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The weights room
What did you pick up and put back down today?
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Vivacia · 17/04/2015 10:36
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goodasitgets ·
16/06/2015 15:24
Was first attempt and I had the "I can't do it moment", forgot about form and thought just pick the damn thing up 
It felt heavy, but it doesn't look it
goodasitgets ·
16/06/2015 15:38
Same here. Especially with clean and press I clean and then go "um. No"
And I find my gym quite intimidating at busy times
Mide7 ·
16/06/2015 16:28
Congrats on pbs everyone.
Back in the gym last night after a week on holiday. So sore today. Prob should have started on an easier day, I do squats, bench, deadlift and dips on a Monday 
Vivacia ·
18/06/2015 08:54
PB on the OHP this morning, and that's the end of Wendler's week 3. No more gym for me for a few days 
and then it's deload week.
chiruri that sounds like a fab opportunity - I have asked around at my gym but I'm saying, "Olympic lifts" and they are hearing, "weight lifting".
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originalpiratematerial ·
18/06/2015 15:18
Let me introduce myself properly 
I have only been doing deadlifts for about six weeks now but am hooked. It makes me feel all calm and buzzy. Formerly I used to get this calm and buzzy feeling from doing long runs but unfortunately had to can them, at least for a while, in the spring because of a persistent lower leg issue. Prior to that I was working out in the gym with weights but not actually doing deadlifts, dumbbell squats etc. anyway I am hardly lifting anything in terms of weight (don't laugh at me) but want to get better
Vivacia ·
18/06/2015 15:38
Just don't mention the weight but tell us about progress.
I like the phrase "Lift, because someone somewhere is warming up with your PB".
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goodasitgets ·
18/06/2015 16:22
Off to see PT shortly have asked to do boxing as I love it but also want to get 100kg deadlift
Frescoed ·
18/06/2015 17:38
Just stumbled across this board and thought I might stick my head round the door!
Started lifting following some workshops at the gym earlier this year, and got a few weeks in before I found out I was pregnant. I lifted heavy until 9 weeks, then decided I probably ought to be more sensible, so still lift in classes twice a week but reducing the weights and upping the reps. Been working on the Olympic lifts, plus most of the usual supporting ones - sadly not deadlifting at the moment due to being pregnant, but able to do something of most other things!
So, probably not making much progress this year but nice to hear about sone other ladies lifting heavy stuff, I might lurk if that's okay whilst I hold onto my PB goals for after the kid's born
goodasitgets ·
18/06/2015 19:02
105kg DL done
Did some boxing, some leg press (200kg), stepper and bench press
brainwashed ·
22/06/2015 13:49
frescoed that was the strength part of my 7am crossfit class today. Followed by an 18 minute amrap of 200m row, 30 lunges, 200m row, 30 airsquats, 200m row, 30 push ups..... And repeat til 18 minutes is up.
I was 6 push ups short of 3 complete rounds and flat out on the floor at the end, very sweaty
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chiruri ·
30/06/2015 18:42
Well done on the PBs
Yesterday I did overhead walking lunges, 4x10reps with 40kg overhead. Feeling it in my glutes today!
Did snatch today and worked up to 45kg x2. Seeing as my previous (extremely messy) 1RM was 47.5kg I'm pretty pleased. Might try for a new 1RM later in the week if I feel up to it.
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