LiE's Log Part 2

LiE · 8 May 2013 at 19:56

Easy training tonight, worked up to 120x2 and 130x2 paused bench. Very easy as expected, felt good. Followed up with some stretching and lacrosse ball in dem teddies.

I have a deep tissue massage booked for tomorrow to attack my back, all kinds of supple gains.

Delvis · 8 May 2013 at 19:58

Lacrosse ball in the teddies, do you just lean against a wall?

LiE · 8 May 2013 at 19:59

Against the rack.

icecold · 8 May 2013 at 20:00

I also have physio tomorrow.

Body, pls respond.

Edit: oh yeah, it turns out that I have a lot to do this weekend so can't come up for your comp, even with a delicious lift from Stoodles

Make sure that there are plenty of videos of you being crowned King of the Bench Monkeys.

LiE · 8 May 2013 at 20:04

my wife has already told them not to hold back.. RIP. Bruises incoming.

I was so tempted to do 150 tonight, but I resisted!

Delvis · 8 May 2013 at 20:04

LiE said:
Against the rack.

Ah okay, that would make it easier, been trying to use my foam roller against the wall (horizontally) with the ball on the end, just need something wider.

Syla5 · 8 May 2013 at 20:28

I take it the first deep tissue went well of your going back for another

LiE · 8 May 2013 at 20:32

This is my first, had to cancel the other due to work.

LiE · 9 May 2013 at 09:28

Weight is going well, upon waking I've been between 82.5 and 82.8. Hoping with some strictness over the weekend I can come in at a good weight allowing for a solid breakfast before setting off for the comp.

LiE · 9 May 2013 at 22:22

Good deep massage tonight, was pretty gruesome up in the scapular. She commented on how my muscles were fighting back, gave her a good workout smashing them.

Syla5 · 10 May 2013 at 08:53

Glad it went well

Shes good with her hands, and quite easy on the eye to isnt she

LiE · 10 May 2013 at 18:02

Lots of leg mobility tonight and another go at high bar squats, with some fronties thrown in.

Worked on controlling the bottom more to reduce butt tuck. Fronties are hard.

High Bar:

Front Squat

Comp on Sunday.

TheCenturion · 10 May 2013 at 18:08

Nice work bud. How much were you lifting on the front squats?

LiE · 10 May 2013 at 18:16

60kg.

Steedie · 10 May 2013 at 18:29

Disregard this comment as I'm the last person you should get form advice from

But you almost look too upright on those front squats

LiE · 10 May 2013 at 18:31

That's the idea of the front squat, think about where the bar is and how it sits over your feet.

Steedie · 10 May 2013 at 18:40

Maybe, guess everyone is different, I know most people have to lean forward slightly. People doing more volume or for size especially, will lean forward slightly with their bum out a bit.

I have to do the cross arm method of holding the bar too (the non phaggot way), which most people seem to use, don't know if that would make a difference

Steedie · 10 May 2013 at 18:44

Only gif I could find that wasn't retarded but it's so small

Somnambulist · 10 May 2013 at 19:09

Steedie said:
Maybe, guess everyone is different, I know most people have to lean forward slightly. People doing more volume or for size especially, will lean forward slightly with their bum out a bit.

I have to do the cross arm method of holding the bar too (the non phaggot way), which most people seem to use, don't know if that would make a difference

Possibly because they're using a weight that they can support somewhat with their arms? Heavy fronties you basically can't lean forward on because the bar just falls off you.

Also supple leopard power to clean grip the bar... I can't get a full grip on the bar but can get my elbows up and have a two-finger touching the bar sort of thing going on, but being a manlet my 'shelf' isn't very big and it's still an uncomfortable lift. One of those lifts where biomechanics and flexibility make a huge difference.

mrthingyx · 10 May 2013 at 19:44

Steedie said:
Disregard this comment as I'm the last person you should get form advice from

But you almost look too upright on those front squats

Dude...

An ideal front squat is bolt upright, so your legs get the hammering - you shouldn't really be taking any weight with your back.

Also, stop being a pansy and do some chuffing mobility: cross-arm grip is for people too immobile to be athletic!