Here is the weekly installment of 70’s Big Females by Cori and Ellee.
First, we must address the issue of how to properly measure the 70’s Big Booty. Please watch our instructional video today:
Measuring the Ass
*For total accuracy, it should actually take place in the nude, but for the sake of keeping it clean, we are clothed. Here at 70’s Big Female, we take ass size VERY seriously!
*For the record, Cori qualified at an outstanding 41 inches! ASSessment results: PASS. 70’s Big Female membership was made official with a congratulatory and obligatory ass slap (vital component).
Grunt. Groan. Yell. Scream.
Is it okay for women to make grunting noises while lifting? We are going reply with an emphatic YES and here is why. Have you ever pinned yourself under a clean and couldn’t get up? Grabbed on to a deadlift and tried like hell to pull yet to no avail? Have you had to aggressively finish your pull on a snatch in order to get under the weight? Did you clench your gut and let out a whelp? If you didn’t, maybe you should have. If you did, we bet it felt really fucking good. It’s not just about making beastly noises and showing that you are the alpha female. Part of the grunting is you performing the Valsalva maneuver.
You are basically restraining your airway during an attempted forced expiration against a closed glottis. This keeps air from escaping your lungs, and the muscles of your abdomen and rib cage contract. This creates rigid compartments of fluid in the lower torso and air in the upper torso. The advantage is increasing the rigidity of the entire torso, making it easier to support heavy weights!
Once you hit that sticky point, go ahead and release a tiny bit of that pressure with a hearty groan. Part of grunting, screaming, whaling, etc can be vital to making some of your heaviest lifts! In addition, you can spare yourself from those occasional, unsightly petechiae (broken capillary blood vessels) around your eyes. Better yet, you may avoid keeling over like a woman of the 16th Century whose corset is too tight. We may be ladies, but we are not delicate flowers!
(Editor’s Note: The groan, grunt, scream, or forceful exhaling with the tongue on the teeth will temporarily spike intra-abdominal and thoracic pressure but will relieve a bit of the blood vessel pressure, hence the reason you should do it if you’re about to white out or pass out in the hardest part of a lift [locking out DLs, sticking point of front squat, etc.])
Okay so maybe you are feeling a bit self-conscious and aren’t comfortable showing off your alpha female yet. Fine, but we dare you to give it a go. When you start making crazy faces and wailing like a banshee the weight on the bar is no longer an issue. Not to mention how incredible it feels to just unleash the inner she-beast and scream during most acts of physical exertion and exhilaration. Fuck the neighbors!!! But we digress . . .
70’s Big Female Tasks of the Week:
1. Let it out! Show us what you got! And then tell us how it went and how amazing your lifting was.
2. Make sure your ass has been legitimately measured. Remember, at least 38”!
3. Love your body as much as possible and to celebrate, walk around your domicile in the nude!
–Cori and Ellee
23 thoughts on “Ass Measurements & Grunting”
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+1 for Grunt/Groan/Yell/Scream. It is awesome, proved beyond reasonable doubt by women’s tennis.
Excellent reading and visuals to keep my day moving along nicely. I’m enjoying the new 70s Big female posts. I’m sure thye will be very popular! Weekly installments too, very cool. Hopefully it will help this site not be so much of a sausage-fest. And by the comments in thr last post, it may help with an influx of adult males to the Chicago area.
3. Love your body as much as possible and to celebrate, walk around your domicile in the nude!
There will need to be video evidence of this.
The confidence is very sexy.
We need to hear from these ladies more often.
Made my fiancé measure, and told here if she wasn’t at 38″ the wedding is on hold. She got 41″, I am so proud. Squats are magic.
Best way to start the week.
This is awesome.
There is certainly a distinction though between letting out some air in the form of a grunting noise to prevent your blood vessles from popping and to allow max effort, and yelling things like “Light weight bro!” while you do your 1/2 squat warmup sets.
Fun Food of the day: http://imgur.com/gallery/XQwyb
I’m also a fan of this series. I have a new goal: get my own measurement to 50″
One of my favorite examples of letting a bit of air out is the 800 lb no-no-no squat from Pat Mendes…
I hope you ladies keep posting on this blog, these are great so far. By preaching the benefits of squatting for your ass, you are on the front lines leading the charge against female pancake butt, the booty pop, and other sources of evil. God bless you both.
Here is one internet “Good-Game” (ass slap) for both of you. Keep it up!
I propose a few song selections for future video installations:
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-a-Lot
Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child
Big Bottom – Spinal Tap
Nice work, ladies, and keep on preachin’ the gospel of sq’wat and juicy booties!
Another one:
Proof (R.I.P. Died 5 years ago today) – Gurls Wit Da Boom
Mrs Bourgot is a proud 41″ around and can deadlift 90kg. I’m a very lucky man.
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Holy crap…my wish came true…
Now I think I’m in love…
ThunderThighs scored a 40″ on her ASSessment. She screamed on Bench today, it was amazing.
No offense to Ellee but I’m not sure she is over 38″. It looks ‘too close to call.’ Can we find out in next week’s installment?
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Great post ladies.
Cori definitely wasn’t expecting the butt slap as evidenced by her tensing up her butt post slap. I loved every minute of it.
These ladies know how to train and they’re looking great doing it. Kudos.
@Antigen: I’m with you. Need some documentation there on Ellee.
The fiance has been at me to measure the maximus, although i have the most narrow hips known to woman, i better hit a 38. BTW, its hard not to grunt when you’re a 70s big female. 135# female deadlifting 275#. I will get 300# with flying colors soon.
I see what you boys are trying to do here. Taunting me like this . . .
I always holler on the highland games field. I dunno if it makes me throw further, but it sure makes it more fun!
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Thanks for the article ladies!
Had to post as my ass may single-handedly be the reason why my boyfriend fell in love with me :)
37″ @ 5’2 @ 121#, deadlift 250#
Working on that next inch!
Thanks to this series my T levels are up at least 20%.. and the site is work safe.. thanks 70’s Big!