Reply With QuoteAmanda,
You should copyright this, it's very good. Unless you stole it from somewhere, of course :-)Originally Posted by Amanda Peterson
And the nails thing...yuck !
I wish you all the success possible with your lifts. Keep up the good work.
IPB
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Amanda, you'll learn quickly that the women on this website are welcomed very sincerely into the strength training community. You're going to receive a bombardment of assistance, encouragement and congratulations with every PR. Those of us that don't lift with our significant others already all wish our significant others would join us.
Welcome :-)
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Amanda,
You should copyright this, it's very good. Unless you stole it from somewhere, of course :-)
And the nails thing...yuck !
I wish you all the success possible with your lifts. Keep up the good work.
IPB
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Anyone else have this issue: I am clearly logged in and try to reply to my own thread and after typing it tells me I am not logged in and I have to retype. I am sure it is user error
Anyway...
week 1 5/3/1
DL
5x100
5x115
10x135
Low Row superset w/ Lat Pulldown
3x20x40 of each
BB upright rows
2x10x30
15x30
5x40
Notes: 1. gym still smells like skunk. It has been 4+ days. Opening the doors and windows is not working. ugh. get a cleaning crew in there. 2. To the guy who loaded 405 on the DL bar and then stood there talking all night... Thanks! I had to steal from the squat rack to do my DL tonight. next time hold your sorority meeting by the treadmills.
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My whole point of the log was accountibility. I am terribly unorganized in every facet of my life, I embrace that. I am spontaneous. So I will try to do better, but no promises. I have been lifting thought, and that is what matters in the end. I think this was my session from 10/15
Week 1
Press
5x40
5x45
7x50
some other stuff that I cant remember... which is why 1. i need a partner and 2. I need to write this down
Week 2
Well did not start off well. Squat day turned to DL day because I was like 3rd in line at the squat rack. It took every once of control to not correct the poor form of the guys at the rack. not even close to parallel or horizontal. I may not post big numbers, but my form rocks.
so...
DL
3x115
3x125
9x135
Backraises
4x15x10
leg raises
5x20
Last edited by Amanda Peterson; 10-26-2010 at 10:09 AM.
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Week 2 (last weekend)
Attempt 1:
chins
5x2 bodyweight
had to leave gym due to phonecall
24 hrs later...
Chins
5x2 bodyweight
DB incline
3x10x25
8x25
DB rows
3x20x20
21x25
BB curls
19x40 RP
Lat pulls
21x50 RP
Back Rows
18x70 RP
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Week 2
Squat
3x95
3x105
4x125
GMs
3x15x50
leg raises
5x20
chins
4 unassisted (so close to 5)
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Looks like you're doing well, keep it up!
I also find it very difficult to resist correcting other people's form. In the end I think it's better to keep it to oneself.
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Keep up the great work. I also agree, trying to correct someone's form usually doesn't end well. Most guys don't want their egos crushed by being told their doing nothing but working partials.
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A shame nobody offered you to work-in.
It would have been interesting for them to see a different technique.
IPB
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I totally appreciate all the feedback and the support. It is sometimes hard being one of just a few woman lifting. At my gym, I have never seen another woman squat or DL. I am slowly developing credibility amongst the guys at the gym and even got some encouragement yesterday. Not knocking the under 30 crowd, I was there once too, but I guess I am kinda old fashioned in that I believe 1. woman should be respected and 2. when you are in your 20s, you think you know everything, but often know very little. Something happens in your 30s. a life shift. You begin to become you and you stop caring about what everyone else thinks. Not that I mind those 20 somethings around the gym..... everyone needs some eyecandy!
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