Will do! 
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I find if my IT bands are tight, thereās a good chance that my piriformis and sometimes even the side of my calves on that side are tight too.
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These people are specifically chosen based on their leverages, tolerance to volume, neuromuscular efficiency and coordination, tendon strength and durability, bone structure etc. You cannot compare them to average lifters, dude. Just look the torso and limb length ratios of every single one of them and you will they are more or less the same. They are born already built for this shit, and still many drop out. What makes you think the average person can handle what they do?
You think you will ever see someone with the leverages this guys has becoming a top tier Olympic lifter?
You need short legs relative to your torso to keep upright and prevent your knees from travelling to far.
Can you do this^?
^This dudeās at parallel and his knees are nearer to his mid foot than his toes. Can you do this?
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His knees are just slightly past his toes in a full squat position.
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Referred to wrong pic and edited for clarity:
Similar leverages to third pic I posted. Whatās your point?
Oh, did you think I meant you canāt squat with long legs?
Cos I didnāt.
I like rolling those out with a rolling pin. The ITB too, but the wife has to do that.
Record breaking bodyweight deadlift FTW!
Thatās the China team. Look at their leverages and even heights at that specific weight class. Theyāre almost identical.
Did a reverse google search for the 2nd pic and found this:
If the internet cancels me, itās your fault!
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What are your lift PRs anyway?
future thread: āGood squat alternatives? I canāt squat anymoreā
gist: ācanāt squat anymore because of reasons. what are some good alternatives that I wonāt be listening to anyway?ā
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Syllogism? Japanese cartoon characters? Bah!
āA man back get fucked, he canāt squat.ā
āA man in constant pain even during warm up, he canāt squat.ā
āA man knees get fucked, he canāt squat.ā
āIf squat program used build muscle, build strength, squat program mean something. If squat program used because some old Bulgarian dudes did it daily while others who have broken all their records donāt, squat program no mean nothing.ā
ā Mr Miyagi
Karate Kid 3
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Thank you! Every time I hear someone say ā¦ hey "Iām going to do the Bulgaria method " I question if they have actually sat down and weighed the pros and cons. Especially your hobby lifter who might actually have say a full time job and normal human responsibilities.
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Yes, bulldog san, you speak truth.
Also, the Bulgarians didnāt do max back squats. The did max only lifts. Big fucking difference. Heās doing it wrong.
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Squat is currently 385 pounds for 12 singles.
I said I was gonna post a video of me squatting. I have it recorded but havenāt uploaded it on YouTube yet. Give me like 3 hours.
Itās just 345 though. But itās done with good concentric speed.
215 pounds for five reps with clean-pulls. Everything else is garbage. Even my clean-pull is garbage.
No offence man but this should open your eyes to the fact that you shouldnt be following a program that elite lifters use.
I squat twice a week and im moving some decent weight. Only thing i do 3x a week is bench. Bench seems to improve faster with higher frequency for me anyway.
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Looking down the list of squat records, there donāt seem to be a lot of Bulgarians on there.
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Your work ethic is a little too good. On a well structured program with good recovery built in to it you will be pretty damn strong.
Some say that in weight training youāre only in competition with yourself, which is cool, but dont sabotage your only opponent.
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