Right hip flexor and hip external rotators are coming back on-line, finally after 2 years of taking a break. More activation there means more stability in the hole and corresponding reactivation of the opposing muscles.
Right shoulder concentration work is paying off too - external rotation and and a weird form of lying triceps extensions where the upper arm stays next to the ear and a supine javelin press/throw motion where the arm never goes to vertical. Seems to be doing the trick. Shoulder is feeling more stable and seated. Been doing a little scap activation work as well.
[quote]mrodock wrote:
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Worked on leg drive and driving the bar to lockout.
Setting up really well for power cleans. Each rep popped to the shoulders right on target. Drove from the heels on each one. It’s a light weight, but cleans have never felt so, well, clean before. It’s fun to drop the bar, what with having bumper plates and all. Hope the bar can take it.
Think I found THE exercises to address my shoulder problem.
Side lying straight arm pullover, thumb towards the floor. Side lying angled press, arm going out at same angle as it would in a bench press.
Hurts like a right bastard and I’m as weak as diner coffee at them, but it seems to be just the thing for keeping my shoulder down and back during bench and presses. Don’t know what punky little muscles it’s hitting but they’re crying blood tears right now.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
Think I found THE exercises to address my shoulder problem.
Side lying straight arm pullover, thumb towards the floor. Side lying angled press, arm going out at same angle as it would in a bench press.
Hurts like a right bastard and I’m as weak as diner coffee at them, but it seems to be just the thing for keeping my shoulder down and back during bench and presses. Don’t know what punky little muscles it’s hitting but they’re crying blood tears right now.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
Think I found THE exercises to address my shoulder problem.
Side lying straight arm pullover, thumb towards the floor. Side lying angled press, arm going out at same angle as it would in a bench press.
Hurts like a right bastard and I’m as weak as diner coffee at them, but it seems to be just the thing for keeping my shoulder down and back during bench and presses. Don’t know what punky little muscles it’s hitting but they’re crying blood tears right now.
Serves 'em right for getting so weak.[/quote]
You doing them with a DB? What poundage?
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Si senor - weeth a DeeBee.
Side lying angled presses with 25 for 2 sets of 15
Side lying pullovers started with 25 for 10 but had to drop to 10 for a couple sets of 15.
They are now dubbed Albino Presses and pullovers.
The Albino squat uses only one leg and so is literally half-assed.