Time to face the jury (and myself)

[King Silverback]

Good cardio, have you tried Airborne??? Its supposed to nix any cold coming on, or cut it in half of the duration!!!

 

[Devlin]

Good cardio, have you tried Airborne??? Its supposed to nix any cold coming on, or cut it in half of the duration!!!

Thanks Arch. Personally it wasn't my best. Of the 3+ miles, I only jogged 3/4 of a mile. Walked the rest.

Not yet. So far it just the runny nose and mild mucous. I'm going to up the vitamin C.

One thing that is not helping is my diet has sucked the last week, I've missed protein shakes and in general slacked off. That stops today. No more missing shakes and going all vegetarian for the week which always helps me.

 

[King Silverback]

Atta Girl!!! Or rather, Thats good, my Lady!!!

 

[gwcaton]

Cardio ! cardio ! Cardio !

I hear nothing but good things about that airborne stuff. Don't know why. I glanced at the box and just seems like a bunch of vitamins to me. Must of missed something

 

[Devlin]

Cardio ! cardio ! Cardio !

I hear nothing but good things about that airborne stuff. Don't know why. I glanced at the box and just seems like a bunch of vitamins to me. Must of missed something

I think the only reason I haven't gotten all out sick is because I have been supplementing Vitamins (Vit C as ester C, B complex, calcium, vit D, Potasium). My boss (medical professionals are the worst patients) has what I think is walking pneumonia and he only took a short course of antibiotics. I have so far avoided catching that even with him coughing up a lung in the office.

 

[b_reed23]

I've been taking vitamins and I still got sick...

on a side note....everyone at my factory was taking airborne when they got sick

 

[boilermaker]

Sorry you are feeling lousy. Nathan is home with me today. He got sick in bed last night

I, too am surprised no one stopped to help in your time of need. There is that fine line guys have to be careful of in the gym. The line between providing honest help and doing it with alterior motives, if you know what I mean. And some girls have a complex that reads: Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I'm weak and need help with everything.

That said, If I saw a girl trapped in a bad position, I'd swoop in and help her out.

 

[Devlin]

I won't deny I probably give off the "I may be a woman, but I don't need help" ora, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't mind someone saying "hey would you like a spot" or "are you ok there". Plus when I am there, it usually the same group of guys (I refer to them as the "regulars") so they see me alone almost all the time, lifting alone all the time (I rarely socialize when working out, I go in focused workout and leave, I probably am also giving off the don't bug me or I'll cut your nuts off ora too )and when I work with a trainer they see me go even heavier usually with very little spotting from the trainer. Not that the trainer doesn't spot me, he does without hesitating, but he makes me hit failure ot close to failure first.

On the upside, if flights are on schedule.....I should have a workout partner returning to the states MArch 1

 

[b_reed23]

I bet you are so excited Dev!! Is this your "friend" in Iraq returning??


How's the cold today??

 

[Devlin]

I bet you are so excited Dev!! Is this your "friend" in Iraq returning??


How's the cold today??

Yes it is, but he only returning for about a month or so and then it back to the sandbox. I try not to get too excited just in case his orders change or flights get delayed.

The sinuses were worse this morning, but took some "non drying" sinus meds and feel all better (atleast for the time being).

 

[Burner02]

I've been taking vitamins and I still got sick...

me too...

 

[Burner02]

No I hadn't ask for a spot, except for when I work with my trainer, I lift solo. I haven't had any guys stop and ask me if I would like help They look, but they don't offer or hell it like pulling teeth for them to say "Hi" Just don't what is up with these guys here. Maybe Trip is right, I intimidate them

like what BM said-
most guys won't offer to help spot a girl, unless she asks for it. (gym ettiquite: don't hit on women in the gym) on the same note, I rarely will offer to help a guy w/ aspot, unless I am asked. I have watched some people doing a set..and if it looks like they need one, I will move in and spot.
Now, if they saw you stuck, then shame on them...but no. I wouldn't go up to a girl, especially one I did not know and ask if she wanted a spot.
On the other hand, if I need a spot..I go find someone, and ask if they will..if they know how, and how I want to be spotted.

 

[King Silverback]

Hows it goin Sister Devlin??? Hope all is better for you!!!

 

[Devlin]

Burner-There is a line between hitting on someone and just being polite by saying hi. While some do say HI as a prelude to hitting on, others well when you see the same people every day saying HI is just that being nice. When I told my trainer what happened, his first responce was, "Go girl, that's what I like to hear a woman lifting to failure literally." Then he said, "no one helped, with all those that look at you?" I replied well "maybe, just maybe they were watching to see how I managed to escape and in enjoy the 'show'"

Arch-It's going. Don't feel too bad right now just a bit tired from workout.

 

[Devlin]

I was expecting to lift today, but instead trainer hit me with full body cardio via a "marine corp" workout (trainer is a marine)

Warmup-on track
1/4 mile walk
1/2 mile jog

Pushups
15 standard*
10 on knees
*Upper body still a bit sore from tuesday's chest day.

Laying on floor straight leg raises
20

Wall stand
1 minute

1/4 mile walk

Jump rope
1 minute

Jogging in place
1 minute

1/4 mile walk

Arm circles
1 minute (varying the size and speed of the circles as well as reversing directions)

Bent knee side raises (balancing on hands and one knee)
20 to each side

Knee to chest and kick up
20 each leg

1/4 mile walk

Elastric rope chest pulls(movement like a chest press)
30

Situps
30

Single leg bicycles
20 to each side

Mountain climbers
20

1/4 mile walk

Total workout: 30 minutes

More cardio
Recumbant bike- 30 minutes; 10.8 miles
20 minutes- Level 4 random setting
90-110 RPM; 150-165 heart rate
Total miles: 7.2
10 minutes- level 2 manual setting
95-100 RPM; 150-155 Heart rate
Total miles: 3.6

Layed in the sauna for about 15 minutes to recover. Overall the workout kicked my butt pretty good. I was sweating my ass off before I hit the sauna, but need the relaxing heat. The goal for initial workout (before the bike) is to do all of that twice in 30 minutes We got some work to do to get up to that.

 

[King Silverback]

Fantastic Sister Devlin, kudos for that brutal w/o!!!

 

[boilermaker]

Good job, Dev That's a cowpimp style workout.

 

[Devlin]

Good job, Dev That's a cowpimp style workout.

Atleast my trainer didn't add weight to any of it. As it was there was one point that my trainer said lets take a walk, I was like ok. Inside I was saying, "Ohh thank god!" Right before he said it I felt just a bit light headed and it must have showed on my face.

 

[DeadBolt]

I think the only reason I haven't gotten all out sick is because I have been supplementing Vitamins (Vit C as ester C, B complex, calcium, vit D, Potasium). My boss (medical professionals are the worst patients) has what I think is walking pneumonia and he only took a short course of antibiotics. I have so far avoided catching that even with him coughing up a lung in the office.

Yea even with me supping with extra vits I also caugh walking pneumonia....that shit aint fun lemme tell you!

 

[DeadBolt]

Kick ass workout though wow! I am very impressed! I wish we had females that knew what they were doing by me! They just sit there and twirl their hair all damn day while watching tv. I am truelly impressed by your gains! Much kudos to you!

 

[Devlin]

Yea even with me supping with extra vits I also caugh walking pneumonia....that shit aint fun lemme tell you!

I've also been trying to get a decent 6+ hours of sleep a night and not let myself get run down.

 

[Devlin]

Kick ass workout though wow! I am very impressed! I wish we had females that knew what they were doing by me! They just sit there and twirl their hair all damn day while watching tv. I am truelly impressed by your gains! Much kudos to you!

Aww thanks. I know what you mean, on tuesday, there was this chick walking around with a gallon jug of water like she was serious about training. Then I notice all she did was wander around the free weight area, lean against a piller, watch people lift, yet never lift a weight herself. Overall I'd say there maybe 6-8 females that actually lift on a regular basis(using mostly free weights) at my gym.

 

[b_reed23]

I am the only one at my gym..in the morning anyways....there are some other women there, but they talk to the men, or do cardio

 

[Burner02]

Burner-There is a line between hitting on someone and just being polite by saying hi. .

I know, hun- BTW...how YOU doin'...
I know of another great way to get you all hot-n-sweaty
Bench here often?
I know squat, do you?
Is it hot in here....or is it just....you...

 

[Burner02]

Aww thanks. I know what you mean, on tuesday, there was this chick walking around with a gallon jug of water like she was serious about training. Then I notice all she did was wander around the free weight area, lean against a piller, watch people lift, yet never lift a weight herself. Overall I'd say there maybe 6-8 females that actually lift on a regular basis(using mostly free weights) at my gym.

kinda makes u wanna walk up to them and say:
Hey hunny....u talk the talk...can u walk the walk?? Then give them a pose... tell them the cute widdle pink DB's are over in the corner...

and then go and hit your next set...or real weight...

 

[Devlin]

kinda makes u wanna walk up to them and say:
Hey hunny....u talk the talk...can u walk the walk?? Then give them a pose... tell them the cute widdle pink DB's are over in the corner...

and then go and hit your next set...or real weight...

I did one better....

I grabbed the 22.5lb dumbbells, snagged the incline bench right infront of where she was propped up against a pillar and did bench presses She didn't stick around long. I didn't mention that she was about 5'8 150+ and the only thing she had going for her was her 36-38 C cups. Ohh I can be such an evil woman

 

[dougnukem]

Aww thanks. I know what you mean, on tuesday, there was this chick walking around with a gallon jug of water like she was serious about training. Then I notice all she did was wander around the free weight area, lean against a piller, watch people lift, yet never lift a weight herself. Overall I'd say there maybe 6-8 females that actually lift on a regular basis(using mostly free weights) at my gym.

Sure she wasn't a W-w-watergirl?

 

[Devlin]

Sure she wasn't a W-w-watergirl?

Not sure what she was, except that she was taking up space and air. Forget eye candy, she was barely even easy on the eyes. If I had a t-shirt big enough I would have tossed it at her and said, "please cover up" but kindly left out "the rolls".

I never mentioned the new additions to the "family". We now have dum and dummer. These two take basket ball games at the gym a bit too seriously and ended up in an out and out fist fight on the court. Umm hello, it supposed to be a friendly game, plus what the heck are you thinking getting in a fist fight in a gym that usually has 4-6 cops/state troopers in it in the evenings. These two get the idiot award for the day

 

[Burner02]

I did one better....

I grabbed the 22.5lb dumbbells, snagged the incline bench right infront of where she was propped up against a pillar and did bench presses She didn't stick around long. I didn't mention that she was about 5'8 150+ and the only thing she had going for her was her 36-38 C cups. Ohh I can be such an evil woman

well...guess what...if she ever dumps the excess weight...guess what are two of the 1st things to go buh-bye....

U will still be hot and strong...

 

[Devlin]

well...guess what...if she ever dumps the excess weight...guess what are two of the 1st things to go buh-bye....

U will still be hot and strong...

Thanks, except that theory also applies to me. The little ones I had have gotten smaller , but they may appear a bit "perkier". I will have to get an expert opinion on that, but it will have to wait for a couple weeks.

If all goes as planned I will be at the Arnold in March (first weekend in MArch), hopefully for the whole weekend.