On October 08 2013 07:10 AsnSensation wrote: Hey guys what's the difference between overhead press, Military press and front press ( the one Wendler uses in his 5-3-1 as one of the core excercises)
OHP is typically with a shoulder width stance, military press is with the heels together.
Front press is just a weird name that I've never encountered before and I would expect it to mean an OHP, with the bar in front of the neck (as opposed to pressing it from behind your neck/head, which most people should avoid.)
yeah I was just reading up Wendler's 531 and front press came up as one of the 4 core excercises next to squat, deadlift and bench and I assumed it would be just another name for OHP
Only problem I have with OHP is that starting with relatively heavy weight ( 55kg+) after I unracked the bar and do the first rep my head is kinda dizzy. Probably wrong breathing.
Does anyone know how bad heavy deadlifts/squats are for your spine? When I squat heavy I can just feel my spine being compressed which just doesn't feel right :/ It doesn't hurt or anything.
On October 10 2013 02:27 Recognizable wrote: Does anyone know how bad heavy deadlifts/squats are for your spine? When I squat heavy I can just feel my spine being compressed which just doesn't feel right :/ It doesn't hurt or anything.
What qualifies as heavy and what do you mean by your spine being compressed?
@regognizable yes your spine compresses. No it's not bad provided good form/no injury/etc.
When we put pressure on our spine, the spinal discs release fluid and become thinner (“compressed”); when the pressure is relieved they absorb fluid again and become thicker (“decompressed”).
On October 10 2013 02:27 Recognizable wrote: Does anyone know how bad heavy deadlifts/squats are for your spine? When I squat heavy I can just feel my spine being compressed which just doesn't feel right :/ It doesn't hurt or anything.
Properly done they should be fine for your spine, if not good since you're strengthening the stabilizing muscles, bones, and joints associated with the movements. If you're doing it incorrectly though, it could put your spine under serious compression and damage your discs/spine pretty badly. I'm not really an expert on that, but I'm pretty sure that's common sense.
On October 10 2013 02:05 AsnSensation wrote: Only problem I have with OHP is that starting with relatively heavy weight ( 55kg+) after I unracked the bar and do the first rep my head is kinda dizzy. Probably wrong breathing.
You should be taking a deep breath before you push and holding it until you've done your rep, then repeat. It's kind of hard to explain but you should be trying to force air out against your closed airway. Imagine what you would do if you were trying to push start a car and it might be easier to visualise. Doing this will stabilise your spine and is the correct breathing technique for heavy lifts, but I don't know how much it will help you with feelings of dizziness. Make sure you get enough breath between reps I guess.
A lot of the time the issue arises from low blood pressure (yeah, low blood pressure). Rippetoe talks about it in Starting Strength, and the important thing when you first unrack the bar is to take it slowly and then push when you feel comfortable. The dizziness/light headedness is (normally) not a bad thing, but it's when you black out and the weight crushes you that it becomes dangerous. It could be from improper breathing too, so try breathing correctly as well. Just know that some people are prone to dizziness with high weight like that.
Also:
3x5 squat @135 lbs 3x5 OHP @75 lbs 1x5 DL @225
I'll try to post some videos on Friday when I squat because I know the form is bad. I just felt like the 135 was a bit heavy and I didn't have great form, so I'm going to stick with it on Friday and post some form videos to clean it up.
On October 10 2013 07:51 Najda wrote: Wow your deadlift is so far ahead of your squat.
Unfortunately one of the effects of not having a squat rack for a while. Also, I'm super back dominant (and quad dominant) when it comes to everything I do, while having relatively weak adductors and glutes. All of this has contributed to a shitty squat and a much better deadlift. I still have a lot of tightness but I just got a new foam roller and will try to stretch every day to gain some more flexibility (already leaps and bounds ahead of what I used to have).
I've been squatting for a week (maybe a bit more?) so for a week I'm not too sad with 135, but I really need to just stall at these weights for a while (on every list) and just focus on form and flexibility I think.
I like how all of his videos have simple titles "snatch 170" or "clean and push 155", and then you click on the video and see that it's a 170kg snatch from a 4 inch deficit and a fucking 350lb strict OHP that he just decided to rip off of the floor first.
EDIT: hell yeah Gotunk! I got some blue Rehband knee sleeves in today. Not as sexy as your stuff, but they're supposed to be good so I can't wait to try them out.
Rumor has it one leg is slightly shorter than the other - whatever the case is, it's evidently most comfortable for him, and obviously not a serious detriment.
On October 10 2013 10:45 GoTuNk! wrote: its obviously Snatch Grip Romanian Deadlifts with uneven feet
Just purchased a squat/bench single ply suits, nationals dont have raw division and I plan to win this shit. Also got some very stiff knee wraps.
Why would you want uneven feet?
Anyone who's not one of the best olympic lifters in the world? You wouldn't.
Dmitry Klokov? The rules do not apply.
My best guess is He's just trying to better target one side. Maybe he feels his pull is off in one direction. Maybe Vitruvian is right. The world will never know, unless you want to go to one of the seminars he's doing and you speak Russian.
One of them is ten miles from my house. Six months ago there wasn't even a gym there. Gotta love Crossfit.
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