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Kat and Puccah's Strong is the new sexy log

YatesWifey04 said:
YES!!! It's a great workout....and you don't always NEED a partner!! Haha!!
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Haha, too funny!


Can someone recommend a protein shake that is not super sweet. I don't really care about the flavor as long as it's not really sweet.
 
puccah8808 said:
Haha, too funny!


Can someone recommend a protein shake that is not super sweet. I don't really care about the flavor as long as it's not really sweet.
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Can't help you Puccah, I like my protein shakes like my women..Thick and Sweet;)
 
I like truenutritions proteins. You can pick the type of protein as well as the flavour amounts and they will mix it accordingly. You can also get it unflavoured and purchase flavour packages on the side to add it yourself.
 
Awww I hate he died! That's horrible!

Puccah, you can use egg white instead of protein powder and then add jello mix or fruit to add flavor
 
BigRed1974 said:
Can't help you Puccah, I like my protein shakes like my women..Thick and Sweet;)
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Haha, well then I won't do. I'm big and ratchet! Haha
 
clown007 said:
I like truenutritions proteins. You can pick the type of protein as well as the flavour amounts and they will mix it accordingly. You can also get it unflavoured and purchase flavour packages on the side to add it yourself.
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Thank you! I didn't know they did that! I would have told them that I didn't want the super sweet lemon meringue.
 
love2liftkat said:
Awww I hate he died! That's horrible!

Puccah, you can use egg white instead of protein powder and then add jello mix or fruit to add flavor
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Ewwwww, raw egg whites? Or cook them and then mix the jello?!
 
puccah8808 said:
Ewwwww, raw egg whites? Or cook them and then mix the jello?!
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Raw egg whites are not bad, if you get them in the carton they are not thick and mix easily. I would use them in my protein shakes at one time.
 
DreamWeaver said:
Yah stay away from the raunchy strange ones... issues. Strange is fine but doesn't mix well with raunchy :(
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Depends on if you are out for a good time or to find a relationship...
puccah8808 said:
Don't pick up the "I have daddy issue" girls!!!
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Again depends on what you are looking for. Those girls give some great I have low self esteem sex effort. Sorry, I am being a dog but it is your fault puccah8808 ! You are the one who went and posted underboob, I can't be held responsible for hedonistic behavior for at least a couple more hours now.
puccah8808 said:
I've been researching and trying out some new routines. I think I finally found one that I can do quick before work. I will try this for the next few weeks along with my heavy leg day once a week.

Circuit 1
Clean and Press
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
Standing cable crunch
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
Lat-Pulldowns
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
30 second rest

Circuit 2
Dumbbell Bench press
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
Dumbbell walking lunges
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
Straight bar curls
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
30 second rest

Circuit 3
Kettlebell sumo squats
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
Upright rows
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x
Renegade rows
10x 9x 8x 7x 6x 5x 4x 3x 2x 1x

I am completely exhausted but I feel really good. Many things have changed recently and I'm extremely excited about it. It can only get better from here.
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Nice work so does this get heavier each set?
clown007 said:
I found the idea of "intention" to be a real novel idea. And to be honest didn't really understand it until I tried it with lat pulldowns, and squats. I quickly learned how activating the muscle so intensely and deliberately throughout the range of motion hits my muscles in new ways.
I am still having some difficulty feeling the "intention" on the bottom of a bench press but I know that it will come as I get more in tuned with the muscle firing in that bottom/stretch position.
As DreamWeaver said, maybe not new for everyone, but for me who was someone that just tried to always lift heavier this new direction is golden.

-clown
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All you have to do to get the initial intentions on bench press is bring your shoulders down, by down I mean if you were standing and pressed your shoulders down towards the floor. So on the bench you want them retracted with your shoulder blades then before pressing adjust your shoulders down toward your feet, it automatically engages the pecs.

clown007 said:
I agree with Wrivest, leg extensions can be brutal on your knees. My vote on knee sleeves are the Rehbands. I've tried the Kono's in the past but they ended up splitting and losing all compression after about 3 months. The Rehbands are comfortable and have been a real knee saver.
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I like my Titans which are the mock up of the original 7.5 Rehbands but they have double stitching and are half the price. You should have a look at them instead. People review them as good or better than the Rehbands.
puccah8808 said:
I watched a YouTube video this morning and this part captured my attention.

-What makes a guy get up at 3 o'clock in the morning vs a guy that gets up just in time to go to work. It's not that the guy who has to be to work at 7 o'clock and gets up at 6:30 to be somewhere at 7, it's not that he doesn't know that if he gets up at 5 o'clock, he could be better. The problem is that he don't have the heart, he don't have the discipline to get up early. It's not the knowledge that he lacks, it's the HEART.

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This was my morning run along the American River.
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I like the idea of that, but really if the guy has a heart for some other goal other than getting up in the morning to exercise doesn't mean no heart. Just no heart for that particular interest.

BigRed1974 said:
I've been reading a lot from Jason Ferruggia and he recommends a lower protein diet with more carbs. Usually 125 grams for men. I haven't tried going this low myself but I have dropped to around 200 per day and that is at a weight of 260 and so far it seems to be going good.
I like my meat and eggs so I don't think I would ever get that low but it is interesting to read and see how other people are trying it out.
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I have maintained all of my muscle and then some through injury and training around injury. All while dropping my protein to 150-170 a day. No problems at all other than wanting more meat. I will still throw down on some meat here and there but gone are the days of 300g of protein daily.
 
@kleen haha, the crazies are always the best!!! :raises hand:
 
puccah8808 said:
@kleen haha, the crazies are always the best!!! :raises hand:
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If it has a penis, it's gonna be stupid. If it has a vagina, it's gonna be crazy. Don't blame me, it's science.
 
Soooo.... I've been on a bulking binge for 2 years. I'm a lot stronger and solid but I'm a lot fatter as well. I don't know what I want anymore, to tell you the truth...

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Excuse the ghetto mirror. :D
 
booneman77 said:
Maybe PHat... Def not fat ha. Those quads are just unreal. I'm jealous
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Wrivest said:
It's all about being happy and comfortable in your own skin. And you ain't fat, so shush!!!
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Thank you, guys. I'm not happy being this big and my self confidence is sh^t these days. You'll hardly see me dolled up anymore, and I'm back in my muumuu. You know sh^t's bad when the muumuu comes out...
 
puccah8808 said:
Thank you, guys. I'm not happy being this big and my self confidence is sh^t these days. You'll hardly see me dolled up anymore, and I'm back in my muumuu. You know sh^t's bad when the muumuu comes out...
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Says the girl with the half naked avi ;)
 
booneman77 said:
Says the girl with the half naked avi ;)
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Lol, I knew you were gonna say that. It's the only part of my body that's not bloated, haha.
 
Whuhhhhhh.... I got a log up?!? Crazy! Come join me and my potty mouth!

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puccah8808 said:
Thank you, guys. I'm not happy being this big and my self confidence is sh^t these days. You'll hardly see me dolled up anymore, and I'm back in my muumuu. You know sh^t's bad when the muumuu comes out...
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Your awesome. And don't NEED to get dolled up for nobody! Your inner and outer beauty outshines all of that.
 
YatesWifey04 said:
I definitely don't handle deep tissue massage well. They hurt me. It's no fun getting sore from a massage.

Haha!! Yeah...I do my yoga at home. Yoga Studio on the iPad for $3.99!!!
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The benefits are really good for muscle separation and healing though. I just tell them to go ahead and hurt me. :)
 
puccah8808 said:
Soooo.... I've been on a bulking binge for 2 years. I'm a lot stronger and solid but I'm a lot fatter as well. I don't know what I want anymore, to tell you the truth...

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Excuse the ghetto mirror. :D
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You are not fat! You and I both need to work on our self confidence! Love yourself! You are beautiful inside and out!

Wrivest said:
It's all about being happy and comfortable in your own skin. And you ain't fat, so shush!!!
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This!!!

DreamWeaver said:
The benefits are really good for muscle separation and healing though. I just tell them to go ahead and hurt me. :)
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I LOVE deep tissue! They can't seem to hurt me enough! Lol
 
Good morning! Bumped the volume back up today because I plan on doing cardio at lunch. I really enjoyed it! Back has got to be my favorite muscle group to train! Workout was great! Dropped the weight on some of the exercises to slow down the reps a lot! Really felt everything light up!! Scale is not budging so far but I am feeling leaner. I have to work on being happy with my body each step of the way! I can't just keep waiting to reach "that perfect point" before I appreciate my progress! The negative thoughts are not helping me. So I am going to start being more positive and thankful for how far I've come so far.

Circuit round 1 no rests
Wide grip pull downs
70x15
100x12
120x12
130x10
130x8, 120x8, 100x8, 85x12 drop set

Meadow rows
25x12
45x8
55x8
60x8
65x8, 55x8, 45x8 drop set
**remembered after the first 8 that I had the phone to video...so 55/45 are videoed
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**moving my legs a bit too much

Hammer curls
15x12
20x10
25x8
25x8
25x8, 20x8, 15x10 drop set

Rev flyes (pec deck)
45x20
55x20
60x20
60x20
60x20


Round 2 no rests

Wide straight arm Pulldowns
42.5x12
42.5x10, 35x10, 30x10 drop set

BB rows
65x15
85x12
95x10, 85x10, 75x10 drop set

Db Stiff leg Deads
40x12
50x12
40x12

Seated leg curls
70x12
90x12, 70x12, 50x15 drop set

ISO Machine curls (high preacher?)
30x10, 25x10, 20x10 drop set- each side
 
You both are beautiful, but I can relate to the confidence issues!! Learning to love yourself is easier said than done, sometimes.

I LOVE deep tissue! They can't seem to hurt me enough! Lol
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I have weird pain thresholds. Tattoos I'm good with, child birth...no problem, but when someone is "digging" in my muscles I don't like it. It may be more of my sensory isues playing into it.

Great workout today, Kat!!
 
Awesome video, Kat!

Thank you, yateswifey. You're gorgeous and we will all learn together.


I f'n hate doing tris, it always makes me feel like I have tendinitis in my elbows.
 
puccah8808 said:
I f'n hate doing tris, it always makes me feel like I have tendinitis in my elbows.
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Is it mostly on extension movements? Have you tried pressing variations instead? What ex's are you doing that hurt?
 
booneman77 said:
Is it mostly on extension movements? Have you tried pressing variations instead? What ex's are you doing that hurt?
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I think it's the skull crushers and the overhead db extensions. What would the pressings be? Dips?
 
puccah8808 said:
Soooo.... I've been on a bulking binge for 2 years. I'm a lot stronger and solid but I'm a lot fatter as well. I don't know what I want anymore, to tell you the truth...

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Excuse the ghetto mirror. :D
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*drooling* I LOVE the leg thickness and ink, you are definitely not ANYwhere close to the definition of fat, you look Immaculate and stunning to me, very nice pic, keep up the great work! but never degrade or take away from yourself, you are an amazing person and still have so much amazing things to achieve .
 
puccah8808 said:
I think it's the skull crushers and the overhead db extensions. What would the pressings be? Dips?
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you do skull crushers with a straight bar or ez-curl? cause you can switch to a slightly thumbs/palm turned in a little bit to take the stress off, sometimes I get it bad in my forearms and elbows, and its annoying so I will switch bars for skullcrusher/tri-extensions, you can even use a rope on a high pulley and lean forward away from the machine and do extensions like that with the rope in that outward V shape....
 
KilaCali said:
you do skull crushers with a straight bar or ez-curl? cause you can switch to a slightly thumbs/palm turned in a little bit to take the stress off, sometimes I get it bad in my forearms and elbows, and its annoying so I will switch bars for skullcrusher/tri-extensions, you can even use a rope on a high pulley and lean forward away from the machine and do extensions like that with the rope in that outward V shape....
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Thank you for the awesome compliment! I did it with a straight bar last night. This gym did not have an ez-curl. I'm going to do other tri exercises cuz that skull crusher killed my arms.
 
This was my entertainment during my 45 mins of cardio at lunch.
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Up at the gym...talking on my cell phone...rofl
 
puccah8808 said:
I think it's the skull crushers and the overhead db extensions. What would the pressings be? Dips?
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Dips, close grip bench press

You could also try incorporating more db movements as the weight will be much lighter. Kickbacks are good
 
booneman77 said:
Dips, close grip bench press

You could also try incorporating more db movements as the weight will be much lighter. Kickbacks are good
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I love kickbacks! They make my arms feel swoll, haha!
 
puccah8808 said:
I think it's the skull crushers and the overhead db extensions. What would the pressings be? Dips?
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Yeah when you get your elbows out away from the body, there's more stress on the tendon. It comes with the territory when you're trying to add some meat to the triceps down by your elbow. I was taught that movements like that strengthen the tendon. Also was told, "If it hurts, it's weak. If it's weak, we train it!"

One thing you can try before ditching them from your routine is to start off triceps with pushdowns. Light and for high reps. It'll get some blood and warmth in your elbows before you do that other stuff. I do four or five sets of 15-20 before all my pressing days. Sleeves would help too. And every once in awhile I mash the hell out of my lower inner triceps and the tendon with a barbell.
 
herderdude said:
Yeah when you get your elbows out away from the body, there's more stress on the tendon. It comes with the territory when you're trying to add some meat to the triceps down by your elbow. I was taught that movements like that strengthen the tendon. Also was told, "If it hurts, it's weak. If it's weak, we train it!"

One thing you can try before ditching them from your routine is to start off triceps with pushdowns. Light and for high reps. It'll get some blood and warmth in your elbows before you do that other stuff. I do four or five sets of 15-20 before all my pressing days. Sleeves would help too. And every once in awhile I mash the hell out of my lower inner triceps and the tendon with a barbell.
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Eeeeeeek, sounds so painful! Thank you, Herder! I'll try that next week. I won't beat it up with a barbell, though. Lol
 
I don't know what I did to my back but man does it hurt! I couldn't sleep due to the pain so I got up and have been rolling and stretching trying to work it out! It hurt like this about a year ago. The source is somewhere in the glutes/lower back area. I will probably avoid doing lower body today but I am going to try to do the rest of my workout.
 
love2liftkat said:
I don't know what I did to my back but man does it hurt! I couldn't sleep due to the pain so I got up and have been rolling and stretching trying to work it out! It hurt like this about a year ago. The source is somewhere in the glutes/lower back area. I will probably avoid doing lower body today but I am going to try to do the rest of my workout.
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Maybe it's the high reps? That's what killed my back the other day.
 
love2liftkat said:
I don't know what I did to my back but man does it hurt! I couldn't sleep due to the pain so I got up and have been rolling and stretching trying to work it out! It hurt like this about a year ago. The source is somewhere in the glutes/lower back area. I will probably avoid doing lower body today but I am going to try to do the rest of my workout.
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Bummer. Sorry you are hurting. Kai Wheeler's YouTube channel has a lot of myofascial release techniques. Maybe that would help...??? I've used the piriformis one before when my right hip won't open up & is hurting....used it a lot when I was pregnant.

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puccah8808 said:
Maybe it's the high reps? That's what killed my back the other day.
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Not sure. It may just be a build up of muscle tension. Last time it happened, my hips were off real bad creating an imbalance in my legs. Guess I'll have to go to the chiropractor.

YatesWifey04 said:
Bummer. Sorry you are hurting. Kai Wheeler's YouTube channel has a lot of myofascial release techniques. Maybe that would help...??? I've used the piriformis one before when my right hip won't open up & is hurting....used it a lot when I was pregnant.

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Thank you! I will watch them! My hips have been hurting too so that really may help a lot!
 
Check out Jill Miller's stuff on YouTube. Great material. Tons of different techniques to get to various muscle groups.
I had the opportunity to go to one of her seminars, and would highly recommend it to anyone. I was having issues with my IT and piriformis for ages, and after doing some of the techniques demonstrated the relief was immediate.
She teaches how to massage using various sized rubber balls (similar to lacrosse balls but not nearly as hard and unforgiving). With the balls she shows 9 different ways to engage and massage muscles and muscle groups.
I can't give enough praise to her teaching and the techniques discussed.

-clown
 
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