personal results log

selfies, fitness, etc on t since 10/12 top surgery w Dr mcginn 8/13 deeply embarrassed about the existence of this blog

[fitwildwest]

Since I started my fitness journey 3 years ago, I cannot count the number of times that I’ve stumbled, had a bad food day that then turned into a bad week or even a bad month. I’ve missed workouts, I’ve had injuries that have put me out of action for months at a time. I’ve taken holidays, I’ve been out drinking, I’ve eaten at restaurants with friends and family for special occasions and I’ve always pigged out on my birthday/Christmas/pancake day/everyone else’s birthday…you get the idea. After all of these events and after putting on a few pounds here and there I’ve always thought about how sometimes it’s not worth all the effort, all the food prep, all the workouts but after feeling sorry for myself for a few days I always pick my shit up and start moving forwards again! I got a notification from facebook saying that the first picture was posted 3 years ago…and only then I did I realise how far I’ve actually come which is the sum of all those times I felt like giving up but then carried on instead! You hear this all the time but self improvement is definitely not always a straight line and it’s never gonna work the way you want it to! But as long as you keep going for it you’ll get there eventually! Still got a long way to go but I’m proud of how far I’ve come.

[dosomethingyoulike]

i love following you because i have a really similar body type to your “before” pic- thanks for the motivation!

[dosomethingyoulike]

still goin’

still farming

still making it to the gym 2x a week

still seeing the weight i move increase

still trying so fucking hard to eat enough 

still not trying too hard to track it so i don’t lose my mind

still feeling good about how my body looks

still soaking up sun

still running around when i can

still good

[dosomethingyoulike]

ya’ll

i ain’t been blogging but i ain’t been slacking either.

finished my 3 weeks of break-in and did my first Fat Loss II workout today- holy shit, what a shift in difficulty. Felt great to really sweat and push myself, and I know I’ll only be building intensity for this 4-week cycle as sets get shorter. 

farm and school work has been intense too- I’m loving it but I’m also struggling to keep up and take care of myself and my obligations. which is to say- I love blogging and tracking progress, but it’s not adding to my accountability- right now I’m pushing myself because I know it makes me happier.

I’ll be around and I’ll post as much as I feel like it, and you might see me liking posts from my personal blog (granola-diva). 

<3

[dosomethingyoulike]

5/24

rock climbing was so fun! back to the gym tomorrow morning

[dosomethingyoulike]

5/23

feelin’ good! tried out the smith machine instead of dumbbells for squats today, did abt 65 lbs of resistance and 55 lbs for static lunges, moved up to the 25 lb dumbbell for rows.

optimally though I think workout day maybe should be Not The Same Day as field-work day. 

going rock climbing tomorrow, lifting again on either Thursday or Friday!

[dosomethingyoulike]

New folks

A reminder that my much more active (but still sporadic, I live in the woods) persona, blog can be found @ granola-diva

[hustleformuscle-deactivated2026]

My dash is really dead. Please like or reblog if you post about fitness and health. I wanna follow you.

[dosomethingyoulike]

This body doesn't change much*, but the way it looks to me does. When I eat enough, commit to exercise, get my to-do list done, rest enough, and am kind to myself, my brain sees my body and likes it. Funny how that works. *(I've worn the same pants since freshman year of high school despite aging 10 years, being on testosterone for 4.5, radically changing my diet/fitness routines multiple times)

[dosomethingyoulike]

All done with week 4! Time to go from the Break-In program to (I think) fat loss 1. There’s supposed to be a rest week next but I’m travelling later so for now, onward!

[dosomethingyoulike]

March 7, 2016-May 21, 2017: Here’s the record of the last 2 workouts of the Break-in Program last time I started a New Rules of Lifting Program (”the eternal beginner”). I spent up until Mid-May doing NROL, then left for the summer, where I ran, did some bodyweight exercise, and was perpetually exhausted by cooking for children over a fire. In the fall, I also ran, did some bodyweight exercise, and was perpetually exhausted by working on a farm with children. From December-May just recently, I headed to Crossfit, learned a ton about how to push myself and lift properly, and made some proper strength gains. Now, I’m going to be farming five days a week and I’ve got a teeny tiny gym budget, so I’m taking NROL (”the man of constant obligation”) to Planet Fitness for a spell.  Back to Break-In: I’m doing squats, lunges and deadlifts with dumbells. The rows and shoulder presses I can do as listed, as well as the lat pulldown, reverse and pushups. The benches will do for step-ups (until somebody tells me to stop), and since here aren’t stability balls for the crunches in workout A, I’m doing an incline crunch instead.

Current Weights:  Squat: 40 lbs Lunge: 40 lbs Row: 20 lbs Push-up: full push up for first set, knees for second Incline crunch: body weight, all reps (with breaks) Deadlift: 40 lbs Step-up: 40 lbs Shoulder press: 20 lbs Lat pulldown: set 1 @ 55, set 2 @ 70 Reverse crunch: all reps (with breaks)

The Year in Improvements: None of the sets I did were overwhelmingly difficult, so I am expecting to work up quickly until I hit some maxes. I’m definitely up in strength on all the dumbbell moves, and the step-ups particularly- it’s hard to compare dumbbell squats and deadlifts to barbell work, but I like that I can start this routine with a single set of dumbbells being my weight of the week-I’ll keep going with that until I can’t complete my reps!  upcoming posting plan: I’ll let ya’ll know my weights for both workouts at the end of the week, and any other fun news as it comes!

[dosomethingyoulike]

update

Well, ya’ll, I’m officially a member of Planet Fitness. Land of too much purple and not enough barbells. I am 100% body positive and here for 100% of the individuals using the space to rock out and be their best- but I raise one eyebrow very high at the land without barbells.

That said:  me and my $10 a month budget are gonna make it happen anyway. I’m going to re-post my FIRST EVER LOGS of the New Rules of Lifting Break-in Program, share the difference a year (of completely inconsistent work) made and my plans to dumbell-ify the whole situation.

[dosomethingyoulike]

tomorrow morning!

well, the university gym is a no-go, commute and cost-wise. 

So I’m gonna check out the Planet Fitness. I have no idea what the free-weight situation is going to be there, or what I’ll do if I can’t follow the NROL plan, but I’m going tomorrow to check it out (ass-early in the morning), so we will see. 

Today in school we were even told: Farming Is Not Your Workout. Get Strong To Farm Better.

[dosomethingyoulike]

Hiatus... still...

hey all.

not that anybody is paying much attention, but

I just moved! Well, I worked on a chicken farm for two weeks, spent a week doing Mayday actions in NYC, and then moved.

Tomorrow I get my University of Vermont Student ID, and I’m going to scope out the gym.

By MONDAY I will be back on the New Rules of Lifting programs (because I have them), and I’m setting my goal at 2 workouts a week. The “man of constant obligation” program (which isn’t quite for my bod type, but I’m doing what I can) is set up for 2 a week, and I think that’s just the Most Likely To Be Achievable. Plus, I’ll be active on the farm and living so healthy on fresh veggies. 

Can’t wait to get back to it- I learned so much about lifting with my stint at crossfit, and I’m excited to apply what I learned to this budget-friendly situation.

[mister-rubberlegs-deactivated20]

I am looking for fitblrs who dont post supermodels, muscular guys or smoothies and other food. I am looking for real people who post about their fitness journey and are trying to get the best version of themselves.

Like or reblog this post and I will check your page and follow you.

[dosomethingyoulike]

i’m on a bit of a hiatus/transition right now but i’ll be back soon!

[dosomethingyoulike]

4/13

6 hours of childcare, 5 hours of street action, 3 hours of jail support

[dosomethingyoulike]

4/12

SWOD we did sets of 12 (!!!) back squats- 12-rep max was 95. I think i pulled something in my achilles heel. stretch before you work out kids WOD: 4 power snatch, 4 overhead squat, and 20 sit-ups 

i had NO drive for the snatches and ended up just doing 35 lbs to work on my drive/pull. 4 rounds

[dosomethingyoulike]

4/7

Increasing weight on cleans, sets of 2. I went with hang power cleans b/c coach pointed out some really wonky stuff in my pull. I did 65, 85, 95, 105, and then 85 and 85 lbs because my form was falling apart. Then WOD was 3 snatch, 4 hanging leg lifts for 7 rounds, which I worked at 65 lbs

[dosomethingyoulike]

4/5

ok so i went to the gym! i did the bodyweight workout! the pull ups (barely), the dips (on boxes), the inverted negative whatevers! i spent probably 4 hours on the train today!

but: we were doing negative body levers and i dropped my butt on the ground really hard... and i think i hurt myself... the whole sciatic thing is really sore and doesn’t take weight well...

any thoughts?