neutral grip pullups unassisted!!
2.5, 1.5 - couldn’t even do those a month ago so I’m happy with this small victory
with bands 5,4,4,3
pushups using DB for hand support
12,10,8,
bench leg raise with 5kg medecine ball between the knees - back in 2006 I could do 50 of these in a row!
2 x 25 with hold on last reps
clean (into deep squat) & press - practicing form to hopefully handle bigger weights
50 lbs 6 x 1
60lbs 6 x 1 -actually fell on my butt twice during this. Also did these shoeless as it helps with my balance.
DB hammer curls 25lbs
8,6,6,4
30 mins of 5mph treadmill
Question for those in the know: officially, for a clean&press to be legit, must the press portion be a press only or can it be a push press (using the whole body)???
neutral grip pullups unassisted!!
2.5, 1.5 - couldn’t even do those a month ago so I’m happy with this small victory
with bands 5,4,4,3
[/quote] that’s a big victory, shoot!!
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clean (into deep squat) & press - practicing form to hopefully handle bigger weights
50 lbs 6 x 1
60lbs 6 x 1 -actually fell on my butt twice during this. Also did these shoeless as it helps with my balance.[/quote]
you are lucky you didn’t get hurt. i would have liked to have seen this however. i’m a big fan of C & P<<<been doing hanging C&P (which i was told the hanging part i was doing was almost an RDL…whatev…it’s a big move using lotsa body parts…i like it. and pressing 60 over the head is a good thing.
haa haaa! now i’ve learned what a “push press” is. can’t answer you on that one, though. i try to do my hanging C&P with a clean press. if i’m fatigued, i do more of a push thing. which is still some good stuff, IMO.
Oly lifting allows use of the whole body, I think. I use to clean and jerk, so it was a split stance and a lot of leg drive to jerk the bar up. I didn’t clean and do a strict press (no leg drive).
Doesn’t really answer your question, though, does it?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Oly lifting allows use of the whole body, I think. I use to clean and jerk, so it was a split stance and a lot of leg drive to jerk the bar up. I didn’t clean and do a strict press (no leg drive).
Doesn’t really answer your question, though, does it?[/quote]
I guess that must be why they rempved it from olympic sports-lol. In that case I claim my 100lbs c&p from a while back as legit (it was a pushpress) unless someone proves the contrary
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
Its great when you start figuring out your form issues and then watch them take effect, no? I’m glad you’re seeing improvements.
Also good on ya with the pullups!! Its totally the small victories :)[/quote]
I keep thinking 2 steps forward 1 step back- but just getting the hang of squating back deep has helped with the clean portion quite a bit. I’m anxious to see how I handle 95-100lbs again.
T - when I fell on my butt I didn’t like sprawl out, I just lost my balance from a deep squat and ended up sitting back on my butt which wasn’t too hard to get back into squat position from considering I was only using 60 lbs - not sure how that would have turned out with 100lbs. I’m not going to think about that for now. lol
135lbs 5x1 - warm up
185lbs 5x1
205lbs 5x1
225lbs 5x1 - these felt way easier than last time - added sets
275lbs 2x1 - PR
225lbs 5x1 - added sets still easy
295lbs 2x1 -PR yeah baby!
315lbs 1x1 PR! - ugly but fuck damn pulled twice my weight! - I’m owning it. That’s 6 fucking 45lbs plates on mah bar! lol - ok 'nuff gloating now. Actually tried for a second go - had lift off but no lockout out.
295 - no go, too tired at this point.
225lbs 5x1 - easy
185lbs 1x5, 1x3, 1x3 - went for reps to work on my grip issues.
the main point for me tonight was learning to use my butt and legs - not just my upper body to pull the load. Also tried placing the bar in different places in my hand - skin keeps pinching in the bar.
supper: a full cup of oates, 2 scoops of pp and piles of raspberries - my body needs those tonight.
went to the gym half assed - not feeling and turned out stellar. Goes to show you never know until you have that load in your hands.
Cheers
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First of all, that is the most delicious and satisfying sounding post workout dinner.
Secondly, you speak the truth. I cannot count the times I have went to the gym feeling shitty, pessimistic, and weak and then once I got into my warmups all my worldly problems dissipate and I’m able to set new PRs. Sometimes my shittiest life days result in my best gym days.
Those are some heavy ass rack pulls. Keep up the good work.
Way to go on the rack pulls! Where were you pulling from (above or below the knee)?
[quote]nlmain wrote:
Also tried placing the bar in different places in my hand - skin keeps pinching in the bar.
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I used to have that problem too, and I think it was because I was trying to place the bar too far into my palms, if that makes any sense. When the weights got heavy, and the bar started slipping, there was a lot of hand for it to slip through. Now I let the bar rest in the crooks of my fingers, and grip like hell, which works better for me.
i’m a big fan of C & P<<<been doing hanging C&P (which i was told the hanging part i was doing was almost an RDL…whatev…it’s a big move using lotsa body parts…i like it. and pressing 60 over the head is a good thing.