My fitness goal: be able carry my 130 lbs partner from the couch to the bed without waking her up. How to achieve?

[jombuche]

@whatgoeshere you guys are soo cute, i want to pick my bf up too so following this thread

 

[lovemarie]

@jombuche that’s super cute as well

 

[essentialsaltes]

@whatgoeshere Hahahahahaha I totally understand the competition mindset

 

[zoe1973]

@whatgoeshere Even if you can carry your body weight, how do you plan on moving her without waking her? Does she take Ambien or something?

 

[whatgoeshere]

@zoe1973 This one sleeps soundly through fire alarms and actual earthquakes!

 

[zoe1973]

@whatgoeshere Have you tried giving her a piggyback ride while awake?

 

[dawn16]

@whatgoeshere Obviously not the same but I’ve trained to be able to carry my 100 pound dog, and front squats and zercher squats have been the most useful for that. I thought it would be deadlifts but having the weight up in front of you makes a difference.

 

[vivienita]

@dawn16 Similar. I'm a veterinary nurse so I regularly lift large dogs.

Biceps and lats are going to be big. You definitely want your traps/lats to be on point because you'll be engaging them to stay stable. Obviously biceps will be flexed through this as well.

But squats are definitely going to be a huge base start. They'll help with trap engagement and, of course, the initial lift.

 

[gurshwin]

@dawn16 Woah Zercher squats TIL. The more lift variations I learn about, the more I start to think I should just be lifting my dog...