The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation thread: Part XVI

[PanzeR-]

Beats me, it's some burning painfull pinched nerve that hurts when I put a bar on my back compressing my spine but doesn't hurt much when pulling and I'm holding the weight. I did this in dec doing high box jumps about 40 one day. It's come and go ever sense

did you get it checked out? sounds like an hernia....

+1 for deadlift only to beat pete

[dlt76028]

did you get it checked out? sounds like an hernia....

+1 for deadlift only to beat pete

Jesus Christ I've already beat him over and over again in deadlift, he's never even came close to an 800 pull in a meet.


And the last art guy I went to said super shortened tight hip flexors and a messed up ql. He did some trigger point bs and it did nothing but drain my bank account. It's my lower back above right cheek, not a hernia, and it burns if I cough or sneeze and I'm not bracing myself.

[Legsneedwork]

Hi all!

Anyone competing at the SPF meet in cincy in December?

[mitten]

Jesus Christ I've already beat him over and over again in deadlift, he's never even came close to an 800 pull in a meet.


And the last art guy I went to said super shortened tight hip flexors and a messed up ql. He did some trigger point bs and it did nothing but drain my bank account. It's my lower back above right cheek, not a hernia, and it burns if I cough or sneeze and I'm not bracing myself.

sounds like what i had.

[dlt76028]

sounds like what i had.

Details? Solutions? I rem the day it happen, I did max height box jumps like 40 of them really yanking knees to chest, I woke up the next morning with the burning sharp pain on lower back above glute. It hurts if I put weight on my back, or pick up dumbbells and step on that side, or even bracing for shoulder press or bench. Any jerking movements, sneezing,coughing also shoots pain down there.

[PanzeR-]

Jesus Christ I've already beat him over and over again in deadlift, he's never even came close to an 800 pull in a meet.


And the last art guy I went to said super shortened tight hip flexors and a messed up ql. He did some trigger point bs and it did nothing but drain my bank account. It's my lower back above right cheek, not a hernia, and it burns if I cough or sneeze and I'm not bracing myself.

seems like you didnt beat him hard enough because he is still trying!

[michael_xyz]

Jesus Christ I've already beat him over and over again in deadlift, he's never even came close to an 800 pull in a meet.

Yes, but benching heavy can be taxing brah.

[ErickStevens]

Jesus Christ I've already beat him over and over again in deadlift, he's never even came close to an 800 pull in a meet.


And the last art guy I went to said super shortened tight hip flexors and a messed up ql. He did some trigger point bs and it did nothing but drain my bank account. It's my lower back above right cheek, not a hernia, and it burns if I cough or sneeze and I'm not bracing myself.

ART isn't magic, bro. You need to get consistent treatment.

[dlt76028]

ART isn't magic, bro. You need to get consistent treatment.

Fawwkk do not have consistent money. He charged 180 bucks the first time for like 20 mins!

[ShortDave]

ART isn't magic, bro. You need to get consistent treatment.

Chiro's and ART practitioners are like car salesmen, some are really helpful and awesome, a lot are just out there to take your money. If I can't get a major amount of improvement within a half dozen sessions I usually look for somebody new, barring situations like tendon ruptures and complete muscle tears, those take a little longer, but there should still be noticeable improvement after 3 sessions.

[Jason2459]

Details? Solutions? I rem the day it happen, I did max height box jumps like 40 of them really yanking knees to chest, I woke up the next morning with the burning sharp pain on lower back above glute. It hurts if I put weight on my back, or pick up dumbbells and step on that side, or even bracing for shoulder press or bench. Any jerking movements, sneezing,coughing also shoots pain down there.

Have you had any MRI's?

Check you reps and my journal.

[Huskarl]

Speaking of bench setup

I can never get my back as tight as possible with the pull yourself up to the bar method. I can't push my shoulder blades down like I can when I'm just sitting up on the bench. I can just retract them, not depress them.

What I've been doing is sitting up, retract/depress, then lying down under the bar and pushing myself forward on the bench whilst keeping my ass static. This gives me a bit more arch but I still don't feel as tight as I did when I was sitting up. I can't keep my lats tight at all when setting up either.

Wat do?

I do my set up like this. Was like i meet jesus the first time srs

[brotein1992]

Pete technically pulled 788 beltless in a full meet. Preety close to 800 in my opinion

[dlt76028]

Have you had any MRI's?

Check you reps and my journal.

Thanks, and no health insurance so no MRI.

Has anyone ever had sciatica? Just literally typed in laying on back, lifting legs strait back pain. And everything popped up for sciatica. Pressure on nerves, right now if I lift my leg while laying down it burns, and it mentioned sneezing, coughing too. Wut do?

[PanzeR-]

Fawwkk do not have consistent money. He charged 180 bucks the first time for like 20 mins!

here it is like 60$ for an hour from a grad student lol
vive le québec.

[runtocatch]

Would it be ghey if I did a push pull or deadlift only? I still can't squat cuz of my back but my deads pretty strong and I'm confident I could pull 850+ in a few weeks if I wanted. I've always done full power so kinda feel like anything less is weaksauce. I'm only 60lbs off the all time wr right now with my 826 done in a full meet.

No not ghey but maybe gay. Break the WR *******!

I've always done full meets but just did a push/pull the other weekend. So it only makes sense for you to follow in my footsteps.

Dat der funny to me.

Stop doing meets altogether and break the record on YouTube. It's the way of the future.

This too funny plus he benched 485 so there's that.

Pete technically pulled 788 beltless in a full meet. Preety close to 800 in my opinion

My boy pulled 826. He wins.

[Jason2459]

Thanks, and no health insurance so no MRI.

Has anyone ever had sciatica? Just literally typed in laying on back, lifting legs strait back pain. And everything popped up for sciatica. Pressure on nerves, right now if I lift my leg while laying down it burns, and it mentioned sneezing, coughing too. Wut do?

Don't piss it off. Supperstiffness. Stay away from lumbar flexion. You may have many things that all feel about the same. From what I've come to they all lead to those fundamentals if you really want to start getting better.

Muscle I've always worked it directly. Nerve damage doesn't work that way and let's you know.

Going through severe sciatic nerve issues and researching everything I can to help

My journal and what Ive found most helpful for me. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...610671&page=87

[Mitch666]

Would it be ghey if I did a push pull or deadlift only? I still can't squat cuz of my back but my deads pretty strong and I'm confident I could pull 850+ in a few weeks if I wanted. I've always done full power so kinda feel like anything less is weaksauce. I'm only 60lbs off the all time wr right now with my 826 done in a full meet.

do whatever one will let you get closest to (or beat) the wr pull.

then write "The gas station diet" ebook and become rich

Pete technically pulled 788 beltless in a full meet. Preety close to 800 in my opinion

maybe in paul carter land that beats dlt's 826 but here in the real world 826 belted>788 beltless.


Maybe if he had a torn groin and got stabbed first, then there might be some debate.

[brotein1992]

maybe in paul carter land that beats dlt's 826 but here in the real world 826 belted>788 beltless.


Maybe if he had a torn groin and got stabbed first, then there might be some debate.

I wasn't debating who pulled more. He said pete hasn't even pulled close to 800 in a meet. 788 is pretty damn close

[PanzeR-]

do whatever one will let you get closest to (or beat) the wr pull.

then write "The gas station diet" ebook and become rich




maybe in paul carter land that beats dlt's 826 but here in the real world 826 belted>788 beltless.


Maybe if he had a torn groin and got stabbed first, then there might be some debate.

didnt sarychev get stabbed before he benched his 719?

nvm, he only benched 600lbs... lol
lost 66 pounds due to the infection
wound started bleeding (3 weeks post-stabbing) after the first attempt.

[kmc06005]

Pete technically pulled 788 beltless in a full meet. Preety close to 800 in my opinion

826 is technically more than 788 in my opinion.

[CooCooCaChoo]

Anyone else have squat strength disappear out of nowhere? Two weeks ago I was doing easy-ish singles with 425, took a week off to move which can explain a small decrease but not me huffing and puffing with 275 pound warm ups.

[brotein1992]

826 is technically more than 788 in my opinion.

Check 2 posts above yours

[darren.dugan]

826 is technically more than 788 in my opinion.

Only technically brah

[jsullivan93]

826 is technically more than 788 in my opinion.

[GuinnessStrong]

Doing my best to not get hurt again while trying to put some mass back on my tiny little legs. Not benching is becoming a bitch, can't wait til I'm back up to snuff for this stuff. See you ****ers in November.

[kmc06005]

Great vid... Had to make a quick gif.

[thiba17]

i do feet first...rock back on the bench ---> set feet ---> push myself forward to create dat dere arch

I grab the uprights and set my shoulders first, use my feet to push my arch up, and then kick my feet under the bench

Thanks for the replies guys, I will try both methods and see what works for me

[zmcdole]

I swore ZMcDole had a very informative vid on this very topic but I can't find. Maybe he'll post and lend a hand...

Here it is....



I was benching flatfooted in that vid, but I still set up the same now and my heels are up. Works well.

DLT, deadlift only or push pull. Who cares.

[Mitch666]

didnt sarychev get stabbed before he benched his 719?

nvm, he only benched 600lbs... lol
lost 66 pounds due to the infection
wound started bleeding (3 weeks post-stabbing) after the first attempt.

It's even more raw than I thought. So if your wound bleeds during your attempts it is more raw than just lifting with a stab wound.


now if only some one would get stabbed DURING A LIFT that would be even more raw


Paul Carter Approved

Anyone else have squat strength disappear out of nowhere? Two weeks ago I was doing easy-ish singles with 425, took a week off to move which can explain a small decrease but not me huffing and puffing with 275 pound warm ups.

This **** happened to me benching last fall and I'm worried it's happening again to a lesser degree now. I haven't even really changed training up or anything either.

In your case I'd say the week off is the culprit. I know I feel like a bag of **** lifting after a full week off