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K then. Not trolling though. When OP starts complaining that her shoulders have rounded forward, pain in the traps, and has APT, you might just realise. Push exercises 2 (bench & press) Pull exercises 1 (overhnd row) Look my advice is only to help. Now, if you don't mind, don't quote me, and j shall not be back. I was just…
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Because ef the programs preference of the front of the body. Posture didn't cause it for me, and I don't really think anyone should get problems from something where they can be easily rectified. Understood and agreed Understood and agreed, but tbh, when I ran SL, I didn't need to start from the bar, I could already bench…
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Parallel means that you hip crease should be in line with your knee, so neither. Go lower by all means if it is comfortable.
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Agreed with the mechanjcs. Low bar squats with knees past toes? Do you take a narrow stance?
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It really depends on bar placement. Obviously, you should only go to where it is comfortable, but low bar works more glutes and hams than high bar. Depth is a tricky one, the further you go, the more your quads work.. So I really don't know tok much about that. Just go low bar with a wide stance to as far as is…
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For me, 5 rep deads did not give me enough stimulus to put more weight on the bar - especially doing them once every 2 sessions. I only speak from experience. I wasnt trying or meaning to generalise, just putting across what happened with me when i was running SL as a total newb
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I don't advocate skipping straight to heavy weight, I was just saying that there is no point spending weeks or months on weights which will cause no adaptations after form is down. I was not adding any additional movements (other than flys and reverse flys which I stated were optional) but replacing them with better…
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Look. I didn't mean to cause any upset, or say I'm better or more knowledgeable than anyone else. I was only giving my tuppence worth and pointing out the flaws in SL5x5 which are: The program is too front-dominant. There is a lack of decent antagonist movements (thus I suggested chins for the press and Underhand rows for…
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I use perfect form unless I'm going for a ball buster PR set
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Right, I'm going hairless tonight! C H E E S E
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K den. My gains were going good until a week ago. I've been gaining at a decent rate for 6+ months on my own program. Not trying to cause any problems, just laying down my opinion, is it alright if I PM you and we can talk about my thoughts and yours in a civil manner?
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Agreed sorta.
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K den. What have I said which doesn't make sense?
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Personal experience makes me beleive it. I ended up with slightly rounder forward shoulders due to benching and pressing with only rows to counter it. Chins are a perfect antagonist to Presses. DLs aren't trained enough in SL, you become quad dominant unless you go low bar for squats (what happened to me). Nope, I don't…
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The whole thing, I know thoracic ain't as bad, but I done both aha
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It was working great, I was putting weight on every workout. Not so much any more. I've taken this week off (sorta) and switched to a more pump focused do what you want kind of training. No joke because.... Someone above was saying that my Deadlift was weak, just demonstrating that I've come quite a way in 6 odd months.
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Full back round. All the way. Like a semicircle. Not the best thing to do, but it was to prove a point, and I didn't get injured so alls good. My 1rm dead is 130kg, so yeah. All I was saying is that unless you ain't gonna snap your schitt up if for breaks every so often, just as long as its on point most of the time.
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Dirty bulk it. I mean, why not?
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Is a 700lbs total bad for a 160lbs kid? I though it was okay considering I haven't been training for PLing for long? My starting weights were: Bench: 50kg Squat: 45kg (no joke) Dead: 60kg (also no joke, SRS) So ive come a long way
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Yeah? I can't feel em aha. Only my glutes feel it?
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Used to squat 3x a week, but I cannot make gains, so I do it 2x and its been increasing well for the past 4 odd weeks. I squat and dead on the same day also. I was just wondering whether i should low bar it to get more hammies involved.I think they're the weak link.
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Keeping form is great, don't get me wrong. But if you are actually lifting as hard as you can, its gonna slip a touch. Obviously, try and keep form as much as possible, but as long as its not so much to cause injury, don't worry about it. Mehdi stresses about form too much. I've round back deadlifts 100kg for the heck of…
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Can someone just answer the question?? Please?
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Good job. Don't worry yourself too much about proper form. Obviously, a very heavy set is gonna cause form to break down a bit.
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Read above stuff. My 1RMs are as follows: Bench 85kg paused Squat 105kg Dead 130kg Total: 320kg / 706lbs I weigh 70kg / 160lbs for the record at 6'0.5" Not exacly build for powerlifting.
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Its 5 sets of 3, with a 90% working weight for AMRAP leaving a few in the tank. I train 6 days a week, so plenty of volume.
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Add to that I'm a late developer, and I have only just turned 18. Haven't even started growing facial hair yet. I'm also near the powerlifting records in my part of the country, so I aint exactly weak.
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For the record, I work in kilos.
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No, u do follow a program. It's my own program. There are so many problems with 5x5 its unreal. I started on that and when I stopped making gains, I changed it up to get where I am today.
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I pull just under 3 plates (130kg) for 1 rep. I've been training for a year, with only 6-7 months deadlifting and squatting. I've gained over 22lbs of muscle since i started. I have long legs and bad mechanics for squats and deads.
