you know this is a forum, right? Like, where one person types things, and then another person types other things, and everyone just types things and hits enter and posts things? Writing posts is literally what all forums, anywhere, are about. Discussion. Conversation.
Do you really think it’s oversensitivity? Or do you think it might be just some of us expressing opinions that are not the same as your opinions?.
IDK. maybe no one? I don’t remember anyone calling you an asshole. And I don’t remember you calling anyone else one. So not sure what this is about.
of course. We hear some dumb shit from people. There’s a dude in another thread I’m participating in right now who can’t imagine that the reason he sucks with women has ANYTHING to do with something other than his height. Which is not even that short, he’s 5’7. I was very patient, gave great advice initially. Then he turned out to be a fucking turd sandwich. And the thread got ugly.
As far as lifting threads go, the ones that get ugly are generally similar. People who are just unbelievably obstinate, and want to argue for the sake of arguing. Or want to tell the successful athlete that they know what they’re doing and ‘what works for them’ because they have 6 months of experience and read a Rippetoe book.
Just because I want to put the whole “deadstop vs touch and go” thing to rest, I thought I’d include videos of 2 of the times I was allowed to pull touch and go in a competition (meaning no “up” command") and show exactly what happened.
My second contest. 405lbs for 90 seconds.
You can see that I try to bend the rules on the first few reps and bounce the deadlift for more reps. Once I’m told not to bounce, you can watch my plan immediately change to deadstops, because trying to slowly control the eccentric on 405lbs when you’re exhausted from competing all day SUCKS and it’s much easier to just take a break and let the weights crash to the floor between reps. So that’s exactly what I do to conserve energy, and I ended up tying for first with that strategy. I technically had it the hardest in that lane, because the other 2 guys had bumpers all the way on the bar while I was pulling with steel plates, so I had less flex to play with.
My 6th competition, with a Toyta Scion
Again, same thing here; no up command. Yeah, well f**k me if I’m going to control the eccentric on a goddamn car. Hit the rep, let it fall, and brace hard for the next pull. I ended up beating second place by 12 reps with this strategy.
This is partially why I don’t feel a need to “test myself” with deadstop reps in training; I find them to be easier than touch and go. Touch and go makes me much stronger, because I’m hitting a concentric AND an eccentric.
Is there ever a strategy to drop it to get a bounce from the car’s suspension? From the video for the most part you’re getting into a good rhythm with the car bouncing up and down, do people try to bounce the suspension of the car so the car is partially on its way up as you start the rep? Too bad you’re facing away from the car though, but damn that looks cool.
I’ve done the car deadlift twice, and both times I really try to get those handles to slam and ride the shock back on the way up. No idea if it actually helps at all, but it seems to help me keep a rhythm.
Definitely my favorite deadlift event, haha.
@FlatsFarmer Yeah, I had no idea how close I came to crushing my feet at the time, haha. Amazingly, no one ran into that, but we did have an atlas stone fall onto a bent knee at the end. That was rough.
Makes total sense with straps. You get rid of the thumb as a weakpoint, and can decrease the ROM just a touch. My texas deadlift bar actually has the finish worn off where my thumb rests against it, haha.
Ya the idea of the challenge was solid, it just needed a few tweaks.
In other news my lower back is about as sore as its ever been. Probably a sign that I should do higher volume more often.
My 5th and 10th sets:
kinda sorta. It’s something I’ve felt while doing car deadlifts, so I think it’s more of like an intuitive thing than a concerted effort. I mean, at the end of the day, I’m beginning each subsequent rep as quickly as I can, it’s not like I’m intentionally trying to do what you’re suggesting. But it’s not crazy to think that biofeedback signals would help a person time their lifts appropriately, even unconsciously.
FAAARRKKK a little late to the party.
That was awesome man.
AND FAAARK again, those vids from the competition.
How do I get that strong
And please don’t answer I’ll never get there
Just wanted to pay my respect
