VC in 2011

[drizzt]

I think gyms are a rarity in Ohakune, so I'll take this opportunity to take a week off and get lots of cardio in (snowboarding and jogging). Will try to keep my diet in check but it wont be perfect (burger meal here and there, plus a couple wines in the spa).

Don't stress about it too much I say, a short break away from diet and exercise is good, especially to freshen you up for a new program :nod:

Enjoy the rest, take it easy, indulge a bit

Have fun :wave:

[VampireChick]

Sounds good to me :nod:

[TonganTerror]

when you heading down to kune chick?tuesday looking good but bloody snow all washing away aye :cry:

[VampireChick]

Yeah although it has improved since last weekend. Meant to be snowing Sunday and Monday so hopefully Tuesday will be epic! We're heading there tomorrow morn for 7 night

Def not the best season we've had tho! Damn rain.

[Chillicat]

Have an awesome week - muchos jealous. If you're anything like me you'll be so knackered that you won't have the energy for weights on top of all day boarding anyway.

Can highly recommend the breakfast torpedoes at Kings for a great start to the day - one of those kept me going for 5 hours (bacon and avocado - yum!!!!).

[bigdogbob]

Thos 5x5 results are impressive VC \:D/ :clap: you must be stoked..keep it going til it gets boring I guess but you could always mix things up too specially if you are trying to cut for summer you might try a few weeks of high rep circuit type stuff???

[VampireChick]

Thos 5x5 results are impressive VC \:D/ :clap: you must be stoked..keep it going til it gets boring I guess but you could always mix things up too specially if you are trying to cut for summer you might try a few weeks of high rep circuit type stuff???

Cheers Nessie. Yep I think that might be the plan. Stay on this 5x5 programme and build a bit more mass for a couple months then start a bit of a cut with high rep/diet change. Does that sound about right?

[VampireChick]

SATURDAY

Bit of an all over weights session. Kept the weights much lighter (still a bit sore from Thurs).

BENCH

10 x 20kg

5 x 40kg x 5

SQUATS

10 x 20kg

5 x 40kg x 2

5 x 45kg x 3

DELT DB RAISES (Per arm)

10 x 5kg

5 x 9kg x 5

BB BICEP CURLS

10 x 10kg

5 x 17.5kg x 2

5 x 15kg x 3

LEG EXTENSIONS

10 x 20kg

5 x 40kg x 2

5 x 47kg

5 x 52kg x 2

Totally got butt cramp after squats :oops: :oops: :oops:

[morattigirl]

Hey girl, way to go with your training!! As TFB said PB's all over the place, that's awesome chick and a wicked feeling aye! \:D/

[MILF]

BTW VC, I just made the Carrot Cake Protein Bar and :puke: it was awful. I threw it away.

[VampireChick]

BTW VC, I just made the Carrot Cake Protein Bar and :puke: it was awful. I threw it away.

Will make a note of that and not make it I made cookies in the end, with oats, protein powder, raisins, peanut butter and a bit of honey. They're not bad and have a 'Black Forest' sort of quality to them :nod:

Just on my last day of snowboarding. We've had about 7 days in so far and the body is aching a bit. I've been carbing up hard this week. It's almost impossible to do low carb when up the mountain and freezing your arse off. Relatively clean tho (except last night....cheesy kebab and three tim tams). I'm not too worried though, I have the tendency to gain weight during my snow weeks but it gives me a ton of energy when I get back into my weights.

[VampireChick]

Hey girl, way to go with your training!! As TFB said PB's all over the place, that's awesome chick and a wicked feeling aye! \:D/

Thanks chick Tis a wicked feeling and nice to have some drive after mucking around for so long!

[VampireChick]

Oooh, and also got in some indoor rock climbing yesterday (the weather packed in up the mountain and we left early). Not a bad workout.

[Chillicat]

Glad to hear you've had mostly good weather on your week up the mountain. I forgot to ask you before - how are your new bindings?

We're planning on going up next weekend, so hope you've left some snow for us! Our friend skis at Whakapapa a lot, and I've only ever been there once over 20 years ago and my husband has never been, so we're keen to try that side out for a change, but will still be based at Ohakune for more Turoa days (and for Kings lamb shanks and Sunday steak specials!).

[VampireChick]

Glad to hear you've had mostly good weather on your week up the mountain. I forgot to ask you before - how are your new bindings?

We're planning on going up next weekend, so hope you've left some snow for us! Our friend skis at Whakapapa a lot, and I've only ever been there once over 20 years ago and my husband has never been, so we're keen to try that side out for a change, but will still be based at Ohakune for more Turoa days (and for Kings lamb shanks and Sunday steak specials!).

The bindings are awesome. Last week I also invested in a new Stepchild Salary Man board and it was fantastic riding it all week.

Hope you have fun next weekend. There's snow on the forecast so it should be looking good.

[Chillicat]

Last week I also invested in a new Stepchild Salary Man board

Cute board!!

[VampireChick]

I'm easing myself back into it this week (and starting a new programme next week) so just doing all over workouts...basically whatever I feel like when I get to the gym!

SQUATS

10 x 20kg

5 x 40

5 x 45

5 x 50

5 x 55

5 x 60 PB

Goal = 80kg

BENCH

10 x 20kg

5 x 40

5 x 42.5

5 x 45

5 x 45

5 x 47.5 (This set I prob only got 4cm above my chest to be honest)

Goal = 55kg

LYING LEG CURLS

10 x 20kg

5 x 30

5 x 35

5 x 40

5 x 40

5 x 45 PB

LAT PULLDOWN

10 x 20kg

5 x 33

5 x 33

5 x 40

5 x 40

5 x 45

DB SHOULDER PRESS

5 x 10kg

5 x 10

5 x 10

5 x 12.5

5 x 12.5

20m light cardio following

I am rather f**ked this morning! Good workout. Other goals? To do some damn chin ups and pulls ups. I haven't done one in like, a year!

Right...I need food.

[teamfatboy]

I'm easing myself back into it this week

SQUATS

5 x 60 PB

LYING LEG CURLS

5 x 45 PB

LAT PULLDOWN

5 x 45

Other goals? To do some damn chin ups and pulls ups. I haven't done one in like, a year!

Right...I need food.

Let me see - just easing into it, does not equal PBs for Squats and Hamstrings! Well done VC, well done!

Good goal to do chins too... nothing for it but to do it! :clap:

[morattigirl]

Well done on the PB's chicky :clap: Good goals too :nod: And easing back into it.... hehe, hard not to just go for it though when you get into the gym aye :pfft:

[bar-belle]

Have to agree with the others VC...some great goals there. And PB's too!! 8)

[VampireChick]

Have to agree with the others VC...some great goals there. And PB's too!! 8)

Haha yeah I don't actually know why I said 'ease' when it was probably one of my toughest workouts yet. I'm a total zombie right now!

Rewarded myself with a stack of sushi and edamame today =P~ =P~

[bigdogbob]

Good stuff on the goals....and the treat :pfft:

PB's are at good weights well done

[VampireChick]

Good stuff on the goals....and the treat :pfft:

PB's are at good weights well done

Thanks Nessie!

[VampireChick]

Lighter all over workout on Sat.

SQUATS

40kg x 10 x 3

BENCH

40kg x 8 x 3

LEG EXTENSIONS

40kg x 10 x 3

LAT PULLDOWN

33kg x 10

40kg x 8 x 2

DB SHOULDER PRESS (Per arm)

10kg x 8 x 3

DELT RAISE

6kg x 10 x 3

TRICEP CABLE PULL

12.5kg x 10

15kg x 10 x 2

Followed by abs and stretches.

Have these two lads who come in every Saturday and set up at the hack squat machine. Problem is, they take a good 80% of the plates on the floor and take ages to use them. They also use about 10 of the 20kg plates to stack underneath the machine as a catch. Grrrrr!

Ended the night with a lovely italian dinner (Fratelli in Wellies....not bad!) with my man, along with two glasses of wine and gelato.

[Chillicat]

gelato.

=P~ Yum!