Gym Exercise Guide, and Form Discussion/Feedback

p4radox · 1 May 2012 at 18:36

Good idea for a thread.

Can I suggest this guide to Pendlay Rows?

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-perform-the-pendlay-row-with-correct-technique/

Syla5 · 1 May 2012 at 20:09

Great threa really useful already picked upon a couple of tweaks I need to make to movements I thought I had nailed.

The ab roll out is especially useful as its very east to do these wrong without realising it!

Djdom56 · 1 May 2012 at 21:58

RDL link broken bro, but other than that not bad.

Potentially worth having things like box squat, deficit dead, rack pulls etc just for fullness but I imagine you will already have plans for that stuff

.

Syla5 · 1 May 2012 at 22:36

Also maybe some links to band work as well?

Somnambulist · 1 May 2012 at 22:37

Suggestion - the
'So You Think You Can Squat/Bench/Deadlift*' series.

Part one of each:

*Coming soon, apparently.

LiE · 1 May 2012 at 22:41

ice has already included that in the OP

Zefan · 1 May 2012 at 22:45

Those "So you think you can" series look really good, I didn't spot them in the OP

! Cheers.

Djdom56 · 1 May 2012 at 22:49

They are very good. EFS are the ****, one of the best sources for powerlifting info out there.

icecold · 1 May 2012 at 22:56

Fixed/added some more, thanks guys. RDL link refused to get edited last time :/

Post up some suggestions for the more advanced stuff, I think that would go in it's own "Powerlifting" section perhaps.

LiE · 1 May 2012 at 22:58

I could use some resources for powerlifting. Like speed/paused reps, bands, deficits, etc.

Somnambulist · 1 May 2012 at 22:59

They have a couple of deadlift vids too but the 'So You Think...' one is still on their 'to do' list. Beasts, the lot of them, even if they wear fliplops in the gym lol.

sigma · 2 May 2012 at 11:14

Introducing dips into my routine today, this appears to be a good guide:

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-perform-dips-with-proper-technique/

Djdom56 · 2 May 2012 at 11:30

I feel like that's missing something but I can't put my finger on what :/.

I would also add keep the elbows close into the body don't let them flare out, very important not to flare.

sigma · 2 May 2012 at 11:33

I'd imagine the elbows should be in line (or as close as possible) with the bars?

I mainly worried about the shoulders.

icecold · 2 May 2012 at 11:55

I'll put that in along with the mwod dip episode later.

Sigma, worrying about shoulders also means worrying about what your elbows are doing.

sigma · 2 May 2012 at 11:57

Ok cool

I shall concentrate on elbows and keeping chest up!

LiE · 2 May 2012 at 11:58

I think my dip looks pretty good apart from the head position?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfd-qh8eOEA

icecold · 2 May 2012 at 15:55

I'll put it in if you want, but I'll have to mention that head position should not look like that

Dave777 · 2 May 2012 at 16:03

Ref Planks, we used to hold them for as long as possible ideally 3 mins if you could. I don't think we focussed like you have mentioned!!

Doh!

Dave

icecold · 2 May 2012 at 16:06

Yep that's really common, but it's an ineffective and even damaging way to train the core.

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