Finished Stage One of NRoLfW!

[lyorn]

Hi! (*waves*, *hops up and down exitedly*. *waves to daedala, without who I would never have started this in earnest*)

I completed stage 1 of NRoLfW today!
(Except for the extras, which I plan to do for variety's sake. But not this week.)

I did this in the gym, all equipment handy. Though the step was a little low.

Final weights/variants were:

Squats: 35 kg (77 lbs)
Push-ups: 50 cm bench
Seated rows: 35 kg (77 lbs)
Step-ups: 2*14 kg (2*30 lbs)(Step was only 28 cm. Limit was grip strength here.)
Prone Jackknife: No measurement, but still fun.

Deadlifts: 37.5 kg (83 lbs)
Dumbbell shoulder presses: 2*9 kg (2*20 lbs)
Wide-grip lat pulldown: 40 kg (88 lbs)(this was borderline wrt form.)
Lunges: 2*12 kg (2*26 lbs)
Swiss Ball crunches: with 8 kg (17.5 lbs) dumbbell held close overhead.

ETA: Calculated lbs weight for easier comparision, in case someone is interested. *G*

Comments

[sophiap]

That is awesome! Congratulations!

[lyorn]

Thank you! :-)

[daedala]

Woo!

I am way behind on Stage 2, but be careful of the B workout. I don't know if it was me being upset the first time I did it (I was really upset) and not paying attention, or what, but I managed to overwork my back and hamstrings a lot.

[lyorn]

I just read it through and I think I'll do it with very low weight first time to get used to the moves. I can always load up later.

[daedala]

How is it going? I just did A-2. It actually feels pretty awesome, but I'm kinda shaky just after finishing. :)

Lunges still kill me...

[lyorn]

I have not started yet. I was on a four-day vacation, this week I'm doing the AMRAP workouts of stage one, then the recommended rest week (my knees need some catching up...). So, on to stage 2 in May.

[mschaos]

NICE!

I really need to pick this up

[lyorn]

Yes, it was fun. Took a few weeks until I had found a challenging level of weight, but then I really saw some effect.

[nanila]

*applause*

Goodness me, you're strong!

[lyorn]

Thank you.

It's hard to get a good idea about how one does when surrounded by guys swinging around 30 kg dumbbells in the gym. *G*

But I am quite happy with the results of the program.