Jen's "able-bodied" Journal - healthy n' happy!!

[atherjen]

Viv- example?
its good to hear that your mother got in to the gym! I guess somehow you will have to tell her she needs to make better choices nutritionally to see changes, remind her how important diet is!

Stace- Thanks!! I am having a good time! much needed.
how often do you see snakes?? Im kinda worried about them when I visit! lol!

ANDREA- GIRL!! omg Im soooo sorry I never got a chance to call today!! my mom asked me to go get groceries with her and it turned into an all afternoon visiting time with some of her friends! (she needs to tell me these things before she goes!!). Ill defintly without a doubt call you tomarrow hun! I am soo sorry!

 

[PreMier]

I used to have a pet rattle snake I had to umm... "get rid" of him. I had nightmares that he would get out of the aquarium.

Depending where you go(un-populated areas), you will always run into snakes in the desert.

 

[atherjen]

I would have night and DAYmares!!!!

Im just going to wear waiters to my chest and have a poking stick to protect myself!

 

[PreMier]

No poking stick!
If you leave them alone, usually they dont bother people. Its when they get stepped on is when they bite. Just be careful, and watch where you walk

 

[Monolith]

Originally posted by PreMier
I used to have a pet rattle snake I had to umm... "get rid" of him. I had nightmares that he would get out of the aquarium.

Depending where you go(un-populated areas), you will always run into snakes in the desert.

a pet rattler?

ive got a pet boa right now... and he can get a little "grumpy" at times. id hate to have a grumpy rattler on my hands.

 

[PreMier]

Well, I never took him out. I had him in a 55gal tank. I would feed him "pinkies" from the pet store.

 

[atherjen]

May 10th

~Weights:


- Bench Press:
95/3
95/3
115/3
115/3
115/3
135/1
135/1
145/1

- Lying 1arm tri extension
20/10
25/8
25/8

- Bent over bb rows (90deg.)
145/5
145/5
145/5
155/3

- Push Press
85/9
95/7
95/8


...........hmmm what is this?!?


~Abs(first thing in morning)
-froggy crunches
-obliq. crunches
-reverse. cruches
* did these in Trisets (3 rounds)- owe.

 

[Monolith]

Whoa Jen! You werent kidding when you said a whole new routine was in the works!

Also: HOLY SHIT YOU CAN BENCH A LOT!!

 

[atherjen]

nope, wasnt kidding. I guess you can calll today my attempt at ME bench day!
this is a whole new learning experience for me!

ughhh when I bench 200 you can tell me I bench alot!

 

[Monolith]

Originally posted by atherjen
nope, wasnt kidding. I guess you can calll today my attempt at ME bench day!
this is a whole new learning experience for me!

ughhh when I bench 200 you can tell me I bench alot!

200

You gonna try using any of SF's techniques?

 

[ncgirl21]

Morning Hottie!!! Missed you yesterday !! Hope your having a great day so far, it's in the 80's here today, but of course my ass is stuck behind a desk!!! So not fair! Talk to you later gater!

 

[gwcaton]

Wow Jen !

That is a different workout . What do you call it ? LOL Be nice !

 

[Stacey]

Hey Jen!! WOW You bench a Lot!!!
nope--I NEVER see Snakes! I have seen 2 my entire life I don't live in a snaky area though! I don't know where they hide.

Awesome workout!! How are the parents? I bet they are SO happy you are home!!

Take care babe! I'm swamped at work- SUKS! But wanted to say HOLA!

 

[JLB001]

Snakes? Haven't seen those in awhile. More int he pet stores.

Its raining here! ick

Hope everything is going well!

 

[Saturday Fever]

Oh.....my......

<-- morhps into jen's free online pt assistant.

 

[Saturday Fever]

- Bench Press:
95/3
95/3
115/3
115/3
115/3
135/1
135/1
145/1

Don't linger at the same weight. Go from 95 to 115 to 135 to 145. If you need a few more warmup sets, start with 45 for 3-5 reps. So it would ideally look something like this:

95/3
115/3
135/1
145/1

- Lying 1arm tri extension
20/10
25/8
25/8

Excellent.

- Bent over bb rows (90deg.)
145/5
145/5
145/5
155/3

Only thing I would change is moving this to your last exercise, after the push press.

- Push Press
85/9
95/7
95/8

Perfect. Just move it up one like I mentioned above.

~Abs(first thing in morning)
-froggy crunches
-obliq. crunches
-reverse. cruches
* did these in Trisets (3 rounds)- owe.

Do abs on your Squat/Deadlift days. Also, we want to go over the form you're using on squats. Generally with a powerlifting mindset, you want to go wide and put the emphasis on your posterior, and that will be a whole new world for you.

Looking good so far, though.

 

[Saturday Fever]

Some stuff on form for squatting. I'll try to clear up any confusingness.

http://www.testosterone.net/html/body_120squat.html

 

[atherjen]

AFTERNOON!!
holy smokes what a busy morning!!! going kayaking very shortly I think!

Mono- I am not kidding, that is my goal!
and perhaps.

Andrea- girlie send me some of that weather would ya!! its windy and cool here! where ya at anyways? not replyin babes!

Gary- indeed it is, I was in dying need of a change. Westside style training pretty much, still learning.. prob stick with that for a while. want to get more into OLY style lifting someday.

Stace- Thanks! ahhh I hope your day gets better!! relax some tonite at home! thank goodness you have not seen many snakes! I was gettin pretty worried about them! LOL!
my parents are glad that Im home, someone else to do more chores! haha

Jodie- Hey woman!!! how are you doing today?? Im sorry its rainin, at least its warmer then here!

SF- lol!
THANK YOU!!! need you to keep checkin my workouts! Ill prob ask a ton more questions!
-Im going to start a new journal.

 

[chiquita6683]

hey babe!
ur doin really great! sorry if i ever said anything inappropriate in here

 

[Emma Lanni]

Hi Atherjen, Youve been helping me out so much, so I thought Id come in and say hi

WOW you could kick me and Id die! Just looked at your gallery and you have ridiculous arms and legs. Do you have any before pics? And how long did it take you to get your body looking the way you wanted it to since you first started?

 

[atherjen]

Heya girls!! I started a new journal btw! just so you can read that one instead of this old one!

Emma- thank you so much!
kick? haha I dont kick! I couldnt even plan soccer!!
my body is still not where I want it well I shouldnt say Im not happy, just want improvment in the back, tri's. Im training more strength orientated now. (journal- "lil girl...BIG goals" )
Im 19 now. training 4.5years so far. before pics.. hmm I could see how far back I have some pics!