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Rings and deadlifts?
OK, weird question. Was pulling 305 this morning (still on the quest for the elusive three plates, but getting closer), and it took me three pulls to get all 5 reps ups. In both fails, the cause was the callus next to my ring finger getting pinched. AFAIK, I shave that callus as much as the corresponding one on the right…
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Anatomy of a lifting letdown
So, today was deadlift day, and I was in pursuit of a new 5RM (305). Failed last week, but felt a lot less run-down today, so I had high hopes. Ran through through my warm-up lifts...195...235...275. Easy. The weights were flying off the floor. I was on fire! Loaded up 305. Wow -- easy pull, although my grip slipped…
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No legs, benches 420. Sheesh.
D-a-a-a-a-m-n. Respect. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3399163/Fitness-trainer-no-legs-bench-press-420lbs-push-ups-wheelchair-offers-train-amputees-free.html
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Is thumbless grip on OHP still a "suicide" grip?
I was reading an article the other day on press technique, and the author made a statement of the form "everyone I know who has switched to thumbless grip on the press has seen a major increase in their max". Figured I'd give it a try today, and was really surprised -- I lifted my 5R max like it was nothing -- I was…
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Advice from biker / runners who lift?
The last few weeks I've been ramping up my biking and running to my usual summer levels (at least 5 days a week, at least an hour a day). Problem is, it's killing me to squat now -- my knees are always sore and my hip flexors are so tight I hurts like hell to even get close to parallel. Rest of my lifts (OHP, bench,…
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Back squat -- getting bar properly centered on back
OK, weird question here. I was videoing my low-bar squats from the rear today, and noticed that in all three sets I shot, I consistently had the bar a good two inches to the left of being centered. My hand positions were fine, but it was obvious the center knurl was way to the left of my neck / back line. While I'm sure it…
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Squat form check please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hyqo05Kfrg Low bar squat. I've deloaded from 215 down to 135 until I can get my form picture perfect (any lower and my form gets even worse since I can't feel when I get off balance). I'm not sure if this counts as breaking parallel, or if I need to be going a little lower. Let me know what…
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Carb cycling and lifting. What am I doing wrong?
I've been doing SL5x5 since last October. Was eating at a mild surplus, and had some pretty decent results (BF% down from 23% to 21%, good strength gains). Wanted to accelerate the fat loss a bit, so I started trying to carb cycle a couple of weeks ago (lift days 2000 cal target, relatively high carb, non-lift days 1600…
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Working on arm endurance and strength at same time. Possible?
I've been doing Stronglifts 5x5 for three-ish months, and I'm running into frequent failures on the final rep of the last couple of sets when doing arm work (benches and OPs). They feel more like an out-of-gas (trembly) issue more than strength. Don't have that issue on squats or deadlifts -- squats especially tend to get…
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Diagrams for Pendlay row?
I'm getting really disgusted with my Pendlay row form -- I only seem to feel it in my lower back (bad!) and my triceps, and no matter how I try to flex / pinch my upper back on the pull-up I can't feel a damn thing in my lats. Anyone know any good diagrams / discussions of the mechanics of the Pendlay row? Unfortunately,…
