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Quotewith a dead end job and simple life
well, just make sure you're also hellbent on improving some kind of skill/knowledge that will get you a better job/career.. nothing worse than taking all of that anger/aggression and focusing it entirely on training.. training most likely isn't going to be our future.. sure it's one of the best tools to help with our situations, but nothing is more important than knowledge.. knowledge will take us further than any form of training/exercise will.. i mean you can even combine training with a quest for knowledge on everything related to anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, etc... then look to get into s&c coaching etcetc... i mean i'd advise focusing on TECH (big money jobs as you progress, relaxed atmosphere, excellent benefits etc), but obviously most people aren't going to want to become programmers/administrators etc.
+1 Def agree with that one, training is like a tool as well like a hobby but not as a future.
Programming all the wayas well as engineering, science and other cool stuff.
right now im just working on a crazy vert and general athleticism. my goal right now is a really really good vert. id like to go out for a dunk contest like you did eventually.
in the back of my mind i sometimes think back to college ball or community college not sure how feasible. maybe if my girlfriend got a significantly higher paying job and i could quit mine. not sure what my eligibility situation is. a lot of stuff would have to fall into place for that happen and im not going to force it but not completely out of the question yet. i do miss competitive ball. pick up or rec league aint the same.
i also been thinking about getting into boxing. i don't really have a good body type for it so i'd just do it for fun and cardio for my dunking.
i probably should rephrase dead end because i know there are MUCH worse people out there. i work for a health insurance company and make about 14 an hour and it is stable. there may be some better jobs within the company but i dont know what they are or how to get there. i have a few bills/expenses though that perhaps make it feel like i'm worse off then i am.
life is always a balance of longshots vs safe options. passion vs reliable. fun vs smart etc etc. ive decided since i'm only young once im going to work on my athletic goals for maybe a couple years as my main thing other then work. i feel like i could regret not seeing what i'm capable of later. after a while of giving it that 100% i can move on and do it more casually. that said i wouldn't mind learning something like programming on my own. i'm a very driven person and would like to show off what i'm capable of.
i really dont know what my situation will be in a few years. i might try to get an RN license in a few if i dont come up with anything better. they work for the insurance company i work for and just review cases over the internet and make like 22/an hour something like that. theres also hospitals of course and there's always a demand for them.
what're you hoping to do? i remember you had been a s&c coach and had wound up doing some labor job and were trying to brush up on your coding. whats up with that?
Hi
I just went to the gym i was going to do the squats but i wanted a spotter, the spotter guy said feet pointing forward, when i have it point slightly outwards and slightly bigger than shoulder width, very slightly.
He says not lean forward when going down, but bend your knees instead and also look up and stick chest out, and shoulders back, that didn't help when sticking my chest out my back almost collapsed inwards because of the weight.
I was trying my way but trying hard to keep chest up and i wanted a spotter and that was the guy who commented.
As for the RDL i saw that you bend slightly over as well as bring your butt back by bending knees and keep back straight and go down and up but another guy in the gym said that's not right even though i didn't feel any pain on my back, he said feet close together, stick butt out when going down, when i try that the ball rubs against my shins and knee don't like that.
I can't record myself, as i only have mobile phone to record me and i don't know who is going to hold it as only members only in the gym.
The process i go through is feet apart slightly more than shoulder width, feet point slightly outwards. go down by bringing but slightly back and down. Then go up but also concentrate on keep chest in front, sometimes it dropped sometimes it was ok.
RDL, when i go down, i stick but back, lean over, bend knees, keep back straight and locked. go down and go up no problem of rubbing.
When i have weight on my back i can't seem to get my chest high like they do in the army, because that way either the bar tries to roll off, or my back is arched and will start to collapse under the weight.
are they right? or am i right but just need to fix my chest up.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne659Uf2hUM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne659Uf2hUM</a>
welcome back buddy.
i know how you feel. i didnt lift, play ball, exercise at all between like may 2011 and a few months ago got back into it. seems like i built up a lot of aggression and it made me realize how much i need training to get it out.
it seems like you're approaching it more casually though
im more hellbent on going farther then ever.
with a dead end job and simple life
i need something to pour myself into and strive to be the best at. i been cutting out sweets and stuff like that and when i was hooping/vert training before i always said fuck that theres some things i just wont sacrifice lol.
i'll be interested in seeing how you progress and stealing some of your good ideas.
