Granny's Log (deb)

[granny]

CYCLE 14, WEEK 2, DAY 2 11_18_17 Saturday
HEAVY SQUAT 3's Muscle spasms low in the t spine.
45#/5, 45#/5, 85#/5, 110#/3, 145#/2
175#/1 with a 5 second pause! who DOES that? Good thing its relatively light weight.
175#/1 w/ 2 seconds, 2 & dump. hung from the pullup bars couldnt get the damned muscle to let go. DONE. CUT IT.
Soooooo depressing, it changes my whole mood, a bad day in the gym!

[BrooklynJerry]

Happens to all of us.Get it next time.

[granny]

Silly huh? Setbacks, just another thing to overcome. On a POSITIVE note 176# was my 1rm a year ago that I hadn’t hit in a looong time. Bench later that IM looking up what weight. it’ll go....or not. Tx

[granny]

CYCLE 14, WEEK 2, DAY 3 11_19_17 Sunday
OHP Light 3's 76#/3 (5) DO NOT BREAK FORM. Want to begin dead-starting my warmups and possibly lighter weights.
BENCHPRESS HEAVY 3s 113#/3 (3) PR I'll take it.
Incline Bench 75#/10 (3)
screw back spasms. hurts mostly when I twist.

[granny]

CYCLE 14, WEEK 2, DAY 4 11_22_17 Wednesday. At home, cut short, predicated on available weights.
SQUAT Light 3's 155#/3 (2), 145#/3 (3)
DEADLIFT HEAVY 3's 133#/5 (2), 155#/5, 170#/3, 190#/2 - work: 90kg/3 (3)
Still back pain, and p. IDK if Im having cycles or what; my bp after was 130/62, after 5 min rest 116/63.

[Oldster]

Good looking lift, great looking BP! The new standards aren't going to bother you.

[granny]

Good looking lift, great looking BP! The new standards aren't going to bother you.

Thanks, Im struggling lately - always do at the holidays.

CYCLE 14, WEEK 3, DAY 2 11_25_17 Saturday
SQUAT HEAVY SINGLES 165#/2, 175#, 180# 185# 190# 200F need to stop this pussy nonsense
Powerclean 90#/2 (3), 95#/2, 100#/2, 105#/2, 110#/2, 115#2 (timing off forward), 115# . the 115's sucked, lost my flow (timing)
Lat Pulldown 80#/10, 90#/10, 80#/10
Bent BB Row 90#/10, 10, 10 Broken sets
Curls 50#/10 (2), Hammer Curls 17.5#/10
Rower 20s/100s off 7 Intervals
Stretching. Couch stretch.
Training thursday was a mess, not recovered from deads night before. I didnt even CGBP. Last Sat. I carried a folding table (but only across 3/4 acre?) on my right side to not aggravate the original pull on the left. Still bothering me today but wth. Its make-believe ballroom time.

[granny]

CYCLE 14, WEEK 3, DAY 3 11_26_17 Sunday
Soon as I walked into gym, got my period. Explains Wed/Thurs sessions + exacerbated aches/pains. So, 5 days before but not the day before necessarily, I become Samson with no hair. useless since I never am on schedule any more. moving on!
OHP Light Triples 76#/3 (5) felt great
BENCHPRESS HEAVY SINGLES 123# (3) Lifetime PR! Spotters said, too easy for singles - and a young woman came over to high five, she said it was fast. 1RM s/b tiny bit more but Ill take it. Road to 135#; maybe thats a silly goal for an old lady.
INCLINE BENCH 75#/10, 80#/8, 75#/8

[granny]

CYCLE 14, WEEK 3, DAY 4 11_28_17 Tuesday
Tipping point. In the rack on the lowest setting was a bar w/4 plates aside. Had to strip. Pulled off a plate on one side; nothing. 2nd plate; nothing. I'm thinking, wth its got to tip even though its only a foot off the floor - if it was in a stand it would've gone over already. 3rd plate off - nothing. Pulled 4th plate part way, half way, nothing. pulled it off - went right over.
Squat Light Triples 152#/3 (5)
DEADLIFT HEAVY SINGLES 220# (3)
SLDL 140#/6 (3)
Shrug 135#/10 (3) on the machine thingy
Row Intervals 7 Intervals 20s/100s off. 1655 meters.
Maybe I am past the tipping point; no twinges, no pain, seemed back on track. Knock wood.

[granny]

CYCLE 15, WEEK 1, DAY 1 11_30_17 Thursday
OHP HEAVY 5's
81#/5
81#/4 (last rep. I dont know how to take a breath and stay tight. Decided to repeat set! because screw that! the whole PMS weakness is annoying and so unfair)
81#/5
81#/5
CGBP 98#/8, 8, 7
(last rep. Bar path; distracted before the set by a tattoo that I thought was a cheshire cat, affected my setup)
Triceps
LTE: 45#/10 (3)
w/Dumbbell crossbody: 10#/10 (2)
STE: 17.5#/10 (3)
Pressdown: 50#/10, 50+40+30+20/5 (2)
C2 Rower 7 20 second Intervals