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MtlGuitarist97
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1539 Posts
December 18 2013 19:48 GMT
#3421
I have 2 days left until I'm done with school for the trimester. Hopefully I can get some good lifting in once I'm done.

I'm also gonna work way harder next year to keep my schedule organized and have time for lifting at least 3x a week (hopefully gonna start doing some cardio once it gets warmer out) and stretching every single day.
autoexec
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States530 Posts
December 18 2013 22:45 GMT
#3422
Starting to see the results of getting back to lifting and eating clean. I'm seeing more muscle, but not much fat loss at all Just gotta keep it up I guess
GoTuNk!
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Chile4591 Posts
December 18 2013 23:46 GMT
#3423
C&J up to 90kg! (PR)



FS 120kgx2x5

Felt pretty awesome today, guess cause I slept a lot. Still, the clean looks horrible and my hips are going foward on the jerk. First time I clean and jerk together :p.
Decaf and dimsum comments plz.
AoN.DimSum
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States2983 Posts
December 19 2013 02:57 GMT
#3424
Weird shift forward in the first pull, keep your chest up.

For the split, back leg is too straight. You need to distribute your weight evenly between both legs.

Pay attention to the back angle in the clean and jerk footwork.
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by my idol krokkis : "U better hope Finland wont have WCG next year and that I wont gain shitloads of skill, cause then I will wash ur mouth with soap, little man."
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5458 Posts
December 19 2013 10:45 GMT
#3425
On December 18 2013 14:07 Najda wrote:
I've been watching Candito's videos, and he trains with what is essentially a highbar squat. He's a competitive powerlifter, and strong as faurk so may be worth listening to.



Edt: In a later video he corrects what he says about using flat sole shoes in the hybrid squat, and suggests olympic shoes instead.

On the topic highbar squats, I've been trying to work them in to my light squat day to get used to it, but having the bar on my traps hurts like hell. Is this something you just have to work through?


I've had a similar experience recently. I was watching his videos and decided to try out high bar squats, too. (Currently at 235 low bar). My traps hurt too but strangely, only for the first rep. Then it's like my body has... tightened up or whatever and it no longer hurts for the next reps. I feel a lot more stable doing low bar, but I was just doing 165 pounds for my first attempt at it. I used to do high bar I think a few years ago, but my form back then would have been terrible... I might do low bar for a bit longer while working on high bar, and then switch to high bar completely in a month or two.

Tomorrow will be my final workout for the year. Saturday I'm flying back to Canada for Christmas/New Years. It'll be my wife's first time in my hometown to meet all my family/friends, other than my immediate family who flew out for our wedding this past year. Exciting... Gonna gain a fuck load of weight from all the baked goods I'm gonna eat though... can't make that shit out here in Korea.
Osmoses
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Sweden5302 Posts
December 19 2013 11:51 GMT
#3426
I went from that video to "how to squat with perfect form". Pretty good, gonna try applying to bar press que for upperback tightness next time. But good lord, his face is friggin weird, he has eyes like a mlp.
Excuse me hun, but what is your name? Vivian? I woke up next to you naked and, uh, did we, um?
Raidern
Profile Joined February 2005
Brazil3811 Posts
December 19 2013 16:55 GMT
#3427
I have a hard time getting into natural squat position. Not lifting squat, but the squat human beings use to take a dump. I naturally squat like in pic below. What causes some people to squat like chinese people do while others can only squat on the tip of their toes? Is there any stretching I can do to help me squat with a flat foot? Thanks.

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For the Swarm!
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20154 Posts
December 19 2013 19:51 GMT
#3428
Lack of hip, knee, and ankle flexbility. Just work on it everyday:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kelly starret squat mobility&sm=3
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20154 Posts
December 19 2013 19:54 GMT
#3429
On December 19 2013 08:46 GoTuNk! wrote:
C&J up to 90kg! (PR)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FchMa9vFc28&feature=share&list=UUnvtBipOwhr47LOoprsKlJQ

FS 120kgx2x5

Felt pretty awesome today, guess cause I slept a lot. Still, the clean looks horrible and my hips are going foward on the jerk. First time I clean and jerk together :p.
Decaf and dimsum comments plz.


hahaha you're SO posterior dominant and tight in the back it's hilarious. Clean actually looking a lot better. Ideally you'd have your hips lower and back flatter so you can push with your legs more but your back is so god damn strong you can probably actually lift more with higher hips, but then you're going to have to work extra to sweep the bar in with your lats and then come through with the knees and explode.

Jerk is all speed and technique, you'll be better off doing lots of light work for it to get the feel for it.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5458 Posts
December 20 2013 01:29 GMT
#3430
I wrote:
Tomorrow will be my final workout for the year. Saturday I'm flying back to Canada for Christmas/New Years. It'll be my wife's first time in my hometown to meet all my family/friends, other than my immediate family who flew out for our wedding this past year. Exciting... Gonna gain a fuck load of weight from all the baked goods I'm gonna eat though... can't make that shit out here in Korea.


Grrrr. Got too drunk last night. Maybe I can go to the gym after work tonight. I really want that last workout of the year.
GoTuNk!
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Chile4591 Posts
December 20 2013 01:43 GMT
#3431
I felt like shit today, didnt pass in the gym. Couldn't clean or jerk, was too tight to move fast and shoulder hurt all the time. Decided to go for a small PR on high bar squats, I'm really getting the hang of it, feels a lot more natural.

Squat: 145kgx3x5
NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Netherlands1242 Posts
December 20 2013 16:37 GMT
#3432
Gyms in France for the next 3 weeks will be closed, does anyone have recommendations for elastic bands? I have a pull-up bar, was thinking of doing pullups, handstand pushups and a bunch of stuff with bands but have no idea which brand to pick. If it's available on amazon.fr then bonus points.
Get huge or die mirin | Diamond on LoL
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
December 20 2013 16:53 GMT
#3433
I asked a similar question and didn't get much response. Kelly Starret uses the Rogue brand but states bands are bands and there's not too much differentiating them. You should look into doing some lever work with your bar.
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Netherlands1242 Posts
December 20 2013 18:21 GMT
#3434
But I just wanna get hyooge man. I think band curls and whatever are better for that then levers, although there are some pretty big calisthenics guys.
Get huge or die mirin | Diamond on LoL
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
December 20 2013 18:22 GMT
#3435
Are curls really going to do that much for you compared to chins? Honest question.
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-20 18:29:25
December 20 2013 18:27 GMT
#3436
On December 21 2013 03:22 mordek wrote:
Are curls really going to do that much for you compared to chins? Honest question.


Yes. No one who just does chins has big arms. Gymnasts don't count because they are midgets.

On December 21 2013 01:37 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:
Gyms in France for the next 3 weeks will be closed, does anyone have recommendations for elastic bands? I have a pull-up bar, was thinking of doing pullups, handstand pushups and a bunch of stuff with bands but have no idea which brand to pick. If it's available on amazon.fr then bonus points.


I like the TRX or LifeLine Jungle Gym suspension systems for home or travel workouts when you cannot get access to gym. Costs about ~$100 though.
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
December 20 2013 18:43 GMT
#3437
On December 21 2013 03:27 IgnE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2013 03:22 mordek wrote:
Are curls really going to do that much for you compared to chins? Honest question.


Yes. No one who just does chins has big arms. Gymnasts don't count because they are midgets.

Show nested quote +
On December 21 2013 01:37 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:
Gyms in France for the next 3 weeks will be closed, does anyone have recommendations for elastic bands? I have a pull-up bar, was thinking of doing pullups, handstand pushups and a bunch of stuff with bands but have no idea which brand to pick. If it's available on amazon.fr then bonus points.


I like the TRX or LifeLine Jungle Gym suspension systems for home or travel workouts when you cannot get access to gym. Costs about ~$100 though.

I've honestly never seen anyone else do weighted chins though, but plenty doing curls ofc. I'm just wondering if there's that much of a mechanical difference. I guess you could be limited by your weakest muscle group which may not be your biceps?
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
IgnE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States7681 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-20 18:55:13
December 20 2013 18:54 GMT
#3438
On December 21 2013 03:43 mordek wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2013 03:27 IgnE wrote:
On December 21 2013 03:22 mordek wrote:
Are curls really going to do that much for you compared to chins? Honest question.


Yes. No one who just does chins has big arms. Gymnasts don't count because they are midgets.

On December 21 2013 01:37 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:
Gyms in France for the next 3 weeks will be closed, does anyone have recommendations for elastic bands? I have a pull-up bar, was thinking of doing pullups, handstand pushups and a bunch of stuff with bands but have no idea which brand to pick. If it's available on amazon.fr then bonus points.


I like the TRX or LifeLine Jungle Gym suspension systems for home or travel workouts when you cannot get access to gym. Costs about ~$100 though.

I've honestly never seen anyone else do weighted chins though, but plenty doing curls ofc. I'm just wondering if there's that much of a mechanical difference. I guess you could be limited by your weakest muscle group which may not be your biceps?


No one gets big arms doing sets of 1-3 anything.

And no one gets big arms doing only chins still, including in sets of 8 or more.
The unrealistic sound of these propositions is indicative, not of their utopian character, but of the strength of the forces which prevent their realization.
Najda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States3765 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-12-20 19:37:06
December 20 2013 19:34 GMT
#3439
Curls will work your biceps more while weighted chins work your back/lats more. It's not really a direct comparison saying one is better than the other, they do different things. It would be more suitable to compare weighted chins to barbell/dumbbell rows.

On December 21 2013 03:27 IgnE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 21 2013 03:22 mordek wrote:
Are curls really going to do that much for you compared to chins? Honest question.


Yes. No one who just does chins has big arms. Gymnasts don't count because they are midgets.


Not sure if the gymnast part was sarcastic, but they do a lot of other work that stresses their arms.
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
December 20 2013 19:37 GMT
#3440
It was the best comparison when your only equipment is a pull-up bar Front lever always seems to do a number on my biceps in that end range of motion too /shrug
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
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