GIFt us your lifts! (or other achievements!)
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Only 255 lbs. Think I got to parallel.5 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
Good workout!
Squats...
10@45lb, 5@90lb, 5@135lb, 6 sets of 5@165lb
Ohp...
10@45lb, 5 sets of 5@65lb
Deads...
5@135lb, 5@175lb, 5@205lb, 5@215lb, 5@215lb
Curls...
3 sets of 15 @40lb
Side lateral raises...
3 sets of 15 @8lb ea side
Tricep kickbacks
3 sets of 14 @19lb ea side
Shrugs
3 sets of 20 @ 25lb ea side
And 3 sets of 4 assisted pullups.
Nice workout!1 -
I'm a lazy cuss.
Can we share other achievements aside from exercise? Like weight loss, getting back on the right road, anything?
Just want to add, @KickassAmazon76
You are an empowered woman.
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kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »
Awesome thanks for the insight. I tend to stick with rack pulls to avoid the extreme bend in the lower back. Good luck in your competition brother.
Thanks! I don't know how well I do, but it's one of those things on the bucket list and I'm certainly not getting any younger.
Deadlift is high risk/high reward lift. You get almost as much benefit from the rack pull and reduce the risk of injury which makes it the right thing for many. Most athletes don't deadlift because of this. If I wasn't semi-obsessed with Strongman (Deadlift is the lift of the God's to most Strongmen competitors) I would lean more towards the rack pull just for the benefit to risk ratio.
It took a lot of focus on hip mobility and slowly lowering the height of where I pulled from, and low weight reps to work on strict form before I started to add weight to the bar for a conventional Deadlift.2 -
I'm a lazy cuss. Can we share other achievements aside from exercise? Like weight loss, getting back on the right road, anything?
Just want to add, @KickassAmazon76
You are an empowered woman.
Yes! Please do! Any achievements! Wanna gif a happy dance for an nsv? Go for it! Want to celebrate the scale moving in the right direction? This is a great place for that!
Hit the perfect yoga pose? Post it! Show us what a great Warrior pose looks like!
I'm greedy... I want it all!
(and thank you! ❤️)3 -
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kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »
Awesome thanks for the insight. I tend to stick with rack pulls to avoid the extreme bend in the lower back. Good luck in your competition brother.
Thanks! I don't know how well I do, but it's one of those things on the bucket list and I'm certainly not getting any younger.
Deadlift is high risk/high reward lift. You get almost as much benefit from the rack pull and reduce the risk of injury which makes it the right thing for many. Most athletes don't deadlift because of this. If I wasn't semi-obsessed with Strongman (Deadlift is the lift of the God's to most Strongmen competitors) I would lean more towards the rack pull just for the benefit to risk ratio.
It took a lot of focus on hip mobility and slowly lowering the height of where I pulled from, and low weight reps to work on strict form before I started to add weight to the bar for a conventional Deadlift.
A deadlift done wrong can be very bad. It's one of those lifts where you cannot afford to have an ego, and many lifters do.
Taking the time to master form, and only progressing when the lift is solid, is the right way to go, for sure!4 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »
Awesome thanks for the insight. I tend to stick with rack pulls to avoid the extreme bend in the lower back. Good luck in your competition brother.
Thanks! I don't know how well I do, but it's one of those things on the bucket list and I'm certainly not getting any younger.
Deadlift is high risk/high reward lift. You get almost as much benefit from the rack pull and reduce the risk of injury which makes it the right thing for many. Most athletes don't deadlift because of this. If I wasn't semi-obsessed with Strongman (Deadlift is the lift of the God's to most Strongmen competitors) I would lean more towards the rack pull just for the benefit to risk ratio.
It took a lot of focus on hip mobility and slowly lowering the height of where I pulled from, and low weight reps to work on strict form before I started to add weight to the bar for a conventional Deadlift.
A deadlift done wrong can be very bad. It's one of those lifts where you cannot afford to have an ego, and many lifters do.
Taking the time to master form, and only progressing when the lift is solid, is the right way to go, for sure!
I second this. I am a seasoned lifter and I herniated a disc and pinched a nerve on a warmup set, 135 pounds. I will probably never front-bar deadlift again. @dsc84 great lift!7 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »A deadlift done wrong can be very bad.
This is a true story.1 -
Cardioooooo!!!
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After all the spinal injuries I've had, I have to say that I still love a heavy traditional deadlift. That being said warm ups, form/movement practice and back support are necessary. Also, I only do them if I feel 100%.9
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kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »Alright @KickassAmazon76, I promised. #feltbravemightdeletelater
I'm getting back into lifting so my weights are a lot lower than they used to be. No *kitten* on form and stuff, just be glad I'm even here. People if I can do leg day, so can you!
I know where I’m heading if they lock our state back down!
Is that a hack squat and leg press in one?
Yes Sir 😁 Got a few others too...🤔 How to get specific counties locked down?
Great lifting, and what a fantastic home gym!2 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Cardioooooo!!!
Love it! (and the tights!)2 -
Thanks 😊 They are my favorite1
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »
Cardioooooo!!!
Killing it!! 😎1 -
Well damn I found my people! Next week I'll be putting together my new squat rack so I'll get a little gif action going 😁7
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ExpressoLove11 wrote: »Well damn I found my people! Next week I'll be putting together my new squat rack so I'll get a little gif action going 😁
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ExpressoLove11 wrote: »Well damn I found my people! Next week I'll be putting together my new squat rack so I'll get a little gif action going 😁
Yay!!!1 -
Was feeling it tonight. 315 for a triple and 365 for one. I know I can get lower in my squat but I psyche myself out that I’m going to get stuck at the bottom. I guess I could just move the safety bars up.5 -
Was feeling it tonight. 315 for a triple and 365 for one. I know I can get lower in my squat but I psyche myself out that I’m going to get stuck at the bottom. I guess I could just move the safety bars up.
If I might make a suggestion... And perhaps you already do, but maybe practicing bailing out of the squat at a lower weight, so that you have confidence that you'll be fine if you do get stuck in the whole. You have a lot of strength, so you know you can do the lifts.
But now that you know you're a beast in the lifts, see just how low you can go.
Once you have the confidence you won't get hurt bailing out of the lift if you fail (and where the bars need to be for that to safely happen), you may find that you're surprised at how low you can go without issue.
Just a thought tho. You killed it tonight! I'm seriously impressed!5 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
Was feeling it tonight. 315 for a triple and 365 for one. I know I can get lower in my squat but I psyche myself out that I’m going to get stuck at the bottom. I guess I could just move the safety bars up.
If I might make a suggestion... And perhaps you already do, but maybe practicing bailing out of the squat at a lower weight, so that you have confidence that you'll be fine if you do get stuck in the whole. You have a lot of strength, so you know you can do the lifts.
But now that you know you're a beast in the lifts, see just how low you can go.
Once you have the confidence you won't get hurt bailing out of the lift if you fail (and where the bars need to be for that to safely happen), you may find that you're surprised at how low you can go without issue.
Just a thought tho. You killed it tonight! I'm seriously impressed!
This is good insight and I appreciate it. I have practiced bailing in the past but really haven’t recently. Never hurts to go back to basics but I’ll definitely have to practice at higher weights than in the past. I’ll never be ATG because of a plate and screws in my right femur which limits some motion but I can get deeper than parallel.
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
Was feeling it tonight. 315 for a triple and 365 for one. I know I can get lower in my squat but I psyche myself out that I’m going to get stuck at the bottom. I guess I could just move the safety bars up.
If I might make a suggestion... And perhaps you already do, but maybe practicing bailing out of the squat at a lower weight, so that you have confidence that you'll be fine if you do get stuck in the whole. You have a lot of strength, so you know you can do the lifts.
But now that you know you're a beast in the lifts, see just how low you can go.
Once you have the confidence you won't get hurt bailing out of the lift if you fail (and where the bars need to be for that to safely happen), you may find that you're surprised at how low you can go without issue.
Just a thought tho. You killed it tonight! I'm seriously impressed!
This is good insight and I appreciate it. I have practiced bailing in the past but really haven’t recently. Never hurts to go back to basics but I’ll definitely have to practice at higher weights than in the past. I’ll never be ATG because of a plate and screws in my right femur which limits some motion but I can get deeper than parallel.
Wow... You do this with a plate and screws? That's amazing!2 -
Awesome stuff ladies n gents ...well done everyone
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
Was feeling it tonight. 315 for a triple and 365 for one. I know I can get lower in my squat but I psyche myself out that I’m going to get stuck at the bottom. I guess I could just move the safety bars up.
If I might make a suggestion... And perhaps you already do, but maybe practicing bailing out of the squat at a lower weight, so that you have confidence that you'll be fine if you do get stuck in the whole. You have a lot of strength, so you know you can do the lifts.
But now that you know you're a beast in the lifts, see just how low you can go.
Once you have the confidence you won't get hurt bailing out of the lift if you fail (and where the bars need to be for that to safely happen), you may find that you're surprised at how low you can go without issue.
Just a thought tho. You killed it tonight! I'm seriously impressed!
This is good insight and I appreciate it. I have practiced bailing in the past but really haven’t recently. Never hurts to go back to basics but I’ll definitely have to practice at higher weights than in the past. I’ll never be ATG because of a plate and screws in my right femur which limits some motion but I can get deeper than parallel.
Wow... You do this with a plate and screws? That's amazing!
Kickass, .. u know i envy u..😉😉🤗 18mths ago.. i was.. with u..
Today i look at u and see what i would have been but, im not giving up😉💪💪💪
Not giving up is the biggest thing. I have done that so many times. A year ago, I was lifting and made it to a 200lb squat x5... But then I put the barbell down and left it there for months and months. A few years ago I hit a 275lb deadlift, but I put the barbell down and didn't pick it up again. 5 years ago, I had 6pack abs, but I stopped. The biggest thing is... You start again, and again...
I'm glad you're not giving up! Let's work this thing together and see where we are next week, then two weeks from now,and so on! One workout at a time. 😁❤️7
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