nice work Kimba, I see you are rocking the fractional plates.
the knee wobble- have you tried doing different unilateral work to see which you suck at the hardest?
my right and left legs are different sizes. and I found different things
like pistols, stepups, BSS, reverse lunges, all helped expose what was wrong in my case.
I never really feel the fried chicken either I’m too yankee
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
I never really feel the fried chicken either I’m too yankee[/quote]
I’m with you, for me its all about anything that can be stuffed into a hero - meatball grinders or chicken parm…mmm…
I don’t do the OHP but I hear its tough stuff (which I suppose why I don’t do it…hm). Your training always makes so much sense Kimba, healthy is right!
This is called active rest?! HAHAH! oh goodness.
Lots of impressive training Kimba!
For your ‘out of the hole’ concerns you could:
as prev. mentioned-- use deficits, if you don’t have access to a decent platform…use 25# plates. They’ll give you approx. 4-5 inches of def.
you could also utilize the snatch grip DL, combining them with the speed-lift technique will def. teach your body explosiveness, IME. Just drop the weight, the benefits will more than compensate.
I personally thought your 171 sumo looked good. The first one had a bit of hitching–hips came up first, causing the slight rounding. BUT it wasn’t bad at all. Just keep thinking crush the ground! with your heels.
Looking very, very good!
Thats a good looking Tabata circuit you’ve got there, though I refused to do mountain climbers after all of the ones I did in boot camp.
N., I am trying to be smart about this. Just trying to lift heavier weights without hurting myself.
Owlie, I feel that way about OH press too. I go into that max rep thinking “I can do it” which quickly turns into…nope, no way.
kmc, my ART girl currently is having me do corrective 1-legged balance exercises which make perfectly clear that my left leg is the weak leg. I haven’t made much progress in correcting this yet, but at least I’ve got a plan that I’m working through.
Not being a Yankee (California FTW!) I am open to the idea of fried chicken. I just haven’t run into any really delicious specimens yet.
Mascherano, I always eat the inside of the hero/sub but rarely the bread part. Sacrelige! And yes, 8 rounds of Tabata takes so little time to complete that I consider it a rest day. It just takes the edge off sitting on my ass on a non-training day.
CD, deficit deads are a good suggestion because I’m very bad at them. Because the weight I lift is so little (relatively speaking) I can load the bar with only 10# plates or 25# plates and lower the whole situation by a few inches that way.
Joe, I can see why boot camp might have soured you on a few bodyweight exercises. Whereas, they are all new to me!
Just remember, you are getting stronger while not eatting at a caloric surplus. Thats a big achievement in and of it self.
I am with Joe, that’s really tough to do. Great work in here, Kimba.
Joe and Jack, thanks for pointing that out. It hadn’t occurred to me to think of things that way.
Today’s training was…different.
5/3/1 “Off the Reservation” Day
Squats (3 risers/step)
Bar 1 x 5
75# 1 x 5 ← all good
105# 1 x 5 ← bad pulling to the right and bad knee cave on last rep
85# 1 x 5 ← all good
Then, since I asked to work on the pulling situation, my trainer-guy made me do the following:
Pistol squats
BW 1 x 30 each leg
Bosu squats – I FELT LIKE A HUGE ASS STANDING ON THIS DISGUSTING THING
BW 1 x 30 or so
I protested that this stupid shitty thing was a piece of crap, but my gym has no balance board or other substitute for this, so I was stuck. Please don’t kick me outta here.
Step-ups with slow eccentric down.
BW 1 x 30 each leg
TRX Elevated pushups
1 x 20
These were easy
TRX I and Y Deltoid Raises
1 x 30 each exercise
TRX Inverted rows
1 x 40
also easy
TRX triceps extensions
1 x 20 or so – maybe more
Plank with feet in straps
1:15 before my lower back started to ache. I can do better
My wimpy-ass gym bought a TRX! I am very excited about this because I was thinking about buying one and now I don’t have to. Bobbi has some cool videos showing bad-ass TRX exercises which I’m going to check out again for ideas. Alot of these exercises were way too easy for me, so I’m going to have to figure out where the hard stuff is.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Just remember, you are getting stronger while not eatting at a caloric surplus. Thats a big achievement in and of it self.[/quote]
YES!! I envy your dietary discipline.
Good work on the squats!
And all that correctional work you’re doing there looks fantastic. 30 Pistol squats is killer! And the step ups with the slow eccentric down is actually a really great idea.
I laughed at the idea of you protesting about the bosu ball - haha! you’re such a badass.
Jealous about the TRX! you lucky beyatch.
Maschy, if I was really a badass I would’ve taken a sharp implement to the bosu and disabled it.
So, my monster mini-bands from EliteFTS came today. However, there was a little problem, in that one of the bands was a good 1/2 inch longer (folded, actual length discrepancy probably is an inch). It strikes me that this would be kind of a problem at the top of my deadlift, with one side getting more resistance than the other.
I called up EFS and they couldn’t have been nicer about it and are sending me out two new bands straight away. Maybe if the new bands don’t come in time for next deadlift day, I’ll try these out anyway. What the worst thing that could happen??
I’m trying to talk my gym into getting a TRX? That’s on my to-buy list for home as well!
That is a good point about getting stronger while not eating a ton… it’s a good point to prove that you can eat healthfully, stay lean AND get stronger!! GO YOU! 
Videos of the attack on the bosu ball please. I might have to get one of those TRX thingys.
Betty and Joe, I’ve only spent a limited amount of time on the TRX so take this with the appropriate grain of salt. So far it strikes me that this piece of equipment would be excellent for a metabolic circuit type of workout. I can also see using it for variations of core exercises like planks, and perhaps feet elevated pushups, mountain climbers, leg curls, etc.
Also, for high rep bodybuilding type stuff, this might be great. But for strength training? So far I don’t see it. At least not at my bodyweight.
hi kimba - sucks about the bands but nice that they are correcting the issue
you can do full pistols! you are my hero - I never get close to a good pistol. now i need to work on them again. just to see, of course…
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Betty and Joe, I’ve only spent a limited amount of time on the TRX so take this with the appropriate grain of salt. So far it strikes me that this piece of equipment would be excellent for a metabolic circuit type of workout. I can also see using it for variations of core exercises like planks, and perhaps feet elevated pushups, mountain climbers, leg curls, etc.
Also, for high rep bodybuilding type stuff, this might be great. But for strength training? So far I don’t see it. At least not at my bodyweight.[/quote]
I’m no expert, but it seems that once you start getting close to your strength limits at a given bodyweight, it helps to increase volume in accessory movements to keep all the little stuff strong and well-recovered. Your not going for PRs necessarily, but just keeping the machine oiled and ready between heavy sessions.
George, don’t be too impressed. Those pistols were to a bench. I can probably do one full pistol on my right leg, due to a past as a figure skater (sit spins) but that is it.
DCA, that makes alot of sense. I feel the strength limits closing in.
Just catching up; you are a smart lady - I respect that you are so attentive to your form and know when to back off and do the right thing. That will keep you healthy and ahead of the pack in the long run. You are still very strong; keep in mind how much (weight) you already move, celebrate the achievements too
pegg has some trx videos somewhere…
and what a bummer about the diff in your bands! I’ll go ksa on saturday while im there.
why u gotta fuck with my efriend, beeyatch?!
or maybe i wont mention it at all to the men who are almost all double my bodyweight…
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Just remember, you are getting stronger while not eatting at a caloric surplus. Thats a big achievement in and of it self.[/quote]
GREAT point sir!
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Maschy, if I was really a badass I would’ve taken a sharp implement to the bosu and disabled it.
So, my monster mini-bands from EliteFTS came today. However, there was a little problem, in that one of the bands was a good 1/2 inch longer (folded, actual length discrepancy probably is an inch). It strikes me that this would be kind of a problem at the top of my deadlift, with one side getting more resistance than the other.
I called up EFS and they couldn’t have been nicer about it and are sending me out two new bands straight away. Maybe if the new bands don’t come in time for next deadlift day, I’ll try these out anyway. What the worst thing that could happen??[/quote]
Do we really think that there is a significant tension differential with an inch length difference? There may be, but I would be surprised if the difference was all that significant.