Hey Charlie, sorry about the cranky shoulders. Giving the OH press a rest sounds like a good plan. Working on mobility in the meantime will be good too! When i sprained my shoulder I did the ‘8 weeks to monster shoulders’ workout (its a TN article, too lazy too look it up right now) and that really helped me.
Also glad to hear you’re feeling optimistic about the job situ. Security is badass! I can totes see you owning your own company. Get it girl!
Nice job on the DLs! I saw the lats retract! Awesome. I found this helped me a ton when pulling too. Helps keep the chest up as well.
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Because Masch is lazy… and I still have some energy left after 3 straight hours of hockey…
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LOL! The 9 kids have clearly conditioned you, busy! Thanks for that
Hope the hockey went well![/quote]
It did. Posted the results on my training log and the Feel Like a ThreadKiller thread.
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Hey Busy and Masch thank for the article recommend.
I tried the measuring one and I am lopsided.
I can get both arms to reach down from the top the same distance but the right is very stiff when trying to reach up from the bottom position.
Also the one where you put your palm on the opposite shoulder and lift the elbow up, the right has almost the same range of motion but it hurts the front of the shoulder to lift up.
So I will start with part I and then do part II.
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
I’d call that squat depth good. Nice deadlift too. I notice you don’t lower your hips as much when lowering the bar as when raising it. To me, that’s not a problem as long as you’re not getting sloppy and forgetting form on the way down so you hurt yourself. It’s something to be aware of.
For shoulders, I like standing in a doorway, putting my hand against the jamb, and gently moving forward.
Also you are so cute! I love your focus on the deadlift. :)[/quote]
As far as keeping my butt up during lowering the weight. I think that is the next thing to work on. I have this clip for deadlift form that recommends rdling it to the knees then dropping strait down from there.
Here’s the vid. Go to about the 4 min mark where he describes it.
I think the next one to be analyzed will be the bench press.
I just have to remember the stuff I did to the deadlift and squat while focusing on the bench.
Argh harder than it sounds. lol
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
Lots of great progress. If you’re getting anxious about the increasing weight you could just increase your maxes by 5lbs. Really, on 5-3-1 you can’t go too slow. [/quote]
Yeah this is the thing I am contemplating now too. Do I want to go up by 5lbs or repeat the 4 weeks when I go up by 10lbs and I don’t get all the prescribed weights.<–It ends up the same in the end. So I am undecided right now.
I’m going to go up by 10 after this deload and see how I handle the weight, basically keep going until I fail, then decide if repeating is better than going up by 5 if that makes sense.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
Depth looked good to me. Congrats! That’s as much as I lift - I really struggle with my squat (and as I’ve said in my own thread, I can do more reps on the leg extension with the same weight. Ludicrous!). Squats are a real head game. Overcoming fear is a big part of training, I find.[/quote]
I think once I have had to bail out of a weight then I will feel better. Never bailed on a squat weight yet. Have you? That may be what happens during the next 4 weeks set for me. Of course I was expecting 110 to be a lot heavier on my back so I was surprised when I got it on my back comfortably. lol
[quote]nlmain wrote:
Our nice rounded butts makes it hard to easily see if we hit it - you def did on the second. The tip I got for this is to push your knees out. It makes room for the hips to drop down properly. Sounds weird, I know.
being proactive about the job is issue is fantastic. go get it.
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I think you may have mentioned the knees out thing before. I think I have been really focusing on the deadlift that I forgot to do my mental check list before the squat. :-/
Maybe I should print up a card with mental pointers to remember for each lift. I like to visualize before the lifts. Also I was surprised how comfortable 110 was an my back, that kind of surprised me, because I had a problem making 100lbs comfortable when I squatted it for the first time.<–Hey that means I’m getting stronger!!!
Now to get into research mode for that job, The goal is at least 10 companies getting unsolicited resumes and cover letters before Monday. Not including applying for classified adds.
I find it hard to concentrate on all the form points at once - it’s a lot to think about. I’m getting better at the knees out bit though. It helps that I squat with feet touching the sides of the rack so I just concentrate on pushing my feet against the rack and that keeps it honest.
it means your getting stronger but also your nervous system is getting used to the weight and mind over matter. For me, somedays 135 feels heavy and somedays it feels super light.
lots of good info and ideas around…and great lifts of course!!
Will be cool to see what comes of your job hunting!! I’m reading a cool book right now… ‘Ask for It.’
sounds weird writing the title out…but its about how women don’t progress in there job field or do the kinds of work they want because they don’t ask or think they are not good enough to pursue it or its too silly to try…stuff like that!
so tell me, what is it that you wanted to be when you grew up?
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
lots of good info and ideas around…and great lifts of course!!
Will be cool to see what comes of your job hunting!! I’m reading a cool book right now… ‘Ask for It.’
sounds weird writing the title out…but its about how women don’t progress in there job field or do the kinds of work they want because they don’t ask or think they are not good enough to pursue it or its too silly to try…stuff like that!
so tell me, what is it that you wanted to be when you grew up? [/quote]
I guess an adventurer/explorer I liked make believe adventures.
Real jobs had no appeal for me or at least none that I can remember.
re: that video. Cool! I didn’t know that anyone recommended RDL for the set down. I suspect the most important thing is to be aware of the lowering portion. One time, I tweaked a muscle (very minor) in my lower back because I didn’t keep my form lowering (I have a tendency to go down unevenly).
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
re: that video. Cool! I didn’t know that anyone recommended RDL for the set down. I suspect the most important thing is to be aware of the lowering portion. One time, I tweaked a muscle (very minor) in my lower back because I didn’t keep my form lowering (I have a tendency to go down unevenly).
Carry on then.
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For me I figure if I keep the low back arch tight while lowering I should be okay.
Frenchie- You reply reminds me that I will eventually see the end of the beginner gains and will then have to struggle for any gain. I think the challenge will be at that point to not get discouraged and just plug on. I wonder how long beginner gains lasts?
Alexus- Job Hunt is slow but I try to send stuff out every day and try to see if I can improve my Cover Letter and Resume to.
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All I wanted to do was the deadlift and core today. I had no patience for accessories.
Deads
Warm-up Bre’s X-rated glute activation. and Form practice with just bar(I think I will be adding weight for practice now)
70%=115lbs 3
80%=135lbs 3
90%=150lbs 3,3,3,3 <–Just wanted to do 3 but lots of sets of 3 lol
weighted plank(45lbs)
41secs, 29s, 24s, 20s (The ab roller I have at home did not hurt when I am using it but man the days after lol) evil little thing.
Some bad ass ladies wrestling. Especially those crazy Japanese ladies.
So I decided to do the “8 Weeks to Monster Shoulders” a try starting today. Suggested by Maschy and link supplied my Busy.
I did the shoulder day workout a try at home. The only real problem/conflict is the row machine for face pulls. I subbed in the pushup plus that Cholulalula suggested instead. I actually got heated up lol. Stupid little weights. But if I want the big muscles later on I need to make sure I can handle the big weights. <–I have to remind myself this, also the reason why I did this at home to avoid the temptation.
When it gets cool tonight I will go for a long walk.
Oh btw the pushup plus was hard.
I plan on using the foam roll stretch part done at the beginning of the shoulder day as a substitute for the chair stretch, I live in a bachelor suit and do not have a chair lol.
I’m not sure if I am supposed to avoid bench day too. I have not had any trouble with my shoulder on bench day. Well I’m going to keep bench in unless any one can think of a reason not to. ???
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MONSTER!!!
The Monster and I might be hanging with Ceasar tonight.
