Workkin' Out! - Page 10

Sundae · 11-25-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Went Weds, Thurs, Sat and Sun - this is more because of the CV than the exercises. Am trying to get 30 mins a day.

I misrepresented my exercise routine - damn those numbers!
I'm getting used to it now but I still have to use the card as there are different reps etc for each set:

I come back from the gym elated, but oddly I feel so virtuous going there that I believe I am slim and fit, and coming home I after looking in the mirrors and being (by far) the biggest person there, and the worst dressed/ sweatiest/ most unkempt I feel much fatter. Well, it helps me walk past the take-away shops I guess.

ETA 4 hours later - my knees hurt

I think it's the lunges, although I only feel them in my thighs at the time.

jamamaspoke · 11-25-2007, 01:48 PM

Make sure on the lunges you are going straight down. Keep your knee over or right above your ankle, try not to let it go in front of. That can contribute to knee problems. Your goal is to get a 90 degree angle on both legs.

Sundae · 11-25-2007, 02:05 PM

I know. I'm not being dismissive, my trainer did point this out very carefully to me when training (he was very careful when he introduced squats too) It's the only time I deliberately look in the mirror in the whole session.

I have issues with my knees anyway, I'm hoping to strengthen them with careful exercise. Not real medical issues I hasten to add - just that being obese puts stress on them - which has been getting better in the last seven weeks. I still walk downstairs slowly first thing in the morning, creaking and cracking all the way, but don't stop or support myself on the wall any more.

Doing Bums, Tums & Thighs tomorrow as well as Step. See how the old knees bear up there!

monster · 11-25-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Lost some more lbs, yay. 15 stone now - stones being a benchmark weight in the UK. It's 210 in lbs, so it will be another celebration in 10lbs time, how nice to be bilingual! Aim (achievable) is to be 14.5 by Christmas. 203

That's awesome, SG! How much have you lost in total?

I have been so crazy busy for the last few weeks, i haven't "exercised" for nearly 3 weeks. But i raked 5 yards today and marshalled a couple of swim meets and I bike the kids to the bus stop every morning....

tomorrow the regular stuff starts again. And them some.

Griff · 11-25-2007, 08:55 PM

SG is your trainer looking in on you to make sure on your knee position? Just be extra careful about that, its really easy to get out of alignment and pop something. My coach is absolutely crazy on body position, but I appreciate his concern. He's getting my kid to keep better form now as well which is cool cause she's growing again...

LJ · 11-25-2007, 08:59 PM

went extra heavy today.

chest machine 200lbs x 4 reps, 160 x 4, 120 x 4, 80 x 8 super set...no breaks between

rest

160 x 4, 120 x 4, 80 x 6 and that was all i could manage

lats: 230 lbs x 6, 180 x 6, 130 x 10 super set rest then 170, 120 x 8 each

then i did that fucking hateful twisty abs thing, & a couple sets of 12 on the crunch machine at 125 lbs

iso curls 35 lbs x 8 each arm
then free curls 40 lbs each x 5

shoulder press 80 lbs 2 sets of 8

forgot to do triceps cuz jinx was rushing me

then 1/2 hr on the treadmill avg heart rate 148

Michaela · 11-26-2007, 01:23 PM

Holy Cow. I thought I worked out. Nothing compared to that! met a gal pal at 5:30 this morning.

Ready for a nap now.

Sundae · 11-26-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

That's awesome, SG! How much have you lost in total?

2 stone 10 (38lbs) I date that from the beginning of August though, so it's slow & steady.

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Originally Posted by Griff

SG is your trainer looking in on you to make sure on your knee position? Just be extra careful about that, its really easy to get out of alignment and pop something.

He's not a personal trainer so he doesn't work all the days I am at the gym, so he isn't actually overseeing me. But we went through all the exercises in meticulous detail, using the mirrors and how it felt when I was doing it right. When he is there he will always talk to me, but it won't necessarily be when I am doing my floor work.

In Bums, Tums & Thighs today there was a sequence which involved stepping across the room in lunges! There and back 4 times (not all at once, 4 different occasions). I didn't even attempt a full lunge, just dropped the appropriate leg slightly.

But then some of the women in that class had the bodies of athletes. I was so depressed by how unfit I was I nearly cried off Step, but the teacher talked me into it. I stayed behind to talk to her - she's lovely. She said only to do what I was comfortable with, and gave me some alternatives. Same teacher for each class but BTT is a hugely popular, about 30 people. Step is tiny, about 8. Both were value for money, although now I feel like I need to rise to the challenge of 2 back to back every Monday

monster · 11-26-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

2 stone 10 (38lbs) I date that from the beginning of August though, so it's slow & steady.

OMG, that's incredible! Well done you! That's over 2lb a week every week for 3 months. That's no mean feat. WTG, girl.

***mutter mumble must get ass in gear :::jealous:::***

I did manage to swim 18 laps today -10 mins was all I had.

And I shifted some leaves and snow. Maybe I'll do some crunchies later (yeah, right)

monster · 11-29-2007, 03:39 PM

Finally made it back to the pool and swam 3/4 mile. I could tell I'd not been for a while.

LJ · 11-29-2007, 03:53 PM

went to the gym yesterday

did the same basic workout as the other day with a couple extra reps

and instead of cardio on the treadmill, i swam laps and played catch with spencer and ippy in the pool.

then we went to Shady Maple

and pigged out.

jinx · 11-29-2007, 09:37 PM

I didn't have LJ slowing me down, so I got a good work-out in today. No swimming though.

Treadmill
60min - 15elev, 3mph (500cal)

Lat 4/10 50lb
Shoulder 4/10lbs
Press 4/10 20lbs
Ab 5/10 35lbs 8 40lbs
Rot 2/12 25lb each way
Abductor 4/10 60lbs

Sundae · 12-02-2007, 09:51 AM

Just in case you were interested - my gym

Old council building - built back in the days when they had baths for the working class, who usually went once a week to have an all over bath and the rest of the time washed at the kitchen sink. The alternative was a weekly bath in the large copper tub used for washing clothes, but the fuel to heat the water would have come to more than going to the "slipper baths" anyway.

Anyway it's still subsidised by the local authority, hence my £19.40 (approx $40) per month off-peak rate, paid by the sainted HM.
For that I get all classes/ gym/ swimming from 09.00-17.00 Mon-Fri and from 13.00 weekends.

If it helps people like me get fitter it will save the public purse money on joint replacement and other treatments required for obesity, as well as helping wit depression and the associated costs.

BTW am now under 15 stone! Hurray, never see 15 again!
(divide by 14 to get lbs, but the landmark won't mean as much)

LJ · 01-11-2008, 07:23 PM

i've still been going to the gym.....although i've been lax about this thread. had a bit of a slow down over the holidays....got all the way back up to 287lbs at one point......was back down to 278 today....yay.....

did chest, shoulders, abs, biceps, triceps and hamstrings. then we did 10 minutes on the treadmill ( jinx had already done 20 on the stairbastard) and went swimming...jinx does this thing where she holds a kickboard and paddles backwards with her feet.....i tried it today and ohmygod.....the abs, the abs! i did 2 laps and had to stop....

regular.joe · 01-12-2008, 02:10 AM

Cool thread. Good to see lots of people getting in better condition.

Push ups-40,30,20,10
Sit ups- same alternating.

run 4 miles. 8-9 min pace.

11-25-2007, 02:05 PM	#138
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I know. I'm not being dismissive, my trainer did point this out very carefully to me when training (he was very careful when he introduced squats too) It's the only time I deliberately look in the mirror in the whole session. I have issues with my knees anyway, I'm hoping to strengthen them with careful exercise. Not real medical issues I hasten to add - just that being obese puts stress on them - which has been getting better in the last seven weeks. I still walk downstairs slowly first thing in the morning, creaking and cracking all the way, but don't stop or support myself on the wall any more. Doing Bums, Tums & Thighs tomorrow as well as Step. See how the old knees bear up there! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-25-2007, 08:55 PM	#140
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	SG is your trainer looking in on you to make sure on your knee position? Just be extra careful about that, its really easy to get out of alignment and pop something. My coach is absolutely crazy on body position, but I appreciate his concern. He's getting my kid to keep better form now as well which is cool cause she's growing again... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-26-2007, 01:23 PM	#142
Michaela Lively Girl Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montlake Terrace, WA Posts: 67	Holy Cow. I thought I worked out. Nothing compared to that! met a gal pal at 5:30 this morning. Ready for a nap now. __________________ Heater out, Toilet leaks

11-29-2007, 03:39 PM	#145
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Finally made it back to the pool and swam 3/4 mile. I could tell I'd not been for a while. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-29-2007, 03:53 PM	#146
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	went to the gym yesterday did the same basic workout as the other day with a couple extra reps and instead of cardio on the treadmill, i swam laps and played catch with spencer and ippy in the pool. then we went to Shady Maple and pigged out. __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

11-25-2007, 01:48 PM	#137
jamamaspoke jamamaspoke Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22	Make sure on the lunges you are going straight down. Keep your knee over or right above your ankle, try not to let it go in front of. That can contribute to knee problems. Your goal is to get a 90 degree angle on both legs.

11-25-2007, 08:59 PM	#141
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	went extra heavy today. chest machine 200lbs x 4 reps, 160 x 4, 120 x 4, 80 x 8 super set...no breaks between rest 160 x 4, 120 x 4, 80 x 6 and that was all i could manage lats: 230 lbs x 6, 180 x 6, 130 x 10 super set rest then 170, 120 x 8 each then i did that fucking hateful twisty abs thing, & a couple sets of 12 on the crunch machine at 125 lbs iso curls 35 lbs x 8 each arm then free curls 40 lbs each x 5 shoulder press 80 lbs 2 sets of 8 forgot to do triceps cuz jinx was rushing me then 1/2 hr on the treadmill avg heart rate 148

11-29-2007, 09:37 PM	#147
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I didn't have LJ slowing me down, so I got a good work-out in today. No swimming though. Treadmill 60min - 15elev, 3mph (500cal) Lat 4/10 50lb Shoulder 4/10lbs Press 4/10 20lbs Ab 5/10 35lbs 8 40lbs Rot 2/12 25lb each way Abductor 4/10 60lbs __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

12-02-2007, 09:51 AM	#148
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Just in case you were interested - my gym Old council building - built back in the days when they had baths for the working class, who usually went once a week to have an all over bath and the rest of the time washed at the kitchen sink. The alternative was a weekly bath in the large copper tub used for washing clothes, but the fuel to heat the water would have come to more than going to the "slipper baths" anyway. Anyway it's still subsidised by the local authority, hence my £19.40 (approx $40) per month off-peak rate, paid by the sainted HM. For that I get all classes/ gym/ swimming from 09.00-17.00 Mon-Fri and from 13.00 weekends. If it helps people like me get fitter it will save the public purse money on joint replacement and other treatments required for obesity, as well as helping wit depression and the associated costs. BTW am now under 15 stone! Hurray, never see 15 again! (divide by 14 to get lbs, but the landmark won't mean as much) Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-11-2008, 07:23 PM	#149
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	i've still been going to the gym.....although i've been lax about this thread. had a bit of a slow down over the holidays....got all the way back up to 287lbs at one point......was back down to 278 today....yay..... did chest, shoulders, abs, biceps, triceps and hamstrings. then we did 10 minutes on the treadmill ( jinx had already done 20 on the stairbastard) and went swimming...jinx does this thing where she holds a kickboard and paddles backwards with her feet.....i tried it today and ohmygod.....the abs, the abs! i did 2 laps and had to stop.... __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

01-12-2008, 02:10 AM	#150
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Cool thread. Good to see lots of people getting in better condition. Push ups-40,30,20,10 Sit ups- same alternating. run 4 miles. 8-9 min pace. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

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