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Leg Extensions Isolation movements targeting quads. Tips: -Put the back rest a little further back. Being slightly reclined increases stretch on the quad -Keep tje foot flexes up, dosiflexion -Don't use momentum, avoid a swinging motion and avoid slamming weights between reps -Avoid partial reps Important: if you have... show more

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Strong hip flexors keep your knee drive holding up when the late-race fatigue sets in. The kettlebell hip flexor march is a running-specific way to train them. Single leg, upright, knee driving up with load. Focus points: → Stand tall on one leg → Place a light kettlebell on top of the opposite foot → Brace your core before you lift → Drive the knee up to 90°, hold the kettlebell balanced → Lower slow and controlled, don't let the foot touch down between reps → Stay tall through the standing leg, no leaning back 3 x 8-12 per leg. Aim for RPE 7. The standing leg gets a stability challenge. The driving leg gets loaded hip flexion. And your shin works isometrically to keep the kettlebell from sliding off. Bonus tib anterior work most runners never train.

Strong hip flexors keep your knee drive holding up when the late-race fatigue sets in. The kettlebell hip flexor march is a running-specific way to train them. Single leg, upright, knee driving up with load. Focus points: → Stand tall on one leg → Place a light kettlebell on top of the opposite foot → Brace your core before you lift → Drive the knee up to 90°, hold the kettlebell balanced → Lower slow and controlled, don't let the foot touch down between reps → Stay tall through the standing leg, no leaning back 3 x 8-12 per leg. Aim for RPE 7. The standing leg gets a stability challenge. The driving leg gets loaded hip flexion. And your shin works isometrically to keep the kettlebell from sliding off. Bonus tib anterior work most runners never train.

Tim Roozendaal

17,546 views • 2 months ago

I like the Hammer Strength iso-lateral chest/back machine as a change-up for lat pull downs. I keep the weight a little lighter. Go for a big stretch at the top (I don't do this on regular lat pull down) but the weight needs to be light enough you can retract and pull the weight down when you transition. If in doubt, don't go for a big stretch at the top and stick with normal lat pull down movement! Stay Stronk!

I like the Hammer Strength iso-lateral chest/back machine as a change-up for lat pull downs. I keep the weight a little lighter. Go for a big stretch at the top (I don't do this on regular lat pull down) but the weight needs to be light enough you can retract and pull the weight down when you transition. If in doubt, don't go for a big stretch at the top and stick with normal lat pull down movement! Stay Stronk!

Dad Stronk

16,076 views • 1 month ago

Did you know? Your calf has a muscle that helps pump blood back to your heart. It’s called the soleus, and it’s part of your peripheral heart. When it contracts, it squeezes the deep veins in your calf and pushes blood up against gravity. Valves stop it falling back. But if you sit still all day, this pump sits idle while blood pools in your legs. Mind you, standing calf raises won't fully challenge it. With the knee straight, the gastrocnemius (the muscle on the surface) is free to share the load, because it crosses the knee. So the soleus always gets help and never works at its limit. But if you bend the knee, that flips. A bent knee shortens the gastrocnemius until it goes slack and can barely produce force. Also called ‘active insufficiency’ in exercise science, where a two-joint muscle, shortened at one end, drops out of the movement. So the gastroc switches off, and the soleus, which only crosses the ankle, has to carry the whole thing on its own. That's why the best way to hit it is a bent knee: seated calf raises, or this deep squat version. It’s nearly 80% slow-twitch, so it loves volume and barely fatigues. Sustained work here has even been shown to improve blood sugar control for hours. Train it deep, slow, and often.

Did you know? Your calf has a muscle that helps pump blood back to your heart. It’s called the soleus, and it’s part of your peripheral heart. When it contracts, it squeezes the deep veins in your calf and pushes blood up against gravity. Valves stop it falling back. But if you sit still all day, this pump sits idle while blood pools in your legs. Mind you, standing calf raises won't fully challenge it. With the knee straight, the gastrocnemius (the muscle on the surface) is free to share the load, because it crosses the knee. So the soleus always gets help and never works at its limit. But if you bend the knee, that flips. A bent knee shortens the gastrocnemius until it goes slack and can barely produce force. Also called ‘active insufficiency’ in exercise science, where a two-joint muscle, shortened at one end, drops out of the movement. So the gastroc switches off, and the soleus, which only crosses the ankle, has to carry the whole thing on its own. That's why the best way to hit it is a bent knee: seated calf raises, or this deep squat version. It’s nearly 80% slow-twitch, so it loves volume and barely fatigues. Sustained work here has even been shown to improve blood sugar control for hours. Train it deep, slow, and often.

Dr Neha Chawla || FreeGym

77,358 views • 11 days ago

"How long should I rest between sets?" Until you can hit the same weight for the same reps with the same quality. That is the answer. That has always been the answer. The answer is not 60 seconds. The answer is not 90 seconds. The answer is not whatever the timer on your watch app says. If you are doing heavy compounds, that might be 3 to 5 minutes. Sometimes longer. The exercise does not care about your podcast schedule. It needs the central nervous system to be ready and the muscles to be loaded again. Rushing rest periods is one of the great unforced errors in training. You sacrifice load, sacrifice reps, sacrifice tension, and convince yourself you have done a hard session because you sweated. You have done a cardio session with weights. They are not the same. Sit down. Breathe. Let the heart settle. Then lift the next set heavy enough to justify the wait.

"How long should I rest between sets?" Until you can hit the same weight for the same reps with the same quality. That is the answer. That has always been the answer. The answer is not 60 seconds. The answer is not 90 seconds. The answer is not whatever the timer on your watch app says. If you are doing heavy compounds, that might be 3 to 5 minutes. Sometimes longer. The exercise does not care about your podcast schedule. It needs the central nervous system to be ready and the muscles to be loaded again. Rushing rest periods is one of the great unforced errors in training. You sacrifice load, sacrifice reps, sacrifice tension, and convince yourself you have done a hard session because you sweated. You have done a cardio session with weights. They are not the same. Sit down. Breathe. Let the heart settle. Then lift the next set heavy enough to justify the wait.

Sama Hoole

26,463 views • 2 months ago

I have been busy working on other things like my comms opening and finally got time to be back working on my first full scratch 3D model! Did some rigging and tried out some other stuff that I’ve always wanted to try 🤩 Like knee bones that help to keep the knee caps from deforming too much when the legs bend, and also butt bone to keep the cheeks still round and nice when lifting up the leg! They’re just small details but I LOVE details（๑ ᷇ 𖥦 ᷆๑)♡ Also planning to attempt adding a little bit of butt & thigh physics 👀 Currently in the midst of UV unwrapping the head so that I can first texture the most exciting part I’ve been looking forward to, the face!!!!💖

I have been busy working on other things like my comms opening and finally got time to be back working on my first full scratch 3D model! Did some rigging and tried out some other stuff that I’ve always wanted to try 🤩 Like knee bones that help to keep the knee caps from deforming too much when the legs bend, and also butt bone to keep the cheeks still round and nice when lifting up the leg! They’re just small details but I LOVE details（๑ ᷇ 𖥦 ᷆๑)♡ Also planning to attempt adding a little bit of butt & thigh physics 👀 Currently in the midst of UV unwrapping the head so that I can first texture the most exciting part I’ve been looking forward to, the face!!!!💖

𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗛𝗔 🌘🍀 3D Artist ☻

14,682 views • 5 months ago

Fitness twitter is filled with retards Risk reward bros - idiots that don’t understand that the very movements they deem risky are the ones that have the most profound impacts on long term health, durability, and injury prevention Hypertrophy bros - idiots that can’t comprehend that being stronger is never a detrimental life characteristic. You will never do a task and be like: “damn, wish I was weaker” Strength specialists - this niche barely exists in any meaningful sense, like they are the ones that think you need to train near failure all the time but also refuse to use the barbell which is the only objective strength measure… then they think they are hypertrophy experts and really just learned about the effective reps model and thought it was the holy bible or Quran Want a good coach? Hire someone that understands nuance Here’s 3 reps of force development bench… stuff that your coach doesn’t think does anything… followed by 315 for 20 reps… Suck my dick

Fitness twitter is filled with retards Risk reward bros - idiots that don’t understand that the very movements they deem risky are the ones that have the most profound impacts on long term health, durability, and injury prevention Hypertrophy bros - idiots that can’t comprehend that being stronger is never a detrimental life characteristic. You will never do a task and be like: “damn, wish I was weaker” Strength specialists - this niche barely exists in any meaningful sense, like they are the ones that think you need to train near failure all the time but also refuse to use the barbell which is the only objective strength measure… then they think they are hypertrophy experts and really just learned about the effective reps model and thought it was the holy bible or Quran Want a good coach? Hire someone that understands nuance Here’s 3 reps of force development bench… stuff that your coach doesn’t think does anything… followed by 315 for 20 reps… Suck my dick

JackedBasedMgr

16,229 views • 1 month ago

8-12 reps is a safe rep range.⠀ ⠀ You can pick a weight that won’t put the fear of God in you, stop several reps shy of failure but still get a nasty pump that will convince you that you’re making progress.⠀ ⠀ You won’t need to go through the trouble of logging your lifts, because there won’t be any progress to track.⠀ ⠀ The lack of weight on the bar will give you the freedom to really engage your muscles and feel the deepest depths of your contractions and stretches, even if the fast-twitch fibers will remain asleep.⠀ ⠀ The reps you’re holding in reserve will let your form stay perfect, because it isn’t being challenged.⠀ ⠀ Sure, you'll spend 75% of each set doing absolutely nothing for muscle growth, accumulating fatigue that prevents you from maximising the stimulus, and wondering why you look exactly the same after 18 months.⠀ ⠀ But you'll feel very athletic and toned.

8-12 reps is a safe rep range.⠀ ⠀ You can pick a weight that won’t put the fear of God in you, stop several reps shy of failure but still get a nasty pump that will convince you that you’re making progress.⠀ ⠀ You won’t need to go through the trouble of logging your lifts, because there won’t be any progress to track.⠀ ⠀ The lack of weight on the bar will give you the freedom to really engage your muscles and feel the deepest depths of your contractions and stretches, even if the fast-twitch fibers will remain asleep.⠀ ⠀ The reps you’re holding in reserve will let your form stay perfect, because it isn’t being challenged.⠀ ⠀ Sure, you'll spend 75% of each set doing absolutely nothing for muscle growth, accumulating fatigue that prevents you from maximising the stimulus, and wondering why you look exactly the same after 18 months.⠀ ⠀ But you'll feel very athletic and toned.

Sama Hoole

44,750 views • 7 months ago

Watch the difference in the practice swings and the shot. See the head dip & knee buckle? Have seen this from Lexi before. Can’t remember which major it was, but it was last season in the closing stages of the final round and tight lies. It’s a classic move from those who have anxiety with their pitching and are trying to help the ball in the air. I know it well. I had the chipping / pitching yips for a few years and was a complete mess. Head moving down & leaning back to the right shifts the low point of the club to an earlier spot. Club hits the ground too early. When you look at great pitchers they are usually shifting a little left, and slightly extending up after impact. Not dipping down and back. Imagine standing side on to the target and tossing to the landing spot with your trail arm. The dip down and knee buckle is completely at odds with how you would move. I am confident an expert short game coach could really help her with this. I reckon she is in the horrors mentally standing over these shots. No disrespect to Lexi, she’s obviously a great player. Yes, I’m just an armchair fan sitting on my couch 😎.

Watch the difference in the practice swings and the shot. See the head dip & knee buckle? Have seen this from Lexi before. Can’t remember which major it was, but it was last season in the closing stages of the final round and tight lies. It’s a classic move from those who have anxiety with their pitching and are trying to help the ball in the air. I know it well. I had the chipping / pitching yips for a few years and was a complete mess. Head moving down & leaning back to the right shifts the low point of the club to an earlier spot. Club hits the ground too early. When you look at great pitchers they are usually shifting a little left, and slightly extending up after impact. Not dipping down and back. Imagine standing side on to the target and tossing to the landing spot with your trail arm. The dip down and knee buckle is completely at odds with how you would move. I am confident an expert short game coach could really help her with this. I reckon she is in the horrors mentally standing over these shots. No disrespect to Lexi, she’s obviously a great player. Yes, I’m just an armchair fan sitting on my couch 😎.

Fit For Golf - Mike Carroll

4,076,688 views • 2 years ago

Had some commenters ask about Ousmane Kromah’s “Bow Legged: ELITE Contact Balance”. It’s a theory I’ve had since first watching him on January 18th almost a year ago. One of the reasons I think he’s so special. Longer post as I breakdown this play👇 There’s a guy on his back that’s about to tackle him and a guy on his side trying to tackle him. Ous puts his right hand down to try and prevent a tackle. He tries to plant back legs and his right leg slips. He’s holding the weight of two people on top of him while balancing on one leg and one arm. Then he twists up entirely on one leg and throws them off. At one point, Ous has all of his weight on his left leg which is like fully extended. This defender is completely off the turf and on top of Ous and he just stands straight up likes it’s nothing. So he shouldn’t have been able to stay on his feet, but it’s even crazier he didn’t suffer a knee injury when you consider the weight on his back and the way his knee bent. I think being bow legged allows him to do stuff like this without sustaining injuries that any other human would. Glad I got to share this.

Had some commenters ask about Ousmane Kromah’s “Bow Legged: ELITE Contact Balance”. It’s a theory I’ve had since first watching him on January 18th almost a year ago. One of the reasons I think he’s so special. Longer post as I breakdown this play👇 There’s a guy on his back that’s about to tackle him and a guy on his side trying to tackle him. Ous puts his right hand down to try and prevent a tackle. He tries to plant back legs and his right leg slips. He’s holding the weight of two people on top of him while balancing on one leg and one arm. Then he twists up entirely on one leg and throws them off. At one point, Ous has all of his weight on his left leg which is like fully extended. This defender is completely off the turf and on top of Ous and he just stands straight up likes it’s nothing. So he shouldn’t have been able to stay on his feet, but it’s even crazier he didn’t suffer a knee injury when you consider the weight on his back and the way his knee bent. I think being bow legged allows him to do stuff like this without sustaining injuries that any other human would. Glad I got to share this.

Clay Fink

26,897 views • 1 year ago

Incline Smith Machine Press Tips: 1) Set the bench to roughly 15-30°….steeper angles generally increase front delt involvement and reduce pec involvement 2) Position yourself so the bar tracks toward the upper chest / lower clavicle region at the bottom of each rep 3) Retract and depress the shoulder blades (“chest up, shoulders down and back”) before unracking to set your base but allow scapula to move freely during the set 4) Keep feet planted firmly on the floor and maintain a stable base 5) Lower the bar under control until you come into contact with your chest (if you cannot do this without pain, just shy of chest is fine) 6) Allow the elbows to travel roughly 45-60° away from the torso…neither excessively tucked nor excessively flared 7) Keep wrists stacked directly over elbows throughout the rep 8) Avoid excessively bouncing the bar off the chest or relaxing at the bottom position 9) Use a grip width that allows the forearms to remain approximately vertical from the front view near the bottom of the rep 10) Full lockout is optional for hypertrophy…stopping just short of lockout can sometimes help maintain continuous tension 11) Control the eccentric and perform the concentric with intent and aggression while maintaining technique 12) If shoulder discomfort occurs, experiment with: - A lower incline angle - A slightly narrower grip - Bringing the touch point slightly lower on the chest - Reduced ROM The Smith machine’s fixed bar path will improve stability and allow greater focus on loading the target musculature close to failure safely….making it a strong hypertrophy option As always, ensure progressive overload is occurring on a regular basis!

Incline Smith Machine Press Tips: 1) Set the bench to roughly 15-30°….steeper angles generally increase front delt involvement and reduce pec involvement 2) Position yourself so the bar tracks toward the upper chest / lower clavicle region at the bottom of each rep 3) Retract and depress the shoulder blades (“chest up, shoulders down and back”) before unracking to set your base but allow scapula to move freely during the set 4) Keep feet planted firmly on the floor and maintain a stable base 5) Lower the bar under control until you come into contact with your chest (if you cannot do this without pain, just shy of chest is fine) 6) Allow the elbows to travel roughly 45-60° away from the torso…neither excessively tucked nor excessively flared 7) Keep wrists stacked directly over elbows throughout the rep 8) Avoid excessively bouncing the bar off the chest or relaxing at the bottom position 9) Use a grip width that allows the forearms to remain approximately vertical from the front view near the bottom of the rep 10) Full lockout is optional for hypertrophy…stopping just short of lockout can sometimes help maintain continuous tension 11) Control the eccentric and perform the concentric with intent and aggression while maintaining technique 12) If shoulder discomfort occurs, experiment with: - A lower incline angle - A slightly narrower grip - Bringing the touch point slightly lower on the chest - Reduced ROM The Smith machine’s fixed bar path will improve stability and allow greater focus on loading the target musculature close to failure safely….making it a strong hypertrophy option As always, ensure progressive overload is occurring on a regular basis!

Dean Turner

44,032 views • 1 month ago

Your investment portfolio needs muscle I used to think strength peaks around age 30. For 99.9999% of people, that’s nonsense. The only strength that truly peaks early is for world champions. Everyone below that level can keep getting stronger for their entire life. Between 40 and 60, you lose about 1% muscle mass and 1% strength per year if you do nothing. But if you train, you can more than make up for that 1%. After 60, the decline accelerates. That does not mean you cannot train it back. Just look at the 70 plus world records. Those athletes are all far stronger than me. I’m 44 now and I just set a new PR: 3 sets of 6 reps strict press at 80 kg (176 lbs), with two minutes of rest between sets. This helps my investing more than you’d think. Muscle absorbs glucose. More muscle means lower blood sugar. Aging without training slowly pushes blood sugar up, which increases the risk of all kinds of diseases. A fit body is a fit mind.

Your investment portfolio needs muscle I used to think strength peaks around age 30. For 99.9999% of people, that’s nonsense. The only strength that truly peaks early is for world champions. Everyone below that level can keep getting stronger for their entire life. Between 40 and 60, you lose about 1% muscle mass and 1% strength per year if you do nothing. But if you train, you can more than make up for that 1%. After 60, the decline accelerates. That does not mean you cannot train it back. Just look at the 70 plus world records. Those athletes are all far stronger than me. I’m 44 now and I just set a new PR: 3 sets of 6 reps strict press at 80 kg (176 lbs), with two minutes of rest between sets. This helps my investing more than you’d think. Muscle absorbs glucose. More muscle means lower blood sugar. Aging without training slowly pushes blood sugar up, which increases the risk of all kinds of diseases. A fit body is a fit mind.

Karel Mercx

33,083 views • 4 months ago

The body movements of Anime characters in Seedance doesn’t has to be always rigid and constrained. They can be as expressive as the real anime too. Here’s a quick tips on how to achieve the cartoony acting style for your anime characters: Special shoutout to Ameilo for sharing the prompt that unlocked this acting style. This tips sharing is made possible by Try ArtCraft Add this Key Prompt above your prompt: Emphasize snappy animation with lively energy, pose-to-pose, strong anticipation, overshoot, squash and stretch, quick switches in facial expressions, and follow-through on hair and sleeves. Give the movements a distinctive rhythm with variation in pacing: Hold still poses firmly for a split second, then transition to the next movement with a quick, bouncy snap. Make it comical and well-timed, but keep the actions easy to read. Movements follow: "stillness → preparatory action → sudden acceleration → large overshoot → sharp stop → hair and sleeves sway delayed." Facial changes are exaggerated and comical. Poses are clear in silhouette, with a solid hold of 0.1–0.2 seconds at the end of each action. Use cartoonish squash & stretch, motion blur, short afterimages, dramatic smear frames and speed lines sparingly. Physics are slightly exaggerated beyond reality, but the character's footing and center of gravity don't break.

The body movements of Anime characters in Seedance doesn’t has to be always rigid and constrained. They can be as expressive as the real anime too. Here’s a quick tips on how to achieve the cartoony acting style for your anime characters: Special shoutout to Ameilo for sharing the prompt that unlocked this acting style. This tips sharing is made possible by Try ArtCraft Add this Key Prompt above your prompt: Emphasize snappy animation with lively energy, pose-to-pose, strong anticipation, overshoot, squash and stretch, quick switches in facial expressions, and follow-through on hair and sleeves. Give the movements a distinctive rhythm with variation in pacing: Hold still poses firmly for a split second, then transition to the next movement with a quick, bouncy snap. Make it comical and well-timed, but keep the actions easy to read. Movements follow: "stillness → preparatory action → sudden acceleration → large overshoot → sharp stop → hair and sleeves sway delayed." Facial changes are exaggerated and comical. Poses are clear in silhouette, with a solid hold of 0.1–0.2 seconds at the end of each action. Use cartoonish squash & stretch, motion blur, short afterimages, dramatic smear frames and speed lines sparingly. Physics are slightly exaggerated beyond reality, but the character's footing and center of gravity don't break.

SujiPop

28,629 views • 19 days ago

This post about bench press safety escaped containment and got a lot of people commenting in disagreement that safeties/spotter arms would've saved him. And in truth, my language below was a little too absolute: safeties MIGHT have saved his life (though even if so, would not have prevented all damage), but it's far from certain that they would have, so I stand by the overall sentiment. I will explain in detail below. The spotter arms have to be set below the top of your arched chest or else they’ll interfere with every rep - you'll clang the bar on the safeties, which not only severely interrupts proper technique and performance, but can also be potentially injurious in its own right as the clanging against the safeties takes you out of the rhythm of the rep and leads to uneven and chaotic force application demands mid-rep. The safeties can’t be set a mere milimeter or even a half inch below the chest: both because most racks have 2-3 inch hole spacings that don't allow such finely calibrated setting, but even if they do - also because as a gross movement pattern, not a fine movement pattern, you can’t control the movement of the bar precisely and accurately enough not to clang the safeties if they’re so close to your chest. Human beings performing gross movement patterns simply lack such fine control: on heavy sets, the bar might be slightly uneven on one side, you might lose a touch of your arch over the course of the set, etc... and end up clanging the safeties anyway, if they're set so close to the top of your arched chest. These issues are not form errors that can be prevented with proper training, but are inherent limitations in the human capability to control gross motor pattern movements at a heavy weight. Thus, the safeties have to be far enough below your chest in order to not interfere with the set itself, such that they can’t possibly catch the bar before it hits your chest in the case of a sudden catastrophic drop. The proper placement for the safeties is far enough below your chest so as not to interfere with the normal execution of the set and so the bar never touches the safeties at all during the set, even with the inherent human limitations of gross motor pattern control. But high enough such tha - if you find yourself unable to successfully press the bar to lockout - you can bring the bar under control back down to your chest, exhale and drop your arch, and the bar will ideally now rest on the safeties instead of your chest and you can crawl and slither out from under it. Worst case, you can roll the bar slightly upwards and the safeties will soon take it, well before it would lie on your neck. I have an example of using the safeties this way in the video below, with 485 lbs. The ability to set this position with precision and accuracy depends on the equipment you're using: Some racks/benches have 1 inch spacings for this purpose, which is excellent and allows greater precision in safety placement, but most common racks have 2-3 inches between holes and thus people must often have the safeties a little lower than they'd ideally be. The main point is the proper use and purpose of safeties in the bench press is not really to catch a very rare catastrophic sudden drop onto your chest, but to allow you to survive the much more common situation of a normal failed rep. Could they theoretically save your life in such a situation where you drop it? Yes, they might. They won't stop the bar before it hits your chest but they might reduce the impact by stopping the bar from going further down and reducing the impact. This may or may not save your life in this rare catastrophic drop situation - it's good to have them there, set up anyway, but it's far from a sure bet. The most important things you can do are to learn and practice good technique, which involves stiff wrists in a very slightly bent back position, and thumbs around the barbell - NO SUICIDE GRIP. The safeties won't catch the bar and stop it from hitting your chest, so it's best to reduce the chances of dropping the bar on your chest from almost zero to even closer to almost zero. I've been bench pressing regularly for well over 20 years, always put my thumbs around the bar, and have never dropped it on myself. Nor has anyone I have coached to the best of my memory, over tens of thousands of sets and hundreds of thousands of reps. I have used safeties to successfully avoid getting trapped under the bar after a failed rep. In the video below, I tweaked my pec while pushing through a rep at 485 and had to set the bar on the pins to avoid getting trapped under it. This kind of situation is the primary use for the safeties. It's good to have them set up regardless - they might indeed save you if you somehow still manage to drop the bar, but they also very well might not.

This post about bench press safety escaped containment and got a lot of people commenting in disagreement that safeties/spotter arms would've saved him. And in truth, my language below was a little too absolute: safeties MIGHT have saved his life (though even if so, would not have prevented all damage), but it's far from certain that they would have, so I stand by the overall sentiment. I will explain in detail below. The spotter arms have to be set below the top of your arched chest or else they’ll interfere with every rep - you'll clang the bar on the safeties, which not only severely interrupts proper technique and performance, but can also be potentially injurious in its own right as the clanging against the safeties takes you out of the rhythm of the rep and leads to uneven and chaotic force application demands mid-rep. The safeties can’t be set a mere milimeter or even a half inch below the chest: both because most racks have 2-3 inch hole spacings that don't allow such finely calibrated setting, but even if they do - also because as a gross movement pattern, not a fine movement pattern, you can’t control the movement of the bar precisely and accurately enough not to clang the safeties if they’re so close to your chest. Human beings performing gross movement patterns simply lack such fine control: on heavy sets, the bar might be slightly uneven on one side, you might lose a touch of your arch over the course of the set, etc... and end up clanging the safeties anyway, if they're set so close to the top of your arched chest. These issues are not form errors that can be prevented with proper training, but are inherent limitations in the human capability to control gross motor pattern movements at a heavy weight. Thus, the safeties have to be far enough below your chest in order to not interfere with the set itself, such that they can’t possibly catch the bar before it hits your chest in the case of a sudden catastrophic drop. The proper placement for the safeties is far enough below your chest so as not to interfere with the normal execution of the set and so the bar never touches the safeties at all during the set, even with the inherent human limitations of gross motor pattern control. But high enough such tha - if you find yourself unable to successfully press the bar to lockout - you can bring the bar under control back down to your chest, exhale and drop your arch, and the bar will ideally now rest on the safeties instead of your chest and you can crawl and slither out from under it. Worst case, you can roll the bar slightly upwards and the safeties will soon take it, well before it would lie on your neck. I have an example of using the safeties this way in the video below, with 485 lbs. The ability to set this position with precision and accuracy depends on the equipment you're using: Some racks/benches have 1 inch spacings for this purpose, which is excellent and allows greater precision in safety placement, but most common racks have 2-3 inches between holes and thus people must often have the safeties a little lower than they'd ideally be. The main point is the proper use and purpose of safeties in the bench press is not really to catch a very rare catastrophic sudden drop onto your chest, but to allow you to survive the much more common situation of a normal failed rep. Could they theoretically save your life in such a situation where you drop it? Yes, they might. They won't stop the bar before it hits your chest but they might reduce the impact by stopping the bar from going further down and reducing the impact. This may or may not save your life in this rare catastrophic drop situation - it's good to have them there, set up anyway, but it's far from a sure bet. The most important things you can do are to learn and practice good technique, which involves stiff wrists in a very slightly bent back position, and thumbs around the barbell - NO SUICIDE GRIP. The safeties won't catch the bar and stop it from hitting your chest, so it's best to reduce the chances of dropping the bar on your chest from almost zero to even closer to almost zero. I've been bench pressing regularly for well over 20 years, always put my thumbs around the bar, and have never dropped it on myself. Nor has anyone I have coached to the best of my memory, over tens of thousands of sets and hundreds of thousands of reps. I have used safeties to successfully avoid getting trapped under the bar after a failed rep. In the video below, I tweaked my pec while pushing through a rep at 485 and had to set the bar on the pins to avoid getting trapped under it. This kind of situation is the primary use for the safeties. It's good to have them set up regardless - they might indeed save you if you somehow still manage to drop the bar, but they also very well might not.

Deep Squats, Shallow Thoughts

922,414 views • 7 months ago

Most runners under-load their calves. Heavy calf raises fix that. Runners usually do bodyweight single-leg raises and call it done. But your Achilles tendon takes massive load every stride. Bodyweight isn't enough stimulus to make it stronger. Heavy load is what drives the adaptation. I do these on leg day. 50kg in the hands, standing on a plate so my heels can drop below the toes. Focus points: → Full range of motion. Heels drop below the plate at the bottom, full extension at the top → Slow on the way down. (~2 seconds.) → Go bilateral when loading heavy. Single-leg has its place, but two legs lets you put real weight through the tendon → Don't rush the rep. This isn't a calf burner, it's a strength lift 3 x 8-10 reps. Train your calves in the gym so they can handle what running demands.

Most runners under-load their calves. Heavy calf raises fix that. Runners usually do bodyweight single-leg raises and call it done. But your Achilles tendon takes massive load every stride. Bodyweight isn't enough stimulus to make it stronger. Heavy load is what drives the adaptation. I do these on leg day. 50kg in the hands, standing on a plate so my heels can drop below the toes. Focus points: → Full range of motion. Heels drop below the plate at the bottom, full extension at the top → Slow on the way down. (~2 seconds.) → Go bilateral when loading heavy. Single-leg has its place, but two legs lets you put real weight through the tendon → Don't rush the rep. This isn't a calf burner, it's a strength lift 3 x 8-10 reps. Train your calves in the gym so they can handle what running demands.

Tim Roozendaal

31,153 views • 2 months ago

Why is being in shape so important? Let me list the reasons for you: 1. Immunity: Regular exercise transforms your immune system into a powerful defense shield against illnesses 🛡️ 2. Mental Well-being: Exercise lifts mood and reduces stress and anxiety. A sense of self-esteem is a BIG win 🧠 3. Longevity: Active lifestyle increases life expectancy and quality of life 🧓 4. Have you seen the movie Red Dawn? Enough said💂 5. Zombie apocalypse 🧌 If those aren’t enough of a reason for you, then go ahead and sit back down on the couch. I’ll get a pump for the both of us 💪 #fitness #mindset #cardio #offthegrid

Why is being in shape so important? Let me list the reasons for you: 1. Immunity: Regular exercise transforms your immune system into a powerful defense shield against illnesses 🛡️ 2. Mental Well-being: Exercise lifts mood and reduces stress and anxiety. A sense of self-esteem is a BIG win 🧠 3. Longevity: Active lifestyle increases life expectancy and quality of life 🧓 4. Have you seen the movie Red Dawn? Enough said💂 5. Zombie apocalypse 🧌 If those aren’t enough of a reason for you, then go ahead and sit back down on the couch. I’ll get a pump for the both of us 💪 #fitness #mindset #cardio #offthegrid

Janna Breslin

62,620 views • 2 years ago

I created a dance movement sheet by using a reference image to animate every 16 panels from the reference image I provided. GPT Image 2 + See Dance 2.0 on Yapper Tutorial Below Prompt Here’s every step with the text under each heading: 1. Basic Stance Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Relax your knees. Keep your upper body relaxed. Get ready. 2. Step to the Right Step to the right. Move your body in the direction of the step. Keep your knees soft. Keep your gaze forward. 3. Step to the Left Step to the left. Move your body in the direction of the step. Keep your knees soft. Return to the starting position. 4. Two Steps Take two steps in sequence. Step to the right first. Then step to the left. Connect smoothly. 5. Body Wave Start the wave from your chest. Move through your ribs and hips. Finish with your lower body. Make the motion smooth like a wave. 6. Hip Sway Move your hips side to side. Shift your weight with the motion. Use your body naturally. Keep your upper body relaxed. 7. Arm Swing Swing your arms wide. Step to beat with your feet. Coordinate your arms and steps. Return your arms to center. 8. Turn Preparation Prepare for a turn in place. Cross one foot over the other. Use your core to maintain balance. Spot in the direction of the turn. 9. Right Turn Turn to the right. Keep your core engaged. Pivot on the ball of your foot. Spot forward after the turn. 10. Left Turn Turn to the left. Keep your core engaged. Pivot quickly. Keep your posture upright. 11. Jump Up Bend your knees and jump up. Reach your arms overhead. Land softly on your feet. Connect to the next move. 12. Kick Pose Kick your leg forward. Keep your supporting leg stable. Engage your core for balance. Control your landing. 13. Side Lunge Step wide to one side. Bend one knee and lower your body. Keep the other leg straight. Show the direction of your strength. 14. Freeze Pose Hit a strong pose on the beat. Freeze your body momentarily. Create a powerful shape. Show your presence. 15. Finishing Pose Finish the dance gracefully. Keep your balance. Show your confidence. End with a clean, sharp pose. 16. Whole Flow Connect from the basic stance to the finishing pose. The steps, waves, and turns flow naturally together. Express your own style.

I created a dance movement sheet by using a reference image to animate every 16 panels from the reference image I provided. GPT Image 2 + See Dance 2.0 on Yapper Tutorial Below Prompt Here’s every step with the text under each heading: 1. Basic Stance Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Relax your knees. Keep your upper body relaxed. Get ready. 2. Step to the Right Step to the right. Move your body in the direction of the step. Keep your knees soft. Keep your gaze forward. 3. Step to the Left Step to the left. Move your body in the direction of the step. Keep your knees soft. Return to the starting position. 4. Two Steps Take two steps in sequence. Step to the right first. Then step to the left. Connect smoothly. 5. Body Wave Start the wave from your chest. Move through your ribs and hips. Finish with your lower body. Make the motion smooth like a wave. 6. Hip Sway Move your hips side to side. Shift your weight with the motion. Use your body naturally. Keep your upper body relaxed. 7. Arm Swing Swing your arms wide. Step to beat with your feet. Coordinate your arms and steps. Return your arms to center. 8. Turn Preparation Prepare for a turn in place. Cross one foot over the other. Use your core to maintain balance. Spot in the direction of the turn. 9. Right Turn Turn to the right. Keep your core engaged. Pivot on the ball of your foot. Spot forward after the turn. 10. Left Turn Turn to the left. Keep your core engaged. Pivot quickly. Keep your posture upright. 11. Jump Up Bend your knees and jump up. Reach your arms overhead. Land softly on your feet. Connect to the next move. 12. Kick Pose Kick your leg forward. Keep your supporting leg stable. Engage your core for balance. Control your landing. 13. Side Lunge Step wide to one side. Bend one knee and lower your body. Keep the other leg straight. Show the direction of your strength. 14. Freeze Pose Hit a strong pose on the beat. Freeze your body momentarily. Create a powerful shape. Show your presence. 15. Finishing Pose Finish the dance gracefully. Keep your balance. Show your confidence. End with a clean, sharp pose. 16. Whole Flow Connect from the basic stance to the finishing pose. The steps, waves, and turns flow naturally together. Express your own style.

Sharon Riley

54,571 views • 2 months ago

You’re on a journey on this kind of lonely road with your car and your car suddenly develops a fault, You can’t call for help and your lines can’t be reached due to network issues, what do you do? Except the car will stop and the engine won’t come up again, please reduce your speed and accelerate softly till you get to a nearby town, if it is an overheating issue, keep driving, put the gear in the neutral position and switch off the engine and let the car keep moving, switch it back on when you have to ascend a hilly road and the car can’t move freely on its own again. If the battery signal comes up while driving, chances are that your alternator has failed, or the alternator belt is damaged, apply the same method and switch off your AC, radio system or anything that may drain the battery while driving till you get to a safe place. If it is a flat tyre, maintain a low speed till you get to a safe place to change and use your spare, keep moving. Yes!!! Damage that tyre till you get to a safe place, just keep moving and make sure you have a spare tyre always and it is in a good condition. If the engine suddenly goes off on top speed, chances are that a fuse is damaged and this is why I will make a thread on how to identify different fuses and how to have them fixed temporarily in case of Emergencies. If your car jerks or experiences a lazy movement while driving, it’s likely to be a fuel related issue, fuel pump most likely, switch off the engine intermittently and put the gear in Neutral position, keep moving… if the fuel pump rests for about 5mins, it’ll pick up back when you ignite the engine, this will/may at least take you to a safe place or where you can have access to network to make calls. If you hear strange sounds like knocking sounds or the oil signal starts to blink, relax and reduce your speed, keep moving. Manage it till you get to a safe place or can have access to network. If your gear/transmission system isn’t selecting well, apply the same method, reduce your speed but keep moving, slow movement is better than no movement, your life and safety matters a lot. Please note that there are some Mechanical issues that nothing can solve on the road except patience and just to pray to God for safety and help, for example, you run into a pothole unknowingly and the oil pan hits the road and your engine or gear oil leaks away, or your ball joint or tie rod head pulls out, I’ll suggest you leave the car there, roll up your windows and lock up the car and start trekking till you get network or help, staying with the car may make you vulnerable to attacks or attract unexpected company, just keep walking away from the car for safety. Most importantly, please stay safe and be conscious of your environment. Be friendly with your Mechanic too or any Mechanic you see on the road. Don’t manage faults in cars and risk traveling with it.

You’re on a journey on this kind of lonely road with your car and your car suddenly develops a fault, You can’t call for help and your lines can’t be reached due to network issues, what do you do? Except the car will stop and the engine won’t come up again, please reduce your speed and accelerate softly till you get to a nearby town, if it is an overheating issue, keep driving, put the gear in the neutral position and switch off the engine and let the car keep moving, switch it back on when you have to ascend a hilly road and the car can’t move freely on its own again. If the battery signal comes up while driving, chances are that your alternator has failed, or the alternator belt is damaged, apply the same method and switch off your AC, radio system or anything that may drain the battery while driving till you get to a safe place. If it is a flat tyre, maintain a low speed till you get to a safe place to change and use your spare, keep moving. Yes!!! Damage that tyre till you get to a safe place, just keep moving and make sure you have a spare tyre always and it is in a good condition. If the engine suddenly goes off on top speed, chances are that a fuse is damaged and this is why I will make a thread on how to identify different fuses and how to have them fixed temporarily in case of Emergencies. If your car jerks or experiences a lazy movement while driving, it’s likely to be a fuel related issue, fuel pump most likely, switch off the engine intermittently and put the gear in Neutral position, keep moving… if the fuel pump rests for about 5mins, it’ll pick up back when you ignite the engine, this will/may at least take you to a safe place or where you can have access to network to make calls. If you hear strange sounds like knocking sounds or the oil signal starts to blink, relax and reduce your speed, keep moving. Manage it till you get to a safe place or can have access to network. If your gear/transmission system isn’t selecting well, apply the same method, reduce your speed but keep moving, slow movement is better than no movement, your life and safety matters a lot. Please note that there are some Mechanical issues that nothing can solve on the road except patience and just to pray to God for safety and help, for example, you run into a pothole unknowingly and the oil pan hits the road and your engine or gear oil leaks away, or your ball joint or tie rod head pulls out, I’ll suggest you leave the car there, roll up your windows and lock up the car and start trekking till you get network or help, staying with the car may make you vulnerable to attacks or attract unexpected company, just keep walking away from the car for safety. Most importantly, please stay safe and be conscious of your environment. Be friendly with your Mechanic too or any Mechanic you see on the road. Don’t manage faults in cars and risk traveling with it.

Wanjohn D-Mecho

436,198 views • 2 years ago

I will pray for Lindsey Vonn, obviously. No one wants to see someone injured that badly. Praise God it wasn’t worse. At last update, she underwent surgery for a broken leg and is stable while expected to make a full recovery. But there is a lesson to be learned here. Pride and ego can be a dangerous thing. She entered the Olympics with a torn ACL. The ACL is the ligament that stabilizes your knee in regard to lateral movement - something which is pretty critical in downhill skiing. Her sport is dangerous enough without competing in it with such a serious injury. It wasn’t a sprain. It wasn’t “sore”. It was torn. It was a foolish decision. Her coaches should be ashamed for letting her compete in the first place. There is NO acceptable reason that she should have taken the hill. Not one. As for her, her pride went beyond the point of being admirable and right into being foolish. She already had an insanely storied career, what more was there to prove as a 41 year old with one rebuilt knee and a torn ACL in the other knee? “Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord, thy God” comes to mind. He will often times allow your pride to teach you a harsh lesson. Remember that. “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.” - Proverbs 16:18

I will pray for Lindsey Vonn, obviously. No one wants to see someone injured that badly. Praise God it wasn’t worse. At last update, she underwent surgery for a broken leg and is stable while expected to make a full recovery. But there is a lesson to be learned here. Pride and ego can be a dangerous thing. She entered the Olympics with a torn ACL. The ACL is the ligament that stabilizes your knee in regard to lateral movement - something which is pretty critical in downhill skiing. Her sport is dangerous enough without competing in it with such a serious injury. It wasn’t a sprain. It wasn’t “sore”. It was torn. It was a foolish decision. Her coaches should be ashamed for letting her compete in the first place. There is NO acceptable reason that she should have taken the hill. Not one. As for her, her pride went beyond the point of being admirable and right into being foolish. She already had an insanely storied career, what more was there to prove as a 41 year old with one rebuilt knee and a torn ACL in the other knee? “Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord, thy God” comes to mind. He will often times allow your pride to teach you a harsh lesson. Remember that. “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.” - Proverbs 16:18

Paul Fleuret

51,398 views • 5 months ago