard a year ago. But right now I battle just giving up and lifting at 165 almost every day.
Last edited by Lakshmi Meadows; 10-08-2014 at 12:49 AM.