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#46 ^

Tue, Jun-01-04, 08:33

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Don't worry about your weights by the way, just do what you feel comfortable with... well, a bit uncomfortable with otherwise you won't go hard enough

The heaviest I went on my first LBWO ( about a month ago! ) was 160kg (353 lbs), but I see PTs in all the time with women on the leg press doing it empty, and it's not like it's the woman's first time there for getting shown how to work it and stuff, it's their workout!

(and I only get excited about my LBWO weights.... my UBWO weights generally suck, but I'm trying hard!)

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#47 ^

Tue, Jun-01-04, 12:08

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Tuesday June 1, 2004
Weight: 115

NHE Day 2

Cardio Day: 21 minutes on recumbent bike. Level 5, random. Worked hard!
Abs: 3 sets of hanging, 3 sets of crunches

I am stiff and in some pain. Usually I am pretty flexible but today i couldn't even touch my forehead to my leg. I should have strecthed some more but I was in a hurry.

#48 ^

Tue, Jun-01-04, 13:12

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Thanks red!

Quote:

Now I feel like a dumbass.

Wow 90 pounds is still impressive for me. I'm going to try and see if I can press more next time. Thing is if I do it too high then I will be too weak for extensions so maybe stay at 90 for a couple weeks.

I may try to go heavier on the deadlifts though.

LOL, don't worry about it

If TrainerDan started quoting numbers he'd put us all to shame!

I've got my squat up to 50kg, and on another forum I'm on someone was saying they'd managed 180kg squats and were going for 200's (ok, the first reply was "what are you taking?" but that's a different matter, and it wasn't dodgy stuff!)

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yeah, the drop sets sounds like you are really maxing out. Have you seen a big difference since you started doing them in the way your muscles react?

I think so, but not totally sure.

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Since I am not doing BFL I might break it into two. Do you think I should do chest and back together or Chest and biceps and triceps and then do Back with shoulders? I would have a day in between them.

Really not sure.... I've heard of so many people's different splits, which is one of the things that attracted me to BFL (my first proper workout program since I was 16 with some basic kit in my bedroom!)... someone takes the effort out of deciding the split etc, but now I've started changing things about a bit.

www.exrx.net (thanks Built!) suggests a 3 day split as Chest & Back/ Legs/ Shoulders & Arms so I'd go with their advice!

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Are you doing both triceps at the same time?

I'm doing BFL so I normally do 5 sets of overhead then blast into one set of lying, but today I did 5 sets of assisted dips and 1 set of lying extensions.

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What do you mean by walking to failure?

Farmer's walk as someone suggested in my forearms thread for grip/ forearm building. Basically you pick up a dumbell in each hand and walk across the gym (normally to confused looking people wondering what the hell you're doing!), turn round and walk back, turn round etc until you can't hold them any more (failure) then put em down.

#49 ^

Tue, Jun-01-04, 13:13

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Quote:

Originally Posted by red1cutie

Usually I am pretty flexible but today i couldn't even touch my forehead to my leg.

/me raises eyebrow

#50 ^

Tue, Jun-01-04, 13:14

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

And /me now realises that "leg" covers quite a large area... /me was thinking of something else.....

#51 ^

Wed, Jun-02-04, 01:14

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

#52 ^

Wed, Jun-02-04, 12:58

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Wednesday June 2, 2004
Weight: 115

NHE Day 3

Chest
Bench press with barbell 4 sets of 12 reps forget what it weighed no weights on it but it weighed enough (remembers Doogie's comment about the girl onleg press machine )

Flyes 1 set 2-8 pound dumbells, 3 sets 2-10 pound dumbells

Triceps
Kickbacks 4 sets 2-10 pound dumbells
Lying triceps extensions 4 sets 2-8 pound dumbells
(my form on the kickbacks was awful--I got weak triceps)

Biceps
Barbell curls 4 sets of 12 reps (same barbell as for bench press)

I forget the name of the machine where you rest your biceps on it and are seated on it--alternate arms 4 sets 2-10 pound dumbells

Then cardio 21 minutes treadmill
3 mins level 5, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 2 min level 10, 1 min level 5

Next Weight day Friday: Shoulders and Back

From next week I will do like what Doogie said Built said to do--My three weight days will be legs/chest/back/shoulder, tris and bis.

My measurements:
Bust 33.5
Waist 26.5
Navel: 28
Hips: 35
Thighs 20.5

Haven't change in a while. I wont measure until the six week mark.

Last edited by red1cutie : Wed, Jun-02-04 at 14:25.

#53 ^

Wed, Jun-02-04, 14:39

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Quote:

Originally Posted by red1cutie

I forget the name of the machine where you rest your biceps on it and are seated on it--alternate arms 4 sets 2-10 pound dumbells

Preacher curl?

#54 ^

Wed, Jun-02-04, 14:42

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

L-glutamine doesn't stop my legs hurting, but I've grown to really like the ache

They're changing classes round at my gym from next week, so I think when I do spin I'll make sure it's on a Friday after an UBWO on a Thursday, so it will give me an extra day to recover before LBWO.

#55 ^

Thu, Jun-03-04, 19:42

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Thursday June 3, 2004
Weight: 115

NHE Day 4

Cardio Day: 25 minutes on treadmill. random.
Abs: 3 sets crunches, 1 sets of elbow to knee

#56 ^

Fri, Jun-04-04, 04:14

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Hi Red!

I didn't stretch my back afterwards, but I forgot all about it, and I've just noticed it's not sore!

SLDL = straight leg deadlifts.... I said that in full earlier in the post so thought it would make sense

#57 ^

Fri, Jun-04-04, 18:51

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Friday June 4, 2004
Weight: 115

NHE Day 5

Weights:
Back
bent over dumbell rows 10 lb dumbells alternate arms 4 sets 12 reps
seated bent over rows 8 lb dumbells alternate arms 4 sets 12 reps

Shoulders
side raises 5 lb dumbells 4 sets 12 reps
front raises 5 lb dumbells 4 sets 12 reps

Then Cardio: 21 minutes on treadmill. 3 mins level 5, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 1 min level 6, 1 min level 7, 1 min level 8, 1 min level 9, 2 min level 10, 1 min level 5

#58 ^

Sun, Jun-06-04, 08:44

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Saturday June 5, 2004
Weight: 115

Cheat Free Days: 17
NHE: Day 6
Number of Days until Summer: 16

*21-minutes of cardio--recumbent bike--random, level 5
*Abs (hanging 5 sets of 10 reps, crunches 10 sets of 15 reps)

#59 ^

Sun, Jun-06-04, 08:47

red1cutie

"Natural Mystic"

Posts: 5,905

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120 Female 5' 1"

BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%

Location: T.O.

Sunday June 6, 2004
Weight: 115

NHE: Day 7--Day Off--no workout

1 week done!

Tomorrow: legs, cardio

#60 ^

Sun, Jun-06-04, 14:12

doogieb

Modified :)

Posts: 1,387

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/223/175 Male 170cm

BF:
Progress: 28%

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Hey red!

I've not really done a "clean" carb up (mainly like either pizza or low fat curry and rice etc)... if you know what I mean! Last one I did I started with 50g of dextrose tablets (about 45g of carbs).... not sure what the carb up rules under NHE are but 40g doesn't sound like a "carb-up meal"... also those things are lower GI (pretty sure) than eg dextrose... again I don't know what the NHE rules are.