Jon North kicking ass in the gym, snatched 1 kg higher than current American record:
Pendlay explains that this is huge for North, since North had plateaued in his snatch #s for a while now, so to break his PR by 5 kg represents a breakout for North (hopefully!).
(In spite of what may come through on video, North is a riot and a nice guy, pretty mellow when not actually lifting.)
Interesting article by Chad Waterbury on knee pain and the VMO, plus an exercise with video:
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Interesting article by Chad Waterbury on knee pain and the VMO, plus an exercise with video:
http://chadwaterbury.com/step-down-for-stronger-healthier-knees/[/quote]
Good one, I noticed when I spin, or just use my bike the VMO was starting to make an appearance, Ill have to add the step downs, thanks PG
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Question: how do you know that someone is a “quarter-squatter”, even before you’ve seen them squat?
Answer: you ask them what weight they want to start their squat session with, and they tell you 225.[/quote]
OMG that is soooo true!
LOL
i don’t know, I mean if they start their warm ups with 225 then yeah, clear signal. But if 225 is their first working set then that not uncommon.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
i don’t know, I mean if they start their warm ups with 225 then yeah, clear signal. But if 225 is their first working set then that not uncommon.[/quote]
I was giving up the rack after MPs, had 135 on the bar, was wondering if the kid was going to start with empty bar or the 135. When he told me 225, I knew. In his defense, I expected him to work up to power curtsies at 405, but he just did multiple sets of “quarters” at 225. So he just didn’t know any better.
It’s the skinny dweebs wearing belts and using pussy pads to power curtsy 405 that actually get my goat, even though it shouldn’t of course.
[quote]Up wrote:
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Interesting article by Chad Waterbury on knee pain and the VMO, plus an exercise with video:
http://chadwaterbury.com/step-down-for-stronger-healthier-knees/[/quote]
Good one, I noticed when I spin, or just use my bike the VMO was starting to make an appearance, Ill have to add the step downs, thanks PG
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You’re welcome Up! Hope it helps, knee pain sucks. I think it might’ve been mentioned briefly early on LOL, but the ring stuff that’s the rage right now in BlueLand is CW’s influence if I’m not mistaken.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
i don’t know, I mean if they start their warm ups with 225 then yeah, clear signal. But if 225 is their first working set then that not uncommon.[/quote]
I was giving up the rack after MPs, had 135 on the bar, was wondering if the kid was going to start with empty bar or the 135. When he told me 225, I knew. In his defense, I expected him to work up to power curtsies at 405, but he just did multiple sets of “quarters” at 225. So he just didn’t know any better.
It’s the skinny dweebs wearing belts and using pussy pads to power curtsy 405 that actually get my goat, even though it shouldn’t of course.[/quote]
No it really should get your goat.
Lol at myself. So I’ve been working on my deadlift form, protocol is a bastardization of the Sadiv set (using 325, 1.75 Bw, so not speed reps), 21 deadstop reps in 12 minutes. Tonight on my 15th rep was trying to give it a little extra oomph, literally started to fall backwards -awesome!, because that definitely means I’m pulling back instead of up. Psyched.
did you get all 21 reps?
nice
that VMO video is helpful
I have been doing allot of something similar
called a peterson step up
but really the movement is about the final contraction of the knee
like a TKE
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Lol at myself. So I’ve been working on my deadlift form, protocol is a bastardization of the Sadiv set (using 325, 1.75 Bw, so not speed reps), 21 deadstop reps in 12 minutes. Tonight on my 15th rep was trying to give it a little extra oomph, literally started to fall backwards -awesome!, because that definitely means I’m pulling back instead of up. Psyched.[/quote]
Seems to me that the smart way to do that would be to break it up in blocks. Like 6,5,5,5 with 3.5 minute rests in between.
Finally found the technique (achievable because of improving shoulder mobility) that allows me to get my back tight “enough” -closed grip, pinky inside rings. My previous iteration was thumbless grip. My crappy back angle got more upright, and the quasimodo-like lump created by the bar was not freshly abraded. Yay.
I have also noticed less elbow stress when squatting, which I again attribute to improved shoulder mobility. Banded no-moneys, plus more focus on the micro-oscillation technique that CT talks about has helped. Also BTNs (thanks G1) which I noticed when done with light weights and exquisite attention to form looks an awful lot like scapular wall slides with weight.
Further notes on back tightness: closed grip with ring finger on rings still abrades back, open grip with pinky inside rings ok if super focused on pinching scaps together, closed grip with pinky on/inside rings actually smooths out quasimodo lumpishness from warmup sets.
Also, have to remember to (after “twirling” elbows under bar) pull down on i.e. break bar across back to get better tightness in lats.
Squats are like a riddle that each individual has to solve for himself…
Just now saw your video on movement screening. That’s good stuff, I really should be doing from time to time to check on things. Reminds me of the exercises they had me do when rehabbing the scoliosis.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Further notes on back tightness: closed grip with ring finger on rings still abrades back, open grip with pinky inside rings ok if super focused on pinching scaps together, closed grip with pinky on/inside rings actually smooths out quasimodo lumpishness from warmup sets.
Also, have to remember to (after “twirling” elbows under bar) pull down on i.e. break bar across back to get better tightness in lats.
Squats are like a riddle that each individual has to solve for himself…[/quote]
I always put my index fingers just outside the rings.
Any further in and I get pain in my right shoulder.
Reviewing the squat videos has helped a lot with my form.
I’m trying to make it so that I do that periodically
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Further notes on back tightness: closed grip with ring finger on rings still abrades back, open grip with pinky inside rings ok if super focused on pinching scaps together, closed grip with pinky on/inside rings actually smooths out quasimodo lumpishness from warmup sets.
Also, have to remember to (after “twirling” elbows under bar) pull down on i.e. break bar across back to get better tightness in lats.
Squats are like a riddle that each individual has to solve for himself…[/quote]
Aint that the truth, Im twirling like a mother fucker, however I have to remember to break the bar with my back to engage my lats…good stuff PG
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Im twirling like a mother fucker,[/quote]
I LOL’d
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Interesting article by Chad Waterbury on knee pain and the VMO, plus an exercise with video:
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Hi Punny Guy
I’ve been doing these since I found this article in your thread. Thanks for the link. 
I’ve also been pimping it to other grumpy knee people.
[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
Interesting article by Chad Waterbury on knee pain and the VMO, plus an exercise with video:
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Hi Punny Guy
I’ve been doing these since I found this article in your thread. Thanks for the link.
I’ve also been pimping it to other grumpy knee people.
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You are very welcome.
A punny name based off of a charley horse with a squirrel avatar? Nice.
edit: wait…that’s a beaver! my mind is blown LOL
