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Old 24-Aug-06, 07:21 AM   #226
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"I'm sorry, I can't talk right now, I'm working out. If you would like to schedule a personal training session, leave your name and number at the desk and I will get back to you at my convenience. Otherwise, GET OUT OF MY FACE!"
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Old 24-Aug-06, 02:25 PM   #227
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Gymgirl, I bet both those guy were really busting there butts tonight. Not!!! They'll probably be able to wear the same clothes to the gym tomorrow. Those are the people you just want to say, "Do the workouts I do and let me know what you think."
You would not hear another word from them again.

Good job!
lol, thanks guys. seriously i am glad you guys understand. most of the regulars in the gym know i work hard it's just these random jackasses.

minime, i think you nailed it. it's the fact that i am a girl and he's a guy, so therefore he thinks he knows not only more then i do, but also what is better for me. lol luckily there are not too many guys with this sort of mentalility around my gym. i've actually had quite a few guys ask me for advice or what i am doing becuse they want to try.

tim, i loved your reply. lol the scary part is if i was thinking clearly i may have actually said something to that effect. i tent to be snarky at times

no frills, yeah i do need to take a day off. my workout schdule lately has been mon-thursday and saturday, with rest days on friday and sunday. sometimes if i have something to go to i will skip a day in there. tonight will most likely be a light one and i'll skip the cardio. my body loves fridays! lol

thanks again you guys for all of the encouragement.
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Old 24-Aug-06, 02:44 PM   #228
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oh btw i found this on the a forum tim had linked to. this is funny stuff:

http://forum.brandxmartialarts.com/v...dfc44390a8ebe1

How To Get Kicked Out
Of Your Gym In Ten
Days Or Less!



Day 1
Bring your own music – use a boom box – and turn
it up to inspiration levels and start working out. ACDC’s
“Thunderstruck” should do the trick.

Day 2
Set up a circuit like one of the typical CrossFit
“Workouts of the Day” and put a sign up at each
station advising others that this equipment is
reserved for accurate timing of your effort.

Day 3
While practicing the Olympic lifts drop a max load
from overhead. This may do it right here.

Day 4
Find a twenty-inch platform and perform box
jumps. Try three sets of two minutes of max jumps.
Bizarrely, this one irks the sh** out of most gym
management.

Day 5
Take a pair of dumbbells out into the parking lot to
do walking lunges. You may be accused of theft.

Day 6
Bring several powerlifting buddies to do some super
heavy deadlifts. Don’t forget to grunt, scream, and
use chalk!

Day 7
If the gym has support poles climb them. If
not find something to climb; sling a rope over
a beam or rafters, attach some climbing holds
to the wall and use them. You won’t get to the
climbing part if you need to attach anything.
You may get stopped at the door coming in
with a twenty-five foot coil of two-inch rope.

Day 8
Workout with your shirt off. If you don’t get a reaction
have your girlfriend or wife take hers off.

Day 9
Walk on your hands, or do handstand push-ups or
some other basic gymnastics stuff.

Day 10
If you’ve gotten this far, this one is the clincher.
Record your efforts by writing them on the wall.
If after day ten you are still allowed in,
you belong to a great gym. Let us know
where it is; we’ll feature it on our site. If
you’re asked to leave before or during
this experiment it’s time to clean out the
garage!
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Old 24-Aug-06, 09:17 PM   #229
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thursday 8.24.06

5 rounds for time of:

400 meter run
15 push press (45lbs bar)
10 pull-ups

time: 21:57

round 1: 4:05
round 2: 4:22
round 3: 5:23
round 4: 4:22
round 5: 4:25

these times are a few seconds off, they are not adding up right. all sets unbroken! yay! i am shocked i was able to do all rounds of pull-ups unbroken. i was even more shocked that the pull-ups were the easiest and least tiring part for me. round 3 my trainer came by to see what i was doing and tell me about his new laptop, slowed me down a bit but it is all good. i needed a little breather.

finished up with stretching and some PT.

i am so tired, looking forward to taking tomrrow off and chowing down and drinking some vino. lol

food:

carbs: 215g 36%
protein: 188g 39%
fat: 56g 26%

total cals: 2033

cals high again, but oh well i feel like i've worked hard this week and i can't stop eating!
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Old 25-Aug-06, 10:17 AM   #230
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How To Get Kicked Out
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Very Funny!

Great job on the pullups.
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Old 26-Aug-06, 02:08 PM   #231
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friday 8.25.06

rest day.

food:

i could not stop eating yesterday. not sure if it was from the workouts or from hormones. i'm leaning towards hormones, i seriously was STARVING even after just eating. we made burritos, i had some wine, and some bread with nutella for dessert. i changed up my breakfast and tried 3 egg whites scrambled with 1 whole egg and a side of whole wheat bread withone wedge of light laughing cow cheese. i was still hungry after this breakfast. i thinki need to stick with the oatmeal on workdays.

carbs: 292g 47%
protein: 157g 29%
fat: 52g 21%

total cals: 2248 (YIKES) so high for a rest day

saturday 8.26.06

cardio

3 mile run at 6.7

legs were not as tight i only had to stop and stretch twice

workout

For time:

400 meter run
40 bosu squats
40 diamond push-ups
40 body rows
40 knees to elbows
800 meter run
40 knees to elbows
40 body rows
40 diamond push-ups
40 bosu squats
400 meter run

time: 27:55

last time i did this workout on 7.26 after running 2 miles at 6.7 i got a time of 39:16, so quite a bit of improvement there. i thought i was going to pass out while doing the knees to elbows after the 800 meter run. i was so tired, sweaty and could hardly catch my breath. knees to elbows are not one of my favorite exercises!

i'll post food tomrrow. doing good so far, but we might go out for dinner before a movie tonight, so we will see how it goes.
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Old 26-Aug-06, 02:26 PM   #232
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Hi gymgirl,

I'm confused. I thought Saturday and Sunday were rest days for you.

You are about within 700 calories of eating what I average for a day, except I'm 180 lbs. If you are hungry, eat because when you are not, you won't.

Nice workout. Enjoy your weekend!
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Old 26-Aug-06, 03:18 PM   #233
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hi, pierni!

i usualy take friday and sunday's off, but sometimes if i can't make it in on a saturday i'll go friday instead and take sat and sun off. or sometimes i just skip friday and take 3 days off in a row ! my sat morning workouts are usualy really good. i go to bed pretty early for friday night and am rejuvinated and ready to go sat. morning.

yeah i've been hungry, so i'm eating! lol today has been better....so far. we will see how the rest of the day goes. i think i'll take a long nap too.

enjoy your weekend pierini!
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Old 26-Aug-06, 04:05 PM   #234
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Nice 11 min. + improvement. Thats what I like about the timed workout, you can see the improvement and you know your intensity and recovery are getting better. Great job
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Old 28-Aug-06, 09:37 PM   #235
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Nice 11 min. + improvement. Thats what I like about the timed workout, you can see the improvement and you know your intensity and recovery are getting better. Great job
thanks jdr3. yes these timed workouts are quite addicting. shamefully i am quite competitive (mostly with myself) so these workouts are a great way to stay motivated and keep me pushing myself. i love looking back at old workouts and seeing my times or rounds improve.

Sunday, 8.27.06

rest day

took the boyfriend to the airport so he could head off to his business meetings for 2 days, then met my dad at the mall. we walked the mall 4 times then had dinner at the nordsrom cafe. nice relaxing sunday.

food:

carbs: 173g 47%
protein: 88g 28%
fat: 35g 25%

total cals: 1304

monday, 8.28.06

cardio:

1.5 mile run before my trainer. would have gone longer but was short on time.

workout

had my trainer, he started me out with a 400m run time 4:13

60m farmer carry with (2) 30lbs db
60m rock carry, 25lbs db
60m over head carry with 30lbs curl bar
30m waiter walk with 30lbs curl bar held in right arm (so hard to keep curl bar balanced in one hand)
30m waiter walk with 30lbs curl bar held in left arm
60m overhead carry with 50lbs curl bar
30m overhead lunge 22.5lbs db in right arm
30m overhead lunge 22.5lbs db in left arm
30m overhead lunge with 3kg ball balanced in right hand
30m overheadlunge with 3kg ball balanced in left hand
60m overhead carry with 60lbs curl bar

max push-ups 21 reps
max negative push-ups 7 sec count- 50 reps
forward facing plange hold- 40sec (trainer held my feet)

front squat- 3-3-3-3-3-3-3

45lbs, 55lbs, 60lbs, 65lbs, 70lbs, 75lbs, 80lbs

overall, good workout despite the horrible monthly girlie pain and nausa. lol. those carrys followed by push-ups and negitives were hard. i was dripping sweat from my face onto the groud. lol

never done front squats before, for somereason i could do more weight then regular squat. booty was close to the ground too.

food:

carbs: 204g 39%
protein: 149g 33%
fat: 57g 28%

total cals: 1862
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Nasty looking workout. Great job on the Front Squats!!!
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Old 29-Aug-06, 10:33 AM   #237
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thanks JDR3.

ugh, i want to cry. last night when going to bed my knee tweaked a little bit. nothing major it has been feeling like it slightly hyperextends. it has been hapening once every couple of days for the past 2 weeks or so, it just tweaks for a second then is fine. last night though it did that and then i got up out of bed and i could barly walk.

this morning i was ok, just moved slowly but now i am severly limping. there is no pain when i put weight on it, but it just feels as though it is going to give out or hyperextend. now it is worse i can barley walk. i don't know what the heck i did. i do feel tightness in my quad above the top of my knee and along my it band, i wonder if this is causing the weirdness?

ugh i am so frusterated....WHY WHY WHY.
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Old 29-Aug-06, 11:05 AM   #238
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Very sorry to hear that. Now be smart and stay away from the exercises that irritate it, give it a chance to heal.
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Old 29-Aug-06, 11:45 AM   #239
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I've had my fair share of problems from reconstructive surgery for my right ACL about 6 years ago, and a suspect hairline torn left medial meniscus more recently.

Rest, ice, compress and elevate (RICE) is the standard self-remedy, plus Alleve or something equivalent if there is inflammation. Walking and the recumbant bicycle always made my problems feel good. You definitely have to cool it on the other leg stuff until you have a better idea what the problem is. Avoid ballistic movements and pivots. The good news is that you are young, and you heal faster than older people like me.

Work around your ouchie. It's a wonderful opportunity to train areas that have not had your recent best effort.
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Old 29-Aug-06, 01:27 PM   #240
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thanks pierini and jdr3.

pierini, ouch ouch ouch! i too have had knee problems but my other knee from gymnastics. ACL problem and my miniscus. knee problems are awful. thank you for the tips on RICE and what movents to skip. pivoting definitely feels werid right now. just turning slightly at my desk is painful.

i called my physical therapist this morning, she is so good to me. from what i described to her she thinks it is all tied into my lower back/glute issue. she said since i was an athlete for so long, my body got really good at compensating thus, creating all my imbalences that are now causing me pain. basically since the pain in on the top center of my knee and partially in my lower quad and the feeling is not PAIN per se just weakness/giving out feeling she thinks it is from overcompensating and that most of it is caused just by tightness. also my IT band is very tight. she told me to do some stretches and to rub deeply with my middle, ring finger and thumb across my painful areas. been doing it this morning and it is feeling better. i am still going to be very careful, and will have to scratch my planned workout of the WOD using the towel chin-ups and stifflegged deadlifts and double unders. now i need to come up with something! i'll definitely be doing some foam rolling and ice later tonight.

thank you both for your feedback, support and suggestions. it really does help.
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