The official PL family appreciation thread, part VII

[bigleanMan]

Good for you.

Sorry if I am being harsh, you seem like a good guy.=)

[TrettinR]

nothing at all. I don't see why trettin gets so worked up about it even

I haven't worked there since mid November.

[Diana Meeque]

I haven't worked there since mid November.

/discussion

let's all b friendz now

[Big Sexy J]

Good for you.

You don't deadlift? Why? Injury?

[Smashiin]

hey guys, i'm just trying to get some input here from you all. When benching in powerlifting form you must arch your back. Wel, after one and a half years of not powerlifting I want to become a bencher only guy. It's better than nothing right? I got scoliosis of the lowerback. I'm concerned that it'll interfere with benching. Should I be weary of this? i cant squat or deadlift due to my condition. i've tried to go back many times and do it. But, I'd just end up in pain everytime.

[Farley1324]

You don't deadlift? Why? Injury?

I don't deadlift heavy anymore. Maybe at some point in the future.

I have a herniated L5-S1 (MRI last year verified) and heavy deads just do not agree with it. I have tried...did not end well. My main lifts are squat, bench, power clean, press, front squat and chinups.

I will be starting 5/3/1 this week (next week really, wisdom teeth are coming out this Friday) with power cleans in place of deads.

[Diana Meeque]

hey guys, i'm just trying to get some input here from you all. When benching in powerlifting form you must arch your back. Wel, after one and a half years of not powerlifting I want to become a bencher only guy. It's better than nothing right? I got scoliosis of the lowerback. I'm concerned that it'll interfere with benching. Should I be weary of this? i cant squat or deadlift due to my condition. i've tried to go back many times and do it. But, I'd just end up in pain everytime.

you don't HAVE to arch your back when you bench, people just do it because it's safer and more efficient. but if you can't do it, that doesn't mean you can't bench. find a way.

[Diana Meeque]

I don't deadlift heavy anymore. Maybe at some point in the future.

I have a herniated L5-S1 (MRI last year verified) and heavy deads just do not agree with it. I have tried...did not end well. My main lifts are squat, bench, power clean, press, front squat and chinups.

I will be starting 5/3/1 this week (next week really, wisdom teeth are coming out this Friday) with power cleans in place of deads.

you could shorten your usertitle to Squatzi. that sounds pretty gay though. just throwin it out there.

[Farley1324]

you could shorten your usertitle to Squatzi. that sounds pretty gay though. just throwin it out there.

lol

[bigleanMan]

I don't deadlift heavy anymore. Maybe at some point in the future.

I have a herniated L5-S1 (MRI last year verified) and heavy deads just do not agree with it. I have tried...did not end well. My main lifts are squat, bench, power clean, press, front squat and chinups.

I will be starting 5/3/1 this week (next week really, wisdom teeth are coming out this Friday) with power cleans in place of deads.

last time I heard the excuse was "wife doesn't want me to"....breh c'mon whats the truth.

[Smashiin]

you don't HAVE to arch your back when you bench, people just do it because it's safer and more efficient. but if you can't do it, that doesn't mean you can't bench. find a way.

Yeah man if have to bench flat then i'll do it. I'll just swole the fuk up and get stronger off of 5x5 OHP and bench.

[Smashiin]

you don't HAVE to arch your back when you bench, people just do it because it's safer and more efficient. but if you can't do it, that doesn't mean you can't bench. find a way.

we're the same height. awesome.

[Diana Meeque]

Yeah man if have to bench flat then i'll do it. I'll just swole the fuk up and get stronger off of 5x5 OHP and bench.

for sure. i mean arch if you can, but if you can't it shouldn't stop you. i've seen some pretty big benches done virtually flat-back

we're the same height. awesome.

kinda sucks imo. I'm cool with it and all, but it gets me thinking about how much weight I'll never be able to handle. I hate the 'strong for your size' ****

[Farley1324]

last time I heard the excuse was "wife doesn't want me to"....breh c'mon whats the truth.

If the term "herniated disc" does not have any meaning to you I suggest you consult Google.

[Smashiin]

for sure. i mean arch if you can, but if you can't it shouldn't stop you. i've seen some pretty big benches done virtually flat-back



kinda sucks imo. I'm cool with it and all, but it gets me thinking about how much weight I'll never be able to handle. I hate the 'strong for your size' ****

Yeah. Bench was never my forte. But, I never really focused on it as much as squats and deadlifts. Now, that I can focus on bench only I'll eventually be throwing up big numbers someday

[Smashiin]

If the term "herniated disc" does not have any meaning to you I suggest you consult Google.

Agreed. you'll only make it worse and something bad will happen.

[GuinnessStrong]

Goodbye, squats!

[bigleanMan]

If the term "herniated disc" does not have any meaning to you I suggest you consult Google.

hmm I don't see how good form deadlifts could be much worse then cleans....

[Farley1324]

hmm I don't see how good form deadlifts could be much worse then cleans....

My experience dictates that there is a difference.

Don't make me look up or retype the portion of The Strongest Shall Survive where Bill Starr writes about why one should "OMIT THE DEADLIFT". Seeing as how this is the PL/SM section it probably isn't one of his most popular statements/positions.

[Smashiin]

dude people are idiots. who the fuk squats and deadlifts with a herniated disc? you must be an idiot to do it.

[Farley1324]

dude people are idiots. who the fuk squats and deadlifts with a herniated disc? you must be an idiot to do it.

For me squats a must have. Period. End of story. No discussion.

How the hell could I not?

[LongtimeLurkr]

dude people are idiots. who the fuk squats and deadlifts with a herniated disc? you must be an idiot to do it.

Plenty of people squat and deadlift with one or more herniated discs. Not all herniations present the same reality for the people who have them.

[Smashiin]

For me squats a must have. Period. End of story. No discussion.

How the hell could I not?

sorry brah just the way i feel now since i was diagnosed with scoliosis. I couldnt imagine squatting or deadlifting with a herniated disc.

[LegosInMyEgos]

dude people are idiots. who the fuk squats and deadlifts with a herniated disc? you must be an idiot to do it.

Even if I herniated all 25 discs in my back(my extra chromosome gave me 2 extra discs) I would still squat and deadlift, you mad man?

[Farley1324]

Plenty of people squat and deadlift with one or more herniated discs. Not all herniations present the same reality for the people who have them.

This.

There can be significant differences in how people/their body's respond to the herniation. One of the big reasons for this, it seems, is that not all herniations are created equal.

Even if I herniated all 25 discs in my back(my extra chromosome gave me 2 extra discs) I would still squat and deadlift, you mad man?

Say that after you have aggravated the injury so bad it takes you 15+ seconds to climb in or out of the car and you can literally barely walk, and even that is painful...then when you go to bed it hurts too much to roll over and it takes everything you can muster to get back out of bed. Slowly and painfully.

Seriously, dumbass statement is dumbass

[Big Sexy J]

Kurt Angle won an olympic gold medal with a broken freaking neck, I am sure squatting with a herniated disc is nothing.

[LegosInMyEgos]

This.

There can be significant differences in how people/their body's respond to the herniation. One of the big reasons for this, it seems, is that not all herniations are created equal.



Say that after you have aggravated the injury so bad it takes you 15+ seconds to climb in or out of the car and you can literally barely walk, and even that is painful...then when you go to bed it hurts too much to roll over and it takes everything you can muster to get back out of bed. Slowly and painfully.

Seriously, dumbass statement is dumbass

I would squat and deadlift no matter what.

I was light squatting in a soft cast a few days after I got my foot run over.

My extra chromosome made me super determined

[LegosInMyEgos]

Kurt Angle won an olympic gold medal with a broken freaking neck, I am sure squatting with a herniated disc is nothing.

Yeah, and the undertaker went 18-0 on wrestlemania after he was brutally murdered. Herniated discs ain't ****

[bigleanMan]

Kurt Angle won an olympic gold medal with a broken freaking neck, I am sure squatting with a herniated disc is nothing.

damn I thought he was a fake wrestler...big respect...to be fair, he might of wrestled with the broken neck, but did he deadlift 405ish? no.

[Farley1324]

damn I thought he was a fake wrestler...big respect...to be fair, he might of wrestled with the broken neck, but did he deadlift 405ish? no.

He later worked for the WWE. Or was it WWF at that time? Eh, whatever. I'm sure he made some money from it.