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This is my WORST problem and I have a real bad time trying to NOT feel
weird with a smaller body. You reminded me of a very imporant thing!! This is ,I THINK, ONE reason why I can't stick to my program. I keep starting and I stop after losing a pant size. I lost a really good amount of weight (over 85 lbs) several years ago but since gaining some of this back I can't keep at my WOE/WOL longer than a few weeks. Thanks for this "feeling Funny' thread ! WOW! I've woke up and I SEE what I'm doing!! I get afraid to be tis outsider at work plus with my sisters. This is a big problem for me. WE CAN DO THIS! Strength really does come in numbers! I'm going to keep at this Weight-loss !! glo |
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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:01:27 -0700, "determined"
wrote: I haven't been using the gravitron, but I do seated cable rows, I think they work "about" the same muscles, A much better simulation for chins/pull-ups is the lat pulldown, if you don't have an assisted pull-up machine. Chins and pull-ups primarily target the lats. Seated rows exercise the overall back, but perhaps emphasize the rhomboids and traps more. and I row 75 lbs. I'm guessing that I could chin that much too, if I tried. Maybe -- quite possibly more. The rows won't tell you much about what you can chin, though. My current workout is entirely made up of free weight squats, bench, DL's, and seated cable rows. I only have 30 min for a workout, so I do this 3 x per week on my lunch break. I can squat 95, bench 65, dl 95 and seated cable row 75. Let's see. Currently -- at far from my strongest -- I can probably squat around 185, bench 115, and deadlift 180-200 or so. My maxes, when I was heavier and didn't have an injured shoulder, are 240 squat, 185 bench, 275 deadlift. I never do deadlifts now, so don't know what I'd really do as a max if I worked up to it a bit. I hope to get back to a much better bench if I can ever get my shoulder healed. My goal is to squat with those two big wheels on the barbell! (uh, that's 135, right?), Um, yeah, that would be 135 :-). You can get there, I'm sure. Do you squat below parallel? bench 85, and do an unassisted pull up. I really want to be able to do an unassisted pull-up, also. Currently I can do a couple with 50 lbs. of assistance (so I'm lifting 127 lbs. of my bodyweight) -- maybe one with 40. Because you're pretty light, that's probably an attainable goal for you -- more likely than for me. But I strongly recommend you start doing lat pulls, and assisted pull-ups if you have a machine for them. Your current training won't ever get you to a pull-up. Also, do pull-up negatives: get yourself up to the bar somehow -- by standing on something, jumping up, or getting someone to lift you -- then hang if you can, then lower yourself slowly. I can't hang yet, but can come down pretty much in control. Do several of these once or twice a week. I do 2 weeks of high weight low reps, then 2 weeks of low weight high reps. Not hst, not really sure what it is. But I enjoy it... Enjoying it is the main thing. Chris |
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On 15 Oct 2003 18:12:19 -0400, Wendy wrote:
determined wrote: My goal is to squat with those two big wheels on the barbell! (uh, that's 135, right?) Right. I typically put two medium sized ones on - that's 95. :-) But I worry too much about form and dumping the bar and knees and stuff when I go heavy. I don't mind doing it at lower weights - and I often do, but I don't push my quads with the squats just because of the form and fear factors. I do 2 weeks of high weight low reps, then 2 weeks of low weight high reps. Not hst, not really sure what it is. But I enjoy it... "Energy for Women" calls it "periodization". There's an article about itin this month's magazine. I get it by subscription and I actually read it. :-) Typically periodization involves a few more phases than just high-low. You'd maybe do a cycle for, say, 6-10 weeks. You'd start with a weight you can do for 10-12 reps, then each week add a little weight and reduce the number of reps. The idea would be that the last week or two you'd be trying a weight you haven't been able to do before starting the program. Then you'd take a few weeks break -- either take off lifting altogether or stick to light weights -- then repeat when you want to. But people use the term "periodization" more loosely as well, just to mean any sort of routine that is divided into distinct periods in which you vary some aspect of your training. Chris |
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"Jayjay" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:17:29 -0500, "Julianne" wrote: I am 100 percent convinced that I wouldn't have a single ounce of extra weight if I never ate when I wasn't hungry. with all the negatives in that sentence, I'm lost. That whole double-negative makes a positive thing... :-) That ain't no double negative j |
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Chris Braun wrote:
Also, do pull-up negatives: get yourself up to the bar somehow -- by standing on something, jumping up, or getting someone to lift you -- then hang if you can, then lower yourself slowly. I can't hang yet, but can come down pretty much in control. Do several of these once or twice a week. I discovered the Gravitron is a great place to do negatives. It's got that step to help me get up there and I set the weight to a weight that will keep me from dropping like a stone and essentially get a slightly assisted negative. (When I did them on the hanging ab thing I just dropped straight down yanking out my arm pits.) Now, we should take this to another thread 'cuz it's not nice to Beeswing to make her read all these weight-lifting posts. :-) Wendy |
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Jayjay wrote:
On 15 Oct 2003 13:12:59 -0400, Wendy wrote: If I followed BFL for a year, I'd have a body to die for. Yes, all the winners of the contest are people who had maybe 15 pounds to lose: they lost 15, gained 5 of muscle and made proportionaly HUGE changes to their physiques. I lose 15, gain 5 LBM and I drop from a size 22 to a 20 and am still in cow territory. You, on the other hand - had alot more weight to lose. 1 yr won't get perfection. How many years did it take to put that weight on and get to the size you were? I'm content for it to take as long as it takes, but the problem is the growing awareness that NO AMOUNT of years will get to perfection. I think that's the gyp part: I get a lot of the benefits of having lost lard, but I won't get the benefits that accrue to people who attain Babedom. I'm being a bit silly because I was never in model territory: I'm stockily built - think Russian swimmer - and I'll always be gigantic compared to you - even if I got down to 23% body fat (my goal) I'd be 170 pounds. But I always thought the "best me I can be" would be pretty damn good. Now I'm realizing it'll never be a body to be proud of. No offense - but I hate to see you so frustrated. I think you have some unreal expectations. But, ya know we love you anyway. :-) I need some new expectations. And I also need to get off-line before hords of people descend on me telling me I'd better change my meds 'cuz I sound so crabby, LOL! Wendy 244/193/170 |
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On 16 Oct 2003 09:46:48 -0400, Wendy wrote:
I discovered the Gravitron is a great place to do negatives. It's got that step to help me get up there and I set the weight to a weight that will keep me from dropping like a stone and essentially get a slightly assisted negative. (When I did them on the hanging ab thing I just dropped straight down yanking out my arm pits.) The Gravitron -- or other assisted pull-up machine -- is great for negatives. It's good to work up to trying to do them without assistance, though. But you're right, if you just drop straight down it isn't doing much for you. Now, we should take this to another thread 'cuz it's not nice to Beeswing to make her read all these weight-lifting posts. :-) Nah, but maybe it's good for her :-). Chris |
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:23:33 -0400, A Ross
wrote: Chris--I notice there a lot of difference between the types of grips used and the ease of doing chins--is there a grip you prefer? Yes, the grip makes a big difference in how easy it is. Because I'm favoring a shoulder injury right now, I use what's easiest on my shoulder: underhand grip on the bar, and parallel grip on the pull-up machine. Optimally, you should work with different grips, as each uses your muscles slightly differently. Chris |
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On 16 Oct 2003 10:03:33 -0400, Wendy wrote:
Jayjay wrote: On 15 Oct 2003 13:12:59 -0400, Wendy wrote: If I followed BFL for a year, I'd have a body to die for. Yes, all the winners of the contest are people who had maybe 15 pounds to lose: they lost 15, gained 5 of muscle and made proportionaly HUGE changes to their physiques. I lose 15, gain 5 LBM and I drop from a size 22 to a 20 and am still in cow territory. That's the thing though - you aren't in cow territory any more!!! Maybe sheep - but not cow. jk. :-) I'm content for it to take as long as it takes, but the problem is the growing awareness that NO AMOUNT of years will get to perfection. I think that's the gyp part: I get a lot of the benefits of having lost lard, but I won't get the benefits that accrue to people who attain Babedom. Babedom takes genetics. And Babedom fades w/ years unless you have a good plastic surgeon to keep you in babedom. And then that ps has to be GOOD!!! Otherwise you end up looking like some of those hollyweird people who just look hideous (melanie griffth comes to mind). I need some new expectations. And I also need to get off-line before hords of people descend on me telling me I'd better change my meds 'cuz I sound so crabby, LOL! HA! You wanna see crabby, you shoulda been a fly on the wall at my house last night when I was trying to make some wedding plans with BF. |
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