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Lucy ([personal profile] cereta) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2010-10-01 08:24 am
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Weekly Post: What I did

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[personal profile] to_love_a_rose 2010-10-01 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I have lifted heavy things for several days in a row. I've been doing pushups, situps, kickbacks, curls, and lateral raises. I've also started working on squat and lunges (still trying to get my form right). So far, so good.
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2010-10-01 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Nothing weights-related this week, as I had a nasty cold. *makes sad face*

Got in some climbing days, though.
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[personal profile] ciaan 2010-10-01 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I tried Pilates for the first time. Have also FINALLY been able to go back to the gym and lift!
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[personal profile] helens78 2010-10-01 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I squat 95# yesterday, and I think I will be able to deadlift 95# today!

I also finally completed 5x5 65# bench presses.

And I got sick of my high pulls and have decided I'm going to sub in Turkish Get-Ups. I blame [personal profile] rydra_wong. (I had to get a 7# kettlebell, though, I can't do it with my 15# one. But the 7# one is so TEENY AND CUTE OMG OMG OMG.)
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[personal profile] ponderosa 2010-10-01 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay lifting. I did all upper body on Monday and a mix of upper/lower yesterday. Finished both up with russian twists and even crunches, which are my core-work equivalent of having to eat all my vegetables. At the end of my routine yesterday I managed 3 assisted pullups at 80% BW, woo! My big goal at the moment is a full set of BW pullups. :D
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[personal profile] zennish 2010-10-01 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Crossfit - back squat, 105 lbs. Could've gotten 115, but the hip flexors are too tight and everything started tipping forward. Boo.
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[personal profile] lyorn 2010-10-01 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Two times to the gym for back exercises, tried the machine circle once and got bored, plus, shoulder not happy -- so, finally scheduled an hour with the trainer, with the plan to start on the free weights! Wish me luck!

I have also been very grateful for all the bodyweight squats I did, because I started a Capoeira class yesterday, and while my legs are sore today I do not dare to imagine what they would feel like if I had not done the squats.

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[personal profile] natmerc 2010-10-01 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
3 times to crossfit (counting today). 1 time just went through part of workout since my hamstring still hurt, but it's healing fast, so I did the last two mostly unmodified, just dropping some weight.

Did a personal record (65lb) for my top weight in a pyramid 5 sets of 3 reps on Tuesday (yay!). Modified the back squat today down to 45lb, then we did a ton of skipping and pull-ups. Since I can't do any pull-ups, I subbed in incline ring pull-ups, changing my incline as I got weaker.
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[personal profile] sophiap 2010-10-02 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
I'm on the last phase of NRoL4W, and can do squats at 75# and at decent depth. Looking back at my notes from January, I was struggling with 15# on squats. Going back through my old logs is interesting--while I'm still recording my workouts, I haven't been journaling them like I used to. I should really get back to that.
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