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Barbell row. I've never done these before and felt like it would be super easy to do your back in. Only did 10kg weights plus the weight of the bar as I just wanted to focus on good form. Not sure I was nailing this one properly.
Well worth watching Rippetoe's how to on this one.
I warm up on a 10kg barbell for these, to really dial in the muscle memory, otherwise my back complains about it.
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I’m totally confused. You mentioned you are doing Stronglifts and this is day one. Have I got that wrong?
Day one is basically the empty bar. Don’t rush it, things get heavy soon enough.
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@sacredhart
I warmed up and did a set with the empty bar on each exercise.
I'm very out of shape all over so small weights.
Bench press. I couldn't push my anywhere near my max as I was worried about failing (no spotter or safety rack). Did 4x5 with 30kg weights plus the 7ft Olympic bar. Last set was hard.
Squats. Felt weird bending as low as advised in Stronglifts. Used the above weight. Tried to concentrate on good form.
Barbell row. I've never done these before and felt like it would be super easy to do your back in. Only did 10kg weights plus the weight of the bar as I just wanted to focus on good form. Not sure I was nailing this one properly.