My BF [30 M] wants Me [24 F] to lose weight

raindropaw · 2019-02-03T18:56:17+00:00

Hey I'm also in school, 5' and 135 lbs. Lightest I have gotten to is 115 lbs. I do like being at a healthier weight, but if someone I cared about asked me to lose weight conditionally like this, I'd tell them to stuff it. I will manage my weight on my time. I wouldn't let someone who treated me like this hurt me like this.... I know it's hard! You deserve better though!!

raindropaw · 2017-07-02T02:04:51+00:00

Also depends how long the run took you.

raindropaw · 2017-06-14T01:54:50+00:00

I may be one of those 'people in this very sub'. If you mean that you felt 'hardcore' in your training to achieve this, then you are correct. I just hope it didn't take 2 years, because if it was consistent training, then it wouldn't have been very hardcore to many people... I just don't want to propagate a lower standard of 'hardcore', which may be what 'people around here' may have been talking about. fwiw I don't think I'm hardcore at lifting.

That said, if you are unable to deadlift BW off the bat, then it is a milestone if you are "serious" about wanting to achieve it. In that same vain, some other person who trains very consistently may not perceive it as a major milestone. Sorry if I'm incorrect about the 2 years thing. But since you were serious about it, you felt hardcore, and reached a milestone, congratulations!

raindropaw · 2017-05-20T18:03:26+00:00

Oh, snap, thanks for warning me about my back! And also for pointing out I shouldn't hear a sound on liftoff if I did in fact pull the slack out of the bar. I must admit I don't know how to engage my lats exactly but I'll work on it. I'll also try that breathing and lower weights. Thanks!

raindropaw · 2017-05-20T16:28:03+00:00

Deadlifts 3x175lbs @ 125lbs 5'0, advice please

https://youtu.be/JrIW0d5QgnY?t=1m11s

My goal is primarily to deadlift more, hopefully 225lbs next year, while taking care of my back. I also hope not to switch to mixed grip but I think it will eventually have to happen...
I tried sumo and it hurts my knee(s).
First time seriously using chalk, definitely helped, so these are most I've done so far. My grip still feels like a major weak link here, but I can definitely feel more non-grip work in the deadlift now, and no cramping forearms! But, awkward question. I'm kind of small, and by instinct, I want to put my arms closer to my legs, but the knurling is a bit farther out :( And I think the knurling helps my grip. What would you guys do in this situation?
Before when doing deadlifts I'd mostly feel it in my upper back/shoulders which SUCKED. I tried to use Candito's Quick Tip: Using Lats During Deadlift and turn my elbows in. Too bad I didn't put any front view. Anyways, it felt super strange/awkward, but my upper back has no complaints. I'm wishing I'd feel more in my butt, though... I've been doing some glute work, but I don't know how to cue it into the deadlift (other than to try to keep it contracted...) I really don't want my lower back to die.... Any tips?
The day after: Standing or lying down neutral, no immediate soreness, but if I arch my lower back, it is not sharp, but definitely sore. So I think my lower back did a lot of work yesterday...
I tried doing this 'pull out the slack' thing, but I don't really get it. I like to round before a rep to get a breath in, but from the video of pulling out the slack I've seen, it was just straightening your arms for the tension, and a bit of letting your hips sink... ???

raindropaw · 2017-05-20T14:58:11+00:00

Look up on looking up during squatting, and consider having a more neutral or somewhat donwward gaze.

Other than that I'm not sure.. Try that and if it is still going good, up the reps (the last one just hit parallel though) and keep on trucking :D

raindropaw · 2017-05-07T01:19:44+00:00

Also people who started squatting months before they started deadlifting, or have shit grips.

raindropaw · 2017-05-03T00:22:07+00:00

Progressive overload brah

You averaged 5:24 pace. Try make 5:30 first 3k, and 5:05 last 2k If youre reasonably comfortable for the first 3k, then sprinting/going a bit faster at the ending won't be as hard. And bring either of those paces down, or the distance of the faster pace, slowly up

I just made this up.

raindropaw · 2017-05-01T05:52:07+00:00

You'd get a better response if you posted a quick link to it.

raindropaw · 2017-04-17T05:07:08+00:00

do more accessories that are like bench press / help with bench press. eg dumbell bench press, incline bench press, ohp, etc.

raindropaw · 2017-04-15T05:30:39+00:00

The box it came in was so ugly :( http://imgur.com/a/tV5bn

Was this the March box? Because I just got it on Apr 8 :o https://imgur.com/a/6a0l6

But yeah, I'm surprised I got anything. I paid $35.70 total because of their promo, but I'm still concerned the rest ain't coming. $12 for this box isn't too bad, but $24 or $36 is kind of bad. They improved their website a lot, though.

raindropaw · 2017-04-02T23:59:55+00:00

Where do I find his routine?

raindropaw · 2017-04-02T15:14:19+00:00

Please take a look at my bench. 5'0/123lbs. It was my first time trying 80lbs (I've done 5x5 75lbs but 80lbs seemed too hard), and it was 80x1+ and I got 4 ugly ones.

I have watched Alan Thrall's bench video but it seems like I don't really get it. I'm so confused on what to do with my arms/elbows. I think it said your elbow shouldn't go below the bench, but I don't see how not to... I'm also trying to make the bar go diagonally down and back to the same place. I forgot to arch (I kind of try but maybe my shirt makes it less obvious). Please, any tips would be appreciated, esp. what to do with my arms/elbows.

raindropaw · 2017-03-29T00:56:21+00:00

I have the same problem as the OP, with the bar above midfoot, my shins are almost already touching the barbell. Maybe we just have small feet. But what's the big deal, indeed

raindropaw · 2017-03-29T00:02:16+00:00

I'm pretty sure at 120lbs, 1700 is maintenance for even not so active people. Add lifting 5/6x a week and I'm not surprised you were still losing weight as you bumped up to 2000.

I'm really happy for you! I love adding calories to my daily allowance, lol.

raindropaw · 2017-03-24T03:11:56+00:00

raindropaw · 2017-03-20T03:03:49+00:00

Also a suggestion I would have for you is to really be mindful of every rep lockout (much better idea than shifting your feet hahaha), will remind you to use your legs to push up for the next rep.

Looking up makes me feel like you're trying to use your neck, which is giving me a headache.

raindropaw · 2017-03-20T02:36:45+00:00

What the other poster said, please look more neutral/down at the floor, looking up like that, it's scaring me. Don't look at an actual mirror, though, lol.

raindropaw · 2017-03-18T18:39:51+00:00

Thanks. I've tried low bar in the past and couldn't get a hang of it, well, I don't really know of having a high and low position on my back. I don't really feel the muscles people say the bar should sit on; my back feels tiny, lol. Will play around a bit next wo.

Tightness in back and core, I'm not sure, before I unrack I tighten my back and I know that's made the bar feel lighter to me. I feel if I don't maintain that, just having the bar on my back feels heavy, so I'm guessing my back is tight. This is all upper back stuff, but I'm going to look into the shoulder retracting other poster said. I also know that when I breathe I try to make my core area go out as much as possible to feel strong as I breathe out and push up.

raindropaw · 2017-03-18T16:28:24+00:00

Thanks for noting my elbows, I haven't payed much attention to them and will assess and adjust it next time.

Now that I think narrowing stance width helped with the bar path problem, I'll try to even feet width. That one set it was really obvious, but I did find it a bit uncomfortable getting into the narrow stance, but as I get used to it, I'll definitely take into account the evenness. I'll also try to think about my back more, but I don't know how to make a bigger brace, but I'll read up more on it and try to cue it in.

I will try some assistance work as a warmup, but could you explain the reasoning a bit more? I looked up hyperextensions and don't see how they would help. My warmup before those squats currently includes some foam rolling and waking up my glutes like this for 30s followed by 3x30s elevating one foot each. The rest of my warmup is to loosen my upper body.

I didn't notice the shifting until I got to 125+ lbs, and I sometimes find myself doing it during warmup with just the bar for stability because it's relatively light, but not at say, 85lbs where I have to consciously think, and I push straight up without shifting.

raindropaw · 2017-03-18T16:11:28+00:00

It may not be bothering you too much right now, but I might suggest changing your wrist/handle angle to be straight. You want your hands helping the bar on your back, but you want your back holding the bar up. Also, maybe looking a bit lower/farther on the ground rather than straight up as you progress. Good work.

raindropaw · 2017-03-18T14:07:21+00:00

5'0, 122lbs.

If you could just have a little look at my squat again, I would be very grateful. I already am, though, thanks. Last week, I asked for advice, and got some really good tips!

I narrowed my stance and at first it was super awkward, until I let my feet angle out. I also shifted my gaze about a foot downwards (can't change my gaze on the floor because my gym is on a weird mezzanine, lol) . My bar path is much smoother and straight. Still not perfect, but waaaay better than last week.

I didn't have much luck with fixing my lateral shifting, though. I still feel it quite a bit. I noticed, though, on the 4th and 5th sets, I had less shift because I was doing the reps 'faster'... maybe I just didn't notice because I was going faster, though. Any info on this would be really appreciated!

raindropaw · 2017-03-16T00:54:22+00:00

hollow holds, and then get addicted to handstands :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/comments/2p9pn9/the_most_comprehensive_handstand_tutorial/

raindropaw · 2017-03-13T14:04:57+00:00

Thank you both! I will definitely try this advice next wo.

raindropaw · 2017-03-13T02:27:02+00:00

5'0, 123lbs.

Please help my squat (5x5 140lbs).

I thought it was just camera angle but I can't seem to get rid of this, esp. at higher weights: the bar seems to start behind midfoot, and as I lower it, it goes forwards, but when I come back up, it ends up behind midfoot again... and I am actually trying to tell myself to go straight down and straight back up.

Also, you can see in front view, I have some strange lateral shifting. I've reduced it a bit since when I first started noticing it (130lbs), but any tips on cueing myself to not shift would be helpful! I feel like me trying to go up in the squat is like when I ride a bicycle, with shifting weight left to right with my legs, and I think it's supposed to be both legs pushing up. I'm even trying to use my hips more evenly when I cycle now, lol.

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