Day 117

Today I worked out with Sean for the first time and it went really well. I was able to help him on what he needed work on and he was there to help me with my form with squats. Unfortunately I didn't realize how much harded doing a squat was outside of a Smith Machine, when I was now using the Squat rack. I was only able to go up to 135 lbs because its that much more unstable and you are actually having to control that motion entirely instead of relying on a machine.

So I didn't really keep track of what I did. We just messed around with my form and a bunch of different weights and reps. Hopefully by Friday I will be able to do my standard 3 sets, 5 reps and also hit up the bench press and chin ups. It was a good day to get everything fixed and have Sean there to help me out. I had a lot of fun doing that with him.

Day 115

Had a pretty good workout! Nothing out of the ordinary, did the usual of:

Squats:
135 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
60 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
60 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Chin-ups:
3 X My Max

Not a bad workout! But I have to get away from using the Smith Machine and start using a squat rack :( which will make things harder.

Day 112

Instead of working out today, I went and snowboarded the entire day at Copper Mtn. It was great because we did 11 runs, several of which were challenging bump runs, and I got a good workout in. Even though I didn't lift, it still worked all of my muscles enough for me to be happy about missing a lifting day. 10:45 am to 3 pm of skiing is a good amount of time to workout. I got some great cardio in and my legs got a good burn being in that seated position.

Day 110

Got another good workout in. It was kind of difficult due to the fact that I don't think I had enough to eat during the day or enough to drink either. So that was kind of a bummer and it made the silly squat much more challenging than it needed to be. But finals are finished and the stress is starting to die down, so that possibly had to do with it as well.

Here's the workout:

Squats:
125 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Deads:
60 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
60 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
60 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

A pretty sucky workout, but I'm glad its out of the way :)

Day 108

Still moving up in Starting Strength as I'm supposed to be doing. It's been a rough week with finals happening the last several days.On Tuesday I'm finally done though!! Can't wait to be done. :) Well here's the work out for the day...

Squats:
115 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
55 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
55 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Chin Ups:
3 sets X my max

Not a bad work out, but stress is really getting bad. Gonna find an alternative stress reliever :)

Day 105

So working out has to be the most fantastic thing ever. I bought a dress today took a picture of it to send to Meeeeechelle and she freaked cause my ass was huge. Looking at it now, its looking big but how amazing is that! I'm working on my thighs and butt and it appears things are working for me :) It has me really happy with what I've got going on, and only 3+ months into lifting too!

Well heres what I did for this workout. Everything moved up in weight as it should, except due to lack of energy thanks to finals, I didn't do chin ups.

Squats:
105 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
50 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
50 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Finals are here so my energy has been at a low thanks to the draining that school and studying have on me. I'm just excited for Wednesday to get here already!!

Day 103

Moving up in weight yet again...day after day after day after day. Ha ha! This workout goes so much faster than what I was doing before and it is easier at the moment. I'm not too sure how long that will last, but it will make me move up in weight rapidly and its increasing my appetite for many, many things.

Squats:
95 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Dead Lift:
55 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
45 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
45 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

The dead lift weight is a total joke, but its been years since I've done a it. I'm starting so low to play it safe, because I'd hate to hurt myself doing something stupid. Other than that, a good workout and relief I'm not doing chin ups! Ha!

Day 101

After some suggestive tips from good ol' Seanny, I moved down in weight for my squats so that the increases wont be so hard early on. I started off with only 85, which isn't a huge decrease but its somewhere to start! Heres what I did:

Squats:
85 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
40 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
40 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Chin Ups
3 sets of my max ranging from 4 to 6...so pathetic.

Chin ups are still not my friend but I'm not sore in my arms all that much, mainly the hips :( Oh well it "hurts so good" I guess

Day 97

So I went up in weight for this workout. Increased by 5 or 10 lb increments as I've been instructed to do, but crazy workout man Sean says i need to lower my lifts even more so its pointless to even list what I did. It was the first day of deadlifts though. They weren't all that bad, but its definitely been a while. :)

Day 95

1st day of Starting Strength and it was actually really easy. I've got a nice little workout to do 3 days a week that will hopefully drastically increase my lifts and help me pack on the pounds! It is less weight than what I was doing before, but then again I am starting a new program so its probably smart to decrease the lifts in the beginning. Here's what did:

Squats:
105 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Bench Press:
30 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Overhead Press:
30lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Chin Ups:
4 for 3 sets

Ha ha ha! Chip ups are definitely not my strong point but it will have to do for now. I'm hoping that one will increase greatly over time.

Day 92=3 Months!

Alright so I took a few weeks off to recover from sickness, to enjoy the stay of my best friend from Buffalo, and to relax over Thanksgiving break. This is my three month mark and I have no photos to show for it...maybe in the next few days I will have things up and running again since I broke my camera at the bar. I start up again on Tuesday with a new work out thanks to Seanny. We'll see how it goes. I'm kind of looking forward to trying something new and yet slightly dreading it at the same time. Ahhh Oh well should go great!!

Day 76

I haven't lifted at all this week. I feel slightly slacker-ish but some weirddddd stuff was going on. Awkward pain in my groin area was just not letting me have it. Good news is that it finally let up this evening after a few days of dealing with it. Saturday I should be back on track!

Day 71

No lifting today! Instead, a good few hours of boarding!!! Copper Mountain opened on Friday, so we decided to get up there Saturday morning and enjoy the snow! Here are some pics!

Also, a friend suggests I move to Starting Strength so after I get more info off of him, I might move to it. We will see. Had such a great first day of skiing!!! :)

Day 69

So cool news! Copper opens tomorrow! I will be boarding by Saturday!!! Ahhhh I'm so excited!

Oh and here's what I lifted tonight: 

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

155 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

165 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

175 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

60 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

Changes will probably be coming by Saturday...or maybe a different day. Now that ski season is here, my workout days me need some revising.

Day 67

I was unable to move up to 155 today with the back squats due to lack of energy or something. Something was definitely off, thats all I know. My roommate is also battling a cold and I think my body is doing anything and everything to stay healthy. I ended up coming home and taking a 2+ hour nap this afternoon after about 10 hours of sleep the night before, so I'm praying I don't get that cold! Here's what I was able to do tonight:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

60 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

I did decide to move up the weight on the leg extensions, which was actually an easy increase, even with a severe lack of energy. But I'm going to down a protein shake, do a little more studying and then hit the hay so that I can stay good and healthy! 

Day 64

Hit the gym today after a much needed lazy "me" day of just finishing my book, making fajitas (Delish!), and watching a movie before going out with friends to celebrate Halloween. I got in a good workout and with the help of 5 inch heels, I'm sure I will have gotten a great leg workout by the end of the night. Here's what I did at the rec center: 

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

50 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

Loving the stress reduction after doing all of this. I felt like it flew by today and it kind of did. I'm starting to just blast through these squats. I might be moving up to 185 starting Tuesday!

Day 62 = 2 Months!

I have finally made it to the 2 month mark! My legs aren't too much bigger, and sadly my tan is fading fast. My left leg is almost the same size as my right one though! ha ha ha! I'm pretty proud with what I've done so far. Oh and P.S. this is the After, then Before.

Here is the biggest change of it all. My butt. I'm completely shocked at how much muscle has gone into that thing. No wonder I am having a hard time getting my jeans on! Ha I'm thrilled!

Whelp, I'm super proud of myself right now! I can't believe its only been 2 months that I've been able to do this. I'm excited to see what 3 months holds!! ha! Heres the work out for this evening:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

50 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

I had a great work out and made a new friend, Jerry. It's amazing all the cool people you meet working out. Things are going so great! Ah awesome!

Day 60

Whelp, after a rocky day yesterday I hit the weight room this evening and was able to let out some steam. I love how it will relieve my stress and rid me of my issues after a few sets of almost anything. I haven't eaten much all day again, which made lifting a total bitch, but I powered through it all the best I could. My squats were difficult, so were the lat pull downs, and now drinking this protein shake is becoming a challenge.

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

50 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

The cool news with all this is that my next work out will be the 2 month mark of my workout endeavor! I'm so happy with myself and the progress I have been making. Pics will be soon to come!! 

Day 58

I  missed Day 56. With so much going on and school work catching up to me, I was unable to get away on Saturday to lift. I feel terrible for missing it. I'll hit the routine back up tomorrow. Oh and good news, I jumped on the scale on Saturday and weighed in at 130.0 lbs. This might soon change. I've had a very terrible day. Probably one of the worst I've had ever sadly. All I've had to eat today included a pb&j, about 4 pieces of broccoli with a few carrots, and an attempt to eat a chicken caesar salad that made it for about 6 or 7 bites...I'm just devastated. Ive been crying and upset since about 1 pm and I'm still sitting here completely torn up over it. I just can't eat anything either. I'm so upset that I can't even force myself to eat, which is completely against what I'm working for. I don't know what to do. I keep trying to force myself to eat but i just can't do it. I feel so empty.

Day 54

I drove home tonight because I'm seeing Mimi this weekend, got to good ol' Falcon and was able to hit the newly remodeled rec center...which was kind of an irritation with all the stupid new machines that I have no clue how to even begin to work. Fool proof my ass! Fortunately I was able to do everything after figuring some stuff out and getting hit on by an older gentleman in the process. Here's tonights late night workout:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

55 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

I also got to weigh myself now that I'm at home. I'll have to verify, but with a hoodie and pair of leggings on after a nice big protein shake, I weighed in at 129.6lbs! Umm can you say amazing?!?! I haven't weighed this much since high school! It's crazy but I feel and look much better than I did at 105 and 115. I'm just glad I'm actually putting on some weight. I find it noticeable, so its nice that the scale can notice it too. 

Day 52

Whelp, I finally made the big move up to 145 lbs on the squat rack and found it to be surprisingly easy. I'm not sure if its because I'm just so stressed with school right now, or what, but it was much much easier than I expected. I has no problem getting parallel and bringing it all the way back up in one fluid motion. It was great to work out and relieve some stress by getting away from all the school work for about an hour or so. I flew through it all pretty easily. Here's tonight's workout:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

145 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

50 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

I am thinking that I might be able to try 155 lbs on Thursday. It sounds crazy to think I might be able to jump up 20 lbs after sitting on 135 for over a week or so. We'll see what happens, and until then I'm hitting the books like crazy. Two exams tomorrow...YIKES!

Day 49

What a fun day! Not only was it a huge upset day in college football, but I got to meet up with some family members, the White fam, and grab lunch and a quick shopping spree at the Park Meadows Mall. It was a total blast seeing them all again! Hanging out with Joy, Hannah, and Sarah was great. Little Sarah, man that girl will run circles around you. Here we are as we made our way dancing the entire time through Abercrombie. She alone was a workout, but a much more fun workout at that!

I attempted to workout early in the day before seeing them, but was unable to finish my routine...so I worked out twice today. This is what I did this morning:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

I was unable to get to anything else so later this evening, while watching some great football games, I did this:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--4 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

50 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

80 lbs--4 set, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

I was able to move up in weight for the lat pull downs, and also did the squats with ease. I'm thinking that on Tuesday I'm going to be good to move up to 145 lbs now. All-in-all, a good day and a great workout. 

Day 47

The 135 lbs on the squat rack is starting to feel pretty good. I think I will finish out the week here and then move up 10 lbs starting Tuesday. Other than that, nothing too different. I tried 80 lbs on the lat pull down, but my scrawny little arms aren't ready for that increase just yet. My workout for tonight is as follows:

Squats:

45 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

55 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

65 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

75 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

85 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

95 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

105 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

115 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

125 lbs--1 set, 5 reps

135 lbs--3 sets, 5 reps

Leg Extensions:

50 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Lat Pull Downs:

70 lbs--3 sets, 15 reps

80 lbs--1 set, 15 reps

Bench Press:

30 lbs--4 sets, 15 reps

Crunches:

4 sets, 25 reps

I have a good feeling my arms will be feeling this in the morning, not that I did too much or really anything too drastically different. They are just feeling slightly fatigued at the moment which I'm hoping is just a temporary side effect for the time being.