Leah's Log

[Oldman]

Nice paused and TnG benching, Leah! I have been doing the same thing, which has been helping with bar path issues (i.e., all the reps). I'm thinking of adding in slingshot overload reps for a few cycles of my program, once my shoulder issues subside a bit more.

[Leah Lutz]

That sounds like an awesome night Leah. I miss training with other people when I read stuff like that.

It was so much fun! The BB club has definitely increased the interest in strength training.

Nice paused and TnG benching, Leah! I have been doing the same thing, which has been helping with bar path issues (i.e., all the reps). I'm thinking of adding in slingshot overload reps for a few cycles of my program, once my shoulder issues subside a bit more.

Thanks! I have SO much paused benching to do, and it is certainly helping. Now the TnG feels super funky, but my bench is improving, slowly but surely.

[Leah Lutz]

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.

[Leah Lutz]

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

[Mr_Rogers]

Looking good Leah! Always nice to hit some PRs in transmutation :-D

[Leah Lutz]

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

[Lakshmi Meadows]

Nice bench PR!
No cray crays and all positive too
Congrats!

[Leah Lutz]

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!

[Lakshmi Meadows]

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.

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't

[Mr_Rogers]

I've sent way more emotional emails lol super emo. I realize now I wasn't in the best of places with things outside of lifting.