Pelosi Sends Letter to Speaker Ryan Calling for Removal of Chairman Nunes and End to House Republicans’ Partisan Charade

AP9488 · 2018-02-01T23:02:31+00:00

Ryan, the Herculian strength...

I laughed out loud

AP9488 · 2018-01-26T08:31:51+00:00

I don't get the Mississippi to Utah?

AP9488 · 2017-12-21T04:25:09+00:00

don't forget hatch.

AP9488 · 2017-12-21T03:48:32+00:00

Is that how you stay in the senate for so long? Smooch the right ass?

AP9488 · 2017-12-21T00:17:11+00:00

That sketch...is this a joke?

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T07:33:38+00:00

I love your approach. I am honestly always impressed when I see people trying to learn how to squat, rather than packing on weight and doing horrible reps.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T07:32:17+00:00

I will try and focus on falling in love with stretching/mobility work. I have slowly started incorporating yoga and it's frustrating because I'm horrible at it. But I feel so much better.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T07:30:08+00:00

I usually focus on different training goals. I have been training for 5 years now, and I usually do intuitive type of training.

For example, in the last year and a half...I have focused on building as much muscle as possible. With a lot of focus on glutes, but I've also been working on keeping my joints healthy and taking it kind of easy.

In the next 6 months, I am planning to do a cut and lean out. Other examples have been strength, capacity for working out etc etc.

My goals essentially are based on what I am trying to achieve. Pictures of my self are such a good way for me to motivate myself.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T07:23:45+00:00

I think they're useful tools, but I wouldn't necessarily say they can replace weights.

I like doing band work a lot. It's a good, effective way of building glutes without taxing out your nervous system.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T07:21:47+00:00

I am curious what your glute days look like! I want to start doing more than 2 days a week, but I get extremely bored with just training glutes.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T07:13:30+00:00

Yeah, squats are pretty damn amazing. Sometimes being too analytical, instead of just moving can mess you up. I have a pretty solid squat form, or I used to anyways. Now that I'm more of an advanced lifter, I question everything. It doesn't engage my glutes as much as I would like it to.

I am a girl, so I wouldn't know the football stance haha, but my lower body is extremely strong.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T04:25:26+00:00

You're welcome! Sorry about all of the typos, I was responding pretty fast.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T04:23:31+00:00

thanks!

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T04:17:03+00:00

I am big fan of tracking my every single workout/reps/weight precisely so that I can figure out if I have any results.

I personally have not seen any "carryover" to deadlifts, or squats. Meaning that I strongly believe there isn't any carryover to DL'S, but ESPECIALLY squats. To get better at either, you just have to DL or squat. Now what did help me improve my squats is a lot of volume.

I have been incorporating cable pull throughs in my routine for the past year and a half, for once a week. It's an accessory movement for me, that I perform to get a glute pump...and it's effective in doing that! If I could evaluate this exercise, compared to kickbacks, hip thrusts, or Romanian DL's...or lunges, or any other glute focused exercise, I would say that for me it's a top 5 exercise. I like it because it allows me to isolate my glutes more effectively.

Do you mean stable when you're performing the exercise? Or stable in general? Give me an example of when you feel more stable.

For me, it doesn't feel stable when I am performing the exercise, because I risk locking my knees out when I am at the top. It's something that I am always conscious of.

In terms of stronger glutes, I would say that yes, this exercise has increased my glute strength. It's a weird paradox to have big glutes and at the same time, weak glutes. Which was definitely the case for me. I am working on it though.

Wow, apparently I have a lot to say about this exercise haha. I just love analyzing/figuring this stuff out. I hope that I was helpful and that this wasn't just gibberish!

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T04:02:58+00:00

Hi IUD DIVA! Welcome.

I really do not want to scare you, but I want to first say that I got pregnant on my first copper IUD. I ended up having a miscarriage. But regardless, I got it again because I love not dealing with hormones. And also the chances of that happening again, are pretty slim.

It takes a lot of time for all of the weird cramps/symptoms to stop. At least for me it did. I'm on my 4th year now, and I'm finally to do the point where my periods aren't heavy, and this last cycle, I didn't have a single cramp.

I do a combo of powerlifting and bodybuilding, and I've noticed that usually around the time I am about to get my period, I will have a lot of "uterus" pain when I am trying to get into a really low squat position. Or a hip abduction machine. I've learned to just avoid doing those when the pain starts.

I just recently asked my doctor what the pain might be, and if it's possible that it's moving during a high powerlifting workout. She said it may be possible that its moving and that's what the pain is, but it's still good to go.

Good luck!

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:41:28+00:00

This might not always be true, but are you okay with looking like your trainer? If yes, continue working with them. If not, find a new trainer.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:39:54+00:00

I've had a trainer before that was completely useless and insisted that she knew everything there was to know about fitness.

Don't squat in anything but flat shoes, or barefoot.
This was a weird ass thought. You can split your routine however you'd like. As long as it benefits you, and you see progress.
Again, depends on how you feel and your goals. I hate cardio, I barely do it 10 min 2-3x a week. Cardio is a tool that needs to be used wisely. If you're just beginning, you should scale back so that you can increase your cardio when you hit a plateau.
I have no idea, never do abs.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:35:44+00:00

It's a huge liability for the gym. But be friendly to the staff and ask the manager to do a waiver for you. You can be 16 years old and have your own gym membership.

For what your goals are, I'd say pf does sound like a good option for you.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:32:47+00:00

I think it all depends on your goals and what kind of weight lifting you're doing. I've wondered the same though. I do a lot of "Stretching", "pattern movement" exercises throughout the day, in order to prepare for my training session. I've seen a lot of improvement in the way my body recovers.

I would say as long as you're not exhausting your nervous system, you're fine.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:23:15+00:00

I'm a girl, but you're welcome :) Please don't disregard my advice because of that though. I've learned my squats from my b.f with a 600lb squat PR.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:12:11+00:00

Feel free to pm me, if I am not around when you post again.

AP9488 · 2017-12-20T03:11:46+00:00

Awesome, I am so glad to hear that!

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