Bonus last night’s lewk: Eagle addition. Still can’t believe I hang out so long and had a good time even though I went solo. I saw a few friendly faces and lots of eye candy. Headed home today so no lewks tonight.
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Made it out to the Eatleb even stayed till the last shuttle. With my social anxiety that’s a big deal for me
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Last nights lewk. Wasn’t planning on an additional night but looks like there will be one. My Frontier flight was canceled and no others available till late tomorrow. That’s what I get flying a budget airline. 🤦🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
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So the closure of the gym at work does limit my options for thirst pix. This was supposed to be part of a series but I wasn’t feeling too photogenic today and on the eve of #TBRU at that. 🤦🏿♂️
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Last night’s look for the jocks & socks dance. Haven’t worn this since Frisco’s Dore alley where I weighed 235+. I had to tighten the waistband by 3 notches. 🫢
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Todays runnin’ around outfit. Not usually one for skinny jeans but if my boss can wear black or khaki versions to work I might as well show off my thick thighs at a bear event.
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Ran outdoors again this morning. It was drizzling and I thought it might help keep me cool. Did it work? Meh.🤷🏿♂️ At least I did better time-wise than I did Wednesday night.
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Ran outside today. 3 laps around the hood. 1.25 miles for 200+ calories. Still, maybe that’s why my workout sucked ass. Had no energy. I survived. Barely. Nearly passed out on overhead press, & sucked at heavy bench, but survived. But it sucked ass. And, running outdoors means clothes. Boo.
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Pre-MWBF run. Didn’t run yesterday so did 400 calories today. Weak 5 mph with no incline but using the narrow old treadmill that makes me run like I’m in high heels. Haven’t done 400 on it in over a year. Still feel the burn.
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Had an appointment at the prep clinic yesterday so didn’t work out. To compensate I ran 3 miles today instead of 1 1/2. 5.9 mph with no incline though. Meh. 🤷🏿♂️
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So this was a few weeks ago. I’d skipped running the day before so did 2.75 miles to burn 400 calories. Only 6.1 mph with no incline and on the wide 20” treadmill, but this is what warrants this kind of sweat.
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Didn’t get around to posting this. It was Friday morning. Trying to get veriety in my runs so Fridays I do the old narrow treadmill that requires me to run like I’m wearing high heels. I only do 1.25 miles at 5 mph so it shouldn’t wear me down like this.
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Shortless version for Bluesky. Also, 8 reps at 415 lbs as opposed to 18 at 315.
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Still training for Bearrison Street Fair’s deadlift competition, though I can’t afford it for the 2nd year in a row. Maybe next year I’ll avoid all other events and just do it. Yeah right. I’d lose my mind. Btw posting this on insta, hence the shorts.
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Close grip pull ups. Again, landing in the floor to avoid stress on my rotators. And yes I fizzled toward the end. This is new to me so I’m not conditioned for it yet. 😝
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Barbell rows. Again, 45’s, ooh. 2 of the 2 2” to 1” adapters arrived today so at least they’ll fit on the standard bar better. Yea.
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Lousy landline rows. My male preoccupation with size has still got me obsessing over the new 45’s though my logical mind knows 2 25’s equal 50 lbs. 🙄
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Chin ups. Front view. Kinda fizzled toward the end. I’ve seen a pully system I might want to try for overhead pull-downs but can’t make any more investments for a month. This’ll have to suffice till then.
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Chin ups. Rear view. Is it cheating if I land on the floor between reps? After all this is the exercise that initially caused rotator cuff damage but I don’t have an overhead pull-down device yet so I gotta compromise.
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Squats with new 45’s. Still need those adaptors but it’s a start.
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Finally got 45 lb plates to streamline workout & not juggle a dozen 25’s. Benching 4 45’s at last but not as cool since the bar isn’t a 45 itself. Still, it feels like progress. Btw the goggles are for some of the rusty flaky 25’s. Didn’t need them here.
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I seem to be adapting well to home workouts. It seems a lot of the “heavy lifting” & big #s were done on machines or hybrids, and any free weight stuff gave me similar #s to what I do at home. I think I’ll just expand &/or upgrade my stuff. I’ll need a squat rack & 46 lb plates. We’ll see. 🤷🏿♂️
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Ugh! I hate working out at home! I feel like I both cheated and over-exerted at the same time. Everything felt wrong. Too rickety, wobbly, and unnatural. I’ve gotta just spring for Gold’s.
Although 1 good thing about working out at home is I can do it naked. 🤷🏿♂️
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They're closing the fitness center where I work for good. Been a nice 8 years. I guess I’ll spring for a membership back at Gold's. Or should I just use my rinky dink equipment at home? 🤷🏿♂️
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Was adjusting my elbow pad yesterday and thought that my shoulders were growing a bit more defined. It didn’t show up so much on camera but… progress…?🤷🏿♂️
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Working up a sweat getting IML ready. Been running 1 1/2 miles lately but chose to do 300 calories worth today which turned out to equal 2 miles almost exactly. 6.1 mph with no incline. 🤦🏿♂️ Still I’ve caught a bit of a cold so not feeling too well so I’ll take it.
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