EPTSuper insane the amount of work these people put in, I'm hoping they put the change in venue to Wisconsin to good use.
I wish they would have named the bike course something else though. Sounds like something from the show Nickelodeon GUTS
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ThomasjServo
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Super insane the amount of work these people put in, I'm hoping they put the change in venue to Wisconsin to good use. I wish they would have named the bike course something else though. Sounds like something from the show Nickelodeon GUTS | ||
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Ehzera
Singapore212 Posts
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Pulimuli
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Ehzera
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decafchicken
United States20157 Posts
On August 02 2017 10:15 GoTuNk! wrote: On thursdays start the Crossfit Games :D Castro really pushing the athletes to be well rounded and good at everything. Particularly challenging: (Thursday) CYCLOCROSS 3 laps of cyclocross course (Saturday, those weights are ridiculous) MUSCLE-UP CLEAN LADDER 8 rounds for time of: 4 muscle-ups 2 cleans, ascending weight M 225-245-265-285-305-320-335-350 lb. F 145-160-175-190-205-215-225-235 lb. Jesus that's brutal. Should be really fun to watch, 350 is around my best double CJ, I cant imagine doing it after 28 muscle ups and 7 clean doubles for time lol | ||
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VHbb
692 Posts
(finally I'm back to my workplace where I've access to it) I started following the 5x5 stronglift program, so today was squat - bench press - barbell row Squat (empty bar): the first set I felt really off balance, I try to go down to break parallel but the first few times I kind of lost balance at the bottom and I raised my heels to stabilize. The following sets I think I maintained a better form: it's difficult to judge by myself, and at this point I was alone in the gym so I couldn't ask anyone. Overall good I think. Bench press: this felt very light (but from the program, it seems it's expected) and I didn't have issues (that I could feel). I'm not sure I have a proper form for my back and position for my legs, but I'll have a better look at what the stronglift guy suggest (there are some very nice videos with explanation on that page). Barbell row(bar+2x5kg disks): this felt *really* shitty I started with a very wrong back position, luckly there was a guy (which seemed more experienced) which showed me how to position my back to stay as parallel as possible, with a neutral position. I still feel I curve my back downwards (head and butt higher than the central part of the back). The bar with the 5kg disks seems very very low to grab, and in the first part of the pull I have to slightly lift with my legs (of if you want: I have to bend my legs further to grab the bar). I understand that the bar should be over my feet, not in front. With this positioning, when I pull it up I have to move it slightly forward to avoid hitting my knees: is this correct? (I guess not..) Finally I feel I used my wrists to raise it up to my chest more than one time, which again is wrong. Overall I *feel* (since I cannot see myself) that I am very far away from the posture and the movement as I saw them on the stronglift videos / instructions. Talking with the 2 guys in the gym, none of them does barbell row (they seemed a bit skeptical, don't know why). One of them showed me the movement with the bar, but again quite different from the form I saw from the videos (bar position forward wrt feet). Any advice ? In two days I'll do the second workout with squat, overhead press, deadlift - and I'll tell you how it goes p.s. final consideration: I'm super weak (I knew it, but now I kind of *know* it) | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On August 03 2017 04:14 VHbb wrote: Hey guys - today I went for the first time to the gym (finally I'm back to my workplace where I've access to it) I started following the 5x5 stronglift program, so today was squat - bench press - barbell row Squat (empty bar): the first set I felt really off balance, I try to go down to break parallel but the first few times I kind of lost balance at the bottom and I raised my heels to stabilize. The following sets I think I maintained a better form: it's difficult to judge by myself, and at this point I was alone in the gym so I couldn't ask anyone. Overall good I think. Bench press: this felt very light (but from the program, it seems it's expected) and I didn't have issues (that I could feel). I'm not sure I have a proper form for my back and position for my legs, but I'll have a better look at what the stronglift guy suggest (there are some very nice videos with explanation on that page). Barbell row(bar+2x5kg disks): this felt *really* shitty I started with a very wrong back position, luckly there was a guy (which seemed more experienced) which showed me how to position my back to stay as parallel as possible, with a neutral position. I still feel I curve my back downwards (head and butt higher than the central part of the back). The bar with the 5kg disks seems very very low to grab, and in the first part of the pull I have to slightly lift with my legs (of if you want: I have to bend my legs further to grab the bar). I understand that the bar should be over my feet, not in front. With this positioning, when I pull it up I have to move it slightly forward to avoid hitting my knees: is this correct? (I guess not..) Finally I feel I used my wrists to raise it up to my chest more than one time, which again is wrong. Overall I *feel* (since I cannot see myself) that I am very far away from the posture and the movement as I saw them on the stronglift videos / instructions. Talking with the 2 guys in the gym, none of them does barbell row (they seemed a bit skeptical, don't know why). One of them showed me the movement with the bar, but again quite different from the form I saw from the videos (bar position forward wrt feet). Any advice ? In two days I'll do the second workout with squat, overhead press, deadlift - and I'll tell you how it goes p.s. final consideration: I'm super weak (I knew it, but now I kind of *know* it) Maybe record yourself on your phone and compare your position with the row to your source material? It's a bit difficult to get a sense of your positioning, but that would be my first step. | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
For time: Run 1.5 miles Swim 500 meters Run 1.5 miles Then the Cyclocross or some type of biking course they set up on a farm outside of Madison. Couldn't find how long it is, but probably the highest potential for injury here. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20157 Posts
On July 29 2017 01:46 ThomasjServo wrote: I have some general discomfort in my left knee from taking a helmet to it playing football growing up. Since, it gives me some trouble so I didn't see the harm in looking into knee sleeves. I was thinking I could kill two birds with one stone as you can slide them down to protect your shins when climbing ropes, but I guess I should talk to the doctor at my gym and see what he has to say before going the knee sleeve route. Good point farv. Rehbands (the 7mm blue ones) are pretty much the gold standard for knee sleeves in the lifting world. I wore em for years but transitioned away from them in the past year or so as I'm getting better at using my glutes/hamstrings to properly support my knees. Hardly wear sleeves at all now and my knees feel great. | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On August 02 2017 18:25 ThomasjServo wrote: My gym's team is in the team side of the competition. So I'll be watching. They were 4th in the Central Regional overall, and one of the coaches took 5th in the world for the open itself to get to regional. Super insane the amount of work these people put in, I'm hoping they put the change in venue to Wisconsin to good use. I wish they would have named the bike course something else though. Sounds like something from the show Nickelodeon GUTS After so many athletes dropped out or couldn't perform due to heat exhaustion last year and the year before, just being out of socal is enough to qualify as "putting the venue to good use" imo | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On August 03 2017 19:47 ThomasjServo wrote: Crossfit Games Individual Athelete Workouts for Today: For time: Run 1.5 miles Swim 500 meters Run 1.5 miles Then the Cyclocross or some type of biking course they set up on a farm outside of Madison. Couldn't find how long it is, but probably the highest potential for injury here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpnltVzza9U One woman (Camille Le Blanc) fell, dislocated her shoulder and is out. Less injuries than expected. Matt Fraser took 2nd place on the bikes (after some Australian obviously), guy can do everything. | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On August 04 2017 12:05 GoTuNk! wrote: One woman (Camille Le Blanc) fell, dislocated her shoulder and is out. Less injuries than expected. Matt Fraser took 2nd place on the bikes (after some Australian obviously), guy can do everything. Yeah, I envisioned a pileup of some sort, especially with the rain, but thankfully not the case. On August 04 2017 09:47 phyre112 wrote: After so many athletes dropped out or couldn't perform due to heat exhaustion last year and the year before, just being out of socal is enough to qualify as "putting the venue to good use" imo I forgot about that for last years games, just a little midwestern thrunder storm to welcome them in. Day 2 Individual: SPRINT O-COURSE Obstacle-course race 1RM SNATCH 1-rep-max snatch TRIPLE-G CHIPPER 100 pull-ups 80 GHD sit-ups 60 one-legged squats, alternating 40-cal. row 20 dumbbell push presses M 100-lb. dumbbell F 70-lb. dumbbell Day 2 Team: TEAM O-COURSE Obstacle-course race CLEAN AND JERK M 1-rep-max clean and jerk CLEAN AND JERK F 1-rep-max clean and jerk ROWING WORM 3 rounds: 40/30-cal. row (each) 30 Worm squats | ||
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FFGenerations
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cant gym for a while tho http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/525387-i-just-had-lasik-eye-surgery | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
First summer vacation since ever this year and its been lovely. Start working at around 21st of August and been working on conditioning and getting back into training regularly again. Plenty of strength still remains to my surprise but my running form is godawful. So focus on that for the next weeks and months, working up to a decent mileage and regular training and some lifting in between. End of year goals: sub 60min 10km, 100/150/200 on bench/squat/deadlift. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
 I was shocked by this event in particular, on the female side, the level of athletism is incredible (last heat) | ||
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ThomasjServo
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
Deadlift: 180kg x 1 Pulldowns BB Curls Missed 190kg due to grip issues but other than that it was a 30kg improvement from last time (around a month ago) so I can't complain. On August 07 2017 11:18 FFGenerations wrote: wb Thank you! | ||
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VHbb
692 Posts
On August 03 2017 04:25 ThomasjServo wrote: Maybe record yourself on your phone and compare your position with the row to your source material? It's a bit difficult to get a sense of your positioning, but that would be my first step. I went on with the trainings, and I'm now in the second week of the stronglift program. About the barbell row, I tried again increasing the weight to 2x10kg plates: I know I should have started from 2x5kg and increased gradually, but using the 10kg plates I feel much better with my form - since the plates have a larger diameter and I don't have to go too much down to the ground to grab the bar. I'll stay with this weight for a while because it does feel a bit too heavy for my current level.. The other exercises (squat, benchpress, deadlift and overhead press) seem ok: I think I'll ask some guy at the gym (it's a super small gym and I keep meeting the same people) to give me some advice on my form on all of these, to make sure I'm not incorporating some bad movements without noticing. Probably the one where I'm less confident (a part for the barbell row) is the overhead press for the moment.. | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
On August 08 2017 18:50 VHbb wrote: I went on with the trainings, and I'm now in the second week of the stronglift program. About the barbell row, I tried again increasing the weight to 2x10kg plates: I know I should have started from 2x5kg and increased gradually, but using the 10kg plates I feel much better with my form - since the plates have a larger diameter and I don't have to go too much down to the ground to grab the bar. I'll stay with this weight for a while because it does feel a bit too heavy for my current level.. The other exercises (squat, benchpress, deadlift and overhead press) seem ok: I think I'll ask some guy at the gym (it's a super small gym and I keep meeting the same people) to give me some advice on my form on all of these, to make sure I'm not incorporating some bad movements without noticing. Probably the one where I'm less confident (a part for the barbell row) is the overhead press for the moment.. Keep the weight increases to a minimum in the beginning since you are just learning a movement first and second getting stronger. But keep it up and take a vid if you want us to look it over | ||
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