Adena Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Jeez, thanks, guys! I still feel like a wee little mouse most of the time, but getting mightier every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hope you have an awesome week! Rock on! -RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 At some point during the fourth set of lunges, I broke my butt! Luckily, my powerlifter friend was there to show me how to use a foam roller. It's pretty much what it looks like. It worked really well, too. Learn to love the foam roller (as well as tennis balls, great for small target areas that need some loosening), both will get those knots and kinks worked out like nothing else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 It's pretty amazing, it doesn't look like much, but it worked like a charm. I heard they hurt to use, but it wasn't really bad at all. So I have a lot of things going on, I'm going to open a vegan bakery and offer some gluten free items as well. So far I have a temporary place with a commercial kitchen to use, but I'm not ready to sell items yet. It's hard to find time for a side business when you already have a full-time job! I'll make it work, though. My husband is behind me 100%, which is really encouraging. Des Moines, IA will soon have vegan gluten free desserts at local coffee shops and health food stores, if all goes as planned! I'll be updating my log with my deadlift day as soon as possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Congrats on the bakery!! That is so exciting!!! Keep us posted. That's always been my dream job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Deadlift Day, Friday, January 21, 2011 Deadlift: 1x3x1351x3x1701x3x1951x3x220 Rack Pulls: 3x1x255 Assisted Wide Grip Pull-Ups: 3x3 Farmer's Walks: 3 sets to failure with a 45 lb plate in each hand Plate Pinches: 3 sets to failure with two 5 lb plates pinched between my thumb and fingers of each hand My bodyweight jumped up to 140 this week. Whoopsy daisy! This bakery business could be dangerous for me. Squat Day, January 24, 2011 This is the beginning of the week where I do a set of five, then three, then one. It's the heaviest week of the month. After stretching and loosening up my hips, I did... Parallel Squat: 1x5x451x5x1451x3x1651x3x185 Oly Squats: 3x10x135 Lunges with a 35 lb plate held overhead: 3 sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Bench Day Bench Press: 1x5x451x5x851x3x1001x2x1101x3x1051x4x1001x5x951x5x901x7x85 BOR: 1x10x952x8x95 Push-Ups: 2x161x10 Assisted Pull-Ups: 1x82x3 Deadlift Day Deadlift: 1x5x1351x5x1851x3x2101x1x235 Just didn't have anything left in the tank for a second rep! Rack Pulls: 3x1x255 Farmer's Walks: 3 sets Plate Pinches: 3 sets So this week would be my Deload Week, but I haven't made it in to the gym as I'm busy preparing for our international adventure next week. The husband and I are going to Istanbul and Paris for our honeymoon. We also had a blizzard here so I didn't feel safe driving more than I had to. If I'm not on here for a couple weeks, don't worry, I'm just either touring ancient mosques/orthodox churches in Istanbul, or sipping coffee at a Parisian cafe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Pft, honeymoons, blizzards...where's your priorities? Shouldn't this have been PB week? Or you still with this repeating cycles nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Have fun on your honeymoon!! What great locations. I'm SO impressed with your bench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Pft, honeymoons, blizzards...where's your priorities? Shouldn't this have been PB week? Or you still with this repeating cycles nonsense. I just COMPLETED my PB week, if you mean the 5/3/1 week. This week of the blizzard is Deload Week, so I've been messing around with the kettle bell at home during the snowstorm. The roads are a lot better today, so I'll go to the gym and probably just do some more cardio. Sorry to disappoint, but I know when I've reached my limits...for the moment. I'm sure I'll be a little weak when I come back after two straight weeks of vacationing, too. I might have to repeat the cycle yet again! But I can usually buckle down and start wolfing down food and lifting heavy fairly quickly, so I'll be back in the game before you know it. I don't think I'll compete until at least the state fair this summer. They have a Bench Press / Deadlift Competition that sounds sort of informal. There was one in April I was thinking about, but I think it's too soon after the vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Have fun on your honeymoon!! What great locations. I'm SO impressed with your bench! When my husband saw this he laughed and said "maybe she's being sarcastic." He's just kidding. I've been struggling with that dang bench press for months and months, but am finally starting to see a little progress. Any miniscule amount of time off equals lost strength, primarily in that lift, so I'm sure it'll sink back down after I get back from Paris. Oh well. I'm sure we will have fun. We're super excited! I'm going to get some of those curly-toed slippers in Istanbul, I think. And plenty of Turkish Delights and falafel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Haha, no I wasn't being sarcastic, I really AM impressed! Super jealous of all the yummy vegan treats you will find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm back! Had an awesome time. I definitely fell in love with Istanbul. I didn't expect it to be such a comfortable place to visit. Paris was of course awesome, minus how most french food is meat and dairy focused and the smelly Metro stations, but it was all worth it to see some amazing sights. I'm glad I brought along so much food, though. I found a few pretty awesome vegan things, but definitely not enough to account for all my meals per day. The day we went to Versailles I was particularly worried because that takes about a full day, so I thought I would have to eat protein bars and larabars for my lunch, but we randomly stumbled across an organic farmer's market. There was a small stand with primarily vegan food, so I had vegan paella and a lentil quiche type thing. Such an awesome coincidence. He even had vegan pumpkin pie, but I was too full to get it. Anyway, I'm attempting to get back into the game. So on Monday I did: Parallel Squats: 1x5x451x5x1351x5x1551x1x175 On the last set I just felt sort of distracted and worried, so I just racked it and decided to do something a little lighter for a while. Oly Squats: 3x5x135 Lunges with 35 lb plate held overhead: 3 sets Tonight I will do (gulp) bench press and see how that goes. I'm attempting to get back to my normal calorie ratio, but it's a little difficult. I think next week will go a little better. Tonight is going to be rough, haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yay you're back! Was it pretty easy to find vegan food in Istanbul? You'll be back to where you were when you left off in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Yay you're back! Was it pretty easy to find vegan food in Istanbul? You'll be back to where you were when you left off in no time. Well, we did some research before we left, so mostly we hunted down restaurants we found online beforehand. Once we went to Asia for dinner. Istanbul is partially in Europe and partially in Asia. The restaurant was called Ciya. My food was ok, but kind of a small portion. It was some sort of spicy bean soup. There was one restaurant close to our hotel where I got a bean dish, rice and spinach, and some eggplant thing. Very lean and healthy for a restaurant, and pretty tasty, too. That one was a good find. Lots of vegan candy, but I just wasn't in the mood. I kind of wished we had brought some Turkish delights back to the States now, but oh well. I actually think we might go back someday. Paris was another story. I thought I was going to starve. Luckily, I brought along about fifteen boxed meals ready to eat, so I had rice and lentil thingies when we came home. Lunch was more of an issue. We did meet up with The Vegan Society of France at a Vegan bed and breakfast for Valentine's Day Dinner. We didn't stay there, we just went to their special dinner party as my Valentine's Day present. That was probably the best I had the whole time. They recommended several restaurants, but we only got to one of them and the lunch for both of us cost 50 euros!!!! So no more eating at restaurants for the remaining 1 1/2 days, haha. At least I had tons of good Parisian coffee. We did find an organic grocery store called Naturalia online before we went. They had multiple shops all over the city. We went there for various food items as well. We rented an apartment instead of staying in a hotel, so we had a kitchenette to work with. All in all, I had fun, but was a little disappointed in the food situation in Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 It's so much nicer to have a kitchenette and not have to eat restaurant food for every meal of every day. I wouldn't know what to expect from Paris for vegan food, but I think I would like to eat baguettes every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Sounds like quite the adventure! Welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well, for the remainder of my week I did the following: Bench Day on Wednesday Bench Press: 1x5x451x5x651x5x751x9x851x9x801x10x751x11x701x11x65 Push-Ups: 1x101x81x7 I was losing steam, so I called it a day. Deadlift Day on Friday Deadlift: 1x5x1351x5x1751x5x1851x2x195 I had a bit of pain in my right knee during my second to last set, and then during the second rep of my last set it was suddenly a lot worse, so I stopped even though my back and my grip were still doing fine. I think it might just be a stance thing so I'll concentrate on that next time. Rack Pulls: 3x2x235 Assisted Wide Grip Pull-Ups: 3x5 Farmer's Walks: 3 sets with a 45 lb plate in each hand Plate Pinches: 3 sets each hand I thought my cold was still hanging on, so I sacrificed the cardio all week. I think I might step into the gym tonight just to do some quick cardio, then tomorrow back to lifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's been a while since I've updated my blog. The last two weeks since I got back from my vacation I got sick twice, once with an epic cold, once with some kind of stomach thing going around my office. So I've had a rough time getting back to the ol' routine. I'm just starting fresh this week, since I've been able to once again shovel in the food and am feeling more like my old self. Squat Day Assumed 1RM: 195 I started out with a few leg and hip stretches. Parallel Squat: 1x5x451x5x1251x5x1451x5x165 Oly Squat: 3x5x135 Lunges with 35 lb plate held overhead: 3 sets Foam Rolling Bench Day My legs were pretty sore from squatting the previous day, so I started out foam rolling for a while. I don't think it was enough. Bench: 1x5x451x5x701x5x801x5x95 Then a pyramid down: 1x6x901x7x851x8x801x10x751x11x70 Push-Ups: 2x101x9 Assisted Chin-Ups: 1x101x71x5 More foam rolling. This usually helps, but I think after taking some time off due to being sick, I'm just not used to lifting yet. It should wear off soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 As always some nice weights going on in here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks, MaryStella! On Thursday I ran sprints outside in my green shorts and green running shoes in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Deadlift Day Deadlift: 1x5x1351x5x1601x5x1851x5x210 Rack Pulls: 3x3x235 Assisted Wide Grip Pull-Ups: 3x51x3 Farmer's Walks with a 45 lb plate in each hand: 3 sets Plate Pinches with two 5 lb plates pinched between my thumb and fingers: 3 sets each hand My bodyweight is 139. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Squat Day Started out the day with leg and hip stretches. Parallel Squat: 1x3x451x3x1351x3x1551x3x175 Oly Squat: 1x5x1351x4x1351x5x135 That was weird...I think during the second set, I shot down way too fast during the fifth rep, and that's why I couldn't make it up. I had to dump the weight behind me onto the safety bars. One of the guys in the Power Room complimented me for dumping it the right way. That was kind of funny. I was still pretty embarrassed. Lunge with 35 lb plate held overhead: 2x8 lunges on each side1x6 lunges on each side I forgot all about foam rolling, but this week I am much less sore. Well, at least from lifting. Yesterday morning I slipped down the stairs while carrying my breakfast and my back and neck are all sore from that. My breakfast went all over the place. It was like a tofu scramble hurricane. Miraculously, my oatmeal bowl landed upright and just shifted around inside the bowl a little, so at least I managed to eat half my usual breakfast before I went to work. I was still pretty grumpy, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Glad you are okay - I would be grumpy too if there was a tofu hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Haha, yeah, I'm over it. My back sure is sore from that fall, though. Bench Day Bench Press: 1x3x451x3x751x3x901x6x100 (no spotter at all, but I wasn't even nervous about attempting the last rep: a good sign) 1x8x901x10x851x11x801x10x751x12x70 Bent Over Rows: 1x10x951x8x951x7x95 Push-Ups: 1x121x101x8 Assisted Pull-Ups: 1x101x61x51x4 This was the best bench day I've had in I think, over a year. I thought I was starting to gain a little momentum from including that pyramid down before I went on my honeymoon. Then when I came back I sort of had a slow start from taking so much time off, but I've gotten back to where I was right before we left. So, that's a good sign. Today's BW: 142 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yay on the bench! Do you do your bent over rows with your torso at 90 degrees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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