well, it is not exactly typical but it is for him. he always does that "pull sleeves and then storm for the bar" move when he is competing.

for others it might be more beneficial to put some tension into the bar first, especially if the bar allows for it.

Slithe

United States985 Posts

April 03 2011 00:24 GMT

#2923

He made that look way too easy.

eshlow

United States5210 Posts

April 03 2011 00:29 GMT

#2924

Sooooo sick. Went up wayyy too easy. Coulda probably put on 10kg more and pulled it

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

April 03 2011 00:38 GMT

#2925

todays practice :DD

sJarl

Iceland1699 Posts

April 03 2011 01:29 GMT

#2926

He opened up with 905lbs and then went straight to 1015 and I think he stopped there since he had already decided that he could do this a week or two out from the meet.
But I agree, at least 10kg more but the lockout was hard.

Awesome vid DimSum! (and thank god for mute). On the last squatting clip you were letting your knees cave a little in on your way up

unknown.sam

Philippines2701 Posts

April 03 2011 03:15 GMT

#2927

On April 03 2011 09:38 AoN.DimSum wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgyymyTCdzE&feature=feedu

todays practice :DD

awesome bro! i was kinda hoping i'd see teh bicept curls tho

AoN.DimSum

United States2983 Posts

April 03 2011 03:23 GMT

#2928

My friend somehow lost the sound when editing the video so we had to put some music to replace it

Hoped you liked it.

Energies

Australia3225 Posts

April 03 2011 04:25 GMT

#2929

I'm going to point to Dim one day when he's a famous olympic lifter and be like. "I use to 3v3bgh with that guy, lets just say, at least he can lift heavy things"

<3

RosaParksStoleMySeat

Japan926 Posts

April 03 2011 06:52 GMT

#2930

What do you guys think about the seated behind the neck overhead press?

I was doing it at the gym today and it felt amazing. Of course it was my first time and I'm starting light at 50kgx5 (usually can do standing OHP of 65kgx5), but I think I want to keep this exercise up.

Energies

Australia3225 Posts

April 03 2011 07:07 GMT

#2931

I'm against almost anything behind the neck, I just don't think the shoulders are supposed to work that way. Might end up fucking with your rotator cuffs, personally I'd avoid them unless you want to incorporate snatches into your lifts, even still...

I could be wrong, we'll see if eshlow has some thoughts.

decafchicken

United States20164 Posts

April 03 2011 07:57 GMT

#2932

i only do behind the neck when i'm doing thinks like drop snatches or push jerks. i never do straight ohp behind the neck.
Lost our best hitter today two weeks before nationals(fucking ruined his ankle knee or shin, everyone on the field heard it pop)...shit is gonna be rough. lost 30-17 in a real close game against a mens team. I put up a score for our side at least

P.S. dimsum = beast. Reppin bodyweight snatches like its no big deal. Form soooo much better than mine. And sexy nike's to boot.

Levistus

1134 Posts

April 03 2011 09:37 GMT

#2933

Hey guys. First time posting in this thread. I need some help.

I'm 27, 5'7 1/2, 135 lbs. I haven't had any exercise for a long long time now, probably for years. Now I want to get fit so I started exercising today.

I started warm up with some shadow boxing, then followed this video. After doing this I got really really tired, I didn't even follow her instructions on the duration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fewp3PBNRLs
Then I did bench presses then squats with only a bar without weights. After a while I got nauseated.
I rested for hours now I feel better. I just need some advice on what I did wrong, did I do too much to cause the nausea? I was hydrated and had lunch like 2-3 hrs earlier.

I want to get fit and not get tired easily. I can't even do push ups and I'm not fat. Maybe I can set that as my goal.

Goals:
Not feel like dying after doing warm up in the video.
Be able to do Pushups

Long term Goal:
To be able to carry my mom whom had stroke, and can't move anymore

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Sorry guys I'm trying to embed the video, haven't done it before.

sJarl

Iceland1699 Posts

April 03 2011 10:34 GMT

#2934

On April 03 2011 18:37 Levistus wrote:
Hey guys. First time posting in this thread. I need some help.

I'm 27, 5'7 1/2, 135 lbs. I haven't had any exercise for a long long time now, probably for years. Now I want to get fit so I started exercising today.

I started warm up with some shadow boxing, then followed this video. After doing this I got really really tired, I didn't even follow her instructions on the duration.
+ Show Spoiler +

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fewp3PBNRLs

Then I did bench presses then squats with only a bar without weights. After a while I got nauseated.
I rested for hours now I feel better. I just need some advice on what I did wrong, did I do too much to cause the nausea? I was hydrated and had lunch like 2-3 hrs earlier.

I want to get fit and not get tired easily. I can't even do push ups and I'm not fat. Maybe I can set that as my goal.

Goals:
Not feel like dying after doing warm up in the video.
Be able to do Pushups

Long term Goal:
To be able to carry my mom whom had stroke, and can't move anymore

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Sorry guys I'm trying to embed the video, haven't done it before.

Sorry to hear about your mom.

I really looks like you just are terribly out of shape (posting a pic would tell us more

)
A good call would be doing Starting Strength and some serious eating. (info about that in OP)

I don't think that was anything specific that caused the nausea apart from your body being shocked from being put to use.

Malinor

Germany4747 Posts

April 03 2011 11:12 GMT

#2935

290Kg Squat without hands. Holy mother of Jesus.

Levistus

1134 Posts

April 03 2011 11:17 GMT

#2936

Thanks for the reply. What should I do so my body won't be shocked next time?

On April 03 2011 19:34 sJarl wrote:

Sorry to hear about your mom.

I really looks like you just are terribly out of shape (posting a pic would tell us more

unknown.sam

Philippines2701 Posts

April 03 2011 11:34 GMT

#2937

On April 03 2011 20:17 Levistus wrote:
Thanks for the reply. What should I do so my body won't be shocked next time?

Show nested quote +

sorry bout your mom bro.

try not to do too much too soon. seems like that's what happened with your first workout. though in order to not "shock" your body next time you'll just have to keep on exercising so your body adapts.

and yeah, working your way towards being able to do push ups is a good place to start. you should also add in some air squats so your lower body doesn't get neglected.

once those things become easy, then you could start doing Starting Strength as sjarl suggested

ShadowDrgn

United States2497 Posts

April 03 2011 11:39 GMT

#2938

On April 03 2011 20:17 Levistus wrote:
Thanks for the reply. What should I do so my body won't be shocked next time?

The first workout is always significantly worse than the second, which is significantly worse than the third, etc. Your body will adapt fast. The only other thing to watch out for is how much you've eaten beforehand. Some people can eat a big meal an hour before working out with no problems; others have to go practically on an empty stomach. Best to play it safe for your first couple weeks, and definitely lay off the pizza, cheesecake, etc.

thedeadhaji

39489 Posts

April 03 2011 11:55 GMT

#2939

I think squat form is starting to suffer a bit as I increase in weight. Pretty sure I can handle a bit more weight overall.

Military press is just mega hard for me. I'll just keep going at it I guess. As the reps go on, it becomes physically impossible to lift the damn bar up X_X

Deadlift - Couldnt' perform a straight up 5 rep set, so I had to put down the weight for abotu 5-10 seconds between each rep. Massive amounts of grunting getting this one out