Blue you’re awesome! You’re right about my breathing. So take a belly full of air but don’t exhale until coming out the hole? And don’t fill the chest with air, just puff it out?
Hey Soldog. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m assuming you mean the jerk at the top of the movement. I’ll definetely do that, thank you.
I’ll get the vid from the side. For now I can say that I do arch my back rather than rounding since I believe that that is the proper form and if I tried to round my back and lift that, then my back would have spasmed and you would have seen me drop to the floor
Thanks N! Not one of my shining moments, especially the blowfish face part, but I appreciate it haha
Decided to do leg day again, for many reasons which will be boring to discuss.
Leg Ext
50 x 10 x 3
Squats
95 x 10
135 x 5 x 4 **Vid
155 x 2, 3
Didn’t max today. I had a vid of 155 but I had to delete it to make room for the DL vid.
I also forgot to take off my sneakers so I apologize. I hate squatting/ DLing with sneakers, but I always forget to take them off for the first couple sets of squats.
Snatch DLs
95 x 10
135 x 8
155 x 5
185 x 1 x 2 **Vid
Seated Leg Press
210 x 15
240 x 15
260 x 15
280 x 15
Prone Leg Curl
60 x 12
70 x 10
80 x 5
90 x 3
I didn’t write down everything (as usual) but I’ll see what I remember.
Let’s see, I did GMs, hip adductions, standing calf raises (3 sets high reps, 3 sets low reps) and ab stuff like hanging leg raises, cable crunches, some ab machine that the dude I was working with apparently does a lot. I must say that I like it though.
Oh and Seated Leg Curls FST-7. I knew I was missing something.
Oh, let me try to explain why I looked at the BB after the DL like it teased me or something… it just kind of teetered when I picked it up because I was careless and didn’t have my hands equal distance apart. So there, that explains my expression.
I’ll second what nlmain said and add - you’re a super cutie! nice avi too…yummy!
I’m not an expert on form, so I am in no place to critique. But I will say, squat looked good. You got nice and deep there. I don’t even know what a snatch DL is, so yeah…plus I pull sumo so I think there’s different mechanics involved. I’ll let the others chime in there.
And like Blue said, I also found that taking a big breath before before lowering into the squat (as well as pulling on the DL and pushing on the bench) helped me a ton! Helps keep the cohr (as we say in NYC) nice and tight.
I would say on the DL Nikki, it’s a great lift, but watch your ass rise in that video before the bar moves. Try to start your pull from there, so your ass and bar start moving at the same time. I used to do it a lot, but have fixed it by just setting up differently. Still, nice damn pull
Thanks Maschy and N, the BB did touch the rail thingies each time so I’m proud of that.
Baboon, even though my DLs aren’t perfect, I still love your encouragement
Okizay Inky, I understand. Someone on another forum tried to tell me that but she said it weird, but you said it better. I’ll try my best to remember that whenever I DL again.
I guess what I do is two points (straighten knees, then pull bar up) when it should be just one fluid motion. Gotcha.
Didn’t go to the gym today. Said that I’ll work out from home but depression is starting to kick in and then I didn’t even want to do that. So I bribed myself with pancakes postworkout if I just did something short.
Pull ups (Just practicing, didnâ??t really count)
Rack chins 4 x 10
Inverted rows 4 x 8
DB One-arm Rows 30 x 15 x 3
Bent-Over DB Rows 20 x 15 x 3
Incline DB Press 20 x 15 x 3
BW Dips 3 x 5
Upright Rows 15 x 15 x 3
OHP 15 x 15 x 3
L-Laterals 15 x 15 x 3
Band Pull Aparts 15 x 3
Maybe I’ll do arms tonight or tomorrow. I don’t know.
But I do know that my pancakes are yummy
i love that you bribed yourself with PWO pancakes for getting in “something short.” nice work as usual. your volume is crazy and i likes it. i never had the chance to jump in that convo that was going on a ways back in regards to all the stuff you do. my .02 cents: you are young, injury free and you enjoy it. do what makes you feel good and what gives you results, you have a long training life ahead of you.
and now i see that you got in a second workout…you biatch. now i must go do a 2nd session of cardio…but it’s 103 out right nowand i’m not sure i wanna go ride…on my real bike or the one in the garage…
I was gonna mention keeping that breath in your stomach and abs “puffed out” but someone mentioned that.
I was gonna mention keeping your butt from rising by itself when you initiate the deadlift, but someone mentioned that…
So… instead… I’ll just say keep up the good work!!! you have a great body and a cool attitude from what I can judge from your posts… I also like your avatar
Thanks T. I guess my ‘something short’ looks a bit off haha. But there was minimal rest; I get kind of antsy when I’m at home training. Probably since there’s no one to talk to but my 2 dogs who want to jump on my chest when doing inverted rows or something.
I figure that I never dread my workouts and I’m continuing to progress and eat/rest well so no fears with my long workouts. Thanks for the encouragement Love
You can always bribe yourself with pancakes if you get that second session in haha
Aww, I still appreciate the advice Shane; believe me, I need the tips drilled in well.
Thank you, you’re such a sweetie
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
Blue you’re awesome![/quote]
No, you are.
[quote] You’re right about my breathing. So take a belly full of air but don’t exhale until coming out the hole? And don’t fill the chest with air, just puff it out?
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Yep, you got it! Keep that belly full of air, keep your abs braced outwards, and keep your chest up high in the hole. When you’re coming out of the hole, you might find it helps to keep your air until you get through your sticking point, and then exhale forcefully to help you through the last of the lift, if that makes sense.
(Please, someone correct me if I’m not explaining that well, I’m by no means an expert!)
Excellent depth on that most recent squat vid! And nice looking snatch deads, although as someone else mentioned, your hips seem to be rising a little fast… you want to try to get your hips and shoulders rising at the same pace, so it’s more of a hip extension rather than a back raise type of motion.
Hey Nikki, can’t watch the vids from work, but also on the DL be sure you’re pulling that bar in and up, ride it up your legs, my training partner has a time (both squats/dl) on her butt coming up first, she always blames it on her anterior tilt.
Avi…way to sit back, but the erector’s are looking good too!
Thanks Blue, I must remember that.
And you look hella cute in your new avvie <3
Thanks power, I have to drag the bar along my shins/legs. Ugh, looks painful, but gotta be done.
That’s the only reason I like my avvie actually, I love how my back is looking
Just finished my last workout for a while.
Quick at home thing.
15 OH Squats with 15 lb DB
Superset (SS) with 20 Hindu Squats
X3
8 Pistol Squats left leg
8 Pistol Squat right leg
SS- 16 Jump squats
X3
