hi MIM! great pics you posted a ways back. you can really see your quads in your DB swings. 
if iām not mistaken, you can thrust your hips a bit more, to really pop them out at then end and maybe drop down a bit more? been a while since i had my trainer hollaring at me, but i remember her cuing me to āpop those hips out!ā
they are fun-glad you liked 'em.
LOL! That is awesome! How much does the little one weigh?! Its so great that your kids have you as fitness role modelā¦
Its true, you make the DLs look super easy - good stuff.
Iāll have to try the DB swings - I use a medicine ball sometimes. I assume its a similar motion, so Iāll also remember to pop the hips out too.
How are DLās supposed to look? haha
I guess that means itās time to up weight slightlyā¦have been working on form mostly. The dead lift is quickly becoming my favorite.
Now I want to do swings too! Looking good.
nice workā¦
quads are indeed a popping.
I did swings too today funny.
Deadlifts look good too.
the guy in the background 1/4 goodmorning squatting was good too.
Hi Mom-in-MD!
Very nice-looking deads! You could for sure pull more weight, 185 looked easy for you!
About your DB swings (I love those!!), itās hard to tell in the vid, but you may want to try being a little more explosive with them. Like talenaah said above, you want to really pop your hips, and if you do it explosively you shouldnāt need to muscle the weight up at all with your shoulders.
DB swings are Fun! I think I was getting the hang of it as I was going alongā¦I like doing new things on occasion, so itās all good!
Biggest Loser class at the gym last night was good. Kinda crazy, cause I showed up and just got thrown into everythingā¦I led a group with a headset in the aerobics room and everything! 
It was enduranced theme, so I had them do stepups, pushups, burpees, and crunches for 10 minā¦then in the weightroom, we did various stuff(chest presses, rows, lunges) and then a interval workout on the treadmillā¦
pretty good for just pulling stuff out of thin airā¦It was new for them and new for me! Class again tomorrow morningā¦
Hitting the gym to train myself in a bit. Getting excited for this challenge coming up!!
Freakin calf raisesā¦
In the Biggest Loser class yesterday I did 100 calf raisesā¦just body weight, but DAMN!! T And of course I had to do them all, cause I was standing in front of the whole groupā¦
Something else that irked me yesterday, was that I ended up with the oldest, most overweight folks and I was instructed to lead them in 10 minutes of plyometricsā¦W.T.F!!!
I finally started icing my elbowā¦something is triggering the pain thereā¦Iāll go weeks without it hurting and then all of a sudden it will hurt for weeks 
Not doing 5/3/1 atmā¦fat ass to bad ass challenge starts next week!!
Awesome on the biggest loser class!! How do you work the nerve to instruct people - Iād be a nervous mess.
LOL on the calf raises - love knowing that the instructors suffer with the rest of us.
Sorry MIM, I forget, youāre not doing 5/3/1 b/c youāve changed up the diet right? Or are deloading?
have fun with those classes! even if you have the, uh, less fit group for the moment. you are the trainer and have an opportunity to change some lives!!
take care of that elbow. did you post some details about this fat ass to bad ass challenge that i missed?
i remember you mentioning it but not the āskinnyā on it. haa haaa
I posted a link to the site about the challengeā¦
Starts next Monday! Iām weaning off the 5/3/1 cause I assume Iāll be following a program from the coaches? Aaaaand on that note, the teams have been officially picked!! Iām on Phil Stevens Teamā¦AWESOME!!
Iām going to start a log over there as directedā¦WOOT WOOT!!! Iāll post a linkage for anyone who cares to follow along there as wellā¦YAY!! happy dance
oh ya about the elbowā¦it seems that overhead tricep stuff hurts, when going heavyā¦
or maybe not, so far it looks like everyone is doing there own FPā¦ 
But the official challenge doesnāt start til next Mondayā¦
Link to my other thread!
http://teamstaley.com/showthread.php?t=14500
k, nvmā¦he sent out what weāll be doin for the next two weeksā¦bye bye 5/3/1ā¦helloooo, moar Fat Loss!!!
And if you all would like to register over there, even if itās just to vote that would be AWESOME!!..the first couple votes are a public one, and if you think after the first two weeks if Iāve made the most progress(body comp and training wise) vote for me!!
Tried OH squats for the first timeā¦FUN!!
And itās weird that I find it easier to get to depth than with front/back squatsā¦well, not easier, but more in control if that makes sense??
warm ups
and then 4x6x70- OH squatsā¦
RDLs-4x10x115
Step ups- 3x10x30lb dbs
Tried out the leg ext machine w/o any knee pain! happy dance
Leg curls
Back extension-25lb plate behind head
Lying leg lifts
I have the same thing with them, posturally. The problem I have is that, due to the lack of shoulder mobility, I have to put my hands wide and that puts a lot of strain on my wrists. I canāt believe you can do them with 70lbs - I have trouble with a naked oly bar. I can squat it - but it hurts to hold on to the frigging thing for more than a few reps.
Oh, I find it easier to get to depth on overhead squats. I canāt go as heavy, of course, because Iām limited by my shoulders, but itās a more upright position ā I feel like my center of gravity is farther forward ā which makes it possible to go super low.
Iāll have to get vid next time!
I felt my core automatically stabilize, and it was a very straight up/down movementā¦the decent is slower though, but I found I could get pretty darn low with no pain anywhere! Knees and elbow usually give me trouble with back squatsā¦but there are a ton of them in my near future
After the whole challenge thing I want to focus mostly on the front squat, while I get my low back stronger! And then switch out with back squats every few weeks.
Great workout MIM and Good on you for no knee pain.
Checked out the other log - ummmā¦sorry to say, youāre already a freaking badass.
Congrats on your 1 yr anniversary!! Good girl.