The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

When he went forward it would have been no lift.

 

Core is definitely something I need to focus more intently on and overall just keeping tightness and learning how to breathe and brace correctly. I never use a belt and really only ever wear sleeves (not competition tight) because of my years of skating and fucking my knees up from impact, and wrist wraps and forearm bands to avoid fucking up from my hyperflexing wrists. I think 2018 I'll actually throw in more things for assistance as I basically just stick to the rudimentary lifts and assume it's enough to get everything up to speed. I've had about 2 years of lifting now and have come a long way from being a dumpy IT dickweed with bad posture and lifestyle and excited to see where I get next year.

Think I might start throwing in heavy carries and some prowler work while utilizing the core program of 5/3/1 for my main lifts. Any other suggestions for core work that have helped you? We used to have a hyperextension bench and I loved warming my back up on that since I feel like it's a weak point for me. Been scared to do good mornings because I don't know the form well and don't want to dick my back up, but I basically did that in this video.

Also, really appreciate the feedback on this and wasn't expecting that much attention! I've never competed and no longer have a workout partner to help with form and cues and whatnot and have never had a coach.

 

I workout solo 99% of the time. Videoing (whilst appearing douchey) is the best way to check your form. It's pretty obvious watching back to see what you do right and wrong that you don't necessarily notice in the moment when you're under the stress of the weight.

For core strength I really just rely on squats. I don't spend time doing crunches or any sort of dedicated core work. Keep it tight, do a lot of reps. Low weight. Switch it up and do front squats. Do your main lifts with the 5/3/1 but then do some accessory squats too, like pause squats.

You think Arnold ever finished up his workout with a 4min long plank?

 

Pause squats really test that core strength. Sitting full depth for 2 seconds then still having the tightness to hold form coming up is hard

 

I only ever used planks to build furniture with, I don't know what 4 minutes of wood would be. They occasionally make crunch sounds.

 

That's what she said

 

Two words static holds

 

2 seconds

 

I use the back hyper extenition with a Barbell loaded at 225 for sets of 5 to warm my back up for deads. For squats hip circle pvc pipe and foam.

 

Awesome, researching this now. I do a form of this occasionally just to see how it feels and wake the CNS up.

 

Lies. You claimed 405 PR without breaking parallel.

 

How do you hold the bar doing that? I just hold a 45 lb weight. Is it this thing:

Orly?

https://youtu.be/J2t5iOV371w

In my defense, in my first video, I thought I was parallel until bubble boi pointed out I wasn't...so I made sure I got it right the following week.

 

If you listen closely you can hear the air in his core whistling out of his very clinched asshole.

 

That's what that was!

I thought he popped his belly

 

Literally made me lol

That was actually the sound of me shitting out my lower intestines

 

Hello fellow lifters.

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Quick, but successful deadlift session tonight. Was planning on going to a different gym and lifting on a platform and a real DL bar, but I’m not a member and no one was there to open the gym, so i had to go to my usual gym and lift in a stiff bar. After using he DL bar, I hate pulling on a stiff bar now.

Warmed up with 135x10, 225x2x10, 315x4, 365x2, 405x2, then hit a PR at 415x2. Never pulled 415 for a double before, and my max is 425 (failed 435 a few weeks ago).

At the point in the winter where I hate how i look cuz I’m getting fat...but I’m getting skronger.

 

Wishful thinking? @zacharypaul89 this guy is beating his meat like it stole something watching this video over and over just listening for that "whistle"

 

We don't have that machine. Do you just put the bar on the ground and raise it like a deadlift like this?



Or do you do it like a squat like this?



I'm assuming, with 225 on the bar, it's probably the former.

I'm used to it.