Finnegan's Wake

[finnegan]

I get mine online, also from a Canadian source. Bottle just says Ephedrine 25 mg, 200 tabs.

 

[deegs]

when did we canadians become a nation of drug pushers?

 

[finnegan]

when did we canadians become a nation of drug pushers?

When us Americans started corrupting you with our evil, capitalist ways.

 

[Standard]

when did we canadians become a nation of drug pushers?

what else would be driving the loonie?

 

[stewy37]

Thanks for the input guys.

 

[mschatz]

35 LBS.

finnegan/2:43/231lbs
mschatz/2:55/182lbs

 

[finnegan]

Push Press:
135 x 3
165 x 3
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0
225 x 0

Impressions:
Well, I tried.

 

[woogie12]

Hey, that's all that matters. You're still one strong mo fo.

 

[finnegan]

Thanks.
Vid:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5faOrDn7eJk

 

[mschatz]

Hell of an effort dude. Hey, how come you dont rest the weight on your collar bone? It will really help ith your stability. In the vids, it looked like the weight was all over the place before you even start your dip. Resting the weight on your collar bone like in a front squat should help quite a bit

 

[finnegan]

Hell of an effort dude. Hey, how come you dont rest the weight on your collar bone? It will really help ith your stability. In the vids, it looked like the weight was all over the place before you even start your dip. Resting the weight on your collar bone like in a front squat should help quite a bit

Elbow injury. My arm doesn't bend back that far, so I have to hold the weight out in front of me. Can't really do these for reps because of it.

 

[woogie12]

Yea, you want your elbows pointed forward like catching a clean, and rest on your collarbones.

 

[woogie12]

Ahhh true, hm that's a tough situation then.

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

Now that's persistance.

Why in the holy hell were you cleaning your attempts first?

Make sure to set up your grip evenly every time. Rest the bar on the collar bone. When you explode with your legs, try to focus on the triple extension which means exploding with your ankles, knees, hips at the same time. You didnt seem to use very much leg drive. You also almost seemed to slow down at the halfway point and then press it out. You need to make it one fluid motion.

Were you wearing a belt? if you did ...how tight did you put it on?

I thought you were doing deadlifts also?

No worries Finny....you'll hit the weight soon enough. I guess the only downside will be the Bama-like sig for a month or whatever u guys agreed on. LOL

 

[mschatz]

Elbow injury. My arm doesn't bend back that far, so I have to hold the weight out in front of me. Can't really do these for reps because of it.

ah.

 

[mschatz]

Ok, what if you take a wider stance? Not ideal for leg drive, but Ill bet it would help you balance the weight better. Having it flop around like that has got to throw everything offa bit

 

[woogie12]

You're supposed to stagger your stance a bit too right?

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

I use a very slight stagger. Maybe 1-2 inches and it helps me quite a bit.

Is it a flexibility issue? I dislocated my right elbow during childhood and had brutal rehab to regain full mobility in my elbow. Couldnt bend at the elbow at all. If it's indeed a flexibility issue then u need to start working on it.

 

[finnegan]

I was wearing a belt incredibly tight. Like, "had to take a piss when I secured it" tight. It helped a bit.
I was doing the cleans at Younggunz suggestion. I liked it that way, as it forced me to use hook grip (tonight was the first time I'd used hook grip for push press. I liked it a lot.)

The elbow injury is the worst kind: old and bad. Basically, I tore the tendon that connects the tricep to the elbow, and it healed in the wrong place. I lose no strength, just mobility (which, of course, limits certain training options). I went from about 130 degree flexibility to about 80 degree mobility in the last two years, but it is a slow, slow process to stretch this thing out.
I didn't do any deadlifts because my fucking camera ate 30 minutes of time (midnight deadline, unfortuately) just to get it to recognize the memory card. As it were, I only had 2-3 minutes rest between attempts.

 

[Donut62]

I don't know if it matters or not, but olympic lifters and the like typically release the hook grip when they press. Nice persistance.