Glad the 2nd workout was better, especially the recovery from being frazzled and pressing on. You're going to win this mental battle and kick ass - I can't wait to see it!
Thank you for posting this! Now I know I am definitely not going low enough on my squats. I don't think I need to go below parallel like you but would like to get to parallel. My knees tend to flare out when I begin to approach parallel. I noticed you feet are angled out slightly and wonder if this might help me get there. Also, couldn't tell from the angle but are your legs shoulder width or slightly farther apart?
I don't think I'll be squating like you anytime soon but it will be something for me to strive for.
Feet shoulder width or so apart, slightly spread out like T nicely demonstrates. When going up act like you are spreading the floor with you feet. This helps get the glutes activated.
__________________
Past performance is not indicative of future success.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Hi Everybody! *waving*
Hi Brandy, thanks for stopping by. I'm about shoulder width or so apart, feet-wise, on my squats.
Heyyyyyyy, whaddaya know, a workout! I stopped at the old place in SA today and carried my bar in to get a little oly in en route to Pensatucky:
Snatch warmups, scarecrows, DHS, snatch balances, and snatches from floor... only up to about 37 or 38 kg I think. I was working with both lbs and kgs mixed today so it sorely taxed my paperless math skillz.
Clean warmups, cleans, CJs up to 47 kg for doubles on the jerk portion. These were easy. Thank gawd, cuz cleans were being a complete bitch for me for some reason the last few workouts.
I'm working on NOT jumping so much and actually getting complete extension on my snatches before I shrug. I do this more easily on cleans for whatever reason, but still a work in progress on snatches. Did a lot of stuff from the hang as well today. Fun stuff, good workout--I think just getting out of my awesome but lonely garage was good for me.
I seem to work out better around other people, even though I do use my basement treadmill sometimes... Have weights (although not really what I would pick now, knowing much more than I did 5 years ago), but DH is the only one who really uses 'em...
Looking good in here as usual! Scoped out the derm competition last week, you will annhilate those two derm boys when you come visit. We will somehow have to get jill an honorary MD so you two can show em how it's done.
Posted a nice long post that crapped out and lost it on a restart. So, the synopsis:
Working out at the base gym. It sucks. I'm on a wallyball court for the olifts. Ugh. It's at the end of a hall, too, so gotta lug alllllllllllllll that stuff back n forth.
Snatchy w/u, scarecrows, dhs
Hang snatches 2x25, 4x2x26.5. All technique today, very light weight.
FS+J sucked, on the reg bar, no whip, no nuthin'. Very cruddy press out jerks:
75x2+1, 90x2+1, 95x1+1, 100x2x1+1 (it's lbs, not kg here, lol)
Gym:
--Back squat--ATG, of course: 3x115,3x135,3x155,2x165,2x170, 2x175 so PR on reps +1 for ~80kg yay.
--Rows 8x95,7x110; prior best on these was 51kg x 5 so I would say this might be an incremental increase as well. I'll take it.
Overall: B minus.
Wallyball court and I have a date tomorrow, so hopefully some decent full lifts coming my way.
Squats are my friend right now. Other things.... meh. Rt posterior delt is painful today and yesterday; I slept on it funny. Massage tonight hopefully will square it away.
I had 8 solid hours of 93% efficient sleep last night, too, you'd think that would have given me an advantage today but sadly, no.
Wallyball court workout:
Scarecrows, DHS, HS, etc etc. Today, I discovered that if I don't extend my arms when I drop on a DS, the weight doesn't magically pop into the air. Comical. Some HS felt really good, some didn't.
CJs (2+1): 2x25, 2x30,2x35,2x2x40,2x45 there were some interesting catches today. I don't necessarily mean in a good way either. Trying to focus on no jumping and actually extending fully but I dunno. Jerks today... weirdly, rt foot wanted to be jerk foot so I let it. Left foot was being a POS. I felt much more aggressive going opposite.
Clean pulls: 2x3x45, 3x2x50. OK, these I'm just not very good at. This unfortunately means that my cleans suffer. I noticed my arms bend prematurely on both sn and cl, trying to correct this but very mixed results.
I'll see your C minus and raise it to a B. I thought about you today at the gym. I was getting to ready to bench and Puscifer's Queen B (or Bee, not sure) came on and totally got me pumped.
__________________
Ginger
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." ~ John Bingham
I'll see your C minus and raise it to a B. I thought about you today at the gym. I was getting to ready to bench and Puscifer's Queen B (or Bee, not sure) came on and totally got me pumped.
I love Maynard.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Celestialmom
Tina, nice workouts in here! Just finally getting caught up and your lifts are AWESOME!
Thanks Celeste!
Quote:
Originally Posted by UConnJulie
Hey chica ... how's Florida treating you?
Meh. Hot and sticky, but makin' it thru.
Look! Workout!
Snatchy warmups
Shrugs, Scarecrows, DHS
Hang sn from knee 25, 25, 28.5, 28.5, 30.5, 30.5, 35
2 pos snatch 4x2x35 (2 sec at knee)
Back squat 3x95, 2x115, 2x135, 3x155, 2x3x165, 3x155
Mom saw the Derm. yesterday. he pretty much nixed everything I told her. He gave her a prescription for some kind of cream but she couldn't remember how to pronounce it and I think she was half asleep when I called anyway. Frustrating.
__________________ It all starts with the mind, but the thoughts, the intention aren't enough. Action needs to come next. Dream it, believe it, plan it, execute it, celebrate it. - Wendy
I thought about you today at the gym. I was getting to ready to bench and Puscifer's Queen B (or Bee, not sure) came on and totally got me pumped. 
Linear Mode
