GoalGetter Becomes A Weightlifter

boilermaker · 10-29-2005, 02:02 PM

Hi GG. I'm thinking of getting one of those too. The F11 doesn't have a chest strap, right? Was it pretty easy to learn to use?

BTW, I've browsed through some of your journals. Congratulations on the successes you've had. You sure are open to trying new things.

GoalGetter · 10-29-2005, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

Hi GG. I'm thinking of getting one of those too. The F11 doesn't have a chest strap, right? Was it pretty easy to learn to use?

BTW, I've browsed through some of your journals. Congratulations on the successes you've had. You sure are open to trying new things.

Actually yeah. it does have a chest strap. and it was painfully easy to learn to use.

Thank you! Yeah i like to learn and try new things - but i am thinking I should change my name from "GoalGetter" to "GoalSetter" hahaha cause i set a bunch of goals, but if I don't like somethign half way (like the figure competition) or as in the case of the o-course training, kept getting injured, i don't really reach all the goals i set!

But it is a lot of fun to try!

boilermaker · 10-29-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GoalGetter

Actually yeah. it does have a chest strap. and it was painfully easy to learn to use.

Thank you! Yeah i like to learn and try new things - but i am thinking I should change my name from "GoalGetter" to "GoalSetter" hahaha cause i set a bunch of goals, but if I don't like somethign half way (like the figure competition) or as in the case of the o-course training, kept getting injured, i don't really reach all the goals i set!

But it is a lot of fun to try!

Oh, I must have misread that about the chest strap on their website. I'm having a birthday in December so I've been dropping hints to my wife about this for a b-day/x-mas gift. I'm pretty sure I'll get it because she knows I have an OCD personality and will buy it anyway

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Hey, why keep doing something you don't like. I admire that you are willing to get into something and give it an honest effort before you switch. That's alot better reason than some I read that just can't stay motivated, or just fade out of the picture because they obviously gave up. Anyhow, good luck with things.

PreMier · 10-29-2005, 09:07 PM

Hey Ivonne.. its getting hot in here. Will you turn on the AC?

**CowPimp** · 10-29-2005, 09:13 PM

Looking good young lady. Is the form on the olympic lifts becoming more comfortable and fluid?

**P-funk** · 10-29-2005, 09:15 PM

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Looking good young lady. Is the form on the olympic lifts becoming more comfortable and fluid?

her cleans are looking really fluid. she needs to learn how to jerk and how to snatch now. the snatches will be the toughest because she doesn't ahve access to a womens bar which is smaller in diameter then the mens (so that the ladies can get their little hands around it). Without that bar snatching it fucking tough for the little hand people.

**CowPimp** · 10-29-2005, 09:16 PM

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her cleans are looking really fluid. she needs to learn how to jerk and how to snatch now. the snatches will be the toughest because she doesn't ahve access to a womens bar which is smaller in diameter then the mens (so that the ladies can get their little hands around it). Without that bar snatching it fucking tough for the little hand people.

Ahsee. Maybe she can try and train with the thicker bar in the meantime, and when she goes to use the smaller bar it will be a cakewalk? Hehe. Just a random thought. I have no idea if there is any efficacy behind the idea.

**P-funk** · 10-29-2005, 09:19 PM

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Ahsee. Maybe she can try and train with the thicker bar in the meantime, and when she goes to use the smaller bar it will be a cakewalk? Hehe. Just a random thought. I have no idea if there is any efficacy behind the idea.

well also, a mens bar is 20kgs. A womens is 15kg (10lbs lighter). For a woman to snatch heavy they have to have some serious shoulder strength. Practicing with a 15kg bar is crucial because it gets them warmed up to move up to the 20kg bar.

**CowPimp** · 10-29-2005, 09:20 PM

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well also, a mens bar is 20kgs. A womens is 15kg (10lbs lighter). For a woman to snatch heavy they have to have some serious shoulder strength. Practicing with a 15kg bar is crucial because it gets them warmed up to move up to the 20kg bar.

Perhaps she could snatch some really light dumbbells to warmup? I dunno. I just like to think of ways to do things even if it's not optimal. Heh.

**P-funk** · 10-29-2005, 09:23 PM

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Perhaps she could snatch some really light dumbbells to warmup? I dunno. I just like to think of ways to do things even if it's not optimal. Heh.

I know what you mean. I was actually going to teach her to DB snatch first in three weeks when we re-evaluate her program and see where she is at.

But, the hardest thing is that.....if she was just lifting to do the cleans for sports performance (ie part of her training for the obstacle course) then it is no big deal. If she is going to compete in O-lifting though it is huge. Practice on the mens bar and when you get to the meet and grasp the womens bar suddenly you don't know where the fuck you are. Speceficity. I sometimes grab the womens bar to warm up. I can't pull shit with it for the very reason that I am not used to holding it.

**CowPimp** · 10-29-2005, 09:38 PM

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I know what you mean. I was actually going to teach her to DB snatch first in three weeks when we re-evaluate her program and see where she is at.

But, the hardest thing is that.....if she was just lifting to do the cleans for sports performance (ie part of her training for the obstacle course) then it is no big deal. If she is going to compete in O-lifting though it is huge. Practice on the mens bar and when you get to the meet and grasp the womens bar suddenly you don't know where the fuck you are. Speceficity. I sometimes grab the womens bar to warm up. I can't pull shit with it for the very reason that I am not used to holding it.

Yeah, I understand. Your first experience with a movement makes a big impact on motor learning. I wish it wasn't so, as you are most likely to get it all wrong in the beginning.

GoalGetter · 10-30-2005, 05:00 PM

As i type these words, in my oven i have the beginnings of THIS , baking up...

I am using a pumpkin spice cake mix with streussel filling, and The Great Pumpkin Pan, both from williams-sonoma.

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There is nothing healthy about it. Just so you know, i used 1 cup of sugar, 3.5 sticks of unsalted butter, 1 cup of whole milk, and the cake mix from WS, which although "all natural" is still "all fattening."

It's not for us thoguh. I made two mini muffins with the streussel as a topping for me annd patrick but the cake is to take to work for halloween tomorrow.

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 05:08 PM

it is real fucking good!

**Jodi** · 10-30-2005, 05:20 PM

I want some too.

PreMier · 10-30-2005, 06:13 PM

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Hey Ivonne.. its getting hot in here. Will you turn on the AC?

GoalGetter · 10-30-2005, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PreMier

what what!!!

GoalGetter · 10-30-2005, 06:57 PM

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it is real fucking good!

yeah and real fucking broken

PreMier · 10-30-2005, 07:11 PM

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yeah and real fucking broken

Like the AC?

**P-funk** · 10-30-2005, 07:12 PM

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Like the AC?

The Monkey Man · 10-31-2005, 05:12 AM

That's nice!! -

GoalGetter · 10-31-2005, 06:25 AM

Hang Clean
65/2 x 3
70/2 x 6
75/2
RI 45

Squat
115/5
135/5 x 3
155/5 <---barely
RI 90

notes: If I'd squatted before doing anything else, I might not have had such a hard time with a measly 155lb.

Romanian Deadlifts
95/10
105/10
110/10
115/10
RI 60

**P-funk** · 10-31-2005, 10:39 AM

the cleans were awesome!

GoalGetter · 11-01-2005, 10:42 AM

Bench Press
50/10
55/10 x 2
65/10
RI 60

Cable Row (on real cable row, not rigged like last week)
#6+extra plate/5 x 5
RI 90

WG Pulldown
#4+extra plate/15 x 3
RI 30

notes: for some reason this was SOO TOUGH! Jeez! My back is not that strong, that's for sure.

DB Curls, standing
12lb/10 x 4
RI 30

DB Pullovers
25/10
30/10 x 3
RI 30

Sprints on Rowing machine, 10 sprints, using heart rate monitor: sprint up to 82-85% HR Max, and then rest back down to 65% instead of 50% this time.

Embarassing confession #562:
I don't like this bulking diet. Two weeks into it, and I feel like I'm outta control on the high carb days once again. Jesus. It is either all or nothing with me and dieting. It is out of control on the day of the high carbs, and then it spills over into the next day or two... it's terrible and i feel like a fat animal. I seriously have to suck it up and stop being all "woe is me" about feeling fat if i'm going to keep stuffing my mouth with all the wrong foods on those days instead of just more of the clean foods (like, um, i said i would be doing but haven't really done).

Anyway... um... ok. i'm done whining. blah.

**P-funk** · 11-01-2005, 10:45 AM

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WG Pulldown
#4+extra plate/15 x 3
RI 30

notes: for some reason this was SOO TOUGH! Jeez! My back is not that strong, that's for sure.

your back is strong but just not in the horizontal pulling movements.

GoalGetter · 11-01-2005, 10:55 AM

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your back is strong but just not in the horizontal pulling movements.

I'm sure you mean "vertical" pulling, mr. smarty pants.

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GoalGetter is still around... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,096	baking tonight... As i type these words, in my oven i have the beginnings of THIS , baking up... I am using a pumpkin spice cake mix with streussel filling, and The Great Pumpkin Pan, both from williams-sonoma. . There is nothing healthy about it. Just so you know, i used 1 cup of sugar, 3.5 sticks of unsalted butter, 1 cup of whole milk, and the cake mix from WS, which although "all natural" is still "all fattening." It's not for us thoguh. I made two mini muffins with the streussel as a topping for me annd patrick but the cake is to take to work for halloween tomorrow.

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10-31-2005, 06:25 AM	#111
GoalGetter is still around... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,096	Week2 Day1: Olympic LIfts & Lower Body Hang Clean 65/2 x 3 70/2 x 6 75/2 RI 45 Squat 115/5 135/5 x 3 155/5 <---barely RI 90 notes: If I'd squatted before doing anything else, I might not have had such a hard time with a measly 155lb. Romanian Deadlifts 95/10 105/10 110/10 115/10 RI 60

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11-01-2005, 10:42 AM	#113
GoalGetter is still around... Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,096	Week2 Day2: Upper Bench Press 50/10 55/10 x 2 65/10 RI 60 Cable Row (on real cable row, not rigged like last week) #6+extra plate/5 x 5 RI 90 WG Pulldown #4+extra plate/15 x 3 RI 30 notes: for some reason this was SOO TOUGH! Jeez! My back is not that strong, that's for sure. DB Curls, standing 12lb/10 x 4 RI 30 DB Pullovers 25/10 30/10 x 3 RI 30 Sprints on Rowing machine, 10 sprints, using heart rate monitor: sprint up to 82-85% HR Max, and then rest back down to 65% instead of 50% this time. Embarassing confession #562: I don't like this bulking diet. Two weeks into it, and I feel like I'm outta control on the high carb days once again. Jesus. It is either all or nothing with me and dieting. It is out of control on the day of the high carbs, and then it spills over into the next day or two... it's terrible and i feel like a fat animal. I seriously have to suck it up and stop being all "woe is me" about feeling fat if i'm going to keep stuffing my mouth with all the wrong foods on those days instead of just more of the clean foods (like, um, i said i would be doing but haven't really done). Anyway... um... ok. i'm done whining. blah.