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How did you get off your butt today?

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Running on sand sounds so unpleasant. But its probably good for you.

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Calf raises are the one exercise where I find that doing, let's say, 1 set of 80 reps at 20 lbs nets me better results as far as definition and growth is concerned than the standard hypertrophy 3 set/10 repetition arrangement that works for every other muscle group (I do wonder if forearms might be better served with this as well, but they get enough work on my curls, I keep my thumb inside, next to my other fingers, as opposed to around the handle. Works great as far as allowing me to get more work out of lower weights, which I always prefer). I also do standing one-legged calf raises with a hand resting against some kind of support for balance. My calves are the best looking part of my body.
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Isn't calf size incredibly genetic? I'm not too concerned with how my calves look, but I'd like them to be used to more activity. After a hiking trip last summer my calves were in so much pain, I'd like to avoid that again this year so maybe more, low-weight reps would be better for that. Idk.


Decided to kill some time with abs.
Planks
Crunches
Side crunches
V-Situps
Russian twists
Reverse crunches
 
shoulder + ab workout this am

2 mile run this pm

run was supposed to be longer, however I was with some slower kids on the team today and they like to cut corners. some genius led us through a stream, while it was below 0C today... kids I tell ya.
 
20 min bike
Bench press 18 lb bar, 4x12
Dumbbell fly 10 lb, 4x10
Shoulder press 15 lb bar, 4x10
Tricep cable thing, 17.5 lb, 4x12

Oww.
 
^that's whassup. what kinda calories (and hrs of sleep) you getting down?
//you post any progress shots lately? ;P

4.71mile loop run, shaved 2minutes off last time (two minutes *exactly*, oddly enough). 4.71mile@39:57 (~8min30s miles). threw up twice lol.
yesterday's blog post said:
I have 28days until my race. In the past 28days i've done:
20.75miles running
389miles bike
8 ocean/1pool swims
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my resting heartrate was mid90's, and single miles were 10min+, about a month ago when i decided to get serious with this stuff. endurance/cardio was almost entirely foreign to me.
 
Calories: ~1500 (tdee is ~2000 for 3-5 days of exercise per week, I'm not too sure what I want to do here)
Sleep: at least 8 hours, though more like 10.
Progress pics: I'm working on it, hopefully tonight. We shall see, we shall see ;)
 
holy hell that sounds low! are you staying same weight or gaining/losing?
damn i cannot even imagine what i put down some days...kinda hurt my sleep quality last night from too much food :|

and plz do, i've only caught 1 shot of you (err, 2, if i include your bruised arm ;P )
 
1500 calories/day, AEP? With your little frame? Sounds low to me too 'cause I ain't sure where you need to lose weight.

3.5 mile hilly rocky run with my trail running group AT NIGHT in 6C WEATHER. I feel hard core, right now.
 
Perpetual Indulgence said:
1500 calories/day, AEP? With your little frame? Sounds low to me too 'cause I ain't sure where you need to lose weight.

3.5 mile hilly rocky run with my trail running group AT NIGHT in 6C WEATHER. I feel hard core, right now.
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I'm 5'2"
I've been 105 for some time, I don't want to lose weight but I do want to lose body fat.

You do know 6C is just about 40F, right? That's cold.

bmxxx said:
^you ARE hardcore.

and yes, 1500/d sounded verrrry low for her. aep plz say you're not trying to lose weight..
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My original thought process behind it was that I wanted to lose body fat (weight's not an issue, just the jiggle), that was before I started picking up (slightly) heavy things. I still want to lose the jiggle but I also want to get stronger, so to do that I need to increase my intake. The reason that I haven't increased my intake yet is because I don't want to gain more fat. I'm thinking about changing my daily intake to 2000.
 
you *WILL* get tighter as you get stronger, and once you're further, the results from dropping bf% will be super-pronounced (not that i'd necessarily reco it at any point). And honestly the results from proper eating with your training are superior (aesthetically and fitness/health-wise) than trying to run a deficit for a little weightloss. Plz don't :|
 
Perpetual Indulgence said:
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/arm-workout-0
3 sets of 20 reps for each exercise with no rest between using 10 lb weights
1 minute plank between each set
I used a balance ball instead of a bench for the tricep extensions.
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They said use a 5-8 lb weight. You're a rule breaker.


2 mile run, good run
Abs (crunches, side crunches, v things, twists, planks)
Butt (donkey things, glute bridges, leg raise things)

Also, shitty webcam pictures of progress so far:

NSFW:

I guess these are my starting pictures? We'll see how they look in a couple of months.

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