btfc - Day 52 of 84 - Found! Reddit Discussion Threads

Apparently, I overlooked the weekly btfc discussion threads. I am going to quickly go through them the next couple of days. Below are questions for the 1st week of September:

http://www.reddit.com/r/BTFC/comments/k4fml/btfc_discussion_thread_for_the_week_of_september/

  • The progress of your transformation. Do you have any new progress pictures? No

  • What has worked for you thus far? Stronglifts 5x5 has helped me tremendously; 1. It's very challenging. 2. It's fun to go into the gym wanting to constantly improve. 3. It took the guesswork out of the "what should I be doing?"

  • Successes/failures you had this week. Success was improving form and lifting to build a base. Failure - there wasn't much other than the feeling that I should be lifting more and not following a slower improvement by jumping to higher weights too early.

  • Do you have any eating tips or recipes? That's the million dollar question. Recipes: I hadn’t tried mixing protein powders with food prior to this. I mixed 1 scoop creamy vanilla Optimum casein powder with about 2/3 a cup of Fage Greek Yogurt (0% fat), some frozen berries (blueberries, blackberries and raspberries) and 2-3 tbs skim milk that I really enjoyed.

  • Have you found any articles that you've found helpful or motivational? Mostly http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/ because it took me away from looking at all the steroid educated bs articles I forever had been looking at in the past. I find most of the motivation from the users at Fitocracy and Tumblr.

  • Would you like some new Fitocracy followers or BTFC buddies that you can exchange PMs with? Sure, I'm at http://www.fitocracy.com/profile/momona/ on Fitocracy. My btfc blog is http://momona.tumblr.com/ 

  • Do you have any questions or concerns about the competition? Anything you'd like to see changed for the next round? I'd recommend to keep it simple like it is.

My workout for Friday, September 29th

momona earned 1217 points for:

  • Elliptical Trainer:

    • 0:06:00 || 0.4 mi (+9 pts)

    • w/u

  • Barbell Squat:

    • 135 lb x 5 reps (+47 pts)

    • 185 lb x 5 reps (+64 pts)

    • 230 lb x 5 reps (+80 pts)

    • 275 lb x 5 reps (+96 pts)

    • 320 lb x 5 reps (+112 pts)

    • 375 lb x 3 reps (+123 pts)

    • 275 lb x 8 reps (+104 pts)

    • Did I mention that I am so happy with Madcow 5x5? :)

  • Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck:

    • 115 lb x 5 reps (+28 pts)

    • 135 lb x 5 reps (+33 pts)

    • 160 lb x 5 reps (+39 pts)

    • 180 lb x 4 reps (+42 pts)

    • fail, drop 15% and shoot for 225!

  • Barbell Deadlift:

    • 225 lb x 5 reps (+78 pts)

    • 335 lb x 3 reps (+110 pts)

    • 375 lb x 4 reps (+127 pts)

    • 405 lb x 1 reps (+125 pts)

    • grip fail, retry next workout on set 3 375x5...

 

 

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btfc - Day 44 of 84: What is btfc?

BTFC stands for Body Transformation Fitness Challenge 2. Its a 12-week transformation challenge at Reddit.com that I started about 7 weeks ago. I've started several 12 week challenges in the past, but for one reason or another I haven't completed one. One of the problems is that I've never really felt comfortable with supplement company transformation contests, and that's the only type I've heard of besides this challenge. Everyone always seems to be kissing the supplement company's ass. Anyway, this challenge (2) is closed but another will probably begin sometime later this year? I encourage you to participate if you have an interest in transforming your body and improving your health.

momona earned 1410 points for:

  • Elliptical Trainer:
    • 0:15:00 || 1.1 mi (+29 pts)
    • 0:26:00 || 1.7 mi (+56 pts)
    • w/u & c/d
  • Barbell Squat:
    • 135 lb x 6 reps (+48 pts)
    • 180 lb x 5 reps (+63 pts)
    • 225 lb x 5 reps (+78 pts)
    • 270 lb x 5 reps (+94 pts)
    • 315 lb x 5 reps (+110 pts)
    • 360 lb x 5 reps (+126 pts)
    • Madcow! Small error though, I did week #2 day 1 workout and it should of been week 1 day 2 --oh well it worked!
  • Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck:
    • 135 lb x 6 reps (+34 pts)
    • w/u
  • Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
    • 170 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • 170 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • 170 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • 170 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • 170 lb x 5 reps (+65 pts)
    • Still Stronglifts 5x5: Set 5 I lost my balance and almost dropped the barbell, that would of been embarrassing. It's getting pretty heavy, but I will continue with SL5x5.
  • Barbell Deadlift:
    • 185 lb x 5 reps (+64 pts)
    • 275 lb x 3 reps (+90 pts)
    • 315 lb x 3 reps (+103 pts)
    • 355 lb x 5 reps (+124 pts)
    • 3 sets to warmup - 1 set of 355x5 for the workset.
  • V-Bar Pulldown:
    • 70 lb x 10 reps (+18 pts)
    • 85 lb x 10 reps (+22 pts)
    • 100 lb x 10 reps (+26 pts)

 

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