Corn is a grain, peas and beans are legumes (as are peanuts). Carrots are definitely vegetables but root veggies (like carrots, beets and potatos) are starchier than leafy veggies.
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if it tastes good it counts as something bad LOL
When I say ‘unlimited vegetables’ on my lil fake meal thing up tthere um I’m really just talking lettuce and cellery… some cooked squash which I do like, broccolli, zucchini, string beans… i don’t bother counting any of them if I add a cup to bulk out a meal.
I need some shoulder help, everyone. I’ve become aware that I’m “hitching” and bending and swinging and using various other tricks to get the weights up on my lateral raises, especially the bent ones. The result is I am using back and traps too much.
I want monstrous and healthy delts. I do bb and db militaries, bent laterals, side laterals, front raises. Any tips or links for improving my form and really recruiting the right parts of the shoulders?
Thanks!
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
I need some shoulder help, everyone. I’ve become aware that I’m “hitching” and bending and swinging and using various other tricks to get the weights up on my lateral raises, especially the bent ones. The result is I am using back and traps too much.
I want monstrous and healthy delts. I do bb and db militaries, bent laterals, side laterals, front raises. Any tips or links for improving my form and really recruiting the right parts of the shoulders?
Thanks![/quote]
There’s some good shoulder saver stuff in Mobility for Old Farts - Over 35 Lifter - Forums - T Nation
I really like the Newer YTLW that’s towards the end of the thread and Robertsons shoulder savers. When mine are feeling off I do those.
YTWLs are awesome, my shoulders had been bothering me but they are feeling normal again.
So are you guys thinking it’s lack of mobility that is causing me to lose form? I had neglected that because I wasn’t having any pain, but that’s a good thought. I’ll try some of the shoulder savers.
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
So are you guys thinking it’s lack of mobility that is causing me to lose form? I had neglected that because I wasn’t having any pain, but that’s a good thought. I’ll try some of the shoulder savers.[/quote]
Even if it’s not lack of mobility, the movements help with activation too. I feel like shoulders are one of those things that took me a while to pick up cues for. Ball joints are hard to think about stabilizing and the mobility movements help you cue into those muscles.
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actually, nevermind. lol!
Hey Masch! I was just coming to say I liked the idea–espec since I’m starting school soon and my dicking around time is going to take a turn for the worse.
undo delete!
QUESTION:
WHY da hell can I never figure out the best/most productive foot positoning for my bench? I have put them wide, close, far, tuked, whatever. It all feels the same. Which is lame because I never really get the sense that I am actually getting some decent leg drive.
TIPS?
I Am very short if that makes a difference?
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
QUESTION:
WHY da hell can I never figure out the best/most productive foot positoning for my bench? I have put them wide, close, far, tuked, whatever. It all feels the same. Which is lame because I never really get the sense that I am actually getting some decent leg drive.
TIPS?
I Am very short if that makes a difference? [/quote]
Have you tried putting your feet on plates? When I use normal gym benches, my leg drive is fine, but when I get onto a taller competition bench I found that having my feet on something makes a difference.
Everyone is different but the thing that I found works best for me is when I’m tucked on my toes and focus on trying to drive my heels down into the floor.
my best trick for leg drive: your butt needs to touch the bench but not rest on it. keep the lower part of your body in tension balanced on your legs.
I’m working on moving my legs back as much as a can: it creates a bigger arch. most pl get their big weights that way.
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
I need some shoulder help, everyone. I’ve become aware that I’m “hitching” and bending and swinging and using various other tricks to get the weights up on my lateral raises, especially the bent ones. The result is I am using back and traps too much.
I want monstrous and healthy delts. I do bb and db militaries, bent laterals, side laterals, front raises. Any tips or links for improving my form and really recruiting the right parts of the shoulders?
Thanks![/quote]
I FOUND THAT CABLE MOVEMENTS FOR MEDIAL,ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR DELTOID HEADS ARE FAR SUPERIOR THAN STANDARD DB EXERCISES.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
my best trick for leg drive: your butt needs to touch the bench but not rest on it. keep the lower part of your body in tension balanced on your legs.
I’m working on moving my legs back as much as a can: it creates a bigger arch. most pl get their big weights that way. [/quote]
OHMYGOD.
Well that settles it I have absolutely NO FUCKING CLUE how to bench press.
This suggestion is like revolutionary to me.
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]nlmain wrote:
my best trick for leg drive: your butt needs to touch the bench but not rest on it. keep the lower part of your body in tension balanced on your legs.
I’m working on moving my legs back as much as a can: it creates a bigger arch. most pl get their big weights that way. [/quote]
OHMYGOD.
Well that settles it I have absolutely NO FUCKING CLUE how to bench press.
This suggestion is like revolutionary to me.[/quote]
not everyone benches this way but if your willing to make it a full body exercise and bench as much as possible then leg drive is essential.
The bodybuilders in my gym say I cheat. lol. according to PL as long as a significant portion of ass is touching the bench then your legit, and as you are sporting a lovely bubble butt that gives you and advantage. It’s all about the results you want really.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]nlmain wrote:
my best trick for leg drive: your butt needs to touch the bench but not rest on it. keep the lower part of your body in tension balanced on your legs.
I’m working on moving my legs back as much as a can: it creates a bigger arch. most pl get their big weights that way. [/quote]
OHMYGOD.
Well that settles it I have absolutely NO FUCKING CLUE how to bench press.
This suggestion is like revolutionary to me.[/quote]
not everyone benches this way but if your willing to make it a full body exercise and bench as much as possible then leg drive is essential.
The bodybuilders in my gym say I cheat. lol. according to PL as long as a significant portion of ass is touching the bench then your legit, and as you are sporting a lovely bubble butt that gives you and advantage. It’s all about the results you want really.
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They call it cheating because they think it’s a chest exercise.
And thanks for the extra tips on the leg drive stuff. 
Thanks for the tips ladies! Very excited to try this stuff out.
That’s the cool thing about bench press, you can almost always tweak a lil something with your form to get out an extra rep or two!
The best trick I’ve learned is to think about pulling the bar apart. I use a narrower grip than most (about shoulder-width) because I ruined my rotator cuff doing loads of heavy benching using the old bodybuilder style (wide grip) when I was in my early 20s. The narrower grip uses more tri but it saves my shoulders a lot of grief.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
The best trick I’ve learned is to think about pulling the bar apart. I use a narrower grip than most (about shoulder-width) because I ruined my rotator cuff doing loads of heavy benching using the old bodybuilder style (wide grip) when I was in my early 20s. The narrower grip uses more tri but it saves my shoulders a lot of grief. [/quote]
thats true - rather than pushing the bar up and off the pins “try” to pull it apart. It really squeezes your shoulder blades together tightly.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
The best trick I’ve learned is to think about pulling the bar apart. I use a narrower grip than most (about shoulder-width) because I ruined my rotator cuff doing loads of heavy benching using the old bodybuilder style (wide grip) when I was in my early 20s. The narrower grip uses more tri but it saves my shoulders a lot of grief. [/quote]
thats true - rather than pushing the bar up and off the pins “try” to pull it apart. It really squeezes your shoulder blades together tightly.
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Huh. This is an interesting tip. I’ll have to test that one out.
I’ll def 3rd/4th/whatever, on the leg drive. Leg drive has saved my ass on the bench too many times to count. Tightening up the glutes and using leg drive is the only way I can dig deep when I have to push for the last few reps. If I were doing BBing style I would pin myself all the freaking time!