I miss the Diesel Weasel! He ended up fixing his form and becoming a decent powerlifter, and has fallen off the earth a bit, but for a long time he was just the poster boy of effort over technique. Had a presence on here even.
I saw his vids in the early days of internet videos. He was always the example of what not to do. He had a little bio that popped up when I searched for that. It said he reached elite status.
Heâd be a good guy for McGill to study to see if he destroyed his spine or if he was some sort of anomaly.
What McGill says is that it largely depends on the structure of your spine. Typically, taller and thinner lifters have spines that can take more shear force and withstand loaded flexion while the short stocky types are able to take more compressive force.
I feel like thatâs how they stay so injury free in terms of lumbar issues. They train the weakest part harder in the way of rounding to lift everything awkward to the point to where theyâre strong. I dunno man, at some point you gotta stop worrying so much and just lift it. If you get hurt, you get hurt. You can wait her learn from your fuck up, or keep lifting in the same manner and get fucked up again. Massive downside to the internet imo. Nobody just goes out and tries shit anymore.
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Lift it with perfect form or just lift it any way you can. Lol
How do you post a video on here?
Im def not doing a crunch. Its like when u eat too much and ur belly is all bloated and wants to explode in every direction.
Click on âreplyâ, one of the icons at the top of the reply box says âhyperlinkâ when you put the arrow on it. Click that and enter the video address.
That is fucked up and you are doing it wrong. There is no excuse for why you canât brace except that either you donât know how to or just donât want to.
Ive watched Chad Wesley smiths and Brian Alsruhes bracing videos and they all say to do it like that. Pushing the air in your belly in all directions like ur pregnant.
Are you bracing or just pushing air? Look up Chris Duffinâs video âbracing is not breathingâ.
Im sorry but between hearing 3+ world class level strength athletes saying how to do it i dont wanna hear something completely different from another world class athlete,this shit just gets confusing. How do i decide if i should trust chris duffin or chad welsey smith or brian alsruhe or mark bell etc.
just quit lifting then
Because i didnt change my technique everytime someone posts a new video about it?
You are getting stupider by the minute. You donât want advice from the top coaches in the sport but you want me to help you? Have a nice life.
I want advices from top lifters and ive gotten it. You claimed my bracing was probably wrong and when i asked you to provide info why it is wrong you just tell me to go watch a youtube video. Even if chriss duffin says something completely different from what im doing 2 other elite lifters and coaches have already said i should do what im already doing,so why would i rather trust chris duffin? Youre asking me to blindly listen to your fav pick.
Youâre quite obstinate and short sighted, sir. Which I guess is just a thing at your age, I probably was too. But youâll be better off if you recognize thatâs what you are.
So, what specifically do you believe certain coaches have said that directly contradicts others?
It sounds like what Chris Duffin is saying doesnât actually contradict what youâve already heard/read. Duffin is saying that taking in big air is not, on its own, sufficient for proper bracing, that thereâs more to it than just that. I donât think Alsruhe or Smith would disagree with that sentiment.
EDIT: also, why are you posting on a thread asking questions, and then telling people you donât want to hear opinions that diverge from what youâve already heard? That sounds pretty silly to me.
And thats exactly what chad and brian have sad. I didnt say chris was contradicting them,i said the fact that he send me chrises video to solve my problem is pointless because in both scenarios even if chriss agrees or contradicts both times that wont have any impact or solve anything for my âproblemâ. Simply put that video wouldnt contribute much.
You donât even know what you are talking about. You heard about one cue but that is only part of the picture. There is already a video explaining this in depth and it was made by someone with more knowledge and experience than myself so I donât see why I should explain anything, especially considering that you donât want to listen anyway. It sounds like you are looking for a shoulder to cry on more than anything.
Remember there was some idiot posting about weight loss and you said that you werenât going to waste your time with beginners anymore? I think we should just cut this guy off and let him figure it out himself, I donât have patience for this.
well, no. you didnât say that. you said:
thatâs a very different thing to say, actually.
Between this thread and the other youâre posting in, itâs hard for me to have much hope in having a reasonable discussion with you.