Fives, that’s awesome. Most people don’t realize how hard pull ups are. For me, when I watch a big dude rep out five, I am way impressed.
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Lingering back issue or just awesome pump?
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“Shoulders:
With a barbell in a rack set at shoulder height, face away from the bar and reach back behind you, grabbing the bar with your palms facing up. Walk your feet forward until you feel a deep stretch in the shoulders.”
- I took this from some DC notes I have…which should also now be in your inbox.
Which is basically the stretch you get from broomstick dislocates.
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Got it, thanks!
Woke at 254.4 lbs, looking more bloated than usual. Mix of not enough sleep over the last few days and dinner made up of pesto pasta chased with hummus and pita bread.
@BOTSLAYER pump. Oh my goodness, pump. Started around rep 20, by 80 I couldn’t bend my knees
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I know, just pulling your leg
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How to realise pullups are hard: try doing some.
It still amazes me though.
This. When I was leaner (great excuse), I was able to get five…once. Then three, then two, lol.
Tried one the other day, fail.
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That’s actually the opposite of dislocates, on this one you are supposed to reach back underneath (as opposed to reaching over). If you can do that the same way as shoulder dislocations then you have some crazy shoulder flexibility and should probably join a circus.
I used to do that stretch but I found it irritated my shoulders.
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That sounds horrible.
It’s every bit as shit as it sounds.
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Finally got around to watching Westside vs the World.
Anyone who wants to have any pretence of giving a shit about powerlifting should watch it just to get an idea of what it actually means to do what is needed to get to the top.
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is that a movie?
How’s the 10 seconds pauses treating you
Edit: googled, sorry to ask Mark. Yes it’s a documentary.
What sort of stuff do they do? Dave Tate had a recent article where he was saying they advised against getting married or having kids because it would interfere with training, then you hear about guys living in cars or never working a real job for the same reason. I think you could still live a fairly normal life and do well in PL, lots of the top lifters have good jobs and such.
A lot is what Dave covered in the article.
You’re not wrong, you can have a normal life and succeed. Ed Coan did. But to me, the Westside guys embody what powerlifting is right at the limits: they basically gave everything they had to a sport which gives almost nothing back, just to be the absolute best.
I just think it’s important to be aware of that.
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Woke at 253.9 lbs, looking much the same as usual. Sleep got rid of the bloating.
@mortdk the 10 second pauses are treating me with no respect. This is just as it should be. If you haven’t, I really recommend you try that Friday I do. I think it’s something you would find satisfying.
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Tell you the truth, when you phrase it like that it makes me wonder if I should find a different hobby.
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Which is a legitimate question, and I would have no less respect for you if you decided to do something else. Everyone makes their own choices.
For me, while I’m not prepared to go to their lengths I always keep in the forefront of my mind that I picked this sport and I’m making my own humble attempt at following in their footsteps - so out of respect to the sacrifices they decided to make, the least I can do is everything within my limits to be better.
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Yeah, that’s pretty much how I look at it too.
A lot of stuff you hear from the Westside guys on this topic is very extreme, to the point that certain things (like competing even when injured) can be counterproductive. If you can’t have some semblance of a normal life then to me it doesn’t seem like it would be worth it.
You’re not wrong. I think Dave Tate goes over that and even Louie in the movie mentions that there were a couple of guys who would probably have done better if they pulled back a bit.
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