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As in the wiping technique?
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Get a ball instead of bench.
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You could say it would be a ball-ache.
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95kg for 6 squats today after one to many warm up sets I feel. But yeah PR so I'm happy. Bench is going up slowly. And deadlifted still scare me aha
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Dont be scared of the DL - if you're benching and squatting then it should be straight forward and is a complimentary exercise. Just start light, watch yourself in the mirror, ask some to watch you/film you and go slow.
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Good work on the PB btw
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Much appreciated 😊 yeah I shouldn't be scared of dl but I just feel they feel so odd and unnatural. My training partner is strong as hell and as watched me dl and said my form was good for 60kg as not dl for a while. Just need to bite the bullet and keep at it. Doing one week 5x5 for stength on stuff then other week just reps. Not fun when Iv got kick boxing on Saturdays aha
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I find a mirror from the side helps with correct posture in the beginning. When you learn what right feels like after seeing what right is. Obviously only very light at a twisted head will fuck things up fast.
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Yeah, if your gym has mirrors at right angles to each other than even better, can check things look good from the front and side. But agree its the side on view that will confirm if you're doing it right
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I always feel weird looking sideways when lifting heavy shit, like it's putting bad strain through the neck. Proabably fine below 40kgs but anything over it's more comfortable to keep the head neutral.
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That's why no heavy lifts... Confirm your form. When you know it feels right then lift heavier.
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Since we are talking deadlift form. Once the bar has reached the upper half of my thighs; do I raise/erect my back, and in doing so let my hips follow passively - or do I knowingly shoot my hips forward like som 70s porn star?
Both approaches would achieve the same result and (presumably) look the same, but to me deciding where I focus my mind seems to make a lot of difference. -
Good advice here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP8lEbeY4LM
and here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AObAU-EcYE
Richard
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The second one is really useful - couple of points there that I can definitely use that I'm not currently doing. Cheers!
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Starting Strength is a fantastic book written by Mark Rippetoe- well worth a read. I don't think there is anything he does not cover in relation to the lifts covered.
Richard
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Started mixing in some circuit training with climbing, mostly kettlebell variations, planks, pullups and various dumbbell things. It really inflicts suffering after 4+ sets but works all the things and after three weeks, has definitely made a difference.
Also been using creatine but only for 2 weeks so too early to tell. Still trying to figure out if creatine is a waste of time...
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Also been using creatine but only for 2 weeks so too early to tell. Still trying to figure out if creatine is a waste of time...
Plenty of science behind it but for what you're doing creatine supplements probably don't help much. Creatine is used in the body's energy systems for very short, explosive movements. I would imagine you're more likely working within the anaerobic glycolysis energy system where the limit is lactic acid build up rather than the amount of instant power you create.
As you've just started circuit training you'll have your newb adaptations anyway whilst the creatine loads into your system, which will make comparing on/off creatine impossible to tell. I'd leave the creatine for 12 weeks or more then introduce it to see if there is a worthwhile difference. -
Cheers for the info. Yeah, for what I'm doing it probably isn't a magic bullet but climbing can be very mixed in terms of being explosive or not, so even not taking in to account weights etc, I'm curious to see what difference creatine makes.
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