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Aug. 20th, 2015 08:59 amYesterday I wore my bestbelts "Fuchsia" (bright pink) belt for the first time. Not only that, I wore it to the SW DC gym, full of machismo guys bellowing at one another in thick dialects. Some of these guys were strong (though as is often the case, the quiet guys were by far the strongest). Nobody said anything to me (or about me that I noticed) but I felt like I got odd looks. My imagination? No idea, didn't really care.
I wanted to pull 405 because I think I can, but I kept to my "don't injure yourself again" motif and pulled 385. The belt both helped and hindered for the deadlift. First, it took some work to get it on and tight as it's new and stiff - no surprise. What caught me off guard was how the thing pinched when I squooted to the ground to pick up the weight. It is about as wide as the fleshy bits between the hip bone and rib cage, so as I bend over it digs in (I haven't checked for bruises). I also didn't really feel it so much on my lift, and I only got 2 at 385 ( was hoping for 3).
Not sure why, felt off rather than weak, so I pushed for more heavy lifts. I've switched from getting my lift and go - to doing high weight doubles and singles. Here I was also learning how to lift with the belt. On my next lifts I spent more time pushing out my ABS instead of just feeling the thing in my glute/lumbar. I think with the super tight belt instead of fixing form, I was leaning on the support of the belt (or trying to, this makes no actual sense). So my sets were weird at 385: 2, 1, 1, 2 or something like that. I was both trying not to overdo it (hence 385 rather than 405, I can wait another month for more weight) and fix form. WHEN I pushed my abs and locked my whole body the weight came up much easier - the 2 almost felt like it could be 3.
I also got pink fuzz all over my black shirt. I liked it.
My reps were meh - I used wraps, but only did 315 for 10, 8, 6 or so and was exhausted. I probably should have dropped the weights and banged out more reps but maybe next time.
Form - I've found a conventional style that works for me, but I'm not sure it's good form. Instead of nailing the back straight at 45 deg or whatever, I keep my chest higher up and drop my tush more. It feels easier, comes up straighter, but is it a standing floor squat or a dl? Does it matter compared to a sumo? Should I keep doing sumo even though I don't need to any more - work it in as a variant? Was Bladerunner not just forward looking with questions of sentience and life, but sexist in the portrayal of sex robots and how much of today's nostalgia is based on the objectification? I think I need to check online videos and research my form - never hurts to revisit form tips.
I wanted to pull 405 because I think I can, but I kept to my "don't injure yourself again" motif and pulled 385. The belt both helped and hindered for the deadlift. First, it took some work to get it on and tight as it's new and stiff - no surprise. What caught me off guard was how the thing pinched when I squooted to the ground to pick up the weight. It is about as wide as the fleshy bits between the hip bone and rib cage, so as I bend over it digs in (I haven't checked for bruises). I also didn't really feel it so much on my lift, and I only got 2 at 385 ( was hoping for 3).
Not sure why, felt off rather than weak, so I pushed for more heavy lifts. I've switched from getting my lift and go - to doing high weight doubles and singles. Here I was also learning how to lift with the belt. On my next lifts I spent more time pushing out my ABS instead of just feeling the thing in my glute/lumbar. I think with the super tight belt instead of fixing form, I was leaning on the support of the belt (or trying to, this makes no actual sense). So my sets were weird at 385: 2, 1, 1, 2 or something like that. I was both trying not to overdo it (hence 385 rather than 405, I can wait another month for more weight) and fix form. WHEN I pushed my abs and locked my whole body the weight came up much easier - the 2 almost felt like it could be 3.
I also got pink fuzz all over my black shirt. I liked it.
My reps were meh - I used wraps, but only did 315 for 10, 8, 6 or so and was exhausted. I probably should have dropped the weights and banged out more reps but maybe next time.
Form - I've found a conventional style that works for me, but I'm not sure it's good form. Instead of nailing the back straight at 45 deg or whatever, I keep my chest higher up and drop my tush more. It feels easier, comes up straighter, but is it a standing floor squat or a dl? Does it matter compared to a sumo? Should I keep doing sumo even though I don't need to any more - work it in as a variant? Was Bladerunner not just forward looking with questions of sentience and life, but sexist in the portrayal of sex robots and how much of today's nostalgia is based on the objectification? I think I need to check online videos and research my form - never hurts to revisit form tips.
