Erika Gasztonyi
Erika Gasztonyi is one of the top Sport/Fitness influencer with 123553 audience and 2.5% engagement rate on Instagram. Check out the full profile and start to collaborate.
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So excited to be participating in @bretcontreras1 ‘s first annual stronglifting competition with the Glute squad girls tomorrow!!! ?????? I am so grateful to be a part of this!!! Bret is better than the best lifting coach I could ever ask for, and these are some of the strongest, most supportive, inspiring, motivating, and uplifting women I have ever met!! I am so excited for an amazing weekend in Miami with this team!! ????❤️?? * * * So this competition will include 6 1RM lifts- squat, bench press, hip thrust, deadlift, weighted chin-up, and overhead press. (See @bretcontreras1 page for a post with more details!) * * * Here are my 3 most recent 1 RM PRs for back squat, hip thrust, and deadlift. * Squat- 200 lbs Hip thrust- 560 lbs Deadlift- 280 lbs * For the day of the competition, I hope to get each of these, possibly 205 for squat, and 570 for hip thrust. ???? * As far as the upper body lifts go, I’m here for the ride and will participate, but will be going in injured, untrained, and will have to take it easy. * As those of you who know me are aware, I have been dealing with avascular necrosis with my wrist for the past year and a half, and therefore have been taking off of upper body training entirely (except for some limited modified handstands). Not only are the upper body lifts painful, but taking this much time off of training has made me loose quite a bit of my upper body strength. The wrist does affect my lower body lifts as well, because I cannot grip or hold the bar very well and the pain, but I have still been able to keep up with lower body training, and these pst few months especially I have been building my strength there more than ever! I am accepting and ok with the fact that I won’t be able to perform at my absolute best, however this competition is all about the experience for me! I am beyond excited and pumped just to be a part of it, regardless of my physical performance!! ???? (As soon as this comp is done, I will finally be going back to addressing this injury, and figuring out the next steps towards dealing with it) *
2020-09-26
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Hip thrust updates! ??? * Hey IG! ?? It’s been forever since I posted!! ? I haven’t even been posting my training to stories in quite some time either! * I have still been at it though, training super hard, keeping up with my lifting program, and getting stronger than ever! ???? * Here are some sets from my most recent hip thrust training sesh! * 1 & 2- 545 lbs x 2 * 3- 495 lbs x 5 * 4- 455 x 7 * 5- 405 x 13 * * * Huge thank you as always to my amazing coach @bretcontreras1 ??❤️? I wish I could be there in SD to train with you all the time! ? But I’m doing my best without you to follow all of your advice and programming, and to keep gettin stronger!! Throughout my training sessions I always keep in mind everything that I have learned from you, and am constantly asking myself “what would Bret think?” “What would Bret be telling me to do?” ?? * * * I have been having so much fun training with my good friend @kineticcourtz !! ❤️❤️❤️ It has been so incredible to watch your strength gains literally sky rocket over these past couple months Courtenay!!!! ?? You are so inspiring and motivating to train with, and I always have such a great time hanging out and chatting with you too!! ❤️ * * * ? glute loop bands by @bcstrengthofficial * ? shoes by @vivobarefoot * * * #hipthrusts #glutestrength #thethrustisamust #bretcontreras #glutegains *
2020-09-03
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Some forearm play from the other day✨ * Not quite a substitute for handstands, but it’s better than nothing! ??♀️? * * My wrist has been acting up and hurting worse than it has in a long time... so handstands have been a no-go for a bit ? I guess I’ve been pushing it a bit too much lately... I have been making some big break throughs with my handstand practice (on the modified angled blocks) lately, which has been really awesome and exciting! Because I have been so excited about finally feeling good with handstands again, I’ve been upping my training. Not only the handstands effect my wrist though... hanging and holding heavy things effect it just as much, if not more sometimes, depending on what I am doing. A moderate amount of hanging core work or pull-ups is usually fine, but weighted pull-ups, fancy moves like back levers and pull overs, and especially single arm hanging moves really get it. Heavy deadlifts also get it sometimes, when it’s already aggravated. It is usually a combination of all of those things, and then a session or 2 when it’s already not feeling awesome but I choose to ignore it and push through it anyway, when it gets bad like this... I have been taking it easy with the wrist over the past week, and today it seems to be starting to feel a tiny bit better, which is good! Hopefully it’s just a few more days off of handstands, and then I can start to add them back in! I definitely have been finding it very challenging to learn how to listen to my pain and manage my handstand sessions and other things that aggravate it. Over time I have been getting better and better with that though! ??♀️?? * * *
2020-07-21
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A few training highlight sets from over the past few weeks! * Conventional Deadlift- 225 lbs x10 reps * Hip Thrust- 405 lbs x13 reps * Hip Thrust- 495 lbs x5 reps * Back squat- 185 lbs x3 reps * Front squat- 105 lbs x15 reps * * * Nothing too monumental here, and normally I’d deem these only “story worthy”, *(?) but hey, it’s where I’m at, I’ve been working super hard, I’m learning and growing a ton in more ways than just the weights, and I’m absolutely loving and enjoying this process!! ??? * One of the things that I like about this platform for me, is that it sort of works as a training diary, and allows me to document my journey. I love looking back through my old posts, and seeing my process and how far I have come. When I look back though, I see not only my physical strength and skills develop, but it takes me back to where I was at mentally and in my life overall at that point, and I am reminded of my growth and journey on a deeper level as well. * * #itsallaboutthejourney #progressnotperfection #alwaysastudent #workinprogress #lovetheprocess #trusttheprocess #itsmyjourney * * ⭐️Shout out to my coach @bretcontreras1 !! I love working with you so much! You are literally the best of the best of the best, and I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to know and work with you! ❤️?? * ⭐️And shoutout to my good friends and training partners @kineticcourtz and @benbowen39 !! You guys are awesome, so motivating, and make every training session a such a fun time!! ❤️?? * * * * (?except for that 225 conventional DL x10! I’m pretty stoked about that! ???? the week before, my max was only 6 reps! ?? Conventional style is new for me, and a few weeks ago I hated it, but now I am learning to love it!) * * * ?shoes by @vivobarefoot
2020-07-19
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New (old) skill unlocked!!! ?????♀️??? * Crow toe-tap press on the steep blocks * So crow toe-tap press to handstand was actually the first way that I learned to press to HS back 5 years ago or so.*(see comments2). I had to take nearly a year off of handstands, & then when I came back to them & had to modify by only using these super steep blocks that put my wrist at a nearby vertical angle, I lost most skills that I previously had, & in many ways, had to basically relearn HS. 4 months ago when I started using these blocks, I could barely get up in any way or hold a HS. I managed to get up maybe 1 in 10 tries, & could only get 5-10 seconds of a hold at best. I was back to the very basics. Straddle presses, which were my easy, go-to entry, felt impossible. About a month & a half ago, straddle presses on these steep blocks finally started to click in this new way, & become consistent again!! Toe-tap presses were still nonexistent though. The thing with the super steep angle is that it takes the fingers out of it quite a bit, & it changes the balance point area & makes it much smaller. This makes leaning weight forward & into the knuckles/fingers very difficult, & press skills, especially more difficult ones like toe-tap, crow, pike, & stalder presses, etc that involve a big lean & weight transfer much much more challenging. These angled blocks were a total game changer! * Since I got my straddle press back solid & consistent, toe-tap presses have been a major goal of mine, & I have been working very hard towards them & incorporating lots of drills in my training to help build towards them. A couple weeks ago I got ONE for the first time! It wasn’t repeatable though, & I would maybe only get 3 out of 10 tries on a good day. Last Sunday, I had an AMAZING HS training session with my good friend @angelakukhahnyoga ,& this crow toe-tap press clicked!! We did an incredible warm-up & prep drills that perfectly worked up to the skill, & then BOOM! I got 13 out of 15 attempts, & they felt solid!! I tried again a few days later (these videos here), this time with basically no warm-up or prep, & the skill was still there, & felt even more solid &smooth (*cont??)
2020-07-19
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Here are a few recent training highlight sets! ????? * These are all from over the past month, except for my sumo 225 lb 22 rep PR which was a couple months ago. * Most are PRs, except for the hip thrusts. However, I have been working on cleaning up my form and being more strict with my lock out, so these still are progress! My 585 1RM still needs to get better with that top squeeze, but it is much better here than it was back in February when I first did it! I know I still have work to do here, and am continuing to work on that! * Back squats and conventional deadlifts have never really been a focus in my training before, and it had been quite a while since I had worked on them, especially going heavy! I am so excited for this process, and to be upping my squat and deadlift game though!!! * * Hip Thrust - 6/30 490 lbs x5 * Hip Thrust - 6/20 585 1RM 405 lbs x12 (that last one didn’t count) * Deadlift (conventional) - 7/1 225 lbs x6 * Deadlift (conventional) - 6/30 225 lbs x5 * Deadlift (Sumo) - 4/29 225 lbs x22 * Back Squat - 6/17 205 lbs 1RM * * * Huge shout out and thank you to my coach @bretcontreras1 ?❤️?????????????? I am beyond honored and grateful to be getting to work with literally the best of the best!!! If you don’t already know who this guy is, do yourself a favor and check out him and all of the amazing work that he has done as a coach and research scientist! I have already learned so much in just these past couple months, and am more pumped than ever about my strength training journey!! I know that I have a long ways to go, am far from perfect, and have so much more to learn, but I am excited and dedicated to work hard, and I can’t wait to see how far I can grow! Thank you Bret!! * * * #strengthtraining #hipthrust #deadlift #squat #thethrustisamust #bretcontreras1 #glutegains #glutetraining #workinprogress #lovetheprocess * ?Shoes by @vivobarefoot #vivobarefoot #livebarefoot
2020-07-03
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Some offset handstand play from the other day ??♀️? * * Almost wasn’t going to post this because the Figa shape is, well, not even acceptable enough to be called a Figa ?? but hey! It’s where I’m at right now! ??♀️? It’s all about excepting and exploring the process, not perfection! * I don’t train offsets too often because I can only do them on this one side (due to my wrist), and don’t want to develop too much more of an imbalance. They are fun to play with though!! ???? * * * #handstandjourney #lovetheprocess #handstandplay #upsidedownlife * Shorts by @bodyangelactivewear
2020-07-01
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☀️Happy Summer Solstice!☀️ @vivobarefoot GIVEAWAY!!☀️ * * The earth is filled with so much incredible beauty and adventure! Personally, I try to take advantage of it, and get out, explore, and enjoy the magic that nature has to offer as often as possible! I have always loved to hike, and so during quarantine, while gyms were shut down and life slowed down, I decided to make a point to get out and hike atleast once or twice a week, even if that meant sometimes driving 1-2 hours away to find trails that were open. It doesn’t always need to be a hike or a big outing though. Sometimes even just going on little scenic walks or drives, or finding a beautiful spot to take in the sunset is a great way to connect with nature. Spending time in nature is so therapeutic, and it’s a shame to not experience its simple yet powerful benefits! * * * In celebration the summer solstice today, I am teaming up with @vivobarefoot for a GIVEAWAY challenge! ????✨ * Our mission is to inspire and encourage you to get out and connect with nature this weekend!! * #rewildreconnect * For a chance to win a pair of your own @vivobarefoot shoes, follow these easy directions below! ?? * ???⛰ ☀️follow @vivobarefoot ☀️follow me @erika.gasztonyi ☀️”like” this post ☀️tag a friend who you would like to inspire to connect with nature this weekend!! * I will select one lucky winner at random at the end of this weekend! * #livebarefoot #vivobarefoot #summersolstice * * * ?photos by @nokfir2 ❤️??
2020-06-20
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✨??♀️??✨ * * * I love lifting heavy. I love CrossFit. I love movement and many forms of exploring it. But above all, it’s handstands and upsidedown dancing that really have my heart ??♀️❤️? * * * So happy to finally be adjusting to these steep blocks, and almost back to feeling comfortable and doing what I could on the ground/flatter blocks and canes before! It has been quite an interesting process, and still is! The steep blocks are a pretty big game changer, and much more frustrating and difficult to adjust to than I anticipated at first. In some ways it has been like having to relearn handstand. Although this time it is easier and I am better equipped because I already know what it feels like and that it is possible, and I have knowledge and familiarity about the movement, mechanics, and what takes to properly train and achieve it. So happy to have handstands regularly back in my life again! ? * * * #handstandlove #upsidedowndancing #handstandjourney #realtimeflow
2020-06-19
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