The Beautiful Gain

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Ha! I think you all are fucking nuts, you know that right?

Davey D - where you been? Actually, I’m fucking HYOOGE! :wink:

This morning was DLs. They felt good, looked fine (i think…), but resetting is becoming a problem. It took me 1.5 mins to do 5x5@170. I don’t really know how to rectify this. Anyone have ideas? I think the weight is just heavy and I need to reset to catch breath and check form, but yeesh, if I go heavier I may as well be doing sets of 1.

mobility/foam rolling/BSS

Sqaut - 5x70, 95, 105, 125
DL - 5x 105, 125, 150, 170, 150
Good mornings - 12x40, 45, 50, 55 < I have no idea what kind of weight to use on these
Weghted situps - 4x12x10lb plate < got lazy, won’t lie

So I was feeling a bit sluggish today, could be a bunch of things including the fact that i totally binged last night on sandwiches. Damn it! And I was finally getting that shit in check. Ah well. Could also be hormonal. None the less, I’m calling for a deload - i’ll pick back up in a week with these same numbers and then go from there.

Also, and sorry for the video blast lately, but can someone just tell me if this is what a good morning is supposed to look like? (God I can’t believe I’m posting this vid, I look so ridiculous! laugh away)

I’ve never done these before and I checked online but all i saw were vids of giant dudes using giant weights. From what I read you’re supposed to stick your ass out and then act like your about to kiss someone in front of you (hee hee). Also, what kind of weight am I supposed to be using?!

This weekend footie and proper eating habits.

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^Didn’t pay one lick of attention to form. You have got a great ass.

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[quote]print wrote:
^Didn’t pay one lick of attention to form. You have got a great ass.[/quote]

Did I ever tell you that when I was 7 I “accidentally” ran over a little retriever pup with my pink Huffy bike. Bigger dog, bigger vehicle.

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^AWWww than who’s going to help you with all of the peanut butter?

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[quote]print wrote:
^AWWww than who’s going to help you with all of the peanut butter?[/quote]

Hm…good point. And I do love my peanut butter. Alright doggy, you can stay.

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^ :slight_smile:

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Mascherano, it looked pretty good. It would be good to start out lighter, and progress from there depending on your goals. Here’s a demonstration video that mirrored what you did. Starts exercise about a minute in.

Who are you kidding Mascherano, you don’t look ridiculous.

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‘I’m sticking my glutes out.’ hehe

looked pretty good to me Masch–maybe go a little slower to FEEL it…

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Ps, I like that ladies physique.

Hope you feel less slumpish this weekend!

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one more thing…what is the main thing you think that you are stuck on with the deadlift? Maybe you are just thinking too much into it?

For me, I just think of bending down and picking something up… :smiley: once it’s off the floor, I think HIPS HIPS HIPS!! Hump THE BAR!

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[quote]Mascherano wrote:

Also, and sorry for the video blast lately, but can someone just tell me if this is what a good morning is supposed to look like? (God I can’t believe I’m posting this vid, I look so ridiculous! laugh away)

I’ve never done these before and I checked online but all i saw were vids of giant dudes using giant weights. From what I read you’re supposed to stick your ass out and then act like your about to kiss someone in front of you (hee hee). Also, what kind of weight am I supposed to be using?!

This weekend footie and proper eating habits.[/quote]

The GMs look pretty good actually. As for weight, i can say this. heavy GMs didn’t do ANYTHING for me except make my back sore. Numbers have moved up a ton since I dropped the weights WAY down. I think I used 135 for 3 sets of ten last time I did them and couldn’t walk right for a few days. If you don’t believe it, ask CBear. She has seen me do them.

Jason

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Now if you could only do those in your sama boots I could die a happy woman :wink: You look fine to me Masch - in form and function.

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pegg skipped the part where i left the plunger in the toilet and didnt tell him.

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[quote]JPeggEFS wrote:

[quote]Mascherano wrote:

Also, and sorry for the video blast lately, but can someone just tell me if this is what a good morning is supposed to look like? (God I can’t believe I’m posting this vid, I look so ridiculous! laugh away)

I’ve never done these before and I checked online but all i saw were vids of giant dudes using giant weights. From what I read you’re supposed to stick your ass out and then act like your about to kiss someone in front of you (hee hee). Also, what kind of weight am I supposed to be using?!

This weekend footie and proper eating habits.[/quote]

The GMs look pretty good actually. As for weight, i can say this. heavy GMs didn’t do ANYTHING for me except make my back sore. Numbers have moved up a ton since I dropped the weights WAY down. I think I used 135 for 3 sets of ten last time I did them and couldn’t walk right for a few days. If you don’t believe it, ask CBear. She has seen me do them.

Jason
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I’d listen to this dude. Wendler has also said that he got more out of repping 225 instead of going too heavy on GMs.

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[quote]CBear84 wrote:
pegg skipped the part where i left the plunger in the toilet and didnt tell him. [/quote]

Never realized that was done for me…

Jason

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Yeah, Maschy. I just dropped my weight in GMs, too. I had worked up to 3 x 5 x 90 lb. but just wasn’t holding my form. I think higher reps with lighter weight is the way to go here. Your form looks A-okay to me.

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Thanks for the vid Herc! That was very helpful.

And MiM, you’re right, I need to slow down - good point! And if I may say, that woman’s physique resembles a certain mom from MD…hm?

Pegg! Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, when I was doing the ex. I was wondering how this might benefit my DL. Aside from stretching out my hammies, it seemed a bit pointless. But if you say it helped get your numbers up, then maybe it’ll do the same for me.

But truthfully 50lbs didn’t seem that challenging. Maybe if I slow it down and concentrate on that whole mind-muscle connection I’ll feel it more.

Oh Claire…I wish you’d put a plunger in my toilet…sigh.

Andy, I love when you say “got more out of repping 225 instead of going too heavy”. Lol!

Hai Snap! Thanks for the input.

Went for a run this am - 6 miles over the bklyn bridge. Tried doing sprints here and there. Didn’t want to scare the locals.

Tomorrow I have a soccer tourney nearby with an all female Latin American league. Should be fun. My mom’s coming to watch, so that’s cool. What’s even better is that a) I live a mere 10 min walk from the field b) Latin American food vendors surround the field with serious authentic eats.

Can’t wait until the tourney is over so I can get my grub on - tacos, papousas, tamales…I know I said I’d behave this weekend, but c’mon!

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Oh and MiM, my current issue with the DL is the resetting - basically I’m still trying to figure out how to minimize this. Since, as I just read on Kimba’s log, letting go of bar and standing up might make not a full set.

Actually, I started laughing during my DLs while I was thinking “Hump the bar, hump the bar” - HAHA! Great cue.

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that soccer tourney sounds like fun! all that food. can I come?

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you let go of the bar and stand up, then bend down all over again?? am I reading you right? bend down, pull back, pick up, get hips through, HUMP IT!!! bend down to set bar on floor, reset grip pull back again, pick up bar… :wink:

And that girl in the vid closely resembles how I want to look…but thanks for being nice in saying that…