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Started another cut last week. This week in the gym has been very humbling, to say the least.

#weightlifting #fitness

One advantage of working out at home is that after a set of heavy deadlifts or something, I can go lie in bed for 60 seconds flat on my back—super comfy #gym #weightlifting

This 50yo woman pulls a 10-tonne truck and lifts 24,000kg in an hour
By Emily Middleton

Sherrie Williams is a woman making her mark in the sport known as "strongman".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/regional-strong-woman-sherrie-williams/107056896

#Women #RegionalCommunities #Weightlifting #EmilyMiddleton

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https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/grannys-got-gains-how-a-75-year-old-became-a-champion-powerlifter/4144637/

#weightlifting

The dumbbell incline chest press is especially valuable for building the upper chest while still developing overall pressing strength and shoulder stability. ↗️

#chest #inclinepress #shoulder #weightlifting #onlinecoach

Today's #Workout

Warm up 1: 2 rounds
- 10 eccentric calf raises e/s
- 10 alternating tactical frog

Plyometrics: #Plyometrics
- 10 depth jump into tuck jump (24in box)

Mobility: 3 rounds
- 10 banded shoulder extensions
- 10 banded angels
- 10 banded shoulder abductions e/s

And then #Weightlifting class with clean & jerk focus
Warm up:
- Banded 7s
- 10 clean high pull + 10 strict press (15 kg)
- 8 clean high pull + 8 strict press (15 kg)

Hang muscle cleans 6x 5 #HangMuscleClean
- 15 - 18 - 20 - 23 - 25 - 25 kg

Power cleans 6x 3 #PowerClean
- 30 - 30 - 30 - 30 - 33 - 33 - 33 kg

Split stance strict press 6x 6
- 15 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 19 - 19 kg

Push press 6x 5 #PushPress
- 20 - 25 - 28 - 28 - 28 - 28 kg

Clean & jerk (split) 6x 3 #CleanJerk
- 25 - 25 - 25 - 25 - 25 - 25 kg

Deadlift 5x 5 #deadlift
- 55 - 60 - 63 - 65 - 65 kg

Had fun with the plyometrics, still very much WIP on all the Oly lifts

#CrossFit #CrossfitForYoga #Wod #WorkoutOfTheDay #Fitness #GymLife #StrengthTraining #OlympicLifting #Fitodon

What can you benefit from with Barbell Drag Curls? ☑️

Barbell drag curls are a great biceps-focused exercise because they change the path of the bar compared with a traditional curl.

Instead of letting the elbows stay fixed at your sides, you pull the elbows slightly backward while “dragging” the bar up along your torso.

💪 Strong biceps emphasis

👉 Reduced shoulder involvement

👉 Great for hypertrophy

#barbell #barbellworkout #weightlifting #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

The Skill of Creating Tension Matters More than Moving Weights 💪

Creating tension is a skill you develop, not something that automatically happens because you’re lifting a heavy weight.

The better you become at controlling resistance and directing it toward the intended muscle, the more productive your sets can become for hypertrophy.

#rangeofmotion #tension #stability #weightlifting #onlinecoach

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The Muscle Gain Cost of Inconsistent Training 📊

Your body needs repeated exposure to resistance training, consistent opportunities for progressive overload, and enough weekly training volume to create a reliable reason to adapt.

📈 You Lose Repeated Exposure to the Growth Stimulus

💪 Progressive Overload Becomes Harder to Track

📉 Technique and Exercise Efficiency Can Decline

🏋️ Your Training Volume Becomes Unpredictable

#musclegain #weightlifting #strengthtraining #advice #tips

What Benefits Do You Get from Barbell Based Workouts 🏋️

Barbell-based workouts are especially effective for building strength, muscle, coordination, and overall training capacity because they allow you to progressively challenge multiple muscle groups with relatively stable, repeatable movements.

Excellent for progressive overload 📈

Allow heavier loading 🔥

Train several muscles at once 💪↔️

#barbell #weightlifting #strengthtraining #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

What the Dumbbells can benefit for Biceps and More! ☑️

Dumbbell-based workouts are highly effective because they combine strength, muscle-building potential, stability, and movement freedom in a simple training tool.

👉 Promote muscle growth

👉 Improve left-to-right balance

👉 Increase stabilizer muscle involvement

#dumbbells #biceps #benefits #weightlifting #onlinecoach

Benefits of Dumbbell Goblet Squats 🏋️

Goblet squats are a highly effective lower-body exercise because holding the weight in front of your chest encourages an upright torso while challenging several major muscle groups at once.

👉 Builds the quads and glutes

👉 Strengthens the core

👉 Reinforces good squat mechanics

👉 Improves hip and ankle mobility

#dumbbells #gobletsquat #lowerbody #weightlifting #onlinecoach

Your Setup is Part of the Rep ▶️

When you treat your setup as part of every rep, you improve exercise consistency, control, and overall training quality.

Over time, those small improvements can lead to better progressive overload, stronger muscle recruitment, and a more productive hypertrophy stimulus without simply relying on heavier weights.

#setup #workout #weightlifting #progressiveoverload #onlinecoach

Upper Chest Engagement with Dumbbell Incline Chest Press ↕️

The goal is to emphasize the upper chest while still training the triceps and front delts. A few technique adjustments can make the movement much more effective for muscle growth.

👉 Keep the incline moderate

👉 Set your shoulder blades first

👉 Lower with control

#chest #upperchest #weightlifting #strengthtraining #fitness

What do you benefit from with Dumbbell Sumo Squats 🏋️

The dumbbell sumo squat is an excellent lower-body compound exercise that emphasizes the glutes, inner thighs, and quadriceps while improving mobility and stability.

🍑 Builds Stronger Glutes

🦵 Develops the Quadriceps

🏋️ Improves Hip Mobility

🎯 Strengthens the Core

#glutes #quads #weightlifting #sumosquats #onlinecoach

Today's #Workout

Warm up 1: 2 rounds
- 10 eccentric calf raises e/s
- 10 alternating tactical frog

Plyometrics: 6 rounds
- 2 seated box jumps (25 - 30 - 32 - 34 - 37 - 40)
- 30" rest

Mobility: 2 rounds
- 10 banded shoulder extensions
- 10 banded angels
- 10 banded shoulder abductions e/s

Then weightlifting class with snatch focus
Warm up:
- banded 7s
- 10 KB bottom ups presses e/s (4 kg, the 6 was taken)
- 10 KB single leg Romanian deadlift e/s (4 kg 🤣 )
- 10 KB around the world (head) e/d (4 kg)

2 rounds (15 & 17 kg)
- 10 snatch grip bent over row with 1" hold
- 10 snatch grip (push) press
- 1min rest

Snatch high pull 6x5: 15 - 20 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 kg

Muscle snatch 6x3: 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 - 21 - 21 kg

Complex: 6 rounds: 18 - 19 - 20 - 20 - 22 - 22 kg
- 1 hang power snatch
- 2 overhead squat

Squat snatch 6x2: 20 - 20 - 20 - 22 - 22 - 23 kg

Snatch shrug pull 5x3: 35 - 40 - 40 - 40 - 43 - 45 kg

Happy with my seated jumps (40 cm!!! 🎉 ) and I enjoyed the weightlifting class a lot. Even got a nod and well done on some squat snatches 😅

#CrossFit #CrossfitForYoga #Wod #WorkoutOfTheDay #Fitness #GymLife #StrengthTraining #OlympicLifting #Fitodon #Weightlifting #Snatch #SeatedBoxJump

All of my workouts and trying to eat better has started to pay off. I'm much more physically capable now. Nothing within normal child toting to canoeing and homesteading seems to leave me strained.

Also, I can see my feet when I look down 👍

#fitness #weightlifting

Create Goals Around Consistency During Busy Seasons 🎯

Busy seasons are a normal part of life, but they don’t have to become setbacks to your fitness journey.

The people who make the greatest long-term progress aren’t those with perfect schedules, they’re the ones who adapt while staying consistent.

#goals #goalsetting #weightlifting #exercise #onlinecoach