My Baby Got Sauce

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Cal: Agreed, this whole thing is a head game, that’s what makes it so rewarding, or challenging.

Kouba: I know, what a crock, right? The gym was really empty and the only guy near me didn’t speak English, so when someone whom I trust edwouldn’t let me eat iron walked by, I jumped on it and didn’t get the video. I’ve been stretching out my legs so they can fit under me better, with feet flat. Ouch.

Snap: I had just read through the rule book and missed that point, thanks. Shoot.

Brute: Thank you for the encouragement. I am sure they are equally as nice here, it seems all the PLers I’ve come in contact with are. It’s just an intimidating experience going into it, ya know?

Matty: Come over here, real close. Nope, a little closer…closer…SMACK. I feel like you deserved that. And thanks about the arch, doing bridges from the age of 3 on did give me multiple stress fractures in my back, good to see it’s good for something now. WIN. :wink:

Kristoph: Glad to see that beefy man in blue staring me down in my log again, missed ya! And I’m ok with country…but I challenge you to go for a max lift listening to that. Hard to imagine a scary man yelling at you to lift weight when there’s some twangy voice singing about his dead dog’s girlfriend cheating on him with his wife’s uncle. (heh?)

Spock: Ha! I’m not that…have you read any of the Janet Evanovich novels? Lula is a giant black woman in those books, maybe that’s why you had it in your head.

Mainy: Yes, that’s going to be tough, hopefully I’ve caught it early enough to have made too nasty of a habit.

Mini: Thanks, and that video is great. I’ve learned in the past not to judge my own challenges by someone else’s. It’s still your experience and it’s still a struggle. It is good to use it for perspective though.

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Squatting:

Barx10
65x5
85x5
135x3
**SS box jumps

160x5
180x3
200x1
210x1
215x1
edit: no 220-i should start writing stuff down IN the gym. hmph.

Accessory:
Front squats
Pistols
GHR
Incline sprints

**I’m feeling really discouraged with squats lately. They look ok on video (but slow), but I’m really struggling with the weight once I get to the singles. Accessory work even feels more difficult, like my legs have lost their spunk. I’m not sure if this is the change to following the 5/3/1 for powerlifters…maybe my legs respond better to higher reps at a lower %. It seems the more I train like a “powerlifter,” the weaker my squats are getting.
I’m planning on a Portillo’s beef this weekend, maybe that will help me find the squat magic again.

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Just catching up in here. Benching looked awesome.

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ddot: Thanks for stopping in. I’ve been in extreme lurker mode in your log, perhaps it’s time to come out of my hiding spot.

Squatting video, since I’m a paranoid polly about depth. And no, it’s not in slow motion.

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I think I asked you in PM, but what do you mean when you say you hit the rack with your weight? Like, the weights hit those side bars at the bottom of your squat? If so, that won’t matter at a meet since you aren’t using a power rack. Can’t tell exactly where you grip from your vids, but I think having the rack in would prevent you from gripping it normally. Rack out!

Also, watched that bench vid… and it’s taking some willpower to not comment inappropriately about your lower back arch.

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Your depth is sweet on these…way to get that last rep without “folding”

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more vids!!

I’d say work at being more explosive at a bit lower weight than last one. Just focus on squeezing your butt and boom.

I’m a slow poke under squat tension too which is no good when you hit the heavier stuff.

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YAY! I saw your squat workout and I was glad to see the accompanying vid. Thanks for that! I’m all up in people’s squat form now, since I have no idea what I’m doing, lol! (so to all, please show me how you back squat! kthnx)

This made me laugh, btw: “the more I train like a “powerlifter,” the weaker my squats are getting” Maybe because, you’re, you know, pushing heavy weight??? HAH! Anyways, I’m guessing its also just taxing on body, no? Maybe you need more recovery time?..

Anyways, I don’t know what you mean by slow - slow going up? Slow going down? You appear to me to drop pretty fast (i’m slow going down, like painfully slow), and on the way up you seem to be going at a fairly normal speed…lol! I don’t know, girl, I think your squats are fucking magnificent. I’d do anything for your squats, so I’m the last person that should opine.

And great benching! Seriously, fantastic.

You rock, mama!

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It’s like Vid central in here…

Good depth on those squats.

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I’m going to agree with Maschy; it’s a different experience for your body doing the higher percentage lifts and your body is taking time to adjust to that. That sounds like some fancy food you’re going for this weekend (but that is a total guess :D), that can’t hurt. :slight_smile: And if nothing else after you give the heavier weights for lower reps their due time you’ll know how they work for you relative to a lower percentage/higher volume approach. :slight_smile:

Paranoid Polly, I’m Reassuring Rico and it’s nice to meet you. firm handshake You have absolutely no need to worry about your squat depth- if anything it looks like you could come up with them just a wee bit. Good looking lift you’ve got there. nod

And ‘I’ challenge ‘you’ to get a max lift to contemporary christian or golden oldies! grin These are not, by the way, arbitrary picks. They’re some of the top choices for lifting at certain hours at my place. laugh

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This is my first visit.
Holy crap there is a lot of strong and cute in here!

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Really nice depth! Im not sure what you mean about slow motion it looked pretty fast to me. I am curious as to your bar placement (high or low) and stance…please keep the vids coming looking damn good! Were you possibly doing any Pelvic Floor exercises? :slight_smile:

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[quote]scj119 wrote:
I think I asked you in PM, but what do you mean when you say you hit the rack with your weight? Like, the weights hit those side bars at the bottom of your squat? If so, that won’t matter at a meet since you aren’t using a power rack. Can’t tell exactly where you grip from your vids, but I think having the rack in would prevent you from gripping it normally. [/quote]

I took your statement to mean you bang the weights on the rack when walking out, which is what I do. Unless you grip wide, which I can’t tell from your vids, you shouldn’t have any problems with racks in. But I’d definitely experiment with this before you specify it at a meet.

There’s nothing wrong with your squat speed. You’re slow coming up on the latter sets because you’re a relatively small girl lifting a tremendous amount of weight. The speed of the ascent shows you’re nearing your max and pushing through it. By second and third attempts at a meet, no one ascends from their squats fast unless they’ve set their numbers too low.

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[quote]Kristoph wrote:
You have absolutely no need to worry about your squat depth- if anything it looks like you could come up with them just a wee bit. [/quote]
I would advise against this since you’re competing USAPL.

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^^ And she knows more than me! I’m happy to be a foil for more knowledgeable people. :slight_smile:

(this is meant with the utmost sincerity by the way, I know the internet could make it sound like sarcasm)

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How in the holy hell did I get four pages behind? Well the good news is I got a pep talk via osmosis LOL.

Lula you are CRAY CRAY strong like srsly fur rlsy.

You lift my goal lifts!

I am available to contribute should spray tanning or panties come up again :slight_smile:

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[quote]giterdone wrote:
This is my first visit.
Holy crap there is a lot of strong and cute in here![/quote]

she was OURS first!! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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[quote]kpsnap wrote:

[quote]Kristoph wrote:
You have absolutely no need to worry about your squat depth- if anything it looks like you could come up with them just a wee bit. [/quote]
I would advise against this since you’re competing USAPL.[/quote]

sounds like a bunch of god damn Nazi’s with the USAPL. will need to look up the rules. feet flat on the floor for benching? wtf is that shit. lol

if squat form/depth was the only way of physical/emotional attraction, then my life would be complete. I will keep saying it, your squats are phenomenal. that’s a good amount of weight on your small frame. of course they are going to be slow when going maximal. only way to help it, is years of dynamic effort work to get those fast twitch muscles really going.

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Koub you are funny. Agreed Lula’s squats are pretty. How do you stand up so straight and tall with that heavy weight on your back? I mean it never looks heavy. I love it.

Sweet bench arch too.

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SCJ: Save your willpower for that diet you’re on, I don’t offend easily. Or just use the words of our beloved Salt N Pepa: I wanna shoop.

HARA: Thank you for stopping in and the kind words. You could see the thought bubble above my head too aye? (do NOT fold do NOT fold)

Mainy: Squeeze my butt and boom-that’s exactly the kind of cueing that works for me, thanks. Also, chicks before dicks, that’s how it goes, right?! :smiley:

Maschy: Your posts crack me up…thanks for pointing out the obvious that I so often miss—I seem to forget that it actually is a significant amount of weight and wonder why it’s hard. And LADY, i DO NOT believe that you don’t know anything about squat form. Look directly to the left of your post. There. That’s it. And I just felt slow on the way up. A little hitch in my giddyup, yaknow?

DDot: Video>words. I try to stay to the left of the > sign, generally speaking.

Kristoph: Pretty sure Michael W. Smith can get down with the best of them! Challenge…ACCEPTED! Thanks Reassured Rico :smiley: (oh and stop being a sarcastic asshole in my log, mkay? Nothing but peace and love in here) ;D

Git: I see a lot of strong and shmexy in your avi! Thanks for stopping in, don’t look too closely, there’s a lot of tomfoolery amongst the training.

Matty: Less is more, in terms of how much I think about what I’m doing. Pretty much I think lift the weight, bend the knees, straighten the knees. And yes, I train the pussy fat every day, or it’s likely to get out of hand and no telling what will happen. By the by, you are far kinder than I would be in that situation. I might have responded more along these lines:

Snap: I’ll experiment with the racks, hopefully before the I have to compete…but I don’t grip wide, so I think it would be fine…plus hitting the weights on the side really throws me off. And, Queen of Squat Depth: I am most definitely listening to your words of advice on the squats. I’d much rather be too low than cutting it short. As always, I appreciate your advice, I’ll be looking for more of it as I get closer.

Hallowed: Actually, the panty and tanning conundrum never did get answered, so be warned, you’re on call. MWAH

Kouba: The atmosphere you described sounds exactly like my old gymnastics meets. I was a club girl, so it’ll be like coming home. And ha! I wish men who were attracted to squat depth existed in real life.

Nadia: Thank you–love your new avi by the way! It feels heavy but I love that you say it doesn’t…and I don’t know how to stay upright, I try to think of keeping my chest tall through the squat?!