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I also walk around a bit with the 220lbs shouldered just to feel that insane core activationGood lat and ham burn, lean over the bag and roll it backwards towards you across the room.
I also walk around a bit with the 220lbs shouldered just to feel that insane core activationGood lat and ham burn, lean over the bag and roll it backwards towards you across the room.
Tried to do some shoulder and squat with 150 last night but that weight only on one side had my lack of balance all over. Ditched the squat part, works way better holding it at chest.I also walk around a bit with the 220lbs shouldered just to feel that insane core activation
Is that working pretty good? You feel like you're making progress without the hip push?I bought a 150lbs bag in January. Getting it from my lap to my shoulder isn't something I'm going to be able to rep out any time soon, so I'm lifting it up onto a groin-height shelf and then lifting it from their to my shoulders. I'm doing singles, doubles and triples for time. When this gets easy, I'll try to get some volume without the shelf, going from floor to lap to shoulder.
Is that working pretty good? You feel like you're making progress without the hip push?
May have to give it a go to get comfortable with next size up.
Good part of learning curve is you can bail out at any moment without big risk.I'm actually really happy with it.
The shelf is low enough that I feel like I'm going down far enough to still involve the hip. There are a few benefits: letting me get decent volume with the weight and since I'm not loading it on my lap, I'm not letting my knees cave in to act as a shelf. I'm happy about this because I'd prefer to condition my soft tissues to this kind of work and get comfortable with the technique before i go right into the parts that I probably can't screw up too many times.
Good part of learning curve is you can bail out at any moment without big risk.
Bear hug holds feel pretty awesome. I did 70 seconds with the 175lbs before dropping it. If I wanted to put in a pants-shitting effort I could have held on a bit longer.
Instinctively shelved it on my gut and pushed my hips under the bagWhere do you hold it to breathe? Couldn't get 30 seconds with the 200 because it was crushing chest and could not breathe. Only possible bending forward, then it was more back and less lats. Dropped to 150 and it was more doable.
You do mean bear hug deadhang? Not using lap as a shelf? lol pretty sure we're on same page, can sit in lap squat position with weight for minutesInstinctively shelved it on my gut and pushed my hips under the bag
No I'm standing straight up, bag is against my sternum the whole time.You do mean bear hug deadhang? Not using lap as a shelf? lol pretty sure we're on same page, can sit in lap squat position with weight for minutes
I imagine that's what death by anaconda feels like. Every breath out is that much air pressure lost lolNo I'm standing straight up, bag is against my sternum the whole time.