Hubris
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
Decided to check muscle imbalance by doing sissy squats (easy) and nordic curls (hard). This is unsurprising to me given how inflexible my hamstrings have always been, but the difference was stark. So I've decided to concentrate two days per week on increasing mobility and strengthening through the ankles, knees and hips.
I agree. I've never been able to touch my toes with locked knees up until my trainer started me doing exercises that helped this. I keep touching my toes now for the novelty factor! Hip flexibility has improved my golf driving power untold as well.
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My new squat rack from Rogue finally turned up, just shy of eight weeks after ordering it! Solid bit of kit, almost worth the weight.
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
My new squat rack from Rogue finally turned up, just shy of eight weeks after ordering it! Solid bit of kit, almost worth the weight.
That’s so bad it’s worth an upvote
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@antipodean pics please! Is it awful I want to see your rack lol
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@paekakboyz this, but in a dirty shed I need to clean
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@antipodean nice rack bro!!
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A neat 200 days later.
Shoulder injury makes squatting an issue so I've moved to deadlifts. Grip isn't strong enough to trouble the posterior chain so bought wraps. Should've got these decades ago.
Bench is still good, focusing on "the connection".
Bought a curl bar. Gotta get the arms ready for summer!
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
A neat 200 days later.
Shoulder injury makes squatting an issue so I've moved to deadlifts. Grip isn't strong enough to trouble the posterior chain so bought wraps. Should've got these decades ago.
Bench is still good, focusing on "the connection".
Bought a curl bar. Gotta get the arms ready for summer!
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Haven't cleaned out the shed enough, but at least this is still getting used. Got some rings for that gymnast look.
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Got a new Concept2 rower. It's been a while since I seriously used one of these. My brother and I used to race each other at the gym over a set distance and you'd near kill yourself trying to win. I'd average 1:34-7 per 500m for 2km and let me tell you I'm a long way off that right now, but the motivation and enjoyment in using it is sky high. Great way to get fit.
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@antipodean That is (well was) a seriously good time over 2K. Something to aim at - good luck. If you're tall it helps - long levers make a difference.
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@Catogrande I rowed at school and was never going to progress - simply not tall enough (before testing anaerobic and aerobic capacity). As you say, physics overcomes everything and rowing loves levers!
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@antipodean did you buy new or find a second hand one?
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@antipodean did you buy new or find a second hand one?
The wife bought me a new one as the good second hand ones were almost the same price, and pricing replacement parts for the more tatty used ones became uneconomic anyway.
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
@antipodean did you buy new or find a second hand one?
The wife bought me a new one as the good second hand ones were almost the same price, and pricing replacement parts for the more tatty used ones became uneconomic anyway.
Good point. The ones I use at the gym have fucked foot straps - no grip left on the buckle, so you get 30 seconds in and already lose efficiency.
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
Investment in a home gym and a preference for a programme that addresses tendinopathy has lead me to knees over toes guy
I tried Nordic hammy curls for the first time today after watching some of his videos yestereve.
My right VMO has all the power and form of a small and helpless kitten, and it is affecting my knee and calf, noticeably when I got a massage the other day and nearly said "fuck" out loud when they started on my calf muscle. So I decided to give knees over toes guy a shot.
Jesus fuck.... I mean, I knew it was going to be hard but that shit kills. I did
Tested my eccentric load and it was acceptably awful.
5 x bodyweight split squat each side
5 x reverse nordics
5 x nordic hammy curl using 36" height and it was really much more than that.Felt like I'd just run 3km, just with one set of that shit.
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
Investment in a home gym and a preference for a programme that addresses tendinopathy has lead me to knees over toes guy
I tried Nordic hammy curls for the first time today after watching some of his videos yestereve.
My right VMO has all the power and form of a small and helpless kitten, and it is affecting my knee and calf, noticeably when I got a massage the other day and nearly said "fuck" out loud when they started on my calf muscle. So I decided to give knees over toes guy a shot.
Jesus fuck.... I mean, I knew it was going to be hard but that shit kills. I did
Tested my eccentric load and it was acceptably awful.
5 x bodyweight split squat each side
5 x reverse nordics
5 x nordic hammy curl using 36" height and it was really much more than that.Felt like I'd just run 3km, just with one set of that shit.
Knees over toes guy has some good stuff……problem with my knee is all the noise it makes. I’ll never be able to sneak up on anyone again, ever.
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@antipodean said in Hubris:
Investment in a home gym and a preference for a programme that addresses tendinopathy has lead me to knees over toes guy
I tried Nordic hammy curls for the first time today after watching some of his videos yestereve.
My right VMO has all the power and form of a small and helpless kitten, and it is affecting my knee and calf, noticeably when I got a massage the other day and nearly said "fuck" out loud when they started on my calf muscle. So I decided to give knees over toes guy a shot.
Jesus fuck.... I mean, I knew it was going to be hard but that shit kills. I did
Tested my eccentric load and it was acceptably awful.
5 x bodyweight split squat each side
5 x reverse nordics
5 x nordic hammy curl using 36" height and it was really much more than that.Felt like I'd just run 3km, just with one set of that shit.
The sadist in me likes finding new exercises that demonstrate weakness. I got a slant board that absolutely burns my
VMO just doing bodyweight squats. Flexibility has always been a work on for me and one I constantly make small progress and then ignore to my own detriment. All the things I don't enjoy doing are apparently good for me. Consuming carbs, not so much. -
@antipodean said in Hubris:
Investment in a home gym and a preference for a programme that addresses tendinopathy has lead me to knees over toes guy
I tried Nordic hammy curls for the first time today after watching some of his videos yestereve.
My right VMO has all the power and form of a small and helpless kitten, and it is affecting my knee and calf, noticeably when I got a massage the other day and nearly said "fuck" out loud when they started on my calf muscle. So I decided to give knees over toes guy a shot.
Jesus fuck.... I mean, I knew it was going to be hard but that shit kills. I did
Tested my eccentric load and it was acceptably awful.
5 x bodyweight split squat each side
5 x reverse nordics
5 x nordic hammy curl using 36" height and it was really much more than that.Felt like I'd just run 3km, just with one set of that shit.
Knees over toes guy has some good stuff……problem with my knee is all the noise it makes. I’ll never be able to sneak up on anyone again, ever.
Time for a new hobby?
