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Maybe you are deadlifting too often.
We train deadlift accessories in a 5 week rotation and pull every 6th week from the floor.

Short arms are great for benching..set an empty bar on your chest. Grip the bar so your arms are at about 90 degrees with wrists over elbows. That's your grip. Load up some plates.

Training in gear you still have to get stronger - but you'll need to put in about a 5 week block to break the stuff in initially, then plan on a 10 week meet prep where you are in the gear a good...

Hey nice job. I kind of laughed at the comment about the warmup area. As far as meets go -that was actually pretty spacious haha. The plate supply was lean tho. We've had warmup rooms the size of...

You have a 4.7" board on your chest and you rep 315? That means nothing.
This isn't a flame post. This is reality. Work = Force x Distance. Of course you can press more for a limited range of...

Try adjusting up your stance too. Everyone can hit parallel if you are narrow enough.
If you can sit on a toilet, you can break parallel.

just work on finding the setup/stance that works for you....

Half breath solid
Unrack
Walk out
Inhale the second half of your big breath
Squat

Don't exhale the whole process

just on another constructive note.. smolov jr squats arent really a training cycle, more a peaking cycle.. why did you choose to go that route? You might see better long term results at your level...

Wrap a set of bands around your knees when u squat and train yourself to drive against them

I've found many people wear their belts too tight. It should be just tight enough that you can drive your abs against it when you take that breath.

Maybe for a 24 hour gym they are more picky with who they allow in all hours of the night because it's unsupervised?

Or how about just don't slam the f@&King weights?

You don't have to slam weights.

when shirts really bruise that much its usually a matter of the shirt doesnt fit right, or your bar path is wrong/too high.
it can bruise when its too loose too because the arms twist like an indian...

set your arch hard before you even unrack the bar. keep the arch on the way down. with the straps up, the suit is going to want to push you forward/lean and you are going to think you are hitting...

Stupid.

That belt is illegal in most Feds. Must be same thickness all around.
Just an FYI so you aren't caught by surprise.
If you are going raw, also confirm their stance on knee sleeves.

Regardless,...

Here's video of a younger lifter I train with, with a similar problem and how we fixed it..


http://youtu.be/fQzsodiqcco

you arent staying back in your pull. get rid of the over-publicized neutral head position. lock your core. look up and lead with your head and shoulders.
Before the bar even breaks the ground you...

It just looked too heavy honesty. Smaller, thinner frame lifters pull with their butt lower..thats not the worst of it... your arch is gone.. i'd drop to about 70% of that and work on keeping your...

There are a lot of choices when it comes to Power Racks out there.. and I normally don't post writeups, but I felt I should - since I read some poor reviews about Texas Strength Systems regarding...