uproarious antics in the gym!

[carolinagirl]

*bets it tastes like *****

[PowerManDL]

That's funny how the censoring asterisks blended in with the action-denoting asterisk.

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by carolinagirl


Well, clearly, you're just tougher than me.


Also, the Driver really doesn't taste that great on its own, so I usually slug it back really quick. It's hard to do that when it has big clumps of grit in it, so it's double-nasty.

That might have something to do with it (the Driver being rough, not my toughness). The protein powders I use tend to make quite thin shakes, while I think most slow-release powders are thicker (casin)?

Oh, if you think you had a binge day, you don't even want to hear about some of mine. I've had steak sandwiches that I'd estimate at 3,000 calories. :D

So you're all good.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by PowerManDL
That's funny how the censoring asterisks blended in with the action-denoting asterisk.

Or maybe it was a five-letter cuss word.

[PowerManDL]

Then that means you didn't complete your thought.

And you know what we do with incomplete thoughts.

[carolinagirl]

I can't even imagine.

[PowerManDL]

Me either, because it was a totally rhetorical statement designed to bluff you into being intimidated.

[carolinagirl]

Worked pretty well, huh?

[PowerManDL]

As do all my zany schemes.

[carolinagirl]

Well, your zany schemes kinda suck, but you're pretty good in the witty repartee department.

[Alex.V]

Look folks! Two southerners are trying to communicate! Let's listen, but don't laugh at the accent, boys and girls.

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by Belial
Look folks! Two southerners are trying to communicate! Let's listen, but don't laugh at the accent, boys and girls.

Isn't it great? Too bad there's no video...

[PowerManDL]

Mayn I tell ya whut, if yall don't stop trynta make fun of mah accent, I'm on get perty ornry wit ya.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Borris
Too bad there's no video...

Yes, it is too bad, because PowerMan's nekkid.

[Alex.V]

AGH!

[PowerManDL]

Ahm dead sexay!

[YoBrickWall]

powermandl- yesterday u said it was 75 degrees and u were walking around in yo t-shirt. must be getting pretty warm there now for u to walking around nekkid.
its better here today, its up to 12 degrees.

[bradley]

Originally posted by Belial
Look folks! Two southerners are trying to communicate! Let's listen, but don't laugh at the accent, boys and girls.
:(

[WillKuenzel]

Originally posted by Belial
Look folks! Two southerners are trying to communicate! Let's listen, but don't laugh at the accent, boys and girls. Obviously you have never witnessed a pack of wild southerners mob unsuspecting onlookers.

Just don't feed us or try to pet us. Well petting might be okay if you're cute. On second thought... feeding us is a good thing too!

[Workhorse]

Just thought I'd pop in and say hi........

oh... and..........:spam:

[Tryska]

what's this? a southern conversation and i wasn't invited?

well i'm fit to be tied.

[Workhorse]

Originally posted by Tryska
well i'm fit to be tied.
no comment... too easy... ;)

[carolinagirl]

PowerMan: fat bastard. (:D)

BrickWall: 12 degrees? That's like summer in MI, isn't it? You should be walking around nekkid too!

Bradley: if the Yankees only knew what we say about their horrible-sounding accents when they're not around they'd hush their mouths about ours.... But see, we're too polite to say rude stuff like that where they can hear us. Our mommas raise us right down here.

HY: oh hell yeah. The South is gonna rise again. And when it does, the gutters will run with the blood of the yankee capitalist imperialist running dogs...Ooh wait, that plan is supposed to be a secret.

Tryska: I tried to invite you, but you were out. Probably doing something fabulous.

WH: well, hey to you too sugar. :D

[Relentless]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
oh hell yeah. The South is gonna rise again. And when it does, the gutters will run with the blood of the yankee capitalist imperialist running dogs...Ooh wait, that plan is supposed to be a secret.

If only TNN didn't keep broadcasting wrestling and episodes of Baywatch and interrupting all your planning meetings, eh?

:D

[PowerManDL]

At least they got rid of Hee Haw.

[carolinagirl]

Baywatch? Pfft.

Old reruns of the Andy Griffith Show do wreak a little havoc with the scheduling though.

[Tryska]

Originally posted by carolinagirl

Bradley: if the Yankees only knew what we say about their horrible-sounding accents when they're not around they'd hush their mouths about ours.... But see, we're too polite to say rude stuff like that where they can hear us. Our mommas raise us right down here.



and if you must say something horrible, if you just throw a "bless her/his heart" at the end, then it's okay.

and girl i think the only fabulous thing i was doign last ngiht was training my butt off. (literally)

[bradley]

Originally posted by PowerManDL
At least they got rid of Hee Haw.

Thank goodness for the Grand Ole Opry though

*heads for the hills*

[ectx]

Did somebody say Hee Haw?

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Tryska
....training my butt off. (literally)

your butt. my boobs. what's next?




I just did sprints for the first time. They hate me. I could only do 4 before I died.





(I got better.)


Next time I'm going for 5! Hoo-boy!

[Isaac Wilkins]

Sprints! :thumbup:

There's no need for this hully-gully distance running stuff when one could be sprinting!

[carolinagirl]

Are they gonna make my legs bigger? I'm not sure how I would feel about that.

[Tryska]

so how do you do your sprints? like out in the real live world, or in doors on a track or on a treadmill or what?

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Are they gonna make my legs bigger? I'm not sure how I would feel about that.

Larger than distance running, but I seriously doubt they'll get large to the point of looking bad. Unless you're taking some very, very special vitamins and lifting hard as well.

Muscular legs = Good stuff.

[BennettBoy]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Are they gonna make my legs bigger? I'm not sure how I would feel about that.

Sprints make legs bigger?

*eagerly runs to do sprints*

:D

carolinagirl, I don't think you have too much to worry about if you are a size 6 already and dropping.

You cardio freak you :p

Oh, by the way...Clemson managed to do it again. We are in the play-in game again for the ACC basketball tournament. :) Hopefully Larry Shyatt has 2 more games left and then we will hire a coach and start playing basketball at Clemson again haha.

[WillKuenzel]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Baywatch? Pfft.

Old reruns of the Andy Griffith Show do wreak a little havoc with the scheduling though. Oh hell yes! Good ole Gomer. I'd watch that show everyday after school. Still do when its on.

And what's this about sprinting making your legs bigger? I sprinted for years (pole vault, 110m hurdles, 200m and 300m hurdles) and my legs are still sticks.

[Paul Stagg]

Originally posted by Callahan


If only TNN didn't keep broadcasting wrestling and episodes of Baywatch and interrupting all your planning meetings, eh?

:D

BWAHAHAHA!!!

Go Terps!

(I think I'm technically from the south)

[Tryska]

how about uga's "issues" huh?

[Workhorse]

Here's a little shout out for UNC... just for you BB... lol ;)

I think sprints will be a good way to aid in the loss of bodyfat... go for it Cgirl!!!

[Pup]

:spam:

;)

[carolinagirl]

Tryska: outside, baby. I hate the wussy machines. My neighbors probably think I'm crazy. I go flying by in one direction looking like all the demons of hell are at my heels, then go ambling back by in the other direction - then fly by again. It'll be really funny when I get up to 10 intervals!! (And UGA always sucks in everything but football.)

Borris: yeah, but I'm already pretty muscular. As long as I lose some of the fat-size I don't mind putting on a little muscle size - but I don't want to look like those speed skaters in the Olympics. (Because, you know, doing intervals twice a week is probably exactly how they got that way.... :rolleyes: ) I'm just being stupid and girly. Never mind.

Craig: sweet. I'm going over to watch the tourney on Friday with a bunch of friends. It'll be good to see ole Clemson. Yeah, didn't y'all used to have a basketball team? (See, I can say that, because UNC sucks right now too.)

HY: I'm over my temporary leg-size phobia now. :redface: I was just being a paranoid girl for a minute. I just worry sometimes that I'm going to get really big and start looking like a guy without realizing it (because the changes are so slow, and because your 'eye' for what looks good changes too - I don't want to get to the point where I look as freaky big to regular people as Nicole Bass does to me.) It's kind of irrational, I know. I don't know if any of the other girls on here struggle with this. (I put on muscle fairly easily.) Yadda yadda yadda. I'm done whining now. Damn - I'll think up any excuse to get out of cardio, huh? ;)

Paul: hey, always glad to have a new text-face popping up in the journal. (See, us southerners are hospitable, too!) I actually like all the teams in the ACC (except Florida) and pull for any of them once UNC is out. Yes, even Duke.

Workhorse: yep, I'm going to get down to 16% if it kills me - and sprints sound like the shizzit for getting there. (And have I told you how glad I am that there's another Carolina fan around here? Go Heels!)

Pup: :D Right back at you, sugar!

[galileo]

Legs good. Death bad.

[Isaac Wilkins]

Sprinting will make one look very good, I'm sure only a slight improvement in your case.

The thing I like to tell people that are worried about getting "too big" is this: You never wake up one day and say "Holy SH!T! I'm huge!". If you're too concerned, take frequent measurements and adjust.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Borris
Sprinting will make one look very good, I'm sure only a slight improvement in your case.

Awww, you sweet thing, you. I know I'm not going to 'wake up huge' - I'm just worried that I'm going to think I look fabulous and the rest of the (non-lifting) world will mistake me for a lean-yet-muscular adolescent male. (My shoulders are already wider than my hips, and my boobies are on their way out with the rest of the fat :cry:.) Because the changes happen slowly enough that the eye adjusts, and because I've already changed my perception of what's 'too muscular' on a woman a lot. (I used to think that Laura Combes, from the 80's, was freakishly huge - now I think she looks great. Although I still wouldn't want to be as big as her.) Anyhow, I've deputized my lifting partners to tell me if I start looking like a man. (However, judging by the amount of avid male attention I've been getting lately, I'm probably not real close to that line yet...) ;)

Galileo: Who knows? Death may be....very nice.



OK, did my cals for today. I am redeemed (somewhat).
M1:10:30 am (slept late this morning. It was fabulous, too.) 1 cup oats, 5 scrambled whites, 1 whole egg
M2:2:30 pm: 1 large apple (I had a can of tuna with me too, but I was driving, and I only have 2 hands. So I just ate the apple. Better than nothing.)
M3:3:15 pm: 1 cup steamed cabbage, 1/2 chicken breast
M4:5:15 pm: 8 whites/1 yolk scrambled with 1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 cup mushrooms, 1/4 cup salsa, 1.5 oz turkey breast
M5:8:45 pm: 6 oz broiled salmon, 4 cups raw spinach, 1 tbs olive oil, 1/4 cup pecans
M6:11:30 pm: 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese, 1 tbs flax
Plus my usual 20 g of fish oil caps.

Breakdowns:
1993 cals
99 g fat (12 sat, 32 poly, 47 mono)
102 g carbs (22 g fiber)
175 g protein
47% fat, 17% carbs, 37% protein

I feel much better about today's food. Back on track, baby.

Also, after the sprints, I fancied I could feel myself oxiding fat. I'm a nut.

[PowerManDL]

I want booby comparison shots.

[galileo]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Galileo: Who knows? Death may be....very nice.

It depends on if they have Detour bars whever I end up.

[carolinagirl]

Wouldn't they melt?

[Isaac Wilkins]

You'll be fine. And I mean that in the R&B sense: "Faaiiiiiinnne"

Seriously. One of my friends (female) is quite lean (~14%) with a far better lat spread than I have. I've seen her do 18 wide grip chins, and stop because she was bored. Regardless, she has an amazing V-taper to reasonably small hips, and looks incredible. Incredible in a sexually attractive way, not just in a bodybuilding sense.

A female with a lean/powerful, but not enormous physique exudes a different kind of quality (of course, I like confident women, so... :) ).

She's also never seemed to be at a loss for male company, either. ;)

[galileo]

I like them better melted.

Satan's gonna shove a horn up yo' ass in 'bout a minute.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by PowerManDL
I want booby comparison shots.

Hold your breath.








Really. I'll have them up in a minute. Just keep holding your breath.

[BennettBoy]

Originally posted by carolinagirl


Awww, you sweet thing, you. I know I'm not going to 'wake up huge' - I'm just worried that I'm going to think I look fabulous and the rest of the (non-lifting) world will mistake me for a lean-yet-muscular adolescent male. (My shoulders are already wider than my hips, and my boobies are on their way out with the rest of the fat :cry:.) Because the changes happen slowly enough that the eye adjusts, and because I've already changed my perception of what's 'too muscular' on a woman a lot. (I used to think that Laura Combes, from the 80's, was freakishly huge - now I think she looks great. Although I still wouldn't want to be as big as her.) Anyhow, I've deputized my lifting partners to tell me if I start looking like a man. (However, judging by the amount of avid male attention I've been getting lately, I'm probably not real close to that line yet...) ;)


LOL gal.....this is so right on the money. And it applies not only to women but men as well. I use to DISPISE big quads on bodybuilders and I would have loved my legs just as they are now 3 years ago. Now I want them bigger. I've adjusted my mindset and perception to what is now acceptable. I don't like freaky huge quads on bodybuilders, but now 25 inch quads aren't enough (I'm not even at that point yet), I want 26!!!! That's my goal. :)

So you see, it happens to us men as well as you women. :cool:

Don't you go gettin' all manish on us now? :eek:

Joke.....I swear it was just a joke. ;)

[ectx]

Manish? Nah, the girl's a lady. ;)

I like sprints, and I like long distance running. Combining them rocks.

[WillKuenzel]

I like sprints, and I like long distance running. Combining them rocks.I don't know about you but I sure ain't sprinting over long distances!

[_-_v_-_]

Pfft.

You ain't masochistic enough to be a true meathead, man...

[WillKuenzel]

Originally posted by _-_v_-_
You ain't masochistic enough to be a true meathead, man... LOL< if it involves weights maybe, but if it involves any form of cardio it just ain't happening. I'll take the elevator for 1 floor. Do you really think you'll see me running? :p I'm a bulking meathead, cardio doesn't exist in my world.

[ectx]

What you are is a Pansy.

[_-_v_-_]

Now, now, E. That was uncalled for.

No, not the insult. I'm talking about the passive voice.

Bad literary meathead.tuttut

[WillKuenzel]

Originally posted by ectx
What you are is a Pansy. And you are the pansy's biyotch!! Ain't saying much for you is it? :D

_-_v_-_: And you... don't make me come over there.

[ectx]

Pfft. You haven't reached 300 yet. You pansy.

Sorry Carolinagirl. You may resume your usual Carolinagirl naughtiness now. ;)

[MixmasterNash]

I actually like all the teams in the ACC (except Florida) and pull for any of them once UNC is out. Yes, even Duke.


Gah! Does not compute! Duke = evil, UNC = good, and evil doesn't become unevil when good leaves the building. Boy, does anyone like Florida State? Anyone?

It's so damn nice here that I was actually inspired to go on some long runs this week. Glad to see you've resisited this temptation.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by BennettBoy
Don't you go gettin' all manish on us now? :eek:

Craig, if you're trying to goad me into posting progress pics to prove that I'm not mannish...well, all I can say is, dammit, it worked. As soon as my training partner and his digicam get home from vacation we're taking some shots. And you better tell me how to get them from the camera to my journal, b/c I have no idea, buster.



Originally posted by ectx
Manish? Nah, the girl's a lady. ;)

Who is my new favorite person? That's right. Ectx. He knows how to handle the ladies.

AND how to handle the lady's cardio. I'm going to do EXACTLY what you said - I'm planning on 1-2 HIIT sessions/wk and one 4-6 mile run. So there, thbbhttththtpth. (That was for Craig, again. :))



HY: I've seen your workouts - I think you're plenty masochistic. You're just not fat. (Yet.) When you pass 25 we'll talk again. :evillaugh:

V: Stop instigating trouble in my journal. THIS INSTANT, young man! ;) (It is hard to resist it when they take the hook so beautifully, though, isn't it?)

MixMaster: I'm going for a good long run tomorrow evening, actually. And I always try to take the high road in basketball rivalries - UNC fans are known throughout the world as well-mannered ladies and gentlemen (unlike those distasteful Cameron Crazies) - far be it from me to secretly wish bad things on Duke while politely and unenthusiastically applauding (think golf-claps) their success. Really. I'm completely sincere about that. (And no, nobody likes Florida. Damn johnny-come-lately upstarts.)

[_-_v_-_]

Instigate trouble? In a journal?

We here at WBB would NEVER do anything of the sort. The mere thought of it appalls me.

:)

And yes, it is hard to resist :)

[carolinagirl]

OK, here's today's workout. It was a quickie - I worked a double today and only had an hour and a half (and that includes showering and re-beautifying.)

Pullups
1x4 negatives only (medium grip)
1x8, 70 lbs assist (wide-ass grip)
1x5.5, 55 lbs assist (medium grip)
1x4.5, 55 lbs assist (medium grip, hands parallel)
Trying out different grips today to see what felt best. (I've always done the wide grip overhands till now - those and the last set with hands parallel felt like they hit the back the best, so I'll stick with those.)
(What is the difference between pullups and chins, anyhow?)

One-arm DB rows
1x6 each side, 40 lb'er (!)
1X8 each side, 35 lb'er
1x6 each side, 40 lb'er
I kind of surprised myself on these - I haven't done them in a WHILE, and I figured the 40's would be pretty heavy. Nope. (Well, they did get kind of heavy on that last set...)

Biangular rows:
1x10, 50 lbs per side
1x8, 55 lbs per side

Upright BB rows
1x10, 40
1x5, 50

DB military press
1x10, 25's
1x8, 25's

Rear iso raises superset with bent arm lateral raises
1x10, 25's/1x6, 20's
1x8, 25's/1x5, 20's
HEY! Who poured napalm over my shoulders and set them on fire when I wasn't looking? (In other words, OWWWWWW.)

Front raises
1x6, 15's

Shrugs
1x10, 25's


And then, in the parlance of Borris, I was "figgity done". Haven't done the food yet today; I will go and do it and come back and post AGAIN. (Boy, you all are lucky - you're gettin' a good healthy dose of the CG postin' love tonight!)

[MonStar]

Nice workout CG, impressive weights. Nice back strength... there are guys at my gym that dont lift with weights that heavy. Keep it up.

[_-_v_-_]

you're gettin' a good healthy dose of the CG postin' love tonight!)

Lol.

You forgot the TM. Trust me. You'll want to trademark that.

Plus, it looks cooler:

"CG Postin' Love (TM)".

See? I thought so.

[carolinagirl]

Thanks, Monstar! (I lift more than lots of guys in my gym, too - and I have to admit, I like it! :evillaugh: )


Here's the promised food. (I know you have all been waiting with bated breath to know exactly what-all I ate today. So here ya go.)

M1: 10:00 am (slept in again. Sweet.) 1 cup oats, 1 small banana, 5 whites/1 whole egg, 1 cup green tea (yum.)
M2: 1:00 pm: 3 oz turkey, 1 cup broccoli
M3: 3:00 pm: (preworkout; I'm still out of whey/dextrose, so I'm improvising with whole foods and nighttime protein blend. I did some complex carbs here so that they would be where they needed to be during the workout.) 1 cup homemade vegetarian chili (3/4 kidney beans, tomatoes, spices, onions), 3 oz turkey
M4: 3:30 pm: 2 scoops driver (started drinking it at beginning of workout; finished it @ 4:30 pm, along with 50 g dextrose from Smarties and creatine.) (I'm going to 1fast's store tomorrow if I have to crawl to Burlington on my hands and knees - I'm out of EVERYTHING.)
M5: 5:30 pm: 5 whites, 1 whole egg scrambled with 1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 cup mushrooms, 1/4 cup salsa; 1 cup blackeyed peas (mmmm); 1 1/2 glasses unsweet iced tea (see how damn dedicated I am?!? I HATE unsweet tea - I've lived in the South all my life!)
M6: 9:30 pm: 7 oz broiled salmon, 3 cups turnip greens, 1 cup green tea
Plus 20 g fish oil (7 caps, 3x daily)


Breakdowns:
2339 cals
69 g fat (13 sat, 11 poly, 34 mono) (if fish oil is mono? fitday doesn't know.)
211 g carbs (60 g fiber)
219 g protein
30% fat, 29% carbs, 42% protein

That's all, folks.

Tomorrow night I'm going to the magical land of the football players' gym. Sweet.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by _-_v_-_


Lol.

You forgot the TM. Trust me. You'll want to trademark that.

Plus, it looks cooler:

"CG Postin' Love (TM)".

See? I thought so.


You can always count on the aspiring writer to be worried about trademarking! :D

(But you're right, it does look cooler... Can I trademark it retroactively or is it already public domain?)

[_-_v_-_]

Nah. You can retroactively TM it. Hell, it's your journal. You can do anything you want here.

*runs away before CG realizes the full implications of that statement*

[MixmasterNash]

Pullups
1x4 negatives only (medium grip)
1x8, 70 lbs assist (wide-ass grip)
1x5.5, 55 lbs assist (medium grip)
1x4.5, 55 lbs assist (medium grip, hands parallel)
Trying out different grips today to see what felt best. (I've always done the wide grip overhands till now - those and the last set with hands parallel felt like they hit the back the best, so I'll stick with those.)
(What is the difference between pullups and chins, anyhow?)


Chins: palms facing you, silly useless things that climbers despise
Pullups: palms away, GOOD and GOOD FOR YOU
You get bonus points if you don't wrap the thumb (ie keep it on the same side as fingers).

Looks good on the pullups. I'm, uh, pulling for you (sorry) to start cranking some unassisted. As my Romanian collaborator says (in Schwarzenegger voice): "pullups make me hot".

[Workhorse]

Originally posted by MonStar
Nice workout CG, impressive weights. Nice back strength... there are guys at my gym that dont lift with weights that heavy. Keep it up.
:withstupi

Great job CGirl... keep up the AMAZING work!! :thumbup:

*GO UNC!!!

[galileo]

Neutral grip chins rock. Keep it up!

[_-_v_-_]

Just thought I'd throw this out:

There've been MANY discussions here on the value of wide/neutral/close grip chins/pullups. What the consensus was, I believe, was that it is best to put your biceps in the strongest position -- palms facing you -- so that they do not fail first in the movement, as they are likely to do when you perform palm-out pullups.

I've been doing chins for a while, and my lats are growing more quickly now than ever before.

[bradley]

Nice work on the dumb. rows:) I see you and the chin up machine are getting along well. Keep up the excellent work.

[WillKuenzel]

Originally posted by _-_v_-_
There've been MANY discussions here on the value of wide/neutral/close grip chins/pullups. What the consensus was, I believe, was that it is best to put your biceps in the strongest position -- palms facing you -- so that they do not fail first in the movement, as they are likely to do when you perform palm-out pullups. Does this have to do with form? I do wide grip palms away and my bi's never seem to be affected. I could almost superset bi's and wide grip pull-ups and still pull just as much weight.

Talking about this though really gets me to thinking though. LOL, this isn't quite the equivalent of the inner and upper chest is it? :)

[ectx]

My creative literary voice is passive. *waves literary license around*

I've heard the supinated vs pronated arguments. What it came down to for me was building up my strength with a narrow pronated grip, mastering that then working on wide grip supinated, which I love now. One can argue ad nauseum over what's better, but I guess it's ultimately up to you and when and how you start feeling yourself targeting your lats. Now I start off supinated and when that gets too weak to go I'll switch to pronated. There's a discussion on this in the second page of my journal I think, can't remember though. Eitherway, the truth is doing one helped me do the other. That's my 2cents. Take 'em or leave 'em. I ramble, Bah!

Just a random thought from your favorite person. :cool:

[_-_v_-_]

The threads are here --

http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27238&highlight=Pullups+or+chinups

http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=390&highlight=chins

[carolinagirl]

Mixmaster: I'm going to whip them one of these days. (Up till now I have only been doing the wide-grip overhands - after reading all the other responses I think I'll do some of the other kinds too, just to cover all my bases! :p)

[b]Galileo:Thanks. I will. ;)

WH: You gonna watch the tournament this weekend? (It may be a massacre....but you gotta support the boys in blue!)

V: Thanks for the links. I've only ever done WG OH pullups before - I think maybe I'll start throwing in some of the other kinds too. It's really kind of embarrassing - I ought to be able to do freaking unassisted pullups. :mad:

Bradley: Me and the chin machine have reached a sort of shaky detente. I wouldn't exactly say we're getting along, but it's not open warfare anymore.

HY: Better safe than sorry :D! I'm going to try all the different grips - you know, so I can hit all the different parts of my chest. (Just kidding! Don't yell at me!)

ec: Honey, you ramble all you want in my journal. I find you endlessly fascinating, and I hang upon your every word. ;) (A little shameless flattery is good for the soul, I always say!)




OK, here's tonight's workout. I worked out in the magical wonderland of the UNC varsity football team gym again. (There was even a real football player there tonight. I think he was a linebacker. He was very nice, and also HYOOOOOGE.) It was a kicking workout - 2 new PR's!!! Must have been something in the air - maybe I inhaled some free test or something...


(Oh yeah, the poundages are weird b/c the fancy rubber covered plates [you know, for convenient dropping] are in kg's. I had to do A LOT of math. Actually, my friend had to do a lot of math for me - I'm a liberal arts type.)


Sumos
1x6, 133
1x3, 177
1x3, 188
1x2, 198 - this was a new PR, until...
1x1, 220!!
Sweet.

Romanians
1x8, 144
1x6, 155
1x6, 166
Clearly, there's still some more in there, but my low back was already pretty fried and I didn't want to push it, so I did reps instead of adding more weight. It's still the most I've done on this one.

Glute-ham raises
1x8, bw
1x8, bw
It's amazing how much easier these are on a bench designed for them rather than on the floor with my feet hooked under my big old lifting partner's ass.

Ham curls
Lying, single leg, plate loaded: 1x6 each side, 45 lbs per leg
Seated, both legs, weight stack: 1x10, 140 lbs; 1x10, 160 lbs

Ab stuff
They have a cool little thing like an inclined bench with a little cable that runs over the back and attaches to a plate holder - it has 2 ropes with handles that come over your shoulders and you do crunches. (Kind of like rope crunches but with more ROM). I liked it. Did 1x15 with 20 lbs and 1x15 with 25 lbs.


Now I'm tired. And I still have to do my food.


I'll be back.

[_-_v_-_]

Sweet deadlifts!

[Pup]

Damn...you rool on the deadlifts *high-five*

[PowerManDL]

d3dlif7z r00l ju0r m4m4

[MixmasterNash]

Originally posted by HomeYield
Does this have to do with form? I do wide grip palms away and my bi's never seem to be affected. I could almost superset bi's and wide grip pull-ups and still pull just as much weight.

Talking about this though really gets me to thinking though. LOL, this isn't quite the equivalent of the inner and upper chest is it? :)

Not quite... the pullups threads are a bit out of date so here I go:
Pullups rock for me, because chin up bars are rarely found on mountains. Pullups are a much more "real world" motion, e.g. pulling yourself up a wall.

On the physiology side, all variations work your lats; for me, the interesting difference is in the arm muscles. Chins obviously strongly work the biceps. Pullups move the emphasis to the brachialis, aka the "lower biceps." The same shift occurs in any pulling movement depending on the rotation of the forearm. Neutral or supinated = biceps focus; pronated = brachialis.

Cgirl: Work all of them! Change them up every week or two, or do many variations. You may indeed want to try palms facing as they may be easier because your strong biceps can assist more. I'm still wary of very wide grip pulls because I feel a ton of strange shoulder pressure.

[carolinagirl]

Hey, thanks, y'all. I was pretty happy. (Really, I think there's still a little more in there right now - from adaptation or whatever - before I hit my actual max....I guess we'll see!)


Did my food.

M1: 9:30 am: 1 cup oats, 5 whites/1 whole egg
M2: 12:00 pm: 1 oz beef jerky, 50 g peanuts (gas station food. Yuck. I didn't know I would be out this long :( )
M3: 3:45 pm: 1/2 chicken breast, 1 cup cottage cheese
M4: 7:15 pm: 4 oz flank steak, 1/2 sweet potato, 2 cups broccoli
M5: 9:30 pm: normal PWO shake (I FINALLY got to the supplement store today! Yay!)
M6: sometime soon, I guess: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 orange (I'm really not very hungry, but I guess I'll eat it, because the rest of the food today was kind of ****ty.)
Plus 20 g fish oil spread over 3 doses.

Breakdowns:
2043 cals
69 g fat (12 sat, 3 poly, 7 mono - plus 20 g from fish oil, wherever that goes)
158 g carbs (24 g fiber)
202 g protein

32% fat, 27% carb. 41% protein


I should've packed something to take with me today, but I thought I would be home in time for M2. Oh well. I'll do better tomorrow.
Good night!

(edited b/c I changed M6!)

[bradley]

Nice work on the deads, and the diet looks spot on as well.:)

[BennettBoy]

Good work carolinagirl. You are rockin' and rollin' haha.

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
1x1, 220!!
Sweet.

You bloody well rock girly, this is insane :eek: :thumbup:

*figures out plot to gain insider info in May*:evillaugh

[Workhorse]

220 on deads... fantastic girly!!! And hell ya I'm gonna watch the boys play... its a long story, but I'm a big UNC fan. The diet looks great too girl - and you'll own those pullups soon, vary the grips and see what works best for you.

[Tryska]

holy ass workout, batgirl!! :eek:


i'm scared of you and those deads. very impressive. :thumbup:

[Coke]

I'm getting scared too girl, that is good work you be putting up. :)

[galileo]

Ugh...physiology 101?


Originally posted by MixmasterNash
On the physiology side, all variations work your lats; for me, the interesting difference is in the arm muscles. Chins obviously strongly work the biceps. Pullups move the emphasis to the brachialis, aka the "lower biceps." The same shift occurs in any pulling movement depending on the rotation of the forearm. Neutral or supinated = biceps focus; pronated = brachialis.

[carolinagirl]

Thanks for all the kind words on the deads, everybody!

*blushes*
*kicks toe bashfully in dirt*
*wants really badly to pull 250*


Carolina beat Maryland tonight! It was a totally sweet game - we actually played well the second half! It reminded me of the Dean Smith days, when it wasn't quite so embarrassing to be a UNC fan. Anyway, I was at a party to watch the game, so the diet was a little bit awful - BUT, I didn't drink any beer. NONE. Even though my running crew is a bunch of raging drunks. And there was a keg of pale ale, so it was a sore temptation. But I resisted. Damn, I'm good. (I did eat cake, though. Damn, I'm bad.) (But it was really kickass cake. Damn, that cake was good.)

Yeah. I have to be up in 5 hours, so here it was for today:

M1:9:30 am: 1 cup oats, 1 small banana, 1 cup green tea
M2:11:15 am: 1 cup cottage cheese (these really were intended to be one meal, but I got caught up in something.)
M3:2:30 pm: 1 chicken breast, 1.5 cup broccoli, 1/2 cup mushrooms, 1/2 cup tiny tomatoes
M4:6:00 pm: 1 chicken breast, 1 apple
M5: 9:00 pm: 2 cups chili with meat, 1/2 cup guacamole, 1/2 burger patty stuffed with blue cheese, 1/4 piece chocolate pound cake with chocolate chips

Breakdowns:
2507 cals
103 g fat (26 sat, 10 poly, 34 mono + 20 g fish oil)
193 g carbs (41 g fiber)
209 g protein

39% fat, 26% carbs, 35% protein

Could've been better, could've been worse. Whatever.

[carolinagirl]

I had a HELL of a refeed today. It's actually the first planned, disciplined, perfect refeed I've done - and it was totally excellent.

*smugly pats own back in self-congratulatory manner*


Here's what was so totally great about it. For one thing, I felt it coming on (actually felt the onset of the low leptin signals). Usually I try to resist the carb cravings as long as possible, and when I finally give in it's a free for all on whatever carbs are around, bad or good. (ummm, the word 'milkshake' comes to mind...) Today I ate normally for the first half of the day, felt the signals, and decided to start the refeed around 1:30 pm. Observe: not 'was swept away by the lust for carbs and lost all control over self', but 'decided to start the refeed'.

And just wait till you see the numbers! Girl whooped some dietary ASS today! The ONLY way it could have been better was if I had worked out this afternoon (as per normal gym schedule) and started the refeed immediately after. But I had to hurry home from work to watch the Heels get their asses stomped in b-ball, and rapid leptin declension waits for no man.


Here you are; read and admire. (Boy, I'm starting to sound like Narcissus. I think I like it! Y'all go on out and buy you some kneepads! :D)

M1:7:30 am: 1 cup oats, 1 small banana, 5 whites/1 whole egg, 1 cup green tea
M2:11:00 am: 1 cup cottage cheese, 3 oz turkey, 2 slices fresh pineapple, 6 grapes
The fact that I wanted the fruit was one of the things that clued me in that I was starting to crave carbs.
M3:12:30 pm: 1 cup hummus, 1 cup carrots, 1 cup cucumbers
Here I attempted to sedate the cravings with low-GI carbs to see if that would take care of it; it didn't, so I decided to go ahead with a full-on refeed.
M4:1:30 pm: 3 cups skim milk, 1/4 cup chocolate syrup, 2 cups green tea with 4 tablespoons table sugar.
I was still at work here, so I had to make do with what was on hand. Ideally I wouldn't have had so much milk sugar or fructose. But it gets better...
M5:5:00 pm: 1 cup skim milk, 4 cups fruity pebbles, 8 rolls of smarties
M6:7:45 pm: 1 cup skim milk, 4 cups cocoa pebbles, 4 rolls smarties
M7:probably around 11:00 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese (to get in some slow-release protein before bed and taper down off the carbs without a crash)

The breakdowns for the pre-refeed diet:
1485 cals: 59 g fat, 145 g carbs, 97 g protein
38/34/28 F/C/P

The breakdowns for the refeed:
2652 cals: 13 g fat, 570 g carbs, 58 g protein
5/87/9 F/C/P (that's close to perfect!)

The breakdown for the whole day (both together):
4137 cals: 72 g fat, 715 g carbs, 155 g protein
16/68/15 F/C/P


Not bad, eh?

Now I have to get back to studying. (That's why I'm home on a Saturday night, btw. Not because I'm a geek. I mean, I am a geek, but that's not why I'm home. It's because I have a bunch of **** due on Monday and I'm REALLY, REALLY far behind. I am procrastination's bitch.)

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
4 cups fruity pebbles, 8 rolls of smarties.... 4 cups cocoa pebbles, 4 rolls smarties

Is this like lollies or something???:confused:

God, you are pretty detailed and spot on.....you joining the ectx's "diet nazi" brigade or something ;) :p...

Anyway, you sound cheery enough so I'll push on.......:angel:

[Tryska]

what's this about narcissus and kneepads?

hee hee just messin'....anyways, that was a helluva reffeed. great job watching the fat. do you feel like crap today, or better?

als, do you think the last meal friday night, might have cued you up for the low leptin on saturday?

[carolinagirl]

Franji: the fruity pebbles and the cocoa pebbles are kinds of sugary breakfast cereals geared towards kids. The smarties are a kind of candy - sort of like sweet tarts. (Do you have those there?) And yeah, I am kind of turning diet nazi-ish, aren't I? Excellent! :D

Tryska: felt like total crap all night last night (sluggish and puffy, drank about a metric ton of water and couldn't keep my eyes open) but really fine today. I look a little fuller but not really soft or bloated. *shrugs* Maybe it's because I didn't eat a lot of fat or starch so I didn't get any spillover - I don't know. I'm still learning about how my body reacts to this stuff, and it keeps changing on me anyway.

I don't know about Friday night affecting leptin. I don't think so. It was higher in bad fats than I normally eat, but not really carb-y or anything... From what I understand leptin just drops over time anyway with cal restriction etc. Although I haven't really been restricting cals the last couple weeks, I have been cutting (with a few periods of maintenance, maybe 3 months out of that time) for 14 months now, and pretty hardcore for about 4 months. Also I am probably below my setpoint already, and if I had to guess I would say I'm between 19.5 and 20.5 % bf, which is getting into the low end anyway for a woman, regardless of setpoint. All of which would indicate that my leptin levels are probably chronically low-ish at this point. And it had been 4 or 5 days I think since my last refeed, so I think I was just due.

I'm going to do it just like this from now on - except I'm going to target it around workouts. Because of one thing and another (mainly crap being due on Monday) I haven't worked out at all this weekend, so I didn't reap the full benefits of the extra energy... :( (I am RARIN' to go for Monday though!!)

I'll post today's food later (when I need another study break).

[carolinagirl]

And isn't Narcissus like 7 feet tall? You wouldn't even need kneepads - you'd be standing up!








:eek:

[YoBrickWall]

yo girl- whats the weather lik down there? its 60 here and maybe for a couple of more days then a cold front coming in.
i even got to run outside in my shorts today.lol

[carolinagirl]

Yeah, it's about 60 here too, but kind of rainy. :mad:

No way in hell would I wear shorts outside right now. Maybe that's warm for Michigan, but I've lived in the south all my life, and that's still COLD! (I know, I'm a wuss...)





I'm done eating now, so here's the ingestion protocols for today.


M1:12 am: 1 cup cottage cheese
M2:10 am: 1 scoop whey, 1 cup oats, 1 cup green tea
M3:12:30 pm: 3/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 apple
M4:3:30 pm: salad with 2 cups lettuce, 1 tomato, cucumber slices, hardboiled egg, green pepper strips, and grilled chicken breast with nasty fat-free balsamic vinaigrette
M5:7 pm: stirfry with chicken breast, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, and broccoli, with 1 tsp olive oil
M6:11 pm: 1 tbs flax, slow-release protein blend made with water and 1 cup skim milk

Plus about a million assorted vitamins, and 20 grams of fish oil. (I just ordered 1000 caps of fish oil from kilosports. I think it'll be fine if I keep it in the fridge, don't y'all? Especially considering that it's less than a 2-month supply for me?)

Breakdowns:
2045 cals
68 g fat (10 g sat, 15 g poly, 15 g mono + 20 g fish oil)
133 g carbs (26 g fiber)
223 g protein

32/22/46 F/C/P%

Been busy all day so diet was kind of crap (too many shakes and things I could eat on the go, not enough real food).

[ectx]

Originally posted by carolinagirl

I'm done eating now, so here's the ingestion protocols for today.


You sure you're not a scientist? Come on, join the dark side. ;)

Austin, eh? Great city. Hurry up and get down here so I can go and bug you when I hit 6th street. Of course, you'll probably come down here when I move to St. Louis.:rolleyes:

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Plus about a million assorted vitamins, and 20 grams of fish oil. (I just ordered 1000 caps of fish oil from kilosports.

heehee I've just got all mine too....I'm already starting to rattle:p. Nice work on the diet hon....mine is all sorted now too...I'm on track for the final countdown :D

[BennettBoy]

It seems supplements are EVERYWHERE haha. I'm upping my fish oil to 10 grams and dropping the flax for now.

HOW BOUT THEM DUKE BLUEDEVILS??? :angel:

I had to do it. Sorry. :D

[Pup]

...she's a brick hoooooouuuuuuuuuse! :dj:

[MonStar]

Hell of a refeed CG! Damn, thats a sh*tload of carbs. Do you ever get bloated or anything during your refeeds?

[carolinagirl]

Alrighty. Today was quads and calves. Here we go.

Front squats
1x8, 95
1x6, 115
1x5, paused, 125
Good. Very good. But also very, very bad. In a good way.

Walking DB lunges
1x5, 50's (no straps; only set without them :()
1x4, 50's
1x4, 55's
1x4, 55's
I like the BB ones better - my balance is better or something.

Hammer plate-load leg extensions
1x10, 25 on each side
drop set (very wussy) (weights are per side)
1x6, 37.5
1x4, 32.5
1x4, 30
1x4, 20
1x6, 10
Oh. My. God. Teeny, unimpressive weights, I know, but I thought maybe my head would pop off and fly right across the room. I was making pitiful little noises and everything. And just for a little additional masochistic fun, I supersetted this (as soon as I could stand up) with

Sissy squats
1x8, bw
1x8, bw
Hoo boy. I was done. And I mean done.

Standing machine calf raises
3x15, bw + 145 (one set each with feet neutral, toes turned in, toes turned out)

Angled leg press calf raises
3x15, 180 in plates only (one set each with feet neutral, toes turned in, toes turned out)

Then I did a bunch of ab crap. Then I bull****ted with this guy I went to highschool with for a while. Then I came home. The End.

[carolinagirl]

Oh yeah. I forgot some stuff. :redface:

ectx: Nope. Definitely not a scientist. Just a regular gal with an egregiously big vocabulary. ;) And it'll be fall of 2004 before I get wherever I end up. (Boy, that's clear and lucid prose, eh?) But yeah, I think I would really, really like Austin. So, the solution is clear: just don't go to St. Louis till after I get there, if I get there. (Why St. Louis, anyway? Is that your spiritual home?)

Franji: Yeah, I take so many different horse pills now that I've gotten where I can swallow 6 or more at a time. (Quite impressed a guy at work with this today.:D) Thanks on the diet. (Yours has been looking pretty toothsome lately too. Spinach and pumpkin risotto? I might need to learn how to make that one!)

Craig: I've been taking all that stuff for a while, (all except the high-dose calcium - that is a recent development.) I just never posted them much. I am waiting eagerly for the magical body recompositioning effects of high-dose fish oils to kick in (along with the calcium-mediated lipolysis.) (They have been helping a good bit.)

*loftily ignores totally uncalled-for Duke-related taunts*

pup: :p

MonStar: I usually feel crap-a-licious during and immediately after the refeed (bloated, thirsty, and really sleepy); I was fine the next morning, though. I looked full, but not really bloated or soft, and I felt great. (This is the first one where I've really limited the fat and protein though, so maybe that's why the other ones sucked so bad the next day.)



Here's today's Good Eats.
M1 12:45 pm: 1/2 cup cottage cheese.
M2 6:15 am: 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup green tea
M2.5 9:30 am: 1 apple
M3 11:30 am: 1 cup skim milk, 3 oz turkey, 1 cup broccoli
M4 2:00 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese
M5 5:00 pm: 1 cup flank steak with an orange bell pepper and a green bell pepper, stirfried with olive oil. Mmmmm.
M6 8:30-9:30 pm: pre/post workout shake (same amount as usual, more diluted, and ingested over the course of the workout)
M7 10:00 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 scoop nighttime blend
Tons o' vitamins and 20 g fish oil caps

Breakdowns:
1985 cals
61 g fat (10 sat, 5 poly, 18 mono + 20 g fish oil)
166 g carbs
194 g protein
29/31/41 F/C/P%

Man, maybe I should buy a cow. That was a veritable dairy-fest. (I read that calcium absorption is optimal when taken with some form of dairy. That's why so much.)


I leave you with the immortal words of Dr. Seuss.

Today is gone. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.

[IceRgrrl]

Originally posted by carolinagirl

Man, maybe I should buy a cow. That was a veritable dairy-fest. (I read that calcium absorption is optimal when taken with some form of dairy. That's why so much.)


I leave you with the immortal words of Dr. Seuss.

Today is gone. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.

LOL! I have a few cows...want one? A few warm springy days and they are starting to get a bit whiffy from the downwind side...much more appealing from a distance or on the side of a milk carton :p

Love the Dr. Suess! :D

[Workhorse]

Great leg day and even better diet for the day CGirl... awesome work!! Everything looks great and that all I can say about that! :D

[YoBrickWall]

hey girl its strip session today

[Relentless]

tuttut on you for suggesting ElP try to break my spirit with carby temptations

naughty naughty!

don't make me cross with you or I'll put you over my knee!

;)


Cal

P.S. congratz on achieving 'diet nazi' mentality. the next stage is when it start to simply become a game/experiment and you relish causing change in your body by varying food intake...

[bradley]

Those stir fry dishes you have been whipping up sound good:)

Nice leg workout, and I can imagine those sissy squats were intense after all the previous leg exercises. Keep up the good work:thumbup:

[carolinagirl]

Icer: Yeah, the cows do get a little ripe in the springtime. They seem to have no reluctance at all to lay in their own poop, I've noticed. (And yeah, Dr. Seuss is STILL the man.)

Workhorse: Thanks!

BrickWall: I just saw that strip set in your journal. I already told you this there, but it bears saying twice: holy crap!!!

Callahan::evillaugh: For a cut of the winnings I could suggest a few little tricks for you to try on ElP as well! I'm actually eagerly awaiting the next stage in the 'diet nazi' thing. I'm becoming a nutrition geek! (Hanging out on the AL forums will do that to you...)

Bradley: yeah, I love me some stirfry. (Those pepper strips are the best though - they always overcook them in restaurants and they get all squishy. Yuck. I like them still a little crunchy.)




OK, here's today. Chest and tris.

Flat DB press
1x8, 35's
1x4, 40's
1x6, 35's
(1x10 pushups)

Flat flyes
1x5, 35's
(1x10 pushups)
1x6, 30's

BB pullovers
1x6, 55
1x8, 50
(1x15 pushups)

Dips
1x6, bw (actually, 5 1/2 - coudn't quite lock out on the last one)
1x6, bw
1x6, bw (next to last one was shaky, last one couldn't lock out; so really 1x4+2 cheat)
When I can do 3 sets of 8 (and lock them all out!) I'm going to start weighting them. (LOL, I bet I'll look kind of gay. It'll be this big production: getting the dip belt out, hooking it up, adding the chain, and putting on....5 lbs. :D)

Reverse grip pushdowns
1x10, 60
1x10, 70
These are hard on the wrists. But I need that long head of the tris to come in a little more in order to get that horseshoe. (See below.)

Rope pushdowns
1x10, 70
1x10, 60
Yeah. The horseshoe. I'm going to have a horseshoe. I will not be denied.



I can never think of any really good, interesting exercises for chest. I mean, there's presses and there's flyes. You can do 'em as many fancy ways as you want, but it's all really just...presses and flyes. (Crossovers? Flyes. Pec deck? Flyes. Incline press? Presses. Duh.) So I threw in a few sets of pushups to alleviate my ennui. (And any suggestions for good, new chest stuff would be welcomed with open arms.)

I had to go pick up my training partner at the airport tonight, and by the time we got out of the incredibly complex labyrinth that is the airport parking deck, I was STARVING. RAVENOUS, even. And Greg's birthday was last week and we hadn't celebrated it yet, so I took him out to dinner. And we had cake. (Bailey's Irish Cream Torte, actually. :D) So diet was not up to nazi standards today. I'm too sleepy to post it all now and I haven't even put it in Fitday yet, so all you ardent fans of my diet will just have to contain yourselves another day. ;)

Wait, what's that I hear? My bed...it's calling my name.

Night!

[Alex.V]

5 pounds is 5 pounds. :) That's more weight than 90% of the assfaces probably use.

Nice DB presses.

[bradley]

Originally posted by Belial
5 pounds is 5 pounds. :) That's more weight than 90% of the assfaces probably use.

Nice DB presses.

:nod: I agree. Having that belt and chain makes dips much more fun no matter if there is five or a forty five hanging at the end of it:) Nice work on the dumbell presses.

[YoBrickWall]

yo girl- try the extra wide grip benching. the next day ull know that u chest was worked.

[Pup]

Yay for weighted dips :clap:

...disclaimer: check and make sure the belt isn't dry-rotted, breaking a dip belt is a painful experience ;)

[carolinagirl]

Belial: Thanks. That makes me feel better. (And you're right - assfaces don't even DO dips.)

Bradley: I have to admit, I will feel just a little bit like a badass the first time I buckle on the dip belt!

BrickWall: Next time my training partner is actually at the gym with me on chest day, I will definitely try it. Do you think DB presses held extra wide would have the same effect or not?

Pup: yeah, that 5 lb plate would probably crush my toes completely! (Now a 45, THAT would be a different story....)




I missed a workout this last weekend, so I combined my usual upper back/shoulders and dead/PC/ham workouts into one. (I know, I know, it's a lot of volume.)

Pullups
1x9.5 (close parallel grip, 55 lb assist)
1x4 (close overhand grip, 55 lb assist)
First set actually felt pretty strong - didn't really struggle too much until the last 2 or 3 reps. That's pleasing.

Sumo deads
1x6, 135 warmup
1x4, 185
1x3, 225 (+2 reps!)
Lockout was a little shaky on that last one.

Back to
Pullups
1x8 (wide grip, overhand, 70 lb assist)
because I must make this exercise my bitch. (And also because it's right by the water fountain.)

T-bar rows
1x10, 70
1x8, 75
70 was the most I've done before this. I could probably do another good 10 or 15 lbs right now, but I'm not sure I could lift it off.

Standing BB military presses
1x10, 50 (behind the neck)
1x5, 60 (in front)
1x6, 50 (in front)

DB upright rows
2x8, 25 lb DB's
Hey! I like these much better than the BB ones. They don't feel as awkward in the forearms/wrists.

Glute-ham raises on the floor
1x5 negs (with about 1/2 of a positive on each one)
1x3, ditto (but a little less tight - I was tired by now.)

Bunch of ab stuff (leg raises, swiss ball crunches, etc)


I'll post my food later. I feel fat. I'm going to drop down to a little below 2K again for at least a week or two (but keep the refeeds).

Ass must get smaller. Ass has to get smaller.

[carolinagirl]

Here's the foodstuffs.

M1: 9:00 am: 1 cup oats (that's 1 cup cooked, btw; 1/2 cup dry. It always is.), 1 cup green tea
I got busy working on a paper and forgot to make my eggs. :mad:
Also forgot to notice that it was time for M2. :mad: :mad:
M2:1:00 pm: 1.5 cup zucchini, mushroom, onion; 1 chicken breast
M3:6:00 pm: PWO shake
M4:8:00 pm: 1 chicken breast, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 2 cups steamed cabbage
M5:soon: slow-release protein shake, 1 tsp flax

Plus 20 g fish oil and the usual array of vitamins and stuff.


Breakdowns:
1662 cals
58 g fat (9 sat, 13 poly, 8 mono + 20 g fish oil)
102 g carbs (21 g fiber)
185 g protein

33% F/ 20% C/ 47% P

I guess that'll do.




Can y'all tell I'm tired?

I'm gonna try to get up at 7 to do sprints.

We'll see how that goes. :rolleyes: It just better not ****ing rain again tomorrow.

Yeah. I'm taking my fat ass to bed.

[WillKuenzel]

I'd like to sleep in until 7. Try getting up every morning at 4:30am to go lift. Now that's some character building right there. :D

Glad to hear the sumo's went good.

[bradley]

Sprints first thing in the morning will definetely wake you up:) That must be one hell of a paper. How long have been working on it?

[Coke]

:hello: Hi Carolinagirl. Those sprints can do a body good, they make me feel great (when I do them).

[carolinagirl]

Um, yeah. Sprints. Well, it was raining this morning. (AGAIN. :mad: ) So I slept in. (Till 9:00, HY! Boo-yah!)

Bradley, I'm working on 2 research projects right now that will last all semester (each should be at least 20-25 pages; they're supposed to be AIMED at publication, but I think only one of them has a real shot at it. We'll see though - that sure would be a nice bonus on my applications, huh?)

CoCoa: hey sugar! They do indeed - when I do them! :D Sounds like we should nag each other about it. (I think I actually need somebody to come to my house and force me to go do them at gunpoint...I don't know that gentle internet reminders would do the trick if it's rainy, cold, and early!)

[ectx]

You didn't sprint because it was raining!?!?!?!?!!!????? You wus! Running in the rain is one of the coolest things ever.

Good luck with writing. It's become the bane of my existence.

[carolinagirl]

I'm a girl.



I would melt.

[ectx]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
I'm a girl.



I would melt.

Nope...you'd just look really really really hot. ;)

[WillKuenzel]

9:00 my hinny. That's just not cool.

Since you didn't do sprints you should do 100yard frog jumps. My legs have never been as sore as they have when we did that twice one day in track. You should frog jumps down the football field and walking lunges back.


Originally posted by ectx
You didn't sprint because it was raining!?!?!?!?!!!????? You wus! Running in the rain is one of the coolest things ever. Yeah, but you ran in diapers and had some sort of mental disorder. How do I know this? Because anybody who thinks 8 mile runs are a short run has got to have something wrong with them. :D

[carolinagirl]

What is a frog jump?

(And if they're worse than sprints, you can bet your sweet ass I'm not doing them. I'm not a total masochist, unlike some people around here...)

[WillKuenzel]

Frog jumps are pretty much what they sound like. You are in the bottom part of the ATF squat position and you push up and out so that you jump forward. Pretty much double leg hops from bottom position. Totally fun. Better than sprints. I promise. *crosses fingers* :evillaugh

[Alex.V]

Originally posted by carolinagirl

Breakdowns:
1662 cals


I would die.


When you coming by for some deadlifts? :)

[carolinagirl]

HY: hmm. Frog jumps. I'll think about it. (That's sort of like the parental "we'll see" when you were little; what it really meant was "hell no, but I don't want you to kick up a fuss in the middle of the grocery store and embarrass me".) Yeah. We'll see about those frog jumps. ;)

Belial: You would not only die, you would shrivel up and blow away. Anything under 2000 actually leaves me a little...how should I say...unfulfilled. I'm pretty hungry. But my ass is also pretty fat.

And you know I'm always up for deadlifts. Just say the word.




Here was today's food. (I went out for lunch because my cousin was in town for the day, so it's not textbook. And I only ate 4 meals.) (And...I'm hungry. :( )

M1:9:30 am: 1 cup oats, 5 whites/1 whole egg, green tea
M2:1:30 pm: 15 tortilla chips with salsa, taco salad with 1/2 cup chicken, 3/4 cup pinto beans, 1/4 cup guacamole, 1/4 cup cheese, 1/4 cup black olives, 1 cup lettuce, 1/4 cup tomatoes. (I didn't eat the shell. :angel: )
M3:4:30 pm: 7 whites/1 yolk scrambled with 1.5 oz turkey, 1/4 cup mushrooms, 1/4 cup spinach, 1/4 cup salsa, green tea
M4:9:30 pm: 1.5 oz turkey, 1 cup cottage cheese


Man, it sure don't look like much all written down like that.


Breakdowns (This always reminds me of that Tom Petty song. I like that song. I'm such a redneck.)

1882 cals
90 g fat (18 sat, 10 poly, 26 mono + 30 g fish oil)
107 g carbs (24 g fiber)
156 g protein

46% fat, 19% carbs, 35% protein.

[bradley]

Breakdowns (This always reminds me of that Tom Petty song. I like that song. I'm such a redneck.)

What's wrong with a redneck?:)

*climbsinto monster truck*

Any scheduled refeeds coming up or just going with how your body feels?

[rookiebldr]

Well, I think it's time I introduced myself to your journal. Hi CG, sure would be nice to join you and belial for that deadlift session, alas, you two are just too far away. :(

Very nice lifts by the way.

[Pup]

:spam:

[carolinagirl]

Bradley: did I say there was anything wrong with it? I was simply making an observation. I've dated many a redneck in my day (and enjoyed every minute of it). I even have a mini-monster truck of my own, but I don't drive it much. It's an '84 GMC 6.2 liter diesel 4WD Jimmy (the full-size one; exactly like the Bronco K series but with GMC on the grill instead.) It's a bad mammajamma. Also, I own 3 guns of my very own, one of which was a Christmas present from a (redneck) ex-boyfriend. Now, you don't get much more red than that! ;)

I'm not scheduling the refeeds because, well, rednecks don't do that. Actually, I don't know what my bf% is, so I don't even know how often I should schedule them, so I'm just doing it instinctively. (Seems to be every 3-4 days recently, though.)


Rookie: Welcome! Yes, Canada is a good long haul from NC, but it might be worth the trip - Belial deadlifting is a very pretty sight!! (Thanks about the lifts, btw! It's always nice to hear that, because I feel like they are pretty weak.)

Pup:
*eats Spam*
*is immediately sorry*


Today, chest and tris. Solid workout, nothing super-spectacular, but everything felt good. Real good, in fact.

Flat bench
1x15, bar, warmup
1x6, 105
1x2, 120
New PR by 5 lbs and 1 rep. The chest is definitely getting stronger. (I think maybe my boobs were holding me back. Whew, glad they're gone.) (That wasn't very convincing, was it?) :cry:

Flat flyes
1x5, 35
1x8, 30
Definitely stronger on these as well - form was tighter, and I could go wider with the 35's (and still come back!)

Pushups
1x12, bw.
(I get so bored on chest day, and these are really hard if I superset them immediately after flyes. So, of course, I do. :D)

Dips
1x6, bw, narrow grips
1x8 (+2!), bw, wide grips
1x4.5, bw, narrow grips
1x6, bw, wide grips
The wide ones are easier than the narrow ones (clearly). Am I correct in thinking that the wider grips emphasize chest and the narrow ones are mainly tris? (A couple more weeks and I should be nailing 3x8 solid ones. Then it's time to start adding weight. Sweet.)

Decline skulls superset with close grip bench
1x3/10, 50 (+5 lbs)
1x4/14, 45
Felt pretty strong on the set with the 50 - and that was after all those dips. (A month ago, which is the last time I did them, I did 45 for 4 FIRST in the tri workout, and it was hard as hell.)

One-arm pushdowns
1x5, 40 (each arm)
1x7, 35 (each arm)

Decline ab stuff
Lots of it: um, 1x15, 1x20 with 20 lbs, 1x10 oblique stuff with 15 lbs, 1x10 serratus stuff with 10 lbs, some other stuff that I don't remember.



Today was another one of those too-fried-to-pull-tight-spandex-sportsbra-over-the-head days. (I love those days! :D)

Now I'm going to go and get all prettied up and go to a party. I think I am, at least... I only had 5 hrs sleep last night (tuttut), and I have to work at 7 tomorrow morning, so I may wuss out. My couch is feeling pretty damn good right now.

[Alex.V]

How's next thursday?


Bad ass benching, girl.

And I love it when I'm so sore that I can barely pull off my sports bra. :D It's the bestest feeling in the whole wide world.

[rookiebldr]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Rookie: Welcome! Yes, Canada is a good long haul from NC, but it might be worth the trip - Belial deadlifting is a very pretty sight!! (Thanks about the lifts, btw! It's always nice to hear that, because I feel like they are pretty weak.)


Well, you obviously haven't seen my journal yet. ;)

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Also, I own 3 guns of my very own, one of which was a Christmas present from a (redneck) ex-boyfriend. Now, you don't get much more red than that! ;)

*gulp*

*reminds herself to stay on good side of cgirl*

*backs out of journal very, very slowely*

btw...bloody well done on that PR redneck chickie ;) :p

[bradley]

Nice workout cgirl:) Weighted dips will be yours in no time.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Belial
How's next thursday?

Thursday? It's my favorite day! (It's always deadlift day. :D) I have class from 2:00 to 3:30, though - isn't that when you usually work out?

(BTW, I always imagined that you pulled an Incredible Hulk to get out of those annoying sports bras - quick lat flare, and presto! nothing but shreds of spandex hanging on your torso left to deal with.)


Rookie: oh, hush. ;) You have nothing to complain about. Looks pretty darn good to me!

Franji: My good side?!? I don't think I have a bad side! ;) (Thanks, btw!)



WELL, it's a good thing I didn't go out last night. Because somehow I set my clock an hour ahead before bed.

I was all set to rush out the door, thinking I was gonna be late, when I realized it was 6:00 am, not 7:00. And I am all dressed and ready, and if I go back to bed it will **** up my hair, which, by the way, looks fabulous today. (:p ) So I will post yesterday's food to kill some time. (But...I sure am sleepy. And this really doesn't bode well for the rest of the day. :mad: )

M1: 7:30 am: 1.5 scoop whey, 1/2 cup dry oats, 1 cup green tea
M2: 11:30 am: 2 oz turkey, 1 cup cottage cheese
M3: 4:30 pm: (preworkout snack) 1/2 baked sweet potato
M4: 5:00-7:00 pm: PWO shake (I diluted part of it and drank it throughout workout, then finished the rest after. I hadn't eaten enough or recently enough. :( )
M5: 9:00 pm: 1 chicken breast, 2 cups steamed cabbage
M6: 12:30 am: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 tbs flax
Plus 30 g fish oil throughout day

Breakdowns:
1941 cals
71 g fat (10 sat, 13 poly, 8 mono, + 30 g fish oil)
124 g carbs
206 g protein

34% F/ 23% C/43% P

[carolinagirl]

Bradley, we must have posted at the exact same moment, lol.

Yes, yes they will. I will own the Official 5-lb Weighted Girly Dip.

And I can't wait!




I'm going to work now. Now that it's actually time. :rolleyes: (I wonder about myself sometimes. I really do.)

[Pup]

She likes monstar trucks, owns 3 guns, isn't afraid of food, and she deadlifts...will you go out with me :cool:

ps...deadlifting woulda been good enough, but the other two are an added bonus

pss...if you say you like nascar, i'm proposing :D

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
My couch is feeling pretty damn good right now.

definitely did not read that like "cowch" the first time i read it.

damn super-duper test levels.

[BennettBoy]

LOL at Pup.

carolinagirl, are you taking 1 gram fat fish oil caps? 30 is alot to swallow daily if you are ;)

[carolinagirl]

Pup: Then your swinging bachelor days are about to be over, my friend. My ex-boyfriend was on the pit crew of a local small-track driver so I had to go to all the races and the practices and stuff, and it got me into it. The boyfriend is history, but the love of nascar will endure forever.

Narc: You, sir, are vulgar and impertinent. And it cracks my sh*t up every time.

Craig: Yeah, I take 10 of them at a time, 3 x a day - and yes, I can swallow all 10 at once. (One of my training partners watched me take them the other day - when I was done he said, in a tone of quiet awe, "Wow. You're a keeper.")




I may just be the ideal woman. :D

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Narc: You, sir, are vulgar and impertinent. And it cracks my sh*t up every time.

:D
i bet your "couch" would feel alot better if you sat on it with some boyshorts on.


:angel:

[Pup]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Pup: Then your swinging bachelor days are about to be over, my friend. My ex-boyfriend was on the pit crew of a local small-track driver so I had to go to all the races and the practices and stuff, and it got me into it. The boyfriend is history, but the love of nascar will endure forever.
[

Can we wait til i'm done with law school before you get the 1 1/2 karat diamond engagement ring?

[carolinagirl]

Pup: I prefer sapphires, actually. (Ceylanese or Sri Lankan.) (Hey, I'm not all redneck! :D)

Narc: For shame. Dirty talkin' on the internet? I've never heard of such a thing. tuttut.




Comestibles

M1: 6:30 am: 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, green tea
M2: 9:45 am: 7 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1/4 cup black beans, 1/4 cup salsa
M3: 1:30 pm: 2 oz turkey, 1.5 scoops whey'n'water, 1 apple
M4: 5:00 pm: 2 cups strawberries, 4 oz chicken breast, 2 cups steamed cabbage
M5: 9:15 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 can tuna

30 g fish oil

Breakdowns:
1892 cals
53 g fat (6 sat, 6 poly, 6 mono + 30 g fish oil)
143 g carbs
209 g protein

27% fat/ 25% carbs/ 47% protein



Hey! Guess what!



Cutting sucks.

[Alex.V]

What's this "cutting" of which you speak?

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by Belial
What's this "cutting" of which you speak?
:confused:

[Miss Rezza]

M1: 6:30 am: 1 cup oats, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, green tea
M2: 9:45 am: 7 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1/4 cup black beans, 1/4 cup salsa
M3: 1:30 pm: 2 oz turkey, 1.5 scoops whey'n'water, 1 apple
M4: 5:00 pm: 2 cups strawberries, 4 oz chicken breast, 2 cups steamed cabbage
M5: 9:15 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 can tuna

30 g fish oil

Breakdowns:
1892 cals
53 g fat (6 sat, 6 poly, 6 mono + 30 g fish oil)
143 g carbs
209 g protein

27% fat/ 25% carbs/ 47% protein
[/B]

:eek: Girly, you're just too good!!





and that's all i have to say about that! ;)

[carolinagirl]

Belial: It's not nice to make fun of starving people. :mad:

Narc: :cry:

Rezza: Thanks. I need all the encouragement I can get. Did I mention that I HATE CUTTING?


Today was legs. Pretty good. I even got real mad after my next-to-last set of squats and cussed and kicked some stuff (just a little though). (I think it was a little teeny girly test spike! :D)


Walking BB lunges (reps are for each leg)
1x8, bar only, warmup
1x8, 95
1x8, 115
1x5, 135
1x3, 145
Trying to preexhaust my fanny so the squats would be purely quads.

Front squats
1x6, 115
2x3, 135 ( + 10 lbs)
1x6, 95
The bar rests right on the points of my collarbone and hurts like a mother****er. That was what caused the aforementioned mini-tantrum - I was maddened by pain but my quads weren't fully fried, and I wanted to do more reps/weight, but I really didn't think my collarbones could take it. (On a positive note, my wrists are feeling much better in the clean grip.)

Sissy squats
2x8, bw
This pretty much took care of any additional quad frying, but just in case, I did

Hack squats
1x6, sled + 20
1x6, sled + 40
(You can laugh if you want to, but the sled on this beast is ****ing HEAVY.) First time I've ever even added weight to this.

Extensions (plate loaded)
1x9, 40
1x5, 60
Kind of wussy. I was pretty much done with the quads by now.

Standing DB calf raises (on the single leg ones the reps are per side)
single leg: 1x10, one 40 lb DB, feet neutral
both legs: 1x12, two 40 lb DB's, toes turned in
1x12, two 40 lb DB's, toes turned out
1x10, two 40 lb DB's, feet neutral
single leg: 1x5, two 40 lb DB's!!, feet neutral
Wow. Those were hard. :D


Haven't done my food yet. I'll post again in a minute.

[Alex.V]

Thursday. 6:30. Don't forget. And... maybe we can mess around with front squat bar position? It shouldn't hurt that bad.

Nice session there. I'm impressed to see that much red while cutting.

[carolinagirl]

B, yeah - I think there's something wrong too. Maybe I am positioning the bar wrong, or maybe my front delts aren't big enough to make a good solid rack for it (no jokes!!) - or maybe I need to wear a big thick sweatshirt during these for a little extra padding.

And I won't forget. ;)


Here was today's food. It was really kind of sucky, because I was late for everything, all day long, and didn't really have time for anything but grabbable stuff. Grrrr.

M1: 10:30 am: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 apple, green tea
M2: 1:00 pm: 3 oz turkey, 1 cup steamed broccoli, 1 tsp hummus, 1 carrot stick
M3: 3:00 pm: 6 oz broiled salmon, 3 cups raw spinach leaves, 2 tbs olive oil
M4: 7:00 pm: PWO shake
M5: 9:00 pm: 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 apple
M6: 12:00 pm: 1 can tuna
Ran out of fish oil caps halfway through today, and my order from Kilosports still hasn't gotten here. So only 10 g fish oil today. Grrr again.

Breakdowns:
1860 cal
52 g fat (10 sat, 15 poly, 10 mono + 10 g fish oil)
148 g carbs
206 g protein

26% fat, 28% carbs, 46% protein, 100% hungry. :(

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Narc: :cry:


just wait until about 6 weeks from now when i attempt to take the dairy and hot sauce out of my diet. the complaining you do will pale in comparison.

[YoBrickWall]

hey girl- guess what day it is? i think im gonna name the sets after u.. check it out tonight

[bradley]

(You can laugh if you want to, but the sled on this beast is ****ing HEAVY.) First time I've ever even added weight to this.

I know what you mean. The one at the gym where I work out has to be at least 20 years old and the sled weighs a lot. Not to mention the fact that it rolls about as well as a shopping cart on a gravel road:(

Nice workout and congrats on the PB's. Diet looks good as usual:)

[BennettBoy]

Your diet may have been late.....but still it is very good. I love the variety of foods you eat. I love alot of foods (especially vegetables) and I think I miss more than anything right now all the different vegetables I use to eat. Broccoli and green beans can get old quick LOL. :)

As always, I'm very impressed with your work ethic.

But when will we see some pictures?

:D

[Workhorse]

Everything in here looks great CGirl... even though I've been gone for 5 days, everyone here still kep you in line.. I feel so useless... ;) Keep up the great work, good luck on the cutting!

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by Narcissus


just wait until about 6 weeks from now when i attempt to take the dairy and hot sauce out of my diet. the complaining you do will pale in comparison.

Narc, not to hijack cgirl's journal (she'll probably beat me... :clap: ), but why are you taking out the hot sauce? I understand dairy for cutting purposes, but why hot sauce? You're obviously not dropping carbs, so...

Granted, I don't use hot sauce, so maybe there's something I don't know, but I'd think it would be almost helpful for a slight thermogenic.

Cgirl: What's up!? ;) Nice workouts while cutting! I hear you on the front squats. There's something that I'm just not doing right. As we spoke of before, I have to use a cross grip, but something's not working.

[carolinagirl]

Borris: If you hijacked my journal for anyone but Narc I would, indeed, beat you. (And I know that you would love it, too.) But Narc is one of my favorite topics of conversation too. ;) So, have at it.

Workhorse: Well, I missed you this weekend! Did you have fun?

Craig: Hopefully this week on the pics. My training partner is such a slackass. :mad: You can't have any of the other low-carb green veggies? I would have thought you could have spinach, collards, and cabbage. (You know you've been eating clean and dieting for a really long time when what you crave for a cheat meal is veggies and oatmeal! :D)

Bradley: our hack squat machines must be twins separated at birth.

BrickWall: awwwww. That's so sweet! I love the idea that you will be thinking of me every time you go through the excruciating agony of a drop set! ;)

Narc: No. I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one - I'll complain your ass off. (I do have a natural advantage, though. I'm a woman. :angel: ) :D

So I am going to get to gaze upon the wonder that is you on Thursday, huh? You better be nice to me.

[Alex.V]

CG, you don't understand. That boy can b*tch. lol. (Hint: Make him do grip work)

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by Borris


Narc, not to hijack cgirl's journal (she'll probably beat me... :clap: ), but why are you taking out the hot sauce? I understand dairy for cutting purposes, but why hot sauce? You're obviously not dropping carbs, so...


hot sauce has an extremely high sodium content. i want to try to dry up a little.

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by Narcissus


hot sauce has an extremely high sodium content. i want to try to dry up a little.

Check.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl

Narc: No. I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one - I'll complain your ass off. (I do have a natural advantage, though. I'm a woman. :angel: ) :D

So I am going to get to gaze upon the wonder that is you on Thursday, huh? You better be nice to me.

first, tuttut . that is almost as absurd as mrwebb thinking he can eat more than i can.
second, apparently so, assuming i can get out of this class in time. and i am nice to everybody, unless i am mean to them. :)

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by Belial
(Hint: Make him do grip work)
http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/boid1.gif

[Pup]

*flex*...i think we should have a contest as to who is the prettiest between Narc, Belial and Me...i know i'm prettier than Narc, but Belial rivals me in sheer aesthetic prowess...maybe CG could judge us.

[carolinagirl]

I'm in.



But you all have to wear boyshorts.

[WillKuenzel]

Your diet is still looking good. Even though you didn't have alot of time you still stuck to it. Awesome! How long do you think you'll be cutting?




We should have a bitch'n moan contest between you and Narc. That would be funny. :D

[Pup]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
I'm in.



But you all have to wear boyshorts.

hmm...me in boyshorts...i hope you wear two pairs of underwear that day, cause you'll be dr...*oops this is a pg website* ;)

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by Pup
i know i'm prettier than Narc
blasphemy. you will burn heathen.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
But you all have to wear boyshorts.

you couldn't handle this gedunkedunk-dunk.

[carolinagirl]

Pup: Now we're going to have to get married. You can't talk like that to a southern girl. Her daddy's liable to come after you with a shotgun.


Narc: Pshaw. The lingerie mart might not be able to handle that 330 + pound badunkadunk. I, on the other hand, could look at you three, boyshorted to the max (if my calculations are correct, that would be about 850 lbs of prime grade A beef dressed in about 2.5 ounces of stretch lace) and not even bat an eyelash.

[ElPietro]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Narc: Pshaw. The lingerie mart might not be able to handle that 330 + pound badunkadunk. I, on the other hand, could look at you three, boyshorted to the max (if my calculations are correct, that would be about 850 lbs of prime grade A beef dressed in about 2.5 ounces of stretch lace) and not even bat an eyelash.

:eek:

I wish I hadn't clicked on your journal just before leaving work. Having read this, I feel...ill all of a sudden.

[Narcissus]

i am drooling just thinking about myself. can't imagine what you would do.

haha.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by ElPietro


:eek:

I wish I hadn't clicked on your journal just before leaving work. Having read this, I feel...ill all of a sudden.

It'll help you stick to your diet.

[Pup]

CG...you'd probably pass out and require mouth to mouth at the sheer magnificence of the three of us standing there, shimmering like greek gods in the carolina sunset, you could sculpt a mountain of that site and it still wouldn't encapsulate just how damn stellar we are...*whew, that's a lot of bull*****

...and yea, we can get hitched, you're cool with marrying a lawyer i hope ;)

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Narcissus
i am drooling just thinking about myself. can't imagine what you would do.

Already considering ditching the window blinds for your full-length mirror, eh?

[Narcissus]

ok, before alex comes in and blows this one out of proportion, i'll beat him to it. i have rubbed one out looking at myself in the mirror. so what? i deserve to.

[Pup]

you do it standing up...that's skill bro, i just glued a mirror to my ceiling.

[carolinagirl]

Man. You are one dirty little bitch. :eek: I'm not touching that one with a ten-foot pole. (Take that however you want.)


You win this round. Sheer vulgarity conquers witty innuendo every time. :(

[Narcissus]

patrick bateman style. pointing at myself and winking. hitting a few poses with my free hand.

[Pup]

ROFL...you can't give up that easy...letting him win doesn't make him better, just complacent.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Man. You are one dirty little bitch. :eek:

:D

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Pup
ROFL...you can't give up that easy...letting him win doesn't make him better, just complacent.

A rapier is of little use against a battle axe.


I gracefully concede the field.

[Narcissus]

i am the greatest.

[carolinagirl]

Well, you're definitely the dirtiest.

[Narcissus]

i try.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Well, you're definitely the dirtiest.

I wasn't talking about your ass-washing, either. That would be low, and I would never stoop to that.


Originally posted by Narcissus
i try.


I know you do. Your lats are just too darn huge to make it effective.

Hey, you'll come up with something - and until you do, there's always Lysol.




*runs away*
*slams door to journal shut*
*locks it*

[Pup]

Don't be scared CG...i'll protect you...i'll just flex and he'll cower away like the little sissy bitch he is.

[Narcissus]

pup: people have had their jaws broken by me for saying things less than that. :)

CG: you must admit. it is a good problem to have. and as soon as i get that removable shower head, i will be back in business.

[WillKuenzel]

2 words narc: pressure washer :)

[Pup]

Originally posted by Narcissus
pup: people have had their jaws broken by me for saying things less than that. :)

You gotta be able to hit me homes...besides, would you really want to hit a face this perfect :cool:

*disclaimer*...i'm attempting to become more self-absorbed than Narcissus, wish me luck y'all.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by HomeYield
2 words narc: pressure washer :)

1 word homeyield: ouch!
i do not think my sack would appreciate being assaulted by a 180 mph jetstream of water.

[carolinagirl]

But the rest of us might find it mildly entertaining.



How the hell did you get back in here, anyway? I locked you out.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by Pup


You gotta be able to hit me homes...besides, would you really want to hit a face this perfect :cool:

*disclaimer*...i'm attempting to become more self-absorbed than Narcissus, wish me luck y'all.

:rolleyes:

this will be a futile attempt if i have ever seen one.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
How the hell did you get back in here, anyway? I locked you out.

i covered myself with astroglide. helps you get into places that may otherwise be impenetrable.

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by Narcissus


1 word homeyield: ouch!
i do not think my sack would appreciate being assaulted by a 180 mph jetstream of water.

I have that porn.

Three and a half hard-ons.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Narcissus


i covered myself with astroglide. helps you get into places that may otherwise be impenetrable.

I am speechless. You win again.


Damn you.

[Narcissus]

:D

yeah, i thought that one was quite good.

[carolinagirl]

Yeah, it was a hell of a checkmate. Every possible riposte (and believe me, I went through several dozen) just led to a different setup for you.



You're good.

[Narcissus]

i know.

[galileo]

I stepped in at the wrong time.

*slowly backs out of journal*

[Narcissus]

watch your step. the floor is kinda slippery.

[carolinagirl]

The funniest thing of all is that I'm positive that you're not joking.

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Narcissus
watch your step. the floor is kinda slippery.

and the blinds...and the mirror...

[Narcissus]

of course not. it is second only to nature. has gotten me into many a tight situation. :D

[carolinagirl]

you cut that out.

[Narcissus]

i just noticed, your journal now touches upon some of the best things life has to offer: me, boyshorts, astroglide, and anal. woohoo.

[carolinagirl]

And to think I had none of these things before you showed up...




My life was so empty.

[Narcissus]

poor girl. :(

[Isaac Wilkins]

Apparently Narc does have a way of filling things.

[Workhorse]

postwhores........ :D

[Narcissus]

to the rim.

err....i mean brim.

lol

[Narcissus]

for that one, i KNOW i win again.

[carolinagirl]

Sheesh. I'm going to go hang out in somebody else's journal for a while.


*stomps out*

[Narcissus]

mine! mine!

[carolinagirl]

yours is too messy - there's astroglide everywhere. (At least, I hope it's astroglide.)

you should clean that **** up.

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
yours is too messy - there's astroglide everywhere. (At least, I hope it's astroglide.)

you should clean that **** up.

Once you get to a certain point of nasty, do ya really care what it is?

Of course, I've been called some bad names before, so perhaps I'm not the one to ask.











Usually after orgasm three or four. ;)

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Narcissus
for that one, i KNOW i win again.

damn you. it's 3 to 1 now.

[MixmasterNash]

Originally posted by Narcissus
of course not. it is second only to nature. has gotten me into many a tight situation. :D

I thought you couldn't reach your arse?

Ahh... North Carolina really brings out the best in people!

[carolinagirl]

Looks like the perverts have left the building. I guess it's safe for me to post my workout now! :D


Today was upper back, traps, and shoulders. Pretty good workout. Also it was a refeed day. Also pretty good. And I finally have some progress pics. They're on my computer but I don't have the foggiest idea how to get them from there to here. So if anybody reads this, let me know, will you?


Pullups
1x5, parallel grip, 40 lbs assist (- 10 lbs assist!)
1x3, medium OH grip, 40 lbs assist (- 10 lbs assist!)
1x3, wide OH grip, 55 lbs assist
Hey. It's progress. :D

Bent BB rows
1x8, 80, OH grip
1x9, 90, OH grip
1x4, 100! , OH grip
!!! Hard to get full ROM on the last one. 100 is actually pretty heavy.

Cable rows
2x8, 90

DB military press, supersetted with DB upright rows
1x8/6, 30's (last 2 on the militaries needed a little nudging from Greg) Still, 30 is the highest I've been on these. That's enjoyable.
1x8/8, 25's

Lateral raises (superset straight arm/90 degree bent arm)
2x4/4, 15's
Aargh. I wish there was a 17.5.

Shrugs
2x8, 25's

Rear delt raises
1x8, 30's
1x12, 25's

Ab stuff
3 sets hanging leg raises (bw), 2 sets rope crunches (with 70 and 90 lbs)


Yep. Not bad. The diet, however, looks rotten, but that's just the refeed talking. It was really pretty ok. It was a 6 hr refeed like usual - the animals woke me up at 6:00 am and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I ate a bunch of sugary cereal (the milk was spoiled, so I had to eat it dry. Rats.) and went back to bed, then finished it off from 10:00 to 12:30. All the fats and stuff were consumed after 3:00 pm.

M1, 6:00 am 4 cups cocoa pebbles, dry; 8 rolls smarties (and it was pretty ****ing gross at 6 am, let me tell ya.)
M2, 11:00 am 4 cups fruity pebbles, dry; 8 rolls smarties
M3, 3:00 pm 1/2 cup dry oats, 1.5 scoops whey (tapering into lower GI carbs here)
M4, 6:30 pm 6 oz. flank steak, green pepper and mushrooms stirfried with 1 tsp olive oil
M5, 9:00 pm PWO shake
M6, 12:30 pm 2 cup cottage cheese, 2 cups frozen grapes (the grapes weren't ideal but they were there and I was hungry.)
Plus 20 g fish oil. (Had to buy a stopgap bottle from the store. Who is Kilosports' shipper, anyway? They are slow.)

Breakdowns:
3528 total cals
74 g fat (15 sat, 12 poly, 13 mono + 20 g fish oil)
535 g carbs!!!
188 g protein

19% fat/ 60% carbs/ 21% protein

Refeeds are not nearly as fun as cheat meals. While it is satisfying to know that you are still being disciplined, it sucks to eat only sugary cereals and dextrose. Fat and carbs are just so tasty in combination.... *sigh*


OK, somebody tell me how to post my darn pictures!!! (That red was in case you were just skimming.)

[Franjipani]

Bloody awesome effort with your PR's hon:bow: :strong:

As for the pic's....I'd chuck them Belial's way...he's always fab at getting that sort of thing sorted pronto ;).

[WillKuenzel]

Try looking at this. After you hit post reply button, there is the attach file thingy. Hit browse and you can surf through your harddrive to find them. Maybe that helps.

[Pup]

Hellacious workout...rah on those PRs :strong:

[fuzz]

Hey CG are you sure you should be taking that much fish oil when you are refeeding? I've read some stuff on avant about how you should avoid fish oil while refeeding, don't remember the reasoning behind it tho.

[carolinagirl]

Fuzz: yeah, they all seem to be in disagreement. Par seems to think that it's better to continue to take it during the refeeds, and he's the one I listen to if there's no consensus. (Which there rarely is, around there!)

HY: it says they're too big to attach, and I have no clue how to resize them. Thanks though. *sigh* This would be easier if I wasn't such a technical moron.

Pup: thanks! I hurt today from my neck to my knees, like somebody beat me with a big stick.

Franji: thanks ladybug. ;) Yeah, I guess I'll turn it over to Belial - I was just hoping I could do it myself and not bug him with it.

[Alex.V]

Of course you can turn it over to me. I'm so good like that.

Now, straight photo posts, no commentary from me. :)

[Alex.V]

Numero dos

[Alex.V]

okay, this one's good. ;)

[carolinagirl]

Craig, the first one was specifically for you, so you could see that I'm not mannish looking! :mad: (Just kidding, punkin! ;))

On the back shot, I think the light washed out some of the detail - back is actually one of my better parts :(

My legs are still fat but you can see that I am getting some development underneath the pudge.

I dunno what happened to the front dbl bi pic, but if it shows up (it didn't open right or something), be forewarned - I am smiling in a really gay-looking way. My stupid training partner made me laugh when he was taking it. (His name is Greg, hence the titles on the pics. I didn't know how to change them.)

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by Belial
okay, this one's good. ;)

:eek:

Looking good! ;)

Ahhh, beauty, brains, and southern charm... Two out of three isn't bad. :D

[Narcissus]

your lower back looks incredible.

i recognize that type of lower back. takes a lot of arching and reps to get that type of crevice.

[Miss Rezza]

You're a total babe CG!! :D

Your back is developing real well, and those quads are lookin' fab!! :bow:

.... and now i must leave before i turn your entire journal green! :eek:

[BennettBoy]

VERY NICE cgirl :) I like the first one too, but MAN do I like that last one. Very nice legs. Very toned. And small too :) Not small, but not big. Oh well, you know what I mean. Just NICE.

Let me shut up before I get things all screwed up. :D

Seriously, you look great.

[WillKuenzel]

There ain't any fat on them legs. Looking really good girl! That double bi looks good!

You can definitely tell that you put quality time and effort in at the gym.

[Coke]

Come here girl! :) You are lookin good!

[Relentless]

pics look good, cg

back is def. a strong point

had a doubletake at the first pic -- for a moment I thought that was a GINGHAM dress and was gonna make a crack about southerners

but then I got a better look and thought better of it

anyway, good work. :D

[Isaac Wilkins]

On the real: After re-evaluating your pics, here's what I have to say:

Looking very good. The back pic does look a little washed out. That, combined with your pose, is making your back look a touch weaker than it is (it still looks excellent!). Try lifting your elbows to be a touch higher than your shoulders on your back double bi. It should spread you scapula a little more and show off some width.

The quad seperation looks great! That only get better more sprints. :D

[carolinagirl]

Borris: so...which one of the three am I missing? ;) And yes, my poses are TOTALLY ridiculous. (You should see me try to do a lat spread!) OK, OK, I am going to start doing the damn sprints. *sigh* (@%$#ing cardio.....)

Narcissus: Hmm. Thank you for the first half. I think I'll just let the second half go right on over my head. :angel:

Rezza: Thanks! (Your journal is always sea-green when I'm visiting, you gorgeous thing!)

Craig: You said 'toned'. tuttut :D Thanks! (The first one isn't a very good picture, but the others were all hardcore muscle-y shots - although the ones that got up here don't look very muscle-y :( - so I wanted at least one regular one to balance it out.)

HY: You sweet thing! I do still have plenty of fat to lose, but thanks for saying that anyway! ;)

CoCoa: Aww, thanks.

Callahan: Yeah, good thing you thought better of it! Cracking on southerners. Humph. ;) Thanks for the kind words, Cal.

[Narcissus]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
[b]Narcissus: Hmm. Thank you for the first half. I think I'll just let the second half go right on over my head. :angel:

:confused:

[Pup]

Hot damn...:hump:

[Isaac Wilkins]

Originally posted by carolinagirl
Borris: so...which one of the three am I missing? ;) And yes, my poses are TOTALLY ridiculous. (You should see me try to do a lat spread!) OK, OK, I am going to start doing the damn sprints. *sigh* (@%$#ing cardio.....)



Oh, you've got all three. Only two are positives, though. ;)

Sprints aren't cardio. I don't do cardio. Sprints are... something else, but not cardio. :cool:

[carolinagirl]

Originally posted by Narcissus

:confused:

Man. I must have a really dirty mind.

(Read it again. You'll see what I thought you meant....)



Sorry, Narc! I gracefully accept the entire compliment as intended then.

[Narcissus]

no need to apologize. i am sure it was read as it was intended to be read. i was just being coy with the ":confused: ".

ha ha. :D

i win.

[carolinagirl]

:mad:

[Tryska]

bah..i typed and it got lost...stupid server.


anyways, what i originally said was, you sure don't look like a greg. hee hee. not sure i fele anymore comfortable with female crotchshots then i do with male crotchshots. :eek:


*lol* i'm jsut messing...you look great girlie!! like the back and arms shot. your shoulders look really awesome!

[Workhorse]

Great shots CGirl!! It truely shows how your hard work has paid off, keep it up!! :thumbup: :clap:

[ectx]

Looking freaking fantastic there cG. Your legs....I'm drooling here. ;)
I can def. tell you're a gym badass. Southern, smart, pretty, and charming...That's it, I'm looking for a post doc at UNC. LOL.

[bradley]

Lookin' great Cgirl. All of the hard work you put in is definitely paying off:thumbup:

[PowerManDL]

Congratulations......on being female and stuff......

*runs off crying*

[carolinagirl]

Pup: :D

Borris: Thanks again for messing with them. :mad: They're still too freakin' big though. How small does it want it - like avatar size??? (At least ONE person got to see that I actually do have a little muscle somewhere. Tell 'em, Borris! :( )

Tryska: Thanks! Greg is my training partner - he took them and sent them to me named after him instead of me. (He is about as cocky as Narc.) And I didn't know how to change the names. (I'm a child of the Atari generation, not the PC generation.) (Oh yeah...the stupid server has been ****ing with me, too. :mad: )

Workhorse: Thank you! You are such a sweetie.

ectx: Awww! You bring your sweet self right on up to Chapel Hill. Screw the fabulous career- advancing opportunity in St. Louis! ;)

Bradley: Thanks so much. It means a lot. (Wish I had some pics from my 'fat period' so y'all could compare.) (But if I did, I probably wouldn't have the balls to post them anyway!)

Powerman: Why ya cryin', big fella? :confused: Dude, I didn't think I looked that bad!

[PowerManDL]

Naw sugar, you're a cutie......I was just commenting on my lack of anything clever to say.....y'all know how that goes.