Favorite Lifts.. With Pics

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  • Lady_Bane
    Lady_Bane Posts: 720 Member
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    Nothing to add, just enjoying the fact that I can read through these and go "Oh, I can do that. And that. And that....and that..." :wink:

    Same here hehe.

    I am in love with upright rows (the secret to my shoulder success)
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,326 Member
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    I also LOVE snatches, jerks, and cleans.. Such a full body power move!

    Snatch.jpg

    this. i like regular snatches, not the saggy hanging ones.

    seriously though i love showing off in the gym with technical moves like this. i feel it's my duty as a member of team fatty to let people know we can also be a boss in the weight room
  • bellydancer124
    bellydancer124 Posts: 248
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    I love squats and deadlifts, but I'm pretty sure I would break my back if I attempted the hip thrust thing. :noway:
  • AngryCurseWords
    AngryCurseWords Posts: 31
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    I'm not there yet--doing body-weight until I boost enough confidence in my squat. Something about other people being around to see makes me anxious enough to mess up my form.

    It's inspiring to see that others (esp. ladies) are kicking butt in the gym.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
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    I am in love with upright rows (the secret to my shoulder success)

    I love upright rows, they make me feel mighty.
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
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    Oh, me! Me!

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    This is me after I'd done my Squat PB of 100kg x 3.

    /brag.

    (oh that's not what you meant by pics? LOL)

    My favourite lift is power cleans, but my PB on that is actually pretty low.
  • toomuchbootyindapants
    toomuchbootyindapants Posts: 811 Member
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    I just joined a new gym and I'm just starting to learn all those awesome oly lifts! Awkward movements at first but FUN!

    My faves, however, are the squat, deadlift, and hip thrusters. Though my pics aren't nearly as awesome as the ones you posted already!

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  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
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    Props to the spotter in pic three for his eye direction

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    I think squats are super sexual
  • AngryCurseWords
    AngryCurseWords Posts: 31
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    I think squats are super sexual

    Methinks the same. This is exactly why I am mortified to do them in a semi-public space.
  • Lady_Bane
    Lady_Bane Posts: 720 Member
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    Props to the spotter in pic three for his eye direction

    squat.jpg

    I think squats are super sexual

    Annnnnnnnnnndddd blam, my new background for my laptop.
  • AngryCurseWords
    AngryCurseWords Posts: 31
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    Annnnnnnnnnndddd blam, my new background for my laptop.

    There doesn't seem to be a less pixelated version. :(

    Black and white version is a little clearer and the background lends itself better to being a wallpaper:

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  • Lady_Bane
    Lady_Bane Posts: 720 Member
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    Annnnnnnnnnndddd blam, my new background for my laptop.

    There doesn't seem to be a less pixelated version. :(

    Black and white version is a little clearer and the background lends itself better to being a wallpaper:
    http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavsbbdNRI1qeozryo1_1280.jpg

    Hmm...I don't know how to properly post a picture.

    Swwweeeet.
    My last background: http://cdn.mdjunction.com/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/images/rat_teddy_bear.jpg
  • AngryCurseWords
    AngryCurseWords Posts: 31
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    My last background: http://cdn.mdjunction.com/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/images/rat_teddy_bear.jpg

    Oh gosh, that's cute. Never seen lolrat before.

    Mine is: https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/c100.0.403.403/p403x403/293720_539134702767870_1130724802_n.jpg

    Only not as cropped and higher resolution.

    Since I'm digressing, here is my favorite lift:

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  • jrutledge01
    jrutledge01 Posts: 213 Member
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    lat pulldown
    skull crushers
    squats (though i can't really do them anymore)
    powerclean (same as squats)
    dead lift
    dips

    in no particular order
  • AngryCurseWords
    AngryCurseWords Posts: 31
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    skull crushers

    Had to look that up. Holy crap.

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  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
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    JeffersonSquats.jpg

    I want to learn how to do this to make the one idiot at my gym flip out.

    Please, tell me how you have to drop the your weights every time. I'll be here if you need me! :laugh:

    I do love me some deads, though :drinker:
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
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    I guess I'm best comparatively at bench:

    3*5*105
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    I also love deadlifts and squat.
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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Question: why do you say sumo deads are better than conventional for a woman?
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    stability-ball-barbell-squat.jpg














    Just kidding! Anyway....Squats are my favorite. They make me feel bada$$, which I suppose makes me feel sexy, but I have never felt like squats themselves are sexy. What's up with that?
  • AngryCurseWords
    AngryCurseWords Posts: 31
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    Question: why do you say sumo deads are better than conventional for a woman?

    The reasoning seems to be that it emphasizes lower body strength (and core/back) which is argued to be better suited to where the majority of our strength lies, compared to males who tend to have more upper body strength than us.

    (That's just what I got from it.)

    However, just because I won't develop upper body strength as much as any of my brothers doesn't mean I don't want to work on the muscles up there...

    Maybe it would feel comfortable to do a motion that requires proportions of strength in various sections of your body in a similar way to how your body is actually made up?

    *shrug*

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