The World, Chico, and Everything in it (MT/Lifting) - Page 12

thethirddiaz · 11-09-2007, 06:32 PM

Bench: 140x5x5

Tried leg drive. Failed. But I'm doing better at keeping my back tight and arch firm. Worked on keeping elbows in, did better. Tried pause reps on last 2 sets. Good.

Squat: 45x5, 65x5, 75x5, 95x5, 125x5

brought my feet in slightly upon suggestion from guy at work who used to be a powerlifter. Felt a little better. Still have flexibility issues. Getting there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYU1ZdzQugo

BTW, yes those are my new thai shorts. YESSS!

Row: 125x5x5

the usual.

MatterOverMind · 11-09-2007, 06:49 PM

Try and push your knees out as you descend.

My stance is probably just a smidgen narrower than yours.

thethirddiaz · 11-10-2007, 03:08 PM

MT today, only s few people showed up. I got partnered with a newer guy who isn't too good and is significantly smaller than me. We started with catching push kicks, which was ok. I get the idea but I much prefer to parry and follow with a leg kick. Then we did clinching with first and second position (hands behind head and bear hug respectively).I feel like I got the hang of this pretty well, but I realized after talking to my trainer that there is a LOT to learn about transitioning and other things in the clinch. I'm looking forward to learning it.

Forgot to stretch after class so after running some errands I did some dynamic then static stretching. Still sore in the groin but it hasn't gotten worse so I'll just keep stretching a bit more and hoepfully it will heal after Thanksgiving when I will have about a 4 day break.

I'm going to update after I do pull ups tonight. If I don't update before tomorrow, feel free to ridicule me for being a weak coward.

woogie12 · 11-10-2007, 04:04 PM

Yea I'm still not that technical with the clinch, takes tooonnss of experience, but just trying to muscle your way around tires yourself out. Try relaxing more and using your footwork to get certain positions and maintain control.

And with the catching the push kick, it's a good technique when you can do that, then swing the person when you chuck, then down kick to the back of the legs or come over the top with a cross they'd never see coming.

Unfortunately I'm not good at catching so I usually just step or circle out.

thethirddiaz · 11-10-2007, 07:13 PM

Pull ups: 4,4,2.5,3,2.

Fucking groin hurts. Hopefully it will feel better after rest tomorrow.

MatterOverMind · 11-10-2007, 07:26 PM

Damn, I wanted to ridicule you for being a weak coward.

Want to know how to use leg drive on the bench? I got it figgered out.
Pull your feet as far towards your shoulders as you can. When you start to push the bar back up, flex your glutes and push with your legs so your weight is off your butt. Your butt should still be touching the bench though.

That's about it. Works for me.

thethirddiaz · 11-10-2007, 07:32 PM

Do you feel like it is going to help you push more weight?

MatterOverMind · 11-10-2007, 08:11 PM

Absolutely. I can just feel the difference. Although I can feel that the weight is really heavy, it just goes up so nice and smooth.

I cut my workout short tonight, but will do ME bench again soon and really test it out.

Saith · 11-11-2007, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thethirddiaz

Bench: 140x5x5

Tried leg drive. Failed. But I'm doing better at keeping my back tight and arch firm. Worked on keeping elbows in, did better. Tried pause reps on last 2 sets. Good.

Squat: 45x5, 65x5, 75x5, 95x5, 125x5

brought my feet in slightly upon suggestion from guy at work who used to be a powerlifter. Felt a little better. Still have flexibility issues. Getting there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYU1ZdzQugo

Squats look better. Still looks like you're leaning forward a bit, but the rest is good.

Some of that might be because you're squatting on carpet. Could you buy one of those plastic covers like for office chairs to put down there?

Saith · 11-11-2007, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatterOverMind

Damn, I wanted to ridicule you for being a weak coward.

Want to know how to use leg drive on the bench? I got it figgered out.
Pull your feet as far towards your shoulders as you can. When you start to push the bar back up, flex your glutes and push with your legs so your weight is off your butt. Your butt should still be touching the bench though.

That's about it. Works for me.

That sounds about right. You have to lift your butt off the bench and push it up as high as it will go toward your shoulders, then settle it down again. This will move your head up so be sure to move you face below (toward your feet) the bar before executing this maneuver.

Also the power should come from your heels. Makes a hell of a difference to me too.