Lats R’ Us
springlering62
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OK, some of y'all on another thread have been asking for a lats thread.
My gym frowns (doesn’t allow) photo taking in the gym, so my trainer took these real fast when no one was looking, except for a couple of eye rollers. She didn’t want a pile-on from the rest of staff. (Hospital-affiliated gym, so tons of staff.)
This is the best I got to get it started. 🤷🏻♀️
@robertw486 and @claireychn074, your turn.
Don’t leave me hanging out here like a chump.
My gym frowns (doesn’t allow) photo taking in the gym, so my trainer took these real fast when no one was looking, except for a couple of eye rollers. She didn’t want a pile-on from the rest of staff. (Hospital-affiliated gym, so tons of staff.)
This is the best I got to get it started. 🤷🏻♀️
@robertw486 and @claireychn074, your turn.
Don’t leave me hanging out here like a chump.
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Oh my this is hilarious! I’ve just combed my vids - I take a lot to monitor form - but they’re mostly from the side to check my line during my lifts. This isn’t really a great shot of my lats and it’s last year - they’re bigger now. But here’s a Lats R Us shot to get going 🤣🙄
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Yeah, I can see now in my head how this idea plays out with my wife.
Me: "But I just want a good photo with my back a little pumped so I can share it on MFP.... a couple of women have already posted."
My Wife: "I'm going to check the computer history daily, and so help me if I find you on that sight one more... what are their names?"
At some point, self preservation is a concern.
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robertw486 wrote: »Yeah, I can see now in my head how this idea plays out with my wife.
Me: "But I just want a good photo with my back a little pumped so I can share it on MFP.... a couple of women have already posted."
My Wife: "I'm going to check the computer history daily, and so help me if I find you on that sight one more... what are their names?"
At some point, self preservation is a concern.
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Back pump from yesterdays workout11 -
robertw486 wrote: »Yeah, I can see now in my head how this idea plays out with my wife.
Me: "But I just want a good photo with my back a little pumped so I can share it on MFP.... a couple of women have already posted."
My Wife: "I'm going to check the computer history daily, and so help me if I find you on that sight one more... what are their names?"
At some point, self preservation is a concern.
Robert, this exact scenario plays out in my own head every time I think about taking a photo for this site, lol. I have managed to take a handful of selfies over the years, but let's just say my photo-taking skills are not my strength in life, lol.1 -
Modeling for them. Not mine lol.0
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My partners lats and back at the end of her last prep at 48 years old
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I know this is Lats R Us, but I feel we need to request a bicep pic from @AnnPT77 - they’re pretty impressive!2
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We were doing strap stretches at yoga last night and “knitting our shoulder blades together”. I was thinking ”damn! This would have been a better lat pic!”
I keep trying to get glimpses of my back now lol. I feel like full on Exorcist.My partners lats and back at the end of her last prep at 48 years old
Jeebus. Just wowwwwwwwwww.6 -
claireychn074 wrote: »I know this is Lats R Us, but I feel we need to request a bicep pic from @AnnPT77 - they’re pretty impressive!
Aw, aren't you kind! I feel like if we branch out, we're starting to duplicate this Supah thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/#latest
. . . but sure, why not? Honestly, I'd share a lats photo if I had one, just to be convivial, though mine are nothing to write home about because I don't even lift, mostly. My profile photo is about as close as it comes, and I can't find the full-pixels version of that anymore. Living alone like I do, I don't have many photos of my back - or even other parts! (A friend took the profile pic a few years back, post weight loss.)
This one's a little fuzzy, and post weight loss, but not super recent - I don't think current would be lots different:
Maybe a tiny bit of lat triangularity in there in the underarm, but not very darned much. Please know that that's not lingerie: It's a lace-trimmed tank top, folded up at the waistline.
Most photos of me by others are in regular t-shirts. I almost never wear tank tops, and definitely don't wear sports bras. That's not modesty, it's that those things don't fit in a remotely normal way for post-mastectomy women like me, especially on the left side where lymph nodes were taken out: Weird gapings by tanks, and sport bras ride up like bikini tops do on 3-year-old girls.
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claireychn074 wrote: »I know this is Lats R Us, but I feel we need to request a bicep pic from @AnnPT77 - they’re pretty impressive!
Aw, aren't you kind! I feel like if we branch out, we're starting to duplicate this Supah thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/#latest
. . . but sure, why not? Honestly, I'd share a lats photo if I had one, just to be convivial, though mine are nothing to write home about because I don't even lift, mostly. My profile photo is about as close as it comes, and I can't find the full-pixels version of that anymore. Living alone like I do, I don't have many photos of my back - or even other parts! (A friend took the profile pic a few years back, post weight loss.)
This one's a little fuzzy, and post weight loss, but not super recent - I don't think current would be lots different:
Maybe a tiny bit of lat triangularity in there in the underarm, but not very darned much. Please know that that's not lingerie: It's a lace-trimmed tank top, folded up at the waistline.
Most photos of me by others are in regular t-shirts. I almost never wear tank tops, and definitely don't wear sports bras. That's not modesty, it's that those things don't fit in a remotely normal way for post-mastectomy women like me, especially on the left side where lymph nodes were taken out: Weird gapings by tanks, and sport bras ride up like bikini tops do on 3-year-old girls.
See? She has awesome biceps!
What I like about this threat is that three of us are [cough] no longer 21. So middle aged ladies out there wondering if they can still get “toned” - yep, you can.6 -
Impressive arm(s) @AnnPT77 !2
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This is a couple years old now, but still applies. Harder to get a lat shot, have to figure out how best to take a selfie while facing away from the mirror.4 -
This is a couple years old now, but still applies. Harder to get a lat shot, have to figure out how best to take a selfie while facing away from the mirror.
Impressive. 👍🏻
@AnnPT77 not intending to take away from the other thread, but that is a ladies thread. The lats convo was coed and someone idly suggested making it a thread . 🤷🏻♀️1 -
springlering62 wrote: »
This is a couple years old now, but still applies. Harder to get a lat shot, have to figure out how best to take a selfie while facing away from the mirror.
Impressive. 👍🏻
@AnnPT77 not intending to take away from the other thread, but that is a ladies thread. The lats convo was coed and someone idly suggested making it a thread . 🤷🏻♀️
Now that the guys have stopped being shy, and started participating, I'm good with that.claireychn074 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »I know this is Lats R Us, but I feel we need to request a bicep pic from @AnnPT77 - they’re pretty impressive!
Aw, aren't you kind! I feel like if we branch out, we're starting to duplicate this Supah thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/#latest
. . . but sure, why not? Honestly, I'd share a lats photo if I had one, just to be convivial, though mine are nothing to write home about because I don't even lift, mostly. My profile photo is about as close as it comes, and I can't find the full-pixels version of that anymore. Living alone like I do, I don't have many photos of my back - or even other parts! (A friend took the profile pic a few years back, post weight loss.)
This one's a little fuzzy, and post weight loss, but not super recent - I don't think current would be lots different:
Maybe a tiny bit of lat triangularity in there in the underarm, but not very darned much. Please know that that's not lingerie: It's a lace-trimmed tank top, folded up at the waistline.
Most photos of me by others are in regular t-shirts. I almost never wear tank tops, and definitely don't wear sports bras. That's not modesty, it's that those things don't fit in a remotely normal way for post-mastectomy women like me, especially on the left side where lymph nodes were taken out: Weird gapings by tanks, and sport bras ride up like bikini tops do on 3-year-old girls.
See? She has awesome biceps!
What I like about this threat is that three of us are [cough] no longer 21. So middle aged ladies out there wondering if they can still get “toned” - yep, you can.
Ditto middle aged guys, now that the participation is broadening - though they'd probably use a different word than "toned" .
From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
I kind of wish we could "market" this thread in that way, since one of my pet peeves is that pop culture seems to want to paint people over 30 or whatever boundary as decrepit, unable to make amazing physical progress, maybe even treat age as synonymous with disability. Sure, some physical problems are more common with aging, but those aren't synonyms.
I've seen men as well as women here be worried that it's too late. It's not too late, at least for most people, and I think it's not as difficult or time-consuming as some assume. Believing that progress can happen is part of the foundation for achieving it . . . or at least suspending disbelief.
It sincerely makes me sad when older people assume they can't make substantial progress.Retroguy2000 wrote: »Impressive arm(s) @AnnPT77 !
Aww, thank you. That means a lot, coming from a serious weight-training guy like you. 1 -
Oh, sorry, was this thread originally reserved for the ladies? Sorry for intruding.From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
Yep, set lifetime personal bests in both bench press and squat this past year at age 47.3 -
Oh, sorry, was this thread originally reserved for the ladies? Sorry for intruding.
No, no, not at all @nossmf! It started out with women participating, and guys being shy about doing so, more like.
.From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
Yep, set lifetime personal bests in both bench press and squat this past year at age 47.
Which is a wonderful thing! 👏👏👏1 -
Oh, sorry, was this thread originally reserved for the ladies? Sorry for intruding.From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
Yep, set lifetime personal bests in both bench press and squat this past year at age 47.
Nope, defo a thread for all and everyone. Although I love the age side - shows we can still get fit and beat targets past 20, 30, 40 and 50 😀2 -
claireychn074 wrote: »Oh, sorry, was this thread originally reserved for the ladies? Sorry for intruding.From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
Yep, set lifetime personal bests in both bench press and squat this past year at age 47.
Nope, defo a thread for all and everyone. Although I love the age side - shows we can still get fit and beat targets past 20, 30, 40 and 50 😀
Maybe even 60
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claireychn074 wrote: »Oh, sorry, was this thread originally reserved for the ladies? Sorry for intruding.From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
Yep, set lifetime personal bests in both bench press and squat this past year at age 47.
Nope, defo a thread for all and everyone. Although I love the age side - shows we can still get fit and beat targets past 20, 30, 40 and 50 😀
Maybe even 60
I thought two ladies might be over 60 but if you weren’t I didn’t want to put my foot in it! 🤣🤣
Which makes the achievements all the more impressive!1 -
I kind of wish we could "market" this thread in that way, since one of my pet peeves is that pop culture seems to want to paint people over 30 or whatever boundary as decrepit, unable to make amazing physical progress, maybe even treat age as synonymous with disability. Sure, some physical problems are more common with aging, but those aren't synonyms.
I've seen men as well as women here be worried that it's too late. It's not too late, at least for most people, and I think it's not as difficult or time-consuming as some assume. Believing that progress can happen is part of the foundation for achieving it . . . or at least suspending disbelief.
It sincerely makes me sad when older people assume they can't make substantial progress.
I really love this. I am another person also hoping that this thread transforms in this way! I can see such a thread easily becoming one of the stickied must reads here.
Also, seriously impressive arms, Ann! It actually gets me curious about your sport, rowing. I only have dumbbells right now, but who knows what the future holds! 2 -
claireychn074 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »Oh, sorry, was this thread originally reserved for the ladies? Sorry for intruding.From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said he's reached goals in recent years that exceed his youthful benchmarks, and he's also "[cough] no longer 21".
Yep, set lifetime personal bests in both bench press and squat this past year at age 47.
Nope, defo a thread for all and everyone. Although I love the age side - shows we can still get fit and beat targets past 20, 30, 40 and 50 😀
Maybe even 60
I thought two ladies might be over 60 but if you weren’t I didn’t want to put my foot in it! 🤣🤣
Which makes the achievements all the more impressive!
I won't speak for anyone else, but I'm 69. My hair is longer now than in the photo I posted above, but not very short there, so it was taken during the pandemic. I'm probably around 64-65 in it.I kind of wish we could "market" this thread in that way, since one of my pet peeves is that pop culture seems to want to paint people over 30 or whatever boundary as decrepit, unable to make amazing physical progress, maybe even treat age as synonymous with disability. Sure, some physical problems are more common with aging, but those aren't synonyms.
I've seen men as well as women here be worried that it's too late. It's not too late, at least for most people, and I think it's not as difficult or time-consuming as some assume. Believing that progress can happen is part of the foundation for achieving it . . . or at least suspending disbelief.
It sincerely makes me sad when older people assume they can't make substantial progress.
I really love this. I am another person also hoping that this thread transforms in this way! I can see such a thread easily becoming one of the stickied must reads here.
Also, seriously impressive arms, Ann! It actually gets me curious about your sport, rowing. I only have dumbbells right now, but who knows what the future holds!
Rowing is mainly leg-powered, like 60%ish, because the boats (and machines) have a sliding seat. Leg-push starts the stroke. There's some back and arm work in there, too, for the other 40%ish. Rowing isn't an efficient way to add muscle, but if a person does 800-1000 reps 4 times a week or so of moving body/boat weight in the context of water friction, repeats for around years . . . probably something will happen sooner or later. It's very mildly progressive, too: How do I go faster at the same strokes per minute? Takes more strength per stroke, mostly. I do it because it's fun, though - at least the boat version is.
I admit to lifting off and on over the last couple decades, but not enough to accomplish a lot. I don't enjoy weight lifting, so tend to slack off. I don't recommend that others avoid it. Just because I'm dumb that way, doesn't mean I'd suggest other people do it. Want strength/muscle? Lift weights.2 -
Dagnabbit, took a photo of my back in the mirror, sent it to my email to post here, but something happened in the ether and it never arrived. Will try again tomorrow (the email, not the photo...today was back day, so if ever it's going to look decent, today would be the day!).2
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Rowing is mainly leg-powered, like 60%ish, because the boats (and machines) have a sliding seat. Leg-push starts the stroke. There's some back and arm work in there, too, for the other 40%ish. Rowing isn't an efficient way to add muscle, but if a person does 800-1000 reps 4 times a week or so of moving body/boat weight in the context of water friction, repeats for around years . . . probably something will happen sooner or later. It's very mildly progressive, too: How do I go faster at the same strokes per minute? Takes more strength per stroke, mostly. I do it because it's fun, though - at least the boat version is.
I admit to lifting off and on over the last couple decades, but not enough to accomplish a lot. I don't enjoy weight lifting, so tend to slack off. I don't recommend that others avoid it. Just because I'm dumb that way, doesn't mean I'd suggest other people do it. Want strength/muscle? Lift weights.
That is interesting and good to know! As someone who neglects legs outside of using my treadmill, finding a long-term pastime that works both the upper and lower body altogether, sounds perfect really.
I’ve had the dumbbells for a while now, from several prior attempts to gain strength. Not much stuck for long. What seemed to kick things off for me was not so much watching and following along to fitness videos, but cherry picking their individual movements (overhead press, bicep curl, etc), and only sticking with the movements that felt good to do. Personalizing things for me in this way, making up my own rules, seems to have been the difference between me picking them up or not.
I don’t have any pictures to share here, but I will say that even though this thread was made as a joke, it still is interesting to see everybody's lats! A radical focus for sure, lol. So, thanks for starting it
@springlering62.
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@Fursian your idea of cherry-picking people’s movements…..what’s interesting to me is asking my trainer “why?”
Why do I do flies at this level and not that? Why do I angle bicep curls this way? Why do I squeeze here in the gym and there in yoga? Why should I look up on pull-ups (the desire to see what my feet are doing is strong!)? Why is this good for me, versus that? Why should my shoulders be down?
I learn a lot of interesting stuff asking why, which I try to transfer to other activities, or just daily life.
It’s a luxury to be able to have a live someone to ask, for sure.
In yoga, my instructors spend a lot of time (sometimes too much) explaining “why”, whereas, in the gym, you have to ask. Why?
Bodies are amazing things, sort of like Scalextrics (is that the right name? The mechanical metal toys you’d ratchet together?)
Your comment randomly reminded me I was thinking all this, this morning, while doin those *kitten* pull-ups.0 -
Rowing is mainly leg-powered, like 60%ish, because the boats (and machines) have a sliding seat. Leg-push starts the stroke. There's some back and arm work in there, too, for the other 40%ish. Rowing isn't an efficient way to add muscle, but if a person does 800-1000 reps 4 times a week or so of moving body/boat weight in the context of water friction, repeats for around years . . . probably something will happen sooner or later. It's very mildly progressive, too: How do I go faster at the same strokes per minute? Takes more strength per stroke, mostly. I do it because it's fun, though - at least the boat version is.
I admit to lifting off and on over the last couple decades, but not enough to accomplish a lot. I don't enjoy weight lifting, so tend to slack off. I don't recommend that others avoid it. Just because I'm dumb that way, doesn't mean I'd suggest other people do it. Want strength/muscle? Lift weights.
That is interesting and good to know! As someone who neglects legs outside of using my treadmill, finding a long-term pastime that works both the upper and lower body altogether, sounds perfect really.
I’ve had the dumbbells for a while now, from several prior attempts to gain strength. Not much stuck for long. What seemed to kick things off for me was not so much watching and following along to fitness videos, but cherry picking their individual movements (overhead press, bicep curl, etc), and only sticking with the movements that felt good to do. Personalizing things for me in this way, making up my own rules, seems to have been the difference between me picking them up or not.
I don’t have any pictures to share here, but I will say that even though this thread was made as a joke, it still is interesting to see everybody's lats! A radical focus for sure, lol. So, thanks for starting it
@springlering62.
With apologies to others for continuing the digression, especially to @springlering62.
Rowing is good exercise, but a smart person will also lift. Rowing is unbalanced: All lower body push, upper body pull. Eventually, physical problems will be likely to develop because of the unbalanced muscle groups. (Bet you don't need to ask me how I know, after 20+ years of rowing, limited lifting.) Keep lifting, even if you row. Smart rowers lift . . . and it makes them better rowers, too.3 -
Not the best lighting, my gym has a zero-camera policy, so the only way to get a photo is to sneak one or go to the private changing room.6 -
Ugh...love handles...I swear, I could get down to 3% bodyfat and STILL have love handles...sigh...0
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