For awhile now I have been wanting my husband to come to the gym with me, just to have a second set of eyes checking my form and giving me any pointers that are needed. He knows much more about lifting than I do. This guy was in seriously good shape before all the surgery nonsense.
So we went this afternoon and got to work on the big lifts. Deadlift first. I have been using 115 because this is the lift I was most unsure about when it comes to my form. I was surprised to hear my husband say my form is actually very good, except that my feet needed to be a bit farther apart. Having my feet farther apart actually did give me a noticeable difference in my lift, my hips felt more stable and powerful. He upped the weight to 135 and it was hard, but I did a couple sets at that weight. I think I can start working at that weight now.
For bench, he showed me a wider grip but I didn't feel comfortable using 95 lbs with it. Showed me a different variation on thumb placement which I will have to experiment with. We talked about how I'm not certain on my future with the barbell bench press, when weight gets heavier I may just switch to dumbbells completely, for safety reasons and me not having a spotter.
Squats - he was impressed by how much I have improved my form here. When I first started losing weight a couple years ago he coached me on the squat and it was a total mess. That was just an air squat too - no weights! Now I am squatting 135 and he says my form is very good. The only thing is I struggle with leaning forward, and I have been aware of this and trying to correct it. I may not be able to up my weight for awhile because of it. But it's something to keep working on.
Other than that we did a few random things, Some shoulder exercises since that was what he wanted to work on, then finished out in the free room. He was ready to go but I wasn't tired enough yet, so I finished off with kettlebell cleans and burpees.
It was fun! I wish we could go together more often, but it's just not always in the schedule. Plus I have to bring him in as a guest - the girl at the front desk knows me and hooked me up with a freebie today, but I'd imagine it can't be a regular thing. I just have to go in the mornings because I don't always go to work at the same time every day. My husband has been working out consistently at home, and he's doing what is within his limits. I'm very happy about that.
Random thing - I converted one of my 2014 Spartan shirts into a sleeveless! I have 3 of these exact same shirts so I figured I ought to do something different with one of them.
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| Complete with arm bruise from the NJ Beast |
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