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If properly done, that tension will be in your glutes, not lower back.


Yeah. If I remember correctly in the book he says it should not be exaggerated, but in older seminar videos he is...

Had similar issues. Starting the rep at the top and not pausing at the bottom fixed it for me. Might need a rack for it. If you start at the bottom position, it's a lot harder to put your body...

1. he doesn't want you to hyperextend your back, which is what most people do.

2. When your hips are the moving point, the stress is put on the hips, not on the back. The back is simply moved...

High reps are not the way to go to learn proper form. Your CNS gets sloppy after a few reps and so does technique. Also proper breathing (valsalva) is not possible for most people if they leave lower...

You could try more hip dominant versions of the exercises.

For squats: low bar instead of high bar
For deadlifts: conventional instead of sumo

Those variants use more forward lean and...

It's your body's normal reaction trying to stay balanced. When you pull up, your upper body is behind the bar, so you need something on the other side of the bar - your feed. A perfectly vertical...

He actually says that certain people might have to go that high, and he refers to very skinny teenagers. He never says everyone should eat that much.

I did SS while eating way too much and I...

I don't think any support like this is a good idea. The bar is supposed to have direct contact with the contracted upper back. Any soft part added to the movement makes it a lot less efficient, since...

Do you squat high or low bar? If low bar, maybe you are placing the bar too low (quite common).

This stretch can help to prepare the shoulders for the squat:
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If nothing helps, you...

I was stupid enough to do that, and now I am spending already months in trying to lose that fat again. Yes, it will make you stronger, but the fat you are gaining is proportionally much more. If you...

Not sure if I get your question. Stronglifts has 2 different workouts: A and B. They alternate, so in the first week you do A, B, A and in the 2nd week B, A, B, 3rd week like 1. and so on. The only...

overall it looks quite decent. but once you start the upward movement, it looks a little weird. to me it looks like you are moving back your knees and then move them forward again. Concentrating on...

Original SS has no isolation work, but many people add it in and it probably doesn't mean harm. However, close grip bench etc is not an isolation exercise, so those exercises might get in the wayof...

You can not straighten your back during the lift, you have to do it during setup. Don't rip the bar from the floor. Instead, pull the slack out of it. That is sort of pulling on the bar, without it...

Body mass in general (no matter if fat or muscles) also helps stabilizing joints, which allows you to lift more weight.

The purpose of defining a lifter as novice, intermediate or advanced is to find a proper program. Strength numbers don't help in that regard. There are gifted lifters that get much stronger than this...

For squats olympic weightlifting shoes work great, they elevate the heel and help if ankle mobility is limited.
For deadlifts most people chose shoe with a flat sole, or no shoes at all (in...

High bar + a closer stand it is. It's actually a trick very flexible lifters use in competition, to take a very wide stance to limit their ROM, so that they get the bounce reflect right when they hit...

I don't think it's a good idea to ditch one of the competition lifts (bench press) just because you are not progressing with it. You will get worse at it if you don't practice.

Also classifying...

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Great thanks for the advise guys and sorry for being slow in replying. I will see that I upload a video or image soon. Also I'll try out a foam roller, never used one of those.