The Syla5 Files

mrthingyx said:
Wgilst I remain utterly unconvinced by your need for the belt, it is good to see you pushing bigger stuff around. :)
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Ultimately belts help, no matter how you look at it. I don't need to be wearing it for all my work, however due to my on going lower abdominal twinge/suspected hernia I need to learn to use the belt so that it doesn't aggravate this. Throwing it on for the rep maxes is not the one, so it will go on during my last warmup sets and stay on for my working sets.
I need to make sure that my form with the belt no doesn't break either and this can be learnt and reviewed at lighter weights still.
 
Mobility update
Although not an outright indicator of mobility here are the wall squats I have been doing. First vid is end of January, second vid is from today.
In the second video my stance is slight narrower and my arms are above my head which makes the wall squat slightly more difficult. I am quite pleased with this and will keep working on things. I have gone from unsupple rock, to supple rock at least.

Mobility work up as per usual

Bench
Bar x 20
WG bar x 20
40x10
60x5
80x3
80x3
80x3
80x3
80x3
80x3
80x3
80x3

CGBP
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5
60x5

Incline DB bench
26x8
30x7
30x7
30x6
30x5
30x6

DB pullover
10x10
20x10
20x10
20x10
20x10

Dips SS leg raises
BW x 10 + 15
10x10 + 15
10x9 + 15

Core pull downs
14x15
18x15
18x5 + 14x10
9x20
 
Unloaded its not an issue, also I don't know exactly if its possible to go through that motion without that happening, I do need to work on it a bit more, loosen up the hips etc but its heading the right way.
 
I've got to be honest, those wall squats are pointless.

All you've really done is learn how to move around the tightness in your hips. The wink is not acceptable here (not in terms of injury, but movement quality), and it's an indication of your default "get around tightness" pattern that could be the source of your problems.

Also, who says your knees shouldn't travel further forwards when you squat? It's just made up kinesthesiology.
 
Wall squats pointless in general or just mine?

As far as learning to move around tightness I am not sure how that's possible without alterations to the stance/movement, which I haven't done, if anything I have made the movement more difficult.

Who mentioned knees?? One thing I am aiming for is improved ankle mobility and hip mobility which will allow my knees to travel further forward to improve the movement pattern.

So to get to the bottom of what you've said are you saying I've made no progress with regards to mobility/flexibility and just learnt to move around issues, or is it a case of slight improvement is allowing me to work around tightness I still have, but I should keep smashing everything?

My big issue is still my hamstrings, tight as a ducks butt and no amount of smashing is improving them very much.
 
Because i have tight hamstrings. Being told by 4 different physios, i would hope that at least 1 of them knows what they are doing, also its quite clear from some of the hamstring specific stretching i do that they are tight/short.
 
Syla5 said:
Because i have tight hamstrings. Being told by 4 different physios, i would hope that at least 1 of them knows what they are doing, also its quite clear from some of the hamstring specific stretching i do that they are tight/short.
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Only asking bru :p

What are you wanting to achieve by loosening the hamstrings?
 
It is not just my hamstrings but that is besides the point that my hamstrings are a big issue. I am wanting to achieve the ability to move better, from all movements and not just "move around tightness" as i feel this is apparent not just in my wall squats but other movements as well, deadlifts, squats etc.

Given that my DL, Squat, RDL, SLDL, hamstring PNF stretching all hit sticking points at a point where the hamstring is the limiting factor gives me a pretty solid idea that its my hamstrings are numero uno on my list of issues, plus the physio advise, and the fact that i may have limited mobility knowledge but it all points towards hamstrings being a big issue tells me that it is my hamstrings.

I am not just sticking my finger in the air, seeing which way the wind is blowing and saying "yeap hamstrings"...........
 
PNF Stretching (leg up against door way while laying flat etc), Straight leg Kicks, SLDL's light weight to stretch through ROM. Other work that should be helping to is being done on hips, glutes, adductors etc.
 
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