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Date Posted: 20:58:40 09/08/05 Thu
Author: Matthew Villani
Subject: Re: I should also add
In reply to: Adriana 's message, "Re: I should also add" on 16:12:25 09/06/05 Tue

>>>>>I know a few girls that can lift a little bit more
>>>>than me >in the gym, but i surprised the shit out of
>>>>them when i
>>>>>lifted an 80 lb bag of cement mix up and carried it
>>a
>>>>>little bit. Of course i'm not strong like a man and
>>>>>couldn't lift that on my shoulder and carry it
>>>>>effortlessly, but still, damn good for a girl i'd
>>>say.
>>>>
>>>>I lift as well Adriana, 80lb bag is pretty good to
>>>>lift if ur a girl. Depending on ur size of course,
>>if
>>>>you're a smaller girl it'd be a challenge but if you
>>>>were bigger it'd be much easier. I'm this 5'6" girl
>>>>who weighs like 120 and can lift more than half her
>>>>body weight easily, I can even lift my mom who's
>>about
>>>>160. I had to carry things half my body weight alot
>>>>of the time in a place I used to work at. Everyone
>>>>made fun cuz they thought since I was small I
>>wouldn't
>>>>be able to do much, but I showed them! LOL
>>>
>>>The look on people's faces is absolutely priceless
>>>when I lift more than half my bodyweight off the
>>>ground (65 lbs) using one hand. Ok i know some girls
>>>could do that with 75 or whatever but they're usually
>>>alot more than half of that. What kinda lifts do you
>>>do? If you do dumbbell overhead military presses i
>>>have some advice, do one at a time and allow your
>body
>>>to lean to the side a little when doing them, you'll
>>>be able to lift much more this way and get a better
>>>workout.
>>
>>I know what you mean, but too far of a lean to the
>>side and it'll become more of a side press.
>
>True, but i try not to turn it into a side press,
>unless i'm going for a maximum, then i don't care how
>i lift it overhead.

Same here, I'll even consider it not cheating to put your other hand on one side of the weight head to help lift the weight to your shoulder, but once it's there, the lifting should be all your lifting arm, although most people can clean to their shoulder as much as they can muscle overhead, usually if you need help getting it to your shouler, you'll need luck and/or technique to sucessfully execute the lift.

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Re: I should also add -- Adriana, 20:39:12 09/21/05 Wed