BG - not sure what type of bands they are… basically the red have less resistance, then the orange, then the beige ones…I mostly work with the red and orange ones.
as for the butt activation that makes sense. I was squeezing my butt going down and that just made me tight and I couldn’t hit depth. I need to activate them not squeeze them. Sounds deceptively simple.
As for shoes I am wearing chucks. Would I need to find a specialist to find those support arches? could I hide them in my chucks? the rules for PL competition shoes are pretty strict.
MIM- in the words of histers…chyea! (can’t believe I had to google to check spelling.lol!)
Sometimes you mistime your rest or your load and you fail on lighter lifts, it happens. You got your stuff done and thats all that matters in the long run.
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As for shoes I am wearing chucks. Would I need to find a specialist to find those support arches? could I hide them in my chucks? the rules for PL competition shoes are pretty strict.
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He got them from a shoe store. Shouldn’t have to go to the doc, buy you might not be able to find them at the local Walmart. They aren’t the insoles, but little half moon inserts that he taped into his Chucks. It was a simple $6 fix.
I don’t know if you could get away with them in comp. I’m assuming you’d be competing IPF and you’ll probably need a doctor’s note from an IPF approved doctor and you’ll probably have trouble finding a company that’s up to date on that equipment licensing fee…At least that’s my understanding of how the IPF works.
Nice dinner Frenchie. Minus the beef I would eat that. I do eat a bit of seafood from time to time, mostly out of necessity. I love goat cheese and porcinis. Yum. The red wine goes without saying.
Keep up the wall squat practice. I’m sure that the payoff will be HUGE when you perfect it.
Dammit Mainie, I’m West Indian, stop talking about curry ;D
And yes, glute activation. Squeezing your glutes while thinking of everything else to do during a squat doesn’t sound fun.
Good luck with the quick-fixes for your squat
Like you said, it’s what puts us ahead of the pack <3
Git - nope still a brunette but I do have natural copper highlights and under the right warm light they burst out like flames… kinda like in this older pic…
Deadlifts:
135 1x8
155 1x5
180 1x3
205 1x3
230 1x3 - Vid. Rep PR + 2 - basically never repped above 225. Bitches were tough, had to reset properly.
155 1x12 - still had a little gas in the tank so went for a form finisher.
Goodmornings
65 1x12
95 1x12
115 1x12
Front Squats 65 3x8 - these were tough today. Was planning to ramp up the weight but realized it was not meant to be.
Barbell Glute bridges - vids for Bree who requested
155 1x12
185 1x8
205 1x8 20lbs PR fueled by ego and camera. lol.
Smith machine calf raises 135 3x12
Kneeling cable curls - inspired by LilP.
85 1x20
95 1x20
105 1x20 - had to take short breaks and a breath to finish off the last 5. ouf.
Total gym time 1.5 hours fueled by a nice carby snack of choco pp and nutella. I skipped the pre-workout. Hopefully this will resolve the insomnia issue.
