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goals for the month of may

howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/01, 01:30 PM alright, lately i have broken out of a major plateau with my lifting and i feel like now is the time to set some new goals for myself. i want to share these with the ft community so i'll be accountable for what i say i'm going to do! by may 31 (which also happens to be my 22nd birthday:)) i will do the following: 1) add 15 lbs to my 5 rep max on ez bar curls (80), incline press (105) and machine pulldowns (160). *target weights are in parentheses* 2) do 6 reps of dumbbell shoulder presses with 45lb weights. 3) do 4 sets of 2 reps at 135 on bench press. 4) do 10 reps of lateral dumbbell raises with 15lb weights (this is still pretty low, i know, but i have to be careful with the rotator cuff. to put it in perspective, when i started my rehab i couldn't do 10 reps with a 3lb weight:)) 5) get leg work back into my regular routine after taking time off to heal the sprained knee. i've been working on making my own routine to reach this, but any suggestions are welcome. i might need some motivation every now and again so i keep on track with this. i'll be hitting it hard come monday. i will make every single one of these! -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/05/01, 02:39 PM Thoos are great kat you will be one strong girl in no time! Train hard -Mike -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am a beast and that is enough.
goodoldtex Posts: 564 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/05/01, 10:11 PM damn girl...you know what you want, now go out and get it.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/08, 01:43 PM here's an update after week 1... i hit 5 reps of 150 on machine pulldowns and then 3 of 170 so 160 is already in my reach. i made 6 reps of 97 on the hammer strength incline press, and 3 reps of 65 on barbell preacher curls, so those are coming along as well. on the curls i had only been able to get up to 6 reps of 55 before. i did isolation work with 35s on dumbbell shoulder press this week, but i had a little trouble so i need to stay focused on the shoulders. on the bench press i did 4 reps of 122 on the hammer machine, then did 1 rep of 135 on the bench and 18 partial reps at 135 to get my body used to the weight. i met goal #4 on monday, but i've been having some pain around the rotator cuff so i'm not going to push getting that one up anymore. i don't want to keep myself from reaching the other goals. i did a lot of squats, leg extensions, and straight-leg dead lifts this week to jump-start my legs. they feel sore, but great. that's my progress for the week, i'll update again soon so you'll know if i'm slacking :big_smile: -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/05/08, 07:47 PM your going down (muaaaahhhh) -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am a beast and that is enough.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/05/08, 08:43 PM That is really great stuff you are doing. You are starting to intimidate me!!! :big_smile::big_smile: Take it slow and don't rush, you will reach your desired goals. -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/05/09, 06:30 PM hey howdiekat - good goals!! I am going to have to hit it to stay one step ahead of you. My lat pulldown is an ego buster - I could do 140 on th eone at the gym, mine it is like 90 for reps. I think it is the number of pulleys, angle, etcetera. Stil makes me feel weak! One arm db rows w/45s, though. Isn't it nice to put the wheels on the bar and bench? Not to many girls doing that! I remember the first time I did 6 reps w/135. Man, what a day! I had a bit of help from my spotter, but now I do it all on my own and I am mioving up... very cool. Be careful with your cuffs!!! Continue the exercises they had you do for rehab (the inner and outer rotation with a band) it will help a lot. Keep updating us!!!:cool: -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight.
ursusarktos Posts: 346 Joined: 2004/01/18	2004/05/11, 06:26 PM Right On!!! Goals that are specific & measurable with a clear deadline. That's how you make progress! Make it happen!
ursusarktos Posts: 346 Joined: 2004/01/18	2004/05/11, 06:28 PM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/12, 09:34 PM ha ha...I wanna see what he wrote. Very respective goals howdie. I continue to be impressed. I wonder if you're sabotaging yourself in the Mutt Fitness challenge though. j/k...I'm sure you'll bring your 'A' game. -------------- In order to live, you must be willing to die.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/12, 10:28 PM oh this is just the tip of the iceberg david:big_smile: ...and i think the message that got deleted was a double post. it's been happening a lot lately for some reason. -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
ursusarktos Posts: 346 Joined: 2004/01/18	2004/05/12, 10:28 PM ============ Quoting from david_s81: ha ha...I wanna see what he wrote. Very respective goals howdie. I continue to be impressed. I wonder if you're sabotaging yourself in the Mutt Fitness challenge though. j/k...I'm sure you'll bring your 'A' game. ============= I double posted. Sorry that it wasn't anything more exciting than that. LOL
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/05/12, 10:29 PM some texan is in trouble muaahh muaahh muaah -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am a beast and that is enough.
	2004/05/13, 11:37 AM You keep up those girly lifts howdie!!! I'm hoping that some day I can do them too.:big_smile::big_smile: -------------- Foolish consistancies are the hobgoblins of small minds. Charlie
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/13, 03:24 PM No kidding. I keep trying to track her workouts so I know what I have to do in the gym that day. My ego grows everyday, I just don't know about how my muscle is keeping up. :laugh: -------------- In order to live, you must be willing to die.
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/05/13, 03:26 PM I am not impressed and come June and July her ass belongs to me! -------------- Would it be classified as overly competitive if I refused to let a 4 year old beat me at chutes and ladders?
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/05/13, 08:07 PM Im scared I watched marines suck the eyeballs out of rabbits on tv. :angry: -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am ANIMAL! and that is enough.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/16, 06:51 PM time for weekly update #2... i set new pr's this week in incline bench and flat bench, but i was on the hammer machine because i didn't have a spotter. anyway, the numbers were 142 on the flat bench for 2 reps and 117 on the incline bench for 1 rep. i did trisets with my back, bi's and tri's this week because i went out of town and wanted to have a super hard workout to make up for my slacking when i came back. it was nice. my routine is in my training log i did a shoulder workout that andrew posted a while back to try and get some strength boosts in that area. they were sore for a few days, especially my in my traps. i'm going to go for 40s on the dumbbell presses this week and see how that goes. if i fall short on anything it's probably going to be my shoulders. i blame the nagging rotator cuff that's been hurt since i was 17. legs were really hard this week, the knee kept making funny grinding and creaking noises. also, one goal i didn't post was that i wanted to be able to do one overhand grip pull-up...today i did 2. always nice to get somewhere you've been trying to get for 7 months:big_smile: more updates to come, i gotta get in gear - this is the last week i have no job obligations. -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/16, 11:18 PM one handed pullups are so gangster. almost like a one-handed push-up... -------------- In order to live, you must be willing to die.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/05/17, 06:31 AM Howdie good work! For your knees try a pair of inzer iron z knee wraps they make a big difference. www.inzernet.com -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am ANIMAL! and that is enough.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/30, 01:13 PM alright so i've been out of town for the past week and i've been off schedule with my workout and my posting, but there is good news... i've made every goal except #2, and i'm blaming it on my rotator cuff. so happy birthday to me tomorrow because i'm excited that i actually made these. now it's time for the mutt challenge...WATCH OUT! -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
david_s81 Posts: 543 Joined: 2004/04/09	2004/05/31, 05:40 AM happy b-day howdie. that is good to hear. Don't worry about the rotator cuff...that'll come with time. I hope your gains keep coming for the challenge. Team Tex needs all the help it can get....Good Ol' Tex might be M.I.A. for the challenge. Seriously, I hope he gets better and can contribute to the challenge. -------------- Spark the fire that will torch the numbness inside. If you look too far ahead, you will lose sight of today - Carpe Diem -
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/05/31, 09:00 AM thanks david:) we'll definitely miss tex if his shoulder keeps him out, but if it does we'll have to win it all for him. -------------- success comes before work only in the dictionary. that's right.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/05/31, 10:07 AM HAppy Birthday, Howdiekat!!! -------------- If you fall down seven times, get up eight.