The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[308smk]

here's the thing though, my weight doesn't shift at all with high bar atg squats, I could pause them with my ass literally on the floor and my heels is where it's supposed to be...just seems to be a ''oh **** the weight is a bit heavy'' followed by doing that technical mistake

Could be that.your posterior chain is strong enough for any weights you would do highbar, but not for lowbar. Also you could be inadvertently doing it due to your back injury. After I tweaked mine I started squatting very knees forward basically out of nowhere because I was favouring my back.

Could also be ankle mobility. Instead of just sitting straight down, try pushing your knees out and sitting back slightly, like this:

[Hamzzza]

thanks, noted

will try, and even though this seems like the opposite of my previous ppost, I think fixing my ankle mobility will help with it

[dang111]

my rt pec feels like it did before i started tearing it in 2012 ever since i found the right ART guy.

Just saw a video where Rippetoe discussed ART a big and said he was a fan of it, and he explained why it worked compared to something like foam rolling and it made sense. Lots of people do well with it, like Isaku ^.

That's really good to hear. Guess it's time for me to bite the bullet and pony up the $$ for some sessions.

[arian11]

here's the thing though, my weight doesn't shift at all with high bar atg squats, I could pause them with my ass literally on the floor and my heels is where it's supposed to be...just seems to be a ''oh **** the weight is a bit heavy'' followed by doing that technical mistake

Do you have any video of your high bar atg squats where we can see your feet?

[simpson54]

Do you have any video of your high bar atg squats where we can see your feet?

not to hijack hamzzzas advice, but I do the same and I'm 99% sure it from bad ankle mobility

[darren.dugan]

I think my bench strength is almost back to where it once was

[McCabesLifts]

The worst part about an ice bath is getting in.

so true

[arian11]

not to hijack hamzzzas advice, but I do the same and I'm 99% sure it from bad ankle mobility

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Yeap, from what I've seen with people in real life it's typically

-Pushing the knees more forward than the lifter has mobility for
-The build of the shoe
-Some kind of foot issue like flat feet.

[Hamzzza]

Do you have any video of your high bar atg squats where we can see your feet?

lol all of them are cut off right around the ankle

but from this you can make out that it stays alligned somewhat:
https://instagram.com/p/4mFh0NrdxW

much better than here, where you can see it but also see what I'm talking about by just looking at the ankles/calves
https://instagram.com/p/5YCy8qrd4g

Yeap, from what I've seen with people in real life it's typically

-Pushing the knees more forward than the lifter has mobility for
-The build of the shoe
-Some kind of foot issue like flat feet.

I have flat feet

[whitessp]

Reading Supertraining...


Do I really need to read all of the body based stuff in the beginning if I really just want to learn more about the programming and periodization?

[Mitch666]

Thanks for the responses arn and arian. Will try the technical fix with cueing elbow in more first. Thought I had my "tuck and flare" down but I guess something went awry in the last couple months

[308smk]

Combining sets of 5 squats into sets of 10 was not smart.

We crossfit now

[Larfleeze]

Any time I do shoulder dislocations, pull ups or pull downs I get a strange jarring feeling in my left pec near the shoulder, what would cause that?

[Turtora]

Any time I do shoulder dislocations, pull ups or pull downs I get a strange jarring feeling in my left pec near the shoulder, what would cause that?

★Crippling tendinitis crew★

no idea -- see a doc, brah xD

[Larfleeze]

no idea -- see a doc, brah xD

Don't think that's necessary, all they ever do is give me a prescription for ibuprofen anyway

[308smk]

Don't think that's necessary, all they ever do is give me a prescription for ibuprofen anyway

Take ibuprofen and don't do **** that makes it hurt.

[Larfleeze]

Take ibuprofen and don't do **** that makes it hurt.

Already doing both, just seeing if anyone's experienced the same thing/has an idea of the cause

[308smk]

Already doing both, just seeing if anyone's experienced the same thing/has an idea of the cause

Draw a circle where it hurts on an anatomy picture so we have an idea of what to look at.

[adamsz]

Any time I do shoulder dislocations, pull ups or pull downs I get a strange jarring feeling in my left pec near the shoulder, what would cause that?

I've strained my pec/delt tie-in area pretty bad during about 3 different training cycles in the past, and any kind of vertical pulling movement like pull-ups or even lat pulldowns aggravates it as well.

Do you feel the same sensation when benching? what bench grip do you use?

[Larfleeze]

Draw a circle where it hurts on an anatomy picture so we have an idea of what to look at.

I've strained my pec/delt tie-in area pretty bad during about 3 different training cycles in the past, and any kind of vertical pulling movement like pull-ups or even lat pulldowns aggravates it as well.

Do you feel the same sensation when benching? what bench grip do you use?

Nope, it's totally fine for bench, I have had problems there in the past when pressing though. I bench with my pinkies on the rings

[Big.Jazayrli]

First meet under zourdos this weekend guise

how much do I PR my total by, if at all?

last PR = 1566@215.5BW

[adamsz]

First meet under zourdos this weekend guise

how much do I PR my total by, if at all?

last PR = 1566@215.5BW

A clean 1600 would be sweet

[adamsz]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/5yU0CzS.png
Nope, it's totally fine for bench, I have had problems there in the past when pressing though. I bench with my pinkies on the rings

Well all mine were a result of wide grip benching, so I guess that can be ruled out

[arian11]

First meet under zourdos this weekend guise

how much do I PR my total by, if at all?

last PR = 1566@215.5BW

Well definitely PR on squat, but your bench might go down lol.

[Big.Jazayrli]

A clean 1600 would be sweet

I want to weigh in lighter (don't care how much lighter... 215.4 anyone?) and hit 1600. That's my "dream" goal I guess you could call it.

568/375/661 would do it... those are kind of my dream thirds for this meet (I'm pretty confident in the bench) but we'll see.

@Arian, just beat my meet PR by 11lbs in testing this past saturday after missing a misloaded attempt like an idiot ugh

[zmcdole]

First meet under zourdos this weekend guise

how much do I PR my total by, if at all?

last PR = 1566@215.5BW

1567 @215.4




No but really, tap that 1600

[308smk]

First meet under zourdos this weekend guise

how much do I PR my total by, if at all?

last PR = 1566@215.5BW

255/175/305

Reds and yellows only crew reporting.

[AKGetsStrength]

Other than SMR the whole pec and shoulder musculature, I found I was able to reduce some pain in a similar area by strengthening the small rear shoulder muscles (band external rotations, YTI's, scap pushups, scap wallslides). Could be purely coincidental, but worth a try if you're running out of ideas...

[Big.Jazayrli]

1567 @215.4




No but really, tap that 1600

funny guy :cry:

255/175/305

Reds and yellows only crew reporting.

fuuu I dunno if I'm ready for this yet, I'd be very happy with it. VERY happy. I'd like to see somewhere around this or a bit more by the end of the year.

[martin_mathers]

Ibuprofen vs Aleve. Go.