[quote]bluejay wrote:
Just checking in, nice work!
A tidbit, when Dan John talks about the X to maintain hip to shoulder separation another way to think about it is to keep your chin over your non-throwing shoulder. This creates instant separation by forcing the throwing shoulder to stay back throughout the turns.
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Thanks! I’ve read his ‘book’ that he has on the website a few times now, but thats a very solid tip. hows lifting been going for you?
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Lifting’s been ok. I just started to bench again this week. Just doing reps with 225# to start. The high rep deadlifting is hit and miss. I pulled 40 reps with 315# ten days ago and just struggled with 405# for 18 reps today. I have to cut some weight so I’m not so obese when I when go in for a physical in a few weeks. I expect my lifting to drop off a little but its for the best.
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Still, thats impressive, whats your best at 405?
Good luck with these next few weeks though
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I’ve hit 24 reps a couple of times, at that point usually I go up to 495# and rep with that and then on to heavier stuff but I am being cautious with the hamstring. I just want to not damage any body parts to the point that I have to quit again.
I am going to be one mentally cloudy animal the next couple of weeks. I think that if I can hit 240# bodyweight I should be able to dehydrate down to 230#. 230# is the next lower weight for a decrease in insurance premiums. I’m taking $1,000M out on myself. My wife says I won’t live to see spring with that kind of bounty on my head, ha ha. I hope.
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Sounds like its going to be a bit of a treck, good luck again. will you be going heavy or just kicking back into assistance mode?
Also,
Took about 5 measured throws (standing) with my 6# ball in my backyard. The grass was slippery, but they averaged out to 70 feet. Not quite as far as i thought, but good to get a baseline.
Weight before vacation was 202, which is 12#s sense i started this log. and i’m feeling about as lean, which is good.
Threw today-
First time in a long time
Best throws-
power:
-6# ball 65 feet
-1.61kg disc: 105 feet
-2kg disc: 93 feet
Full turn-
-1.61kg disc: 130 feet
-2kg disc: 105 feet
left A LOT of room for improvement. And i rely way to much on my ‘arm’ as opposed to good technique. Going to get some vids up this week with regards to throwing, and maybe some for lifting. (possibly maxing squat tomorrow, deadlift on wednesday). probably going to ‘set a baseline’ for things like vertical jump and all that other stuff.
Congrats on the PR! Most everyone leans forward a little bit when maxing. What I would recommend is to try to keep your elbows pointed down more, push your head into the bar and arch harder, and most importantly, flex in the mirror after each set
[quote]whup wrote:
Congrats on the PR! Most everyone leans forward a little bit when maxing. What I would recommend is to try to keep your elbows pointed down more, push your head into the bar and arch harder, and most importantly, flex in the mirror after each set[/quote]
Thanks for the tips! But about that last one… if i did that you might not be able to tell me apart from every other person in my gym that uses weights.
Another heavy day-
45x10
135x3
185x3
225x3
255x3
275x3
wraps on
310x2 missed rep 3, barely.
315x1, clean
wraps off-
paused bench
275x2x3
CG BP
250x6
Cant seem to keep my wrists straight on bench when i get to heavier weights (without wraps) and it definitly cost me reps on the CG and paused benching. last week i had 245x10 with wraps.
With weight being upped if i find that the squatting is ‘too easy’
Didnt like the ME/DE split, but i’ve found this to work very well for me in the past. Doing 1 month of this, before my intramural track meet the 28th of april.
