[quote]Gianacakos wrote:
Oh, I agree with you. Strict and fair is the way to go. I knew I had a little jerk in there that’s why I immediately looked to the reader-board. I just wish I could have made it prettier, because like you said I don’t feel like it helped me too much. I always have a little jerk when I am at near max effort, any advice on how to alleviate it? I would really like to not lose out on lifts I know I can get in the future. I am like a sponge for advice from more experienced lifters and welcome any and all criticism. Thanks for an honest objective viewpoint. Other than the hitch, did everything look good?[/quote]
Ever tried training with bands? If you try that little jerk with a pair of bands around the bar, you’ll never get it locked out. They will force you to make it one smooth pull.
I would love to start a log, but it won’t be until fall. I am about to go into a period of little to no training and no communication with the outside world. I am in the Navy and on submarines so I have a month before and after going to sea (I actually go to sea for 2 1/2ish months at a time) where I work in too arduous a situation to powerlift. When I am at sea all I have available is a smith machine, so I just do a ton of pull-ups and as much tricep work as I can muster.
In reality I only “train” 5-7 months out of the year depending on the year (it has been this way since I first started powerlifting training 2 years ago). So when I get back into the full swing of training in the fall I will definitely keep a log and I will absolutely take the band pulls advice.
I am fearfull of rack pulls because they are so specialized in their range of motion. I don’t think they are applicable to my short training periods. I feel like I have to pull from the floor when I get a chance so I can maintain the power I have from the floor. I have to keep my body as ready to pull heavy from the floor as I can. This is the same reason I do not box-squat or do any other variations of benching other than flat bench.