The Form Check Thread.

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by seiken steve, Aug 28, 2011.

  1. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    When I feel tired before a workout I leave it because I know my form will be realy bad? Does anyone else do this?
     
  2. CosmicFish

    CosmicFish Aleprechaunist

    No. If I did this I would consider that I had wimped out. If I'm clearly ill (say, a fever) then I won't train, otherwise I'll just knuckle down and get on with it. There's no shame in taking a good strong coffee, perhaps a paracetamol if you're feeling headachey, and turning the music up a couple of notches to help get extra motivation. There's also nothing wrong with lowering the weight used by a little bit for that session and maybe doing more reps to compensate.
     
  3. Frodocious

    Frodocious She who MUST be obeyed! Moderator Supporter

    That would be my response as well. I'll skip a workout if I'm genuinely ill or if real life gets in the way, but not if I'm tired. If I'm ill, I'm more likely to skip a cardio session than a weights session. If I'm really tired I'll try to get the same sets/reps as I did the week before, rather than increasing things or, as Cosmicfish says, I'll drop some weight and think about trying for more reps. I have found occasionally, that even if I feel tired, once I get into the gym I actually have a good session.
     
  4. CosmicFish

    CosmicFish Aleprechaunist

    True that - sometimes I go in feeling great and don't do so good. Other times I go in feeling rubbish and surprise myself at how well I do.
     
  5. seiken steve

    seiken steve golden member

    I try to stay NOV, a hard day at work/college is not an excuse to skip a workout, nor is a good day an excuse to skip one for a few beers IMO.
     
  6. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    I probably need to focus more on recovery then. I feel tired most of the time.

    Then again i do get a bit of energy once I start. But sometimes I end up taking double the time to complete the workout feeling like crap all the way through.
     
  7. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqqoh1l8h_4"]KB form check - YouTube[/ame]

    kettlebell stuff. thoughts?

    also bear in mind that i can barely use my hamstrings today because i did romanian deads, pendlay rows and windmills yesterday, so my hip drive is a bit rusty
     
  8. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djgWMB0AeDI"]KB form check 2 - YouTube[/ame]

    more kettlebell stuff. anyone?
     
  9. seiken steve

    seiken steve golden member

    Your hinge is a lot better in the second vid, one thing I'd say and it's an odd cue but imagine you are trying to hit your own bum hole with the KB (told you it was odd) but it'll help you achieve the position for a proper hip snap.

    When you clean you are letting the bell fall onto your forearm, try and imagine you are pushing your hand into a glove and 'scoop your arm to the the kettle bell, not the other way round. The left arm was a lot better for that.


    Squat looked awesome. Nice one.
     
  10. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

  11. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    http://youtu.be/jyggJDve8Lw

    45 kilo squats (3rd work set), 30 kilo OHPs (1st work set), 45 kilo deads (1st warmup set), 60 kilo deads (work set), 100 kilo deads (testing my maxes).

    things i noticed:

    -elbows not far back enough on the squats. this is a shoulder flexibility issue, i suspect, from excessive pushing work in the last 10 years with nearly no effective pulling. also minot buttwink.

    -perhaps leaning too far back on the OHPs?

    -back not completely straight during deads, and apparently miscoordinating the hips and knees (might be the pants though, need to check wearing shorts). also pulling too far from my body on the first rep on every set.
     
  12. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    At the bottom of front squats my lower back is flat, is that ok?
     
  13. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    yes- you're supposed to keep your back straight at all times.
     
  14. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    I thought there had to be slight lordosis?:confused:
     
  15. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    There inevitably is a slight rounding of the back, yes. But it shouldn't be accentuated or encouraged.
     
  16. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    I managed to press my 56lb weight overhead today :D
     
  17. seiken steve

    seiken steve golden member

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qir5sv7cZSY&list=UUpcvUximx6Dleq9gKvG8o_Q&index=1&feature=plcp"]70kg power snatch - YouTube[/ame]

    power snatch.

    think its pretty much dialled, thoughts?
     
  18. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    nice! can't see anything wrong with that power snatch, tbh. (must... not... make... jokes...)

    here's mah KB bent press (vid 2 is trying and failing to actively use a narrower stance):

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIp4M1aHmcg"]bent press check - YouTube[/ame]

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76b8SFWELsQ"]bent press check 2 - YouTube[/ame]
     
  19. flaming

    flaming Valued Member

    Does anybody do calf raises?
    Are they a silly exercise?
     
  20. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    only if you don't want to train your calves.

    i don't do weighted ones, but now that i'm getting stronger overall and balancing out my musculature, i notice a particular point in plantarflexion that highlights what looks to be an underactivated muscle, so ive been doing BW pronated ones to see what happens.
     
    Last edited: May 10, 2012

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