The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[308smk]

thanks, felt pretty damn good

Both reps look good, don't beat yourself up too much.

[CooCooCaChoo]

What's the deal about him? I just saw some vids and everything i understand was that he is a chinese attention rice.

Referring to Kwan? I don't follow his other YT channels, but the whole podcast to me had no flow. Always interrupted each other with Asian jokes, weird sound effects, etc. There's always that on some scale with this podcast and I don't mind it but it felt a little overdone on this particular one.

[Daemonium]

Doc said one of the reasons my knees hurt is my kneecap is twisted. Said I need to have a lateral release surgery done.


Any input from the fam on this surgery? I don't like this doc so I'm gonna get a second opinion before I do it.

the fuk? Maybe you have a really inactive VMO and suuuper tight IT band/lateral quads... not really sure what else would cause your knee cap to become chronically twisted. Likely goes back to biomechanics in relation to your squat form. Do glute med/vmo activation exercises and mash the **** out of your IT band/quad, if you don't already that is.

[whitessp]

Kneecap is tilted, not twisted. Sorry.

. Honestly I don't know because this doc sucks. Ive seen him twice and have only met him face to face for a total of 10 minutes, and that was all sitting down.

http://www.floridaortho.com/foisport...knee_pain.html

That basically explains what he told me the issue was that he explained in more than 3 words.

https://www.ortho.wustl.edu/content/...r-Release.aspx

That's what he wants t do to me.

[whitessp]

And it's not a squat form issue.

https://instagram.com/p/3m5Bl3jSDX/

That's my 525 squat from my last meet (2 weeks after my first wrapped meet). It's my left knee that's the issue, and it tracks fine with wraps.

I dislocated that knee about 15 years ago playing football and it never healed right, and I'm deformed slightly being pigeon toed. My knees point outward when my feet are straight (tibial torsion).

Although I guess I should say my squat form without wraps tends to be effected more by knee pain than my knee pain affecting my squats. Wraps it's the only way I really squat heavy anymore because if I don't, my hips shoot back and I good morning everything to protect my knees.

[budreiser2]

I moved and now their are actually 0 gyms where i can get into my normal bench set up and actually unrack the bar. good bye sweet dreams of a 4 plate bench

[308smk]

I moved and now their are actually 0 gyms where i can get into my normal bench set up and actually unrack the bar. good bye sweet dreams of a 4 plate bench

Time for a home gym.

[baize82]

So my wife decided to transition to multi-ply...signed up for her first geared meet in October...I just bought Al Caslow's old Overkill squat suit for her. I have the weirdest boner right now

#deardiary

[goosefrabbas]

I actually considered buying one of his old suits a few years back. Then I thought about it and realized it was a stupid idea for me to try to get into that.

[zmcdole]

I moved and now their are actually 0 gyms where i can get into my normal bench set up and actually unrack the bar. good bye sweet dreams of a 4 plate bench

Time for a home gym.

A home gym may be what you have to do. DO NOT let your results be the product of an environment you can change. I went through this the other day at the gym. There are 3 squat racks at the gym. 2 are good for actually squatting and one is good for people who are taller and are just gonna do some knee bends or some ****. It's the rack below and it sucks because the safeties are fixed and cover my hip crease so videoing does no good. Also it's facing a mirror and it's right up against the wall. Worst possible scenario for me as far as squatting goes.



Only choice I had. I had to squat. Make the best with what you have and I promise you can hit a 4 plate bench. It's all about your attitude.

[darren.dugan]

Home gym is the best option. Building a good one is a fun hobby all unto itself as well.

[whitessp]

100% agreed. Home gym is the best ever. No waiting for *******s taking up all the racks or benches, no listening to ****ty music, nobody telling you you're gonna hurt yourself if you keep squatting down that low or actually touching a bench press to your chest.

[Rags85]

Only choice I had. I had to squat. Make the best with what you have and I promise you can hit a 4 plate bench. It's all about your attitude.

My gym also has 3 squat racks, however, 2 are like this picture (also facing a mirror) and only 1 is good for squatting. I refuse to squat in the ****ty ones. I've waited almost an hour sometimes before I can get into the good squat rack. Now I just changed my schedule and squat on Sundays because its basically empty and I can take the rack for well over an hour without any interference.

[simpson54]

Currently shopping for my first house and one of the top things I'm looking for is a house with a nice big garage, shed or basement to build a home gym lol

[crispbro]

Fam, any of you shorts wearing brahs out there found a good pair to squat in that won't leave bruising on your quads or split in the ass?

Been using some chitty adidas ones but the fabric tends to bunch up and either leave bruising or rip in the ass, not such a big problem working out at home, but pain in the ass having to buy new pairs every month.

[budreiser2]

A home gym may be what you have to do. DO NOT let your results be the product of an environment you can change. I went through this the other day at the gym. There are 3 squat racks at the gym. 2 are good for actually squatting and one is good for people who are taller and are just gonna do some knee bends or some ****. It's the rack below and it sucks because the safeties are fixed and cover my hip crease so videoing does no good. Also it's facing a mirror and it's right up against the wall. Worst possible scenario for me as far as squatting goes.



Only choice I had. I had to squat. Make the best with what you have and I promise you can hit a 4 plate bench. It's all about your attitude.

I found something near my place of work ( I commute ~1.5 hours out of town) so I can at least bench normally once every other week or so. The plan is just to do a ton of feet up work and floor press when I can't get out there. At least one of the gyms has decent squat racks, so I'm not screwed there.

I'm probably going to start getting a home gym together piece by piece. Figured I'd start with a dl bar and then just lookout for plates and chit on Craigslist

[budreiser2]

Fam, any of you shorts wearing brahs out there found a good pair to squat in that won't leave bruising on your quads or split in the ass?

Been using some chitty adidas ones but the fabric tends to bunch up and either leave bruising or rip in the ass, not such a big problem working out at home, but pain in the ass having to buy new pairs every month.

I just wear athletic shorts from like target and have 0 issues. Just watch out for the really long ones because they get caught on your knee.

[arn710]

Fam, any of you shorts wearing brahs out there found a good pair to squat in that won't leave bruising on your quads or split in the ass?

Been using some chitty adidas ones but the fabric tends to bunch up and either leave bruising or rip in the ass, not such a big problem working out at home, but pain in the ass having to buy new pairs every month.

Rehband warm pants

[WCbouche]

Fam, any of you shorts wearing brahs out there found a good pair to squat in that won't leave bruising on your quads or split in the ass?

Been using some chitty adidas ones but the fabric tends to bunch up and either leave bruising or rip in the ass, not such a big problem working out at home, but pain in the ass having to buy new pairs every month.

Go full diaper and roll up the legs. I tuck the bottom of my shorts into my compression shorts. Kind of pre-bunching it. Never had an issue. Shows off my juicy quads as well...

[308smk]

Rehband warm pants

Rehband blue warm pants from Jackals


I roll the bottoms up a little bit and it gives some extra compression on the hams and stays out of the way of sleeves or wraps.

[martin_mathers]

Great 5-hour seminar video from Dave Tate back in 2000: http://www.elitefts.com/education/th...-full-version/

I listened to this a few years back and just did again. It's more about Westside training but I really enjoy listening to Dave Tate speak.

[NorthStrong]

RE: the sticking point talk a few pages ago...when I was saying I didn't ever understand the concept of sticking points, etc.

I feel a mass SuperD 'unfriending' coming on!!!
Powerlifters. There are NO STICKING POINTS on your lifts. Lifts are not executed in stages (past eccentric/concentric relationships). You do NOT train sticking points that shouldn't exist in the first place.
You practice lifts that start and end in ONE MOTION. PERIOD! Its called execution.
You may get stuck with a weight that is just too heavy that day and that is fine. But when you practice getting stuck, and make excuses for it, no one will worry about your ass beating them come game day. In training, if you get stuck at any point on the squat, bench or deadlift, you Effed the lift up!
Causes of missed lifts:
1) Too Heavy?
2) Lost positioning?
3) Mistimed the lift?
4) Technical error?
5) Mental error?
6) Poor Queuing?
7) You just sucked?
8) Fatigue?
"I like to do a 4 board close grip cause I get stuck at that point when I bench?" Please just listen to that reasoning.....it makes no sense.
GymBro Science makes you sound like a retard. Lifts only count that are completed. When you continually practice getting "stuck" before the lift is complete, reinforcing "sticking points" expect to get stuck on the platform.
I always thought board presses are to get the triceps stronger, not to reinforce failure.
Next week I will debunk the "Deload"
Go practice your lifts to completion.

[martin_mathers]

^says the guy who did partial lifts in comp his whole career. Of course he had no "sticking points".

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All causes of missed lifts can be categorized as:

1) Too heavy
2) Technical error
3) Tore something

[McCabesLifts]

A home gym may be what you have to do. DO NOT let your results be the product of an environment you can change. I went through this the other day at the gym. There are 3 squat racks at the gym. 2 are good for actually squatting and one is good for people who are taller and are just gonna do some knee bends or some ****. It's the rack below and it sucks because the safeties are fixed and cover my hip crease so videoing does no good. Also it's facing a mirror and it's right up against the wall. Worst possible scenario for me as far as squatting goes.


Only choice I had. I had to squat. Make the best with what you have and I promise you can hit a 4 plate bench. It's all about your attitude.

Duct tape a yoga mat to the mirror, I started doing that 2 weeks ago it helps a lot

[SPFjudge]

Fam, any of you shorts wearing brahs out there found a good pair to squat in that won't leave bruising on your quads or split in the ass?

Been using some chitty adidas ones but the fabric tends to bunch up and either leave bruising or rip in the ass, not such a big problem working out at home, but pain in the ass having to buy new pairs every month.

The fukk kinda shorts do you wear?

[308smk]

The sticking point on my squat is an inch out of the bottom, and on deadlifts, it won't come off the floor.

What assistance exercises do you reccomend?

[martin_mathers]

The sticking point on my squat is an inch out of the bottom, and on deadlifts, it won't come off the floor.

What assistance exercises do you reccomend?

4 sets of 10 of stop being a pussay

[isaku900]

4 sets of 10 of stop being a pussay

this is solid advice for nearly every situation

[darren.dugan]

The fukk kinda shorts do you wear?

Was going to say this. How do you get bruised from shorts?

[simpson54]

looks like mark bell will be on joe rogans podcast today. I'll have to check that out