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Going to the gym tomorrow, going to do weight session and rowing.

Does anyone else row for ten minutes to get yourself warmed up?

Been eating wholemeal pitta breads instead of bread.
 
Does my SLDL form look ok? Bearing in mind this is about 30kg more than what I previously thought was my 5RM.

Youtube borked the video when uploading in case you thought I was just lifting insanely quick!



Here's another I shot to give you an idea of the tempo


Apologies for the poor quality.
 
What weights have you got on there to make it 160kg? Not saying you're fibbing, it just looks like (and sounds when it goes down) about 80kg! Are the 2 big plates more than 25kg each?
 
SLDLs - looking ok, but there is a slight extension in your lower back. If you aren't flexible to lift from the floor then put something under the plates so you can lift from "dead".
 
Skull said:
What weights have you got on there to make it 160kg? Not saying you're fibbing, it just looks like (and sounds when it goes down) about 80kg! Are the 2 big plates more than 25kg each?
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The 25kg plates are rubber coated so a little bigger than normal, they dwarf the standard cast irons ones a bit.

There's 2x25, 2x20, 2x15, 2x10 + bar

Morba said:
if those SLDLs are 30kg more than what you thought your 5rm is and you did them easy, you have a rather fantastic 5rm SLDL!
whats your deadlift like?
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It keeps going up and up, I think I could add another 10kg fairly easily and still see 5 reps. Deadlift 1RM is 210 as of a couple of months ago. Going to go for 220 after my deconditioning week as I've seen strength gains across the board during HST.

In fact I've kept the 5s going for an extra week, each workout adding weight onto my previous 5RMs.

icecold said:
SLDLs - looking ok, but there is a slight extension in your lower back. If you aren't flexible to lift from the floor then put something under the plates so you can lift from "dead".
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Yes this is something I need to work on. I don't know why I don't lift from a dead stop like with normal DLs. With a lot of the reps I feel the bar touch the floor ever so slightly so I'm certainly flexible enough to go down that far. I'll try each rep from a dead stop next time and see if I can maintain the same numbers.


Thanks for the input everyone, much appreciated.
 
Ok, well I've been to the doctors a few times with my lower back over the last year or so and he's told me to stop deadlifting :( To be honest the only time my back hurts is when deadlifting/SLDL.

There is no pain I'm getting, It's more of a crushing ache across my lower back and down my left hip, I've tried everything to fix this from stretching and doing a good warm up before lifting using this work out for the last couple of months http://www.dieselcrew.com/lower-back-rehab-fix-lower-back-injuries .

Now after deadlifting or doing SLDL I've found it really hard to open my legs for bench press which would give me bad cramp this leads me to think It's a hip problem rather than a back one.

I've tried a belt which makes no difference, Would paying to see a sport physio be any help does anyone think? Do you think I should just take the docs advice and give up the lift?

I think not warming up when I first started has damaged me somehow also the fact I've spent most of my life in a chair and I just have a weak lower back.


Oh well done Andr3w :)
 
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Nothing like pulling an all nighter fuelled by caffeine to mess up your diet and training, feel like death. Why do my assignments mock me by throwing errors after behaving so well :(
 
Day 2 of Physio for my knee and tendon.

Mr.Physio applied friction today, aka torturing me by digging his thumb into the tendon and area around it.

Was horribly painful. He also pulled back on the leg so I had to try and pull against him, ouch barely describes it all.

Thank god after 15-20 minutes I got an wrapped icepack and got to sit and relax with it.

Seems I'll have to take next week off, I really don't want to even consider that. But I better listen to the man before I end up with a banjaxed leg and get forced off for a long duration.

I can still do some upperbody though. So I might do some tricep dips, skullcrusher, pullups and maybe some core with the plank. As long as it doesn't increase pressure on the affected area.

No chest or shoulers though, since I have to lift the heavy weights first.
Some of the chaps I know were all trying to tell me to take it easy, I went and did some close grip pullups and forearm work.

Have to do something at least.

On the bright side, my order from Myprotein arrived. 5kg of unflavoured impact Whey. Should help a bit.
 
burtie said:
Ok, well I've been to the doctors a few times with my lower back over the last year or so and he's told me to stop deadlifting :( To be honest the only time my back hurts is when deadlifting/SLDL.

There is no pain I'm getting, It's more of a crushing ache across my lower back and down my left hip, I've tried everything to fix this from stretching and doing a good warm up before lifting using this work out for the last couple of months http://www.dieselcrew.com/lower-back-rehab-fix-lower-back-injuries .

Now after deadlifting or doing SLDL I've found it really hard to open my legs for bench press which would give me bad cramp this leads me to think It's a hip problem rather than a back one.

I've tried a belt which makes no difference, Would paying to see a sport physio be any help does anyone think? Do you think I should just take the docs advice and give up the lift?

I think not warming up when I first started has damaged me somehow also the fact I've spent most of my life in a chair and I just have a weak lower back.


Oh well done Andr3w :)
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Go see a Physio, most doctors don't know much about sports injuries or what affects them.

If I went to a physio for my arm I'd have had far less trouble recovering, than the 6-8 months I had of doing nothing.
 
Ended up buying some knee wraps instead of a support for that dodgy knee of mine, as it was 'buy 2 get 1 free' on Bodymax accessories when I was in Powerhouse getting a new dipping belt. Absolutely amazing the confidence that they give you on squats! Felt like I could have just kept adding plates all day. Will need to make sure that I alternate using them though, as I can see my legs getting much stronger than the knees which will no doubt lead to more problems down the road.
 
Morba said:
from floor? i start mine from a racked position never lowering to the floor
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They should be done from a dead stop really, particularly if going heavy. I've raised the bar up on plates before to avoid a small amount of extension from trying to go from the floor.

Clum said:
Ended up buying some knee wraps instead of a support for that dodgy knee of mine, as it was 'buy 2 get 1 free' on Bodymax accessories when I was in Powerhouse getting a new dipping belt. Absolutely amazing the confidence that they give you on squats! Felt like I could have just kept adding plates all day. Will need to make sure that I alternate using them though, as I can see my legs getting much stronger than the knees which will no doubt lead to more problems down the road.
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That's because they add a fair amount of assistance to the squat. Wrap them up really tight and see how much heavier you can go :)
 
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