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Hey just popping in to say that those acupuncture treatments took effect within a week. I did have a little relapse after a week of girl's camp for my church (you try getting 15 teenage girls to follow a detailed schedule from 7:30-11:00 and not get stressed!), but went back for one more treatment, and got back on track.
I know it may not make any scientific sense, but worked is worked.
I also got my copy of NROL. I've heard it raved about on forums and other blogs, and couldn't wait to try it. Although it had a ton of great information, I've been through a whole cycle of the program now and just feel like I've lost strength. I'm not saying this would happen to everyone. I teach a weights class on Tuesday and Thursday morning that ends up being a little bit high rep, and I think low rep workouts for my personal progression just make more sense. This cycle started out at I think 3 sets of 15, and through a few weeks went down to 8 reps. This is still pretty high and I think by doing this three times a week and teaching another 2 times at high rep it just broke me down. My squat, deadlift, and bench have all gone down. I'm going back to a modified 5 by 5. I also like the flexibility of using my own program because sometimes I'm sore from other activities (i.e. running with my daughter, pulling trees and bushes out of the yard, a hard teaching day etc.).
Last night I knew my legs were sore, and instead of doing a crappy job on a full body NROL workout, I just did upper body and really felt like I got somewhere. I think this is a wonderful program for someone just starting out though, and there is lots of info I'll use over and over again.
Here's hoping I can get back to posting regularly again. Sorry for the stops and starts.
I know it may not make any scientific sense, but worked is worked.
I also got my copy of NROL. I've heard it raved about on forums and other blogs, and couldn't wait to try it. Although it had a ton of great information, I've been through a whole cycle of the program now and just feel like I've lost strength. I'm not saying this would happen to everyone. I teach a weights class on Tuesday and Thursday morning that ends up being a little bit high rep, and I think low rep workouts for my personal progression just make more sense. This cycle started out at I think 3 sets of 15, and through a few weeks went down to 8 reps. This is still pretty high and I think by doing this three times a week and teaching another 2 times at high rep it just broke me down. My squat, deadlift, and bench have all gone down. I'm going back to a modified 5 by 5. I also like the flexibility of using my own program because sometimes I'm sore from other activities (i.e. running with my daughter, pulling trees and bushes out of the yard, a hard teaching day etc.).
Last night I knew my legs were sore, and instead of doing a crappy job on a full body NROL workout, I just did upper body and really felt like I got somewhere. I think this is a wonderful program for someone just starting out though, and there is lots of info I'll use over and over again.
Here's hoping I can get back to posting regularly again. Sorry for the stops and starts.
