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Syla5 · 23 Feb 2012 at 13:47

LiE said:
The floor is pretty firm, made from some rubber stuff.
Syla5, will need a hand off tonight with my 125 bench press, aiming for 8 reps.

No worries man I will be there around 5 today and will be doing chest as well

icecold · 23 Feb 2012 at 15:38

LiE said:
Yea those guys were doing some DLing in the rack, but not very well. Quite a few people watch me DL and Squat because it looks so totally different to what they normally see in the gym... says a lot really.

I've seen a few people copy what I do, one guy went straight to the catchers on squats

I've decided that my current gym is too full of bros to give random advice out, but I've had a couple of guys ask, which is fine.

Syla5 said:
Yeah I do it to stop the rolling but as LiE says the starting position of the bar tends to be about an inch higher then 20kg plates from the floor. I actually think this could be impacting my form So gonna move back to the floor

If the bar isn't 9" from the floor and each rep isn't dead on the floor, it isn't a deadlift

PAz · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:05

LiE said:
Syla5 does DL in the rack off the very bottom catchers. He says it's because the plates don't roll around. The difference in hight isn't much, same as using 25kg plates on the floor (for me this is too high).

Can see him using it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CE1uxW9ebU
I used it once but didn't get on, the way I dump my weights off would probably make too much noise.

I do that as well (sometimes) because of DWs stupidly shaped plates.

LiE · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:06

They really annoy me when DLing, bloody things keep moving!

Delvis · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:06

I'd personally be tempted to do a full reset

LiE · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:15

I do a few times when it moves.

icecold · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:18

I had that problem in my previous gym, very frustrating.

Just called Pullum about my broken lever belt. They're sending a new lever out tomorrow which is pretty awesome, just need to send the broken one back.

reiyushin · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:20

PAz said:
I do that as well (sometimes) because of DWs stupidly shaped plates.

I left DW for that reason alone.

reiyushin · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:21

Lil oly today

3x3 Power Clean: 70kg
3x3 Hang P.Clean: 60kg
3x3 Hang P.Snatch: 40kg

booyaka · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:23

interesting discussion and good to know about the DL etc.

I noticed from the video a over hand/under hand grip - is that just personal preference??

duvet77 · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:23

Anyone here use Fatgripz? got anything good to say about them?

icecold · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:23

Hmm you've tempted me to go in and try some oly stuff... I'll be limited by equipment, but I need some speed work.

Deception · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:26

duvet77 said:
Anyone here use Fatgripz? got anything good to say about them?

I have them and so do a few others here. Give your forearm quite a pump and be prepared to knock down the weight on a few lifts due to it being a lot harder

duvet77 · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:28

Deception said:
I have them and so do a few others here. Give your forearm quite a pump and be prepared to knock down the weight on a few lifts due to it being a lot harder

Have you noticed any forearm growth, or growth elsewhere that could be attributed to using them.

I think I read they could ease shoulder pain when doing bench pressing (an issue for me); any experience with that?

LiE · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:29

reiyushin said:
I left DW for that reason alone.

because occasionally the bar would move on DL? Seems a bit extreme.

reiyushin · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:34

That and the collars were poor. Fitness first and DW are 5mins apart where I live

reiyushin · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:34

icecold said:
Hmm you've tempted me to go in and try some oly stuff... I'll be limited by equipment, but I need some speed work.

Speed kills

Deception · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:34

duvet77 said:
Have you noticed any forearm growth, or growth elsewhere that could be attributed to using them.

I think I read they could ease shoulder pain when doing bench pressing (an issue for me); any experience with that?

Can't say I've used them with benching yet. Will have to give it a go. I basically got them when I had an operation on my Ulnar nerve (responsible for half my fingers losing their sensation) and would need to get grip strength back.

reiyushin · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:35

Need to get some fatgripz on the go

Syla5 · 23 Feb 2012 at 16:49

Gym time in 25 mins chest day and looking forward to it

Bench 3x8
Dips 3x8
Inclined db bench 3x8
Tricep push downs 3x8
Standing flys 3x8
Cgbp 3x8

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