Gym and Dancing

Saturday, I held a birthday dance party for myself.  The difficulty with having a Christmas Birthday is that it's difficult to gather folks together during the holidays unless they are Confirmed Bunburyists and can get out of various family gatherings.  We had a lot of fun and danced to happy, upbeat music (not "rhythmic noise" nor "stoner rap"), mostly from the 1980's and 1990's. 

On the Gym Front:  Monday, met with my trainer to go over standing deadlifts.  Notes For Myself:

• Stand with feet beneath shoulders.
• Let arms hang straight down; don't bring arms (and the force of the barbell) forward.
• Keep thumbs/barbell bar next to legs.
• The weight of the barbell should go straight up the arms and be centered beneath the armpits.
• Keep weight on the heels (not on the toes, and therefor through the knees).
• Hinge at the hips.
• When you can't hinge the hips any more because your hamstrings will pop out of your legs, bend your knees as if you were going to sit (like a box squat).
• Bent knees should not go in front of toes; keep them back.  
• Face the mirror and focus on your forehead (not the chin) to keep the back straight.  
• At the lowest point, torso should be at a forty-five angle.

If I can keep all of this in mind, I should be able to do deadlifts without pulling my lower vertebra out.