Blog Entry
I’m trying to see if I have some size changes. I think the lat is a little bigger, it’s hard to see while I am writing this because the window is not fully opened.
Anyway, I weighed in at 127 the other night. I am sure some of it is from pigging out, but this is the most I have ever weiaghed and it is not freaking me out because my clothes still fit. I don’t want to give up my old comfy jeans, ya know?
The cable crossovers seem to have awoken something in my pecs.. Upper pecs at that, a hard area to work for women. Grab the low pulley balls without a handles, stand feet apart and pull up and across in front of you. Like I said, not much leverage, so you have to use your muscles as best you can. I’m pretty sore. Tonight will be calves, forearms and abs I think.
I also wanted to talk about routines/splits. My split is normally 5 days a week.
back/bis/shoulders
legs
calves/forearms
abs/lats
chest/tris/shoulders
Lats are difficult to decides what day to do and so are shoulders. I use a push/pull method of training,so these areas fall into both sometimes, depending on the exercise. You hit lats on back day, which is pull, but also on push day whan you are pushing thins in front of you..same with the shoulders. I also throw in extra legs mid week and tri to do a couple calf sets a few times a week. Just think of push /pull……..if you are pulling all your moves, certain area get hit, so I try to keep the groups together. Some people do bi’s and tris together,etc, but I don’t see the point in this because if I decide to do chest, my tris will be tired if I just did them the day before. The same with my back, you need bi’s to be fresh because you use them to pull towards you. You may get less of a workout because some muscles are pre exhausted and we don’t want that.
I missed work yesterday due to the “not having a car!!” thing. This sucks big time. I am going to rent one today. Yesterday, they had NO cars to rent. What kind of car rental has NO cars? Thats just stupid. They better have one this morning because I reserved one. I got my loan check, so I just have to do some faxing and I may have my new car by this weekend. I am so excited. I never bought my own car, but had them chosen for me. I have had 3 minivans in a row……its like driving a sofa.
Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday! I know we all ate too much and feel guilty, but the new year is coming………have hope!
December 28, 2007 at 4:29 am
Congratulations on the new ride!
You should get something sleek and badass like the owner. 
Your hard work is showing, I think you are a bit bigger and you always seem pretty ripped.
Glad you had a great holiday!
December 28, 2007 at 4:32 am
Sounds like you have a great routine in place. I wish I had a back even close to yours. I will get there given a little time. Stay strong Fern. Your an inspiritation to us all.
December 28, 2007 at 8:19 am
You look amazing!
December 28, 2007 at 8:49 am
"like driving a sofa"…hahahaha. I know the feeling. Drove mini-vans and a big ol heap of conversion van for about 15 years. Finally got to pick my own car for the first time about a year and a half ago. Got a Jeep Wrangler. I see you in something red.
December 28, 2007 at 7:08 pm
I will have to drive my "sofa" for at least another year… LOL!!! and you know it wasn’t my choice either … so what are you getting ??? I picture you in something sporty … Have fun, you deserve it.
Question about the routine, are you taking a day off during the week or are you working out 5 days and weekends off ?
December 29, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I am going to try your split when I get back into the gym. I was thinking of changing mine up, and now is a good time since I am essentially starting over. I am gonna start out with a week or two of going slow and easy to see what my body will do and so I won’t get so sore that I have to quit again.