Evs. This is what you say next time youre doing your bar humps and peeps be giving you the eye.
On a completely different note, nice benching! Those bands look terrifying.
Can’t see the arch with your shirt, but the setup looked professional.
I keep forgetting, when’s the meet?
[quote]veggiestrong wrote:
self myofascial release [/quote]
Dude…easy with this advice…you could go blind. Just sayin…(Edgy squints to see screen)
Oh…and looks like Maschy wants you to vid your bench while shirtless. I read through the lines on that one…
Masch, serious LULZ with that! “Deal with it!”
Thanks, it “felt” right, but next week I should have my singlet so I’ll wear it underneath and take off my shirt (bow chica wow wow) to bench so you can critique my form, k?
Edgy, when I told my wife I needed to find a tennis ball for self myofascial release, I followed it with a “giggity giggity” ala Quagmire, for maximum effect. Yeah, I am usually good at reading between the lines, I knew what she was looking for
Oh, and the meet is 3/27 (the 198’s and up lift Sunday the 27th, lighter folk and wimmenz on the 26th)
Are you gonna be in the 198?
LWI
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
Are you gonna be in the 198?
LWI[/quote]
Yes sir. I’ve been at 200-201 at the end of the day here without even thinking about it, and in another few weeks (with my morning cardio included) I should be easily under 198. I talked with the meet director and I can weigh in the evening before, and then feast like a beast that night and in the morning before the meet. There’s a place in that town that has a kick ass ham steak and egg breakfast with awesome potatoes…I think I’ll get two of those…to start.
Ok, so here are a couple pics for comparison.
The first one is how I have been tending to place the bar at this new gym. I think it’s because the knurling blows ass, so any lower and it feels like it’ll slide down my back. Chalk maybe?
…and this is a little lower, and more like I was used to when my numbers were increasing, however slightly they were. The thing here is that it’s rough on the wrists. Well, I found out today that the 100% Raw fed allows wrist wraps now on all lifts. Sweet. I feel more upright with this bar position, and just think it’s better for me.
Maybe I’ll add a DE squat day with light band resistance to “grease the groove” a little more before D-Day.
Note: I’m not trying to change shit, just slight tweaks. Those are allowed, right?
Yeah chalk on your back helps alot with slipping. That looks pretty low-bar to me.
after reading this page, the only image I’m left with is “violently humping the air” 
If it can give you any satisfaction I feel the same way doing my pull throughs. I just crank my music up and pretend I know what I’m doing.
ok, back the squat/falling forward thing…have you experimented with hand placement? Maybe bringing your hands in closer to your shoulders? and get the elbows down and think about driving them forward outta the hole…
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
ok, back the squat/falling forward thing…have you experimented with hand placement? Maybe bringing your hands in closer to your shoulders? and get the elbows down and think about driving them forward outta the hole…[/quote]
I have just recently brought my hands in, which I think is rough on my wrists but feels tighter everywhere else. I begin by trying to push elbows forward, but once the squat begins, my head just turns off and I go into “down…down…down…UP” mode, without keeping everything tight and together. I’ll be working on it, for sure though.
Thanks MiM!
Have you tried punching yourself in the face?
Jk. Don’t do that.
Take this for what its worth, but my coach specifically told me to NOT push my elbows forward on the descent and to just concentrate on doing that, as well as squeezing the bar, when I’m coming up. Mind you I’m squatting high bar now, so who knows if this even applies since there’s less chance of slippage. Anyways, i’d be interested to see what works for you!
Suerte amigo!
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
Are you gonna be in the 198?
LWI[/quote]
Yes sir. I’ve been at 200-201 at the end of the day here without even thinking about it, and in another few weeks (with my morning cardio included) I should be easily under 198. I talked with the meet director and I can weigh in the evening before, and then feast like a beast that night and in the morning before the meet. There’s a place in that town that has a kick ass ham steak and egg breakfast with awesome potatoes…I think I’ll get two of those…to start. [/quote]
dont puke on your squat attempt… on second thought, puke on your squat attempt and then make sure its on video 
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
Are you gonna be in the 198?
LWI[/quote]
Yes sir. I’ve been at 200-201 at the end of the day here without even thinking about it, and in another few weeks (with my morning cardio included) I should be easily under 198. I talked with the meet director and I can weigh in the evening before, and then feast like a beast that night and in the morning before the meet. There’s a place in that town that has a kick ass ham steak and egg breakfast with awesome potatoes…I think I’ll get two of those…to start. [/quote]
dont puke on your squat attempt… on second thought, puke on your squat attempt and then make sure its on video :)[/quote]
x OVER 9000
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
When I fail, I tend to pitch forward. Is that displaying a glute/ham weakness and the quads are trying to take over (something I heard on the SYTYCS series) or does it appear to be technique related. Any ideas? Knees are pushing out, but I think I’m not fully tighted all the way down the posterior chain before/during the squat. I think the approaching meet deadline is messing with my head and my numbers are suffering from it.
Also, does my belt make me look fat? Haha[/quote]
I think you’ve got it right with the glute/ham weakness relative to quads. Pitching forward could also mean you aren’t pushing your knees out enough, which is technique related. After you unrack, cues should be “big air in the belt, lower back arched, knees out, open up the hips, spread the floor with the feet.” Try to add some glute ham raises in if you can find a machine. If not, in my old sissy gym I used to use the lat pulldown seat. Wedge your legs in there and do a GHR to a small plyo box, push yourself back up until your hammies feel like their going to separate from your bone.
Nice work ink! Excited to see your meet performance, and jealous you’re getting on the platform before me.
PS Yes the belt makes you look fat. But, seeing as you seem to be taking up PL, that should be taken as a compliment.
Masch, I haven’t punched myself in the face (yet) but it might work, try it and let me know how it works for you, and then I’ll consider it.
Greg and DF, there’ll be video of it all (I hope) regardless of puking/passing out. If it happens, it will be proudly shared.
Major, thanks for the cues. I usually think of the first few (big air into the belt, lower back arch, knees out) and then I start sitting back. I’ll try to use the “open hips and spread the floor” cue’s next time. Also I’ll attempt GHR’s on a lat pulldown machine. I’m excited to get up there and see what I can do at the meet. Regardless of numbers, it’s going to be awesome, I’m sure of it. You’ll get there soon enough, total a billion, and be on your way. Don’t sweat it.
Oh, and I do take it as a compliment. haha
Glutes/hams have finally recovered to about 90%, so DL’s are on the list of things “to do” tonight. DL’s and some heavy upper back training, that’s the plan.
Hi.
Just thought I’d stop by and say hello. Like all the color on your shoulder there.
Your squat video has me wondering…humm… I’m super quad dominant with really poor hammie activation. Haven’t been able to feel good on my squat yet. Now you’ve got me wondering about bar placement too. Gotta check that on squat day.