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I'm currently on a foam roller. I'm THPing so I don't start crying
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I'm sweating. I have yet to pick up a weight.
The plastic roller with the knurling is pretty wicked.
Definitely see how sore you are tomorrow.Did a boxing class at 5:45 this morning felt good to get back to the gym. Hope to go lift tomorrow morning
Definitely see how sore you are tomorrow.
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http://www.thehackersparadise.com/f...-Coach-Beard&p=3223057&viewfull=1#post3223057I just got the Roger Fredericks Flexibility DVD and did the first set of exercises this morning. It was a rude awakening as to how stiff I was - especially my left shoulder & hip & my calves & hamstrings. I already noticed a difference afterwards!
Good lesson on the squats. For any THPer using free weights to get stronger, squats should be a part of your program. Some sort of squat variation, they are a great movement for building balance, strength, and bone density.
Here is a video of my squats on 6/8.
[video=youtube;QYkUw-c3ynI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYkUw-c3ynI&feature=youtu.be[/video]
On my first rep I was anticipating depth, when the hips get below the knees. I missed that depth and was shallow. When that depth is hit, the body's musculature engages a stretch reflex which will snap the hips up. My second rep here meets that depth. Notice how much faster my second rep is compared to my first. That's why hitting depth when squatting is key. It's very important to feel proper depth, not anticipate it.
I usually just try to focus on the baseboard. I have tendency to lift my head when squating. I haven't brought out the tennis ball in a long time. It might be time. Last night was my first night squatting in 6 weeks.Your head is just a smidddddddddge too low imo. It kinda gets inline with the spine at the bottom but isn't straight the rest of the way. Raise chin like an inch.
Take the example of*a piece published at CBS Sports this past Saturday, where we learn that basketball is not really a strength-dependent sport. The story is about the “insane strength” in the possession of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, 27 years old and 190 pounds at 6’3”. Curry*is apparently capable of a 400-pound trap-bar deadlift.
Despite the fact that Texas high schools are home to dozens of teenage girls capable of this feat, the team’s director of athletic performance, Keke Lyles, slobbers with excitement:
He’s probably 10 times stronger than what people think.
Apparently people think this particular professional athlete is only capable of deadlifting 40 pounds.*I have a 92-year-old lady in my gym that deadlifts more than this.
He continues:
We knew he was strong, but when he started pushing that kind of weight, I was like, “This guy is just a freak.
A young professional athlete who “deadlifts” a little over twice his bodyweight is a freak to a professional director of athletic performance.