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First for marcel, where art thou?
Never really deadlifted before but went for it today and ended up pulling lmao3pl8 so I was happy about that. Could prob do more so I guess its time to start incorporating it into the workout.
5'10'' kom once I pull that 4plaet ill be 1000+ club
Marcel pls gom back friend
Posted in the other thread.
Agonizing pain in my left arm after doing heavy squats. Anyone?
>>31955068
Squat with legs not arm wa la pain be gone
guess my lifts
5'10" 80 kg
>>31955098
140/90/170 kg
>>31955068
pull your elbow back from under the bar
>>31955084
Sigh. I'm doing lowbar, I can't seem to balance the bar on my traps, it's supposed to fit nicely in the groove, but it keeps sliding down dominantly on my left side. I have to push the bar really hard, and it slides down at the bottom, I have to slide it back going up.
What is happening?
Sparrow please be my girlfriend
Having a meet in two weeks I did my last really heavy squat session - did a nice double at 405, could've grinded a third rep.
Do you think I'll manage to get a 440 squat in the meet? The reps were probably a bit "too" deep, esp. the first.
just ate 800g lasagna lads
>>31955134
Can I have a form check please?
It's my fifth set, by this stage usually it's so fucked up that I have to good morning the living shit out of it to complete the set.
You can see my left arm struggling, pardon the random spotter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_6_krgIyE0
>>31955144
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2tyOLvArw0
>>31955204
lol what in the name of god am I watching
bring your fucking grip in and put your fucking elbows down
So anyway, I'm having dinner with Ed Coan tonight. Does /plg/ have anything they want me to ask him?
>>31955144
My guess is it's either an elbow positioning issue or your standing too upright causing the bar to slide down your back.
Play with an empty bar and see if you can find that sweet spot.
>>31955204
your grip is waay too wide. i grip wide but i don't grip anywhere near that wide
>>31955226
ask him if he ever learnt
i'm kiddin, just have a romantic time and forget about lifting
>>31955204
holy wat
>>31955204
jesus christ your arms what the fuck are you doing
go watch a rippetoe form video on squatting for fucks sake
>>31955226
tell him he's a fake lifter and his records mean nothing
say it's from janusz
>>31955204
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW_C1A-rejs
Hot4Scott2015
>>31955204
absolutely disgusting
dyel newbie here, can I get a form check on my squat too please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeJRCJfFUrU
sorry for the shit angle that's the best I could come up with
>>31955204
holy shit dude
Looking for a 2x per week upper/lower split for an intermediate to novice athlete.
Any recommendations?
>>31955226
Tell him sumo is bullshit and only women should split their legs
>>31955306
chest up son.
>>31955356
rippetoe said you shouldn't bring your chest up
>>31955204
o shit nigger what are you doing
get your hands closer and elbows down
get your back tight
>cutting so constantly miserable and tired
>failed my deadlifts today, couldn't even get off the ground weight that I usually do a heavy triple with
>some guy tried to recruit me into a pyramid scheme in the middle of my workout
>front wheel on bike deflated on the way home, fell off on a turn where I drifted
>totaled the fucking bike, cost me $1k and I only got to ride it for a year before I fell off today and completely bent the handlebar and fucked up the brakes/chains
>bruised the fuck out of my leg too
>grades in the fucking shitter
what do you guys do when you have a completely fucking shit, whole world is against you day? I just feel exhausted and beat up as fuck, not to mention mad as fuck about that bike. I've had a 50$ bike last me for 6-7 years and then I splurge on a nice one since I cycle so much and now look what happened. Fuck. How do you guys relax or unwind?
>>31955121
very close.
110(for 5reps)/100/160
i can't squat properly because i don't have a rack in my fucking gym, i'm placing the bar in the fuckind dips thing and i'm too wide to take it off from there.
i probably can lift more than that. i'm finding a gym 2 months later.
>>31955390
>bent handlebar
>brakes/chains damaged
>"totalled"
...you do realize bike parts can be replaced, right?
>>31955306
stop looking down, look forward and slightly up, pick a spot on the wall and dont stop staring at it
chest up is a shit cue yes but get your torso straighter ffs, you throw some more weight on there and it looks like youll buckle
and finally, attack it, control the descent, be violent on reversing the weight
>>31955390
Have a drink, realize the silent universe is completely indifferent to your problems and everybody else's, and finally commit suicide or chase the illusion of happiness
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>>31955374
Fuck. I had this shit before so I tried to widen the grip to fix it. Apparently I fucked up further.
Should I deload and go high-bar or just practice arm positioning with a low weight?
>>31955306
look up a little but more. Not necessarily straight ahead even, but I wouldn't have my head quite that low. Maybe look at the ground ~3-5 ft (1-1.5m) in front of you.
>>31955442
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>>31955442
no, lowbar is shit. just watch rippetoe's video on how to set up for the squat.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2tyOLvArw0
>>31955420
Not when the frame's a bit fucking bent too. Even then, it's not like that shit's cheap, good parts cost money.
>>31955439
Camus? Maybe it's been a while since I've read him, but wasn't he against suicide? Something about it being logical but tragic and wasteful.
>>31955460
>no, lowbar is shit
but that's a low bar form video you autist
>>31955390
>some guy tried to recruit me into a pyramid scheme in the middle of my workout
what did he say and what did you say?
>>31955482
meant highbar, bud. say that to me in real life and not over the internet btw
>>31955390
I embrace it. Sometimes having a really shitty time makes the future that much better. You're a badass for sticking through it all
>>31955506
tbf lad he is right tbh friend
>>31955476
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_marks_of_existence
>>31955204
I see people in my gym squatting like this with a narrower stance and feet pointing forward.
It's like they've literally watched anyone squat in their lives. Seriously, at least watch a fucking video of an exercise before you attempt it otherwise you're completely wasting your time and more likely to injure yourself.
