GSP's Better late than never 3X5...

[anotherbutters]

I cringe at the thought of aiming for my nose on OHP. I banged my forehead once by pushing my head forwards and under the bar too soon, but I've never hit my nose, or worse, my chin. (Of course if you were BW, you'd just hit somebody else in the head with the bar ).

It goes without saying, but congrats on the continued progress! Have you tried stretching your hips more after the workouts?

 

[Cynical Simian]

Have you tried stretching your hips more after the workouts?

Great suggestion. If I had to name one thing that's helped my squat form/depth most, it'd be regularly stretching my hip flexors.

 

[GSP]

What kinds of stretches work the hip flexors. I currently do static stretching about 4 times a week. The only stretch I know that works the HF's is kneeling on 1 knee with the other out in front, then pushing forward with the hips

 

[Jim Ouini]

That one works. I do one kinda like this too and use the the safety pins in the power rack instead of the bench shown in the pictures.

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.d...05E457B919A1.hydra?id=459539&pageNo=-1#bottom

 

[GSP]

Thanks for the link Jim. I just tried that one at my desk, it really produces a good stretch in the hips and upper quad area!

*Edit: This might be a good use for the Smith Machine! Of course, I'll probably do them in the power rack instead, I'll interupt the workouts of too many people by using the Smith for this.

 

[Cynical Simian]

The only stretch I know that works the HF's is kneeling on 1 knee with the other out in front, then pushing forward with the hips

This is the one I do. The one in the T-Nation link was the first that I tried, but I switched to the one described above since I seemed to be twisting my knee a bit when doing the T-Nation version.

 

[anotherbutters]

Try sitting on the floor with your legs straight, spread wide, then whilst keeping your back arched, lean forward between your legs.

 

[GSP]

6/12 - Workout B

Standing Press (3X5) 134 PR

Pendlay Rows (3X5) 172 PR

Comments: 1 lb away from the 45's on Standing press, it's mine on Friday!

Rows were painful (but still a PR ). I'm used to having my posterior chain nicely warmed up from squats. It was surprisingly difficult to get a good warm-up even starting light and progressing up with low reps.

Threw a little cardio in this evening as well. Just a moderate paced 25 minutes on the elliptical. I was happy to see I wasn't winded from it at all, as my break from running had me concerned about that possibility.

 

[GSP]

Try sitting on the floor with your legs straight, spread wide, then whilst keeping your back arched, lean forward between your legs.

I do that one, I feel it in my hips because they are sore, but I feel like that one works my groin and upper hams more than anything else. I think I'm just experiencing geriatric complications.

 

[GSP]

6/14 - Workout A

Squats - Nope
DB Bench - Nope
Deads - Nope

Comments: Well, when you decide to take a week off from lower body, and are avoiding bench for a while to heal an injury, that doesn't leave much!

Did 25 minutes of cardio. The powers that be must have a sick sense of humor, as I was graced with a cardio bunny on the treadmill in front of me with her thong pulling out of her spandex. However, the woman next to me, who also happens to carry the title of Mrs. GSP does not share my aesthetic sense.

I think I need to get back in the squat rack for my own health.