[Chaos Mitten]

Originally Posted by Ascendant

Did the description come across clearly enough? Like mud?

If not let me know and I'll video one.

Nobody wants to see your nonexistant ass.

[Ascendant]

...totally and completely uncalled for.

Also, totally and completely true.

[niagareven]

I'll trade you some of my gigantic ass for 5% of your pressing strength.

[Ascendant]

like "face off," only with two asses. and me and you.

the reality is, id do that if possible.

[ciscokid1024]

Hi Ascendant,
I tried the hamstring curl with a dumbbell today and it was tough even with out much weight. I also tried the plank today and I have a couple questions about each, I hope you don't mind. :-)

On the DB Ham curl: I held the DB between my feet/shoes. Is that all you do to hold it? It seems like with a heavier dumbbell (I used a 25) it would fall out. Also, I didn't feel it as much until I started pushing my hips into the bench as I was curling it up; kinda like I was humping the bench. Is that correct form?

On the plank: I tried squeezing my glutes and it made the plank a lot harder. Is that correct? On your post in the core thread you talked about tucking and activating the rectus abdominus, but I don't know what that is. I felt sore in my lower abs to upper thighs, but I don't know if I was doing it right.

I looked for videos of both on youtube, but I don't know if they are doing it right so I didn't want to go by that.

Sorry if I am being to greedy to ask for all this free advice, but I like these exercises and I really want to do them right.

Thanks!

[fat_wilhelm]

Originally Posted by ciscokid1024

On your post in the core thread you talked about tucking and activating the rectus abdominus, but I don't know what that is.

It's the rectum. You've got to activate the rectum.

[Stonebreaker]

Originally Posted by fat_wilhelm

It's the rectum. You've got to activate the rectum.

Sage advice, O Fat One.

Do you have a link to the time you explained how improperly mixed whey caused cancer? I'm not sure that I'm doing it right.

[fat_wilhelm]

Originally Posted by Stonebreaker

Sage advice, O Fat One.

Do you have a link to the time you explained how improperly mixed whey caused cancer? I'm not sure that I'm doing it right.

Haha... I wish I did. I forgot about that.

[the_harbinger]

I think I understand your ham exercise, but I'm not still not positive.

Vid?

[Ascendant]

The DB curls are tough, no doubt. If you need to push into the pad, by all means do so. It just means you're initiating the movement with your low back. Not ideal, but its all good. It will get more comfortable to hold the DB with your feet the more you do it, but at the heaviest weight (~100-120) Mark and I have to hold each others toes together at the bottom of the rep, so that can be a limiting factor.

Plank: nice work! If it was way harder, and you were sore in the abs and quads, you did it right. Now we just have to work on the tucking under using your abs (rectus abdominus). So it's basically like you're doing a static crunch hold while doing the plank, and your abs and glutes are what hold you in that tucked position.

Activate your abs like you were on your back doing a crunch, only you're face down now. Same motion/same muscle.

Don't worry about asking too many questions...we all help each other out!

Let me know the differences.

Originally Posted by ciscokid1024

Hi Ascendant,
I tried the hamstring curl with a dumbbell today and it was tough even with out much weight. I also tried the plank today and I have a couple questions about each, I hope you don't mind. :-)

On the DB Ham curl: I held the DB between my feet/shoes. Is that all you do to hold it? It seems like with a heavier dumbbell (I used a 25) it would fall out. Also, I didn't feel it as much until I started pushing my hips into the bench as I was curling it up; kinda like I was humping the bench. Is that correct form?

On the plank: I tried squeezing my glutes and it made the plank a lot harder. Is that correct? On your post in the core thread you talked about tucking and activating the rectus abdominus, but I don't know what that is. I felt sore in my lower abs to upper thighs, but I don't know if I was doing it right.

I looked for videos of both on youtube, but I don't know if they are doing it right so I didn't want to go by that.

Sorry if I am being to greedy to ask for all this free advice, but I like these exercises and I really want to do them right.

Thanks!