If you had to break something on your birthday, better your car than your damned shoulder again. I’ve done some stupid stuff to cars in my past (everyone who has hit a house, raise your hand!), but since I can’t even drive a manual I’ve never done that particular thing.
Good on you for benching despite the fear. How wonderful that it didn’t hurt ya.
All the cool kids drive sticks.
Doing things that don’t scare you is easy. Being afraid and still doing something is shows a persons character. Great going on the bench. BTW, reconsider any career that involves parking.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
reconsider any career that involves parking.[/quote]
I’m going to let that comment go. I’ve driven many standard transmission cars in my life and found that leaving the car in gear usually suffices. I wasn’t even on a big hill.
Much of my weekend was spent at my daughter’s gymnastics meet and my son’s hockey practices. My daughter scored a 9.1 on bars. Very good and the highest on her team. Just got my son’s schedule regarding hockey games and realize that my life, as I know it, is over. Luckily I enjoy hockey and am on the injured-reserve in terms of my own competitive life.
Squats today. I’ll finally be doing reps at my bodyweight. I’m expecting these to be grinders. Wish I were stronger here.
Good luck, I really respect you guys that have to fit your training around taking care of kids. Its got to be hectic.
My parking brake broke the other day, so I’ve been parking in gear constantly. I hate it!
As for why I drive a standard, it was cheaper and I wanted a cheap car (looks like I got that…), they are just a lot more fun, and I like being able to manipulate the gears to be zippier if I need to be in traffic.
Sounds like you and the family had a fun weekend full of sports. Congratulations to your daughter. We had 8 hockey games again this weekend. But only 4 this coming weekend. Piece of cake.
My wife taught me to drive a standard about 15 years ago, it is very hard to eat a cheeseburger and some fries whilst shifting, I think she wanted me smaller, I bought an automatic instead. You can’t stop my hunger you can only try to contain it. Congratulations on the shoulder being pain free that has to be a relief.
Today’s training:
Ended up being abbreviated from what I planned 'cause I ran outta time. Will have to tack some accessory work onto my training tomorrow.
Squat
10/45
5/75
5/95
5/5/110 FINALLY BODYWEIGHT! Last set was some work. Squatted to good depth – not too deep, in other words.
RDL
10/45
Deficit Sumo Deadlift
8/95
4/8/115 Got a sorry ass video of this that I may get brave and post. I look like shit. Both me and my form.
Good Morning
2/10/65
A sweet, young girl was waiting for the cage. So I vacated.
Congrats on getting a bodyweight squat! Onwards to greater things.
Don’t wuss out on the video. You know you want to.
Great job on the squat.
YEAH! bodyweight squat. you got me beat Snap - I can only rep my bw once or twice.
you just keep moving up there snapper! you’ll be fully back before you know it.
sorry about the vehicle - sometimes the gremlins come out of the woods here in the rockies
Please help me with my form.
First of all, you are looking very hawt. High-top chucks FTW!
You are squatting down WAY TOO LOW to grab the bar. See how your hips rise up in order to initiate the pull? That’s where your hips and butt should be to start. I know this, because I fight this battle myself. When you first grab the bar, only squat down just enough to allow you to grip the bar, but not a mm more.
Also, do you think you could be pulling the bar back more? I can’t tell from that angle.
I guess its no surprise that your foot and hand placements are exactly like mine.
You are cute as a button and have kick ass legs.
I would go a lot wider if you can. The nice thing about sumo is the reduction in the range of motion and it will bring you closer to the bar. You are doing the same thing I used to do and still do when I pull raw; treating it like a wide legged conventional and using a lot of back rather than hips and glutes. When you first start to pull, it looks like your knees are past your toes.
Congratulations to your daughter. It sounds like she’s found something that she really likes to do.
hips are rising too soon. start the lift by forcing the knees out.
i would take your stance out farther.
think about starting the lift by forcing the knees out and opening up the groin. bring the hips toward the bar, don’t let them drift back.
maybe think about doing sumos just to the knees until you get used to starting with knees out.
i have to second the hawtness:)
Thanks for the feedback on the video! It’s so helpful. If you think I look “hawt” in that video, I would say you need to get out more.
Since I am only pulling the 35s in that vid, I won’t have to drop as far to pull once I put the bigger plates on. I can get my feet all the way to the plates but seem to have no strength. My hips are hyper flexible and there’s no tension in the hole. I am going to post a pic to show what I mean.
Today’s training: Mostly rehabby stuff
Lying “L” External Rotation
3/12/3
A) Flat Bench DB Press
3/10/17.5
B) One Arm DB Row
3/10/17.5
A) Pecs on Pec Deck
3/10/40
B) Rear Delts on Pec Deck
3/10/20
A) Standing Hammer Curls
2/10/15
B) Tricep Kickback
2/10/12.5
Chins
4.5 Video to follow because I’m really, really proud of how I’m gaining
Seated Row
3/12/60
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Thanks for the feedback on the video! It’s so helpful. If you think I look “hawt” in that video, I would say you need to get out more.
Since I am only pulling the 35s in that vid, I won’t have to drop as far to pull once I put the bigger plates on. I can get my feet all the way to the plates but seem to have no strength. My hips are hyper flexible and there’s no tension in the hole. I am going to post a pic to show what I mean. [/quote]
Jesus thats flexible and I’m going to leave before I say anything other than thats impressive.
