Taken a week or so out and blimey do i suffer when i dont train. Did some general upper stuff but did bench semi heavy. Granted i had done some weighted dips and some light incline benching, but 120kg felt like 180kg!!! Squat/GMs tonight... eek
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Well I dug deep and Managed to get out a new Personal Best 180kg Deadlift.
Bodyweight still 68kg atm.
My Form went a little, as you can see my back slightly arching, but what the hell.
I did it after working up from 100kg, in 10kg intervals. Although 100-140kg all had 6 reps.
Bodyweight still 68kg atm.
My Form went a little, as you can see my back slightly arching, but what the hell.
I did it after working up from 100kg, in 10kg intervals. Although 100-140kg all had 6 reps.
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Nice work mate, although you better hope Morba doesnt see that video the sideways look makes him angry
Awesome work mate.
Impressive strength/weight ratio! No straps too!
Looks like your hip drive was a tad late and that your back could be a little flatter, other than that a good clean powerful lift, no stall etc. (I know there's a member here suffering from Lordosis, not sure if it's you?) Could be down the the camera angle too ofc.
Impressive strength/weight ratio! No straps too!
Looks like your hip drive was a tad late and that your back could be a little flatter, other than that a good clean powerful lift, no stall etc. (I know there's a member here suffering from Lordosis, not sure if it's you?) Could be down the the camera angle too ofc.
I always go fully raw, I don't even own straps or a belt
just liquid chalk.Yes I've got Lordosis, don't know if any other members also have it.
Although I'm sure next time I'll have better form, on lower lifts I usually tend to get the form much better, but that lift wrecked me.
Felt like my face was going to burst
Ahh right, in that case ignore my back flatness comments then!
Really want to give chalf a go, but don't want to fork out for liquid chalf
Whenever I DL, SLDL, B.O.R an oly bar it's always a naked bar. Be nice to have a snug grip. Might buy some board chalk and crush it up and clean it all off after...
Really want to give chalf a go, but don't want to fork out for liquid chalf
Whenever I DL, SLDL, B.O.R an oly bar it's always a naked bar. Be nice to have a snug grip. Might buy some board chalk and crush it up and clean it all off after...
I got my liquid chalk from myprotein, I decided to give it a try since it's quite cheap.
Athlough I ordered my whey aswell, not worth it on it's own.
I use the chalk because after a while my hands get sweaty, nothing worse than the bar slipping.
Athlough I ordered my whey aswell, not worth it on it's own.
I use the chalk because after a while my hands get sweaty, nothing worse than the bar slipping.
I really like it.
Been using the same bottle since Febuary, I put small amount on. About 1cm blob.
It lasts through my entire workout usually.
If not just add a tiny bit more and rub in.
Im not keen on liquid chalk, for a start it smells like pva glue and secondly i generally want more chalk on the bar than i do on my hands, especially when squatting and find it easier to use regular chalk. It used to annoy me waiting for it to dry on my hands as well.
I just get 'grippy' chalk blocks off ebay, couple of quid a pop and last for ages, even with the over generous amounts of chalk i chuck around
I just get 'grippy' chalk blocks off ebay, couple of quid a pop and last for ages, even with the over generous amounts of chalk i chuck around
Im not keen on liquid chalk, for a start it smells like pva glue and secondly i generally want more chalk on the bar than i do on my hands, especially when squatting and find it easier to use regular chalk. It used to annoy me waiting for it to dry on my hands as well.
I just get 'grippy' chalk blocks off ebay, couple of quid a pop and last for ages, even with the over generous amounts of chalk i chuck around
Odd mine doesn't smell like that at all, it also dried really fast, usually by the time I' done rubbing or 2-3 seconds after.
But I've yet to use it for squats, so I can't comment on that.
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Right here mate! Impressive lift though especially at your BW. For the like of me i cannot get the deadlift correct. I just end up hurting my back. How do you go about doing the lift with your arch?
I basically try to suck in my gut, tense it as much as I can while pushing my lower back in as hard as I can, while keeping shoudlers back aswell.
Takes a lot of practice and effort, I find it tires me out after a few sets really fast.
Although with the sumo stance it feels easier, but I tend to focus more on my lower back during the lift. Same for squats though.
I spent ages practicing with low weights and even I at home in the mornings I practice my form.
Also when I sit in any chair I try to stop slouching and sit while tensing my abs and pushing in lower back and head up straight shoulders back.
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Nice lift. How tall are you out of interest?
I'm 5'8 just under 5'9
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Sumo definately does feel easier but still not 'right'. Squats are better for me than the deadlift but still difficult because of my lower body hell.
How tight are your hamstrings and hip flexors? Do you still find you walk around with an excessive lower arch or are you programmed to stick your body into a more neutral alignment all the time?
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