The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation thread: Part XVI

[BabyOilBrah]

Personally like using straps. Feels a lot nicer and more stable than crossed arms, but don't have pressure on wrists etc. that a clean grip has.

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yea I've done this before once I wrists started hurting, want to get away from having to rely on equipment for these though.

Cross arm is the only one that works for me. I wrap a couple fingers around the bar between my shoulder and neck

Nice, I found I could wedge it in there pretty good behind the delts at the base of the neck, and as long as I kept my head up it wouldn't put pressure on the throat. And yeah I just basically have my fingers wrapped around the bar.

[YourGunShowTix]

How would you guys go about choosing your squat stance width?

Obviously pick your strongest position, but that's also going to be a function of how you've usually trained. I think some start narrow and just build good quads so they keep at it, but questionable whether that's really the "best" for them.

I'm going rather wide at the moment and it definitely feels the strongest, but it's also just quite rare to see people go that wide raw, so I'm really questioning whether it's a smart decision for the long-run. Equally, I do take an almost maximum width stance on sumo and that feels very strong so maybe the carryover between the two means it makes sense.

Really, you want to find where your range of motion is greatest without causing a posterior pelvic tilt. Dr. McGill gave a really good diagnostic test for this on youtubes. Find out where your mobility is highest and try it.
Obviously, there are really strong guise who squat with a medium low bar and a medium wide stance.
Personally, i have worked my way from just outside shoulders and almost straight ahead to having my feet about twice shoulder width apart and feet at about 45 ° to be able to hit depth without causing lumbar flexion and i get much more ham and gloot involvement.

Thoughts on FS grip? Which grip do you guys use? I always did clean grip but tried the cross arm grip last night and it felt better, especially for higher reps.

I used a really narrow clean grip, but then found out about "thumbs up grip" from when Clint Darden re-uploaded one of his older vidyas onto vimeo and i like that a lot more, easier on wrists and elbows.

Personally like using straps. Feels a lot nicer and more stable than crossed arms, but don't have pressure on wrists etc. that a clean grip has.

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I tried that and i found myself pulling up and forward on the straps too much and pulling the bar forward and it gets me out of position.

[JamesG6626]

Hey guys, need a recommendation. What is the go-to youtube video or reference for sumo deadlift technique for a novice? I pull conv., gf pulls sumo. I try to help with technique and cues, but I really know nothing and am probably more harm that good. Until I can convince her to try conv. again where is a good source of info I can point to?

[arn710]

How would you guys go about choosing your squat stance width?

Obviously pick your strongest position, but that's also going to be a function of how you've usually trained. I think some start narrow and just build good quads so they keep at it, but questionable whether that's really the "best" for them.

I'm going rather wide at the moment and it definitely feels the strongest, but it's also just quite rare to see people go that wide raw, so I'm really questioning whether it's a smart decision for the long-run. Equally, I do take an almost maximum width stance on sumo and that feels very strong so maybe the carryover between the two means it makes sense.

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

[BabyOilBrah]

Hey guys, need a recommendation. What is the go-to youtube video or reference for sumo deadlift technique for a novice? I pull conv., gf pulls sumo. I try to help with technique and cues, but I really know nothing and am probably more harm that good. Until I can convince her to try conv. again where is a good source of info I can point to?

Izzy (powerliftingtowin) has really good tutorials for the lifts.

[runtocatch]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

I kinda like this answer when somebody asks me this stupid ****. "I don't know. Stand like a ****in athlete."

[dlt76028]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

Repped hard.

[Hamzzza]

I can confirm, had a nice talk with kaleida in her log the other day haha

[CROMAGS1985]

I can confirm, had a nice talk with kaleida in her log the other day haha

How many times did she say "trigger point release?"

[Hamzzza]

How many times did she say "trigger point release?"

that's what my question was about, so a lot

[kmc06005]

Goodnight sweet fam thread...

[sheed30]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

So fuxing true. On spread. Everytime I see anything regarding this in any section it makes me want to blow my brains out. Just stand up and squat. If it feels weird, go wider or go narrower. You'll figure it out in about 10 minutes at the gym. Literally every single person in the world has different leverages and ****...figure it out on your own...at the gym.

[CooCooCaChoo]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

Well, I do feel like an 11 degree angle lines me up a lot better with earth's rotation on its axis allowing me to get maximum poundage

[j2nicee]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

Hard repped.

[Jeramey8]

Isaku, you training for a meet?

[dlt76028]

Isaku, you training for a meet?

You dropped something.

[sheed30]

You dropped something.

I lol'd

[arian11]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

If I have long femurs, should I be PMing her with short paragraphs or long paragraphs?

[grandmoloch]

If I have long femurs, should I be PMing her with short paragraphs or long paragraphs?

Either as long as you have SBDs 2 sizes down.

[TrettinR]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

Ha! I love this post.

[NorthStrong]

I kinda like this answer when somebody asks me this stupid ****. "I don't know. Stand like a ****in athlete."

That's pretty brilliant as well

arn i <3 u

[Rags85]

If I have long femurs, should I be PMing her with short paragraphs or long paragraphs?

You'd probably have better leverages with short paragraphs.

[arn710]

Every once in a while, I come up with a gem.

I better keep my mouth shut now so I can go out on top.

[Jeramey8]

You dropped something.

Lol'd

[Dom87]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

Thank you! Take my reps!

[psychodiver9]

You should start PMing all of these stupid questions to kaleida or whatever her names is. You two nerds can go on for hours about the difference between 11 and 13 degrees foot angle in a close stance, flat soled, high bar squat

The rest of us are just going to STFU and lift since we realize that nickle/dime bullchit doesn't make enough of a difference to make it worth considering

On spread. I lold hard

[runtocatch]

That's pretty brilliant as well

arn i <3 u

Awe so sweet.

[dtaps24]

Is Phil Harrington related to Joey?

[michael_xyz]

Lol.

Oh come on, that's such an obvious reply. Because I'm skipping gym sessions to post a paragraph on here? Okay buddy. Training takes 2 hours, I've got more than enough time in my day to ask these questions and still make gains.

You're being very ignorant to think squat stance width doesn't matter, though. You think you can squat whatever you squat with an entirely different width?

[isaku900]

Isaku, you training for a meet?

err, yeah. December 13th.