Comments on: Home Strength and Conditioning Workout | Couplet Style!

By: Laura Lynch

Laura Lynch — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:12:09 +0000

I MEANT pull up. HAHA. Sorry.

By: Laura Lynch

Laura Lynch — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:11:47 +0000

Thank you so much. I somehow missed that Guide, but it is very helpful. I am determined to do this. So, keep an eye out for the message I send you telling you I did my first push up. LOL.

THanks again.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:03:21 +0000

In reply to Laura Lynch. Hey Laura :) You will do a pull up one day! Maybe you didn't see this, but I did a tutorial on the pull up just for people like you who have yet to do their first one. A Guide to Pull Ups will help you loads :) Never say never!

By: Laura Lynch

Laura Lynch — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:27:18 +0000

Hi … I’ve worked out for a long time, but I’ve always avoided pullups. They are so difficult for me to do. Is there a good way to build up to them? They just seem impossible. Thanks.

By: Jose Manuel

Jose Manuel — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:17:39 +0000

In reply to Jose Manuel. Esto mataria a cualquiera si se hace estrictamente, muy exigente rutina, gracias.

By: Jose Manuel

Jose Manuel — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:14:40 +0000

Unique style, very pleased….:)…thanks for sharing

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:15:14 +0000

I have a tip! In the PP, keep your heels glued to the floor throughout. In competition style, you would be docked every rep’ your heels were raised in a PP. To extend what you are doing in the video to a jerk, you need the double dip; it’s almost there. When you are up on your toes, move your butt back, coincide your heels hitting the matt with lockout, then push up to complete. My problem in the jerk is getting up on my toes and then timing the double dip. My running shoes don’t help. I am looking to invest in some proper weight training shoes with a solid heel to give support.

With regard the ladies not training with two-arm jerk, I think it should have been left to the individual. Sure, explain the concerns and risks, but women come in all shapes and sizes and surely they are best left to make these decisions? If I were female, I would have been pretty annoyed to miss two of the eight moves the men studied due to gender.

You and the Girls Gone Strong team look like you really having a lot of fun. It’s great to see. It must be good motivationally to have such powerful women to learn from, Nia and Ali especially blow me away. Those two are powerhouses.

I envy your pull-up. I struggle a lot with mine. But I’m getting stronger all the time, one day I might be able to hang a bell off my toe and crank out a few reps like you, not for some time though (got plenty of fat to flush before that happens!).

Looking forward to the Christmas video, as well as the Santa hat can we see some reindeer this year, lol?

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:31:52 +0000

In reply to adam.

Thanks Adam. Since I started learning the Jerk, it’s hard to separate the PP and Jerk movements for some reason. I remember one night at Andrew’s KB class ages ago he was instructing the PP and I was doing this with 20kg … he looked over and told everyone “not what Marianne’s doing” LOL – apparently I was doing the Jerk instead 😛

That’s interesting about the the ladies not doing doubles. I guess it kind of makes sense, but I’d be interested in the research done in that.

Double Swings, Cleans etc are a nightmare for me with the Pro-grade bells. Need to get some standard sized ones to make that easier LOL – Wolverson will be getting another order soon 😉

Thanks for the support for GGS!

By: adam

adam — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:30:35 +0000

Strong as an ox. You rock, M. When I was on my recent KB training course, the instructors would not let the ladies in the group learn the two arm push press / jerk. It’s not included in their competition program either due to potential damage to breast tissue. You didn’t look to be having any problems. Actually your form looks good. You have a bit more than a push press going on there, almost jerking! I’ve only just started two-arm work and have to say i really enjoy it, hard though it is. Try adding in the clean, need to get your legs far apart for that one, lol! For me the two arm clean and press / jerk LC is the most strenuous of the all the KB moves. love it, love it, love it. And good to see a Girl Gone Strong dispelling the gender imbalance in the sport. Unstoppable!