[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Of course, this doesn’t get me out of practicing the single leg stuff so that I can better my balance and reap the benefits of unilateral work.[/quote]
unilateral work is so humbling. hangs head and kicks dirt
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
kimbakimba wrote:
Of course, this doesn’t get me out of practicing the single leg stuff so that I can better my balance and reap the benefits of unilateral work.
unilateral work is so humbling. hangs head and kicks dirt [/quote]
Agreed. Its a wee bit difficult to keep up a bad-ass attitude when I keep almost falling on my ass on single leg stuff.
Oddly, my pistol squat on my right leg is pretty strong. I figured-skated for many years and that was my sit-spin leg.
pistols! wow. nice! that’s funny the carryover the skating gives ya after all those sits n spins.
we need a figure skating kimba pic please! =+D
[quote]dejavued wrote:
pistols! wow. nice! that’s funny the carryover the skating gives ya after all those sits n spins.
we need a figure skating kimba pic please! =+D[/quote]
You’d think I’d carryover some better balance too, but sadly not.
I actually have no skating kimba pix. Thankfully!
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
arachne12 wrote:
kmcnyc wrote:
Have you thought of unilateral DB deadlifts?
I have some glute amnesia
this guys form is ok…
the clams with a band/tube helped me allot and one leg air humps/glute bridges.
I like the db one leg deadlift better.
I really like these and I’m pretty sure they hit ham/glutes in a way my regular deadlifts don’t.
Because my balance really limits how low I can take the single leg deads and how effectively I can pull my hips back, I’ve actually had better success hitting hammies with the cable pull throughs. Of course, this doesn’t get me out of practicing the single leg stuff so that I can better my balance and reap the benefits of unilateral work.[/quote]
Kimba my balance sux too. I just touch the bench next to me when I do the OL deads and it doesn’t take too much out of them. Pistols on the left: easy. Pistols on the right leg: wtf? I can get like half those done. I keep on being amazed at how much imbalance there is in mine ( and probably most people’s ) strength.
Tonight’s workout:
Back Squats (to 4 risers plus step)
Bar 1 x 10
70# 3 x 5
75# 3 x 5
Bar 1 x 10 (to 3 risers plus step)
I think my upper body is tighter, not so much forward lean (although still a bit on some reps). The depth is still kicking my ass. I just need to get stronger. I was pleased, however, to move up 10# in this workout from the last box squat workout at 65#, and to do a bunch of reps even if they were just with the bar.
Barbell Hip Thrusts
65# 1 x 10
115# 2 x 10 <— PR by 70#. This was pretty easy too, so more weight next time.
The bar plus puny 10# plates on the first set turned out to be something of a cluster fuck. Not being overly familiar with the pussy pad, I didn’t close the velcro right. So when I dropped the bar onto my lap, the pussy pad popped off. Since I needed two hands to lever the bar off me and one hand at least to refasten the pussy pad, since I am not a mutant clearly I was one hand short. Luckily for me, my husband was in the weight room to rescue me. So, for the next set I figured if Arachne could wiggle under the bar loaded with 35# plates, I could too. Sure enough, the bar rolled on and off me easy as PIE.
Bench Press
75# 3 x 3 reps (failed on the last set going for 4) ← PR – never tried 75# before, so I was happy to get any.
65# 1 x 8
Not as successful with the leg drive, must study set-up further.
Seriously tired going into this workout - standard Friday night. If not for the peer pressure round these parts I might have wussed out.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
The bar plus puny 10# plates on the first set turned out to be something of a cluster fuck. Not being overly familiar with the pussy pad, I didn’t close the velcro right. So when I dropped the bar onto my lap, the pussy pad popped off. Since I needed two hands to lever the bar off me and one hand at least to refasten the pussy pad, since I am not a mutant clearly I was one hand short. Luckily for me, my husband was in the weight room to rescue me. So, for the next set I figured if Arachne could wiggle under the bar loaded with 35# plates, I could too. Sure enough, the bar rolled on and off me easy as PIE.[/quote]
hawt. this paragraph is fuckin hilarious.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Tonight’s workout:
Back Squats (to 4 risers plus step)
Bar 1 x 10
70# 3 x 5
75# 3 x 5
Bar 1 x 10 (to 3 risers plus step)
I think my upper body is tighter, not so much forward lean (although still a bit on some reps). The depth is still kicking my ass. I just need to get stronger. I was pleased, however, to move up 10# in this workout from the last box squat workout at 65#, and to do a bunch of reps even if they were just with the bar.
Barbell Hip Thrusts
65# 1 x 10
115# 2 x 10 <— PR by 70#. This was pretty easy too, so more weight next time.
The bar plus puny 10# plates on the first set turned out to be something of a cluster fuck. Not being overly familiar with the pussy pad, I didn’t close the velcro right. So when I dropped the bar onto my lap, the pussy pad popped off. Since I needed two hands to lever the bar off me and one hand at least to refasten the pussy pad, since I am not a mutant clearly I was one hand short. Luckily for me, my husband was in the weight room to rescue me. So, for the next set I figured if Arachne could wiggle under the bar loaded with 35# plates, I could too. Sure enough, the bar rolled on and off me easy as PIE.
Bench Press
75# 3 x 3 reps (failed on the last set going for 4) ← PR – never tried 75# before, so I was happy to get any.
65# 1 x 8
Not as successful with the leg drive, must study set-up further.
Seriously tired going into this workout - standard Friday night. If not for the peer pressure round these parts I might have wussed out. [/quote]
nice box squats! they are the way to learn the form and will certainly build your strength. i did 'em for 3-4 months straight and probably need to go back to them soon.
guess I need to try the barbell hip thrusts since all the cool kids are doing them…
Hey nice work.
your squats are improving!
I could not fit under 35’s for air humps,if I tried, and Im not a big guy.
do you use a counter weight with pistols? that helps me on the weak leg
I have been playing with Barbell bulgarian squats, talk about humbling
skinny bitches. I need 45’s and some butter to get under there. i love my ass tho.
[quote]
Seriously tired going into this workout - standard Friday night. If not for the peer pressure round these parts I might have wussed out. [/quote]
I’m even better at peer pressure in person.
hell yeah for your bench pr’s, though. mustn’t have been TOO tired!
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
kimbakimba wrote: So, for the next set I figured if Arachne could wiggle under the bar loaded with 35# plates, I could too. Sure enough, the bar rolled on and off me easy as PIE.
skinny bitches. I need 45’s and some butter to get under there. i love my ass tho.
![/quote]
Hey the reason we are doing these hipthrusts is to get bigger asses! If Kimba and I turn sideways when we video our squats we disappear, right Kimba?
Mmmm butter. But bacon grease makes everything better…
[quote]dejavued wrote:
kimbakimba wrote:
The bar plus puny 10# plates on the first set turned out to be something of a cluster fuck. Not being overly familiar with the pussy pad, I didn’t close the velcro right. So when I dropped the bar onto my lap, the pussy pad popped off. Since I needed two hands to lever the bar off me and one hand at least to refasten the pussy pad, since I am not a mutant clearly I was one hand short. Luckily for me, my husband was in the weight room to rescue me. So, for the next set I figured if Arachne could wiggle under the bar loaded with 35# plates, I could too. Sure enough, the bar rolled on and off me easy as PIE.
hawt. this paragraph is fuckin hilarious. [/quote]
This describes my attempts exactly! Well, except for the mysterious cleaning guy stalking me while I’m trying to wriggle under the bar. Video!!
[quote]dejavued wrote:
kimbakimba wrote:
The bar plus puny 10# plates on the first set turned out to be something of a cluster fuck. Not being overly familiar with the pussy pad, I didn’t close the velcro right. So when I dropped the bar onto my lap, the pussy pad popped off. Since I needed two hands to lever the bar off me and one hand at least to refasten the pussy pad, since I am not a mutant clearly I was one hand short. Luckily for me, my husband was in the weight room to rescue me. So, for the next set I figured if Arachne could wiggle under the bar loaded with 35# plates, I could too. Sure enough, the bar rolled on and off me easy as PIE.
hawt. this paragraph is fuckin hilarious. [/quote]
Bonus: it was pretty darn hilarious while it was happening. I wished I had it on film.
[quote]soldog wrote:
nice box squats! they are the way to learn the form and will certainly build your strength. i did 'em for 3-4 months straight and probably need to go back to them soon.
guess I need to try the barbell hip thrusts since all the cool kids are doing them…[/quote]
Thanks! You really improved your squats with them, and I think I will too. What’s freaky, is that even with the box right there if I get tired enough during a set I’ll occasionally air mail a rep. Without the box, I’d do it worse and NEVER EVEN KNOW IT.
So far, I’d recommend the air humping. Sometimes I don’t feel my glutes firing when I know they should be, but this was not a problem with the barbell hip thrusts. Glutealicious.
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Hey nice work.
your squats are improving!
I could not fit under 35’s for air humps,if I tried, and Im not a big guy.
do you use a counter weight with pistols? that helps me on the weak leg
I have been playing with Barbell bulgarian squats, talk about humbling[/quote]
Thanks kmc! My form is doing better, but I know it’ll be a long haul.
In the past I’ve used a 5# plate as a weight when doing pistols, but I never thought of it as a “counterweight”. Perhaps a 10# or 25# plate might work well in this regard – I’ll try it!
[quote]CBear84 wrote:
skinny bitches. I need 45’s and some butter to get under there. i love my ass tho. [/quote]
So do we.
[quote]
I’m even better at peer pressure in person. [/quote]
Shocking. not. Seriously, you’d be a great training partner.
Indeed. But I think I have a better bench showing in me, though. We’ll see on Sunday AM.
[quote]arachne12 wrote:
Hey the reason we are doing these hipthrusts is to get bigger asses! If Kimba and I turn sideways when we video our squats we disappear, right Kimba?
Mmmm butter. But bacon grease makes everything better…
[/quote]
You got it. We gotta work our asses off to have booty!
Butter and bacon fat. Why choose?
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
soldog wrote:
nice box squats! they are the way to learn the form and will certainly build your strength. i did 'em for 3-4 months straight and probably need to go back to them soon.
guess I need to try the barbell hip thrusts since all the cool kids are doing them…
Thanks! You really improved your squats with them, and I think I will too. What’s freaky, is that even with the box right there if I get tired enough during a set I’ll occasionally air mail a rep. Without the box, I’d do it worse and NEVER EVEN KNOW IT.
So far, I’d recommend the air humping. Sometimes I don’t feel my glutes firing when I know they should be, but this was not a problem with the barbell hip thrusts. Glutealicious.
[/quote]
and thank you! but i feel i have a long way to go on all my lifts.
Try doing more sets with fewer reps to keep your confidence up so that you can sit firmly on the box. For me cutting it high was mostly a confidence issue, but then it seems that much of lifting is tied to the mental aspect…
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Butter and bacon fat. Why choose?[/quote]
Fuck it. Hook up an IV.
Today’s recovery day workout:
8 Tabata rounds of 20 sec. work/10 sec. rest kettlebell swings with 12 kg. kettlebell. This kicked my ass. A 26.4# kettlebell is hard work, and a Gymboss timer keeps me honest.
3 rounds of Waterbury’s Dumbbell Complex, with 10# dumbbells (the heaviest I have at home - I need 15# for this at least)
Still, I worked up a sweat and was breathing hard.
Tomorrow AM is deadlift day. I LOVE deadlift day.