scott mendleson is pretty round :-)

I think Gerry's bad squat day cursed mine. Had a good warmup and first set at 225. On one of the last reps, though, I must have moved laterally or something. My right hip was definitely tweaked. Tried to walk and stretch it off. Tried working it out at a lower weight. It just wasn't having it. Stiff leg deads were better; though I just felt like I was lacking the strength and was only able to do 4 sets of 225 (275 was a no-go).

The only good thing about the day was that I was somehow able to hit a PR on leg press. 8 pies seemed like a struggle. 10 pies was actually a little easier. 12 pies was manageable. 12 pies + a 25 on each side wasn't horrible. So I loaded up 14 pies and hit it for 5 ... screaming like a mofo on the last rep. It felt good. :-)

Right hip still bothering me a little when I walk, though. Think I just need to rest it a bit -- no elliptical or anything like that.

No gym last night...I was suppose to do a 5 mile run but right when I stepped outta the car I lost my foot in a freakin puddle. so running with wet socks was not an option. I should have just worked out but I doubt I woulda made it through the small river flowing infront of the gym....stupid new england weather! :-)

Gonna see what I can get in today..

Off to do a little military pressing and assistance junk tonight.

Stretch that bad boy out Prof.

I am wicked tired from waking up early to take my car into the shop. I got hosed $200 for very little work and I'm pissed...but oh well..gonna try and do something at the gym now... :-)

Today is cardio day, but I'll be doing pull-ups to failure. Tomorrow is shoulder and legs day. Come sweet weekend, come and save my sore body from more torment.

45min on the bike (didn't feel like running)
Legs + Calves today :-)

Threw a big plate on for squats...I like it! :-) ( I won't say how many cuz you'll laugh.)

Well...

19:00 on my two mile run, and only did 4 pull ups. Gotta get better than that.

Oh and right now 185, my end goal is 175 by April. Oh and to have a cross-training application done by then.

The run part isn't that bad...the pull ups are pretty good considering the avg person can do 1.5 :-)



I think I tweaked something in my neck last night when doing squats. I'm pretty sure I did not just sleep in an awkward position.

Yeah ... I can't do one. My shoulder doesn't work that way. I can do pull-downs at > body weight; but no pull-ups. Go figure. :-)

Why would you have hurt your neck? Was your form off? did you have the bar too high???

To be honest Dokk I have no idea. Maybe a combo of bad form and too much on at one time? I was usually just doing light squats of whatever the bar is weighted at + 50lbs but last night I threw on an extra 90lb to the mix..

I'm not sure exactly where the bar is suppose to be located on my shoulders when I squat but I feel comfortable with it below the traps sitting right on the shoulders.

That's probably about the right place for the bar. I always think about it in terms of finding the groove built into the traps just at the top of the shoulders -- the bar fits perfectly there. People like Frank, Gerry, Tom, and Dave will probably call it "the shelf" -- but that's because they're monsters. :-)

Wonder if your core wasn't tight enough and you bent forward too far (causing the bar to roll up toward your neck)? Or maybe you just did too much?

For the record, the bar almost always weighs 45lbs.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exer...ell+Full+Squat

:-) Thanks.


Dokk, I wanna call it "The shelf" someday too! :-)

you might need some assistance in that area.

that's why I got you. <3 you had me at "Shelf"

Anyone here do front squats? I have been getting into them, but I've been noticing my wrists start to kill once I get up into the heavier weights. Any ideas on how to fix this or what I might be doing wrong?

I used to do them heavy. The trick I learned was to cross my arms in front on my body. Think of the I dream of genie thing here. And have the bar rest on top of my front delts.

I have also seen people use wrist straps, and place them around the bar and hold on to them like handles. I tried this once and failed miserably.

Here are two quick tips.
When you get under that bar, think about wearing a baseball cap backwards and have the bill of the cap touch your upper back. Keeping your head up. Second, when you come out of the bottom think about leading with your chest.

check the video out for a few free tips
http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...4&m=PD&pid=981

Never been able to do half the weight on front squats that I could on regular squats.....tears apart my wrists too.

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