[quote]coyotegal wrote:
Lol the only reason I see mine is because i have big veins. You should see my forearms and hands after lifting or if i am hot…sometimes i like it sometimes i don’t…my hubby doesn’t at all,he thinks it’s because of my weight lifting, i don’t think so tho.
Whateva…[/quote]
Vascularity is sexy so just keep on poppin it!
Also about the bench press, it’s too bad at the meets they don’t have benches the proper height for us vertically challenged ones.
I suggest you bench press at the meet in platform heels!
I am super super super vascular in my arms (forearms esp) and shoulders. I think its pretty bada** but at times it can be a bit embarrassing, got to take the bad with the good though. Btw it has almost nothing to do with lifting weights for me, granted it is more pronounced now than before I lifted but I have always always been that way. Gots to just live with it
Some people live their whole life and never see their veins that way - we are just gifted!!!
[quote]n8tive wrote:
I am super super super vascular in my arms (forearms esp) and shoulders. I think its pretty bada** but at times it can be a bit embarrassing, got to take the bad with the good though. Btw it has almost nothing to do with lifting weights for me, granted it is more pronounced now than before I lifted but I have always always been that way. Gots to just live with it
Some people live their whole life and never see their veins that way - we are just gifted!!! [/quote]
It might be worth thinking about a depth marker for your squats. I’ve been reading some stuff on boards lately that seemed to suggest that turnaround points can be fairly training specific and hard to learn a new one when you are used to an old one (so learning a higher turnaround point can be just as hard as learning a lower turnaround point). But there are people who know much (much much much) more about this than me…
lol YAY for us ‘veiny’ gals Just think of all the platelets and blood we could donate
Alexus~ yeah thats a good idea…I have been thinking about that. I know that just lowing the weight will help alot too…sometimes I gotta go backwards to be able to go forwards
Deads~
5x170
5x195
5x225
Here is a vid of 5x225. Lol dont ask me what I am doing at the beginning, I didn’t realize I roll the bar around that much!! XD For some reason I was nervous about trying the 5 reps at that weight and it got my adrenaline going! Oh and I just love how my gut sticks out more than my boobs now!! But on a serious note…I see that I am letting my back round…anything else you guys can see?
DE box squats~
12 sets of 2 reps @ 105#
Goodmornings
8x105
8x115
8x115
Pistols 4x10 ea. leg holding the trusty 10# plate
Single arm DB rows 4x6 with 40’s
DB Shrugs 3x15 with 30’s. These make my neck feel tight…I better read up on proper technique, I doubt that is normal.
Todays workout was a tough one! I am all pooped out
I also have to work some cardio back into my routine. I am just not sure where I am gonna stick it yet?
First I want to say it�¢??s great to see you make some vids like you back in the day at Mens Health forums. That vid is was an awesome display of determination with some attitude.
Those BIG WHEEL ab roll outs you do at the start make me feel so inadequate with my puny little 8�¢?? set. I now see I must upgrade.
Well about the lift, obviously you are rounded too much in the thorasic portion of the spine. The Romans taught us long ago about the strength of an arch but for humans we transfer load better if the vertebrae are in line.
I thought girls had lots of natural lordosis of the spine, so keeping a flat back is generally easier for them than guys.
From what I see, the biggest helper for you would be to start with the hips much lower.
You will need to get considerable lift out of the quads anyway so getting in a squat position will set the back straight. You are starting the lift with too much emphasis on the lumbar region with the hips so high. You must not start the lift with the elbows flexed either. If you start flexed like that you risk tearing a bicep tendon, especially in the arm with the underhand grip. It is like trying to curl that 225# on that one side. The arms should not be involved in the pull, they are merely hooks that transmit the power of your body to the bar.
When you set up the dead lift you must think of:
Chest up
Butt down
Arms straight with elbows locked
Those are the three basics to a good lift.
I also suggest you move down to a bare bar and practice picking up the empty bar off the floor. Set up a side mirror check your set up.
Remember, you must keep the back flat.
Let’s practice those three basics and then post another video later to see it looks then. OK?
As strong as you already are, it wont be long before you are moving that big metal with perfect form.
I think I see what you are saying. I am getting it off the ground with my back first instead of pushing into the ground with my feet.
I wish I could have gone to see my dude today but the weather was bad, I had wanted to save my deadlift day for him to pick apart…last time I was there the heaviest we had went was 185…he said the heavier you go the more your body will start to break down in little ways.
I dont get the arm part? Are you sure it just doesnt look funny coz of the mixed grip I had?
[quote]coyotegal wrote:
I think I see what you are saying. I am getting it off the ground with my back first instead of pushing into the ground with my feet. [/quote]
Exactly! Thats a good analogy
[quote]coyotegal wrote:
I wish I could have gone to see my dude today but the weather was bad, I had wanted to save my deadlift day for him to pick apart…last time I was there the heaviest we had went was 185…he said the heavier you go the more your body will start to break down in little ways.
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It’s also somewhat neurological too. The muscles are not firing in the right sequence to work in concert. In this case the stating position with the butt so high is causing the posterior group to do it all on the liftoff when the quads should be more involved. The hamstrings and glutes should be more dominant at the mid point and finish of the lift.
What I mean about the arms is most noticeable in rep 3, the bicep appears loaded going going to the lift. The arms should be straight with elbows locked BEFORE takeoff.
Sorry if I am giving information overload here.
Let’s focus on chest up butt down first and the rest may take care of itself.
[quote]coyotegal wrote: I feel embarrassed that I suck so bad [/quote]
No CG you don’t suck! You work hard and you really apply yourself to achieving.
Would you like to see a video of me sucking at deficit dead lifts where I am standing on 5 inch blocks to go waaay deep?
I was also arching the back, especially lumbar spine.
I received lot’s of advice on that one too, ha ha.
There really is nothing like getting help in person. If I were there I know in a few minutes and a couple of cues , we could get you pulling at least 200# up in perfect form.
Next one will be better Thanks for the encouragement!..I WILL get it And I will work it so that Tuesdays training with an instructor matches up with dead day…he can hopefully give me some cues. And I hope to gawd I can control myself and not rock the bar like that! HAHA!!! Has a trainer ever fired a client for being freaky??? Ah, its all a learning game eh?
[quote]coyotegal wrote:
Next one will be better Thanks for the encouragement!..I WILL get it And I will work it so that Tuesdays training with an instructor matches up with dead day…he can hopefully give me some cues. And I hope to gawd I can control myself and not rock the bar like that! HAHA!!! Has a trainer ever fired a client for being freaky??? Ah, its all a learning game eh? :)[/quote]
Your Olympic bar abs roll out is a new one and could become quite popular in the mainstream. Just market it as a toning exercise.
I haven’t heard of an instructor firing a client, however, I have been fired for giving people DOMs.
Then there was the one woman who fired me for making her butt bigger.
I’ve fired a client once. I know a few trainers who have. Some just aren’t worth the money.
And your deads look fine. You have good speed. Most anyone maxing out is going to have that slight curve. I’ve never seen lifters in real life freak about form as much as you girls in this forum. lol. Add weight!
Your dls are super explosive. You killed that set and I am so very jealous. I want to rep 225 like that! Also, your body is killer. Thanks for posting the video.
as a point I would add that it seems like the bar has to travel over your knees… not sure how you can do that more smoothly? I must have had too much wine cause I’m not sure if I make sense. I’ll vid my deads for the first time this week and see what they look like.
Just think of all the platelets and blood we could donate 
I feel embarrassed that I suck so bad