EPTAlso, Foam rolled this shit out of my back last night and my shoulder pains went away completely. Maybe I'm rowing/pulling too much, I've got ~1.5x the volume pulling that I do pushing. Foam rolled my neck last night, and I think it gave back ten years on my life for all the stress and tension it relieved. Slept like a baby, feel FANTASTIC.
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
Also, Foam rolled this shit out of my back last night and my shoulder pains went away completely. Maybe I'm rowing/pulling too much, I've got ~1.5x the volume pulling that I do pushing. Foam rolled my neck last night, and I think it gave back ten years on my life for all the stress and tension it relieved. Slept like a baby, feel FANTASTIC. | ||
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Gomas
Poland312 Posts
I feel kinda lost on the way down. Not sure whether I should bend my knees or just slide it down my thighs with straight back first I normally do 1x5 after some warmup, but when doing videos I was looking at my form between reps and trying to fix some stuff as it didn't feel that smooth. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
1.- Take off the gloves, burn them. 2.- Do not control the weight on the descend, as the load gets heavy, its dangerous. Just pull your ass back and follow the barbell to the ground. Example: 3.- You starting too "squatty" (hips too low). Notice as you start your butt goes up to a regular position and then you actually begin your lift. Find the sweet spot so that doesn't happen. 4.- You seem to keep ur abs tight, thats good. Focus on getting them tighter always, it will allow you to lift more. Aside from those details your form looks quite good, focus on keeping it like that as the weights get heavy. | ||
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GuiltyJerk
United States584 Posts
Age: 18 || Height: 5'7" or 1.7m || Weight: 175lbs/79.5 kg Starting Date: 2/1/2012 || Goal Date: July/4/2012 Weight goals --Either maintain current weight + gain strength or lose a little weight, just going for losing body fat right now Training goals -- Squat to 300 (current 220) Deadlift to 350 (Current 250) Bench Press to 200 (Current 155) Press to 150 (current 115) Power Clean to 150 (Current 115) Nutrition goals -- I've been eating really well for breakfast/lunch, buy my family makes relatively shitty dinners (health wise) so I want to start working on having smaller portions there and stay more within my calorie limit for the day | ||
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
I doubt i will progress much while cutting weight. | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
On February 02 2012 03:03 GoTuNk! wrote: @Gomas. 1.- Take off the gloves, burn them. 2.- Do not control the weight on the descend, as the load gets heavy, its dangerous. Just pull your ass back and follow the barbell to the ground. Example: 3.- You starting too "squatty" (hips too low). Notice as you start your butt goes up to a regular position and then you actually begin your lift. Find the sweet spot so that doesn't happen. 4.- You seem to keep ur abs tight, thats good. Focus on getting them tighter always, it will allow you to lift more. Aside from those details your form looks quite good, focus on keeping it like that as the weights get heavy. Imo your legs are almost fully extended before you start to extend your back, which makes the bar path kind of weird and not very straight. It should be more like a single motion. Would you agree Gotunk? | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
On February 02 2012 05:25 glurio wrote: I'm currently on 5/3/1, and i really like it, but i already planned on cutting for the next 2-3 months, so should i stick with 5/3/1 or switch to a different program? I doubt i will progress much while cutting weight. There is a section on this in the 5/3/1 book.  (i.e. you really should buy it).It is doable. I don't know exactly how it was but it really makes sense to cut back on the assistance and rep out sets. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20109 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=308193 On February 02 2012 02:48 Gomas wrote: Yo could you guys take a look at my deadlift form? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaDmB-GyveA I feel kinda lost on the way down. Not sure whether I should bend my knees or just slide it down my thighs with straight back first I normally do 1x5 after some warmup, but when doing videos I was looking at my form between reps and trying to fix some stuff as it didn't feel that smooth. As mentioned, ditch the gloves. And while its not that bad you seem to be locking your knees out a little too fast and pulling it up with your lats/back. While this is actually pretty decent form for the first part of a clean/power clean its not quite ideal for a deadlift. If you look at this vid: + Show Spoiler + you can see how my knees are extending at the same time as my back and don't lockout till i'm almost finished with the lift. Also between the 1st and 2nd rep is a good way to descend with the bar. I slam it down after the second cause i was raging on adrenaline and had rubber plates + platform. | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On February 02 2012 05:31 Sneakyz wrote: Imo your legs are almost fully extended before you start to extend your back, which makes the bar path kind of weird and not very straight. It should be more like a single motion. Would you agree Gotunk? AFAIK "proper" technique is to bring the hips forward once the bar begins to clear the knees. This is assuming you've got your shins vertical to begin with. If you don't, then you should adjust your starting position (hips back, feet wider/narrower, grip wider). This keeps the bar travelling through just a vertical line and makes the movement more "natural" (can't bring myself to say "easier" with deadlifts lol) smolov wk2d2 about to begin. I actually enjoyed the first week - but the second is supposed to be the real killer, and it's supposed to be worst today/friday... so... ugh. Also, the guy who got me serious about my lifting, almost two years ago now (before I did any more than lurk this part of TL, he put me on a schedule even if it was a bro split) has asked me to check his squat form for him. He wrestled in highschool, and as such has been doing heavy compounds for at least seven years now. Mission fucking accomplished. | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
Lacked all the welcoming features of my own. How can you run a proper gym without a good couch to chill in... | ||
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Engore
United States1916 Posts
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Velocirapture
United States983 Posts
On February 02 2012 07:43 sJarl wrote: Had a man-date today with a bb-er friend. Went to the largest gym in Iceland and just to cut it short I didn't like it at all lol Lacked all the welcoming features of my own. How can you run a proper gym without a good couch to chill in... I had to read this twice because as a gay man these terms have a completely different meaning lol. Big gyms usual sacrifice atmosphere for convenience. Its all about priorities. | ||
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MajinMojo
266 Posts
I went to the gym today hoping it would get my mind off stuff and grinded out the sloppiest sets of squats I've possibly ever done. I guess it didn't really get my mind off anything for long. And for the first time since moving, I find myself almost hating that I live so far away from everyone else affected by my friend's death. It sucks, but this past Sunday when I finally got back to my new place I felt so miserable and isolated where before I was so excited to be where I am. Don't know where I'm going with this post, other than to talk about my shitty squats. I always believe that the best way to handle grief or hardship like this was to let it run it's course and then try to continue on everything else as "normally" as possible. But damn is it hard. | ||
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MeShiet
Canada290 Posts
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
Squat: 315lbs: 5-5-3 OHP: 110lbs: 5-3-2 Couldnt do pullups b/c I almost cramped by left pect randomly when doing foam roller shit  | ||
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Kamais Ookin
Canada591 Posts
Finishing a workout day without squats doesn't feel like a real workout day, disappointing. | ||
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Kamais Ookin
Canada591 Posts
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
On February 02 2012 13:03 Velocirapture wrote: I had to read this twice because as a gay man these terms have a completely different meaning lol. Big gyms usual sacrifice atmosphere for convenience. Its all about priorities. rofl! But I agree on the atmosphere and convenience. It prolly had about a thousand people...I feel bad for you guys in commercial gyms also: doms. so. much. doms. | ||
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Logros
Netherlands9913 Posts
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NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Netherlands1242 Posts
On February 02 2012 16:51 Kamais Ookin wrote: Hey guys, what are the best accessory exercises to increase bench press, weighted dips? Isn't your bench at like 135 pounds? The best assistance for a low bench is just bench pressing and recovering appropiately. It makes a ton of sense that weighed dips are good though; they work pecs, triceps, shoulders and stabilisers quite hard. | ||
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