Here's to my first log

Magdalena said:
Excellent work Kat!!! Shoulders n arms r looking fuller n ur mid section is looking a lot leaner! Way to go girl!! :)
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Thank you Magdalena!! :) I really appreciate it!!! I am feeling better about my progress seeing the comparisons!
 
Rest day today...it felt great to sleep in!!! Feeling really tired this week but I have weeks like this with my thyroid issues. It will pass...Actually resting today! Can't go at lunch due to a meeting. Cut carbs out for today since I'm not training. We will see how this cycling works. I'm hungrier without the carbs though so that part sucks! Lol

Balsamic grilled chicken and zucchini for lunch! Had avocado chicken salad for meal #2! Yummy!! Thanks to Puccah!! :)

I hope you all are having an amazing day!!!
 

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love2liftkat said:
Rest day today...it felt great to sleep in!!! Feeling really tired this week but I have weeks like this with my thyroid issues. It will pass...Actually resting today! Can't go at lunch due to a meeting. Cut carbs out for today since I'm not training. We will see how this cycling works. I'm hungrier without the carbs though so that part sucks! Lol

Balsamic grilled chicken and zucchini for lunch! Had avocado chicken salad for meal #2! Yummy!! Thanks to Puccah!! :)

I hope you all are having an amazing day!!!
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Yay!!! Haha, love the pics!!!!
 
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Magdalena said:
How come u cut ALL carbs on rest day? Not even for breaky?
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Haha I usually have them! Just this week I started trying to cycle days with and without them...not sure if I'll stick with it. My trainer/friend recommended that I do that.
 
love2liftkat said:
Haha I usually have them! Just this week I started trying to cycle days with and without them...not sure if I'll stick with it. My trainer/friend recommended that I do that.
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I c....
I've never cut all carbs, so I wouldn't know, lol...
The minimum for me was 80 grams/day....
50 for breaky, 15 next meal n 15 the following meal ...
:)
 
Magdalena said:
I c.... I've never cut all carbs, so I wouldn't know, lol... The minimum for me was 80 grams/day.... 50 for breaky, 15 next meal n 15 the following meal ... :)
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That sounds way more enjoyable! Lol I did CKD for a while a few years back. Got used to no carbs and enjoyed it but once you go back to carbs- it's so hard!
 
Magdalena said:
I couldn't imagine no carbs, ha ha.... I would b way to b!tchy.. I think? Lol.... ;)
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Haha the first few days turns everyone that way! You get crazy headaches and super tired but once you're in ketosis is great!
 
Magdalena said:
Wow! Kudos to u for giving it a try.... :)
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Thanks! I didn't do well with the whole carb load/cheat day! I can't be allowed to cheat like that- just a bad idea! Big girls like to eat big food! Haha
 
love2liftkat said:
Thanks! I didn't do well with the whole carb load/cheat day! I can't be allowed to cheat like that- just a bad idea! Big girls like to eat big food! Haha
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Lol, I was a big girl too! 185lbs..
I'm slowly learning to control my self on cheat days, ha ha...
I try to keep it at about 2000cals, lol.....
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Magdalena said:
Lol, I was a big girl too! 185lbs.. I'm slowly learning to control my self on cheat days, ha ha... I try to keep it at about 2000cals, lol..... ;)
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Wow! Didn't know that! Awesome job!! You understand then! :)....haha hopefully one day I will learn too! Until then only small splurges! ;P
 
love2liftkat said:
Wow! Didn't know that! Awesome job!! You understand then! :)....haha hopefully one day I will learn too! Until then only small splurges! ;P
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Thank u, yes I let my self go for a few years , but there's nothing that is going to get in my way now! I will continue this lifestyle , pushing my self to the max until my health fails, n I hope that will b a long time from now...
;)
 
Magdalena said:
Thank u, yes I let my self go for a few years , but there's nothing that is going to get in my way now! I will continue this lifestyle , pushing my self to the max until my health fails, n I hope that will b a long time from now...
;)
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Awesome job, Mag!
 
Magdalena said:
Thank u, yes I let my self go for a few years , but there's nothing that is going to get in my way now! I will continue this lifestyle , pushing my self to the max until my health fails, n I hope that will b a long time from now... ;)
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You go girl! That's awesome!!! I'm sure it will be!!
 
Happy Thursday!! Shoulder day today! So glad to get back into the gym today!! :) Still very fatigued today but pushed through my workout! Plan to go back at lunch too!! Gotta keep happy juices flowing! Lol

Warmup:
Rotations 5x30
Front/side raises with drag 5x20

Rotations 10x30

Circuit:
Front lateral raises 10x10, 12.5x10, 15x10
Side lateral raises 10x10, 12.5x10, 15x10
Front kettle bell swings 20x15, 25x15, 30x15
Side bent over kettle swings 15x12x2, 20x12
Handstand push-ups 3 sets to failure

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Rev flyes on pec deck 70x12,75x12, 80x10
DB shoulder press 25x12, 30x8x2 (attempted 35's but failed twice- grrrrrrrr)

Did 3 other exercises just 1 set each just seeing if I wanted to incorporate them...
Incline bench bb front raise 20x10- did not like these- felt more pull in my elbows then tension in my shoulders
Upright rows 42.5x12---ehhh
Lateral machine raises 30x10----I just suck at theses! Haha

Obviously, I didn't like them too much. Just looking for new ideas. :)

Finished up with 30 mins of sprints! Always love leaving the gym drenched and looking like a hot mess! Hahaha Calorie burn for this mornings workout= 646 :)
 
love2liftkat said:
Happy Thursday!! Shoulder day today! So glad to get back into the gym today!! :) Still very fatigued today but pushed through my workout! Plan to go back at lunch too!! Gotta keep happy juices flowing! Lol

Warmup:
Rotations 5x30
Front/side raises with drag 5x20

Rotations 10x30

Circuit:
Front lateral raises 10x10, 12.5x10, 15x10
Side lateral raises 10x10, 12.5x10, 15x10
Front kettle bell swings 20x15, 25x15, 30x15
Side bent over kettle swings 15x12x2, 20x12
Handstand push-ups 3 sets to failure

Superset:
Rev flyes on pec deck 70x12,75x12, 80x10
DB shoulder press 25x12, 30x8x2 (attempted 35's but failed twice- grrrrrrrr)

Did 3 other exercises just 1 set each just seeing if I wanted to incorporate them...
Incline bench bb front raise 20x10- did not like these- felt more pull in my elbows then tension in my shoulders
Upright rows 42.5x12---ehhh
Lateral machine raises 30x10----I just suck at theses! Haha

Obviously, I didn't like them too much. Just looking for new ideas. :)

Finished up with 30 mins of sprints! Always love leaving the gym drenched and looking like a hot mess! Hahaha Calorie burn for this mornings workout= 646 :)
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Awesome job, Kat!!!!!! You kick ass ever time! :D you're a strong, badass chick! :)
 
puccah8808 said:
Awesome job, Kat!!!!!! You kick ass ever time! :D you're a strong, badass chick! :)
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Haha thanks girl!! You are too!!! :) How's your day going?
 
Lunch time fun...

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Bench dips with feet up: bwx20, bw+ 45x12, bw+90x8, bw+ 115x6
Alternating DB curls 15x15, 20x12, 25x8

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Bw dips 8x2
Weighted machine crunches 35x15, 45x12, 50x10

Circuit
Pull-ups with hanging knee raises 3 x10
Overhead cable extensions 35x12x2(rope) 42.5x10(v-bar)
High Cable curls 15x12x2, 20x6
Skull crushers w press at end of each set 30x20, 40x10- tri's/shoulders were killing me so I stopped at 2 sets

Tri set
Lying leg raises with hip lift 15x2
Sit ups with feet elevated 12x2
Weighted Russian twists 10x15x2

Stair climber 30 mins
Another 630 calories ...definitely at a huge deficit for the day with 1286 burned! Woohoo!! Happy girl!!! :D
 
love2liftkat said:
Lunch time fun...

Circuit
Pull-ups with hanging knee raises 3 x10
Overhead cable extensions 35x12x2(rope) 42.5x10(v-bar)
High Cable curls 15x12x2, 20x6
Skull crushers w press at end of each set 30x20, 40x10- tri's/shoulders were killing me so I stopped at 2 sets
!! :D
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Awesome workout... like those Skulls with press at the end!
 
Do the bench dips bother your shoulders? They are known to be hard on them.
Are you doing full on vert handstand push ups?
 
wasme said:
Awesome workout... like those Skulls with press at the end!
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Thank you! Definitely a killer burn!! :)

wicked442 said:
Do the bench dips bother your shoulders? They are known to be hard on them. Are you doing full on vert handstand push ups?
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I have to watch my form very carefully...if you stay upright and actually think about leaning back a bit, not forward- like you see so many others, it really hits the triceps well without too much pull on the front delt. I get killer cramps under my collar bone when I do real dips...yes, I am. They're not quite full range yet- I can only get about halfway down without a spotter. I loose concentration on the other half of my body and fall when I go further! Lol They're a work in progress.
 
love2liftkat said:
Thank you! Definitely a killer burn!! :) I have to watch my form very carefully...if you stay upright and actually think about leaning back a bit, not forward- like you see so many others, it really hits the triceps well without too much pull on the front delt. I get killer cramps under my collar bone when I do real dips...yes, I am. They're not quite full range yet- I can only get about halfway down without a spotter. I loose concentration on the other half of my body and fall when I go further! Lol They're a work in progress.
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If you grip the bench on the end with palms facing,it is much easier on the shoulder joint. Any vert push up is bad azz. Nice job!
 
wicked442 said:
If you grip the bench on the end with palms facing,it is much easier on the shoulder joint. Any vert push up is bad azz. Nice job!
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Palms facing? What do you mean? I think I might be doing it that way- not sure.....thank you!! I started handstands when I hurt my shoulder forever ago because I couldn't do much else. Just started the push-ups a few months back! :)
 
love2liftkat said:
Palms facing? What do you mean? I think I might be doing it that way- not sure.....thank you!! I started handstands when I hurt my shoulder forever ago because I couldn't do much else. Just started the push-ups a few months back! :)
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Do them off the end of the bench vs the side. This way you can grip the end of the bench and you shoulder joints are in better alignment.
 
wicked442 said:
Do them off the end of the bench vs the side. This way you can grip the end of the bench and you shoulder joints are in better alignment.
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Ahhh ok- gotcha...sorry I'm a little slow!! I'll have to try that next time!! Thank you!! :)
 
Happy Friday! Love being off on Fridays and training at 8 am with no major time crunch!!

I feel like the enhanced makes me feel stronger and able to go up a little...energy dissipates quickly but I don't want to blame that on enhanced just yet- I think it's just one of those weeks! Sometimes being a woman sucks just so you know guys! ;P

It was a great workout though- pushed with all I had as usual just like you guys! No half*** jobs!!!

Warm up
Walking DB lunges 12.5x24

Superset
BB Squats 95x12, 135x10, 165x8
Hanging pikes 20x3

Superset
SLDL 105x12, 145x10, 175x10
Oblique crunches w/ leg extension 15x3

Split squat Alternating- 75x12 Single- 105x10, 125x8

Circuit: 3 rounds
Single SLDL with 30lb db's 12
Hip thrusts on smith machine (super slow and controlled) 110x10, 150x8, 170x6
Jump squat w: abduction on step with 3 risers 10 reps
Calf raises on hack squat 3(45)plates, 4plates, 5 plates

Leg extensions (no rest- single legs) 50x12, 60x10, 65x10, 70x8, 80x8, 50x12- slightly turns to target outer quad more----GROW DANG IT! Lol
Seated Leg curls -Both legs 70x12x2, standing single leg 50x10, 60x8, 70x6

Abductors with pulse of 5 at end 150x25, 170x25, 190x25, non stop drop set- 190x10, 170x10, 150x10

Adductors with pulse of 5 at end 130x25, 150x25, 170x25x2

Cardio 45 min LISS and Streeeeetttccchhhhing!

Now to run errands, clean house, and go to my sons school for a Mothers Day Poem reading by cute little 1st graders!!
 
love2liftkat said:
Happy Friday! Love being off on Fridays and training at 8 am with no major time crunch!!

I feel like the enhanced makes me feel stronger and able to go up a little...energy dissipates quickly but I don't want to blame that on enhanced just yet- I think it's just one of those weeks! Sometimes being a woman sucks just so you know guys! ;P

It was a great workout though- pushed with all I had as usual just like you guys! No half*** jobs!!!

Warm up
Walking DB lunges 12.5x24

Superset
BB Squats 95x12, 135x10, 165x8
Hanging pikes 20x3

Superset
SLDL 105x12, 145x10, 175x10
Oblique crunches w/ leg extension 15x3

Split squat Alternating- 75x12 Single- 105x10, 125x8

Circuit: 3 rounds
Single SLDL with 30lb db's 12
Hip thrusts on smith machine (super slow and controlled) 110x10, 150x8, 170x6
Jump squat w: abduction on step with 3 risers 10 reps
Calf raises on hack squat 3(45)plates, 4plates, 5 plates

Leg extensions (no rest- single legs) 50x12, 60x10, 65x10, 70x8, 80x8, 50x12- slightly turns to target outer quad more----GROW DANG IT! Lol
Seated Leg curls -Both legs 70x12x2, standing single leg 50x10, 60x8, 70x6

Abductors with pulse of 5 at end 150x25, 170x25, 190x25, non stop drop set- 190x10, 170x10, 150x10

Adductors with pulse of 5 at end 130x25, 150x25, 170x25x2

Cardio 45 min LISS and Streeeeetttccchhhhing!

Now to run errands, clean house, and go to my sons school for a Mothers Day Poem reading by cute little 1st graders!!
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Ayyyyyy Kat! You totally killed it today! Freaking awesome! :D
 
wasme said:
Some serious volume right there... enjoy your day off - especially the poetry!
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Thank you!! It was so sweet! A priceless memory!!

puccah8808 said:
Ayyyyyy Kat! You totally killed it today! Freaking awesome! :D
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Thanks girl! I am drained now! Lol


Time to put the top back on the jeep, so I get to drive it around town! Yay!
 

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love2liftkat said:
Thank you!! It was so sweet! A priceless memory!!

Thanks girl! I am drained now! Lol

Time to put the top back on the jeep, so I get to drive it around town! Yay!
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Gorgeous! Your tan lines disappeared! Mines look horrible! Lol
 
Ok so I was feeling frumpy today .... when I put my shorts on today it reminded me of how much has changed just since last summer. So, I'm very very thankful for all of the progress that I have made and look forward to all that is to come!!!

Side note- these are my 6's from last summer- guess I need to buy new ones! Lol
 

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Kat we would not guess your age or that you are a mother.

Stellar progress
 
You look amazing, Kat! Your hard work def shows! :)
 
puccah8808 said:
You look amazing, Kat! Your hard work def shows! :)
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Thank you so much Puccah! :)

wasme said:
You look fantastic! Next time we'll need the rear view lol.. just kidding - someone had to say it!
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Haha Thank you wasme! We will see...I'm working on the nerve! Took a LOT to show that much! ;)
 
Great log, hadn't seen it till now!

Couple observations:

Any thoughts about pull-ups or weighted pull-ups for back day?

Also you might get a bit more out of incline db flies than pec deck, the eccentric is really nice if you slow it down to about 4 sec and get it really wide, I wouldn't go down much from what you can do for incline db press.
 
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Great log, hadn't seen it till now! Couple observations: Any thoughts about pull-ups or weighted pull-ups for back day? Also you might get a bit more out of incline db flies than pec deck, the eccentric is really nice if you slow it down to about 4 sec and get it really wide, I wouldn't go down much from what you can do for incline db press.
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Thank you! Yes, I had tried them for a while but could only do 1 decent set and the rest would be only 3-4 reps. Lol So, I add them periodically throughout the week! I might try again soon!...yeah? I do incline flyes with cables- will give the DB flyes a shot next week! Thanks for the tips!
 
love2liftkat said:
Thank you! Yes, I had tried them for a while but could only do 1 decent set and the rest would be only 3-4 reps. Lol So, I add them periodically throughout the week! I might try again soon!...yeah? I do incline flyes with cables- will give the DB flyes a shot next week! Thanks for the tips!
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Dbs are better for the eccentric; cables aren't as good for that.

I would do as many pull-ups as you can, it'll increase your ability to do them and there isn't a better exercise for back.
 
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