Crystal's Powerlifting and Strongman (and other fun stuffs)

[Crystal]

11 Nov 2014 - Tues

Had an awesome yet frosty hike early this morning with my dogs

Bench: warm ups, 6 x 105 lbs, 115 lbs, 115 lbs, 115 lbs

Cable Tri: 10 x 70, 8 x 80, 80 lbs

Cable Row: 10 x 70, 8 x 80, 80 lbs

One-arm DB Press: 7 x 45 lbs, 5 x 55 lbs, 4 x 55 lbs

Random abs

Pressing is still weak sauce, but I was able to get that comp weight of 55 lbs a few times!

[Scott Shetler]

Try bicep curls!

[Crystal]

Scott:

[Crystal]

14 Nov 2014 - Fri

Kettle Bell Swings: 20 x 32 lbs, 50 lbs, 65 lbs, 80 lbs

Climbing

Was going to be a squat day, but hips hurt. Only at full parallel though so opted for a few KB swings and some climbing instead

[Crystal]

21 Nov. 2014 - Friday
Just wanted to make a quick update. I had some laparoscopic surgery yesterday on my lady parts (if you want TMI, sorry) so I am out from lifting for a couple weeks. I'm not bed ridden or anything and I can go about "normal activities", but right now I am too sore to do much for too long. And don't these doctors know that "normal activity" for me is hitting the gym and moving heavy stuff around? I have a feeling they don't mean that.

This is also the first time I've felt disadvantaged being vegan. They puff up your abdomen with CO2 so they can move the scopes around and see what's going on. When I came to, my doctor told me that my body fat is too low so the gas escaped a bit and is moving around my shoulders and putting some pressure on my lungs. I guess body fat usually prevents it from escaping the abdomen area! Hurts worse than the incisions. She said it would take a few days for my body to absorb the excess gas and I can't wait. Ouch!

Also, I did start this week with yoga and doggie hikes too, but not much lifting as I figured I'd take this surgery as an excuse for some downtime from lifting. I always do better if I take a few weeks completely off per year.

[Crystal]

Week 2, I'm going stir crazy! Someone make my body heal faster so I can go lift all the things! Ahhhhh!!!

[Scott Shetler]

Don't go stir crazy! Watch Gilmore Girls re-runs on Netflix like Kelly and I do!! Hope the surgery went well and you're degassing!!

[Crystal]

Thanks Scott. Trying to stay sane. Much TV has been watched I also don't know if I will ever degas

7 Dec 2014 - Sun

Bench: 10 x 65 lbs, 75 lbs, 95 lbs, 95 lbs, 95 lbs

Sqt: 10 x bar, 95 lbs, 3 x 135 lbs - something popped by my stitches so stopped here

One-arm Shoulder Press: uhg, a few x 40 lbs

Yay! Happy to be back, sad to still feel tender.

[Scott Shetler]

Don't sweat it - I will never de-gas but oddly, I've never been gassed....

[Crystal]

10 Dec 2014 - Wed

Hang cleans, some presses, and warming up.

DL: 10 x 135 lbs, 185 lbs, 8 x 205 lbs - ouch, such weak sauce!

SLDL: 10 x bar, 95 lbs, 135 lbs

One-arm DB Press: 10 x 35 lbs, 5 x 45 lbs, 2 x 55 lbs

Dang, there is a strongman comp in one month and it is going to kick my trash.

[Crystal]

12 Dec 2014 - Fri

Bnch: 10 x bar, 75 lbs, 95 lbs, 5 x 105 lbs, 105 lbs, 105 lbs

Rope Tri: 3 x 10 x 70 lbs

Dips: 5, 6, 6 - at least these are easier since I've dropped 10 lbs (all muscle ) since surgery

Weak sauce, and I still feel like crap. A little discouraging but I'm trying to stay positive. Why can't a kick ass vegan coach live near me to work with me thru all my crap?

[Crystal]

14 Dec 2014 - Sun

Bnch: 10 x bar, 75 lbs, 95 lbs, 8 x 105 lbs, 6 x 110 lbs

Farmers Holds: 110 lbs, 180 lbs, 180 lbs per hand, 10 seconds

One-arm Shoulder Press: 6, 6, 6 x 40 lbs

Rows: 10 x 45, 55, 65 lbs

Cold garage gym workout and it was awesome

[C.O.]

Do you climb at a rock gym? Bouldering?

[Crystal]

Hi C.O., yeah, I climb at a bouldering gym. I don't have a lot of friends who climb, so rope climbing is more difficult. I can boulder any time by myself though. My climbing gym also has a decent weights area so that is where I lift mostly as well. It's awesome, two gyms for the price of one!

[Crystal]

17 Dec 2014 - Wed

DL: 10 x 135 lbs, 185 lbs, 5 x 205 lbs, 225 lbs, 225 lbs, 225 lbs

SLDL: 3 x 10 x 135 lbs

Random shrugs and rows

Quick and dirty workout before work and after a kick ass hike in the snow with my dogs