[quote]giterdone wrote:
I don’t know shit about O-lifting. But your enthusiasm puts a smile on my face.
<— see, that’s me right now. [/quote]
Lol this is me too.
I just smile and nod.
You’re looking stellar to me Masch, your form can be hellterskelter for all I know.
You better not skip that rehab work!
Enjoy your Turkey Day.
Maschy videos! Yeah! So cute, are you.
I think the butt wink will go away if you don’t go quite as deep.
Git - If I can make you smile, then my job here is done
Hi Bre! HA! Thanks.
Pch - Well hello there! Missed you around these parts. It is my solemn promise to not skip the mobility etc. That I can asure.
Andy, you cutie, thanks for the vid! That’s some ridiculous weight you’re moving and your form is impeccable - looks awesome! I’ll be studying this for sure. And yes, let’s see those front squats! kthx!
Mainy - Love the hair flip! HAHAH! Ugh. Stretching seems so incredibly lame, but as I’m learning is imperative to good form. Sigh…And whatever girl, you may not be training pullups, but your bench is insane!
Mistress Nikki, I will not skip the rehab! And you’re right, my form is total helterskelter! HAHA! love that word.
Kimba, thank you!! I like being cute And i think you’re right, butt wink will absolutely go away if I don’t go too low. Unfortunately though I think I don’t have much choice! I think its ass to grass or get the fuck out from under the bar. Lol! I’m working on it via the flexibility route, and hopefully I can get some one on one coaching once I get to the Oly gym and see if we can get rid of the rounding all together.
Finally back in the gym after making sweet, sweet love to all sorts of carb-loaded goodies. I was hoping to use all this glycogen to fuel an intense leg workout. I believe I succeeded - not because the leg workout was particularly intense, but because after 2 weeks of being off the legs I feel incredibly deconditioned. Ah well…
Anyways, everything is still geared towards Oly-style so i was trying to be very wary of form. I realize the weights aren’t anything to write home about, but this was seriously challenging for me. face palm
Foam roalling, mobility, hammie rehab
Front loaded squats - 10x10, 2x10x15, 10x10
Front squat - 5x65, 8x65, 5x75, 2x5x85 < kept the clean grip throughout, so that’s good
Bulgarian split squats (BB) - 3x10x65 < was supposed to do 4 sets but the hammie was acting up
BB jump squats - 15x45, 15x55, 15x65 < lost steam for the 4th set
2 mins jump rope followed by 2 rounds of prisoner squats (2x) < my legs were hating me at this point
Butt workout
Streeeeeetch < as Bre says 
And that was it! I’m still surprised that this was so challenging for me, but as they say, c’est la vie. I’m icing the hammie now before hitting the showers, so hopefully that will further aid in recovery.
I also realize that I may have spoken too soon re: playing in next weeks game. Ahh Mascherano, ever the optimist.
Tomorrow I’m going to try for some light cardio and other resistance work before hitting pilates. Today its cold and gray in Broketown, the perfect day to stay home and watch EPL
Oh and Andy, somehow I missed the link you posted a while back - the Pendelay beginners workout. Um…that’s pretty awesome looking!! THANKS!!
Ack! and I also realize you and Coyote meant “keep elbows up” as in the clean grip for the front sqwatz, and i replied re: my back squats…I suck at Internets!!! But anyways, i did just that today, so we’re good. I’ll try that next time I do the front squat push press and see what happens.
Sorry for all the text peeps!
I love that word too, but I wasn’t saying that your form is. It looks amazing to me, you can do an Oly comp right now I’m sure
Jump rope followed by prisoner squats… you masochist.
Don’t put yourself down about the weight, your workouts… along with vids ;)… take my breath away. My shoulders will be too lazy to even do the front loaded squats.
You also challenge me with the BB jump squats. I was too much of a baby to up the weight on them my last workout, so now I have to do 65# like you.
Thanks for that push. <-----Sarcasm.
I am fairly certain that I (with a completely fine hammie and not deconditioned) couldn’t have made it through that workout. NICE JOB! I need to go google “jump squats” now.
Nik - Thanks girlie. I needed to hear that. Its certainly a humbling experience to log amongst the company of all you powerful women, but everybody’s got to start somewhere, right?
Yay! I’m happy to inspire you. You actually pushed me to up the reps to 15. lol! Enjoy the quad burn…
HA! Kimba, i’m sure you would pulverise this workout! And no need to look em up, jump squats are just plain ol’ back squats where you basically jump - explosive type.
Hello Maschy.
So fun to visit and watch your vids. Great training, as always. Yeah, definitely get those elbows up in the front squat.
As Kimba said: So cute, you are.
Hey Snap! Thanks! And thanks for stopping by. Good luck with the meet!
So last night I visited the Oly gym to have a look around, wasn’t planning on working out but I brought my stuff just in case. Good thing I did because they had me learning the Snatch right away! It was so much fun, albeit incredibly overwhelming.
About the lift, well, its pretty technical. I get the feeling Oly lifting is one of those things where you shouldn’t overthink anything and just go with it. All the coaches were super excited that i was able to learn so quickly, but i think they were most excited that I was a girl and they need girls for their team. So i’m on the team by default of having a vagina. Score!
Of course the head coach looked at me and said “you’ve clearly lifted before” which prompted me to pull out my guns, and this brought lots of cheers and awkward commentary. Double score!
At any rate, I worked up to a 32kg Snatch, which is about 70lbs. So this is really exciting! My upper back and arms are pretty sore though.
Anyways, there is so much to tell, but I’ll try to be brief. All the coaches, there are three of them, are these hilarious middle aged men and half the time I couldn’t tell whether they were talking to me in jest, making a sexual innuendo or giving me a cue. But me with my daddy issues, this can only be a good thing.
There’s a lot to learn, the lifts as well as the platform etiquette, so who knows where this will take me and how long it will take me to get there…where ever there is…but I’m just going to roll with it and enjoy the process. They know I’m a soccer player and told me this would be a great way to transfer power onto the field. And when I asked if Oly lifting would make my traps too big, the coach said, “no, but you’re ass is going to look GREAT!” lol! Good times.
I need to figure out what my schedule is going to be like and how to fit in my other lifting - the upper body work, conditioning and soccer - without putting a total hurting on my body.
Forward ho!
sounds like a lot of fun!
DCA from the old folks home is starting on the Oly lifts too and when I asked him what his cues were he said the same thing you did - it’s more a feeling, a continuous movement.
more power and a killer ass. what more could you ask from santa this year?
That sounds awesome Masch! Good for you, you’re going to dominate that sport.
GIRL do not worry about your traps getting too big. it more proportions than muscular development that give the “TRAPS” effect, I think. It has to do with the space between your neck and shoulders, the length or your neck, and where your traps are situated on your back.
I’ve never felt my traps look to big because they’re situated lower and further back on my back(then again I never do shrugs or rack pulls so maybe they are just not that developed), but then I have seen skinny chicks looking very traptacular due to the way their traps are shaped, having a long neck etc. I think they still look awesome though and a nice body is hot no matter where your traps lay, but ya. YOUR ASS!!!
I’m jealous about the snatch. I used to train Oly C&J all the time but never learned snatch cause I didn’t ever lift where I could drop the weights. Now with my shoulder . . . it’s unlikely that snatch is in my future.
Don’t worry about the traps. Like I said, I used to do cleans all the time and got to a decent weight for my size and never noticed my traps looking out of proportion. Of course, nothing on my upper body ever gets too big no matter what I do.
And I can totally relate to your experience with the “older male coaching.” My coach has become like a surrogate father to me. With sexual innuendo mixed in. Trust me. They never outgrow it.
Sounds fun and exciting! I don’t know anything about oly lifting so I’m looking forward to following along.
Yeah for dirty old men coaches. They’re the best! I can’t wait to see your snatch. (Sorry, but come one someone had to write that).
Awesome news, I’m glad you like the Oly gym.
I played around with a BB snatch and the empty bar is hard enough, so 70# is amazing.
You must have been wearing sweats or something and they couldn’t see, cuz your ass already looks great.
Mainy, I checked out DCAs log - Thanks for the rec! Well, I also asked Santa (mom) for Oly-lifting shoes, but apparently Olympic lifting goes against her aesthetic sensibilities. I mean, God forbid I end up getting HYOOGE! And then we wonder why I have “issues”.
Ink - Thanks!! I hope so.
Owlie! Thanks for dropping by! I hope you’re right mama…Fuck that! Actually i know you’re right. But its always the same with me. I got the Devil wagging his finger “You don’t want to get too big” and the angel shrugging “But you do want to get strong”. HA! I just gotta get over myself.
Snapper, the snatch is fun, but you’re right, you need a place where you can drop the bar. I can’t wait to learn C&Js, those look even more fun. HAH! That’s too funny about your coach! This will be an interesting experience, to say the least.
Hey LS! Thanks!
HAH! Nadia, yes, someone did have to say it.
Thanks Nikki! Doing the snatch is a good workout no matter how much is on the bar - so i’m glad you gave it a go.
And on the topic of wearing sweatpants and Oly lifting - All the guys that train at this gym train in basketball shorts or sweatpants and no joke, their junk was bouncing all over the place!! I felt like I was watching Barnum and Bailey’s Circus!! And what with all the hip-thrusting, and bar grazing, it was very distracting…I see now why singlets are mandatory.
Hi Maschy!!! Heard about the hammie…hope you’re taking good care of it.
Later.
back to irl
PS: Did you watch the Barca game??!!
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
Mainy, I checked out DCAs log - Thanks for the rec! Well, I also asked Santa (mom) for Oly-lifting shoes, but apparently Olympic lifting goes against her aesthetic sensibilities. I mean, God forbid I end up getting HYOOGE! And then we wonder why I have “issues”.
Ink - Thanks!! I hope so.
Owlie! Thanks for dropping by! I hope you’re right mama…Fuck that! Actually i know you’re right. But its always the same with me. I got the Devil wagging his finger “You don’t want to get too big” and the angel shrugging “But you do want to get strong”. HA! I just gotta get over myself.
Snapper, the snatch is fun, but you’re right, you need a place where you can drop the bar. I can’t wait to learn C&Js, those look even more fun. HAH! That’s too funny about your coach! This will be an interesting experience, to say the least.
Hey LS! Thanks!
HAH! Nadia, yes, someone did have to say it.
Thanks Nikki! Doing the snatch is a good workout no matter how much is on the bar - so i’m glad you gave it a go.
And on the topic of wearing sweatpants and Oly lifting - All the guys that train at this gym train in basketball shorts or sweatpants and no joke, their junk was bouncing all over the place!! I felt like I was watching Barnum and Bailey’s Circus!! And what with all the hip-thrusting, and bar grazing, it was very distracting…I see now why singlets are mandatory.
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Yeah - cuz getting hyooj just happens so easily… Weightlifting makes women tight-bodied and curvy in the right places, not big - unless they eat to become so.
Thanks for dropping in.
Hey-
so you made it to the club in queens?- nice.
sometimes out there they where big on shorts over the sweats-
loved the vid’s- I will go on a limb and say you need to put your grip out farther-
and when you rack the bar you should feel like your choking.
and get those elbows up-
but I think the boys in queens will get you there.
OTC- is out in colorado springs its olympic training center
NYAC is the east coast version
I am just starting to play with some o-lifts again.