This…exactly. I like to throw them in occasionally for extra work, but even as a once a week supplemental exercise they destroy me when I go heavy.
Damn, really? I’m like that when I push normal deads and tend to do better with RDLs. My low back has no stability due to a birth defect so extreme end range of motion makes it really easy for things to slip.
I feel my increased ROM on RDLS is what makes the movement so damaging for me. I get a significantly greater stretch in the hamstrings than on a regular DL. Sometimes I even stand on a plate during RDLs because I don’t love myself. Do you have a video of you doing RDLs?
Ouch, is this what they call a masochist?
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I should clarify that these are RDL’s and not SLDL’s. SLDL’s would absolutely cause some slipping in my lumbar and put me out of action. I stop RDL’s just below the knee to keep my spine from flexing at all.
Wait, are these somehow different? I always thought they were the same thing.
Very different! RDLs are just the top half (roughly) of a deadlift. SLDLs are where you lock your knees and do a from-the-ground deadlift.
Ok, in that case, everytime I’ve ever said RDLs, I’ve meant SLDL. Can I run a “find and replace” function on my whole life?
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Hmm I’ve always done what I would call rdls (knees not locked), but get full ROM (touching floor), is that sldl or a rdl with extra ROM?!
Do you let your back round to get to the ground, or does the bar just travel way forward away from your shins? My guess is that you’re doing soft-kneed SLDLs if either of those are the case. An RDL is supposed to be exactly like a deadlift, only you stick to the top half of the movement.
No back rounding at all, and I think (don’t do them often) that the bar stays close to shins, I have long arms though. I’ll have to film it next time.
When I do RDLs I go pretty much all the way to the floor as well without any back rounding. Long arms as well.
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10/24/2020 - Assistance Day
Circuit - 5 times through in 24 minutes
Chin up - 10,10,7,7,6
Dips - 15,15,10,10,10
Ab Wheel - 15,15,10,10,10
I’m not cut out for this shit right now, this was a pretty abysmal performance. My arms and shoulder joints locked up and were gassed way before cardio or anything was. I’m finding that I spend way more time lifting on Limited Time than I did on other templates so I’m going to cut bait and try a full body program. I have also dreaded training and felt miserable after training this whole cycle.
Edit: extra detail in paragraph above.
Options are:
Do bodyweight only (You Are Your Own Gym) for a month to try and get my mojo back
Pervertor 2-3 days/week
Full Body 3 days/week
I’ll do a TM test this week and try and figure out what I want to do.
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Sucks that stuffs not feeling right man, hope you turn it around soon.
Ever think it could be the change in season? SAD seems to get to quite a number of people in the north east.
Piggybacking off of that thought… you might want to get your vitamin D3 levels checked and, if you don’t currently, assess whether supplementation is in order (usually is for people not living in the tropics).
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The percentage of people deficient in vit d is crazy. Def worth looking into. I was thinking that I should get to the doc soon to get some blood work done… couple years ago I was way low.
This. Once I started supplementing with vitamin D I felt so much better.
If anything I might be high if anything. Violently pale and I take 10,000iu a day. I’m a power extrovert so I know COVID is starting to get to me. Trying to get out a bit more and see if it helps.
Lemme try and rephrase what I tried to say the other day while I was moping like a child:
Thank you guys for the vit D suggestions - I’ve been yo-yo-ing back and forth between supplementing with 5,000iu and 10,000iu for awhile. I was worried I was at risk for vit D toxicity because I’m really pale and spend a decent amount of time outside, while also consuming a lot of milk and fatty fish. Maybe I’ll try sticking with 10,000iu for a week and re-evaluate.
Still having mood swings between mania and borderline depression which I think is because of the social isolation COVID has induced. I’m really extroverted and have always seen socialization as something to look forward to. I did OK in the beginning, but now am starting to feel like I don’t have much to work for or look forward to. This is likely what’s crashing my motivation. I think I can fix it by making more of a point to be social and do things for fun, rather than sit at home and laze life away.
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