Katia's journey

[MadamMeow]

OMG, love the pink, too! The blonde works on you as well, so the lighter pink goes with that. Very nice!

Sorry about your palms, that's got to be rough.

Have you ever tried exercise gloves? I think they are more for weights or pull ups, but it might be helpful to not get burned by burpees, too?

 

[Mamatigerj]

Very pretty!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

@MadamMeow @Mamatigerj thank you all!!!

Have you ever tried exercise gloves? I think they are more for weights or pull ups, but it might be helpful to not get burned by burpees, too?

I used to workout with gloves but dropped them as I don't like the feeling, it's weird, like, I don't have a connection to the weights/pull-up bar? Can't explain in English =( And it won't help with my current condition, the skin is pretty fragile. It has to be unbothered for a while (can't do it, have to workout haha) and treated with a special cream everyday, and I've been neglecting it. Hopefully it all heals up in a week or two =)

 

[Mamatigerj]

 

[Fremen]

Pink Strength

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Pink Strength

yup, dis me!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 5th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 39

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Guys, I've got a headache today, so no workout except for a 30 min walk =)

Hope everyone has a good day and trains harder than last time

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 6th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 40

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Only a little ~20 min walk on this day. Decided to take a little break from doing bodyweight training to heal my palms.

Will be doing Chest & Core workout on Jan 7th + 30-60 min walk

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 7th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 41

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Chest & Core workout
30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 11
~15 min walk outside

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 367
Step count: 3711

Not sure what I'll do tomorrow yet. We'll see =) But my palms are doing slightly better, so that's promising!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 8th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 42

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By the way, I forgot but yesterday was the Orthodox Christmas. So Merry Christmas again!

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Battle Maiden workout with a 12kg kettlebell (Level III, 4 min rest between sets)
30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 12
extra 30 min walk
~10min walk to the grocery store

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 625
Step count: 5558

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Merry Orthodox Christmas We celebrated the kings / epiphany yesterday.

 

[Anek]

Merry Christmas!

 

[MadamMeow]

Merry Christmas!

My mom's side is from Czechoslovakia and we grew up Russian Orthodox. Always loved getting to have a 2nd Christmas. Was not many gifts, but had the big family dinner with all the cousins and if on a school day, got to have off from that.

 

[bloody dunmeri]

had the big family dinner with all the cousins and if on a school day, got to have off from that.

that's the best part haha

thank you all guys! @PetiteSheWolf @Anek @MadamMeow

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January 9th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 43

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Power Hold challenge — day 5
Dead hang challenge — day 5
Better Arms challenge — day 5
60 days of HIIT — day 6
30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 13
~10min walk outside

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 462
Step count: 5092

Tomorrow I'll probably do the Orc workout with some modifications and in bodybuilding style.
Currently thinking of this:

• 20 bodyweight Bulgarian squats -> 10 weighted Bulgarian squats, 7 sets (12kg kettlebell)
• 6 pike shoulder press -> 6 military press, 7 sets (~20kg)
• the 3 push-ups -> off the counter push-ups in one go, 7 sets
• leg holds -> dip bar tucked leg holds, 7 sets
• towel bicep curls -> barbell bicep curls, 7 sets (~8kg)

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 10th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 44

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30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 14
Bulgarian split squats — 1x20 (bw), 1x14 (6kg), 3x10 (12kg)
I don't get the biomechanics behind this exercise, so to the bin! If I ever get another coach I might try learning it.
(full) Push-ups — 3xMAX (5/4/5 reps)
Military press — 1x10 (~12kg), 1x8 (~16kg), 3x6 (~20kg)
Barbell bicep curls — 1x15 (~8kg), 1x12 (10kg), 3x10 (~12kg)
Dip bar tucked leg holds
Was kinda tired so skipped till tomorrow
Extra 30 min walk

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 804
Step count: 4734

And a little vid today, too! The push-up struggle is real, man...

Active rest day tomorrow (walking, challenges + maybe one workout from 60 days of HIIT).

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I feel like I'm doing better with bodybuilding stuff honestly. Still want to continue 60 days of HIIT and do other fun bodyweight cardio and challenges, but bodybuilding is in my heart from the time I went to the gym. Can't rip it out

 

[Deadoks]

Good work and very nice log!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Good work and very nice log!

thank you! trying my best with workouts and making logs nice haha

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 11th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 45

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20 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 15
~10 min walk to the grocery store

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 173
Step count: 2757

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January 12th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 46

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30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 16
~15 min walk outside

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 250
Step count: 4257

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Not much training done these past few days, I wasn't in the mood to do more than a walk. But I learnt I can do negative dips again, so that's great!

I also just started a new huuuuge cross stitch project (it's actually A LEGIT CARPET) and I am so overwhelmed with it. It's bigger than I thought it would be and I'm scared to work on it lol

But also I'm almost done with my pretty capybara, there are some backstitch details left =)

 

[Fremen]

Beautiful capybara

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Beautiful capybara

yes, he is! thank you! <3

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 13th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 47

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~10 min walk outside
60 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 17
Negative dips, 3 sets — 5/4/3
Negative chin-ups, 3 sets — 5/4/3
Bent over rows, 3 sets (12kg kettlebell, all the reps per one arm) — 10/10/10
Lateral raises, 3 sets (6/6kg dumbbells) — 12/8/10

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 704
Step count: 7613

Me struggling with the 1st set of negative dips:

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 14th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 48

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30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 18
Front squats, 3 sets (~28kg) — 10/7/7
Split squats, 3 sets (12kg kettlebell, all the reps per one arm) — 8/10/9
Overhead squats, 3 sets (~8kg) — 6/6/6

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 450
Step count: 3969

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 15th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 49

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30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 19
~10 min walk outside

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 201
Step count: 4472

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January 16th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 50

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30 min walk for Daily walk challenge — day 20
~10 min walk outside

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 250
Step count: 2976

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 17th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 51

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~15 min walk outside for Daily walk challenge — day 21

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January 18th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 52

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~15 min walk outside for Daily walk challenge — day 22

No calories or steps for these two days as I wasn't wearing my band these days.

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Today, on January 19th, I'm planning to pay for the gym. That's a big deal for me for some reason. Feeling very anxious getting back there, especially now being heavier than ever. Feels like everyone will look at me even though I know people generally don't give a crap about others at the gym.

At least I have a plan of training seshs with mostly my favourite exercises. If everything goes as planned I might have a leg day today already. Might change things as training goes, but that's the plan for now. Very excited for tomorrow btw, BENCH PRESS MY FAV!!!



Also remembered my favourite training album — For Those That Wish To Exist by Architects. Hopefully will hit legs today with it =)

Today's possible leg day is as follows:

• Front squats, 3x6-10
• Hip thrusts, 3x8-12
• Split squats, 3x8-12
• Hyperextensions, 4x10-15

Not sure about the weights yet, gotta test them out and see what to use (and going near 0-2 reps from failure).

 

[MadamMeow]

You are going to be happy once you get done at the gym, so make sure you go!

Don't think about it (I get it though, look at it the same way, too).

 

[roman]

Yay for the gym, go for it, @bloody dunmeri

 

[Nevetharine]

Stuff everyone else at the gym, you're there for you. They're not your tribe anyway, we are you're just using their equipment.

 

[bloody dunmeri]

@MadamMeow @roman @Nevetharine thank you guys! i feel much better now and even going to the gym today wearing short, and it's my biggest fear to show my current legs (wearing them TO THE GYM that is, too cold to wear only shorts outside lol)

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 19th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 54

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~60 min walk outside for Daily walk challenge — day 24 (went to the gym twice — to pay for it and to actually train after work)

Leg workout at the gym
Front squats
3x6-10
1. 8 reps — 30kg | @ 1-2RIR?
2. 8 reps — 30kg | @ 1-2RIR?
3. 8 reps — 30kg | @ 0-1RIR

Hip thrusts
3x8-12
1. 12 reps — 40kg | @ 3RIR
2. 12 reps — 50kg | @ 1-2RIR
3. 12 reps — 50kg | @ 1-2RIR

Split squats (a bodybuilder friend of mine said I have enough volume for legs per week so he allowed me to skip these. i'm only happy to skip split squats haha)

Hyperextensions
4x10-15
1. 12 reps — 10kg | @ 2-3RIR
2. 13 reps — 10kg | @ 1RIR
3. 13 reps — 10kg | @ 0RIR
4. 13 reps — 10kg | @ 0-1RIR
(RIR stands for reps in reserve per set)

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 719
Step count: 8132

Notes: gotta work on the eccentric part of my movements, so I won't be upping the weight next time I do the workout =)

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 20th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 55

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~20 min walk outside for Daily walk challenge — day 25

Push workout at the gym

Bench press
4x6-8
1. 8 reps — 30kg | @ 3+RIR
2. 8 reps — 30kg | @ 2RIR
3. 8 reps — 30kg | @ 2RIR
4. 10 reps — 30kg | @ 0-1RIR

OHP
4x8-12
1. 12 reps — 20kg | @ 0-1RIR
2. 9 reps — 25kg | @ 0-1RIR
3. 8 reps — 25kg | @ 0RIR
4. (Push press) 6 reps — 30kg | @ 0RIR

Lateral DB raises
4x10-20
1. 20 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0-1RIR
2. 17 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0RIR
3. 12 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0RIR
4. 13 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0RIR

Rope tricep extensions
2x10-20
1. 20 reps — 19lbs | @ 3+RIR?
2. 20 reps — 23lbs | @ 2RIR?

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 598
Step count: 5385

Very happy and grateful I can bench press again!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 21th, 2024
Consecutive days of working out: 56

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~20 min walk outside for Daily walk challenge — day 26

Pull workout at the gym

Barbell rows
2x8-15
1. 15 reps — 20kg | @ 0-1RIR
2. 12 reps — 20kg | @ 0-1RIR

Pull-downs
2x8-15
1. 13 reps — 35kg | @ 0-1RIR
2. 12 reps — 35kg | @ 1RIR

Face pulls
3x10-20
1. 15 reps — 27kg | @ 0-1RIR
2. 13 reps — 27kg | @ 1RIR
3. 12 reps — 27kg | @ 0RIR

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 364
Step count: 4270

I suck at pulling movements. Don't get them. Guess the goal now is to understand THE PULLS. Also my forearms kinda give in first, but i try to ignore it and push through. I can get straps but don't wanna be dependent on them. GOTTA HAVE STRONG ARMS!

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A very busy week ahead. Lots of work tasks, starting my period, training at the gym 5 times a week and actually lowering my calories to the point I lose weight, starting to study project management... I know it's all for the better but still pretty overwhelmed with everything. Let's pray I live through that lol

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But I started another cross stitch project which is like a tribute for my ass doing Olympic lifting in the past =) Got 2000+ stitches in in 24 hours lol that's a little bit TOO FAST.

The current state of the project and the mockup for it below.

 

[Mamatigerj]

But I started another cross stitch project which is like a tribute for my ass doing Olympic lifting in the past =)

I love it!
Is it your own design?

 

[bloody dunmeri]

I love it!
Is it your own design?

thank you!
it's not mine, unfortunately, got it off Etsy =)
I have a design of my own tho, it's a cross stitch of Hasbik (google him lol). A meme work I'll do for a friend hehe
There it is:

 

[bloody dunmeri]

guys sorry I haven't posted in a couple of days. felt like crap because of periods and even skipped a gym upper body sesh because of it. I'll do legs tomorrow tho I also lost my strake on consecutive days of working out. Was so close to 60 days but oh well

 

[Anek]

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Hope you feel better soon!

thank you, love! hope so too! <3

 

[MadamMeow]

Definitely also hope you feel better soon!

 

[bloody dunmeri]

I'll do legs tomorrow

YEAH no legs today too because I couldn't sleep tonight so yeah working early lesgoooo

 

[Mamatigerj]

Healing thoughts and prayers

 

[Nevetharine]

 

[bloody dunmeri]

@MadamMeow @Mamatigerj @Nevetharine thank y'all

 

[Fremen]

Healing vibes

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Healing vibes

thank you! feeling much better, so push at the gym today hehe

 

[bloody dunmeri]

Plans for January 27th, 2024

• Walking challenge — day 1 (let's change my walking so i have more steps on some days in)
• 60 days of cardio — day 1 (more cardio is good for me to burn extra calories each day... decided to stop 60 days of HIIT for now, will pick it up after that cardio program)
• Push workout at the gym:
  • Bench press — 3x6-12 (i reeeeeally wanna try 40kg but it can end up being a roll of shame lmao)
  • Military press — 1x8-12 (25kg I guess)
  • Lateral raises — 4x10-20 (4/4kg each arm)
  • Rope tricep extensions — 2x10-20 (supposed to do it overhead but it's awkward to me so no overhead lol)

And lemme try a new shortcut feature (edit: it worksssssss):

 

[bloody dunmeri]

January 27th, 2024
Walking challenge — day 1 (will start on Monday)
60 days of cardio — day 1 (will start on Monday)

Push workout at the gym
Bench press
3x6-12
1. 10 reps — 35kg | @ 1RIR
2. 9 reps — 35kg | @ 0RIR
3. 8 reps — 35kg | @ 0RIR

OHP
1x8-12
1. 8 reps — 25kg | @ 0-1RIR

Lateral DB raises
3x10-20
1. 20 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0-1RIR
2. 13 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0RIR
3. 12 reps — 4/4kg | @ 0RIR

Rope tricep extensions
2x10-20
1. 15 reps — 23lbs | @ 0-1RIR?
2. 13 reps — 23lbs | @ 0-1RIR?

Calories burnt (according to my watch): 582
Step count: 5464

And the last set of bench hehe

 

[Mamatigerj]

Missing you here; hope everything is okay.

 

[MadamMeow]

Agreed! Hoping you are the busy with good things!

 

[Fremen]

I hope you are well and everything is fine

 

[bloody dunmeri]

hey y'all! thanks for your concern. i'm partially okay
@Fremen @MadamMeow @Mamatigerj

been busy with work and stuff. currently having a low grade fever, it started on July 16th approximately and still going. been to my GP, took antibiotics (didn't work) and did a full profile blood test (everything is fine). i think i got covid again and it's the aftermath. going to see my GP again on September 2nd and will probs do another blood test again but to see if i have any covid IgG antibodies (gotta know for sure if it's that or not)

i haven't really lose any weight but i've been walking a lot this summer. even with that stupid fever i'm trying to walk everyday, at least for 30 minutes.

might start working out again at home (bodyweight) for now as i don't wanna risk my safety at the gym lol but i actually benched 50kg for 4 reps back in like May, so that's pretty cool (vid below)! and my deads were pretty strong.

so yeah i think i know what i wanna do at home in September but we shall see. i'll update on that in a couple of days.

and here are two photos from one of my latest walks: the Soyuz (carrier rocket) monument in full size (it's like literally the carrier, not a decoration or smth). it stands in the middle of my city. still can't believe one of these can be launched to the Earth orbit to carry cosmonauts (and astronauts) or other cargo to International Space Station.