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  • Posts: 3,515 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »

    It's one of those things that is emphasized a lot but I've never really understood it. I see a lot of elite lifters with their heads up and it's something I do too. Doesn't cause any problems and my deadlift is my best lift by far so I'm a little skeptical that it's an issue for everyone. Maybe a POSSIBLE issue for some people I'm thinking?

    Yeah, I'm thinking of the old martial arts demonstration, where you can make someone lose tensile strength in a joint by having them resist a force and then putting their neck into extension.

    Of course, it may have no bearing on torso tension in the DL. I actually feel weaker during my pull if I consciously try to put my head into neutral, so maybe it's just the way I'm supposed to lift....
  • Posts: 4,537 Member
    @jimmmer and @DopeItUp I don't feel so bad about my deadlift head position anymore. How many do you think would tell Dan Green that he's not doing it right?

  • Posts: 18,771 Member
    @jimmmer and @DopeItUp I don't feel so bad about my deadlift head position anymore. How many do you think would tell Dan Green that he's not doing it right?


    Good example. For me it helps keep me from falling forward on near-maximal weights so I don't think I'll be changing anytime soon.
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    DopeItUp wrote: »

    Good example. For me it helps keep me from falling forward on near-maximal weights so I don't think I'll be changing anytime soon.

    I agree. I think I'm going to keep doing what works for me (until it doesn't...)

    I pulled in oly shoes for a whole year because it didn't bother my SI Joint rehab. I don't care if everyone says it's non-optimal/wrong/stupid** it kept me healthy and in the game while I healed.

    At a certain point you've got to do what keeps you moving forward and healthy and turn off the internet...

    (** delete as appropriate)
  • Heaviest (and slowest) squat I have on video.

    https://instagram.com/p/BED_qwBquD8/?taken-by=jondrees&hl=en
  • Posts: 4,537 Member
    Heaviest (and slowest) squat I have on video.

    https://instagram.com/p/BED_qwBquD8/?taken-by=jondrees&hl=en

    Nice fight! Great lift.
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    These are my best lifts to date:

    405 lbs. Squat:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sfo2Ix7g5o

    My best bench press is 305 lbs, but I didn't get any video of it, so all I have this on of this one at 255 lbs.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knet-jY89aU

    525 lbs. deadlift:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Br0QGjsJpE
    (Now that wasn't pretty.)

    Well done!
  • Posts: 10,321 Member
    Weighted Pull Up Sesh for accessory back day today. Did mostly sets of 8 with 45 but did 2 sets of 5 with 70.

  • Posts: 959 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Weighted Pull Up Sesh for accessory back day today. Did mostly sets of 8 with 45 but did 2 sets of 5 with 70.


    Nice @Hornsby ! Im upto 50# 5x5 for my program right now
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    McCloud33 wrote: »

    Nice @Hornsby ! Im upto 50# 5x5 for my program right now

    Nice! I think I did 4 sets of 8 with 45 with the 70 sets in the middle. Then finished it with 2 sets of 12 with 25. My damn wallet got stolen or lost somehow yesterday so had to let some aggression out. Lol. What a pain in the *kitten* losing your wallet is.

    I really love that you guys kinda persuaded me to get a dip belt (whether y'all know you did or not). I really enjoy them. They just make me feel strong I guess. I train each body part twice a week and have started incorporating them as my first power and Hypertrophy sets. Who knows how it's working but I'm having fun and that's half the battle ;)
  • Posts: 2,598 Member
    edited April 2016
    Heaviest (and slowest) squat I have on video.


    Nicely grinded out!
    Rob_in_MI wrote: »
    Well done!

    Thanks!

  • Posts: 2,598 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Weighted Pull Up Sesh for accessory back day today. Did mostly sets of 8 with 45 but did 2 sets of 5 with 70.



    I miss doing these. Looks like its bringing you good returns.

  • Nice fight! Great lift.

    Thanks. I figured I better stand up or it wouldn't make for a very good video.
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    Thanks. I figured I better stand up or it wouldn't make for a very good video.

    Sometimes that motivation is all it takes.
  • Posts: 17,525 Member
    jimmmer wrote: »

    I agree. I think I'm going to keep doing what works for me (until it doesn't...)

    I pulled in oly shoes for a whole year because it didn't bother my SI Joint rehab. I don't care if everyone says it's non-optimal/wrong/stupid** it kept me healthy and in the game while I healed.

    At a certain point you've got to do what keeps you moving forward and healthy and turn off the internet...

    (** delete as appropriate)

    That's about right- keep doing what it works until it doesn't.



    Also- I'm having a REALLY hard time wiht the quote/like/awesome buttons being right next to each other- I keep trying to quote and I hit like.
    womp womp
  • Posts: 11,068 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »

    It's one of those things that is emphasized a lot but I've never really understood it. I see a lot of elite lifters with their heads up and it's something I do too. Doesn't cause any problems and my deadlift is my best lift by far so I'm a little skeptical that it's an issue for everyone. Maybe a POSSIBLE issue for some people I'm thinking?

    I'm not terribly concerned about C-spine position for what it's worth. In new lifters though I think there's merit to the idea that C spine position may effect other spinal segments and so in that regard it might be worth addressing.

    I do think it's minimally important overall. Then again I'm pretty much a poster boy for rounded back pulling,
  • Posts: 959 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »

    Nice! I think I did 4 sets of 8 with 45 with the 70 sets in the middle. Then finished it with 2 sets of 12 with 25. My damn wallet got stolen or lost somehow yesterday so had to let some aggression out. Lol. What a pain in the *kitten* losing your wallet is.

    I really love that you guys kinda persuaded me to get a dip belt (whether y'all know you did or not). I really enjoy them. They just make me feel strong I guess. I train each body part twice a week and have started incorporating them as my first power and Hypertrophy sets. Who knows how it's working but I'm having fun and that's half the battle ;)

    Glad we persuaded you, lol. I had gotten up to sets of 70-75 the last time I had them as part of my structured, progressive, program. Not sure why I ever stopped them...they always make me feel strong doing them. Would love to get them up to two full plates.
  • Posts: 390 Member
    edited April 2016
    Not my Best, I've pulled 2.5KG over this..... This make me Laugh - The gym lads discussed if i would get this - The answer was "Yes, he will - Not through strength, but coz he will NOT let go, will not give up"



    This one, I was particularly pleased with. 220KG\485Lbs was a weight i had been pinned by in my past



    Advice - I'm an agresssive lifter, so volume down...

    I've hit 232.5KG\512.5Lbs Pass, and 237.5KG\523Lbs Fail (Commands) since this

    Heaviest Bench to date:



    Building back to all this, slowly, 4 months off has not helped. Squats going well, Bench is weak, and Deadlifts are Submax Single at 250KG\551Lbs... 7 weeks back in, Sucks being so weak :(
  • Posts: 4,955 Member
    Nice lifts! @CarlKRobbo

    I kinda get the whole weak train after coming back. Nervous for what my squat and deadlift are going to be like reloading late next month.
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    5kg pr on two board press today! Hit 100kg/220lb for a relatively easy single.



    And all your dips and pull-ups are giving me the sads. The strength is there but my shoulders utterly hate both movements.
  • Posts: 18,771 Member
    And all your dips and pull-ups are giving me the sads. The strength is there but my shoulders utterly hate both movements.

    Same here, which is why I don't do either.

  • Posts: 390 Member
    Nice lifts! @CarlKRobbo

    I kinda get the whole weak train after coming back. Nervous for what my squat and deadlift are going to be like reloading late next month.

    Thanks @Willbenchforcupcakes

    As for the strength loss, i think i'm 2 weeks out from being where i started at the program that got me to the lifts above. To get back there will be another 2 months at least :(
  • Posts: 2,598 Member
    edited April 2016
    Well, I am back at it,but only as a quasi-powerlifter in the meantime while the dumb chest injury heals. At least I am back in my garage gym.

    Rebuilding and retooling my deadlift starts here. 410 hard triple. Last rep PR around this weight was 415x9.

    https://youtu.be/XqyuvJ3qqLg

    I knocked off 20 pounds in this reset.
  • Posts: 958 Member
    Nice solid form NDG
  • Posts: 4,955 Member
    Nicely done Matt!

    @CarlKRobbo - I've been on the injured list for lower body lifts for the last 11 1/2 months, although I've had medical clearance to reload since late November. Just had important competitions that were bench only and therefore reloading didn't make much sense. 41 days and then I get to see what has happened o my upper range
  • Posts: 2,598 Member
    Nicely done Matt!
    Thanks Dana!

    From this morning, hit my rep goal of 8 at 330 lbs. In the meantime, I am going to continue to build my squat while I reset on bench and deadlift.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxjJrw54XJc
  • Posts: 3,515 Member
    Thanks Dana!

    From this morning, hit my rep goal of 8 at 330 lbs. In the meantime, I am going to continue to build my squat while I reset on bench and deadlift.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxjJrw54XJc

    Looks good mate.

    It's funny that we've got such a similar squat style. I wonder if we've got the same limb/torso ratio's even though I'm a hobbit and you're a corn-fed giant (or whatever they're feeding you in Wisconsin)?
  • Posts: 4,955 Member
    Thanks Dana!

    From this morning, hit my rep goal of 8 at 330 lbs. In the meantime, I am going to continue to build my squat while I reset on bench and deadlift.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxjJrw54XJc

    I love watching you lift. Seriously just makes me happy
  • Posts: 2,598 Member
    jimmmer wrote: »
    Looks good mate.

    It's funny that we've got such a similar squat style. I wonder if we've got the same limb/torso ratio's even though I'm a hobbit and you're a corn-fed giant (or whatever they're feeding you in Wisconsin)?
    Giant? lol. You should see some of the younger high school athletes out here nowadays, both men and women. They tower over me. Crazy

    IDK, perhaps this is a case where lengths of body parts are not as relevant, but strengths and weakness in muscle groups that affect technique are?
    I love watching you lift. Seriously just makes me happy
    Why thanks! I think I love lifting as much as you love watching me lift! :#
  • Posts: 4,955 Member
    Giant? lol. You should see some of the younger high school athletes out here nowadays, both men and women. They tower over me. Crazy

    IDK, perhaps this is a case where lengths of body parts are not as relevant, but strengths and weakness in muscle groups that affect technique are?
    Why thanks! I think I love lifting as much as you love watching me lift! :#

    Aww thanks Matt! I'm having a minor freak out meltdown over my next meet. I think it's hitting home just how big it is and how many people will be watching, not necessarily in person but on the live stream.

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