Oh god it feels so good to get back to lifting, even if I haven't lifted in over a year. Taking it slow and careful to make sure I don't fuck anything up. Totally worth waking up pre-dawn to lift.
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Has anyone ever done Crossfit? Is that a dirty word around here?
I ask mostly because of a slowly rising interest in actual weightlifting and I'm pretty sure it'd be my best option for access to facilities and coaching.
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It's going to come down to the individual running the gym and their training philosophy. Some instructors are going to set you up with a basic weightlifting program and have you working on your form and others will just have you do the stupid wod of the day.
The problem is it's hard for a beginner to know if the program is crap or not.
Has anyone ever done Crossfit? Is that a dirty word around here?
I ask mostly because of a slowly rising interest in actual weightlifting and I'm pretty sure it'd be my best option for access to facilities and coaching.
I've done a few Crossfit workouts at a local box.
I believe there's a lot of variability nationwide w.r.t Crossfit gyms. My impression, however, was that the dogma was there - lots of friendly debate with the coaches about mobility, programming, etc. This might be a problem depending on what you want to do there. The workouts are absolute ass-kickers, and the group setup definitely spurs you to give it 100% intensity.
I can say confidently that getting good coaching in a CF gym is an absolute crapshoot. There's just no quality control. If you have access to other comparable facilities, you can educate yourself and do fine.
If you want to do Crossfit because it will keep you motivated and make you look better naked, I say have at it. It's pretty fun.
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It should be fairly easy to pick a decent crossfit gym. Go in, and if you see people kipping and not being told to stop, walk back out.
I was pretty sore yesterday from Mondays lift, I may have gone pretty heavy on the rack pulls I did. But no real soreness from yesterday, which was a heavy press day but relaxed on the volume. Feels good. Today may be an off day cause I've got school work to handle, but will likely make up for it Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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Had a real dumpy day squatting. Could only hit 3 reps of my 5RM-5lbs. Didn't sleep well, had a horrible long day of school, and the gym was packed since I got there so late.
I think I'm going to start using a belt again Friday when I go for round dos.
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Does anyone here do any lifting with arthritis? I've never gotten an official diagnosis, but I have psoriasis and I've always had very creaky knees so psoriatic arthritis is by no means a stretch. I thought losing a bunch of weight had helped, but as soon as the weather changed my left knee started hurting again. I haven't been lifting because I was hoping it'd go away with some rest, but it's been a few weeks and doesn't seem like it's going anywhere.
Is arthritis pain the kind of pain I should just push through, or do I have to wait for spring to start squatting again?
Ever had any actual knee injuries? My reconstructed ACL throbs when it's cold and rainy, but it's otherwise painless and strong.
Nope. No previous injuries. The joint just feels grindy (both of them, really, but the left one especially). I think it's probably a safe bet, given that feeling combined with my inherited psoriasis and 15ish years of being ~50lbs overweight and completely out of shape, to assume some kind of arthritis. It's never been painful enough to make me go to a doctor and it's not enough to make me limp or anything like that. It's just a general soreness that makes stuff like stairs and squatting down to pick thing up more unpleasant than it should be. Which makes me hesitate to squat/deadlift with it feeling like this.
Bar's too close to your shins. So you try to almost straight leg it up to avoid dragging the bar into your shins. Also your hips aren't low enough and your shoulders are way out in front of the bar.
Edit: Yeah, you really need to get your hips down more so you're getting into a good position with the shoulders right around the plane of the bar.
Matt Wenning's videos are always a great place to look for some form tips.
I too was tested today, and found wanting. Managed 29x165 squats (as triples). Failed the last rep twice. FFS. Got quite a nice 210 clean DL though. Upper back is gettin' nice and strong.
I am wearing a tight sweater that I haven't worn in a while and it makes my arms look big and you can see my triceps through it, this is making me irrationally happy.
Also my new wrist wraps get here today and I'm pretty excited, I've been doing some goldilocks shit with them (too tight, too loose) and I'm crossing my fingers that these are just right.
I see you're doing the K-Star-esque setup where you brace before gripping the bar. I think you're coming into flexion because you're not taking the tension out of the bar. I like to take a big breath, flex my lats with Mike T's cue of "shoulder blades in the back pockets," and think about hovering the bar off the ground. Think 90% force to squeeze yourself into setup position. Only then do you initiate the pull.
I hope any of that is helpful to you. Keep grinding.
Yup, these are my new favorite wrist wraps. I got the 24 inch Zeus wraps from Strength Shop and they are the right mix of supportive and stretchy, got a nice incline session in tonight (because all of the squat racks and flat benches were full, dunno what that was about) and they were great. Hit three solid triples with 195 on the incline, that's an unlooked-for personal best.
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It should be 70% Protein/70% Fat/60% Carbs.
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I ask mostly because of a slowly rising interest in actual weightlifting and I'm pretty sure it'd be my best option for access to facilities and coaching.
You talk clean and bomb hospitals, so I speak with the foulest mouth possible
The problem is it's hard for a beginner to know if the program is crap or not.
I've done a few Crossfit workouts at a local box.
I believe there's a lot of variability nationwide w.r.t Crossfit gyms. My impression, however, was that the dogma was there - lots of friendly debate with the coaches about mobility, programming, etc. This might be a problem depending on what you want to do there. The workouts are absolute ass-kickers, and the group setup definitely spurs you to give it 100% intensity.
I can say confidently that getting good coaching in a CF gym is an absolute crapshoot. There's just no quality control. If you have access to other comparable facilities, you can educate yourself and do fine.
If you want to do Crossfit because it will keep you motivated and make you look better naked, I say have at it. It's pretty fun.
Of course. Now begins the glorious Winterbulk.
My last pair just broke and my gym's playlist is atrocious
I think I'm going to start using a belt again Friday when I go for round dos.
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Is arthritis pain the kind of pain I should just push through, or do I have to wait for spring to start squatting again?
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Nope. No previous injuries. The joint just feels grindy (both of them, really, but the left one especially). I think it's probably a safe bet, given that feeling combined with my inherited psoriasis and 15ish years of being ~50lbs overweight and completely out of shape, to assume some kind of arthritis. It's never been painful enough to make me go to a doctor and it's not enough to make me limp or anything like that. It's just a general soreness that makes stuff like stairs and squatting down to pick thing up more unpleasant than it should be. Which makes me hesitate to squat/deadlift with it feeling like this.
Lowered weight a bit to try to work on form but it seems like I can't get my body in a good starting position, comfortably
Bar's too close to your shins. So you try to almost straight leg it up to avoid dragging the bar into your shins. Also your hips aren't low enough and your shoulders are way out in front of the bar.
Edit: Yeah, you really need to get your hips down more so you're getting into a good position with the shoulders right around the plane of the bar.
Matt Wenning's videos are always a great place to look for some form tips.
So deadlift is 70kg higher than my squat. Crane mode confirmed
305 pound bench press and 165 pound military press.
Good day.
Also my new wrist wraps get here today and I'm pretty excited, I've been doing some goldilocks shit with them (too tight, too loose) and I'm crossing my fingers that these are just right.
I was trying for 5, did 4
I can see my back rounding but wondering what cues you'd recommend to fix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=zb2W9f_exl8
I see you're doing the K-Star-esque setup where you brace before gripping the bar. I think you're coming into flexion because you're not taking the tension out of the bar. I like to take a big breath, flex my lats with Mike T's cue of "shoulder blades in the back pockets," and think about hovering the bar off the ground. Think 90% force to squeeze yourself into setup position. Only then do you initiate the pull.
I hope any of that is helpful to you. Keep grinding.
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