Snap, something tells me that you too have some experience as the object of ass-staring in the gym. Certainly Alisa does.
[quote]owlie wrote:
I understand where you’re coming from. I am prone to existential crises myself. I’ve found the way to best deal with them is to engage in a task that you can become completely absorbed in, that you enjoy, and that reminds you of your humanity-or your physical existence. A good long run used to do the trick for me, but that could partially be due to the release of endorphins. I imagine sailing would be a wonderful way to cope, or hiking. Take some nature time when you get a chance. Could be you are just feeling a lot of pressure with the semester coming to a close.[/quote]
Great advice!
And Alisa, I agree with Snapper about resetting. I’ve very recently switched from touch and go to dead stop pulling, and so far it’s helped a LOT with back rounding. What I find helps is that it gives me a moment to take another big breath into my belly - I’d forget to do that with touch and go!
military press: 10@45, 5@55, 5@65, 5@75 (literally failed to get more reps.)
upright rows: 4x12@50
bradford press: 9/6/6@50
lat raises: 4x12@17.5’s
curls: 4x12@40
played some catch – I still can’t throw – and I’m going to go out and dance.
yeah for dancing- that counts as proper cardio fo sure!
Ooh dancing!! Can I come too? It’s been far too long since I’ve been dancing!
Nice military press! 5 at 75 lbs is awesome!
Just youtubed Bradford presses. They look cool. Might have to work them into my training. How do you like them?
i better go see what Bradford presses are as well. go dance your ass off…
well, make sure you bring it back with you. we’d hate to see it go!
They’re fun. They fry you, though.
I feel ridiculous only squatting once a week when my goal is to increase my main lifts. Today is squat day again and I’ll see if I’m any better; otherwise I’m starting to think I’ll never get caught up this way.
i disagree! i think squatting once a week is a good way to go, then you can go balls out!
Hey mama, I hope you’re feeling better. I’ve been going through a moment myself, so I feel for ya. Hang in there. I just always repeat - high times, dry times. We’re all allowed to feel bad sometimes, you WILL get through it.
Glad Snap chimed in on the DL conundrum. I do indeed take long resets, but I think that’s b/c as a newb my form is still incredibly iffy and I don’t have a feel for it yet. Plus, shit, I need to catch my breath - is that cheating btw?
Your OHP is great though!! And yeah, I too need to go look up bradford press. HAH!
You’ll catch up you’ll see.
oh and…geez! your pullups are insane…grr.
[quote]RBlue wrote:
And Alisa, I agree with Snapper about resetting. I’ve very recently switched from touch and go to dead stop pulling, and so far it’s helped a LOT with back rounding. What I find helps is that it gives me a moment to take another big breath into my belly - I’d forget to do that with touch and go!
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I wish I could reset between every rep - my gym has those retarded octagonal plates that roll around in crazy directions whenever you put the bar down. If I’m not pulling singles, touch and go is really the only way I can make it work without having to chase the bar around.
Alisa - Your military press is awesome! And don’t get down on your deadlifts, everyone has off days.
Interesting lunchtime conversation:
Dude: “Hey, your biceps are bigger than mine.”
Me: “No they’re not.”
[N.B. I do not have biceps to speak of.]
Dude: “No, really, they are.”
Me: “Well, okay.”
[N.B. Come to think of it, he is right.]
Dude: “I see you at the gym all the time, doing those squats and deadlifts… I just bench press.”
Me: “Maybe you should squat too. It’s fun.”
Dude: “Oh, no, I’m just trying to tone, not going for mass.”
Me: “Sure, that’s cool too.”
This is at a table with lots of people, acutely aware of the awkwardness.
Maschy, I don’t think resets are cheating. For newbs like you and me, I think its essential to be sure our form is as good as possible for each rep.
Alisa, you handled that convo just like I would have.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Interesting lunchtime conversation:
Dude: “Hey, your biceps are bigger than mine.”
Me: “No they’re not.”
[N.B. I do not have biceps to speak of.]
Dude: “No, really, they are.”
Me: “Well, okay.”
[N.B. Come to think of it, he is right.]
Dude: “I see you at the gym all the time, doing those squats and deadlifts… I just bench press.”
Me: “Maybe you should squat too. It’s fun.”
Dude: “Oh, no, I’m just trying to tone, not going for mass.”
Me: “Or its because you have sand in your vagina.”
This is at a table with lots of people, acutely aware of the awkwardness.[/quote]
Fixed for accuracy.
Resets definitely aren’t cheating. They do help keep form in check, I believe. I just think both of you (Kimba and Maschy) spend a looonnngg time on your resets is all. Trying to think if I reset my grip like M-in-MD?
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Interesting lunchtime conversation:
Dude: “Hey, your biceps are bigger than mine.”
Me: “No they’re not.”
[N.B. I do not have biceps to speak of.]
Dude: “No, really, they are.”
Me: “Well, okay.”
[N.B. Come to think of it, he is right.]
Dude: “I see you at the gym all the time, doing those squats and deadlifts… I just bench press.”
Me: “Maybe you should squat too. It’s fun.”
Dude: “Oh, no, I’m just trying to tone, not going for mass.”
Me: “Or its because you have sand in your vagina.”
This is at a table with lots of people, acutely aware of the awkwardness.[/quote]
Fixed for accuracy.
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Bahahaha!
Haha^^ What a twink lord. Next time bust out a tape measure and prove that his arm is just flabbier than yours, not smaller.
IMO, on deadlifts there is more to be gained from coming to a dead stop between reps rather than touch and go because the lack of “bounce” out of the bottom, is what truly makes a deadlift a deadlift, so pausing and ripping from a complete dead stop is truly the full ROM. BUT I can see why touch and go is useful on high rep sets because you can potentially bust out more reps that way. I guess it would really all depend on what you’re trying to train, if you have trouble breaking max attempts off the ground, definitely pause to reset between each rep. As a general rule, I try not to let go of the bar for a duration of a deadlift set but I do take time to reset every few reps and I make sure to come to a complete stop between each rep unless I am going for a really high rep set.
I’ll try doing dead stops. In the meantime, good workout!
squats: 10@45, 5@95, 5@115, 3@125, 3@145, 7@165
leg press: 4x12@335
weighted situps: 4x10@20
db lunges: 4x12 each leg @40’s.
I ate a lot of bad food today. Back on the wagon manana.
a few days out of the gym due to work.
bench: 10@45, 5@85, 3@95, 3@105, 5@110
DB bench: 4x12 @35’s
dips: 4x12
skull crushers: 4x12@35
15 30-s bike sprints
HA! Lots of hilarity in this thread. “twink lord” - awesome.
Good news for me re: resetting on the DL. I did realize last time I DL’ed though that not only do I spend a freaking long time resetting, but that I’m actually fatiguing myself by getting into position and not pulling right away. So basically, its like I’m holding a squat before I pull. That’s no good.
Nice squatting Alisa. Also great upper training. Those dips!