Teen Machine Log

[LtL]

Awesome work.

Al

[5kgLifter]

Has either of them considered olympic lifting since they're still young and flexible enough at this point in time?

They're both going to be extremely strong lifters later on given the lifts they're doing currently which are also strong for beginners. Pl or Oly medals in their future, quite possible.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by moeheep

First I can't keep up with Jen....now Ive got these two gonna pass me soon.........

Just find your passion and joy. Good things will come.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by 5kgLifter

Has either of them considered olympic lifting since they're still young and flexible enough at this point in time?

They're both going to be extremely strong lifters later on given the lifts they're doing currently which are also strong for beginners. Pl or Oly medals in their future, quite possible.

We've talk about exploring it next Spring after Nationals. By then they will have built a pretty solid base. But thanks for the nudge.

[BendtheBar]

Working with my daughter on hitting depth with the bar. 6 weeks ago we tried this and she couldn't do it. Her confidence was minimal. The box squats have paid off. Today she was VERY strong with the bar and said it felt light. She was able to hit good depth on 5 of 8 attempt.

[Success]

Cool log BTB

Helping your kids get strong is COMPLETELY AWESOME...!

Keep posting the numbers!

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Success

Cool log BTB

Helping your kids get strong is COMPLETELY AWESOME...!

Keep posting the numbers!

Thanks and will do!

[BendtheBar]

September 15th, 2012

My daughter killed it today! Her free squats are confident and deep enough to pass. We did box squats first, then tried free squat doubles with just the bar. She hit depth on 6 out of 6 free squats and looked really good. On a couple she got a hair forward, but we'll continue to work on that.

She has worked hard and is ready for the UPA powerlifting meet in November. Our only goal is to get one good lift per exercise.

I am really proud of her.

We are having a good time lifting together. She really enjoys learning.

Goblet Squats
25 pounds x 3 sets x 5 reps

Box Squats
Bar x 4 sets x 3 reps

Squats
Bar x 3 sets x 2 reps

Dumbbell Bench Press
25 total pounds x 3 sets x 10 reps

One Arm Dumbbell Rows
25 pounds x 3 sets x 5 reps

[5kgLifter]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

She has worked hard and is ready for the UPA powerlifting meet in November. Our only goal is to get one good lift per exercise.

That'll be a really good experience for her.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by 5kgLifter

That'll be a really good experience for her.

She's excited. I like the fact that she's not intimidated by the fact that 300 people will be watching her.