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06-08-2006, 05:13 PM
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#481 (permalink)
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Prime Motivator
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Greg,
You are a fucking dynamo. Your workouts are just one impressive show after another.
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06-08-2006, 06:55 PM
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Now in Wyoming!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Wyoming
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About the only thing that I can hold is a plank! One of these days I would like to be able to do some of the gymnastic holds and stuff that I see.
Keep up the hard work!
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06-09-2006, 05:48 AM
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#483 (permalink)
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I see banned people
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Northeast
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Chris - just a couple minutes a day will get you there. Nothing fancy, just a slow progression toward "circus freak".  |
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06-09-2006, 06:08 AM
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#484 (permalink)
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I see banned people
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Friday June 9
Front squat (ATG)
8x3, 190 lbs (93% 1 RM)
Long Lever Eccen.: 3x12, 10lb
Dynamic Blackburn: 1x25, 2 lb
Skin-the-cat and back lever progression.
The squats felt good. I think I'll test my 1 RM next week since 190 went up during all sets without much struggle. I'll be aiming for 220 or 225 lbs (205 lb current max).
I've been making a concerted effort to stretch my shoulders and pecs the last few days. They are very tight, especially my left side. I was studying back levers yesterday, and was concerned my lack of shoulder flexibility would be a hindrance in learning the move. I attempted a few on the power rack with marginal success and realized that the racked bar I'd just used for squatting could support my legs while in the "skin-the-cat" position. This allowed me to do a controlled stretch, slowly decreasing the BB height. Got a good stretch out of it, especially in the biceps.
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06-09-2006, 06:39 AM
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#485 (permalink)
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Now in Wyoming!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Wyoming
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hummm...skin the cat...never heard of it...sounds like some s&m thing that should remain in the bedroom!
Best of luck on your front squat max.
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06-09-2006, 07:02 AM
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#486 (permalink)
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I see banned people
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Originally Posted by C. Dorr
hummm...skin the cat...never heard of it...sounds like some s&m thing that should remain in the bedroom!
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I'd be so lucky......:p
Here's a "skin the cat"
skin the cat.jpg
and a back lever
back lever.jpg
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06-09-2006, 08:24 AM
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Prime Motivator
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Show off.
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06-09-2006, 08:39 AM
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#488 (permalink)
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I see banned people
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Originally Posted by Mahler
Show off. |
Sorry, should have made a note saying that wasn't me. At this point i can't do either hold. |
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06-09-2006, 09:00 AM
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Prime Motivator
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Well, at least you're an honest show off. LOL
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MAHLER
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06-09-2006, 10:14 AM
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Well-Trained Mathlete
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Killer job on those front squats man!
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06-09-2006, 11:59 AM
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Jumpman Jr.
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Awesome work on the front squats, they are coming along nicely. You have made consistent progress with them the last few months. I am guessing that you will hit 225 next week.
Is flexability your biggest issue holding a "skin the cat?" I didn't think it was really a strength move, but I have been wrong before. What is the relative difficulity between a back lever and a front lever? I love the gymnastics stuff!
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06-09-2006, 01:17 PM
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#492 (permalink)
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My Glutes Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Those are phenomenal Hang Power Cleans - I had to check again and make sure I read the word "Hang" before "Power Clean." Wow! Very impressive DB Shoulder Presses, too - it really shows that all of your other work has given you a lot of strength in that area. Unbelievable stuff.
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06-09-2006, 10:55 PM
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Now in Wyoming!
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Originally Posted by hard_rox
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ahhh...I see....neither one I could do...on a good day! |
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06-12-2006, 05:58 AM
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I see banned people
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Sat. June 10
Adv. Tuck Front Lever: 4x10 sec
One-leg bent Front lever: 2x5 sec (each leg)
One-leg bent Back lever: 2x5 sec (each leg)
One hand dead hang: 2x15 sec (each hand)
Mostly fooling around on the chin-up bar. Surprised myself by pulling off the one-leg bent variations on both levers. Very encouraging. As it stands now, I can hold a front and back lever for about one second. Whether or not I'm truly parallel to the ground is up for debate. Pictures will be the judge but I should work on the progressions more before taking any.
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06-12-2006, 06:02 AM
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I see banned people
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Monday, June 12
Elevated Deadlifts (4" block)
5x5, 225 lbs
Bulgarian Split Squats
3x8, 25 lb DBs
External Rot.: 3x12, 10 lbs
One-leg bent FL: 2x5 sec (each leg)
One-leg bent BL: 2x5 sec (each leg)
Resisted the urge to go heavier on the deads and instead concentrated on form.
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06-12-2006, 06:15 AM
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#496 (permalink)
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I see banned people
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Originally Posted by Buk
Is flexability your biggest issue holding a "skin the cat?" I didn't think it was really a strength move, but I have been wrong before. What is the relative difficulity between a back lever and a front lever? I love the gymnastics stuff!
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Craig - fear of tearing up my shoulders is probably a bigger issue than flexibility. It's just a matter of getting used to hanging in that position. At this point I'm just taking it easy, slowly allowing myself to get deeper. The "skin the cat" move really isn't a strength move any more than a knees-to-elbows is, it's more of a "position". The front and back levers are both Level A ring moves.
Dave, Milkman, John and everyone else, thanks for the compliments. The encouragement is greatly appreciated. |
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06-12-2006, 08:29 AM
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#497 (permalink)
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Prime Motivator
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Greg,
Those deads followed by Bulgarians are killer. Ouch!!!
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MAHLER
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06-12-2006, 10:44 AM
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Plaid Shorts Rule!
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Originally Posted by hard_rox
Resisted the urge to go heavier on the deads and instead concentrated on form.
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Nice lifts, Greg. And smart thinking. I'm trying to knock this sort of sense into my brain too. 
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