Good Things Come In Small Packages

[LadyLore420]

Like gravity ain't enough... and you add bands?

You crazy bish.

[meimonsta]

These are very good questions, but it's hard for me to know. It's a fukton of resistance, like I can't add more weight and do it for reps. The bottom has a lot less than the top, but it's still there fore sure. Makes my triceps burn like a mother!

The hardest part is that I have to do them fast though- so not only the resistance but controlling the bar. If you remember, not all that long ago the bar wobbled all over the damn place. Now it's a smooth motion, but it's tough with this band.

...dat elastic potential energy.

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Love bands. Have to keep driving through the entire lift!

[thehobbes]

Nice band work Bubs, have never tried, looks tricky as fark!

Am i the only one who has watched these fancy oly/snatch/jerk moves and thought "If I did that, I would surely die."??

LOL

[MakeGoBoom]

outstanding work on the band progress bubz . always nice when you see the plan starting to come together

[BubsNBean]

Glad you like the shoes! You'll enjoy them

I love Westside for the band utilization. It adds a whole other dimension to the training.

It definitely does. It's hard to explain how they feel, except Fuuuuuuuuk

Fuk bands! That is hard!

Word!

Am i the only one who has watched these fancy oly/snatch/jerk moves and thought "If I did that, I would surely die."?? Penny, I'm looking at you!

Um me! I think that every time I do them!

Like gravity ain't enough... and you add bands?

You crazy bish.

All in the name of lifting heavier things

...dat elastic potential energy.

Mmmhmmmm

Love bands. Have to keep driving through the entire lift!

Yeah, that's a big point. There's no time where you're not driving, maybe that's why they're so damn hard!

Nice band work Bubs, have never tried, looks tricky as fark!

LOL

I think you'd like them

outstanding work on the band progress bubz . always nice when you see the plan starting to come together

Thanks Boom. Yeah, it's really nice to be back on a structured program that I can actually follow.

[BubsNBean]

4/25/14 Westside- Lower Body Speed

Warm Up
BW Squat 3x15
Squat Stretch
Hip Stretch
Leg Swings
ROM

Speed ATG Squats
45 x10
89 x3
111 x3
111 x3
111 x3
111 x3
111 x3
111 x3

SLDL
131 x10
131 x10
131 x10

Deficit Sumo Deads
151 x3
151 x3
151 x3
151 x3
151 x3
151 x3

Snatch
Drill x10
65 x2
65 x2
65 x2
75 x2
75 x2
75 x2
75 x1
**Intermixed with many fails

Hang Snatch
65 x3
65 x3
65 x3
65 x3

Full Snatch
65 x3
65 x3
65 x3

Bulgarian Split Squat
45 x8/leg
45 x8/leg
45 x8/leg

Notes
-Learned very quickly that doing a snatch marathon is a bad idea after a squat and dead marathon, even if the weight is light.
-Pissed off in the middle of squats, I'll show you why in story time.
-Still dunno what kind of Oly shoes I have, but y'all can see 'em. They make my feet hurt. Not in the tight-new-shoes way, but because I'm not used to standing like that! It certainly made squats easier though

Video Snatch 65 x3... so very unpleased with these. I had no energy today, and my fuking arms still bend early. How can I keep from doing this? Focusing mentally isn't working, so I need some ideas...



Also, as you can see here, the weight is so far in front of me I either can't get down under the bar, or when I come up it brings me forward.



Story Time

So, there's a dude doing box jumps on the squat platform next to me. Fine. Apparently the box wasn't high enough. He then takes ALL the 55lb Oly plates and stacks them to make his box higher. What in the actual fuk? So then I go to dead lift and he's still using them. As I go collect the silly 10lb metal plates and give him the death glare the whole time. He knew I was annoyed. Then, as I was doing deficit deads he decides it's a good time to re-rack the plates. Mid fuking rep he does this, I hit him in the leg, and didn't even flinch. He deserved it for having such poor etiquette. Why does this bullsh!t only happen to me when Wyo isn't in the gym?

[meimonsta]

Glad the shoes are working!! Amazing volume on the deads. Snatch will come with how dedicated you are!

LOL that settup looks like a concussion waiting to happen.

[BubsNBean]

Glad the shoes are working!! Amazing volume on the deads. Snatch will come with how dedicated you are!

LOL that settup looks like a concussion waiting to happen.

I need to do snatch before squat and deads on speed day. Was an idiot move, had zero energy.

And yeah, that guy. In my second video you can also see him doing some weird curling movement on a box. SMDH.

[LadyLore420]

Omfg shoes <3

Glad they're working. Your knees are very obviously able to push forward a lot further, but safely, allowing you to hop under and even forward under the bar.

[kaleida]

Cool, snatches!! Yours look great to me! Are you going to compete in oly lifting soon?

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Bubs- after you grip the bar and get ready to settle into your final position, roll your shoulders forward a bit which will lock your elbows. Result should be no bending of arms.



And of course the dumb Sh!t isn't going to happen with Wyo around. People mind their Ps and Qs when the Alphas show up...even if they are tender hearted bears!

[BubsNBean]

Omfg shoes <3

Glad they're working. Your knees are very obviously able to push forward a lot further, but safely, allowing you to hop under and even forward under the bar.

Yeah, about that hopping under the bar...

Cool, snatches!! Yours look great to me! Are you going to compete in oly lifting soon?

Ha, no! I can barely do a snatch! I'm just learning for the sake of learning something new and difficult. Glutton for punishment

Bubs- after you grip the bar and get ready to settle into your final position, roll your shoulders forward a bit which will lock your elbows. Result should be no bending of arms.



And of course the dumb Sh!t isn't going to happen with Wyo around. People mind their Ps and Qs when the Alphas show up...even if they are tender hearted bears!

Roll shoulders forward... sounds so.... wrong! Okay, it's NOT a deadlift. I need to stop setting up like a damn deadlift. Shoulders OVER the bar, not in line with the bar. Booty a lil higher too.

Oh, and I'ma tell Wyo you said that

[MakeGoBoom]

way to suck, nice shoes though.


box jumps are more important than you doing anything... obviously. i would of cranked him with the bar as well. i hate that ****

[NorwichGrad]

Yay! Great progress, bubz. I agree with BSG about them shoulders. Remember what I told you before? The first pull in the clean and snatch is not, I say again, over, NOT, the same as the deadlift.

Next gold nuggets / Scooby snacks:

a) Stay over the bar longer.

b) Bring knees back during the first pull. You are moving the bar around your knees, which is why you are jumping forward, because the bar is getting away from you as a result of bar going around knees, so you compensate by jumping forward to catch. If you bring knees back, you will be able to pull straight. And if you pull straight, you will be able to keep bar closer. I went into detail in Boomz’ journal about this.

c) Remember the following: Close, Fast, Low.


PS – You like to go against the status quo, doncha? You’re a rebel. It’s weird that you do the snatch towards the end of you session. But whatever cranks your tractor. Keep it up!

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Yay! Great progress, bubz. I agree with BSG about them shoulders. Remember what I told you before? The first pull in the clean and snatch is not, I say again, over, NOT, the same as the deadlift.

Next gold nuggets / Scooby snacks:

a) Stay over the bar longer.

b) Bring knees back during the first pull. You are moving the bar around your knees, which is why you are jumping forward, because the bar is getting away from you as a result of bar going around knees, so you compensate by jumping forward to catch. If you bring knees back, you will be able to pull straight. And if you pull straight, you will be able to keep bar closer. I went into detail in Boomz’ journal about this.

c) Remember the following: Close, Fast, Low.

Bold- it's such an interesting process in how pushing the knees back keeps the bar vertical and helps us load the hips.

Fascinating to read and watch and learn about the Snatch

[BubsNBean]

way to suck, nice shoes though.


box jumps are more important than you doing anything... obviously. i would of cranked him with the bar as well. i hate that ****

Not everyday can be a banner day, Boom! But that dude, I kinda wish I hit him harder!

Yay! Great progress, bubz. I agree with BSG about them shoulders. Remember what I told you before? The first pull in the clean and snatch is not, I say again, over, NOT, the same as the deadlift.

Next gold nuggets / Scooby snacks:

a) Stay over the bar longer.

b) Bring knees back during the first pull. You are moving the bar around your knees, which is why you are jumping forward, because the bar is getting away from you as a result of bar going around knees, so you compensate by jumping forward to catch. If you bring knees back, you will be able to pull straight. And if you pull straight, you will be able to keep bar closer. I went into detail in Boomz’ journal about this.

c) Remember the following: Close, Fast, Low.


PS – You like to go against the status quo, doncha? You’re a rebel. It’s weird that you do the snatch towards the end of you session. But whatever cranks your tractor. Keep it up!

Boomz' log is full of amazing helpful stuff!!! She also sent me a tidbit in video format that helped her lots that may or may not have come from you. So thanks

Bold- it's such an interesting process in how pushing the knees back keeps the bar vertical and helps us load the hips.

Fascinating to read and watch and learn about the Snatch

Word. That's what she said. And broomstick practice here I come. Wyo's outta town this weekend, I hope the dogs are ready for some craziness in the living room! I'm not even kidding

[Boomer29]

Boomz' log is full of amazing helpful stuff!!! She also sent me a tidbit in video format that helped her lots that may or may not have come from you. And broomstick practice here I come. Wyo's outta town this weekend, I hope the dogs are ready for some craziness in the living room! I'm not even kidding

Ah whoopsie NG! She was doing the same thing! We gon' slice it!

Lol broomstick wine and no Wyo sounds like my kinda night.

[BubsNBean]

Ah whoopsie NG! She was doing the same thing! We gon' slice it!

Lol broomstick wine and no Wyo sounds like my kinda night.

Slice it! Slice it!

[NorwichGrad]

Hahahahaha!!!!

Slice it, gurlz!

[BubsNBean]

Weekend Update

Weight: 124.0
Aww yeah! Looks like counting and being strict actually works, with a cheat meal once a week. I can do this

[BubsNBean]

Hahahahaha!!!!

Slice it, gurlz!

We gon make you proud

[taf1968]

Weekend Update

Weight: 124.0
Aww yeah! Looks like counting and being strict actually works, with a cheat meal once a week. I can do this

Go for it! We have a cruise in July and I'm waaaaaay behind on dropping some fat for it. It's about to get really real . . . really.

[BubsNBean]

Go for it! We have a cruise in July and I'm waaaaaay behind on dropping some fat for it. It's about to get really real . . . really.

I had that exact same talk with myself 2 weeks ago. It needed to happen. Basically told myself to stop making excuses and actually fuking do it. Kinda slapped myself in the face!

[BubsNBean]

I acquired a lawn mower and cut the grass all before 11am today! Feeling quite productive. It's so gratifying having a lawn that doesn't look the worst on the block!

And now I get to eat breakfast. I love weekend breakfast, it's like 2 meals in one! 3 eggs, protein bagel, and strawberries. So tasty!

[meimonsta]

Amazing on the scale weight! Always wows me whenever I remember how tiny you are...and then how much you can lift

Lol, I wonder if I'd be allowed to fill my "lawn" with cactuses when I become a real adult with a lawn...I love cactuses and hate mowing.

[BubsNBean]

Amazing on the scale weight! Always wows me whenever I remember how tiny you are...and then how much you can lift

Lol, I wonder if I'd be allowed to fill my "lawn" with cactuses when I become a real adult with a lawn...I love cactuses and hate mowing.

Whatever man! Look at how much YOU lift!!

It is very gratifying mowing the lawn, but I'd be okay without it. Xeriscape is in my future

[Boomer29]

Nice job on that poundage! W2g!!

[BubsNBean]

Nice job on that poundage! W2g!!

Thanks girl! Slow and steady, as long as that number keeps droppin!

[RyouBakua]

Weekend Update

Weight: 124.0
Aww yeah! Looks like counting and being strict actually works, with a cheat meal once a week. I can do this

I acquired a lawn mower and cut the grass all before 11am today! Feeling quite productive. It's so gratifying having a lawn that doesn't look the worst on the block!

And now I get to eat breakfast. I love weekend breakfast, it's like 2 meals in one! 3 eggs, protein bagel, and strawberries. So tasty!

dropping weight AND you cut the grass?


where do i sign up for this