What's everyone been up to lately?

[rydra_wong]

We haven't had a check-in for a while, and I thought an informal one might be nice. So:

What have you all been up to lately? What are you getting into? What's your latest discovery regarding the lifting of heavy things? Got any new toys or tricks?

Who's got a new achievement to brag about? Who's just getting started and would like some encouragement and cheering? Who's had to take time off owing to injury or life and could use some sympathy? How's it going?

Comments

[quartzpebble]

Rotations are, I think, similar to your "elbow pronators" that I seem to remember you talking about (palm up, slowly flip over so palm is down, repeat). What I called sideways curls start with the palm perpendicular to the ground, thumb up, and then move hand up (thumb towards wrist) and down (pinky towards ground). I think that a wrist roller with plates or wheels to grab instead of handles would work similar muscles.

Not fancy, but covers rotation in all three planes. I've been advised that, as flexible as I am, if I practice wristlocks regularly it's a really good idea to have the muscles there to push everything back into place.

Thanks for the squat advice. It's also that the lower I go, the more my knees start to cave in if I don't pay close attention, and getting to where I automatically don't do that is a good idea. Still, I guess that's what healing time can be for...

Shoes vary between an ancient set of trainers and a pair of army boots with a small heel. I know this is not ideal (though boots are better) but shoe shopping sounds hard. :P

[rydra_wong]

I've been advised that, as flexible as I am, if I practice wristlocks regularly it's a really good idea to have the muscles there to push everything back into place.

*nods* Climbing works the wrists quite hard in certain positions and not at all in others, so I suspect it'd be a good idea to balance it out a bit.

It's also that the lower I go, the more my knees start to cave in if I don't pay close attention, and getting to where I automatically don't do that is a good idea. Still, I guess that's what healing time can be for...

Sounds like a plan. If you have to go back to bodyweight, might as well use it to work out all the form issues. Plus you can do it barefoot at home. *g*

[quartzpebble]

Asked my PT, because somehow I was engaging my SC joint when I tried to lead with the chest coming up! And ohboy, she was all "yer doin it rong!" (Well, more "You will hurt your back if you keep doing this archy wiggly hyperextendy thing. Don't even try to keep your back from rounding, just try to stand up *straight*.") So that's good I guess, even though I feel fairly foolish for apparently getting it so very wrong. Sounds like it is in fact time for bodyweight while I figure out wtf on form. Argh.