EPTbut bench stallin badly, trying to fix it tho lol
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Ahzz
Finland780 Posts
but bench stallin badly, trying to fix it tho lol | ||
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
i heard someone in thread say you dont need to / shouldnt clench your upper back together in the deadlift. now i thought that getting pretty low and keeping my lower and upper back real tight, and my torsu upright ish, whilst struggling like hell with poor hip (and ankle) mobility, and activating my legs a lot iirc was the correct form my alternative form was what i considered to be the result of shitty mobility and not trying to get "right down into position" due to being lazy, which seemed to depend mostly on my abs pulling me up, letting me do several more reps, but making me feel like i was doing it very wrong. however tonight i remembered what was said in thread and just hung my arms forward and down instead of clenching them back. i DIDNT struggle try to get really low and "into position" (like i usually would when trying to do "proper" form). this is probably because my arms are much longer when not pulled back so less mobility needed. in this new form, it still felt like my abs were doing the majority of the work, (rather than anything else) but it did not feel in any way awkward, and noteably the bar dragged up my legs closely. the lift was pretty smooth, i could get more reps out than if i was doing my "get down low and pull everything back (pull upper back together)" form and my legs didnt tire like they do get exhausted in that form. so although i feel good about it, i dont know if its fucking correct. am i working my back and posterior? because it doesnt really feel like it... but on the other hand it doesnt feel bad. apart from my abs being responsible for popping me up a little bit too much than i feel they are supposed to be (maybe they're not supposed to be at all). here is the video. honestly i could do some more videos tomorrow coz i didnt put my weights away also cool thing i realised today, after watching a video that told me that during rear delt raise (lying facedown on bench) i need to be careful to activate my rear delts rather than my upper back muscles. i am doing lateral raises at 6kg (12 reps) now so realised i have enough muscle in them to be able to focus on activating them individually whilst lifting (by tilting my grip and focusing on feeling for front/side/rear). a bit like the first time i realised i'd got some chest (pec) muscle :D | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
As far as the "rounded upper back when pulling" that's fine, it's just something high-level power lifters do because it means a shorter pull. Because of the way a deadlift is supposed to start, it shouldn't change anything to do with your hip mobility, but it might have some effect on your ankles. | ||
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46058 Posts
Any idea where I could buy just the pull-up bar clip? For what it's worth, it's the Perfect Multi-Gym pull-up bar, but I assume any pull-up bar clip would do. I'd rather not buy a whole second pull-up bar just for the clip. | ||
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
I don't like doing it, but I gotta survive till 11-12 tommorow night when I should be getting home. What can I do to help ease the pain? For energy: I've been doing paleoesque eating for hte past 3 or so weeks, and had been cutting down on my sugars a lot before that, so loading up on energy drinks sounds like a really poor proposition, as high sugar food/drink really tastes retched to me right now. I'm gonna try to drink black coffee with plenty of water throughout the day, anything else I can do to improve my energy? For Food: When should I be eating? I got home around midnight tonight and had a nice burger with sauteed onions, about 3 cups of broccoli/cauliflower with some butter and a few squares of a nice 90% cacao chocolate. I had plenty of fats and carbs, so I should be good for awhile, but I don't know when I should be eating breakfast, and if there's something odd I should be doing since I'm not fasting the same way I would when I sleep? | ||
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SoleSteeler
Canada5461 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule19220 Posts
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
There's no science behind this but I've always found it easy to shift my sleep schedule earlier if I find myself going to bed early morning and waking up in the afternoon, so I don't know if it's my method or if I'm just lucky. | ||
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
On October 13 2013 21:56 Eufouria wrote: My method for adjusting sleep has always been to wake up at the time you want to wake up, go about your day as normal and then go to sleep at the time you'd like to go to sleep at night. If your nights sleep before was really bad you could go to bed a little earlier but the important thing is to not nap because it won't end up being a nap. There's no science behind this but I've always found it easy to shift my sleep schedule earlier if I find myself going to bed early morning and waking up in the afternoon, so I don't know if it's my method or if I'm just lucky. I can neither get up when I want or Go to bed when I want (or at least, stay awake/ fall asleep in any reasonable time frame ; takes 1-2 hours most nights) If it was that easy I wouldn't be staying up all night :0 | ||
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BenKen
United States860 Posts
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
On October 13 2013 23:18 BenKen wrote: What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night? I dont wake up in the middle of the night. I use one of the accelerometer apps on my phone to track sleep cycles, and it marks where you move a lot (such as sitting up), and I never do once I fall asleep. THe only time I do wake up is with an alarm or phone call. With the alarm, I don't ever remember it ringing, I turn that shit off without really I guess even waking up and I don't wake up till around 1-2 PM :/ | ||
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BenKen
United States860 Posts
It also helped that I scheduled morning workouts before I went to work, so I had a reason to get up. EDIT: Melatonin helps me too | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On October 13 2013 23:23 Arisen wrote: I dont wake up in the middle of the night. I use one of the accelerometer apps on my phone to track sleep cycles, and it marks where you move a lot (such as sitting up), and I never do once I fall asleep. THe only time I do wake up is with an alarm or phone call. With the alarm, I don't ever remember it ringing, I turn that shit off without really I guess even waking up and I don't wake up till around 1-2 PM :/ What if you put the alarm clock far enough away that you'd have to get up to turn it off. My friend used to turn the alarm clock off in his sleep and this worked for him. It still requires the self control to not go back to sleep though. | ||
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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Eufouria
United Kingdom4425 Posts
On October 13 2013 23:23 Arisen wrote: I dont wake up in the middle of the night. I use one of the accelerometer apps on my phone to track sleep cycles, and it marks where you move a lot (such as sitting up), and I never do once I fall asleep. THe only time I do wake up is with an alarm or phone call. With the alarm, I don't ever remember it ringing, I turn that shit off without really I guess even waking up and I don't wake up till around 1-2 PM :/ You sound a lot like my flatmate actually., he also uses sleeping apps to track sleep. He has no problem staying up at night but once he's asleep it's very hard to get him up. I've never been able to tell if he actually has a problem or if his terrible sleeping habits are the real cause though. Anyway he use melatonin and it helps him a lot if he actually wants to sleep but can't because he's only been awake for 12 hours or so. Also he listens to weird sounding binaural beats while he sleeps that he says helps so maybe you could try playing those too. | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
tip i got was try putting a plate ontop of your knee to increase weight. didnt think of that before. can take a weight up to my bedroom np | ||
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AsnSensation
Germany24009 Posts
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