MOM - yep i’m aiming for the glute/ hip drive out the hole.
on some of Ripptoe’s vids he says ‘good’ when people are goodmorning-ing it. i read somewhere… that that is because he is focused on teaching hip drive out the hold in the first instance (so he is ignoring whether they goodmorning-ing it or not). then once they reliably have hip drive out the hole he focuses in on the ‘chest up’ cue to stop the goodmorning-ing.
i’m trying to get a good glute / hip drive out the hole because i do think that that aspect will help me with my oly squats. the chest up aspect will help me, too, but at the moment i mostly feel like i’m using my quads / hip flexors to pull myself up on the oly squats. i’ve been told i need to focus on pushing the hips forwards / up so i’m hoping that i might learn the lesson with the low bar back squats (which require it mostest) and then hopefully figure a way to translate it into my oly squats.
lots and lots and lots of rolling. couple hours worth lol. got stuck into feet / calves with a golf ball. awesome. lots of foot stretching. some joint crankiness (must take fish oil!!!). 15 minutes AMT. some band pull aparts and band stuff for my triceps tendon and some facepulls.
minimal - not quite sure what i mean by ‘some job’. i guess the aim is to get a job that pays well enough and is tolerable and flexible in its working hours such that i can really enjoy my hobby leisure time. but ultimately… i think i’d be happier with a job that pays perhaps a lot less well (but enough to get by) that involves my passion. don’t know. guess for now i just need to finish my thesis (yes i bloody well should since it is just a matter of getting it out now) and then see what happens…
nimain - yep, i’m totally excited about my bands i think they are a very good investment indeed and i’ve been meaning to invest in them for a while.
TRAINING –
still recovering from deadlifts, truth be told. i really don’t deserve to get to pull near max when i can’t reliably hold my lumbar arch properly even with light weights it sure was fun to pull a PR, though
did some x-band walks and feeling much better now i know they are supposed to target the medial glutes - which are indeed weak for me. feeling a bit of a burn from them. need to look up the form a bit more 'cause i was kinda making that up.
did some micro-band around the knee sitting back squats. WOW!!! my legs are so bloody long i basically need to frog leg them out on my way up. i’d suspected this for a while but had real trouble doing it without the bands (hips felt dodgey). things feel more stable with the band - but bloody hard work! didn’t even get to put any weight on the bar.
loads of rolling again. my calves are recovering a bit from yesterdays session (in a good way).
walked to and fro the gym in my vibrams and my feet are feeling more comfortable than i’ve ever had them feel since my accident. did a lot of active stretching (wiggle your big toe) with them yesterday and they didn’t feel seized up today! very happy about this since often my feet respond to mobility work by contracting worse the next day. some real progress on stretching my toes back from the ball of the foot and less clawing than i’ve ever had.
anyway… good day really, i think. will get back to starting strength tomorrow.
Yeah I know how you feel, my last PR, just didnt’ feel like a PR, but I believe there are two parts to a PR (maybe more), the physical aspect and the mental one. You intellectually know that you can handle that weight, now its just a matter of perfecting all your glorious body parts to the lift. (hmm, I must be feeling better if I’m philosophising).
I know what you mean with the job, I’m not looking to make loads of money either but you need to feel fulfilled with what you are doing and financially secure.
i think they are a very good investment indeed and i’ve been meaning to invest in them for a while.
it sure was fun to pull a PR, though