IG's competition journal - November 2006

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  • irongirl

    IG's competition journal - November 2006

    Well, here I go again. Like the title says, I am trying to shape up a little before I start my comp diet in early August. It hasn't been a easy year- shoulder injury and knee surgery, which I still have to work around, I turned 40 and my body seems to be rebelling agaisnt me- seriously!! So I have missed a lot of gym time, and I am still not 100%, but there are ways around that.

    So, my prep guy is looking after the diet, and a friend of mine on another board has helped me design a program. I started yesterday. My diet is spot on. I am eating a lot, but very clean.

    For the first week on my new program, I am lifting in the 8-12 rep range to get a feel for it.

    My little numbers are hardly impressive and even worse for this day because of my shoulder. Incline and shoulder presses hurt!!

    Incline bench (smith machine) # is weight on machine not including counterbalance

    40 x 8
    40 x 8
    50 x 10

    Cable Crossovers
    40 x 10
    50 x 8
    40 x 8

    DB shoulder presses (I need someone to put my up completely for the first rep- I can't do it cause of my shoulder)
    20 x 10
    25 x 8
    25 x 8

    Upright Rows
    30 x 10
    30 x 10
    40 x 10

    Front Raises
    10 x 10
    10 x 10


    Oh, I did cardio yesterday morning too- 45 minutes
  • buffness

    #2
    Go get em' IG

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    • goes4ever
      Registered User
      • Sep 2004
      • 6663

      #3
      well you may be 40, but if you are determined, you will succeed!

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      • irongirl

        #4
        Originally posted by goes4ever
        well you may be 40, but if you are determined, you will succeed!
        Ummm, I'll take that as a compliment...LOL...

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        • goes4ever
          Registered User
          • Sep 2004
          • 6663

          #5
          it was meant as one

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          • irongirl

            #6
            lol...thanks G4E

            Trained back today

            Rack Deads (lowering the weight a little and adding reps)
            230 x 6
            230 x 6
            230 x 5 (tried these with a close grip and wider stance)
            230 x 3

            BB rows
            65 x 8
            75 x 8
            85 x 8

            Rear delts (on pec dec)
            30 x 12
            40 x 12
            30 x 10

            Wide grip pulldowns
            75 x 15
            90 x 10
            90 x 10

            Narrow grip pulldowns
            75 x 12
            90 x 10
            90 x 10

            Didn't have time to do the DB shrugs

            Good workout

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            • irongirl

              #7
              Cardio this morning. 45 min

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              • F-Mac

                #8
                u do your cardio on an empty stomach IG?

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                • irongirl

                  #9
                  Originally posted by F-Mac
                  u do your cardio on an empty stomach IG?
                  Yes, I do

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                  • F-Mac

                    #10
                    when's your competition? :buff:

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                    • irongirl

                      #11
                      Originally posted by F-Mac
                      when's your competition? :buff:
                      November 25th! And JAY CUTLER is guest poser!!!!!!!!!!!!! How cool is that??

                      In the meantime, I think this is gonna be the hardest one yet. Fawk, I hope I'm wrong. I feel, and look like someone who doesn't even work out

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                      • goes4ever
                        Registered User
                        • Sep 2004
                        • 6663

                        #12
                        buff and I saw cutler do a posedown at the arnold, right in the middle of the crowd

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                        • F-Mac

                          #13
                          Originally posted by irongirl
                          November 25th! And JAY CUTLER is guest poser!!!!!!!!!!!!! How cool is that??

                          In the meantime, I think this is gonna be the hardest one yet. Fawk, I hope I'm wrong. I feel, and look like someone who doesn't even work out
                          Sweet......i'm jealous! U gonna Screech him in?

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                          • irongirl

                            #14
                            Originally posted by F-Mac
                            Sweet......i'm jealous! U gonna Screech him in?
                            LOL....no doubt he'll get screeched in This will be one after party I'm not gonna miss

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                            • irongirl

                              #15
                              Update....Thursdays training

                              K, I did legs last night after a 12 hour shift- ugh. I am not gonna post numbers for this cause I lift light with high reps for legs. Again, it's because I do not need them any bigger!!! and because of my knee.

                              2 sets lying leg curls, 2 sets standing- 2 different foot positions- 20 reps sets

                              1 set SLDL- 20 reps

                              2 sets leg ext- 20 reps - 2 different foot positions

                              2 sets leg press- 20 reps - legs wide and toes pointed way out

                              2 sets Smith squats- 20 reps - feet together

                              Then a superset of leg press (20 reps) and Smith squats (I did 10)

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