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If you want to look good, get on the elliptical and you will look good.
Lifting weights is about proving to you that you can do it. Every day in the weight room you should be at war with yourself. If your body cannot, you should hate your body and want to destroy it until it cooperates. Usually when I'm lifting, I get so amped that I'm angry, and want to bash anyone I see. When I say bend that bar, you gotta try with all your might as you do the deadlift. Get angry. See yourself in the mirror and get so angry you want to pick up a weight and beat yourself or anyone who crosses you to death.
Ha, I enjoy your description of what it means to lift. I don't doubt that feeling. And it certainly makes sense for men. I started with that mentality when I decided to focus on weight training. But I still like to look and feel like a woman - and, yes, I know I'll never get that muscular body of a man regardless how heavy I go, so I shouldn't worry about lifting heavy. But my conservative (female) mind gears towards avoiding injury, first and foremost. My wrist injuries, for example, were due to falls and my clumsiness, so that pain lingers on certain days, and my goal is also not to exacerbate it unnecessarily. Lifting heavier has helped a bit, but recently had a set back when I loosely picked up a heavy weight - without a warm up or wrist straps - and I'm still waiting for it to heal.
You cannot know that 135lb's is safe for this person. Especially if she is just starting out. Injury should be avoided at all costs. Baby steps are needed until one has proper form and is able to lift safely.
Yes, you got to build up to weights that could easily be just about equal to your own bodyweight. It will not happen over night, so do not expect one day you suddenly lift 100 and then suddenly the day after, you now life 115/20... I am a man, but I realize there are some limitations and someday you may have to go lighter, to have s fager and better workout.
Usually when I'm lifting, I get so amped that I'm angry, and want to bash anyone I see. When I say bend that bar, you gotta try with all your might as you do the deadlift. Get angry. See yourself in the mirror and get so angry you want to pick up a weight and beat yourself or anyone who crosses you to death.
You go you ferocious animal you....
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You wanna be tough, better do what you can
Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
but you wanna be bad .....
(Background music to Michael Jackson song)
You wanna be tough, better do what you can
Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
but you wanna be bad .....
There are two kinds of people. Those who think they cannot, and those who think they can. They're usually both right.
If you think you're weak, you will always be weak. You need to hate being so weak you're prepared to punish your body for being weak.
One thing you need to know about deadlifts is you need to pull so hard on the barbell that you feel like you want to bend the bar around your torso. You need to feel your muscles in your upper back burn as you squeeze your shoulder blades together trying to bend that bar, your hands need to want to crush that bar as well. More weight your upper body supports, less your lower back supports.
Okay drill sergeant you seem to have all the answers. If you were my personal trainer I would fire you in a heartbeat.
You have zero knowledge of this person and her capabilities yet you tell her what she must do.
For the record I have been exercising my whole life and am fit. I also know how to injure myself, and how to succeed.
Okay drill sergeant you seem to have all the answers. If you were my personal trainer I would fire you in a heartbeat.
You have zero knowledge of this person and her capabilities yet you tell her what she must do.
For the record I have been exercising my whole life and am fit. I also know how to injure myself, and how to succeed.
I really don't think we should take it to this extend. He simply gave me some ideas and info, as well as opinions. No need to assume accountability or blame for any exercise going wrong. I asked for routine ideas and received them. I don't know why we should assume everything should be taken so literally.
I really don't think we should take it to this extend. He simply gave me some ideas and info, as well as opinions. No need to assume accountability or blame for any exercise going wrong. I asked for routine ideas and received them. I don't know why we should assume everything should be taken so literally.
Thank you, but no need to defend me. I found it hilarious luckyme thought I would be their PT
Thanks for the detailed suggestions, I'll look to add them to the workout schedule I'm getting together.
Quick question:
Regarding deadlifts - I tried with a barbell weight of 15 pounds and though I thought I got it down right, I tend to get lower back pain a few times after the workout. Not enough to bother me, but enough to know it's there. It does subside. But I don't do them as often though. I tried lowering the weight but it felt like I wasn't doing anything. So when I come up with the lift, I clench my belly and butt, correct? I do 3 sets of 10 or 3 sets of 12 if I push. Not sure why the lower back pain...should I do three sets of 10 daily?
Also with the plank: It's still a challenge. I hold it for 30 sec, but do I raise my butt a bit and do a bit of a curve as I'm on my elbows? Or is the body supposed to completely parallel to the floor?
Regarding the deadlift, while it is important to use good form in any movement, it is particularly important to have good form in the deadlift and there are a number of things to keep in mind. With that in mind I selected the video below concerning the proper way to do the deadlift. I hope you'll watch it and apply what it says in your deadlifts. Stay safe.
How To Deadlift with Proper Form - The Best Technique Checklist and Common Mistakes
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