becbec's road to recovery

[becbec]

Um - 220-17 eq 203 Max HR approx, 190/203 eq 96% Max HR - yep, that's INTENSE, so it will have helped calorie burn (when compared to schlepping along at 65% for 20 mins) and it'll help with cardio-vascular fitness. The question to ask is 'how did you feel after 5 minutes/ 30 minutes?". If your heart-rate dropped quite quickly, that's good - but if it stayed elevated that's not so good...

Heart rate dropped to below 150 after 3 mins of cycling on level 1

[teamfatboy]

I would expect that's a good drop for the first three minutes - so, yep, a good thing! Only if your HR had stayed elevated, particularly once you'd stopped completely, would I think you had cause for concern.. qualified PT's feel free to chime-in!

[becbec]

energy a little bit down today, probably because of lowering medication. Started getting the low sugar shakes around 2 haha

workout:

lying leg curls

10x12kg

3x10x18kg (failure at 10th rep on the last 2 sets)

10x12kg

hack squat

4x10xno added weight

was getting really low down on these, might start adding weight soon :grin:

leg extension

4 sets of 10x18kg my right quad really hurt doing these

lunges

4x10 with 5kg dumbells with the last one on each leg with 3 pulses

leg press

10x40kg

3x10x60kg

10x40kg (this set felt really easy)

20 mins HIIT cardio on bike, 230 calories

foods

m1: went out for breakfast - fruit salad with 3 spoonfulls of soy yoghurt

m2: 85g tuna, 1/2 piece of gluten and wheat free bread

m3: pre workout banana and other 1/2 of bread

m4: subway tuna salad with red wine vinigarette dressing

m5: late st pattys day treat, hand full of irish moss lollies yummmmm

protein intake was waaaay too low today

got commented that my ass and legs look smaller, i hope it's fat not muscle~

[becbec]

rest day today, quads and glutes soooo sore! :twisted: :twisted:

still feeling really tired and super hungry today, and craving heaps of sweet food

gonna take the dog for a walk later on to hopefully loosen them up a bit

definately noticing that since my diet has changed and picked up on the cardio that i'm losing fat :nod: gonna get a calliper body fat test done once i get my prednisone down to >10mg, stupid water retention

foods:

m1: 2 apples, piece of chicken (forgot my protein shake )

m2: 85g tuna, piece of gluten free and wheat free bread

m3: banana, handful of almonds

m4: 2 corn thins with peanut butter and honey

m5: handful of raisins

m6: 2 corn thins with peanut butter and honey

arms tomorrow, gonna do bench for the first time in AGGGGES!

[jesses]

ah the bench, gonna go barbell or dumbbell?

if you got sweet cravings have a choccy bar after your workout tomorrow. All that sugar will go straight to ya chest

[becbec]

ah the bench, gonna go barbell or dumbbell?

if you got sweet cravings have a choccy bar after your workout tomorrow. All that sugar will go straight to ya chest

probably just benching the bar bell, at one stage i was benching 30kg but i got sick and had to stop, gotta start from the bottom again, waaa :cry:

i wish i could have chocolate but i'm not eating milk products or gluten at the moment!

[jesses]

you'll be surprised how quickly the strength comes back especially as you know you can do it.

chocolate isnt a milk product its a cocoa product :pfft:

haha i can think of two things

[becbec]

you'll be surprised how quickly the strength comes back especially as you know you can do it.

chocolate isnt a milk product its a cocoa product :pfft:

haha i can think of two things

yeah but most choc has milk solids in it, i might have to get some of the expensive 80% cocoa stuff! mmm

[boostinggtir]

lol or :pfft:

[Luigi]

lol or :pfft:

i agree :pfft:

[becbec]

yay friday!

felt really shit and unmotivated today but still dragged myself along to the gym, was sooo hard! i just wanted to walk out after 5 mins but managed a full workout

Assisted Pull Ups

10x6kg's

10x12kg's

3x10x6kg's

wanted to keep these light just incase my shoulders and wrists start to play up

Chest Press

10x10kg's

3x10x15kg's

10x10kg's

Bench Press

I haven't done this in aaaaages and felt so embarrassed doing this

8xbar

7xbar

6xbar

:shifty:

Tricep extension

10x12kg's

3x10x18kg's

10x12kg's

Bicep Curls

4x10x12kg's

20 mins HIIT cardio on bike

leggies still sore from wednesdays leg workout

foods:

m1: ON soy protein shake, coffee

m2: piece of gluten free wheat free bread, 85g tuna in springwater

m3: pre work out apple

m4: post workout ON soy protein shake with a teaspoon of dextrose

m5: date scone (gluten free)

m6: going to a bbq, i want STEAK!! =P~ but i gotta stick to my white meat so i'm taking some chicken breast and some vegetables to roast \:D/

Measured my hips today, minus 2cm

[runveerun]

Woohoo congrats on the minus 2 cm that's great! Have fun at the BBQ!

[Luigi]

ah the bench, gonna go barbell or dumbbell?

if you got sweet cravings have a choccy bar after your workout tomorrow. All that sugar will go straight to ya chest

probably just benching the bar bell, at one stage i was benching 30kg but i got sick and had to stop, gotta start from the bottom again, waaa :cry:

i wish i could have chocolate but i'm not eating milk products or gluten at the moment!

haha what else did you wanna put on my chest ? :wink:

save it for nzdating becbec

wtf, were did this post go ?? biggurl stop messing with my posts!

[teamfatboy]

Don't knock yourself for those presses - so what if you used to press more... you've been adjusting the meds, remember.

What matters was that you turned up and did a full workout :clap:

But what's with the no red meat? That sux!

[becbec]

But what's with the no red meat? That sux!

Well i still do eat it sometimes but it's on the list of no-nos for the anti-inflammatory diet i'm on

worst news ever

my gym is closing down for 9 days from the first monday in the school holidays. What am i gonna do?!?!?!?! :shock: :cry: :shock: :cry: :evil: :doh: :oops: :? :shock: :cry: :-s

[Gym rat]

I would suggest that you buy a week's pass from one of the gym in Christchurch also one that is close by were you live .

[runveerun]

But what's with the no red meat? That sux!

Well i still do eat it sometimes but it's on the list of no-nos for the anti-inflammatory diet i'm on

worst news ever

my gym is closing down for 9 days from the first monday in the school holidays. What am i gonna do?!?!?!?! :shock: :cry: :shock: :cry: :evil: :doh: :oops: :? :shock: :cry: :-s

Do you have a membership with them? If so surely they won't be charging you for the time they are closed? Is there another gym around? Can your gym reccommend another gym or transfer your membership to another one for those 9 days?

[becbec]

Yeah, there are 3 other gyms that i can go to but they're so far away!

I might just go wander round the gyms that are near my area and "trial" each one once for the days that mine are closed.

the good news is that it's closing because it's getting new equipment! I want the hanging leg raise thing back!!

[poos_n_wees]

wtf, were did this post go ?? biggurl stop messing with my posts!

What posts?

Reported posts don't go unnoticed.

[teamfatboy]

Cardio? Bodyweight exercises? There's plenty of things that can be done without any gear at all..press-ups, crunches, wall squats, bench dips, lunges, just off-hand.

Maybe you could ask them if they'll lend you some dumbbells or whatever...can't hurt to ask?

[becbec]

Cardio? Bodyweight exercises? There's plenty of things that can be done without any gear at all..press-ups, crunches, wall squats, bench dips, lunges, just off-hand.

Maybe you could ask them if they'll lend you some dumbbells or whatever...can't hurt to ask?

I will probably just go to another gym under my membership, it's only an extra 8 km to get there i'm just watchin the petrol guage :pfft:

[becbec]

workout:

Squats

10x10xbw

right till my ass touched my heels

Crunches

40xbw

Bike Crunch things

80xbw

Straight Leg Pulses

80xbw

Foods:

m1: peanut butter and honey on corn thins

m2: orange

m3: soy hot choc

m4: scrambled eggs on gluten free wheat free bread

m5: orange

m6: peanut butter and honey on corn thins

hmmmm, peanut butter and honey/jam on corn thins seem to be my weakness! I should have had a can of tuna or something!

[biggurl27]

Yep not enough protein today young lady, but hey you are training and eating so thats a posstitve :nod:

[becbec]

OMG today was the bussiest day at my work since i've been working there (almost a year and half now), i was running round like a mad woman the whole day! 11.25 hour shift with one, ten minute break. Forgive me for not going to the gym!! :shock:

m1: ON soy protein shake

m2: 85g tuna

m3: ON soy protein shake

m4: hmm i really must stay away from those chocolate fish... 4x marshmellow choc fish

m5: chicken stir fry with veges and brown rice

m6: pear and orange

legs tomorrow feel the burnnnn :twisted: :twisted:

[trainharder]

hey i just started reading your post didnt read all 14 or 15 pages but you mentioned having athritis and the doctor recomending no weights

i have a good friend who is now in his 50s who has won many national titles in bodybuilding. he has a family history of arthritis and took up weights in his 30s and its given him relief from pain etc.

he still trains hard and needs painkillers for the athritis but he has featured in many athritis pamphlets as an example of overcoming it to a certain extent.

give it heaps in any sport you choose.dont hold back.

and get 2nd or 3rd opinions from doctors and other specialists.