Bobbi's Journal

2/13/05
Sunday
home
5:30

ran a 2:25 400 and a 2:35 400 back home. not so good numbers. i really want to get faster but i was so tired and my chest hurt so bad and my lungs and everything. i'm so out of shape.

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2/14/05
Monday (valentine's day!)
8th period

chest/back

deadlift: 4x5-125 (up 10 lbs from last week and feeling good. could go up more next week. pat taught me a new grip so i could hold more weight.)
bb row: 4x5-55 (up 10 lbs from last week. did well. could up it next week.)
flat bench: 4x5-70 (up 5 lbs from last week. explosive. so i could handle another 5 or so next week.) laying chest overhead: 4x8-15 (tough but felt good. if i lowered it to 5 reps i could probably do 20. maybe i'll try that next week)
lat pulldown: 4x8-50 (the lighter weight made it easier to do perfect form. could def handle another 10 lbs next week but it might be a little jerky. not so fluid as today.)

well i feel good about what i've done today. i hope to go home and run 2x400. that's about all i can handle without my chest exploding. i figure if i run it everyday eventually i'll be able to run farther without feeling like i'm going to die. it makes me hate running even though i don't want to because it hurts so much. i need to go eat. i think i'll take a run to a fast food joint since that's all there is around here. and a grocery store but i'm not sure what i could get from there that i could eat right now. the plan is just to consume a lot of food and lift a lot and run as much as i can and hopefully i'll reach my goals by august. ahh! only 5 months!

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best way to gain weight? eat .66lb of ham! sliced at Kroger. too bad it costs $3.95. I couldn't afford it everyday, especially with other food i have to eat. A girl can't live on 1/2 lb of ham everyday!

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I'm going to bookmark your journal under my "Mood enhancement" folder.

Some advice: if you go somewhere like Maccy D's, get a chicken burger of some description and avoid full sugar coke. Last year for a short while over here (in the UK), they did a really tasty grilled chicken sandwich made with grilled chicken breast. They stopped doing them though. I was quite disappointed. They've replaced them with some chicken flatbread things that are nice, but not half as good as the original.

Obviously Subway is the place to be!

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Oh, and whenever your gym is shut or your coach isn't there to let you train, have you ever thought about doing circuit training?

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lol. glad i could ammuse you. what's circuit training?

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my lower left back and chest was twinging bad last night. it was weird.

2/15/05
tuesday
12:00am

couldn't sleep

lat raises 3x10-8
rear raises 3x10-8
front raises 3x10-8
superset: db mil press 3x15-8 db curls 3x10-8
superset: db reverse curls 3x20-8 concentration curls 3x8-16

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2/15/05
tuesday
3:00am

still couldn't sleep.

superset: lat raises 3x10-8 db curls 3x10-8
superset: front raises 3x10-8 db curls 3x10-8
superset: db mil press 3x15-8 db curls 3x10-8
standing flys 3x10-5

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2/15/05
tuesday
5th period

i set my goals a little high but i've changed my routine again. still on the quest for the perfect routine!

squats (below parallel) 1x5-65(too heavy) 3x5-45
squats (hack) 4x5-125
leg press (full) 4x8-100
leg ext 4x8-50

i think i'm willing to sacrifice some weight for perfect form. i'd prefer to not hurt myself and get the most out of my workout. i guess that's best. i have to do homework for next period and then i'll do abs 8th period. i had a slice of cheese pizza. now i'm out of money for this week and i'll have to pack or something. ah!

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lol. glad i could ammuse you. what's circuit training?

Set yourself out a little circuit to do and get a stopwatch.

An example circuit may be:

1. Push ups.
2. Sit ups.
3. Up and down a step.
4. Star shapes.
5. Skipping.
etc...

Do #1 for 60-90 seconds, rest for 30 seconds, move onto #2 for 60-90 seconds etc...

If you're fit enough, do the full circuit 2-3 times. Should really knacker you out. It's good stuff.

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my lower left back and chest was twinging bad last night. it was weird.

Are you drinking enough/too much water?

Did it feel like muscle cramping, or just muscle twitching, or just a general pain.

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it was a definite twitching. it didn't hurt at all. just feels weird. it happened again today in my chest a lot even when i would just cross my arms. and when i did leg lifts on the captain chair my lower left back started twitching again. i dunno if i should keep working until it stops or what. it doesn't hurt though. just, never felt this before.

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ps. i just love to get knackered out.

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If it becomes painful, back off a little.

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ok. i think it might be b/c i've had quite a bit of caffine in me since last night (hence the non-sleeping) so maybe i should drink more water?


2/15/05
Tuesday
home
4:30-5:00p

I ran!!!! I ran a 2:50 400 and then I ran 11 sprints up this hill in my neighborhood. I don't know how far it was but from a GK it looked a little less than midfield. Then I split the distance into 4 parts and ran a suicide before I ran a 2:50 400 back. I was so tired but so proud of myself! I much prefer sprints to long distance. I read in ESPN mag today that genetically some people are programed for sports like sprinting and football because they have 2 of this gene that codes for fast-twitch muscle fibers and some people don't have them and are more built for endurance. I definitely think I'm one of the former. I don't mind sprinting as much b/c of the great recovery and it only last a little while and then you get to rest. Man I can't for the life of me go out if I think i'm going to have to run strait for 20 min. I hate running the 3 min to my hill! I wonder if it's ok to run different kinds of sprints but just stay away from the long distance. I know it's good and everything but it totally sux. Definitely the week point in my life.lol when people ask me what I can't do I always say "run." They think it's funny but it's true. When I'm in a group I run with the fat people. It sux b/c I excel at everything else. But I guess I'll just take it in baby steps. Maybe a little running everyday will eventually add up to a lot running later. Let's hope!

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If you think it'll help, yeah. Give it a go.

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2/16/05
Wednesday
6th period

stupid coach left and closed the weight room! grrr. my lifting shedule was already off b/c i have my AFROTC interview friday but now i don't know what to do. i was supposed to do shoulder/traps/wrists last period and chest 8th. now i guess i'll just go strait to chest and do what i can of shoulders at home. he won't let me lift 6th and then he goes and leaves 5th. what's up with that?! You're the weightroom advisor! that's what you get paid to do! so sit your arse in the weightroom and stop messing up my schedule! gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

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2/16/05
Wednesday
8th period

flat bench 4x8-65
incline 3x8 1x15-45
db incline 4x12-15
incline flys 4x8-10
top 4" bench 3x8-85
flat bench 1x20-45

mee hurts. ouchy! i wish i could bench 4x8-95. that would be sweet. i really want to be able to put the 2 25lb plates on. it's just cool. like, graduating to bigger plates.lol. i know it's silly but it's a goal!

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2/16/05
Wednesday
6th period

stupid coach left and closed the weight room! grrr. my lifting shedule was already off b/c i have my AFROTC interview friday but now i don't know what to do. i was supposed to do shoulder/traps/wrists last period and chest 8th. now i guess i'll just go strait to chest and do what i can of shoulders at home. he won't let me lift 6th and then he goes and leaves 5th. what's up with that?! You're the weightroom advisor! that's what you get paid to do! so sit your arse in the weightroom and stop messing up my schedule! gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

~Bobbi

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Oh, and whenever your gym is shut or your coach isn't there to let you train, have you ever thought about doing circuit training?

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there was nowhere to do it. the weight room was closed. plus, what kind of circuit training would one do for shoulders/traps/wrists?

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Pick up chairs and heavy ornaments.

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haha. yea. in class i'll just start lifting my desk repeatedly.lol

2/17/05
Thursday
5th period

can't go to ski club. too much homework. I have a test to study for 6th. I've already taken 3 and bombed my math one b/c i've been napping in class.
here's what i did this period.

ez curls (close) 4x8-25
ez curls (wide) 4x8-35
db curls 4x8-15
incline db curls 3x8-12 1x20-12

sometimes if i'm still good on the last rep of the last set i'll just go to failure. on those inclines if i had concentrated i probably could've gone to 25. I'm doing tris 8th and then i'm not lifting tomorrow because of my AFROTC interview. I'll be dressed up all day and I don't want to go lift and mess up my hair or something. I've eaten 4 rather small pieces of cheese pizza today. ok i must study!

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2/17/05
Thursday
8th period

close grip bench 4x8-45
ez over head ext 4x8-25
1 db overhead ext 4x8-20
bench dips 3x8 1x12
tri press downs 2x8-25(too heavy) 1x15-15(too light) 1x10-20(just right!)
pushups(elbows in-by now my tris are dead) 3x5
close grip ez bench 1x20-35

i killed them. they're dead. at the end i could barely lift my arms to tighten my ponytail.lol

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Where you at, mrs?

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oh. very sorry. we didn't have school mon, tue or wed. yesterday i was all dressed up and forgot tennis shoes to change to lift. today i'm all dressed up again but i remembered shoes.

2/24/05
Friday
5th period

flat press 4x8-65
incline 4x10-45
flat fly 4x8-12
incline db 4x10-20
overhead 4x10-15 ez

yey for me! i lift 8th and again after school because this girl wants to lift at the Y. so much lifting today! ahh!!

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What you getting all dressed up for? Who you trying to impress?

Whatever you do, don't tell him how much you bench - you'll make them feel inferior.

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i'll make them feel inferior b/c i bench 65 lbs??!! haha. i don't think i'd ever date a guy who couldn't bench more than that. but i gave up guys for lent so i don't have to worry about that right now.lol.

I went to the Y and that is def not my kind of place. there were 3 benches, only one of those was an incline so i had to wait to use it. no squat racks. 2 ez bars. but the place was huge! just a bunch of people on cardio machines. but i did manage to get something done. I wanted to do back but there wasn't anything to use for it. oh yea! and there was only 1 set of weights for every level like 1 set of 30s 1 set of 35s. it was crazy! and i had to wait for this guy toget done with the 25s he was using for shrugs so i could do my db presses.lol. and he was a normal looking college dude too. i was like 'why are you doing shrugs with 50lbs???' lol oh well i didn't actually say anything.

and then i was working out with the girl who brought me and she doesn't know anything about lifting but i played soccer with her and so she's not super-weak or anything and i was benching 65 and i asked her if she wanted to give it a try so i spotted her and she could only press it once and we were both laughing about it and some guy comes over and is like. "that's too heavy for you. you should start with the bar and add weight and you should never add weight until you can do it 10 times." i was like 'what?!' like he's right that you should start low and add weight but it's not like it killed her and she prob could have pressed it again and i was spotting her and what is with this '10 times' nonsense. i can't press 75 10 times but i use it all the time and lots of guys push heavy weights that they can't do 10 reps with so that was just crazy and i was thinking 'who are you to come over here and give bad advice??!!' i hate it when people do that.

I know that that was not my kind of place. like in my gym here at school no one ever notices me or bothers me and everyone just does there thing but there i got talked to so much and i was like "what?what?! shut up! leave me alone! can't you see i'm working??"lol.

and when i was doing db presses with 25lbs a man and a woman and different times saw me and were all like 'woah' and i was like holy crap if you can't do this you're crazy. but everyone there seemed really weak like the shrug guy and the advice guy went back to do 35lb preacher curls IN GLOVES!!! what a nerd. and this woman beside me did db presses with 12lbs. but by then i was just happy someone was doing a regular exercise and not all this lame machine stuff. i didn't like all the machines and there was so much cardio equipment! it was crazy! like 12 treadmills and that many bikes and stepper things and i don't even know what. and 3 mats to do cruches on which was weird and there was this fat woman on one on her back flopped over a ball and i thought for sure she was dead but then she rolled off and kinda tumbled onto the mat.lol.

plus in my gym there are no fat people. like we've got some linemen that are pretty big but they can also push a lot of weight. there were so many fat people there. and people with matching outfits and girls in those tight capris and little tops and i'm like, i know for real that you can't possibly get serious in that, they're all just trying to look good. i don't think you should be trying to look all hot at the gym. just do your think ya know? ok well not my place, but here's what i managed to get done.

flat bench 4x8-65
flat flys 4x8-12
ran 1/4 mile with the girl
flat db press 4x8-25
incline db press 4x8-15
skull crushers 4x8-25

it was not what i wanted to do but it was a mess it there. sucked. never going back.lol

today i couldn't lift 5th period. i dunno if it'll be open 8th but i really want to do my back workout this week even though it's been crazy and i haven't been able to follow my schedule at all. can't wait till next week when everything goes back to normal!

oh yea. and i'm dressing up all week because i ran out of laundry. hahahaha. oh well it's true. but i have gotten hit on way more than usual, so i guess it was an ego boost too!lol

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i'll make them feel inferior b/c i bench 65 lbs??!! haha. i don't think i'd ever date a guy who couldn't bench more than that. but i gave up guys for lent so i don't have to worry about that right now.lol.

So the dude shrugging with 50lb is out of the question then i take it?

and then i was working out with the girl who brought me and she doesn't know anything about lifting but i played soccer with her and so she's not super-weak or anything and i was benching 65 and i asked her if she wanted to give it a try so i spotted her and she could only press it once and we were both laughing about it and some guy comes over and is like. "that's too heavy for you. you should start with the bar and add weight and you should never add weight until you can do it 10 times." i was like 'what?!' like he's right that you should start low and add weight but it's not like it killed her and she prob could have pressed it again and i was spotting her and what is with this '10 times' nonsense. i can't press 75 10 times but i use it all the time and lots of guys push heavy weights that they can't do 10 reps with so that was just crazy and i was thinking 'who are you to come over here and give bad advice??!!' i hate it when people do that.

Generally, that is the advice given out to new lifters to help develop the mind-muscle connection. It's actually quite decent info, but i agree, the ten reps shouldn't be a given for everything.

I know that that was not my kind of place. like in my gym here at school no one ever notices me or bothers me and everyone just does there thing but there i got talked to so much and i was like "what?what?! shut up! leave me alone! can't you see i'm working??"lol.

Genius. There aren't enough like you about. Most people would entertain them by actually giving them some time.

and when i was doing db presses with 25lbs a man and a woman and different times saw me and were all like 'woah' and i was like holy crap if you can't do this you're crazy. but everyone there seemed really weak like the shrug guy and the advice guy went back to do 35lb preacher curls IN GLOVES!!! what a nerd.

lol.

and this woman beside me did db presses with 12lbs. but by then i was just happy someone was doing a regular exercise and not all this lame machine stuff. i didn't like all the machines and there was so much cardio equipment! it was crazy! like 12 treadmills and that many bikes and stepper things and i don't even know what. and 3 mats to do cruches on which was weird and there was this fat woman on one on her back flopped over a ball and i thought for sure she was dead but then she rolled off and kinda tumbled onto the mat.lol.

lol (x2).

oh yea. and i'm dressing up all week because i ran out of laundry. hahahaha. oh well it's true. but i have gotten hit on way more than usual, so i guess it was an ego boost too!lol

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By the way, if there are barbells and dumbells, you could have done some rows for your back.

You could also work on building up your pull up strength. Wide-grip pull-ups are a bit much to ask, but a lot of people can do close-grip pull-ups when your palms face you. They're good.

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haha glad i could entertain. yea there was work i could have done but the whole place just turned me off so much that i didn't really feel like lifting at all there.

yea shrug guy was out of the question when he was taking up the only incline bench by setting his weights ON it between sets. what's up with that?

well weight room was still closed 8th period so i guess i'll have to wait till next week. oh wellerz. give me time to do homework. yea, homework![sm=bsflag.gif] haha yea right. more of

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couldn't lift today. had to write a paper during 5th and had to make up a test during 8th. bummer this sux. i really wanna lift!

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