Good stuff man. I feel you on the behind the neck presses, I wouldn’t reccommend them at all really except for if you want to strengthen the end position of the snatch. There are much less awkward ways to get shoulder strength up!
The RDLS look like you could do with lightening the weight by a bit though and bending the knees a little bit less. RDLS only ever started to feel effective for me when I went for reps and focused on feeling that stretch. Once the weight gets too heavy you start to use other muscle groups to get the weight up. Drag the bars right up your shins and stick the glutes out (without too much knee flexion/bend) to get the movement right.
Coach Ripps’ video explains the movement pretty well.
hi david, glad to hear youre finally lifting some heavy weights
looking at that BTNP vid, looks like you need a tad more shoulder and upper back flexibility, apart from that, looking good.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Good stuff man. I feel you on the behind the neck presses, I wouldn’t reccommend them at all really except for if you want to strengthen the end position of the snatch. There are much less awkward ways to get shoulder strength up!
The RDLS look like you could do with lightening the weight by a bit though and bending the knees a little bit less. RDLS only ever started to feel effective for me when I went for reps and focused on feeling that stretch. Once the weight gets too heavy you start to use other muscle groups to get the weight up. Drag the bars right up your shins and stick the glutes out (without too much knee flexion/bend) to get the movement right.
Thanks man, im backing off the RDL’s for the minute as I seem to jack all out of them. I never felt it in my hammes but rather my calves and no amount of foam rolling seemed to help.
[quote]caveman101 wrote:
hi david, glad to hear youre finally lifting some heavy weights
looking at that BTNP vid, looks like you need a tad more shoulder and upper back flexibility, apart from that, looking good.[/quote]
Thanks man, I am pumped to be back at the heavy stuff myself.
Yeah I noticed that myself, im pretty sure the lack of upper back flexibility is also whats causing my squats to go south.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Good stuff man. I feel you on the behind the neck presses, I wouldn’t reccommend them at all really except for if you want to strengthen the end position of the snatch. There are much less awkward ways to get shoulder strength up!
The RDLS look like you could do with lightening the weight by a bit though and bending the knees a little bit less. RDLS only ever started to feel effective for me when I went for reps and focused on feeling that stretch. Once the weight gets too heavy you start to use other muscle groups to get the weight up. Drag the bars right up your shins and stick the glutes out (without too much knee flexion/bend) to get the movement right.
Thanks man, im backing off the RDL’s for the minute as I seem to jack all out of them. I never felt it in my hammes but rather my calves and no amount of foam rolling seemed to help.
Guess its back to normal DL’S!
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Maybe you’ve never felt them in your hammies cos’ the form has never been right. Start light, use 60kg and go for slow reps with a nice stretch. Watch Coach Ripps video again and copy the form. My hammies always scream the day after RDLS.
No back squats today since the tattoo is still healing, ill be back to them next week. Though it was cool too work up woo 225 on front squats for the first time.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Good stuff man. I feel you on the behind the neck presses, I wouldn’t reccommend them at all really except for if you want to strengthen the end position of the snatch. There are much less awkward ways to get shoulder strength up!
The RDLS look like you could do with lightening the weight by a bit though and bending the knees a little bit less. RDLS only ever started to feel effective for me when I went for reps and focused on feeling that stretch. Once the weight gets too heavy you start to use other muscle groups to get the weight up. Drag the bars right up your shins and stick the glutes out (without too much knee flexion/bend) to get the movement right.
Thanks man, im backing off the RDL’s for the minute as I seem to jack all out of them. I never felt it in my hammes but rather my calves and no amount of foam rolling seemed to help.
Guess its back to normal DL’S!
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Nah, I’d stick it out with the RDL’s. They are a good motion to learn and perfect and to have in your repertoire. Straighten your legs more…a little less knee bend, and as much as your knees are bent at the start, do not bend them anymore throughout the motion. Seriously, just cut your weight in half for a while and feel the stretch. Extend those hips back. Just to overemphasize this I’ll find myself balancing on my heels at the bottom of the motion with my toes off the ground, cuz I’m so far back with my hips. That loading your hammies will get under tension like that is pretty much unparalleled with other lifts.
And yea, like phlegms says…drop the behind the neck act.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Nice front squats dog! I was ecstatic when I was able to hit 100kg on fronts, two plates a side on front squats feels so bad ass. Race to 3 plates!? :p[/quote]
LOL!
Dude, I need to hit a 3 plate back squat before I start on my fronts!
