Comments | silk_noir: Bad Apple or Golden Delicious?

silk_noir

Bad Apple or Golden Delicious?

Jul 14, 2010 09:26

Yeah, I know, I was all happy the other day about myself and my life.

It's true I am feeling better. I got up before 6 today (which was a surprise, because I didn't realize that's how the clock was set) and got myself to the gym, where I did some happy crunches, tried some squats (don't get excited, it was with a wooden bar only, about 20), and ( Read more... )

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tedeisenstein July 14 2010, 14:46:45 UTC

Because I really don't want to wince and fight the urge to apologize when someone I love grabs a handful of my ass, ya know?

Look on the bright side. If they thought your butt was that awful, they wouldn't be grabbing it, now, would they?

...if you do get good advice on be-kind-to-your-knees exercises, let me know? My knees and I spend a lot of time not talking to each other.

renakuzar July 14 2010, 15:15:08 UTC

loving yourself is why you work out: you challenge those you love to become the best they can be.

valr July 14 2010, 16:41:14 UTC

Add about five pounds of weight to each ankle while walking/running. That'll add to calves, thighs and glutes. Find some way to sit those weights just above the knees and the weight momentum will be shifted to your abs, abductors, and glutes.

With weight added to your feet or ankles, ...crap, can't remember the proper name of the exercise...
On a mat, start on all fours with head up, back slightly arched. Raise right knee off the mat and extend rearward until the leg is straight. Repeat in reps of ten. Change legs. The added weight on your foot/ankle will transition this from an endurance to an endurance/mass build exercise. Increase weight as desired, adjust reps, what have you. If you go to the point where your glutes actually feel bruised, then you are doing it right to build mass.

silk_noir July 15 2010, 11:30:43 UTC

Yeah, that's a variation of the donkey kick; there's a weight machine for that. Which I hate, but that doesn't stop me.

haddayr July 14 2010, 17:03:09 UTC

I'm an assless apple!

Will this kill your knees? It really makes you use your butt:

http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/thebridge.asp

amichaels July 15 2010, 01:22:01 UTC

With my bum shoulder, I had to do squats, plus squats instead of pushups so I have gotten to the point where I can do them with weight despite also having knees that aren't in great shape. The way I got to being able to do good, deep squats was to work on proper form and flexibility at the same time. It took a couple of months before I could start squatting down and have my legs hit the 90 degree angle. Now after almost a year I can do them and squat deep, passing the plane of my knees without a lot of pain. You still will have to listen to your knees and go easy on them on days where they are cranky. But not I'm squatting 20 extra pounds with weighted bars at the gym doing deep squats. You just need to take it easy and squat as deep as you can without discomfort, keeping your back straight and head up. It looks goofy, but I try to think as if my lower back and butt were attached to a pole and I am trying to stand and squat along that vertical plane. I think when a lot of people start to do squats, they lean too much which puts more ( ... )

silk_noir July 15 2010, 11:28:44 UTC

Yes, I am leaning forward a bit, but I do keep my head up. How the heck do I not lean forward? I've seen some people squat when setting their heels on something, such as a big weight plate. But is this cheating? If I keep workign atthis, will my flexibility increase?

amichaels July 15 2010, 19:20:57 UTC

You have to lean forward a little so you don't fall over. What I did to learn to squat with good form was watch some videos that Duke Eduard recommended to me when I first started lifting weights. I watched this video (well, and all of them on this site ( ... )

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