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Female training-PTC style
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Kyle Aaron
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Found a woman Jess working out today, doing short-of-touch-and-go "deadlifts" and that sort of thing. Had a chat to her, turns out she wanted to get strong and grow muscles. She said, "I used to be 73kg, only 68kg now, what should I do?"
"Eat food."
"It's hard to eat a lot."
"Then drink milk."
"I used to want to be a weightlifter, but I know I'm too old to start."
"How old are you?"
"29."
"Not too old. Could you win gold at the Olympics? Probably not. But you could learn and lift well if you work hard."
"Really?"
"Yes."
I talked to her some more, she didn't know the difference between Olympic and powerlifting. I told her about the trainer who works out at an Oly gym, and that she could have a longer career in powerlifting. But basically whatever the style, she just wants to get bigger and stronger.
She said she had pulled 80kg, I tried her out and she was right. I'm certain she could do 90kg once she has proper technique - she was extending her knees first, etc. Not sure why she'd been given bench press on a swiss ball in the rack and the like, it did not really accord with her goals. I will sort her out.
"Eat food."
"It's hard to eat a lot."
"Then drink milk."
"I used to want to be a weightlifter, but I know I'm too old to start."
"How old are you?"
"29."
"Not too old. Could you win gold at the Olympics? Probably not. But you could learn and lift well if you work hard."
"Really?"
"Yes."
I talked to her some more, she didn't know the difference between Olympic and powerlifting. I told her about the trainer who works out at an Oly gym, and that she could have a longer career in powerlifting. But basically whatever the style, she just wants to get bigger and stronger.
She said she had pulled 80kg, I tried her out and she was right. I'm certain she could do 90kg once she has proper technique - she was extending her knees first, etc. Not sure why she'd been given bench press on a swiss ball in the rack and the like, it did not really accord with her goals. I will sort her out.
The Hamburgler
Spotter Loader
Looks like you may have found yourself a client 
Hey PTC,
I am wondering how many days on/off do you like your girls to train/rest? Or is it more about each individual?
I hate rest days, they annoy the shit out of me even though I am well aware of the rationale behind them. I have tried everything to get out of them but my trainer will not budge. I'm one of those people who can be done in 30 mins but an hour later is ready to go again.
I do 4 x 30 minute sessions, weights only,no cardio, all with trainer mon/tue on, wed off, thur/fri on, sat/sun off.
How hard are your girls going at it? I see you sometimes mention the girls doing more than one session a day??? have I got that right? how does that work???
Do I just need to suck it up really and work on fidning a more positive way to view it?
I am wondering how many days on/off do you like your girls to train/rest? Or is it more about each individual?
I hate rest days, they annoy the shit out of me even though I am well aware of the rationale behind them. I have tried everything to get out of them but my trainer will not budge. I'm one of those people who can be done in 30 mins but an hour later is ready to go again.
I do 4 x 30 minute sessions, weights only,no cardio, all with trainer mon/tue on, wed off, thur/fri on, sat/sun off.
How hard are your girls going at it? I see you sometimes mention the girls doing more than one session a day??? have I got that right? how does that work???
Do I just need to suck it up really and work on fidning a more positive way to view it?
The Hamburgler
Spotter Loader
I don't see a reason why you couldn't do cardio on Wednesday and Saturday if your body and mind feels up to it
but Hamburgler, I don't want to do cardio, I've been offered on my off days boring treadmill or cross trainer for 20 mins, some abs, 20 mins on boring bike, last week I tried stupid zumba class, freeking unco disaster that was, won't be using that as an option....
i just wanna lift more days...and knowing why i shouldn't doesn't make me stop wanting it : (
i just wanna lift more days...and knowing why i shouldn't doesn't make me stop wanting it : (
Kyle Aaron
Active member
You might be ready to go again, but are you ready to do MORE an hour later?
Because what stimulates your muscles to grow isn't simply thrashing them to exhaustion, it's doing more in each session than you did before - more weight lifted, or the same weight lifted more times. An hour later, could you do MORE than you did? If so, then your sessions are too easy for now. Still, if you do more in every session, at some point you won't be able to do more an hour later.
You know Kyle, I was sitting here thinking about editing that to say "who thinks they are right to go again".
I know, I know, you sound like my trainer...he is immune to my impatience which in the long term is going to be whats best for me, in the short term, it annoys the crap out of me every single time, tomorrow after my morning session I will realise that's it and that I have to rest wednesday and it will bum me out.
No, in reality I physically couldn't do more than I did just one hour later I don't think...but my brain is ready for more straight away...
Kyle Aaron
Active member
Effective training is about pushing you close to your physical limits, so that your limits rise - not about pushing you past those physical limits, which injures you.
If you do have a desire to thrash yourself into collapsed exhaustion, ask yourself why. Because that's self-destructive. Something for you to think about.
If you do have a desire to thrash yourself into collapsed exhaustion, ask yourself why. Because that's self-destructive. Something for you to think about.
If you do have a desire to thrash yourself into collapsed exhaustion, ask yourself why. Because that's self-destructive. Something for you to think about.[/QUOTE]
Kyle, you are onto it, I was the Queen of self destruction...no desire for going BACK to collapsed exhaustion, if I did, I would just attack the cardio and in 1 week I will have lost the entire 5kg I have worked my arse off to gain in the last 5 months.
I just love lifting, love the strength, the self confidence, the achievement, the satisfaction, the control, the sweat, the pain, the changes in my body, the 'me' time, the progress and the buzz!
I know I have to rest...I'm doing far more about it than just think about it kyle. CBT
Kyle, you are onto it, I was the Queen of self destruction...no desire for going BACK to collapsed exhaustion, if I did, I would just attack the cardio and in 1 week I will have lost the entire 5kg I have worked my arse off to gain in the last 5 months.
I just love lifting, love the strength, the self confidence, the achievement, the satisfaction, the control, the sweat, the pain, the changes in my body, the 'me' time, the progress and the buzz!
I know I have to rest...I'm doing far more about it than just think about it kyle. CBT
Nina is the only girl who does twice a day on occasions, but she is very strong and well conditioned.
My weight sessions last an hour, I tack on KB work at the end.
My KB/Cardio sessions leave people without the will to live
Plenty of girls have come in with an attitude that they will smoke it
They never come back
All my girls train a different amount of sessions
the ones doing best train 3-4 times a week. Girls always finish with KB work
Hope this was helpful
My weight sessions last an hour, I tack on KB work at the end.
My KB/Cardio sessions leave people without the will to live
Plenty of girls have come in with an attitude that they will smoke it
They never come back
All my girls train a different amount of sessions
the ones doing best train 3-4 times a week. Girls always finish with KB work
Hope this was helpful
The Hamburgler
Spotter Loader
Don't forget to mention the chuckers Markos
Bench is up
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jCdsZ1DWsc]YouTube - ProRaw, Taylor benches 85kg@68kg,awesome[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua93cFWaOe8]YouTube - ProRawOne, Dimi benches 82.5kg@95kg[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xy32yb_e0]YouTube - ProRawOne, Annie benches 70kg@75kg[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3haWZwi-7ms]YouTube - ProRawOne, Sussy misses 57.5kg bench[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jCdsZ1DWsc]YouTube - ProRaw, Taylor benches 85kg@68kg,awesome[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua93cFWaOe8]YouTube - ProRawOne, Dimi benches 82.5kg@95kg[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1xy32yb_e0]YouTube - ProRawOne, Annie benches 70kg@75kg[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3haWZwi-7ms]YouTube - ProRawOne, Sussy misses 57.5kg bench[/ame]