Yeah 40s on the db press. You rock.
I prance around like I’m the shit.
I say, at least she’s trying!
right? sort of?
as i told Bobbi, the difference with a dumb ass and we the experienced, is that the dumb-ass hasn’t earned the privilege to walk around like a bad-ass, or prance around like the high school beauty queen who just kissed the captain of the football team in the hallway.
i’m all for newbs and trying…but don’t give me the shitty up-down look-over cause you happen to think your appearance warrants some attention and you thought for a second that you were going to sit down next to me and see another girl doing stupid shit like yourself.
thanks for the props girls…i knew MIM knew i was lifting those, but i wondered if ya’ll were thinking those weights were the total for the DBs, so i specified this time…needed some attention from you guys since i don’t have videos yet…
Cbear- i’ve got plenty of wine for you. are you gonna berate me if i mention that before i do real warm-ups, i use the elliptical sometimes?
Damn lady! You have some serious UB strength! Your progress over the last month on squats is amazing too! How low do you go on your squats? I have found that the more i enforce the ATG rule on all of mine, and not increasing weight until i can do that with my current weight, the more comfortable I get with squats in general. It will also activate your hamstrings and glute more consistently, meaning more strength and power from them!
i think a lot of girls around these parts are throwin around the 30’s and up…but thank you BWG. i have been lifting for 6 freakin years, so i better have something to show for it for fucks’ sake.
regarding squats, i’m aware my story is prolly all shennanigans until i have the video up. if you check early on in the journal, you will see what i was doing for squats (i was used to very high volume at 60, below parallel, atg) so the jump to the rack wasn’t that hard for me. i hit parallel on those 135s, the 155 was a PR challenge and by no means pretty, i’m sure. i plan on getting my form down perfect at 115-135 and hope that my hip issues also work themselves out. unless of course video tells “i suck” and have to drop even lower…
i’m actually packing my camera today, in hopes that the gym won’t be too busy. if i was able to wait til 1pm, i’d be set…almost empty.
BUT…i have DT massage planned for 1…oh yeah…still gonna bust out legs, and hope the massage doesn’t
I know you sent a mssg but for some reason I can’t open it. If you need someone to video your squats I would be happy to. I usually go morning or evening depending on school schedule though. Let me know.
yay…some live action, maybe? not with me, but your squat vid…haha!!!
i do what i want! love it. that was my favorite saying all last year. =+)
get back here with a video T! we neeeeeeed it.
Heh, very few females dare enter the free weight room at my gym. There’s one girl who tries to bench heavy but always gets the same guy to spot her, and he helps a LOT (I know this because I benched 80kg for two reps with him spotting. I had an epic fail at 70kg the following week.) It was funny because one time the guy wasn’t there, so she put 70kg on the bar and asked someone else to spot. He asked her how many reps she was going for and she said 8. I was like wtf? I can get a single with 70 on a good day, but 8 reps? Well, she unracks it and then the bar drops like a fucking Acme anvil onto her chest and she’s stuck until the new spotter pulls it off her. Ah, good times.
Oh yes, and vid please.
so i’m gonna try posting vid through this site, rather than youtube first…we’ll see how it goes. wasn’t going to try and kill my legs today since i was going for DT massage right after wards. the dude that taped the first go at 95 actually tried to snag the rack while i was trying to set up camera…he seemed to not believe that i was actually going to use it. the camera fell over and then he came and asked if he could, so i took him up on it. the 2nd video is 115, but he had split so i set it on the floor.
here’s to your entertainment…
wow…had to edit…it showed up…i will try for the one at 115, sorry mostly my ass is showing and no upper body. i see stahrbrite is offering so maybe next week i can gets some more…ph…need another post for video…
notice the window next to that rack? someone dropped several plates out that window one night. unfortunately i was on the other side and could only hear the extremely loud crash…didn’t get to see it happen…
monkey butt @ 115
i can only see one vid… but damn T… u look lean as hell.
workin it!
edit: i can see both now. that’s my kind of view. lol
lean?? 
hmmm…that’s like the trainer girl telling me i was ‘tiny’ today…wtf…that’s 146 lbs with about 12 of fat i’m trying to lose…gd fat arms and back…arrrrrggggh. but thank you deja…
well…there you go kids…much work to be done i’m sure, but not bad for only the 4th…(shit, is it 5th??) time in rack…i see what you guys are saying about squats and mental shit…no way i could put up 155…135 would have been a stretch…i had stage fright.
Hey, great to see ya!
I don’t know much, but I’m gonna suggest you ditch the running shoes. Try chucks or what I do…socks and no shoes. It seems like you are leaning forward alot…does it feel that way to you?
yes, i must get better ones. note about shoes…i bought those when i did a boot camp last march…hadn’t run in years so i bought good shoes, then heel spur issue came to the forefront…ohhh so painful. so the running shoes with very cush heels are no bueno…i have another pair that is worse (in that regard, cush heel, makes my foot roll outward or something) i will be looking for some new ones…
probably leaning, it doesn’t feel horrible,but dude taping said it looked like there was a lot of pressure on my lower back, from the lean, i suppose? thanks kimba…
edit…the massage was f’n killer…she went for 2 hours cause she was too into ‘following the energy’ instead of 1.5. i’m sore already…but much better. good thing she around the corner from me now, i grabbed a good bottle of vino for the extra time she put in…
squats in socks, rocks!
Good work! I’d like to see what you could do with say a 5x5- you can do endless squats @ 95,115, so I’m certain you could much heavier for 3-5 reps…
when are you done with this program? Are you seeing noticeable results?
i’ve seen improvement in my shoulders for sure. my biggest problem is the adipose layer covering mah mus-kels…dang it! :0 i will get there in time. i need to read up on the strength programs, cause i am getting slightly bored with this UB program. of course, i anticipate shifting focus by feb to fat loss, so that is always in the back of my mind.
apparently there is a gym in Sacramento called Body Tribe?..flip tires, sled pulling, our kinda stuff. i guess the PLs hang out there but i don’t have real confirmation of that…
mah butt feels like hamburger today…massage hurts so good. today is non-lifting day. work peeps are going to japanese place for sushi/cocktails happy hour. i ALWAYS ditch…but i’m thinkin of goin…f the cardio…
That squat looks good!! You have great legs!
-Get some flat shoes. Chucks!!
-I wonder if you feel like leaning foward because the bar is too high?? I saw the first vid, cannot see it -
too well because of the angle, bar looks to high (I could be wrong)…oohhh I read that again. You did not feel it…but someone else thought you were leaning foward— I kinda see it too, but I could be wrong.
-I would love to see you drop that ass even lower. A box helps with that. Ever use one?