Always squat in a rack, kids! I just fell with 276 on my back. If I had been raw-dogging it or just using squat stands, I'd be in a world of hurt. Instead the safeties caught me and nothing was injured but my pride.
(Also, maybe don't try to switch between low-bar and high-bar mid set. I'm pretty sure that's why I lost my balance in the first place.)
@bomkatt Three lunges of space … I can see the issue with a hundred metres. Going up and down stairs with weights feels unsafe to me, but I can understand the problem.
If your 2024 goals include going to the gym more, Victoria's Secret is currently having some good sales; buy a sports bra/get free leggings, or one model of sport bra is $15 (these suckers can be $50 each so GOOD deal) #weightlifting#workout
@Lizette603_23 LOL. We have 4 Ragdolls and the 2 volunteer ferals outside in the garden, but if I don't go the gym I have back problems, leg problems, injury prone, sleep problems. Alas.
Dang, gotta wait an entire week for my new #weightlifting shoes. Also it's amazing that only having to wait a week is "rough" now. There was a time not terribly long ago that a week was great. Sometimes I wonder if life would improve in a lot of ways if we went back to that being more the norm too.
@pseudoramble I don't have Prime so I'm always waiting a little bit longer for things when they ship. I do like that and I wish it would be the norm again too.
Today’s workout was the kind where you try to do overhead squats, drop weight to get through low reps, and wind up doing relaxing yoga instead of finishing the last set.
I did not have it today. Some days are just like that
I hate how quickly I lose deadlift strength. I've been doing a lot of cycling and dancing, so I haven't been hitting legs with the weights, and it -shows-.
My routine was all messed up because of the power outage this morning. Turns out that my wife thinks it is a bad idea to squat and deadlift in a pitch black basement.
I was able to squeeze 75-80% of it in this afternoon between meetings and I’ll take that as a win. Heavier weight, fewer reps, but never skip #legday!
Now I’m going to quit my day job and invest all of my savings into a new business that’s sure to succeed: Heavy Light Belts.
They’re weightlifting belts with a built-in flashlight so that you can exercise even when the power’s out. Obviously, everyone needs one of these, even people who don’t lift.
I started using it in May 2017 because of a @caseynewton recommendation, about 14 months after I'd first started #weightlifting. Would not be here today without it! #mastolift
@gilesdring I haven't read it myself but apparently Ridley Scott said it was inspriaration in Future Noir, the making of blade runner by Paul Salmon. I want to read it now!
@lydiaschoch I needed an excuse to get out of the house, and I wanted to shake up my routine. Going to a local gym allowed me to get a few sessions with a trainer to learn the lifts I wanted to do (squats, etc.) and make sure I was doing them properly for the sake of my wife's peace of mind. She was afraid I'd injure myself.