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@McCloud33 - I've hit 145/319 in training with room for more. 7th week of Surovetsky last year, so that would have been the Friday of the last week of April.
I do definitely start squat morning up the weight on the second and the thirds. I have zero movement in my lumbar spine. I've learnt it's less stress on my back overall when I get slightly out of groove to do the squat morning rather than hinging at t12/l1 or l5/s1.0 -
I would post my accidental 2rm bench PR but I know my feet aren't planted and the first rep was shakey---which is why I chose to try it again. I'm sorry I am short and I can't keep my feet planted :[!0
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I haz a video! Brought to you by Zao, near crippling anxiety, a complete large pizza eaten last night (I don't recommend this) and umm...the letter 7.
First video attempt. Obviously the angle is wrong and I didn't realize that at the gym this morning. Oh well. (Seriously, how did I get it cockeyed? lol)
275x8. Only my 2nd deadlift day in the last 6 weeks so I'm not really used to them again yet. How's my form look? I've never had it critiqued. Am I going to cripple myself?
This certainly isn't a "best" anything more a "thank god I got 8 reps in." but its a start.
Ok, enough rambling, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEyaMxxok48&edit=vd 0 -
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Got a 20lb PR last night. This is 355#. It's not pretty but it's not as ugly as it felt. Kept my back straighter than I thought, but need to pull more with my legs and less straight up with the back on my heavy sets.
Does anyone else have a hard time getting their hips down? Maybe I just have terribly short arms but I feel like the only way to get my hips much lower than my shoulders is to be ATG. Maybe it's just me?https://www.instagram.com/p/BCMj7EDN2fA/?taken-by=aliciaaah
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Thanks @nakedraygun ! Yeah, I was getting pretty spent. lol
And @Aliciaaah .......nice pull! 10# more than I've ever done yet! That is a heck of a pull!
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Got a 20lb PR last night. This is 355#. It's not pretty but it's not as ugly as it felt. Kept my back straighter than I thought, but need to pull more with my legs and less straight up with the back on my heavy sets.
Does anyone else have a hard time getting their hips down? Maybe I just have terribly short arms but I feel like the only way to get my hips much lower than my shoulders is to be ATG. Maybe it's just me?https://www.instagram.com/p/BCMj7EDN2fA/?taken-by=aliciaaah
Damn nice pull! Congrats on the PR too!
As far hips down... I found that I when I lower my hips, my butt, to where it almost "feels" like I am squatting (side video reveals that I am not in a squat) then I can generate far more hip drive. I know I am in position when my chest comes up and my shoulder retract back.0 -
I am very pinched in my hip- which as to do with weak transverse abs- so when I prep- I feel like I can't get that low because I'm getting caught off right in the hip crease- so yes. I struggle with that- but it's very much a mechanical/alignment issue.0
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Typical morning training for me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBQ7xy2TZE
Top set squat of 295x8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8DeKfvLKI
Front squats 190x3x8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Px7ennCqs
Bench press top set 225x9.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDCIXp09WH4
From yesterday, top set 315x5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZOW-HdcRNM
Also from yesterday, push press top set 135x5.
Day off tomorrow. Saturday: deadlifts.0 -
Got a 20lb PR last night. This is 355#. It's not pretty but it's not as ugly as it felt. Kept my back straighter than I thought, but need to pull more with my legs and less straight up with the back on my heavy sets.
Does anyone else have a hard time getting their hips down? Maybe I just have terribly short arms but I feel like the only way to get my hips much lower than my shoulders is to be ATG. Maybe it's just me?https://www.instagram.com/p/BCMj7EDN2fA/?taken-by=aliciaaah
I wouldn't worry about getting your hips down. It may be stronger for you but the way your pulling now may be better for you. Play around with it. I think people tend to become focused on 'the right way' to do a lift. Depending upon your own mechanics, it's different for different people.
I revert to pulling with my back when it get's heavy too.
Congrats on the PR. It's an awesome feeling isn't it?0 -
juliewatkin wrote: »
I wouldn't worry about getting your hips down. It may be stronger for you but the way your pulling now may be better for you. Play around with it. I think people tend to become focused on 'the right way' to do a lift. Depending upon your own mechanics, it's different for different people.
I revert to pulling with my back when it get's heavy too.
Congrats on the PR. It's an awesome feeling isn't it?
It really is! The sad part is that after I pulled this I tried it again and couldn't even get it off the floor for a couple tries! And then a single at 315 felt like a ton of bricks. haha.. But that's how it goes sometimes. I haven't really been going low rep lately, keeping things at 5+ reps for the most part. But I just decided today it was time, and didn't want to wimp out so I went straight from a double at 315 to a single at 355 when my prior PR was 335. And I think I've only ever tried the 335 once. I think adding weight to my sets of 8, 5, and sometimes 3's are helping more than trying for singles regularly.
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nakedraygun wrote: »Typical morning training for me...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBQ7xy2TZE
Top set squat of 295x8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8DeKfvLKI
Front squats 190x3x8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Px7ennCqs
Bench press top set 225x9.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDCIXp09WH4
From yesterday, top set 315x5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZOW-HdcRNM
Also from yesterday, push press top set 135x5.
Day off tomorrow. Saturday: deadlifts.
Your squat is picture-perfect. Will you teach me if I teach you how to OHP/PP?
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nakedraygun wrote: »
It doesn't look bad at a glance (kind of a bad angle to really look at form) but it just seems excessively weak compared to your other lifts, especially in comparison to a similar lift like bench press. But now that I think of it, didn't you just start training overhead work recently? That would make more sense.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »
It doesn't look bad at a glance (kind of a bad angle to really look at form) but it just seems excessively weak compared to your other lifts, especially in comparison to a similar lift like bench press. But now that I think of it, didn't you just start training overhead work recently? That would make more sense.
That's all true and yeah, this is my third week back training them. I want to bring this lift back up so starting this week I will be training it twice a week.0 -
@Aliciaaah
Strong pull.
I wouldn't manipulate hip position. If you try to sit lower your hips are just going to pop up early until they reach the position they're currently in, before the bar breaks the floor.
That's a strong pull and it flew off the ground.0 -
@Aliciaaah
Strong pull.
I wouldn't manipulate hip position. If you try to sit lower your hips are just going to pop up early until they reach the position they're currently in, before the bar breaks the floor.
That's a strong pull and it flew off the ground.
@SideSteel Thanks for the feedback! I think my deadlift feels comfortable like this for the most part. But my hips definitely sit a little lower in my volume sets though. I guess that's when I'll know that I'm more comfortable with the weight. It's nice to hear people that don't stress sitting into the deadlift so strictly.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
It doesn't look bad at a glance (kind of a bad angle to really look at form) but it just seems excessively weak compared to your other lifts, especially in comparison to a similar lift like bench press. But now that I think of it, didn't you just start training overhead work recently? That would make more sense.
That's all true and yeah, this is my third week back training them. I want to bring this lift back up so starting this week I will be training it twice a week.
Did I shame you into it? Sorry about that. If it makes you feel better I am deloading my squats to ~275x5 range (which used to be warm-up weight).0 -
@Aliciaaah
Strong pull.
I wouldn't manipulate hip position. If you try to sit lower your hips are just going to pop up early until they reach the position they're currently in, before the bar breaks the floor.
That's a strong pull and it flew off the ground.
@SideSteel Thanks for the feedback! I think my deadlift feels comfortable like this for the most part. But my hips definitely sit a little lower in my volume sets though. I guess that's when I'll know that I'm more comfortable with the weight. It's nice to hear people that don't stress sitting into the deadlift so strictly.
My hips sink a bit on volume sets too. But that's because volume sets are easy. Your hips will go where they want (what produces optimal leverage) when it's time to pull max effort. I deadlift with pretty high hips too, even with sumo. Big *kitten*, strong back and lots of hip hinge are what works for me.0 -
Just coming in here to tell y'all how jealous I am. I hope one day to be able to share videos in this thread
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