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    popvulture
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    @flannel-slut oh absolutely re: diet. It’s funny because I can get fairly strict and see some results as far as trimming up and getting some definition, but I’ve also accepted that if I really wanna see some good stuff, I have to totally long-haul it due to being in my 40s. Pass a certain age and that shit just wants to set up camp in your midsection, haha. I know it’s the last to go, too — so even bigger case for dedication to a tight diet.

    I love yoga and need to reincorporate it back into my schedule. The best shape I’ve ever been in was when I was doing it like 3 or 4 days a week and running on the others.

    WTB
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    last edited by popvulture 25 Jun 2024, 13:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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      JDelage
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      Joined: 13 Jan 2012

      To lower the risk of low back injuries, I find that hip mobility drills are very useful. I've found the Kinstretch stuff particularly good, but even spending time during the day in a squat position helps.

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        flannel slut
        Raw and Unwashed
        @JDelage
        Joined: 21 Feb 2022

        @JDelage for sure! humans are sitting waaaaay more than ever; hip mobility exercises should be pushed onto most everybody

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          popvulture
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          Do y’all ever check out the Knees Over Toes Guy on YT? He’s got some great hip/general leg stuff. His degree of mobility is pretty wild to watch.

          WTB
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          last edited by 25 Jun 2024, 14:55 F 1 Reply Last reply 25 Jun 2024, 15:32 Reply Quote 1
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            EdH
            Iron Heart Deity
            @flannel slut
            Joined: 2 Jan 2022

            @flannel-slut @popvulture Been doing a lot of core in the last few months, but rarely doing anything that directly targets it. So things like swinging a heavy macebell around my head; if you don't brace your core it's going to pull you backwards, and the next day you'll feel the DOMS from 8-o'clock to 4-o'clock around your middle. Heavy unilateral kettlebell presses force you to cinch down on the obliques to stay stable. And this morning I put my Baby Bear sandbag on one shoulder and took it for a walk around the block before repeating on the other side, and boy am I feeling it right now.

            I used to laugh at the functional fitness guy doing kneeling unilateral barbell overhead presses in the gym when all I used to do was powerlifting movements, but now I appreciate that he was onto something.

            And yeah, yoga. I used to do it 3 times a week during the first lockdowns, but it fell out of my routine a couple of years ago. Last weekend I realised I could no longer touch my toes without bending my knees, so I really need to re-incorporate it back into the routine.

            Take the dive...

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              popvulture
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              Oh god — touching my toes with straight legs? Forget about it haha. My flexibility is soooo bad, all the more reason I should get back into some yoga.

              WTB
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              last edited by popvulture 25 Jun 2024, 15:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                flannel slut
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                @popvulture
                Joined: 21 Feb 2022

                @popvulture never incorporated any of his movements but wish he was around during my hoop days. His vertical is shocking

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                  popvulture
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                  @flannel-slut dude, right?!?! I’m a tall guy and yet I can’t even begin to fathom being able to dunk. There’s also this thing he does where he stands on the edge of a pool and bends his knees down almost to the water then straightens back up. It’s like you said, shocking.

                  WTB
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                  last edited by popvulture 25 Jun 2024, 15:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    EdH
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                    Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                    @popvulture @flannel-slut I don't need to watch Knees Over Toes Guy. My baby is still under 2, and watching the way she can turn her little legs into a pretzel, or do a perfect pancake stretch, etc, is inspiring enough to try and increase my own flexibility. Don't know what you lost 'til its gone and all that!

                    Take the dive...

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                      popvulture
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                      @EdH ha, yep — little kids are so natural. I remember reading a bit in a book on running where the author described the best runner he’d ever seen. Natural form, effortless efficiency, all that. It was a 4 year old. 😂

                      WTB
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                        yannis
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                        Joined: 26 Aug 2020

                        We are all born with the same agility and flexibility. As we get older we live seating most of the time and we dont put our bodys in positions to maintain the flexibility we once had. Most people from mid 20's and up cannot squat properly. We loose hip and ankle mobility. Its fixable but takes time and consistency but is well worth it.

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                          JDelage
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                          Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                          For mobility, I really like the Kinstretch derived stuff. They emphasize strength at end range and I think that might be more useful than yoga. Check those guys out:

                          • https://www.instagram.com/markowtrainingsystems/
                          • https://www.instagram.com/beardthebestyoucanbe/
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                            yannis
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                            An easy test of mobility is the overhead squat. Load is not important. If you can overhead squat an empty bar with full depth, ample thoracic extension and heels on the ground you are generally in good shape. It will expose limitations at the upper back, hips and ankle.

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                              FlavourFade
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                              @yannis
                              Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                              @yannis we do overhead squats a lot for that reason but I'm still looking hillarious while I do it

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                              wtb:
                              The Pale Rider XXL

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                                goosehd
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                                @yannis
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                @yannis I just tried this and failed miserably…time to work on just about everything to increase my flexibility. Thanks……I think 🙂

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  yannis
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                                  @goosehd . Did the bar started coming farward as you were decending into the squat?.
                                  Make sure you use wide grip, snatch grip. With narrow grip are challenging even for people with good mobility. If you can squat decent without the bar above you, and by decent means torso up right as much as possible , hip crease below knee crease and heels in full contact with the floor, but the bar drifts farward when you overheard squat its a thoracic extension limitation. Upper back mobility is very important on overhead squat.

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                                    goosehd
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                                    @yannis
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                                    @yannis I did narrow grip…going to try this again as I normally don’t have a problem doing squats. That narrow grip and everything was wonky 🙂

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                      yannis
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                                      Joined: 26 Aug 2020

                                      The correct grip is whatever width you need to use to get the bar into your hip crease with you standing. So grab the bar and adjust the width of the grip till the bar is at your hip crease.

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                                        goosehd
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                                        @yannis
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                                        @yannis Just retried the test, adjusting my foot placement slightly (slight wider), did a slightly wider grip, and reached full depth. It did let me know my hips are tight and I need to stretch them out more. A great test and thank you for the suggestion!

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                        last edited by goosehd 7 Jan 2024, 13:49 1 Jul 2024, 13:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          yannis
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                                          No problem man. Anytime.

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