[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I watched the video about five times but I just couldn’t see if your hand placement was symmetrical or not. If mine is the least little bit off on one side it goes tits up for me just like that and I mena just a little bit off does it.
Might not be your issue but it can’t hurt to check.
[/quote]
i thought that at first and froze a frame and measured. that wasn’t the issue.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I watched the video about five times but I just couldn’t see if your hand placement was symmetrical or not. If mine is the least little bit off on one side it goes tits up for me just like that and I mena just a little bit off does it.
Might not be your issue but it can’t hurt to check.
[/quote]
i thought that at first and froze a frame and measured. that wasn’t the issue.
[/quote]
I’m going to feel sad if the real issue is just that I’m a floppy spazz.
I really don’t know why this has appeared over the last few months but I appreciate everyone’s suggestions and feedback and am looking forward to putting some into practice on the weekend. I have to pick just a couple to focus on. If I try to do too much at the same time everything will go for a shit.
lots of good advice. my supinated hand also is normally lower, my grip will usually give out that side first, kinda funny, same arm I just have the bicep reattched a few weeks ago.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
No additional advice from me, but I will say that the bar seems to dip a bit on the supinated hand side when the weight gets heavy for me. Not that this is your problem, but I think it makes your lean appear more pronounced.
Form issue aside, you’re looking very strong.[/quote]
I kind of wonder if there is a connection to the lean being on my supinated side. I wonder if having your hand supinated makes your shoulder roll farther forward. I never get this on my pronated side.
I was reading another friends training log and he has switched to hook grip. If I weren’t such a cry baby I might try that.[/quote]
I don’t think I could use a hook grip. I’ve once or twice tried but I can’t seem to wrap my hand around the bar the way I would need to in order for it to be secure. Maybe there’s a trick I’m missing out on but I can’t imagine that it would be a stronger grip if your hands are too small to really wrap your fingers around your thumb.
I do need to get better about alternating which hand is supinated though.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I watched the video about five times but I just couldn’t see if your hand placement was symmetrical or not. If mine is the least little bit off on one side it goes tits up for me just like that and I mena just a little bit off does it.
Might not be your issue but it can’t hurt to check.
[/quote]
i thought that at first and froze a frame and measured. that wasn’t the issue.
[/quote]
I’m going to feel sad if the real issue is just that I’m a floppy spazz.
I really don’t know why this has appeared over the last few months but I appreciate everyone’s suggestions and feedback and am looking forward to putting some into practice on the weekend. I have to pick just a couple to focus on. If I try to do too much at the same time everything will go for a shit. [/quote]
When was the last time you went to see Aras? Maybe something isn’t firing properly?
[quote]OBoile wrote:
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I watched the video about five times but I just couldn’t see if your hand placement was symmetrical or not. If mine is the least little bit off on one side it goes tits up for me just like that and I mena just a little bit off does it.
Might not be your issue but it can’t hurt to check.
[/quote]
i thought that at first and froze a frame and measured. that wasn’t the issue.
[/quote]
I’m going to feel sad if the real issue is just that I’m a floppy spazz.
I really don’t know why this has appeared over the last few months but I appreciate everyone’s suggestions and feedback and am looking forward to putting some into practice on the weekend. I have to pick just a couple to focus on. If I try to do too much at the same time everything will go for a shit. [/quote]
When was the last time you went to see Aras? Maybe something isn’t firing properly?[/quote]
I saw him last week. I’ve had chronic lower back pain due to tail bone issues. It’s funny you mention that. BB and I were just joking about my back pain saying that maybe I’ve got a curvature that makes me pull to the left.
I’ll tell you this much though, I’ve about had it with the back pain. Lately it’s become like a tooth ache in my back.
Tuesday July 26
Bench
bar-10
65-5
95-3
115-2
135-3 shirt
155-2 "
160-1 signals
170-1 "
177.5-3x0 I could not lock this out
160-3 touch and go
Squat
115-5
155-3
190-5x5 played a bit with wide and narrow. I can’t do many reps wide. The first couple are easy then I die right out.
The video is the second or third set.
205-2
Band pull throughs
3x20
ss with
DB Bench
42-3x10
Today is 9 weeks. The last few days I’ve been watching the IPF nominations fill up but so far there is only one woman in my weight class. She’s from Norway.
I’ll also be doing the programme for the meet so I’m getting out all my art supplies and glitter.
damn… your squats have really come a long way. whenever someone bitches about how tall, slender people can’t squat, we need to direct them to one of your videos. i like how you are constantly forcing your elbows down and forcing the knees out.
i wish i could dive bomb my squats like that and really use the stretch reflex.
wow - lots of amazing feedback
your squats do look great nice work
and your pulls too- very intense.
meat really has a knack for putting some of the technical shit into really good sized bites
and Petes advice is always so simple and direct and it works.
the right knee locking out first is the first thing I noticed.
I thought it was something with you feet - or ankles but
I think it can be your adductor magnus
over use like you might pulling sumo
can cause some gluteal amnesia or minor weakness.
low pack pain in particular - sometimes does not manifest where it might be caused
but its not bad- something your art type can sort pretty quickly.
that is what my dropped out of chiropractic school and cheap massage degree say.
Nice squatting O! I wish i could use that stretch reflex too.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
190-5x5 played a bit with wide and narrow. I can’t do many reps wide. The first couple are easy then I die right out.[/quote]
Interesting comment. I don’t think I’ve done more than five reps at any weight since I switched to wide stance. I’m going to work to go even wider this next training cycle.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
The last few days I’ve been watching the IPF nominations fill up but so far there is only one woman in my weight class. She’s from Norway.
[/quote]
I’m assuming she’s your age group as well? If you PM me her name, I can get you some scoop. I have a PLing connection in Norway. Actually a guy who’s competing at Worlds with you.
Really am looking forward to coming up North for that meet.
The nominations are now closed for the meet. Sadly, I’m right near the bottom. The list looks like this:
Australian woman one total: 432.5kg
Australian woman two total: 400kg
Norwegian woman total: 380 kg
Canadian woman total: 367.5kg
US woman total: 327.5kg
I’ve seen the results of all the women. The first’s total is taken from last year’s worlds in which she competed at the top of 67.5kg so we’ll see how the weight cut affects her. No doubt she’ll still be top of the heap.
The second will be very competitive. That isn’t her best total and she is moving up from 60kg and was recently 56kg.
The third is probably very similar to me. Last year’s worlds she hit 377.5 at 60kg. The 380 she got at 61.5kg; same wilks as my 367.5 at 59. Coincidentally, her lifts at that meet were 140, 75, 165, the exact same as mine at provincials in January at 59kg.
My total isn’t my best meet (5 for 9 at nationals) and I was at 59kg. I think it will be a fight for third and I should get a bit bigger and put on some weight.
We will see. Now it’s just the prep work.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
damn… your squats have really come a long way. whenever someone bitches about how tall, slender people can’t squat, we need to direct them to one of your videos. i like how you are constantly forcing your elbows down and forcing the knees out.
i wish i could dive bomb my squats like that and really use the stretch reflex. [/quote]
Thanks. I got the elbow tip from you about 2 years ago. I still have to set up at the top with my elbows back a bit because I can’t support the full weight on my skinny back and arms. I need the bit of shelf created by ‘chicken winging’ a bit. When I descend and lean forward, my back can take the weight.
I find it generally looks awkward when tall long legged people squat. It’s a real stork effect. I don’t know if it’s the height so much as how much is leg.
I don’t know if anyone can access this link on facebook but it’s a guy that recently lifted in an open meet. He’s not slim (255) but he’s tall and his squats are awesome. He dove bombs pretty well Facebook - log in or sign up
Thursday July 28
Squat
115-5
155-3
195-1
At this point I started to feel a pull in my left adductor. This is the same thing that was happening in the spring and early summer when I was alternating between raw and geared squatting. The days I squat raw, I’m fine and then a couple of days later, when I squat again, it pulls in my left adductor. However, this wasn’t happening for weeks of high volume raw squatting. I had my suit on for the first time in a month and it’s started again.
For now, on the days I’d normally squat raw, I’ll pull on one of BB’s suits for loose support in the groin. It seems like going back and forth is aggravating it. Hopefully that will help.
235-3 suit/ straps down
265-3 "
295-3 straps down/wraps
315-2,2,1,2 straps up/wraps
Everything felt like gravity was turned up high. I was pleased that I did the doubles at 315. They weren’t hard. They just felt like they should have been based on how heavy it felt coming out of the rack. In addition, I find the first time back in a suit with the straps up feels like ass in general.
The video is the second set. The third set was a single because the bar was all over my back and came up uneven. I have to start chalking it.
Bench
100-3x8
DB OHP
25-3x15
DB row
42-10
72-2x20
and vomit.
For some reason, my video was mia.
nice work!!!
looking very tight- made it look easy.
I did not know you pulled an adductor
on your deadlift video- I said I thought it was your adductor magnus
so aha
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
nice work!!!
looking very tight- made it look easy.
I did not know you pulled an adductor
on your deadlift video- I said I thought it was your adductor magnus
so aha[/quote]
I don’t know if I pulled it. It’s more that I get a painful type of pulling in it…if that makes sense. To me, an actual pull or tear is a sudden event. This just appears without fanfare.
I read that and was wondering if the two are related.
what feels like a million years ago in school-
we learned about the adductor magnus during a practical
how its really part of the hamstring ( or is it) and it can cause allot of blockage in the hips
and sometimes manifests in the low back…
ask you ART type what it might be- it really could be just allot of small stuff adding up
Meat seems to think and I would defer that its a small issue that you can beat with some work
I took new shoe squat vids for you today 
Nice squats, looking strong, depth looked good from this angle! I think you struggled with depth last week if i remember?
[quote]Germanone wrote:
Nice squats, looking strong, depth looked good from this angle! I think you struggled with depth last week if i remember?[/quote]
Yes, I’m pretty sure my depth was good on those. Last week was the first time I’d had the suit back on and it was humid. The humidity makes it stick to your body which, actually, gives you more out of the gear, but makes it harder to hit depth.
I was pleased with the depth because the squats were all super slow and felt really heavy.