GIFt us your lifts! (or other achievements!)

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  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I deadlifted kettlebells when I had a piriformis issues. Sydney Cummings and CDorner fitness have some good glute workouts that can help build strength in the glutes which helps not pull your lower back.
  • dsc84
    dsc84 Posts: 208 Member
    stljam wrote: »
    I have lower back issues so I have been researching ways for me to get more comfortable for me to begin. The resistance band idea here - https://www.hustlerfitness.com/blogs/training/how-to-deadlift-with-lower-back-problems seems interesting and something I plan to research more. I've had one surgery (life saver) and likely having another here in the near term (nothing major-no screws/plates) so I have time to research but I want to start incorporating some version of this in the mid summer.

    Did any of you ever consider something like what they outline?

    There is nothing wrong with form exercises. I think I started out with just deadlifting dumbbells and 45lb plates. It took me about a year to work up to an Olympic barbell. So if you are comfortable with bands, do it. Just make sure you are paying attention to form. Nothing kills a back like a bad deadlift. Good luck to you.

    This... So much this. Form over weight every day.

    Accessory lifts to strengthen Glutes, hip flexors in addition will help. I started with rack pull's to start and work on form, lowering as flexibility and form improved.
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    dsc84 wrote: »
    stljam wrote: »
    I have lower back issues so I have been researching ways for me to get more comfortable for me to begin. The resistance band idea here - https://www.hustlerfitness.com/blogs/training/how-to-deadlift-with-lower-back-problems seems interesting and something I plan to research more. I've had one surgery (life saver) and likely having another here in the near term (nothing major-no screws/plates) so I have time to research but I want to start incorporating some version of this in the mid summer.

    Did any of you ever consider something like what they outline?

    There is nothing wrong with form exercises. I think I started out with just deadlifting dumbbells and 45lb plates. It took me about a year to work up to an Olympic barbell. So if you are comfortable with bands, do it. Just make sure you are paying attention to form. Nothing kills a back like a bad deadlift. Good luck to you.

    This... So much this. Form over weight every day.

    Accessory lifts to strengthen Glutes, hip flexors in addition will help. I started with rack pull's to start and work on form, lowering as flexibility and form improved.

    I call this fighting the ego lifting. My ego wants me to go heavy... But if I feel pain, I need to stuff the ego and drop the weight. Then focus on form and strength at the lower weight until I feel confident increasing. Lower back pain when deadlifting, to me, means I am trying to lift something my body is not ready for.
  • 5ofseven
    5ofseven Posts: 791 Member
    I feel like I’m so behind today but work, kids blah blah blah 🤣 Had an amazing gym day though, hit a 15 lb PR on my Axle clean and Press and 10 lb PR on the log after 4 fails.... I even did a happy dance after I hit the Axle PR and cried actual tears after the log press @KickassAmazon76 i know you’d appreciate that 😁

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    This makes me grunt involuntarily :D
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
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    Freeze frame, lol
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
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    Deads at 165
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
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    100lb bench
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
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    I had to cut the 100 lb bench sets short. A little bit ambitious on today's goal for 5x5!
  • kinetixtrainer2
    kinetixtrainer2 Posts: 9,272 Member
    I feel like I’m so behind today but work, kids blah blah blah 🤣 Had an amazing gym day though, hit a 15 lb PR on my Axle clean and Press and 10 lb PR on the log after 4 fails.... I even did a happy dance after I hit the Axle PR and cried actual tears after the log press @KickassAmazon76 i know you’d appreciate that 😁

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    Impressive!
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    Deads at 165
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    100lb bench

    Your strength really impresses me. Good job!
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    I feel like I’m so behind today but work, kids blah blah blah 🤣 Had an amazing gym day though, hit a 15 lb PR on my Axle clean and Press and 10 lb PR on the log after 4 fails.... I even did a happy dance after I hit the Axle PR and cried actual tears after the log press @KickassAmazon76 i know you’d appreciate that 😁

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    That is so awesome!! You're such a beast! ❤️ And I totally get the tears!
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
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    Deads at 165

    Awesome job! If I might make one tiny suggestion... It would be to look at a spot lower in your line of sight so that you don't get the neck crane at the bottom of the lift. You made that lift look super easy! And ditto that bench press!! You're fierce!
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
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    Deads at 165

    Awesome job! If I might make one tiny suggestion... It would be to look at a spot lower in your line of sight so that you don't get the neck crane at the bottom of the lift. You made that lift look super easy! And ditto that bench press!! You're fierce!

    This neck thing is something I notice on squats too. Not sure how much it affects the lifts, but I'll try to remember to bring my focus down next week. I would never have caught it without pics and videos!
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
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    Deads at 165

    Awesome job! If I might make one tiny suggestion... It would be to look at a spot lower in your line of sight so that you don't get the neck crane at the bottom of the lift. You made that lift look super easy! And ditto that bench press!! You're fierce!

    This neck thing is something I notice on squats too. Not sure how much it affects the lifts, but I'll try to remember to bring my focus down next week. I would never have caught it without pics and videos!

    Same here! I have a specific spot on my wall I look at for squats (it's actually a shadow), but for deads sometimes I forget. I find my neck gets sore if I'm looking up too much at the bottom and lifting a PR kind of weight.
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  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    MDC2957 wrote: »
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    😂

    Hulk mode! 😁
  • stljam
    stljam Posts: 512 Member
    I love this thread and hate it. I love it because you all rock. Such inspiration, joy, pushing yourselves to be the version of you that you desire, etc. I hate it because it reminds me that I still can't lift yet. Patience may not be my most abundant quality, lol. Keep up the phenomenal work.
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    stljam wrote: »
    I love this thread and hate it. I love it because you all rock. Such inspiration, joy, pushing yourselves to be the version of you that you desire, etc. I hate it because it reminds me that I still can't lift yet. Patience may not be my most abundant quality, lol. Keep up the phenomenal work.

    Is there something you can do besides lifting? Something else we can celebrate along with you while you pause on the lifting? Running? Cycling? Yoga? Bodyweight exercises?

    Hope you are able to return to lifting soon!
  • stljam
    stljam Posts: 512 Member
    stljam wrote: »
    I love this thread and hate it. I love it because you all rock. Such inspiration, joy, pushing yourselves to be the version of you that you desire, etc. I hate it because it reminds me that I still can't lift yet. Patience may not be my most abundant quality, lol. Keep up the phenomenal work.

    Is there something you can do besides lifting? Something else we can celebrate along with you while you pause on the lifting? Running? Cycling? Yoga? Bodyweight exercises?

    Hope you are able to return to lifting soon!

    I appreciate it.

    Not really. Ice Hockey, hiking, boxing, lifting, etc. are all out. I have tried to do light elliptical (virtually no incline and virtually no resistant with a casual pace for me - 160 strides per minutes vs the normal 195-205) and even that significantly increases the nerve pain for days. Best I can do is walk flat surfaces now. Getting closer to what should be a permanent fix though which is good.
  • stljam
    stljam Posts: 512 Member
    Something else we can celebrate along with you while you pause on the lifting?

    Actually, hmmm. I presume you know Arkells music? If so, would a gift lift count? lol.

  • GymGoddessGoals
    GymGoddessGoals Posts: 2,146 Member
    stljam wrote: »
    stljam wrote: »
    I love this thread and hate it. I love it because you all rock. Such inspiration, joy, pushing yourselves to be the version of you that you desire, etc. I hate it because it reminds me that I still can't lift yet. Patience may not be my most abundant quality, lol. Keep up the phenomenal work.

    Is there something you can do besides lifting? Something else we can celebrate along with you while you pause on the lifting? Running? Cycling? Yoga? Bodyweight exercises?

    Hope you are able to return to lifting soon!

    I appreciate it.

    Not really. Ice Hockey, hiking, boxing, lifting, etc. are all out. I have tried to do light elliptical (virtually no incline and virtually no resistant with a casual pace for me - 160 strides per minutes vs the normal 195-205) and even that significantly increases the nerve pain for days. Best I can do is walk flat surfaces now. Getting closer to what should be a permanent fix though which is good.

    Nerve pain is the worst. I still it in my feet and toes. Not sure how long ago you had surgery or even the type of surgery. Stick to your PT. It took me a while to recover from my back surgery. I wish I had stuck with the PT.
  • stljam
    stljam Posts: 512 Member
    Nerve pain is the worst. I still it in my feet and toes. Not sure how long ago you had surgery or even the type of surgery. Stick to your PT. It took me a while to recover from my back surgery. I wish I had stuck with the PT.

    Yep. Nerve pain is a whole different beast. Makes the groin tear and broken bones I have had seem like a paper cut.

    Long time ago - successful microscopic discectomy (sp?).

    Likely headed for another in the same area. Luckily, recovery and success is generally pretty good for those. For me, it's going to sound crazy, but the key to my back feeling well (before this specific injury trauma) was core strength which everyone expects and more importantly hamstring flexibility.

    My current "exercises" are nerve glides. Can't even say those up my calorie burn 1 calorie, lol.

  • GymGoddessGoals
    GymGoddessGoals Posts: 2,146 Member
    stljam wrote: »
    Nerve pain is the worst. I still it in my feet and toes. Not sure how long ago you had surgery or even the type of surgery. Stick to your PT. It took me a while to recover from my back surgery. I wish I had stuck with the PT.

    Yep. Nerve pain is a whole different beast. Makes the groin tear and broken bones I have had seem like a paper cut.

    Long time ago - successful microscopic discectomy (sp?).

    Likely headed for another in the same area. Luckily, recovery and success is generally pretty good for those. For me, it's going to sound crazy, but the key to my back feeling well (before this specific injury trauma) was core strength which everyone expects and more importantly hamstring flexibility.

    My current "exercises" are nerve glides. Can't even say those up my calorie burn 1 calorie, lol.

    Microdiscectomy. I had that and Laminectomy on two disc, three vertebrae. The recovery is supposed to be super quick but honestly it took me nearly 3 times as long as they said it would. I agree, core strength was necessary for my recovery.
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    edited March 2021
    just watched this, and its pretty awesome! I tried it (in jeans) and I now want to try that 245 again! lol

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYREQkVtvEc

    and subsequently...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYN3UGCYisk
  • dsc84
    dsc84 Posts: 208 Member
    just watched this, and its pretty awesome! I tried it (in jeans) and I now want to try that 245 again! lol

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYREQkVtvEc

    and subsequently...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYN3UGCYisk

    I won't lie I'm slightly infatuated with Alan Thrall.... I watched these videos when I plateaued on my DL at about 225. The videos didn't make me perfect BUT it helped correct a lot and my numbers started to grow. Alan does such a great job of explaining lifts, and is great about noting errors in old videos or making adjustments based on what he has learned over time.
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    dsc84 wrote: »
    just watched this, and its pretty awesome! I tried it (in jeans) and I now want to try that 245 again! lol

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYREQkVtvEc

    and subsequently...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYN3UGCYisk

    I won't lie I'm slightly infatuated with Alan Thrall.... I watched these videos when I plateaued on my DL at about 225. The videos didn't make me perfect BUT it helped correct a lot and my numbers started to grow. Alan does such a great job of explaining lifts, and is great about noting errors in old videos or making adjustments based on what he has learned over time.

    Agreed! I've seen a number of his vids! He's pretty fabulous!
  • Mr_Healthy_Habits
    Mr_Healthy_Habits Posts: 12,588 Member
    So has anyone gifted there.... 😂 Nvm
  • KickassAmazon76
    KickassAmazon76 Posts: 4,677 Member
    tuckerrj wrote: »
    I'm gonna break the rules, because I was too involved with lifting to video (sorry!). But today I did a "mock" powerlifting meet. (Bodyweight ~184 lbs., age 62) Squat attempts were: 225, 245, 275, Bench was: 210, 225, 235, Deadlift was: 275, 315 & 335. I went 9 for 9 and I'm very sure they were all legal according to the rules (USPA, USPL, etc.). I had some "left in the tank". This was at the end of my hypertrophy/accumulation phases (mesocycles). Next comes the strength/power phases at 5 and 3 reps per set. So I should be doing significantly more when meet comes around near the end of May. I'll include a .gif when next I post.

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    That's awesome! Nothing feels better than...
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    Way to crush it! (and we'll get vids next time! 😁😉)