"It'll never add up" (my journal)

[SheLifts]

1 hour til!!

*drinks protein shake*

 

[SheLifts]

3/5/07 Back, Bi, Shoulders

Warm up: 3 min treadmill, Lat pull dn 20#x15

Wide grip Lat pull dn: 60x10, x8, x8
Barbell Row: 40x10, x10, x9
Seated Cable Row: 40x10, x10 (increase)
Straight Arm Pull Dn: 40x10, x10 (Still dont feel like I'm doing these right)

Barbell Shoulder Press: 40x10, x10, x9 (increase)
Leaning Lateral Dumbbell raise: 8x10, x10
Bent OVer Lateral raise: 8x10, 8x10
Barbell Curl: 40x8, x6, x5 (decrease)
Preacher Curl: 20x10, x9
Concentration Curl: 8x10, x10 (right is lagging, do one additional set with right)

Cardio: knee was bothering me, so i took an easy walk on the treadmill for 15 minutes.

Good workout, yet hard to get thru.

 

[katt]

Do you use an overhand grip on the cable straight arm pulldowns? I do, and I feel it right under my armpits in back,, hurts like hell by the 3rd set.

 

[fufu]

I found using a wider grip was better on the straight arm pulldowns. Not sure how wide you are setting your hands.

 

[SheLifts]

katt, yeah, that's about where mine are and where i feel it. this is the first few times i've done them, so it still feels odd to me.

 

[SheLifts]

I found using a wider grip was better on the straight arm pulldowns. Not sure how wide you are setting your hands.

when doing 'air weights', i'm feeling it in my back more when my arms are wider. feels more comfortable too.

 

[katt]

when doing 'air weights', i'm feeling it in my back more when my arms are wider. feels more comfortable too.

listen to you.... air weights.. 40 lbs is good!

 

[Burner02]

Seems to me whenever I do things like high reps and more voluyme my legs feel like that to, but whenever I do things like 5x5 or something they dont! I just dont get it!

same here....

 

[SheLifts]

Legs tonight!!

 

[Double D]

Yeah I was suppose to do some lower tonight as well, but it got pushed back to tommorow, boy I am so tired today!

 

[SheLifts]

Workouts are going really good. however, seems I've had a minor set back. I hope it will only delay me a week in this program, but who knows... Seems my sinus infection has effected my ears and equilibrium also. I can't lay down or I get extrememly light headed and even worse when I stand up. Went to the doctor today for antibiotics and a decongestant since it's just extreme pressure with no drainage. Now I have lots of drainage and in the line of prescription meds, i'm awake as they come (and it's currently 4:15 am.

Anyway, I still have my leg/ab workout that i hve to post from Thursday night. But for now, I've taken off Saturday night's and I will be taking off Monday night's workouts to allow myself somet time to heal from this. So my next workout will be on Thursday and I will pick back up with Chest, Tri, Traps, Abs like I would have Saturday night.

 

[Double D]

That sucks, best of luck getting better.

 

[SheLifts]

my original plan was to resume my workouts on Thursday. However, since I'm still feeling major vertigo problems, I've decided to wait until Saturday.

That's a week and a half delayed on my 12 week program. I am really enjoying the different workout every session, but I hope that I can resume where I left off with little/no strength loss.

 

[katt]

I can totally relate to you on the vertigo situation. I had that about 2 years ago,, just hit me in the morning, started getting light headed, then one hour later I couldn't even open my eyes or I would get sick the room was spinning so bad!! Three total days on the couch without even being able to walk without falling over...was not fun!

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[SheLifts]

thanks. it seems the majority are saying they had it like 3 days. today would be day 2, so maybe it'll be gone by thursday.

i'll tell you tho, it feels like i'm in a constant drunk state.

 

[SheLifts]

thursday morning and still (even worse) vertigo problems. so i went back to the doctor. more blood work, even did sinus x rays. seems i'm not responding to the antibiotics and i'm worse. blood test showed higher white cell count, x rays showed severely enflamed sinuses. new prescriptions, and no working out til next week.

hopefully this stuff will clear up!! it's completely exhausting me.

 

[katt]

Dang - Sorry to hear that! Hope you recooperate soon!!

 

[SheLifts]

thanks katt.

 

[Double D]

Hope your feeling well soon!

 

[SheLifts]

Good GOd!! seems everything hit me at once!!

Sinus Infection, stomach virus....

I WILL (I promise) return to the gym on Saturday. IT's been 3 weeks since I've been able to to. I actually feel the effect on my body. I'm tired and exhausted all the time. Hopefully everything will pick back up where I left off.

 

[Double D]

I am in the same boat, I have a sinus infection as well. Hope you get well soon!

 

[SheLifts]

woohoo!! went back to the gym on saturday night!! didn't have much time there tho.

Cardio: 1 mile (14:33) I suck at endurance....

Just did the big 3 to start out with for the week:
Bench Press: 3 sets 55x10
Deadlift: 3 sets 95x10
Squat: 3 sets 45x10

Not too bad, my back is actually sore.

 

[katt]

woohoo!! went back to the gym on saturday night!! didn't have much time there tho.

Cardio: 1 mile (14:33) I suck at endurance....

Just did the big 3 to start out with for the week:
Bench Press: 3 sets 55x10
Deadlift: 3 sets 95x10
Squat: 3 sets 45x10

Not too bad, my back is actually sore.

YAY! Welcome back!

 

[SheLifts]

i almost felt like a newbie when i went back to the gym. lol!

 

[SheLifts]

3/26/07 Chest, Tri, Trap, Abs, Cardio

Warm Up: 2 min treadmill, Bench Press 45x15

Bench Press: 60x10, x9
Incl. DB Press: 15 x10, x10
Fly Machine: 30x10 (increase)
Incl Fly: 10x10 (increase)

Cable Press Dn: 40x10, x9
Overhead Ext: 15x10, 20x9
Bench Dips: BWx8

Rack Pull: 95x10, 115x10

Incl. Knee Raise: x15, x10
Crunch: BWx20, x20


Cardio: (1 Mile) 14:19

 

[SheLifts]

3/29/07 Back, Bi, Shoulders, Cardio

warm up: Treadmill 2 minutes, Row machine 30x15

Deadlift: 95x8, 105x8
Lat Pull Dn: 50x8, x8
Barbell Row: 50x8, x6 (use 40)

Barbell Shoulder Press; 45x8, x6 (use 40)
Latteral and Front raise: 10 dbx10 each

Ex Bar Curl: (not sure about weight, don't know how much bar weighs. est. 15#) 25x10, x10 (increase)
Concentration Curl:
L: 10x10 (baby toting arm)
R: (lagging so I did one extra set) 10x8, x7

cardio: (1 mile) 14:49
I've been trying to improve my one mile time, so my legs are starting to get really tired, especially my calves.

 

[Hammerlynn]

How's it going girl? Did you find my journal on Oxygen?

 

[SheLifts]

i did. i subscribed.

 

[katt]

3/29/07 Back, Bi, Shoulders, Cardio

warm up: Treadmill 2 minutes, Row machine 30x15

Deadlift: 95x8, 105x8
Lat Pull Dn: 50x8, x8
Barbell Row: 50x8, x6 (use 40)

Barbell Shoulder Press; 45x8, x6 (use 40)
Latteral and Front raise: 10 dbx10 each

Ex Bar Curl: (not sure about weight, don't know how much bar weighs. est. 15#) 25x10, x10 (increase)
Concentration Curl:
L: 10x10 (baby toting arm)
R: (lagging so I did one extra set) 10x8, x7

cardio: (1 mile) 14:49
I've been trying to improve my one mile time, so my legs are starting to get really tired, especially my calves.

Nice workout! How's it been going?

 

[SheLifts]

being out for 3 weeks did damage to my #'s.

I'm thinking about doing a couple different full body workouts for a few weeks to shake things up. I need to sit down and write out a good routine for that. katt, i looked at your photos in the gallery area, you look amazing.