Got Built?

So I’m still plugging along here.

My weights are pretty much in a holding pattern this deep into the cut. BGB with carb cycling, working my way up the cardio ladder. My life is pretty structured right now. (more…)

Sunday, Mother’s Day, my place, 2PM. (more…)

Weight post-carbup (Friday), post Mother’s Day brunch (Sunday): 140.2 as of this AM.

Ahem.

Diet back on – I needed the carbup, badly – and I actually managed to go out for a short ride last night on my bike – back annoyed me at the end, but not as bad as last summer. I’ll take pre-emptive Advil next time.

Tonight, horizontal push pull (more…)

I have been u-tubed!

This was in Ohio, at Wendy’s gym. Twilomike did the filming. He’s such a sweetie.

I’m sitting here, back from the Friday night “Hamstrings and Pho” ritual that has been our custom this last month or so. We found a totally wonderful pho joint on Fraser at about 46th, soup for two, extra meat, and a tip: $20. Expensive restaurants often disappoint, but I’m learning to really value the myriad holes in the wall Vancouver has to offer.

I had a good workout – gradually easing the RDLs up. (more…)

Heavy vertical, higher rep horizontal day. Ditched cardio, but I went for a long walk last night, so I’m still on track.

Hang cleans – 5×95, 5×100, 5×105, then bit the freaking bullet and did a really crappy single with 35 a side. Freaked me out, I’ve never cleaned that much. I rested a couple minutes and cranked out a crappy double. I knew I HAD to do it or it would always scare me. (more…)

This morning, I woke up, cuddled the cat, kissed my husband, told him he was beautiful.
(Okay, actually I kissed the cat and cuddled my husband. They’re both hairy. They’re also both beautiful.)

Halfway through the day, at work, I read this.

I got to walk in the sunshine today.

I officially forgive anyone who ever trashed me or let me down. I’m FINE. I’m alive. It’s not worth carrying shit around. I mean, really, who WANTS to walk around holding shit?

Heavy quad day today.

I wave loaded fronts as follows:

5×135, 4×145, 3×155

5×145, 4×155, 2×165 <- okay, that last one my form sucked and it was too heavy.

Then 3×7 fronts with a plate a side, followed by 3×8 hyperbench GHRs with a 35-lb plate in my arms.

3×8 alternating bicep curls with 25 a side, then off to do HIIT on the recumbent. (more…)

My foot is healed, and I’m getting set to head into sprint-land. Hell, I may even try to ride my bike again. I couldn’t most of last year with my back injury (grade 1 anterolysthesis of L5-S1, if you’re interested), but it appears to have settled down with my other little injuries, at least to a dull roar, and I’m anxious to drop the lower body fluff with sprints. (more…)

I’ve tried more exotic names for this stuff, but in the end, well, it’s goo.

Blend together 100g dry curd cottage cheese with 200g 1% cottage cheese, artificial sweetener to taste, vanilla (more…)