Soldato
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I made sure arse was higher than last time after I told you it was above parallel. They are full sized plates.
No chance of a vid any time soon.
No chance of a vid any time soon.
Prop your phone/camera up on a bench, this is what I do when I'm on my own. Or just ask someone to video it for you. Just explain that you want to check your form. Or don't, they most likely won't care.Because I work out alone and don't really fancy asking a random person to film me; it might be hard to find a non-moron.
It was a friendly, happy punch.I showed icecold on Monday how deep I was going on deadlift. After a moment's pause he punched me in the face before using me to do overhead squats.
In short, don't go that deep
To be somewhat more helpful, I was told to strengthen my core and get a good posture, then to bend forward as far as my hamstrings allow, then drop down using your knees until you can pick up the bar. That way your arse is kept up an appropriate amount.
Prop your phone/camera up on a bench, this is what I do when I'm on my own. Or just ask someone to video it for you. Just explain that you want to check your form. Or don't, they most likely won't care.
If they don't know what they're doing they might get the angles all wrong though.
I did look around for somewhere to put the phone but it's quite a small gym so it's not going to be easy.
I can't see how you can get tight on a bar with 5kg on each side?
Stop making so many ****ing excuses and just do it.
I know exactly what you mean LiE. It's the same with squats imo, working on form with too little weight is pointless and feels completely different.
I'm not getting my knickers in a twist, i'm trying to sort out your attitude to lifting. Reading your posts is depressing you seem to have an excuse for everything yet at the same time complain about not making progress.
Apart from allergies and not going to the meet, can you point out where?
Perhaps it's the width of my feet? They were just a bit wider than shoulder width apart, pointing fairly forward-ish.
I notice my knees seem to get in the way too. Not sure how to explain how or why because I don't know![]()
A few points from what I experienced when I started deadlifts:
I felt more of a burn in my quads than anywhere else but as you slowly get into the form and the other muslces (hams, glutes, lower-back) develop they will take over the lifting work. Quads activation will always take place though since they are a synergist in the lift, expect to feel them working still. How far above parallel were your legs(?) becuase you could have tight hams preventing you from coming up high enough.
When you say that adding more weight causes you to lift with your back, could you elaborate a little more i.e. from where in the lift do you start using your back? DLs are naturally a lower back exercise, so aslong as you aren't rounding your back, or using your back to lift any where below knee height then you shouldn't worry.
One last note. Are you remembering to squeeze your glutes as your bring up the bar? Like as hard as you can as if you were trying to hold in a massive guff - it's helped me no end, and helps take some load of your back.
Sorry for the flippin' novel, but having just struggled with it myself I know how frustrating it can be trying to get it right.
****ed off.
Sat in traffic for 20 mins and wasn't even 1/3 of the way to the gym so turned around. **** that.
Bank holiday ****s!
I'm getting sick of eating/cooking all the time![]()
Cadburys chocolate fingers are calling me
Tempted to go and say hello.
Business as usual in my gym but if Monday is anything like Friday was then there's no point in going because it was just too damn busy.