***Gym Exercise Guide, and Form Discussion/Feedback***

Look at the first rep in the second video... It looks awesome. :)

Straight back, controlled lumbar, angles knees... I wouldn't call it classic low bar, but that rep was awesome. After that, you seem to bring bum wink back in, as well as some upper back collapse...

Keep going! Epic progress so far, and it's epic!
 
Thanks guys. It's all because of you lot. Patiently transforming me from noob to gainz.

It's weird training without your partner. Apparently I should be sticking the weight up 5kg each session but I didn't feel confident squatting more than 40 today.


EDIT: for comparison, the first squat I posted

 
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I know your working on form, but don't be afraid of increasing the weight once your past your form issues, and don't be afraid of failing. You'll be faffing about like I did for ages otherwise.
 
Delvis said:
I know your working on form, but don't be afraid of increasing the weight once your past your form issues, and don't be afraid of failing. You'll be faffing about like I did for ages otherwise.
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Agree with this. Personally, I'm going to probably spend week or two when revision is over and I'm back in the gym doing more form based work on lifts where I feel it's needed (bench), and then when I'm onto free weight squats because I've managed to rid myself of the squat machine. At this point though, I'll still be increasing the weight, and may even do more volume based training. Less weight - less likely to injure self, by lifting something too heavy to fast and to soon with incorrect form, and more importantly, it will give me more reps to practice form on.

kd
 
Wish I found this thread sooner. Going to look over the form videos for deadlifts and squats.
I've been doing deadlifts for a few years with what I thought was decent form but injured myself pretty badly this week. I wasn't going crazy with the weight did 117.5kg which was 2.5kg more than the last time when I got 7 reps. This time on the second rep my back just went. I think I wasn't focused on form just moving the weight and my hips were too high.
I went to the doc and she said the back's just muscle pain and will last about a week.
But the worst part is that she said I had a small hernia. She said I don't need surgery yet but her solution was to stop weightlifting completely, not just for a few weeks. I don't like that idea at all. I didn't get this far just to quit.
 
I'd be careful with this sort of advice: doctors - from my experience - do not necessarily know anything about weightlifting.

So I would encourage you to get this checked out by either a sports doctor or somebody who knows something about this, as hernias are not the end of the weightlifting world.
 
phoenix575 said:
But the worst part is that she said I had a small hernia. She said I don't need surgery yet but her solution was to stop weightlifting completely, not just for a few weeks. I don't like that idea at all. I didn't get this far just to quit.
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I've trained with a small abdominal hernia for the last 5 years. During which time it hasn't caused me any pain or discomfort.

It's occasionally slightly more prominent, but hasn't got any worse.
 
mrthingyx said:
I'd be careful with this sort of advice: doctors - from my experience - do not necessarily know anything about weightlifting.

So I would encourage you to get this checked out by either a sports doctor or somebody who knows something about this, as hernias are not the end of the weightlifting world.
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Totally agree. A doctor once told I was obese according to the BMI and that's not healthy to weigh more than some arbitrary range.

Good idea to see a specialist.
 
exploitah said:
I've trained with a small abdominal hernia for the last 5 years. During which time it hasn't caused me any pain or discomfort.

It's occasionally slightly more prominent, but hasn't got any worse.
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This is encouraging. I'm going to rest for a few weeks and then try and get back into it gradually. I think I'll have to subsitute leg presses for squats. I haven't had great results with squats anyway but it does mean I have to go back to the gym, which sucks after putting so much effort into my home gym.
 
Can anyone offer any advice/improvements to my squats and deadlifts? There's nothing I'm particularly worried about, but it's been a while since I had any critique. I realise it's not the greatest view for the squats: I'll try to get a side view next time...

Squats, 5 x 150kg:


Deadlifts, 5 x 140kg:
Think I can see some lower back rounding here, but not so sure...
 
Squats: I can has side and rear vids, please? Difficult to tell from the video, but I think (!) you were rocking onto your toes for the first couple. Also, control your knees as they wander in...

Deads: lower back seemed ok, but upper back seemed round. Chest up! :)
 
Just a quick question for all you.

I've always been quite skinny so I've recently joined a gym with the hope of gaining a few lb of muscle.

It's been about two months and I've gained about 10 lb, which I'm quite happy with.

However, I had my routine programme update at the gym and according to my BMI I am bordering on overweight! I'm about 5 11" and weight 12st 6 at most.

I barely have an ounce of fat on me! Is the BMI a load of tosh which I can ignore?

Cheers :)
 
p4radox said:
Can anyone offer any advice/improvements to my squats and deadlifts? There's nothing I'm particularly worried about, but it's been a while since I had any critique. I realise it's not the greatest view for the squats: I'll try to get a side view next time...

Squats, 5 x 150kg:


Deadlifts, 5 x 140kg:
Think I can see some lower back rounding here, but not so sure...
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Squats:

Good. There are are couple of small issues though. I reckon they can be fixed by making your feet a bit more parallel, keeping the weight on your heels and pushing your knees out further.

Deads:

Even better. More tension in your lats and core.

lee1101 said:
Just a quick question for all you.

I've always been quite skinny so I've recently joined a gym with the hope of gaining a few lb of muscle.

It's been about two months and I've gained about 10 lb, which I'm quite happy with.

However, I had my routine programme update at the gym and according to my BMI I am bordering on overweight! I'm about 5 11" and weight 12st 6 at most.

I barely have an ounce of fat on me! Is the BMI a load of tosh which I can ignore?

Cheers :)
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Somnambulist said:
BMI = lol

Hope this helps.
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This.

I think I'm obese.
 
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