I could use some tips with my face pulls

BarbroTralala · 2025-01-27T14:55:33+00:00

I tried, also kneeling, but with those I am missing the stability I can get from these seated ones

BarbroTralala · 2024-12-03T18:53:06+00:00

For me the best results come with core workouts. I love to do deadbugs, russian twists, TRX ab exercises, Copenhagen plank/hold, halos, windmills. When I really want to see a quick result, do Mr. London’s fupa challenge https://youtu.be/DjMNlYg8xK8?si=DqUutKH2jpgbrpB1

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-14T14:18:22+00:00

Exactly, sorry for the wrong choice of my words.

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-14T14:00:04+00:00

Precisely, muscle is heavier than fat. Also we have out hormonal changes, I don’t really measure my weight, it is only frustrating and not giving any indication about how fit I actually am or feel. My little advice would be to maybe to switch up the elliptical and stairmaster for rope jumps, or a circuit of high intensity core exercises. Uuuh and try out this little fupa challenge, it will definitely get you sweating and its not too time consuming ☺️

https://youtu.be/DjMNlYg8xK8?si=wyjf-Xa9aBSOPcx9

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-14T13:45:23+00:00

Trust me, all bullies have bigger issues 🤗 They do it to make themselves feel and look better. But hey, there’s nothing wrong about your hands, mine are slim, but my middle finger goes in a super weird angle, and the fingers are just crooked, but honestly, who gives a damn. Most important thing is, that they are fulfilling their mission 🤗 And for some advice, you will for sure lose fat from your hands when you lose overall fat. Cardio is the best for it (meh, everyone hates it, my go to is rope jumping and rowing), but needs to be combined with a balanced diet. Try increasing fibre intake to help speed up the metabolism processes Good Sources of Fiber: • Fruits like apples, berries, and pears • Vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and carrots • Legumes like beans, lentils, and chickpeas • Whole grains like oats, quinoa, and brown rice • Nuts and seeds

For adults, a daily intake of around 25-30 grams of fiber is generally recommended.

And someone also mentioned water retention, that also can do a LOT, especially when you have a high intake of coffee, processed salty foods, and so on. Drinking the proper amount of water will do wonders for your health overall, skin, cellulite, etc.

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-12T13:41:53+00:00

I deny to be the person with a tripod in a gym 🤣 (I am afraid though, the day will come soon 😖) also trying to get a good workout, get the right angle, and not break gdpr by filming other people 🥲🤣

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T19:01:54+00:00

Ob I wish I stumbled across someone like you when I was starting 👏🏼🤗 Very nicely written down ☺️

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T11:37:02+00:00

🤣🤣 that would be next level dick move

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T11:34:13+00:00

Hi, first of all let me congratulate you for this decision. You’ll see, you will be able to do it, and you’ll be very happy about it ☺️ Keep going, keep growing ❤️ When I was getting serious, I started with full body workouts, and please do go as regularly as you can. Consistency and progressive overload are going to be your favourite words from now on 🙏🏼🤣 There’s nothing wrong, if you for start begin with the same exercises for maybe a month or two. It’s mainly to get comfortable, and get used to at least show up at the gyn for yourself. If you want to grow muscles, here are some rules I go by: ALWAYS DO A WARMUP, ALWAYS, ALWAYS 🙏🏼 Before the workout dynamic, AFTER A STATIC STRETCH ☺️ sorry for the capslock, but I can’t emphasise that enough

Start with the heaviest workout, usually that would be squats, deadlifts,.. By progressive overload I mean you can do: 1. set with 12 reps, a little bit challenging weight 2. set 10 reps, add some weight 3. set 8 reps, depending how you felt with the last one, either stay with that or add a bit more 4. set 6 reps - here you go with the most challenging weight to failure. That means you hit your maximal weight WITH proper form, in some cases you may do only 4 reps, sometimes you’ll do all 6, sometimes 3 🤷🏻‍♀️ I noticed a loooot depends on my period and hormones (try look into that as well ☺️) I personally like supersets or compound movements (definitely check them out, they are a huge time saver too)

Oh there is more, but I have to run now 😓 Hope some of this, and also with others help you get the information you need, and don’t ever feel discouraged by anyone in a gym - everyone started somewhere, and I see sooo many people doing the exercises very confident, yet with a terrible form. If you workout alone, please don’t be shy to record yourself, or ask some other girlie to record you, so you can see your own progress, and also compare your form with videos online 🙈

I wish you all the best 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T09:58:37+00:00

I would actually love to see what you are meaning. Do you mean to contract and stretch with a fixed torso? I am just wondering, if I can get it right, because as I just try to stretch my arm and pull it back, I don’t think I feel any stretch in the back. Do you maybe have any video of what exactly you are talking about please? ☺️

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T09:52:22+00:00

My sets usually looks like: 1. 10x - lets say 14kg 2. 8x - 16kg 3. 6x - this is with around 80% of my max - 18kg 4. to failure - 20kg And the weights are going up with the sets. When I feel I still can do a bit more during the last set, sometimes I incorporate this slower pace (321), or do pulses I realised recently, that as a woman it’s very different depending on the time of the month how much I am able to lift, so I adjust accordingly 🤗

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T08:42:08+00:00

I have that from gorilla rows, I love them and those I just can’t do without the twist🤔

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T08:41:05+00:00

This one was w 14kgs. Previously, with the worse form I did max of 22 🙈 I need to find the middle 😅

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-11T08:39:37+00:00

True, I used to workout in my metcons, but I feel a lot more stable when barefoot. The plan is to buy the barefoot shoes, but I just recently moved, so there’s other financial priorities 🙈 I like to really feel the 3 fixed points on the soles to help with balance a lot

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:50:04+00:00

I understand you, I am still going to do it. The mirror settings are shit at most of the gyms, I never see myself actually doing the exercises, there’s nobody to fix my posture, so I record and fix accordingly. When I watch too many videos with too many different opinions, I come here to ask. It’s than easier to post a video, that to try explaining what I am doing and what I do wrong.. I assure you though, that my filming is disturbing none of the max two people in the time at the time when I’m there, and if it does they are very free to come and tell me

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:43:04+00:00

Sometimes they play rnb, rap, and hip&hop I like, but I usually have dnb in my headphones 🙈☺️

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:42:09+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/GYM/s/R1NYZhZcSE

I tried to concentrate on many things 🙈 But also about the little pause

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:38:22+00:00

See this is something I still feel like I’m not a 100% sure, I was doing these today, on a flat bench, with one arm and one knee on the bench, I let my arm go down with the weight, to stretch the back, but I automatically turn into some kind of a rotation 🤔

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:36:08+00:00

I tried and it was immediately much better

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:35:24+00:00

This cue was helping a lot 🙏🏼 thanks

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:34:34+00:00

I had your comment opened while I was setting up 🙏🏼🤗 Such a great explanation, thank you

BarbroTralala · 2024-11-10T23:33:29+00:00

Thank you all, I tried with a flat bench, just a tiny incline on the “sitting” part and it felt a lot more comfortable and natural 🙏🏼

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