5x100 PR (+4 reps) At first I was “scared” of the weight because I missed the double last time. I walked up to it and walked away a couple times because that voice in the back of my head kept saying I’d miss. Finally I just threw that scared shit out and psyched up. “I’m gonna throw this up like a little bitch.” Ripped it out of the rack. BOOM. Up like cake.
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nice!!! i always go through that same mindfuck on power cleans. ahhh!
5x100 PR (+4 reps) At first I was “scared” of the weight because I missed the double last time. I walked up to it and walked away a couple times because that voice in the back of my head kept saying I’d miss. Finally I just threw that scared shit out and psyched up. “I’m gonna throw this up like a little bitch.” Ripped it out of the rack. BOOM. Up like cake.
5x75 working on the drop
nice!!! i always go through that same mindfuck on power cleans. ahhh!
CG bench (smith)
10x125
damn… great set.
DB hold 70x0:35
do you hold one or two?? and just stand there??
or holding one out in front with two arms??
or some other gnarly thing i can’t picture??
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Standing I hold one in each hand at my sides. It’s a mental exercise more than anything. I keep my head down and curse myself out under my breath to hang on just a little bit longer. I like it.
Standing I hold one in each hand at my sides. It’s a mental exercise more than anything. I keep my head down and curse myself out under my breath to hang on just a little bit longer. I like it.
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ok… that’s what i was picturing. cool. i wish i had access to some big dumbbells.
although i’d be afraid my monkey arms were gonna get stretched out even longer. haha
Nah. The guy who spotted me spotted far too much, so I don’t count it, to be honest. I am doing 12 reps at 110lbs and 5 reps at 132lbs, usually. Singles in the 150s. I will go for that 80kg lift again but I need to find a spotter who will let me get on with it.
As for overheads, I’ve done 105lbs, one rep push press, but that was a couple of years ago and before my last batch of shoulder trouble. I’ve got issues with both rotator cuffs so I tend to suck at the overhead stuff. I can’t do a single pull-up (I can just about manage 5 chins on a good day). Working on it, though.
Got all pumped up but then went into the chiro because he could fit me in before my lift. Spent an hour getting adjusted and massaged so the lift was really flat. Plus I was rushed. Ah well.
140# to five risers is definitely something good to show for a supposedly “flat” day. That must be parallel for you, seeing as you are taller than me and I am intimately familiar with how low four risers is.
Clean
5x45
5x65
2x95
1x110 (+5lb) wacked my knee on the way up, made the catch but was totally psyched out for any more. This is going to jump up as I smooth out my form. First goal is 135.
3x95
DB Incline press 8x40 (+5lb)
UH pullup 8xbw (+1 rep)
OH seated row 10x100
Narrow ez curl 10x50
DB bent over curl 12x20
Cable curl 12x30
Standing ez tri ext 10x50
UH pressdown 8x42.5
Decline sits (weight behind head is a lot harder) 10x10
1x110 (+5lb) wacked my knee on the way up, made the catch but was totally psyched out for any more. This is going to jump up as I smooth out my form. First goal is 135.
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damn nice! that’s my goal too. do you have bumper plates at ur gym?
no weight… it better not be 128 again!
since she mentioned weight behind her head i thought she meant 10 lbs for 10 reps.
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No bumpers. Eventually I will get my place opened up and it will have bumpers - that’s what all the work is these days. [/quote]
I didn’t lift today but I did SINGLE leg deadlift 95 like it was nothing on a client challenge. Then he had to do it for the rest of his sets because - duh - a girl can’t lift more than him!
I didn’t lift today but I did SINGLE leg deadlift 95 like it was nothing on a client challenge. Then he had to do it for the rest of his sets because - duh - a girl can’t lift more than him![/quote]
ha ha ha! I like your style.
Barbell? These are on my agenda for tonight’s workout as I’ve been slacking on single leg work recently. My limitation on these is my terrible balance – falling over holding a loaded barbell might be a problem.
I don’t know why I find it so cool that you have your own clients. Probably the capacity to be paid to inflict pain.
Heavy cleans look neat. I’m going to try hitting numbers like that one of those days.
