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Equip deadlifts a shit lads

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>>35137952
I thought you liked them?

>>35137969
It's just that currynigger about to get banned trying to get people into his subreddit

>>35137970
Not really. They are somehow much less comfortable than squats. And you expect things to be easier

But they aren't.

Wanted to do 250kg 5x2

Did one set, hurt my forearm. Second used straps and it was shit. Third took the suit off, and it was really fucking hard.

240kg 3x2 raw on Tuesday was a piece o piss

>>35137991
Yeah has nothing to do with you deadlifting heavy all the time or anything right?

Lads I've always benched with a flat back no arch or at least minimal, today however I decided to go for arch and "pushing" with legs after reading Juggernaut Bench manual.

My lower back is fucking killing me now is that normal (it's not the actual middle of the lower back where the spine is it's the two muscles on the sides if that makes sense) is this normal?

The weight I did was 80x5 kg and 110x3x2 kg

>>35137996
>heavy
>all the time.

Haven't gone over 80pc in four weeks.

>>35137991
Wow good job!!! So proud of you!!! Kisses!!!!

>>35138024
>240 raw
>not heavy
Fuck you George that shit would rip me up

>>35138018
Yeah it happens. It'll be fine.

>>35138018
No, you're going to paralyze yourself. Good luck with your paralympic bench pressing goals.

>>35138059
He won't win kek that Iranian will BTFO him

>>35138033
240 is 85pc true.

Also eqp deadlifts manage to somehow be just as hard.

>>35138071
To be fair, that Iranian BTFO of everyone that isn't named Sarychev or Spoto. Hell, probably them too, if they had to put their legs up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEz53tLYxc4

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Left my knee sleeves in my car when I dropped it off at the shop

Just realized this as I pulled up to the gym

>>35138141
Oh god I hate that feel. That was me two weeks ago

>>35138141
I trained without them on Monday (and that was a 85pc squat day)

Really wasn't that bad.

>>35138105
It's because he's harnessing the power of allah Akbar

>>35138163
>>35138141
>>35138149
Because it literally doesn't fucking matter on account of them not adding anything to your squat

>>35138018
Some cramping happens. It's not really important that you get a huge lumbar arch anyway.

>>35138266
Who are you talking about?

>powerlifters
>athletes
Pick one

>>35138315
Bagboyshorts

>>35138250
Of course they don't. That's why we have all these people coming themselves into sleeves 2 sizes too small for the few extra kg they get out of them

Plus they seem to help as a passive biomechanical cue

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>>35138332

>i'm a powerlifter
>i don't have an aesthetic physique from doing heavy compound lifts and instead look like shit

Lads when does one start using straps if ever for DLs I can only pull 170kg x5

>>35137928

But I'm told I'm not supposed to use a belt because my core should do the work on its own and that knee wraps aren't necessary as long as you squat below paralell.

>>35138366
Whenever you feel like it.

>>35138335
Whos that?

>>35138374
You were told incorrectly

>>35138424
>>35138400
>>35138383
Do it by any chance go to the fine establishment that is the Feinberg School of Medicine?

Does anyone else here struggle to get the bar down to their chest during warm-ups?

>>35138546
I assume any shirt benchers would

>>35138546
Yes

>>35138563
Equipped benchers excluded.

>>35138641
Weird feeling. I even get this around the 85-90% mark.

Last warm up @120 with chains felt a small pop in my chest

Proceeding to 128 with chains with caution. Will report back

>>35138546
>>35138670
Do you mean in controlling the descent and it divebombs the last bit, or literal difficulty in bringing the bar down due to tightness?

>>35138701

This is what I mean. He even posts in kilograms so he's some kind of cool guy, EVEN THOUGH THE WEIGHTS IN HIS GYM ARE IN LBS

why would he do this?

>>35138701

Oh wow, that's awesome you lift so much weight!

Except I just did 135kg 4x2...at 80kg bw, then 125kg 4x2 after squats

KEK

>>35138701

>benches 120kg
>weighs 110kg

yeah great lift pal

>>35138707
The latter. Though, I struggle with the former when doing rep work.

>>35138701
This happens to me every single time I do dips. Never had any consequences.

i was doing some clean and press'es and at the top of the rep my upper back sort of jerked outwards like it was all tight in the inside, and then burst out in a circle, now my back hurts bad and is maybe 7/10 or 10/10 if i align my spine in a bad position, what can i do now to aleviate the pain or even help repair it?

long story im a bricklayer and my traps are worked all day so i get allot of injuries there, i have had 2 in the past 3 months, they were both from doing chin ups with 30kg on a belt
when i get back from work i feel really compact and strong but i think this is whats causing my injuries now, is there a stretching routine that can help or anything to add to my diet? plz help have posted this four times now

>>35138701

answer this seriously, do you genuinely think your bench is good?

Post a video of you doing 85% for a triple or so and I'll give you genuine critique on your form.

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>>35137928
OK lads, serious question:

1. I will never compete in powerlifting.
2. I *am* interested in strongman, and have access to a loading pin, log, full axle, and so forth.

Given these conditions, is there any specific reason why I shouldn't make the Zercher my primary squat and back squatting an accessory?

My logic:
- carryover to any sort of deadlift
- carryover to tire flip
- carry over to husafell stone
- carry over to conan's wheel
- carry over to sandbag carry
- carry over to stone load
- good for moving events like conan's or husafell where breathing is restricted

Likewise, is there any reason to do regular OHP versus axle clean and press/log clean and press?

I have access to a variety of Texas bars, a light (hollow) thick bar and a 30kg solid axle.

>>35138759
I've only had the divebombing problem. That seems to have been sorted by improving my meme arch.

I'd assume the tightness problem would be alleviated by regular stretching, and more warm up sets/reps? No experience with that problem though, so I could very well be wrong.

>>35138777
Is there any reason why you can't rotate main lift and accessory lifts throughout the year?

>>35138809

Not particularly. I currently use Hepburn as my program (both power and pump routines), but am not averse to switching to something more strongman friendly, like Cube for Strongman. I also don't have any issues with back squatting, but I'd like the movement that has the best carryover to strongman and other activities (I am often a roadie for my musically inclined friends). I feel like I get more out of Zerchers than back squats, but if there's a reason to rotate, I will go with the wiser judgement.

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>>35138714
Because my program is written in kilos.
Also because it's not a dead unit

>>35138774
No I don't believe my bench is good but this thread is a blog related to powerlifting and I post my lifts as part of that.

Webm is 83% ish

>>35138740
Wow thtas'" amazign can I touch ur penis?

>>35138836

You barely touch your chest, and it's not even for a second

This wouldn't pass in the IPF. I guess your grip width is solid, but the way the bar comes down is not in a straight line, but rather a sort of zigzag

>>35138836
>giving the shitposters (you)a
Aaron, plus.

How's the benching feeling after the pop?

>>35138766
>sort of jerked outwards like it was all tight in the inside, and then burst out in a circle,

...I have no idea how to picture this

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Aside from deadlifts, is there anyway to improve grip strength? I feel like the one thing keeping my measly 89.5kg deadlift is my grip strength. I've also been told straps will help, but then my grip wouldn't be getting any exercise at all.

On a related note, my DL form always feels weird, like I have to move the bar around my knees when it's coming down.

>>35138777
I've heard a lot of strongman types say that the front squat and safety squat bar are the two best primary variations.

I'd just go with the axle for pressing if I were you.

>>35138855
Actually really good. I kind of realized this is a % that is based on without chains. Just like how it goes to 190kg good mornings

>>35138854
So you're implying the bar path should be vertical?

>>35138905

I think you're having reading comprehension troubles, I'm saying the bar path should be vertical while you're bringing it down, which it isn't.

>>35138883

I do have access to an SSB and did a cycle of Hepburn on that to great success.

I assume strongman should involve squatting flatfooted?

>>35138777
Fucking UrbanPrimalist, forgot about that guy. I would front squat a lot and heavily and back squat as a frequent accessory. As for regular OHP (or pushpress), probably train this more regularly, the axle all the time just seems like you'd be limiting yourself.

>>35138836
Your pauses are probably fine, provided you don't get one of those really old judges that make the hand gesture and THEN say "press"

Bar path looks pretty smooth

Only issue is heels up and a little forward foot travel, but if you aren't competing IPF, only movement is an issue

>>35138864

farmer's walks, static holds, weighted pullups, plate pinches, fat bar work, CoC grippers...

>>35138777
>>35138920

Based gnugnug

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Anyone have experience with the Texas Method? I'm going to start it when 2016 starts as my "new yurs resolushun" and try to get stronger.

My maxes
:Deadlift -515lbs
Squat: 390lbs
OHP: 185 for 4 reps (never maxed this out)
Bench: (haven't done in a while because of injury, but I used to be able to bench 290lbs

>>35138915
No it should not.

>>35138936

yeah your squat is actually better than boardshorts

>>35138949
What?

>>35138942

proof please.

>>35138931
Oh. Yeah, those sound good.

In retrospect I probably could have just used Google.

>>35138949
It's not even higher than BenchBro's

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>>35138974

>benchbro

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>>35138925
I wasn't doing pauses like it was a competition, basically focusing on my stopping point.

>>35138915
>mfw
Any other pointers?

>>35138974
I'm not a powerlifter, or bodybuilder really, I just like lifting because I want to be big and strong. I know my squat is lagging and I've been trying to increase it.

>>35138834
It'll probably just feel refreshing, and switching things up when you stall can help you break the stagnation.

>>35139012

well if you're in the IPF, that Sarychev steal (you know the one) is going to have to go, if not I guess it's a good platform, but you're literally 6'4", how can you not have a good platform while benching?

>>35138961
How could you possibly bench effectively in a vertical line? You start and finish above your shoulder socket but you touch somewhere near the base of your sternum.

>>35139028

I think you are an absolute nonce. The point is, to bring down the bar vertically is to reduce the range of motion required to stabilise the bar for the triceps and shoulders, pressing in a slight diagonal is the natural reaction after this, which as we all now is how you press upwards.

Bringing the bar DOWN in the most efficient path is the goal as well as bringing it up.

>>35139043
Show me a video of anyone benching in a vertical path. There's always an arc, there has to be.

>>35139065
>replying to sean

>>35139065

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOeRI6MDyns

REKT

>>35139043
This would be the case for the gymnastic lolbenchers, but not for the average lifter
>nonce
Sean found a new word, guys, add it to the bingo card!

>>35139087
It still looks like there's bit of an arc tho.

>>35139087
>that
>'vertical'

>>35139111
Not him but a proper bench begins just below the nip and ends just above the nip.

This is the shortest SAFE bar path, it's almost a straight line.

>>35139134
I assumed good form starts with your arms straight, over your shoulders, and then coming down it touches your sternum. That's really the only way I've seen people bench correctly ever.

Not saying my word is law, I've just never seen it any other way irl.

>>35139134
It begins and ends above the shoulder if the arms are fully locked out. Touch point is individual, but it's at LEAST below the nipples if you want it to be safe.

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yoo

lmoa

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>>35139185
>>35139173
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line so it would make sense to press the bar straight up. The only problem with that is that you will negate the strength of your front delts and instead put them in a very stressful, disadvantageous position. What you actually want to do is press straight up out of the bottom and then at the top third of the range, start allowing your elbows to flare out to the sides slightly while pushing the bar back just a bit. If you do this correctly you will lock out the bar where it started, about one to two inches above your nipple line. When viewed from the side, the perfect bench press rep will look like a J, instead of a straight line. If you press up in a straight line your arms will be tilted forward a few degrees, instead of perpendicular with the floor. This makes the lockout far harder than it would be if you pressed slightly back and took advantage of the strength of your front delts.

Source: pic related

>>35139043
so you go down vertical and go up in a slight diagonal, then reposition bar at the top again

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>>35139249

>>35139282
Seems like a normal dude so far, but I've been wrong before.

http://draw.to/D1hcbiR

This is how bar path should be

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>>35138918
>I assume strongman should involve squatting flatfooted?
Savickas, Bjornsson, and Hall all squat in heeled shoes. I've seen Shaw use both heeled shoes and flats. Use your best judgement on what works for you.

>>35139356
That's not a very good drawing m8

>>35139397
I'm on mobile desu
http://draw.to/DYVMLs

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>>35139208
>implying anon isn't a better bencher than Kaz

Anyone with experience of doing inverted juggernaut? Thoughts? I'm really enjoying training for strength although I really need to add muscle mass.

>>35139065
https://www.instagram.com/p/-YwCu1BF5Y/?taken-by=rejsingbil
this bar path has very little horizontal movement

>>35139466
If you see strongtoast around ask him.

>>35139466
I have not run it, pretty sure nobody here actually has, but I do like the set-up.

>>35139495
I think he was the one talking about it in a routine thread with someone else. Havent seen him since.

>>35139490
Slight arc down, very obvious movement backward right off the chest, very much in line with >>35139208 and with human anatomy.

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>>35139458
Huhuhu

where did my powerlifting posts go? Janitor is gonna get fired

>>35139505
He used to hang around in stg/smg. Now he just posts randomly. He's run inverted juggernaut, and I think some other variations as well.

I didn't realize how much complaining was in plg threads until I started coming to them. They're still a good source of info for my stupid questions, but still.

Anyway, I'm gonna try farmers walks and a few other things. Hopefully they'll help my DL go up. I guess worst case scenario is I buy some straps while my grip strength gradually improves.

>>35138864
i don't believe that your grip is so weak that using chalk and mixed grip you can't hold onto 100kg

>>35139564
Lad if you're south of 2pl8 (and not Sean/Sean derivative) just do some more deadlifts and hold onto your last rep as long as you can, no need to go adding all sorts of shit in.

>>35139564
Could also do static holds. Or work with an axle. One of the gripsters that frequented Boss recommended fat bar dead hangs, eventually working up to fat bar pull ups. He was also fond of towel/rope work and plate pinching/flipping

>>35138864
>>35139635
Wait, if it actually is only 89kg, maybe just learn mixed or hook grip, and make friends with lifting chalk.

>>35139622
>>35139673
My gym doesn't allow chalk, but I've never tried mixed grip. Also I'm under the sneaking suspicion that maybe my form is just whack.

>>35139635
That sounds doable. Like I said, I'm hoping it's my grip and not just my form.

>>35139648
I'll look into all of that stuff. I just realize that my grip strength is shit because of deadlifts, and the fact that I can't hang from my doorway pullup bar for longer than 10-15 seconds.

>>35139705
ok well switch to mixed grip and buy liquid chalk. deadlifting double over hand is dumb in the long run.

>>35139705
Why would you not train mixed grip you idiotic stupid fuck

>>35139705
How can your grip be that weak? Did you not wank.as a kid?
But for real, try bouldering/rock climbing

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/plg/ I've been a salty cunt and haven't been to the gym in three weeks.

How do I re-ignite my lifting obsession?

My plan was to compete around this time this year but now looking towards next year.

>>35139705
So in regards to the no chalk thing, there are a couple options:
1. Liquid chalk, works just as well and makes no mess.
2. (Have not tried yet) Supposedly a single sheet of paper towel will work.
3. Talk to the gym management and see if you can establish a verbal contract that so long as you THOROUGHLY clean up after yourself, you may use chalk.
4. New gym.

>>35139757
Get up off your butt and do it. If you don't want to of your own accord, there is LITERALLY nothing we can do to fix that.

>>35139752
>Why would you not train mixed grip you idiotic stupid fuck

Because I'm an idiotic stupid fuck, bruh

>>35139759
It's my University's gym, so it's "free" (with tuition of course). I'm not sure how much they'd be willing to allow stuff like chalk. Still, I'm willing to ask.

>>35139856
Why are you tripping btw?

>>35139757
first of all, routine helps
i was recently in this same situation after my meet, since i hit a longterm goal. the solution was to just get back into training to form the routine and set another semi-long term goal.

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Now THIS is joegramming

>>35139935
what a nerd

>>35139935
I have a sneaking suspicion you will not get much out of a suit

>>35139950
Me specifically or in general?

>>35139935
>equipped
>pulls conventional
lmao

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Tbh I'm wearing a really poor suit.

>>35139988
>equipped squatting without safeties or spotters

>>35139956
Well I know it's generally true but I meant you specifically. You're a good deadlifter but you do have some pretty serious breakdown under max/near max loads. I don't see how borderline catback conventional is going to make the best use of a suit.

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>>35139996
I like to live dangerously

>>35140016
Yeah. It won't. The suit aggravates it really badly too. Because I unhinge my shoulders reaching for the bar...

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>>35139988
>suit and sleeves
>no spotters

>>35140083
>with a weight I failed the week before

>>35139932
A routine probably would help. I've been lost after splitting TM into an upper/lower 4 day. Maybe it's just my routine is boring af

>>35139908
I dunno, I just did it once and then kept doing it because I kept forgetting to erase it from the form. In pairing from my phone now though so I guess I don't have an excuse.

Then again I'm not really sure if there's a difference between a name and using a trip. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>35140131
There's a difference but you should be anon.

>>35139935
>joegramming
Wat

>>35140159
oh hello there new friend

>>35140159
>i am not up to date on all /plg/ memes

>>35140267
Hey I see the shitpostings back and thus, so am I!

>>35140305
missed you lad <3

>>35140305
Fuck off fake phil

>>35140339
Why do you have to be mean to your friends

>>35140355
Go away sean

What are some good liftan books lads I've read PPST3, SS, Explode your DL, Squat, Bench, a book by Andy bolton (which was littered with kettlebell exercises and just shit)

>>35140250
>>35140267
?

>>35138141
Realized when I was about to do my heavy set of deadlift that I didn't have my chalk. Waited 20 minutes for someone with chalk to show up.

Wew lads

>>35140017
Isley what is your weight, cals, height and routine? I am making great strength leaps atm but want to compare my routine to an achieved non Youtube lifter

http://vocaroo.com/i/s119378tOpRr

rate it
love it
repost it

r8 my ree

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>when you hit a rut out of nowhere and have to build back up from 80% of all maxes

>>35140822
just inject more steroids moron

>>35140822
>on gear
>getting weaker
i truly don't understand.

Convince to me to cardio lads

I just did dumbell lunges for the first time in like half a year, and my legs were on fire. I also did more shoulder dislocates and it made my shoulders feel nice and worked too.

It was great lads.

>>35137928
Did it lads, got 4/3/2 for 5x3 at 74kg bw. Am i a big boy now?

>>35141543
holy shit you're like the strongest person here wtf

"Squats Squats Squats Squats SquatsSquats Everybody"

A training Diary, By Captain Poutine

With trepidation I approached the cage today. The plan was to try squatting until my injury started to hurt, then stop. Ended up getting all the way up to my 5+ and getting five. Could have pushed for six, but I'm kinda spooked by the injury, so I didn't mind leaving a few in the tank. The inury wasn;t pissed off at all, in any way. In fact the stretch at the bottom felt amazing.

I will say this though: that entire session probably yielded, without a doubt, the absolute ugliest and most abhorrent squat form I have ever seen. Taking a two week period between squat sessions is not something I can afford to do. Weight shifted to my toes a few times, the forward lean came back, I was just all over the fuckin place, until the third 5x10 set when I was finally able to get my shit together. Shows how much of a rookie I still am.

Feelin a little discouraged, but reminding myself that we all have shite sessions.

End of Captain's Log

>>35141543
Normie strong, yes. plg strong? Not really, but going there. Keep lifting senpai.

>>35141571
Literally why do you not pull sumo?

>>35141579
y-you too

>>35141571
What is this garbage

>>35141543
3 sets x 5 reps? On SS or what?

>>35141602

My hip mobility is absolutely awful. I have been playing with widening my stance a bit. I'm paranoid that my lumbar rounds ever so slightly under load. Won't be able to play with it for a while thought.

>>35141477

Super useful for helping your recovery, m8. Consider some fun low intensity stuff like hiking, jumping rope, or jogging.

>>35141678
It's not that hard. You've got what, six weeks to your meet?

>>35141709

Yep. I'll stick to conventional for now, but I promise I'll give it a go after the meet, how's that?

>>35141729
If you're not confident you'll be able to deadlift conventional for the next few weeks I'd start training sumo stat

>>35141791

I'm currently rehabbing with conventional at low weight. I'm confident I'll be at at least 90% by meet-time. I'm not going to be competitive anyway.

>>35139087
>world record
>lelfed
>wristwraps

>>35141963
IPF allows wraps you noncompeting dong

>>35142045
Wrist wraps are for pussies and lazy faggots who neglect their wrist exercises

@PLG, why r all of my lifts crashing like no other?! Shit sucks.

>>35142084
You fell for cutting meme

>>35139759
>2. (Have not tried yet) Supposedly a single sheet of paper towel will work.
I have done the cloth gym towels before, and it works, but that is just an option for ripped clauses and shit

Can Beast take the bench record from Krill?
Keep in mind he benched 720 in training last year and almost made 725 in competition.

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

>>35142108
Yeah if he joins ipf, he could break the record.

>>35142108

I feel really sad for this guy. He honestly believed he had it. Why else would he make an event? Why else would he go for the second try after being guillotined by the first?

I'm going to give him an A+ for effort, and an F for execution.

>>35142094
Somewhat, but I am not lean or anything really. @ like 13% bf maybe? But yeah, down like 20 lbs from my strongest point lol

VERY important poll!!
http://strawpoll.me/6180685
>http://strawpoll.me/6180685
http://strawpoll.me/6180685
>http://strawpoll.me/6180685

In the last 5 months, my squat has gone from 185 to 245 (same body weight). Is this good progress? I feel like I should be at least 275 right now.

>>35142108
I'm surprised that many people showed up.

>>35142108
the cringe is real

>>35142314
It was a wrestling event. Notice the ring.

>>35142279
Lever looks cool and is easy to put on tightly but prong is better if you're like me and like it a notch tighter for squats

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>>35142108
Of course, he just needs some SBD gear to match his facepaint.

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We talked about upper:forearm ratios earlier regarding bench

Post a full view of your arm so I can compare

Currently uploading today's godawful squat session. May be ugliest squats /plg/ has ever seen.

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>>35142647
>May be ugliest squats /plg/ has ever seen.
Not buying it.

JUST

>Alternatively: You thought Joe's were bad

https://youtu.be/rDfVCgvnhzk


Pls see >>35141571 for backstory

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>>35142621
Ayyyy

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>>35142621

>>35142664
Please tell me you'll actually wear a belt in a meet. And sheeeeit that was way past ugly.

>>35142680
Mommas boy confirmed ;))))

>>35142680
I GOT SOMETHIN TO SAY

>>35142736
House sitting for parents t b h
>>35142736
I SMESHED YOUR BINCH TODAY

>>35142664

those weren't just good mornings, they were great mornings

>>35142727

Belt nope.

And ugly yep. I have a serious problem with going way too low, and fucking my tightness and just turning into some ugly fucking shit. 385 triple for reference: https://youtu.be/87cvlLc37Ys Jesus look at that lumbar round on the third. I need to sort my shit out.

Maybe the injury was a good thing.

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>>35142830

You made me laugh pretty hard there lad.

>>35142784
Nothing wrong with being murican and still lives in mums basement

>>35142830
Hey caladan why are you making samefag threads labeled caladan king of fit???

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do you pathetic losers ever think about what it would be like to be based Sean with a homegym materrace ?

>>35142859

I didn't, I was kinda surprised anyone even bothered as I'm kinda weak and always ded

>>35142832

You aren't too low, your form is shit. Drop the weight and work on your core.

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>>35142892
>core

>>35142892
Post your body pic

>>35142698
Thanks Joe now I can fap

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>>35142900
Hey poorfag do y not have a homegym or something ?

my third backup competition bench I have just in case whatever

What you guys don't have four bench presses in your home gym?


Fuckjng meke

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>>35142935
I forgot
Picture

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She benched 1xBW, so proud

>>35142963
shut up niga

>>35142917
>>35142869

holy fuck sean you looked jacked as fuck

>>35142940

Sean, you could have at least hidden your mom's Christmas decorations.

>>35143023
Those are my Christmas presents for people
Yes captainpoutine, i can in fact afford gives for other people, unlike you :)

>>35143038

Your mother has great taste in wicker baskets, Sean.

Tell her I say hello.

>>35143050
I am placing the gifts in the fuck basket you stupid autistic fuck holy shit

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Too much knee travel?

>>35143060
Too much fag

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>>35143060

So much prettier than mine

>>35143060
I h8 this meme

>>35143074
Snot a meme

>>35143072
Whew feel bad for you laddy

>>35143071
Guilty

>>35143095
>>35143095
How come you dont have a homegym like based Sean?

>>35143106
Because Mr Kim only pays me in Won

>>35143121
how come you injected steroids?

>>35143143
Because I felt like my heart was my weakest point and didn't want to do cardio

>>35143155
Round the bend, she;ll be waiting for my rifle, pony and me ;)

>>35143095
>Whew feel bad for you laddy

Eh. Even Norse had his squat crisis. I'll figure it out.

Even if it just means biting the bullet and buying lifting shoes.

>>35142664
your squat looks almost exactly like mine kek

>>35143228

Sorry bro. We'll fix it :(

>>35143060

>this is my torso angle on the high bar squat
kill me

sumo pulls have been going up 30lbs every month.

surely this cannot last

>>35142664
>this jewfro sjw bastard is squatting 150kg and basically... you are just fucking stupid
>learn how, just click here!

>>35143303

pls don't complain about your squat while I am around I will get triggered k?

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>>35142664
>>35142832
goddamn breh

have you considered heels and maybe cutting your depth a little?

>>35143319
It won't if you're me

>>35143303
Same here almost :(

>>35143371
>have you considered heels and maybe cutting your depth a little?

Both of these things.

Depth is entirely my own fault, both of these videos are of me squatting without facing the mirror that I normally used to judge depth.

I've always been opposed to heels, because I figured I'd just get my mobility better, but now I realise I'm being an idiot, and should probably get some shoes.

Anyone buy "Juggernaut Training: A Thoughtful Pursuit of Strength"? Looks like a good read, Chad Wesley Smith seems like a bro.

>>35143466
>I've always been opposed to heels, because I figured I'd just get my mobility better, but now I realise I'm being an idiot, and should probably get some shoes.

yeah that's pretty silly senpai considering hundreds of elite weightlifters and powerlifters with better mobility than us use them

you probably missed all the good black friday/cyber monday sales too

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Opinions on Connor Lutz Intermediate program?

>>35143582
literally "why not just do sheiko" tier

>>35143529
>friday/cyber monday sales too

There's always boxing day senpai.

I'll probably head into town and pick some up with Christmas $$$$ from gamma. I just did some squats with my heel elevated and my back didn't round at all.

In the meantime just gonna step my stretch game up.

>>35143060
too much knee travel is a meme tBh friendo.

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>>35142621

>go to gym today
>one month into SL, making my babby gainz
>start my squats
>only one other guy in gym
>he's going from one exercise to the next, doing 3 or 4 reps on each one
>never goes back to the same one
>every couple of exercises he comes over and hovers at the squat rack
>ask him if he wants to work in
>he says no and goes to do 4 reps of standing curls
>he probably does 40 different exercises while I finish my workout, no more than a few reps on each
>resting after deadlifts
>he comes back and asks if I'm done
>tell him sure
>he walks over to a bench near the squat rack
>does a squat onto the end of the bench
>looks satisfied
>drags bench into squat rack
>loads up one plate
>straddles bench and does a set of 4
>every rep he squats down to the bench, sits on it for half a second, then raises back up
>ask him why he's using the bench
>he says he's making sure he gets parallel and that this makes it so he doesn't use the bounce at the bottom of the squat
>says it works his quads more this way

Is this retarded, or is it actually an effective workout? I'm too new at this to know, and have never seen it before. The kid looks like he's got a lot of muscle, like a high school athlete, but damn if this doesn't look like something some retarded gym coach would come up with.

how to prevent butt wink?

should I lean forward more?

I have lower back pain after doing 415 for a double...

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I am an atrocious bencher bee tee dubs

>>35143718
Box squats m8

>>35143733
Post form video, hard to advise on it without.

Usually its an issue of going deeper than mobility allows and not bracing properly.

>my depth is suddenly absolutely borderline
ffuu

>>35142292
Anyone?

>>35144005
sounds like slow progress imo but any progress is good progress and i had pretty quick progress so i'm a poor benchmark

5 months lifting currently at 280 bench, 365 squat 425 dl, how am I doing?

>had surgery on my testicle
>haven't been able to lift for a week and a half
>hurts to stand
>hurts to.do most stuff
>fuck

>>35143678
>>35142698
>>35142621

upon comparison my arms are kinda long, aren't they
>>35143746

oh well, helps in the diddly. Incidentally I notice you're all sumo pullers

>>35144372
What's your wingspan? I'm gonna see if I can't make a good comparison

>>35144372
to me it looks like my upper arm makes up less than half of my total arm, whereas yours makes up about half. can't really judge length because of differences in heights and what not
interesting about the sumo puller thing, i think my arms are average length though.

>>35143733
mobilize hips and ankles. brace better

>>35144385

around 73'' I think, but haven't measured in years. I'm 5'9'' or 69''.

Every fucking time I go boxing for fun with m8s some guy will try to recruit me

Will I look like a total mongoloid if i belt up for a sub-2pl8 diddly?

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this is depressing as fuck

>>35144470
side note: blake lehew is younger than i am. what the fuck.

>>35142664
Do you often train beltless or just for submaximal weights?

test

I am depressed

>>35144268
> had testicle surgery on New Year's Eve last year
> spent the holidays in hospital instead at home with friends with family
> surgery could be avoided with a conservative treatment of antibiotics but they couldn't rule out testicular torsion so they did the surgery anways
> I couldn't walk properly for 10 days
> I couldn't exercise for 1 month
> I had to wear a weird thong under my underwear for testicles to be high enough
> I totally resetted my training, it was a chance to try strength training from scratch and ditch the brosplits and hybrids
> with few months of SS I was stronger than ever
> still making gains

You 're gonna be fine lad. Focus on other things while you 're recovering, maybe studying, personal relationships, other hobbies and you 'll be back at the gym without realizing it. And you 'll actually have something to account for while you were away from the gym instead of crying in a Somalian cumsock exchange symposium.

>>35143678
>UCLA Powerlifting
noice. Not american but I always seem to hear of UCLA in media, is it a big school or what?

> squats feel absolutely great
> diddlys a shit

Wtf, it's like the other way around 9/10 of the times.

Also question : Possible drawbacks from using hook grip for all lifts (including warmups and speed work)?

>>35138141
>not being able to squat comfortably without knee sleeves
And people think EQP are memers.

>>35138864
Hook grip and barbell holds lad.

>>35143582
Ran it once for lels, got my bench up, got a little on my didlift, squat went nowhere but I've always been a weak squatter

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

WRPF livestrum

Tfw constipated

Down to 90kg, friends.

>>35138864
heavy dumbbells calf rises.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLQJOI_FZI
GET IN HERE LADS

What's the fastest way to progress my deadlift to match up with my other two lifts?

I had a lot trouble trying to figure out how to deadlift properly and now I ended up doing sumo.

I do TM for the other two lifts and also do TM for sumo right now, to fit in.

Added adductor machine as accessoire.

Anytbing else of importance? Should TM do acceptable progress to my deadlift?

>>35146009
TM should be fine, I assume you're doing some kind of volume work, right?

What do you guys do for ab work? I think mine are holding me back a little bit.

>>35146102
Yea, lower VD (4 day split template version of TM) has me doing 5x5 squats and then 3x5 deadlift, both at 80%.

I do some leg curls and adductor stuff afterwards.

ID is both for 2 sets of 3 RM then.

I am actually so used to not deadlifting that I haven't even kept in mind if I progressed it the last weeks.

Kind of fucked up there, but I hope I can fix it

>>35146125
Ab wheel and strict planks, usually with weight

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HAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHH

>>35146165
https://instasync.com/r/ipf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFAL55W7sFI?t=30s

Should I be worried about the little bit of buttwink I've got going on at the bottom of my squat? pls help brehs

>>35146290
That looks fine, your back barely hits neutral and does go past it. I wouldn't even call that buttwink.

>>35143650
Not if you already have fucked knees

>>35143582
I was gonna run it after 6 weeks of my own programming, but that's gone so well I've decided to stick with it. I'll probably try it eventually though because it seems really fun.

malan 475 squat lads

I have my first ever meet coming up at the end of January, so I have a couple questions.

How much water weight is a reasonable amount to cut? I'm currently around 6 lbs above the cut off for my weight class, so would it be okay to continue bulking at around 0.5 lbs/week until mid January?

Also how much of a strength loss should I expect when I cut water weight for the meet?

>>35146493
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nzxLOvcSM

>>35146493
If you've never done a water cut before, I wouldn't want to try more than four or five pounds for my first meet.

water cutting if you weigh in hours before your meet is absolutely retarded


the only reason the mma guys do it is because they weigh in more than 24 hours before the actual fight

>>35146610
I don't think you know what you are talking about

>>35146610
ahahahahahahahahahaha

>>35146610
So what you're saying is that I should go ahead and go on a deficit now?

>>35146610
You can do a smallish one pretty easily

>>35146468
Post screenshot of depth pls lad

>>35146645
you should not be a fat fuck and work towards a weightclass that does not require you to inhibit your performance

>>35146650
Didn't get it.

>>35146658
Well I already signed up for the 163 lbs weight class because my total is high enough for that class to qualify for collegiate nationals. My morning weigh-ins currently range from 166-169 or so. I think if I just eat at slightly above maintenance until a week before the meet, I should be able to make weight.

You guys know what I've noticed? Ever since the trips left /plg/ has been better than ever
Hope they stay go desu

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>>35146893
>24-30

>>35146893
.not really. Only reason why it's better is because the mods stepped in and started deleting seanposts

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Finally home gym master race lads

I get crazy ab doms from weighted pushups, which sheiko has me doing

is this normal ??

>>35147060
That sounds normal to me.

Think about it: Planks are basically push ups without the actual coming down and pushing back up part, so it makes sense that the same muscles worked by planks would be worked doing actual push ups.

So those puke inducing squats yesterday...

I woke up pain free today.

I don't understand anything anymore.

>>35138854
the only reason he wouldn't be able to bench in the IPF is his heels are up

>>35138936
those are pretty high stats for Texas Method

>>35147076
Maybe it's one of those instances where you feel fine today, but tomorrow you won't be able to walk at all.

>>35147076
My go-to for fixing "not really sure what that is" lower back pain has always been a few heavy sets of front squats

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Also, late last night I was doing all kinds of stretches and research, I'm I'm willing to put my money on this

>>35147089

No, like, the pain I have been suffering from all week.

It's gone. I think something about those squats stretched the offending muscle to give me some release? Four days until next deadlift session, obviously not going to push hard, but I'm feeling hopeful. Also because the recovery time was significantly shorter for this bout. Makes me believe the injury is healing nicely.

Now I just gotta find somewhere that sells Lifting shoes. What do you lads reckon, Adipowers?

>>35147094
Wait a second, on B the weight is over midfoot. Why not just lean back a tad bit more?

>>35147112
>on B the weight is over midfoot

no it isn't

>>35147112

I'm going to chalk it up to a combination of awful hamstring mobility+bad ankle dorsiflexion = fucked squats. Basically I'm going to double down on those two points of mobility.

>>35147127
>hamstring mobility
I feel like this is pretty much never the issue. If it seems like it is, it's due to excessive lumbar arching

getting outbinched by a qt with a 4-ft ponytail lads

>>35147164

Lad, I can't bend down and touch my toes.

https://www.strengthshop.de/clearance-sale/13mm-double-prong-buckle-belt-kraftdreikampguertel-kdk-powerlifterguertel-13-mm-dick-10-6-cm-breit-schwarz-b-ware-with-cosmetic-damage.html

what does cosmetic damage mean?
should i?

>>35147201
Some nicks and scratches on the leather I would imagine

Actually did a cardio lads, wew. Legs were shaking in the shower and everything.

>>35147217
>Falling for the cardio meme

jk, good job.

Malan benching the bar right now lads

>>35147173
Hot desu

It's 4:20am and the day of my meet and I can't fall asleep

JUST

>>35147299
Maybe you should stop posting on 4chan obese Chris

I'm 84cm around the waist and I'm 190cm tall at 90kg. Should I get an L belt(70-90cm) or a XL belt(86-107cm)?

>>35147208
should I buy it? or would it be more suscetible to breaking/bad function?

new thread
>>35147357
>>35147357
>>35147357

>>35138105
It took me 3 views to realize he literally had no legs. That was fucking awesome.

>>35147354
It's probably fine, it's pretty tough to significantly damage a belt. I wouldn't want a double prong though.

>>35147388
what exactly is the difference between double and single prong?

>>35147400
A single prong has one prong and double prong has two? It doesn't make it any more secure than single and it's a bigger pain in the ass to get on/off.

>>35147422
i get that, but does it really make such a difference? I've never tried a belt so I don't know.

>>35147447
...no, it doesn't make any difference, it's just more difficult to work with.

>>35147327
Norman pls go

Pretty sure Boris Sheiko and Ed Coan are judging bench