[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Yeah, I’ve had the “accidental PR” – it shows how much is psychological.
But maybe it’s technique. Mine is probably messed up for bench: I can never feel it in my chest, more in my shoulders. Maybe you’re hitting your chest especially well?[/quote]
Are you going just under your chest or directly over your chest? I felt it in my shoulders too before I made the switch to under. I feel like I can get more power and I’m pretty sure that’s what others have said.
Oh, it’s directly over my chest; that may be the problem. (So you’re aiming for below the boob-line?)
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Oh, it’s directly over my chest; that may be the problem. (So you’re aiming for below the boob-line?)[/quote]
So I went on a hunt to find where I read about it and it seems like I was a bit off. This is what I was talking about:
“the bar should be rowed to the lower chest and then exploded back over the shoulders”
This advice was on the feedback from meat thread on the over 35 lifter. I was never sure where to go with the bar being a overstuffed B / low C cup. I try to have the bar hit the other side of the mountain!!
This morning’s workout:
10 min warm up and stretching
Deadlift:
2 45 8
3 65 6
2 75 6
3 85 5
3 75 6
3 65 8
Close grip bench:
2 45 8
2 65 6
2 75 6
Tri pulldown:
2 70 8
2 85 8
2 100 6
Notes: 30 min of cardio after. I was all thrown off yesterday because I was dying to get to the gym but it never happened. My daughter had a concert to go to last night and there was too much to do. Hopefully the rest of my vacation will be quiet.
My daughter posing with her homemade Jonas Bros shirt. On the back she wrote all their songs and she worked pretty hard on it.
[quote]tootles27 wrote:
My daughter posing with her homemade Jonas Bros shirt. On the back she wrote all their songs and she worked pretty hard on it.[/quote]
Oh, it was the Jonas Bothers concert last night? I’m so sorry:(
Cute pic.
[quote]imhungry wrote:
tootles27 wrote:
My daughter posing with her homemade Jonas Bros shirt. On the back she wrote all their songs and she worked pretty hard on it.
Oh, it was the Jonas Bothers concert last night? I’m so sorry:(
Cute pic.[/quote]
Yeah, it was Sat night. I’m so glad it’s over!! Crazy teenagers are too much for me and I didn’t even actually go to the concert.
This morning’s workout:
7 min warm up and stretching
Squat:
1 45 8
2 65 6
2 75 6
2 85 6
2 95 5
2 85 6
3 65 6
I was hoping to get to triple digits today but my hips are sore from DLing the other day. I didn’t bother going back to the new gym because the equipment was too new (?) and I didn’t like the cardio stuff at all, no precor. I’ll put up with the stalkers for a few more weeks and just practice my death glare until I try another one.
Leg curl:
1 50 8
2 55 6
2 60 6
1 65 6
2 70 6
Calf raises:
2 20
2 15
Notes: 30 min of cardio after. I need to order some wrist straps!! It is what I need to take me to the next level of wimpy dogness. (^:
Nice work!..
My hips are always sore- and very tight-
90/90 stretch and foam rolling help me.
kmc
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Nice work!..
My hips are always sore- and very tight-
90/90 stretch and foam rolling help me.
kmc[/quote]
The 90/90 stretch? It must be over the mobility thread, right?
I have been slacking on the tennis ball stuff and I must get a foam roller. Thanks for the reminder!!
Today’s workout:
8 min warm up
Bench:
2 45 8
2 65 6
2 85 6
2 95 6
1 105 3
1 115 3…woot! PR!!
2 95 6
2 85 6
1 65 6
I didn’t have the guts to do another set of 115 with no spotter.
Bicep curl:
1 30 8
3 40 6
2 30 8
Notes: My arms were ready to fall off but it felt good. 30 min of cardio after.
90/90
seated
Nice work on the bench pr woo!!
kmc
[quote]tootles27 wrote:
Today’s workout:
8 min warm up
Bench:
2 45 8
2 65 6
2 85 6
2 95 6
1 105 3
1 115 3…woot! PR!!
2 95 6
2 85 6
1 65 6
I didn’t have the guts to do another set of 115 with no spotter.
Bicep curl:
1 30 8
3 40 6
2 30 8
Notes: My arms were ready to fall off but it felt good. 30 min of cardio after. [/quote]
Hey, wow! congrats on that bench. Good job and keep going 
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
90/90
seated
Nice work on the bench pr woo!!
kmc[/quote]
Thanks for the links! You are like the king of mobility! (^:
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
tootles27 wrote:
Today’s workout:
8 min warm up
Bench:
2 45 8
2 65 6
2 85 6
2 95 6
1 105 3
1 115 3…woot! PR!!
2 95 6
2 85 6
1 65 6
I didn’t have the guts to do another set of 115 with no spotter.
Bicep curl:
1 30 8
3 40 6
2 30 8
Notes: My arms were ready to fall off but it felt good. 30 min of cardio after.
Hey, wow! congrats on that bench. Good job and keep going :)[/quote]
Thanks, arachne!
So I was shooting my mouth off in the Get a Life section and that’s the reason for my goofy avatar. I know teddy bears and lifting weights are a stretch but I was double dog dared. (^:
[quote]tootles27 wrote:
So I was shooting my mouth off in the Get a Life section and that’s the reason for my goofy avatar. I know teddy bears and lifting weights are a stretch but I was double dog dared. (^:
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Good job on the bench, Miss Shortcake!
[quote]tootles27 wrote:
So I was shooting my mouth off in the Get a Life section and that’s the reason for my goofy avatar. I know teddy bears and lifting weights are a stretch but I was double dog dared. (^:
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awwwww…such a cute pic! Hehe. Ohhh, the trouble the double dog dare got me into, in the past…someday, if I am feeling chatty, I will share the story how my mouthy little friend and her double dog daring getting me into a scrape, with benefit of numerous triple kamakazis, and a male softball team, all wearing green and white uniforms, and pinch hitting for one another. It is not a pretty story. Not pretty at all.
Awesome job on the bench, btw…
[quote]tootles27 wrote:
So I was shooting my mouth off in the Get a Life section and that’s the reason for my goofy avatar. I know teddy bears and lifting weights are a stretch but I was double dog dared. (^:
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Well I like it. I’m sure someone will find a connection.
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
tootles27 wrote:
So I was shooting my mouth off in the Get a Life section and that’s the reason for my goofy avatar. I know teddy bears and lifting weights are a stretch but I was double dog dared. (^:
Well I like it. I’m sure someone will find a connection.[/quote]
Your new nickname could be “Ironbear”