A video of your current technique in action would be helpful.
Not so much a cue but a setup idea is that I've been trying to get my lifters to keep their neck flat on the bench, fully in contact throughout the lift.
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A video of your current technique in action would be helpful.
Not so much a cue but a setup idea is that I've been trying to get my lifters to keep their neck flat on the bench, fully in contact throughout the lift.
Caporegime
Squats are progressing slowly, not a bad start to 2020.
Had a look back at what I was squatting pre-injury (6 years ago now) and still have a way to go. I would do 180x5 x3.
Had a look back at what I was squatting pre-injury (6 years ago now) and still have a way to go. I would do 180x5 x3.
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Caporegime
Mirin the extra thigh visible as you drive out the hole.
Just noticed that! Looks like my glutes are eating my shorts
So I've noticed that as the weight creeps up on the bar I'm getting a little dizzy after heavy sets, particularly deadlifts. Anyone have any ideas as to why this might be? I've read that it may be something to do with an electrolyte imbalance? Hoping it's something that can be fixed simply through a change in breathing technique, though tbh I think I've tried them all...
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I thought this was relatively normal with heavy compound exercises? I get it sometimes.
At what point should I consider using a belt if at all? I do have one that I've not really used properly. I think it's a bit wide for me as well.
Soldato
Blood pressure goes up under heavy weights/bracing
then in goes down when you stop.
Can cause dizzyness, make sure you're hydrated
Drink water like a bloody grand national winner all day mate. Might trial a few energy drinks and supplement them for electrolyte tabs if they don't work. Cheers.
That, and good breathing technique. You're asking the baroreceptors in your arteries to cope with an awful lot when you lift, so whilst hydration is probably the most critical, making sure you exhale a little at the biggest stress points will also help.
Caporegime
Pretty standard on a very heavy set. I've blown chunks a few times deadlifting.
Yes don't do what the 16 year old I sometimes train next to does and forget to breathe - he might have a bunch of junior records in the country etc but it gives me something to laugh about when he's always doing this. 
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I just got used to it eventually. Deep breath between each set. Heart and lungs adapt.
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Just saying hi as a lurker....some of the numbers you guys lift are insane. 
I am starting out so my bench PB last Saturday was 30kg (so 50kg with the bar) but it felt fantastic to have 'proper weight' on it. Got a push/pull/legs going for the past 3 weeks (5 days a week) and the diet/no alcohol is speeding me along...!
Squat - 45kg 2x5
Deadlift - 70kg 1x6
I am starting out so my bench PB last Saturday was 30kg (so 50kg with the bar) but it felt fantastic to have 'proper weight' on it. Got a push/pull/legs going for the past 3 weeks (5 days a week) and the diet/no alcohol is speeding me along...!
Squat - 45kg 2x5
Deadlift - 70kg 1x6
Soldato
Always include the barJust saying hi as a lurker....some of the numbers you guys lift are insane.
I am starting out so my bench PB last Saturday was 30kg (so 50kg with the bar) but it felt fantastic to have 'proper weight' on it. Got a push/pull/legs going for the past 3 weeks (5 days a week) and the diet/no alcohol is speeding me along...!
Squat - 45kg 2x5
Deadlift - 70kg 1x6
sounds great, everyone starts somewhere
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Got my best ever OHP yesterday for 8x3 at 75kg and then 4x3 at 135kg on the hammer press. I was very happy with it. Next week will start at 77.5kg for sets and reps. Leg and back work has enormously helped with stability. AC joints have settled (back and shoulder days usually ease them completely). Having plateaued most of early last year on shoulders I’m suddenly seeing progress.
Consigliere
Always include the bar
sounds great, everyone starts somewhere
Ahhh ha! That makes me feel better!
Makes my 25kg OHP sound impressive then....
Using Boditrax at the gym and logging each week which is definitely helping...i am at 17.2% bodyfat but i am slim at 68kg (fat mainly around my belly) so diet is the big one for me i think.
Caporegime
I would take those body fat measurements with a pinch of salt, they are quite inaccurate.
Soldato
Presumably they at least give you a little metric to track your body fat with. If it goes up, you got fatter. if it goes down, you got thinner.
Caporegime
There are too many variables that can effect it. Amount of fluid in you/your muscles, food, time of day, empty bladder etc. It's at best a guess. I just use the mirror to asses body fat levels and the scales to monitor my weight.
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