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Week 11 Day 1

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

I am feeling pumped right now! I took a 6 day rest to let my back heal. It recovered fast and these are my stats today: Squat: 100lbs oh yesses! Bench: 70lbs not too bad! Row: 60lbs whoot! I did … Continue reading →

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Week 9 Day 2

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

Squat: 85lbs Bench: 60lbs Row: 50lbs Whoot! I have made a new PR in squats at 85lbs. I am so excited and can’t wait to see how far I can go until my next deload. My form seems to be … Continue reading →

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Week 6 Workout Stats

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

This week was super disappointing for me. That is why I am just now posting my stats. For squats I could not get pass 75lbs. Even with tring 85lbs and working on negatives. By Friday, I was beat and was … Continue reading →

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Week 5 Day 2

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

Stats: Squat: supposed to do 70lbs… failed to complete 5×5… so I did 75lbs working on the slow negative with lots of help up. Bench: 65lbs… failed to complete 5×5… so I did 70lbs working on negs with help. Row: … Continue reading →

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End of Week 4

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

Whoot! I am feeling so pumped! Today’s STATS: Squat: 65 lbs… I still couldn’t do 5×5 so, I focused on going down slow and controlled and had a spotter help me up. Bench: 60lbs… I got some wrist straps/gloves to … Continue reading →

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WEEK 4 Day 1

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

Today’s SATS: Squats: 60lbs Bench: 60lbs Row: 55lbs The program insists that you add weight and mark down how many reps you can do with proper form. For the squats and bench my 5×5 reps were about 5,4,3,3,2. So, next … Continue reading →

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WEEK 3 Day 1

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

Today’s STATS: Squat: 55lbs Bench: 55lbs Row: 50lbs I am getting pretty excited about moving up in weight! Slowly but surly it is happening… -girl in pigtails 

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Week 1 DONE!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

Today’s workout stats: Squat: 45lbs Bench Press: 45lbs Row: 40lbs Pull ups: 60lbs Not too shabby! – girl in pigtails

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My next adventure…weight lifting (Part 2)!

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Girl In Pigtails

I started weight lifting about 6 months ago but quit because I was burnt out due to a 6 month stint doing elliptical 6 times a week. Plus, the holidays did not make it easy to keep a routine and … Continue reading →

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