Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Damien's Odd Lift No 10 - Cheat dumbbell curl, one arm

Odd lifts week 10
Cheat dumbbell curl, one arm


Sorry for lateness and sorry for lack of video. the lateness is due to being tired yesterday. the video due to laziness. please feel free to put up your own video.
Simple exercise really, did 25kg a hand. I've included the description of the 2 dumbbell cheat curl as well.

E10. Curl – Dumbbell, Cheat, One Arm
The rules of the Dumbbell Curl – Cheat apply except only one dumbbell is used.

E9. Curl – 2 Dumbbells, Cheat
The rules of the Bar Curl – Cheat apply except two dumbbells are used. The dumbbells may be in any degree of rotation during the curl, but must finish with the rods of the dumbbells in line and parallel to the shoulders. The lifter must not swing the dumbbells prior to the curl. The dumbbells must always be in a position in front of the hips during the curl. The finishing position is when the plates of the dumbbells are touching the upper chest.

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Damien's Odd Lift No 9 - One Arm Bench (Barbell)

Odd lifts week 9
1 arm bench press
slightly forced in to this one today as I've hurt my left hand. had a load of trouble with this one, balance was impossible. managed a wobbly 40kg

A4. Bench Press – One arm
The rules of the Bench Press apply except that only one arm may be used in performing the lift. The bar is gripped in the center so it will be balanced when held. The non-lifting arm and hand must remain free and not touch the lifting arm or hand, the bar, the platform, or the bench during the lift. The bar is allowed to tilt or rotate provided


Sunday, 1 July 2012

Damien's Odd Lift No 8 - Turkish Get Up

Odd lifts week 8
TGU


sure everyone knows this but it's on the list and I need to do more core work. wobbled my way up to 24kg with a kettlebell. forgot how hard it is. it may see it's way back in to my regular cycle. no video either, was by myself and the flipping camera kept falling over and other times I lined it up wrong and it was filming a wall or something.

I21. Turkish Get Up
A dumbbell, kettlebell or barbell is used for this lift. The lift begins with the lifter lying on his/her back on the platform holding the implement in one hand above the body with a straight arm perpendicular to the platform. Once in this position, an official will give the command to start the lift. The lifter must rise to a standing position, holding the implement overhead with a straight arm throughout. The lifting arm must stay perpendicular to the lifting platform. The lifter may use the free hand to brace against the body or the platform during the execution of the lift, but must not touch the implement or the lifting arm. The implement may rotate in any direction. Once standing with the implement overhead, the implement motionless and the lifter’s feet in line with the body, an official will give a command to end the lift.
 
Here is an old video of Turkish Get Ups.