Hitting the gym early a.m. today. Anyone else here into weightlifting?
@n i dabble a little, but more for fitness to play rugby (which i’m still trying to get back into)
@echoz Never skip legs day! Yeah I love squatting heavy but it's been putting too much stress on my lower back. Trying my hand at GVT now - lower weights+high reps hopefully to grease the skids and practice more technique. (E.g. discovered that I'm a close-stance squatter.)
@n i’ve discovered the wonders of weight lifting shoes. but other than that, core training helps a lot too at least for me.
close stance ftw!
@echoz I've always squatted barefoot but there was once I forgot my gym shoes and had to squat with "dress" shoes - the solid wood/leather sole with slight raised heel felt great and had me considering a pair of lifting shoes!
@n you really should. I was skeptical at first.
Right now I’m just facing inertia getting back into the gym. It’s been a month. 😕
@echoz no time like the present (schedule allowing ofc)! I took a long hiatus and getting back to the grind is both demoralising and eye-opening. Haha
@n yeah. rugby’s emphasis is mostly about power generation and strength. still it feels great to squat heavy. hah.