On January 25 2013 21:11 zatic wrote: Jealous! Cologne is so awesome ...
Good gym anywhere: McFit
Quite true. Noone of the personnel cares what you're doing, so noone is gonna be upset when you use chalk and drop Deadlifts. They normally have some Squat racks and it is dirt cheap. Though the clientel there is, well, let's just say I probably won't be able to leave my gym back unattended anymore. I am positive I'll find a squat rack, a pull up bar and a dip station in a town with a million people, haha.
McFit has all of that. They are currently also deploying powerracks and 20kg plates to every studio. Typical clientele is only an advantage imo: They provide entertainment and never go near the squat rack (except for curls ... ).
And yeah, 20 Euro a month for a 24/7 gym in basically every city in Germany can't be beat Go McFit!
Edit also I want you to go there so we can train the next time I'm in Cologne.
255kg deadlift, here's the vid. Cameraman did like the worst possible job ever though ;(
Sorry, but I have to ask: is this off the floor? Because the blue mats or whatever you've put under the bar look like they take at least a couple of centimeters away, at least from that awful video quality.
One way or the other, this is obviously an insane feat of strength, gratz.
I find when the bar is raised a little it actually makes it harder, as it takes away from the leg drive a little. But then the bit I always struggle with is the bit between 10-20cm off the floor. If I can do that bit I'll get the rest up easily, and I've gotten 230kg off the floor before but struggle after about 5-10cm.
On a side note if anyone knows any specific exercises for focusing on that I'd appreciate it.
On January 26 2013 02:44 Deadeight wrote: I find when the bar is raised a little it actually makes it harder, as it takes away from the leg drive a little. But then the bit I always struggle with is the bit between 10-20cm off the floor. If I can do that bit I'll get the rest up easily, and I've gotten 230kg off the floor before but struggle after about 5-10cm.
On a side note if anyone knows any specific exercises for focusing on that I'd appreciate it.
I think in SS Rippetoe recommends rack pulls for this, where you just start the weight in the rack around halfway up Deadlift pull height and start pulling from there to lockout, essentially removing the break from the floor (which sounds like where you have an easy time)
Longer distance=harder pull. It is as simple as that. Now, if you personally tend to stick on the bottom of the lift, that's more about your personal strength than anything else.
On January 26 2013 02:44 Deadeight wrote: I find when the bar is raised a little it actually makes it harder, as it takes away from the leg drive a little. But then the bit I always struggle with is the bit between 10-20cm off the floor. If I can do that bit I'll get the rest up easily, and I've gotten 230kg off the floor before but struggle after about 5-10cm.
On a side note if anyone knows any specific exercises for focusing on that I'd appreciate it.
Pretty sure that just means you have very strong quads. The Quads are only really "going" for the first 3-5 inches (depending on your form) in a deadlift. I would think the fix is to just pull from whatever point you're having trouble with. Maybe supplement with hamstring-specific exercises? My problem was always off the floor, if I could get it up even one inch, I could lock it out... so I have more idea how to fix that.
As far as this pull being "off the floor" or not because of the mats, I'm betting that the weights gotunk is using in that video are the same size as the plates at my gym - they're an inch, maybe an inch and a half SMALLER than traditional metal dish plates or IPF / IWF standard plates. So no, the pull is not technically off the floor, but it would be from the same height that you would compete at.
Today I got to watch an acquaintance of mine who is a competing powerlifter (23 years old) attempt and accomplish a 280kg deadlift. Which was a 5kg PB for him. It was incredible. Matter of fact, I took a video of it!!! He weighs 97kg btw.
On January 26 2013 02:44 Deadeight wrote: I find when the bar is raised a little it actually makes it harder, as it takes away from the leg drive a little. But then the bit I always struggle with is the bit between 10-20cm off the floor. If I can do that bit I'll get the rest up easily, and I've gotten 230kg off the floor before but struggle after about 5-10cm.
On a side note if anyone knows any specific exercises for focusing on that I'd appreciate it.
Pretty sure that just means you have very strong quads. The Quads are only really "going" for the first 3-5 inches (depending on your form) in a deadlift. I would think the fix is to just pull from whatever point you're having trouble with. Maybe supplement with hamstring-specific exercises? My problem was always off the floor, if I could get it up even one inch, I could lock it out... so I have more idea how to fix that.
As far as this pull being "off the floor" or not because of the mats, I'm betting that the weights gotunk is using in that video are the same size as the plates at my gym - they're an inch, maybe an inch and a half SMALLER than traditional metal dish plates or IPF / IWF standard plates. So no, the pull is not technically off the floor, but it would be from the same height that you would compete at.
That makes complete sense actually. I'll see if I can get some safety bars that low, unfortunately my gym doesn't have DL blocks.
about to tear up some fucking shit actually wtf am i doing i could be at the gym right now PEACE god damn started lifting to bulk up lost 3 pounds i fucking hate how much food i have to fucking eat sigh
So much stress in my life... making a new work visa, need to find a new job, finding a new apartment, need to move, need to go home and plan that (flights), need to book honeymoon, and finally need to have my wedding on June 1st. ^^ Other stuff like meeting with my fiances family (they're Korean, I'm white), need to study more Korean... and all this with regular job stress. Fortunately by March most of this stuff will be solved (signing for a new apartment today hopefully, visa should come in 2-3 weeks, job will be easy to find after that, honeymoon/flight home will be booked in the next 2 weeks, I've met her family but need to meet them more often so we're all comfortable, job will be over at the end of February).
Anyway point being at the gym I find I don't have the energy for some lifts, especially heavy squats which I love usually. Just a lot of anxiety. I thought the gym would help my stress. ^^ I hurt my arm and tailbone a bit snowboarding last weekend so couldn't lift last week, but I'll go tomorrow. Hopefully I can throw some weights around properly.
On January 27 2013 16:05 SoleSteeler wrote: So much stress in my life... making a new work visa, need to find a new job, finding a new apartment, need to move, need to go home and plan that (flights), need to book honeymoon, and finally need to have my wedding on June 1st. ^^ Other stuff like meeting with my fiances family (they're Korean, I'm white), need to study more Korean... and all this with regular job stress. Fortunately by March most of this stuff will be solved (signing for a new apartment today hopefully, visa should come in 2-3 weeks, job will be easy to find after that, honeymoon/flight home will be booked in the next 2 weeks, I've met her family but need to meet them more often so we're all comfortable, job will be over at the end of February).
Anyway point being at the gym I find I don't have the energy for some lifts, especially heavy squats which I love usually. Just a lot of anxiety. I thought the gym would help my stress. ^^ I hurt my arm and tailbone a bit snowboarding last weekend so couldn't lift last week, but I'll go tomorrow. Hopefully I can throw some weights around properly.
if it helps, just go with the intention of doing a lighter/easier workout. you usually end up doing normal sets once you get there anyway
On January 27 2013 16:05 SoleSteeler wrote: So much stress in my life... making a new work visa, need to find a new job, finding a new apartment, need to move, need to go home and plan that (flights), need to book honeymoon, and finally need to have my wedding on June 1st. ^^ Other stuff like meeting with my fiances family (they're Korean, I'm white), need to study more Korean... and all this with regular job stress. Fortunately by March most of this stuff will be solved (signing for a new apartment today hopefully, visa should come in 2-3 weeks, job will be easy to find after that, honeymoon/flight home will be booked in the next 2 weeks, I've met her family but need to meet them more often so we're all comfortable, job will be over at the end of February).
Anyway point being at the gym I find I don't have the energy for some lifts, especially heavy squats which I love usually. Just a lot of anxiety. I thought the gym would help my stress. ^^ I hurt my arm and tailbone a bit snowboarding last weekend so couldn't lift last week, but I'll go tomorrow. Hopefully I can throw some weights around properly.
if it helps, just go with the intention of doing a lighter/easier workout. you usually end up doing normal sets once you get there anyway
I second this. Being stressed results in worse recovery and serves as a distraction during your workout. Just take it easy and aim to maintain your strength by training once or twice a week. When the storm settles down, you can really get back into training.
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