I think it depends on the individual, but that what would be a good start.
I thought the 155 was deep enough, some of the other lighter reps were not. Bench form looked good and stick with the full grip, an opposable thumb is a wonderful thing.
on the little brother - sometimes you just gotta shake your head and walk away…
it finally stopped snowing…
here’s a view of my little winter wonderland.
Phew, had to catch up on 3 pages. Your log is always bumpin N haha
Great videos, you’re going to kill in your meet. Especially the bench press! Damn, no one in your class will stand a chance.
Enjoyed the videos. You looked great. Wish I could help with the technique issues that you’re working through, hmm but I can’t. I’ll just say that the attention that you are paying to technique is helping to educate me. So thanks!
and gsp won as well last night…montreal must be happy.
I’ve been working on those for months. I couldn’t do them either but worked on the negative part for a long while to get those working.
Hmm. From the top position if I lean forwards just a little tiny bit my hamstrings scream something like ‘dear mother of God make it stop or you will rip us clean off!!!’ But perhaps I should (gently) persist a little. First time I did Romanian Deadlifts (very light weight) I could hardly sit down for a couple days but haven’t had that since - so perhaps it is just my hammies adjusting to doing something new. Maybe I can figure a way of attaching a resistance band to help me out or something as I get myself a bit closer to the floor…
Awesome snow. Getting pretty hot here. Gym doesn’t have air con. At least it will start discouraging the social bunnies, I suppose…
“Awesome snow. Getting pretty hot here. Gym doesn’t have air con. At least it will start discouraging the social bunnies, I suppose…”
Where about in Oz are you?
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Damn fine work on bench.
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Your little brother is 30? I thought you were in your late 20’s?
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Squats looked okay. For gym squats they looked great, for PL squats maybe a bit lower and you’ll be gold.
Nikki - thank you 
although I’m know there will be enough competition to drive me to get better.
Tim- of course GSP won. I wasn’t expecting anything less 
alex - perhaps a good stretch before doing the negatives? and other lifts that target butt and hammies to learn to activate them and grow like bridges and sldl?
Joe 1- why thank you 2- I’m 31, brother will be 30 in spring. I’ve always looked younger which as a kid chewed my butt, but now that I’m older I can deal with it. I’m still asked for ID when I go pick up some wine at the store (it’s 18+ here). I just hand it over with a smile and the cashier whom are more often than not, younger than I, get all flustered. 3-So apart from depth which I had called I’m getting somewhere with this. Looks like the extra coaching is worth it.
That is a sexy Frenchy voice you’ve got goin’ on. Damn.
Bench looked easy for you. With the confidence of a spotter, I’ll bet you could’ve gotten another rep or two.
I thought you were doing an awesome job of sitting back on your squats. I’m with lil power – those soles are probably messing with your balance somewhat.
I’ll bet I need to work on my pick out of the rack too. Such helpful comments in here!
If you’re naturally duck footed, i wonder if a wider stance would help you push your knees out more… it’d take a lil bit to get your hips used to it, but it’d be less distance to move the weight and lead to bigger numbers later.
also, i watched only 1 bench vid and all the squats, tryin to find the one with the accent and enjoying your ass in the meantime. you don’t just LOOK young, you SOUND young as well! that might be bc of the accent, but i don’t care. its not too young sounding for me to like it.
yep, you could read me the phone book and i’d be happy.
ya, good vids, sexy accent…you can call me and pretend to be Mrs. Frenchie Claus… 
But seriously awesome progress…thanks for sharing it with us!
[quote]print wrote:
As for the voice, besides being incredibly sexy, Natasha immediately popped in my head. As a kid I had a mad crush on her. [/quote]
Uh yeah, THIS^^ right here
Awesome vids Main, and that 155x1 squat looked far too easy…just sayin
goddamit. My work blocks those vids and I hella wanna check out your ass.
You guys with the voice. Honestly, I’ll say like Joe: In my head I do not have an accent and I don’t sound like a 12 year old. You should hear me when I get nervous. Only dogs can hear me at that level. lolz
Kimba- I saw some Dr. Seuss chucks on the webz! I think those are so cool. Yes I’m a geek. Do you know if people wear other than converse? I wonder of I could get away with Dr Martin style leather ones. hmmm.
Bear- how about I read you Histoire d’O instead
Mim- my voice is closer to that of an elf… thanks for the thumbs up!
ink - yeah but I need a big strong spotter I can trust
Hallowed - I’d PM you that fat frenchie ass but it won’t fit in your mail box…sorry.
On the menu ce soir:
Pullups with 2 red bands
7,6,5,4 - there is some progress here. Its been a battle ever since my latest weight gain but I’m getting back on top of them. I’m thinking of trying one unnassisted next time and see what that does.
Tonight decided to straight to the sumo and skip the regular to see how they would turn out without the previous fatigue. All with belt, chalk and shoes to prevent slipping.
Sumo deadlifts:
155lbs 1x8
185lbs 1x8
205lbs 1x8 - a few quick resets
225lbs 1x8 - a few more resets.
All in all I’m very pleased with the turnout out. I’ll pursue this and see where it leads me. Back got a little twichy after the last set so I switched to high reps stuff to keep going/
Dumbell Bench Press
35lbs 3x12
Machine leg extension
100lbs 3x10
Supper: chicken breast flavouresd wityh jamaican all spice, baby spinach over quinoa.
nighty night.
Nice work with the deads, (and the spinach and quinoa!) Strong like bull!
Honestly, I’d get the Dr. Seuss chucks if they were the regular canvas. The less shoe, the better in my opinion.
Just googled them, and NOW YOU MUST GET THE DR. SEUSS ONES! How cute those are.
get the damned dr suess shoes!
you may read me dr suess AND your [quote]Histoire d’O[/quote]