Bliss

HOW in the world do I teach someone how to deadlift?

My lifting buddy is having trouble with proper deadlift form and it’s one of the key exercises I want us to work on because hard legs are sexy.

BUT I’m very unable to explain how to properly deadlift. This is my vicious teaching cycle :

1. Perform a deadlift.
2. Tell her how I did it while waving my arms around and squatting frequently with my butt in various positions in the air.
3. “Um…and then, yeah. You just…stand up.”
4. ???
5. Lifting partner remains confused.

She’s having trouble isolating her legs as she’s standing up, and she’s using her back to lift the weight. IT’S FRUSTRATING because I’ve been able to teach her how to properly squat, swim, and bench, but I can’t teach her how to deadlift.

I think I’ll just keep throwing Youtube videos at her and hope for the best until legs day comes around. I’ll track down the light barbell and we’ll work from there. BUUHHH

Geez guys I’ve been studying for like twelve hours straight

I’m so glad finals are almost over—

OH WAIT

I’M ON THE QUARTER SYSTEM

I’M STUDYING FOR MIDTERMS

I’ve been quiet for a while.

I’ve been lurking, though. I recently discovered Reddit, which should explain my absence.

I’ve been working my ass off. I recently got a new job as a writer in the Undergraduate Admissions office at UCR. It’s awesome and everyone there is super nice, but it’s a 19-hour-a-week job and I’m having to really hunker down on my time management skills.

cough and now I’m on Tumblr so it’s obviously not working cough

Besides that, I’ve been working out with my buddy. I think I’m going to spring a new routine on her; it’ll incorporate more cardio. We’ve been bulking on weights and such for the past few weeks, but she’s not really seeing results as quickly as she had hoped. SO, the time is nigh to transition into a cutting routine. Moar cardio! Moar reps!

Sad story: we both hate cardio.

SO we’ll probably stick to swimming, because we’re both fishies.

THIS HAS BEEN A POST.