Jaim91 and Calcium: Because girlz do it better...and harder.

2.5 hours for a workout? dang... once it gets to around an hour I'm done. lol I'd suggest doing the same program with a predetermined (90 second?) rest between each set.

As for the recipes, they look good, but I'd opt for more exotic fare - like aloo rajma. Complete protein, great fiber and other stuffs, and spicy as well. I'd also recommend using a variety of spice rubs and marinades on familiar pieces of meat like you mention in your article.
 
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Hope things go well for both of you ladies!
 
I taught Spinning, ran some errands, then had to sign myself and 2 friends up for the basketball tourney this weekend! :)


Day 1 - 15 weeks out
Shoulders - Boulders

Tri-set: Machine press + Dumbell lateral raise + Bent over lateral raise
  • 60 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 20 x 10
  • 70 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 20 x 10
  • 50 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 20 x 10
  • 50 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 20 x 10

Tri-set: Barbell press + Cable side laterals + Lying incline laterals
  • 50 x 12 + 20 x 10 + 10 x 10
  • 50 x 12 + 20 x 10 + 10 x 10
  • 50 x 12 + 20 x 10 + 10 x 10
  • 50 x 12 + 20 x 10 + 10 x 25

Tri-set: Front ball barbell raises + Reverse pec deck + Dumbell Shrugs
  • 50 x 10 + 80 x 10 + 160 x 12
  • 65 x 10 + 75 x 10 + 160 x 12
  • 40 x 10 + 67.5 x 10 + 160 x 12
  • 40 x 10 + 62.5 x 10 + 160 x 12

Pre workout cardio: 45 minutes upright bike (LADDERS!!!!)


stingo said:
2.5 hours for a workout? dang... once it gets to around an hour I'm done. lol I'd suggest doing the same program with a predetermined (90 second?) rest between each set.

As for the recipes, they look good, but I'd opt for more exotic fare - like aloo rajma. Complete protein, great fiber and other stuffs, and spicy as well. I'd also recommend using a variety of spice rubs and marinades on familiar pieces of meat like you mention in your article.
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I thought I was going to be done after 1.5 hours including cardio, but I'm telling you...it was the talking. Training partners are great, but sometimes they make workouts take longer, lol.

I could have gone exotic, but I was trying to be as simple as possible, and use 'the basics' for protein sources. Thank you for the suggestions though!

MarkMyWords said:
Hope things go well for both of you ladies!
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Thanks MMW! :D
 
Jaime is BROKEN :(

I played 2 hours of basketball, and our last game was cancelled because of terrential downpours/lightening/thunder. But my boyfriend came to watch and that was super cute. Anyway, I used to be able to run for like 3-4 hours at a time playing competitive basketball. Today, I was SUCKING WIND after our first 30 minute game. I don't know what happened. My capacity for high intensity, anaerobic activity has gone to *****. I need to get it back! I felt like an incomplete athlete this afternoon, and I honestly pitied myself. Ya it's nice that I can squat 185, but can I run a straight 5 minutes to catch the bus, no? Can I jog for 20 minutes, no?

Whoever said bodybuilders can't be athletes is wrong. My best friend plays competitive baseball at ~250lbs, and he can out-sprint guys HALF his weight! That's what I want to be like! I think I may have to take up running/jogging (it may be 'yogging', like a soft "J")

My hamstrings are torn to shreds. I'm limping now, which is why I did arms today vs. legs. I know my limits (though I wish I didn't have any, lol).

Day 3 - Week 6
Arms - Pythons

Superset: Barbell curl + Standing overhead barbell extension
  • 40 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 40 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 50 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 50 x 12 + 40 x 12

Triset: Barbell preacher curls + Barbell skullcrusher + Zottman curls
  • 40 x 10 + 40 x 10 + 30 x 10
  • 40 x 10 + 40 x 10 + 30 x 10
  • 40 x 10 + 40 x 10 + 30 x 10
  • 40 x 10 + 40 x 10 + 30 x 10

Triset: Lying dumbell extension + Incline dumbell curls + Lying barbell extension
  • 12 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 40 x 10
  • 12 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 40 x 10
  • 12 x 10 + 15 x 10 + 40 x 10
  • 12 x 10 + 12 x 10 + 40 x 10

Buddy Curls
  • 20 x 55
  • 15 x 55
  • 10 x 55

Superset: Rope tricep extension + Rope tricep pushdown
  • 40 x 5 + 40 x 12
  • 40 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 40 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 40 x 12 + 30 x 25

Pre workout cardio: 45 minutes biking
 
jaim91 said:
Whoever said bodybuilders can't be athletes is wrong. My best friend plays competitive baseball at ~250lbs, and he can out-sprint guys HALF his weight! That's what I want to be like! I think I may have to take up running/jogging (it may be 'yogging', like a soft "J")
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This is what I want to be like as well! I want it all! Muscle, strength and speed.

That is pretty cool to have those articles posted. I will definately give some of the recipes a try. Thanks for posting that.

Very nice workouts! Keep it up!
 
jaim91 said:
Whoever said bodybuilders can't be athletes is wrong. My best friend plays competitive baseball at ~250lbs, and he can out-sprint guys HALF his weight! That's what I want to be like! I think I may have to take up running/jogging (it may be 'yogging', like a soft "J")
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Damn right! I'm at about 228 now and I bet I could still do a 12.5 sec 100m which would beat most cardio guys.
The problems occur when I try and do anything longer that 100m, that's when I fall over in a ball of sweat and start sobbing :rofl:
 
Did some metabolic resistance training this morning, and am going back for legs with a training partner this afternoon.

M.R.T.

Done in "GIANT SET" fashion - 4 sets in total:

Rack Face pulls - 12 reps
Pushups - 15 reps
Dips (on a bench) - 12 reps
Jacknife sit-ups (on a bench) - 25 reps

Drex said:
This is what I want to be like as well! I want it all! Muscle, strength and speed.

That is pretty cool to have those articles posted. I will definately give some of the recipes a try. Thanks for posting that.

Very nice workouts! Keep it up!
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Thanks Drex. You DEFINITELY seem like a complete athlete to me. Biking, swimming, running, VOLLEYBALL...You do it all yo!

Typhon said:
Damn right! I'm at about 228 now and I bet I could still do a 12.5 sec 100m which would beat most cardio guys.
The problems occur when I try and do anything longer that 100m, that's when I fall over in a ball of sweat and start sobbing :rofl:
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I want to be you. Seriously. Now. (no sarcasm)

evolution said:
I always thought it was bodybuilders aren't athletes. Not that they can't be competitive athletes in other sports but that a lot of people don't view them as athletes.
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No, no...I think you misinterpreted. I don't mean that I want people to start considerting me as an athlete because I'm a bodybuilder. I'm saying I ALSO want to be an athlete (ie. be really good at a sport, and not huff and puff so much while running). :)

Derwyddon said:
I am right there with you, girl! I've been looking at competing in powerlifting but I can't go out and run for ****. This kind of crap finally broke me down which is why I'm workin with the todd-meister. I love rugby and I've been invited to play with a really great team this fall but if I can't get my endurance together I'm going to be WORTHLESS!
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Ya, Rugby is pretty stop and start; kinda like basketball. But I think we're both young and determined enough that if we really want to do this (lift friggin heavy weights and run 6-8 minutes miles) we can do it...easily :D

YEAH BUDDY!!!!
 
Yesterday:

Had a training partner today which was awesome, then two clients at night. I'm home now watching "21" - the movie about gambling. Super awesome. But I'm super tired. 6am clients are D-R-A-I-N-I-N-G.

SUMMER SCHOOL FINISHES THURSDAY!!!!

Day 4 - Week 6
Legs - Tree Trunks

Squats
  • 10 SETS X 10 REPS @ 95lbs

SLDLs
  • 5 SETS X 10 REPS @ 115lbs

Leg Press
  • 5 SETS X 10 REPS @ 180

Leg Extension
  • 3 SETS x 12 @ 120

Seated Leg curl
  • 3 SETS X 12 @ 70

Reverse Leg Press glute pushesAWESOME exercise
  • 3 SETS X 12 @ 70

Seated calf curl
  • 3 SETS X 15 @ 50

Pre workout cardio: 5 min warm up, 20 HIIT intervals on elliptical, 10 minute cooldown.

Kraken said:
workouts are looking good J

Wheres calcium's training?;)
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Calcium hasn't written me back on e-mail or messages me about the journal :( I don't know where she is.

Derwyddon said:
Ain't' nothin easy about what I do, if it's easy for you you're not working hard enough :D
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I agree, but I also think that if you're really good at something, it becomes effortless (but still difficult)
 
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Had a good day at school, came home, ate, trained, did NOTHING (yay!), and am going back to the gym for back-to-back clients. This week and next are going to be slow because it's a long weekend in Canada so there aren't many people at the gym. But that also means that it's not busy when I workout :)

The teeth bleaching is going really well. I'm noticing a difference of at least 2 shades. I have to see the densit, and he'll tell me whether to use up the last 2 synringes of "stuff" or not.

Day 1 - Week 7
Chest and Back - Boobies and Barn door

* This workout only took 1.5 hours as opposed to the 2.5 hours last week. I didn't have a training partner :D

Deadlifts
  • 135 x 10
  • 135 x 8
  • 135 x 6

Superset: (Assisted) Pull-ups behind the neck + Bench press WITH ELBOWS TUCKED IN *for first set only*
  • 15 + 105 x 15 <-- PR for elbows tucked in
  • 12 + 105 x 12
  • 12 + 115 x 8
  • 12 + 115 x 6

Superset: (Assisted) Chin-ups + Incline Bench press
  • 12 + 95 x 15
  • 12 + 95 x 12
  • 12 + 95 x 8
  • 12 + 95 x 6

Superset: Pec Deck + Wide-grip machine row
  • 100 x 15 + 70 x 12
  • 100 x 15 + 70 x 12
  • 87.5 x 15 + 70 x 12
  • 87.5 x 15 + 70 x 12

Tri-set: Dumbell pullovers + (assisted) Dips + Cable flys
  • 30 x 15 + 12 + 30 x 15
  • 30 x 15 + 10 + 30 x 15
  • 30 x 15 + 10 + 30 x 15
  • 30 x 15 + 9 + 30 x 15

Tri-set: Seated cable rows (w/ drop set) + 1-arm cable rows (low pulley) + cable pullovers
  • 70 x 15 + 50 x 12 + 50 x 15
  • 70 x 15 + 50 x 12 + 55 x 15
  • 80 x 15 + 60 x 12 + 60 x 15 <-- PRs for 1-arm cable row weight + cable pullovers!!
  • 70 x 15 --> 60 x 10 + 60 x 12 + 60 x 15

---I don't know why my 1-arm row numbers were so close to my seated cable rows...weird.

PRE workout cardio: 40 minute outdoor biking


BigTomW said:
I wanna see you squat 400lbs in your next workout :p
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Hi everyone!

I'm back :D Went to Missouri and have had a rough week but managed to keep up with my weights and continue to eat right so as to see the scale continue down.

I guess I should post my routine. It's nothing like Jaimes but oh well.

Right now I'm just doing Hypertrophy 3 from NROL. Will post up numbers.
 
So yesterday I did the B section of the workout. Which is the lower body. Here's what I did:

Squats- 4 reps at 80 pounds for 6 sets

Bulgarian split DL - 4 reps at 45 pounds for 6 sets

Split good morning - 4 reps at 25 pounds for 6 sets

Woodchop - 17 reps at 35 pounds for 3 sets


The DL and the good mornings are super setted.

So my good morning is so low on the weight because I look so bad in the mirror when I do it. My mobility is terrible since I broke my hip. Since this good morning is split I got to find out that it's my right hip that 's limited me. When I put my left leg up I can bend over a bit more without arching my back. But still not too much. So I'm worried about putting more weight on since I might do myself damage. Blah.

For the woodchop I grabbed the handle vertically from the pulldown and pulled it like that. It seems like a good workout and was odd feeling when I first started doing it.
 
I am sooooo SORRY I've been AWOL guys! My boss at bodybuilding.com has given me a list of about 6 people I have to interview this month in addition to general articles about health and fitness I have to write.

Work (personal training) is also swamping me a little now that school is done....here is my arm workout from yesterday.

I'm glad Nicole's here :)

Day 3 - Week 7
Arms - Pythons

Superset: Barbell curl + Standing overhead barbell extension
  • 50 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 50 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 50 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 50 x 12 + 40 x 12

Triset: Barbell preacher curls + Barbell skullcrusher + Zottman curls
  • 55 x 12 + 50 x 12 + 30 x 12 <-- PR for Preacher curls + skullcrushers!!
  • 45 x 12 + 50 x 12 + 30 x 12
  • 45 x 12 + 50 x 12 + 30 x 12
  • 45 x 12 + 50 x 12 + 30 x 12

Triset: Lying dumbell extension + Incline dumbell curls + Lying barbell extension
  • 15 x 12 + 15 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 15 x 12 + 15 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 15 x 12 + 15 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 10 x 12 + 12 x 12 + 40 x 12

Superset: Concentration curls + Standing cable curls
  • 20 x 12 + 20 x 12 <-- PR for concentration curls!!
  • 20 x 7 + 15 x 5 + 15 x 12
  • 20 x 6 + 15 x 6 + 15 x 12
  • 20 x 6 + 12 x 6 + 10 x 12

Superset: Rope tricep extension + Rope tricep pushdown
  • 40 x 5 + 40 x 12
  • 40 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 30 x 12 + 40 x 12
  • 30 x 12 + 30 x 25

Pre workout cardio: 45 minutes walking treadmill lunges
 
I realized I haven't updated you guys about how the diet/training is going in a while. Lemme take the time to do so :D

- Legs are coming in. I'm kind of going through an insecurity phase where they LOOK smaller, but less defined. It could just be the low/no carbs and the cardio. Hopefully, the cuts will come out soon. My sweep (vastus lateralis) is coming in (I guess that's what happens when you bike to work 1-3 times a day, 5 days a week), but I still need my teardrop (vastus medialis) to catch up
- Shoulders are looking more sculpted. They're not just lumpy anymore. There's clear musculature there.
- Arms have a couple of new veins on the forearms, and the ones I had before are getting a little thicker. Still waiting for the one that runs down the bicep to show up, lol.

the workout

Day 4 - Week 7
Legs - Tree Trunks

Squats
  • 10 SETS X 10 REPS @ 100lbs

SLDLs
  • 3 SETS X 10 REPS @ 135lbs
  • 2 SETS x 10 REPS @ 100

Leg Press
  • 5 SETS X 10 REPS @ 175

Leg Extension
  • 3 SETS x 12 @ 120

Seated Leg curl
  • 3 SETS X 12 @ 70

Reverse Leg Press glute pushesAWESOME exercise
  • 3 SETS X 12 @ 70

Standing calf raise
  • 3 SETS X 15 @ 120

Pre workout cardio (done in the am): 1 hour on the stairmaster - LADDERS.

evolution said:
Jaim, I'm curious...why do you have an entire day with just biceps and triceps?
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Because each one of my bodyparts need specific attention. I don't want to work bis or tris with chest because I NEED to focus on my arms, and I don't want them to be fatigued after working chest.

And it feels good to get my SWOLE on :D
 
I guess Nicole doesn't really want to do this partnership thing; that's totally cool. I'm sure she's really busy with stuff now (I actually think she just came back from a trip...). No hard feelings though :)

So I guess I'm gonna leave this thread be for a while...I'll still keep lurking. It's just a little discouraging not to have someone in this with me (espeically being 14 weeks out), that's all. But good luck to everyone else!!! :D
 
jaim91 said:
I guess Nicole doesn't really want to do this partnership thing; that's totally cool. I'm sure she's really busy with stuff now (I actually think she just came back from a trip...). No hard feelings though :)

So I guess I'm gonna leave this thread be for a while...I'll still keep lurking. It's just a little discouraging not to have someone in this with me (espeically being 14 weeks out), that's all. But good luck to everyone else!!! :D
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Awww. :(

Come play with me and Drex, instead. Together we shall be the triumvirate of fitness! Professional athlete, professional bodybuilder and random obnoxious dude. What say you!?

Edit: Oops. I wasn't supposed to post in here. Sorry, I forgot. :)
 
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