It's Just a Ride! And it's time to hold on tight!!!!

Oooo, had 4gotten about a poss seminar meet!
Yes, me too, all comp dates etc are already eating into hols!
But last seminar was soOo motivating!
xx

Haha, Im not so much a  geek but I DO have 'extremely soon to be Ex husband slash childcare and another annoying Tw@t' related issues to factor in!

I am DETERMINED to make the next one.....

I am more than prepared to organise another one if you are all interested!!!!

So do you want another 'Female Form part II' ? I'll check comp dates but probably bout April????

I know the boys want one too so I might do two seperate ones on different weekends.....

feed back please???? xxx

Our season kicks off end April 2010 up here Tan....

Dunno if that helps, or hinders......

April is good as I'm back from Canada by then.

I don't mind a mixed meet, but I guess thereae probbo plenty of ladies who would prefer ladies only for motivation and asking girlie-esque questions such as "How do I make my bum NOT look big in this?" lol...

Sorry to hijack your journal, but I was indeed very much needing motivation

Mmm, I guess anytime, April would then be a busy month as it's easter the first w/e 3rd+4th, so I'd prefer NOT the following w/e 10th/11th, as I'm away Easter and would like to catch my breath, BUT I'm only one. Personally I'd prefer women only, but wotever.
xx

To be fair the response to the 'ladies only' was by far the best we had for any seminar. We girls don't seem to have that 'I'm not big enough/strong enough' macho ego thing going on. And it's really the female side that I am personally interested in and we all few and far between that a chance to all meet up and really get some valuable productive time together is rare.

Let me check show dates and I'll fix a date and set the ball rolling....get ready to pencil it in as it's pretty much sure to happen x

That's ace :-) I really do appreciate having a ladies only get together, it's a nice time to bond with women and feel inspired... (I'm also hoping for another leg press PB ;-D )

Training today missy?

I'm sure you'll be able to do that with all the progress you've been making lately!

Yup -  it all rolls round to legs again. Wasn't on top form yesterday and last night, had a cold lingering around but I think I've managed to stave it off but I only had a few hours kip on the sofa last night as I couldn't sleep and watching Kack TV is the least frustrating way to wait for sleep to appear.

Calves
Standing Calves
70lb x 10
100lb x 10
150lb x 10,8,8
250lb x 4, 150lb x 6, 100lb x 4, 50lb x 8 10lb - failure
BB Squats
Bar x 10
60kg x 8
80kg x 5
100kg x 5
110kg x 5
120kg x 3
130kg x 2 - new PB
Seated Ham Curls SS Leg Press
80lb x 10 - 145kg x 15
90lb x 10 - 195lb x 15
100lb x 8 - 245kg x 15
120lb x 6 - 295kg x 10
DB Partial SLDL
80lb x 10,9,9
Lying Ham Curl
20lb x 20 x 2

How come you do calves first Tan? I'm hoping you might teach Chrissie to do them first so she doesn't forget to do them!!

That's actually really spooky Flick...I was just reading this for inspiration slash mojo making for todays leg sesh .....do the calfies first...inspired!!!
 
and actually just read interesting research article which sheds some light on my errrr slighty shamemaking yet not uncommon condition whereby training calfs makes me want to WEE myself....it was covered by more user friendly medical journalist along the lines of 'Why Wearing Extremely High Heels Can Cause Cystitis'....
 
That aside.....Im thinking, as its strictly my second leg day...of trying out Tans moves as above!!! 

Tan - Long time no post, but i have been keeping an eye on the journal and the You Tube videos its all very impressive, lots of hard work going on.
 
Would hope to make it down for your next seminar i'm not bother if female or mixed either would be fine, I'll catch up with all the gossip from Dawn at the weekend, cant believe we havent seen you since the wedding, must make an effort to catch up with you and paul soon.

Yo Tan. Just passing through. I shed a little tear when I saw you still squatting, and squatting well. They are proper ones arent they? lol. (dont tell Pete I said that)

Give my best to Paul, and let him know I've got an invite for you both for Jan.

Laters.

Flick - I do them 1st so I don't blag myself out of doing them. It just makes sense to do them 1st and put some real effort into them as like most peoples mine are just pants lol. I do a calf and glute session on a Friday too but don't generally post the workout. I have to say doing calves 1st serves as a good warm up for the rest of the leggies.
Chrissie - I know the wanna wee sensation for sure. I have to say most every set of calves is followed by the mutterings of 'fckin hate em hate em hate em'.
Caz - has it really been THAT long?????? This will not do and will have to be rectified very soon! Have a great few days with D & D though. Will be nice for them to be able to be social again lol.
Lil A - How honoured I am to have you passing through...so to speak. I am indeed well into my squatting at the moment although I am 'trying' to do the properly this is still very new to me and I'm sure they can be improved upon but just to give you a wee idea -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkz8ceVLC9o

Strangely the last and heaviest set were probably the better ones lol.

I say...invitation....sounds exciting!!!! And don't forget to pop in here again...you are of course always welcome!!!! x

Round to back and arms today. Back workout staying basically the same as it seems to be working well for now so if it aint broke and all that. We were joined by Mr 9pack for back which was fun and then he very kindly tugged and prodded my scapula and traps afterwards.

Back
Close V Grip Chins
10,8,9
D Handle Lat PD's
120lb x 10
150lb x 8
180lb x 6
180lb x 5 drop ? x 6 drop ? x 6 - no idea what the drops were.
Close V Grip T Bar Rows
40kg x 10
60kg x 7
80kg x 6
90kg x 5 - forced....felt very fcking heavy!!!!!!
Wide D Handle Grip Hammer Rows
100kg x 6.6.6
DB Curls
25lb x 10
30lb x 10 - alternate
35lb x 8
40lb x 6 drop 25lb x 6
Preacher Machine Curls
40lb x 10
50lb x 8,6,6
OH DB Extension - two handed
45lb x 12
50lb x 10
55lb x 10
60lb x 8
Tri Dip Machine SS Reverse Grip Cable Press Down
Stack 240lb x 10,10,8 SS 50lb x 8-12

Enjoyable session as usual. Back is probably the most productive workout at the moment...it just feels like we have got it right for what we need at the moment.

On another note legs have been very suprisingly not sor

I don't know the wee sensation with calves - but can't remember when I last did mine, I'll shut up...
Carl says don't you do your pee pee exercises anyway lol... You have permission to punch next time you see him ladies... :-)

Nice T-Bar Rows! I always get scared of getting bad form with them but love the sensation!!!

Tell C I can stop mid stream no problems ;0)

I'm loving the close grip tbars at the moment....I can really feel them. With the V handle you can just get that extra squeeeeze at the top!

It has nothing at ALL to do with stress incontinence......and eveything to do with pressure on the nerves.....

am with Tan on the mid stream thing.....Kegel... Ha!  He was an amateur!!!!

ElfinTan

Lil A - How honoured I am to have you passing through...so to speak. I am indeed well into my squatting at the moment although I am 'trying' to do the properly this is still very new to me and I'm sure they can be improved upon but just to give you a wee idea -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkz8ceVLC9o

Strangely the last and heaviest set were probably the better ones lol.

Cant view at work and part of my divorce settlement means I have no money and no home connection. lol. At least I kept the fishtank, dogs and cat. It's all about priorities you know.
 
Heaviest ones are often the best. They're the ones you're geared up for. Everything else is just what you have to do to get there. Nice weights though for a chick. (Notice I dont talk like that face to face? lol)

I say...invitation....sounds exciting!!!! And don't forget to pop in here again...you are of course always welcome!!!! x

23rd Jan - this thing through the day http://www.sugdenbarbell.co.uk/forum/Adlington-Push-and-Pull-January-2010-4387
 
& leave the evening open. Details to follow

Chrissie - I'll have to look that up....really interesting...at least I know it's not the good old pelvic floor collapsing into the basement!!!!

Lil A - Absolute priorities!!!

I think by the last set you've got that 'fck it' head on (not literally...Texas Power bar wouldn't 'arf chafe???).

Ah the 23rd has indeed been whispered in our ear in confidence...we await details and will keep that date free...dude (t'internet speak ) X