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Josephine McCulley
Fitness Guru
Posts: 383
Josephine McCulley
"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 21:34
Thanks Shawn. Sadly, due to injury, weight lifting just isn't an option for me. I do what I can with 10lb weights, but that's all my hand will take these days. Sooooooo embarassing in the free weight room. I'm thinking of wearing a brace there even though I don't need one, just so no one assumes I really want to be using the bunny weights. *sigh*
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Shawn W.
Fitness Guru
Posts: 440
Shawn W.
Looking to add some muscle over the next few months. Trying to get in those calories and focusing on the compound lifts. We'll see how it all goes :)
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 21:36
Well can you do burpees?
The abuse on our hand might be an issue but doing those are tuff.
Pullups/chinups with a wrap are possible.
Hate hearing you can't lift. I know i'd go crazy not being able too...
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Josephine McCulley
Fitness Guru
Posts: 383
Josephine McCulley
"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 21:53
Yeah, it's true. I actually had a bit of a breakdown when they told me lifting was out of the picture, had to go get some anti-depresants...
The hand doesn't support much weight, and mobility is limited. No pushups, no pullups, you get the picture.
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Rachael M
Fitness Guru
Posts: 1999
Rachael M
I am a triathlete trying to lose some weight so I can improve my times. I love traineo and the very motivational people on here.
Basic info: 5'9", 22 years old, mechanical engineer :)
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 23:23
So there's nothing they can do about it? Surgery? Physical therapy? Nothing?
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Josephine McCulley
Fitness Guru
Posts: 383
Josephine McCulley
"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 23:42
It's all been done, I'm afraid. Two surgeries and many months later, this is what I'm left with. There will undoubtedly be some improvement over the next two years, but not enough that I will be able to lift heavy. If I'm lucky, I may be able to support 20lbs someday, but the risk of re-injury is high.
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Rachael M
Fitness Guru
Posts: 1999
Rachael M
I am a triathlete trying to lose some weight so I can improve my times. I love traineo and the very motivational people on here.
Basic info: 5'9", 22 years old, mechanical engineer :)
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# Posted: 11 Jul 2008 00:02
That sucks. This is all the result of the bike wreck, right?
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Stand Up Bean
Fitness Guru
Posts: 434
Stand Up Bean
This member has no personal statement yet!
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# Posted: 11 Jul 2008 00:56
Can you hold yourself up on a bike? Not much to it after you build up your abs and back, but some of those workouts may be limited also.
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Josephine McCulley
Fitness Guru
Posts: 383
Josephine McCulley
"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins
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# Posted: 1 Aug 2008 11:24
So, making a runner out of a horribly non-runner type person, is entirely possible.
Eight miles yesterday, loved every minute of it. ^_^ Many thanks again to everyone for all your suggestions and encouragement.
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Minu ~
The Master
Posts: 2583
Minu ~
N u t r i t i o n
I g n i t i o n
C u l t i v a t i o n
E x e r t i o n
One can never be too N.I.C.E.
BELT NOTCHES for 2008:
- Mistressed the PULL-UP!
- 2, 1.2km lake swims.
Video of proper Squat form:
http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html
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# Posted: 1 Aug 2008 11:33
8 miles! NICE, Josephine, kudo's! And what's even nicer is how you're embracing your new conduit of exersion.
As for exploiting your upper body again, in a safe and sensible way--and if you're able of course--have you done much front crawl swimming?
^^If that's already been mentioned, 'scuse my outta-the-loop-ness.
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Josephine McCulley
Fitness Guru
Posts: 383
Josephine McCulley
"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins
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# Posted: 1 Aug 2008 11:47
Yay, pullup picture! ^_^
Well, what I've been doing is supersets with the 10lbs dumbells that my hand can seem to handle quite well. If I try the 12.5lbs, no dice. But 10lbs seems to work well. So, with some high reps and supersetting, I can manage to tire my arms at least, if not inspire real muscle development. It'll have to do. And, if I get to running this much on a regular basis, my bodyfat is sure to drop enough for it to look like I lift heavier than I do. Heh.
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Minu ~
The Master
Posts: 2583
Minu ~
N u t r i t i o n
I g n i t i o n
C u l t i v a t i o n
E x e r t i o n
One can never be too N.I.C.E.
BELT NOTCHES for 2008:
- Mistressed the PULL-UP!
- 2, 1.2km lake swims.
Video of proper Squat form:
http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html
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# Posted: 1 Aug 2008 12:50
Heheh, guess that's a no-a-rooni on the digging of swimming then...
And I pulled the pull-up pic from the avatar rotation--I just felt a smidge weird all bikini'd up fulltime like that. I put the pic on the thread and that's plenty, but I'm glad you appreciated it.
And good on ya with the supersetting, I'll be right there with you in the cutting dept. with cardio and a lil running myself. Gotta love having a big ole pooch as a trail partner.
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Apollo Lee
traineo Regular
Posts: 52
Apollo Lee
Former cyclist. Quit cycling after getting hit by cars. Topped out on the scale at 196. Refocused, started CrossFit and lost 45 pounds in 20 weeks. Onward!
Jul 27, 2007: 196 lb
Sep 04, 2007: 186 lb
Sep 30, 2007: 176 lb
Oct 26, 2007: 166 lb
Nov 27, 2007: 156 lb
Dec 15, 2007: 151 lb
Jan 01, 2008: 150 lb
Jul 27, 2008: 150 lb
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# Posted: 6 Aug 2008 18:45
Quoting: Servinghim Some of those women would kick my but just by blinking at me... This one in particular. You want inspiration? You want heart? You want bad ass? Here she is.
KALLISTA PAPPAS, Age: 14. Body weight: 103. CrossFit Games.
This round: 100 pound Clean & Jerk, 30 reps for time.
If you can get through this video without tearing up, you're either heartless or you're tougher than any of her competitors.
http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFitGames08 _KallistaCJFinals.mov
(Keep on CrossFitting, Shawn. I'm right there with you. Yesterday, CF WOD #150. BW: -46.5#. Make it hurt, Coach Glassman, Make it hurt.)
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Minu ~
The Master
Posts: 2583
Minu ~
N u t r i t i o n
I g n i t i o n
C u l t i v a t i o n
E x e r t i o n
One can never be too N.I.C.E.
BELT NOTCHES for 2008:
- Mistressed the PULL-UP!
- 2, 1.2km lake swims.
Video of proper Squat form:
http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html
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# Posted: 7 Aug 2008 04:07
That kid was GREAT! Thanks for the link, Apollo.
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