Those were good videos. Very good. I watched them twice.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Those were good videos. Very good. I watched them twice.[/quote]
Whoa, twice even. Glad you liked them.
Great work at the meet,nice job
Thanks, K-mac of dubious-tv-land.
2010-8-24
Push Press from the rack
115x5
145x5
165x3
185x3
195x2
175x3
Power Cleans
135x5
185x3
195x3
205 1x3 sets
High Bar Jump squats
225 3x3
Pendlay rows
225 8x2
Incline DB press
75 8x2
Lower back is freaking tired. Did things that required power rather than slow application of force. Got my toes to leave the floor on jump squats. Cleans need work again - I don’t need to pull the bar so high, I just need to learn to get under it at the right height.
I’m struggling with the same issue for my clean and press…
When I was learning Oly cleans from the floor, I was taught to pull to about waist-high and then drop into an ass-to-grass squat under it. I used to be able to do it pretty well. It’s a tricky technique. But you’re not pulling from the floor, are you?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
When I was learning Oly cleans from the floor, I was taught to pull to about waist-high and then drop into an ass-to-grass squat under it. I used to be able to do it pretty well. It’s a tricky technique. But you’re not pulling from the floor, are you?[/quote]
As a matter of fact I do. I NEED to practice the squat clean for real.
Might have a line on an operations engineering job with a large-ish SW vendor. I know a guy fairly high up the food chain there and did well in the culling interview. He’s going to put in a good word for me. Good company, interesting work and an actual career path. And they have a decent gym on site. Got my fingers crossed.
Geez - hope I didn’t jinx it…
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
Might have a line on an operations engineering job with a large-ish SW vendor. I know a guy fairly high up the food chain there and did well in the culling interview. He’s going to put in a good word for me. Good company, interesting work and an actual career path. And they have a decent gym on site. Got my fingers crossed.
Geez - hope I didn’t jinx it…[/quote]
crossing my fingers too!
mine too. will you have to relocate, or can you stay where you are?
Good luck Tony.
The more get-the-good-job karma we send you, the better. I choose to believe that it helps.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
mine too. will you have to relocate, or can you stay where you are?[/quote]
Since I live very near Sillycon Valley I’ll be able to stay where I am.
Hope that works for you Tony. Good luck!
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
About your son, what’s his size? My son turns 12 in October. I wondered about introducing him to lifting, but wondered if he was too young/undeveloped yet. Don’t know anything about that. He’s incredibly athletic, but build like a string bean. Long and lean. Plays hockey and climbs everything he comes across. Sorry for the long windedness . . .[/quote]
The Endearing Towhead is about 5’ 1" and 114 lbs as of yesterday (which I didn’t reach until I was 15). He’s kinda rangy-built but solid with a little extra pudge around the hips from still being young. I only brought him in with me because he expressed an interest though. I read a lot about how exercise affects young bodies and all indications are that as long as they’re not going for maxes there’s no harm in it. Shoot - farmers’ kids are doing chores at that age that require more heavy lifting than most sports and they grow up just fine.[/quote]
Hey…
Mine’s 14, Does BJJ fairly seriously. Goes by the name of VOID on this site, doesn’t post much. He lifts at home a good bit, sometimes we lift together at the gym.
He’s a stickler for form. He was messing around with a friend and seriously overreached on a 1 rep max. and hurt his shoulder a couple years ago. It has healed. He puts up decent volume.
I read a bunch on kids and lifting… Mostly bald assertion, therefore I discounted heavily. I was clearing land and such by 10. So I place little stock in the warnings, except for injuries like breaks involving growth plates and soft tissue damage.
Best I’ve seen is Arnold’s education of a BB, old but haven’t found actual well designed studies that contradict him…
KPSNAP:
If he’s playing hockey, he’s probably pretty ripped already…
[quote]Null wrote:
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
About your son, what’s his size? My son turns 12 in October. I wondered about introducing him to lifting, but wondered if he was too young/undeveloped yet. Don’t know anything about that. He’s incredibly athletic, but build like a string bean. Long and lean. Plays hockey and climbs everything he comes across. Sorry for the long windedness . . .[/quote]
The Endearing Towhead is about 5’ 1" and 114 lbs as of yesterday (which I didn’t reach until I was 15). He’s kinda rangy-built but solid with a little extra pudge around the hips from still being young. I only brought him in with me because he expressed an interest though. I read a lot about how exercise affects young bodies and all indications are that as long as they’re not going for maxes there’s no harm in it. Shoot - farmers’ kids are doing chores at that age that require more heavy lifting than most sports and they grow up just fine.[/quote]
Hey…
Mine’s 14, Does BJJ fairly seriously. Goes by the name of VOID on this site, doesn’t post much. He lifts at home a good bit, sometimes we lift together at the gym.
He’s a stickler for form. He was messing around with a friend and seriously overreached on a 1 rep max. and hurt his shoulder a couple years ago. It has healed. He puts up decent volume.
I read a bunch on kids and lifting… Mostly bald assertion, therefore I discounted heavily. I was clearing land and such by 10. So I place little stock in the warnings, except for injuries like breaks involving growth plates and soft tissue damage.
Best I’ve seen is Arnold’s education of a BB, old but haven’t found actual well designed studies that contradict him…
KPSNAP:
If he’s playing hockey, he’s probably pretty ripped already…
[/quote]
He went to granma’s for three days and came back weighing 119 lbs. It’s not fat either. I think he’s going to be taller than me by 16 and possibly heavier. His grandpas and granmas were/are all big people. I’m guesstimating he’ll be 6’ 2" and about 220. heavier if he keeps training.
There ya go - I have my answer
Article sounds about right.
I’m thick chested but long armed and skinny legged. Its sad to see my bench numbers right next to my squat numbers.
Gunna gain a few lbs anyway and see if that helps.
Congrats on the job deal.
I was just rehired today so its back to the ole grindola.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
He went to granma’s for three days and came back weighing 119 lbs. It’s not fat either. I think he’s going to be taller than me by 16 and possibly heavier. His grandpas and granmas were/are all big people. I’m guesstimating he’ll be 6’ 2" and about 220. heavier if he keeps training.[/quote]
One of the most reliable stats in humans, baring extrinsic events…
Adult height is double the height at third birthday.