your thighs aren't supposed to touch you calves, so you should stop a bit before that
I recently read a study that said you should go to parallel, and any less or more is putting you at increased risk of injury. Not enough puts extra strain on your knees, past parallel puts extra strain on your hips or something.
Not going to parallel also doesn't work your quads adequately.
Just make sure you keep your back straight and not at an angle. Start slow because it gets easier over time, as your flexibility increases, and there is less risk to your knees, hips, and back.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
hit 65kg
5 more to go
5 more to go
How many sets/reps?
my bodyweight derp.
Maybe is should've mentioned it.
Maybe is should've mentioned it.
What about this then?
Kampframmer wrote:
Getting close to BW benchpress. Did 60 kg today, so 5kg more and thats another goal reached
5x5
Far out. Struggled to get 3x8 of 43.8kg yesterday...
I'm on 35KG today (+Bar)
Going to really concentrate on form, and I'm going to almost start from the beginning with overhead press as well, really struggling with that one.
Going to really concentrate on form, and I'm going to almost start from the beginning with overhead press as well, really struggling with that one.
Yeah, mine was 35kg with bar (bar is a light one, weighs 8.8kg)
Olympic all the way
PrivateVendetta wrote:
Olympic all the way
Overhead Press with only 10kg and really concentrated on keeping my back straight and squeezing my glutes.
I knew i wasn't squeezing enough previously but found it hard to do it and lift at the same time. Seemed easy today, I think because I had a narrower stance. I guess we'll see when I get to the weights i struggled with before.
I knew i wasn't squeezing enough previously but found it hard to do it and lift at the same time. Seemed easy today, I think because I had a narrower stance. I guess we'll see when I get to the weights i struggled with before.
you do em standing up?
Im afraid that if i do it standing im gonna fall over if the bar is up high and i make 1 wrong move.
Im afraid that if i do it standing im gonna fall over if the bar is up high and i make 1 wrong move.
AFAIK it's supposed to be standing up.
You push your Torso forward as soon as the bar passes your head and it's pretty stable. Stabilising = more muscle work.
You push your Torso forward as soon as the bar passes your head and it's pretty stable. Stabilising = more muscle work.
Military Press FTW. Hands down my favourite shoulder exercise. I do them with 50kgs and I really struggle for 5 reps..
Last edited by Jebus (2011-02-22 14:36:03)
i do seated ohp with 35kg 3x10
Had a good workout. Doing Bill Starr(madcow 5x5) , so on the wednesday I do 4 sets of squats, 4 sets of MP's and 4 set of Deadlifts. Struggled with the last MP set last week, could've gone for 6 reps with more this week
Deadlifts went great, up to 125kgx5 now, should be able to increase to 130kg next week and then go by 2.5 increments every week.
Deadlifts went great, up to 125kgx5 now, should be able to increase to 130kg next week and then go by 2.5 increments every week.
What's your routine Jebus?
edit: nvm
edit: nvm
Last edited by Jaekus (2011-02-23 06:50:04)
how do you keep up with increasing it every week? If i would do that, i wouldnt be able to complete my sets after 2 weeks
Didn't work out tonight, haven't been eating a lot and feeling a bit unmotivated.
On the plus my bodyfat keeps dropping, so it's not all bad news.
On the plus my bodyfat keeps dropping, so it's not all bad news.
I'm only into week 2 right now, I filled in all my maxes in an excel file and it showed me the working weights for every set, for every week. I have the feeling the first few weeks are still a bit light though, so I use the file as a general guideline and try to feel how much I can lift.Kampframmer wrote:
how do you keep up with increasing it every week? If i would do that, i wouldnt be able to complete my sets after 2 weeks
aaah okey, i thought you were going up for quite some time now. It'll slow down in a few weeks. I now try to up the weights on my lifts every 2-3 weeks but its hard