Woo midnight shifts. That means my diet is going to be crap for the next week unless my wife nags on me, BUT, I wont have to weight for a squat rack at 7 in the morning when I get off work.
My weight has gone up from about 210-215 to about 225-230. My pants arent tighter, but some of my t-shirts are. So, thats a good thing I guess?
Speaking of deadlifts, my still going heavy(.. for me anyway) for them but doing a lighter weight+more reps thing for everything else wont throw anything off will it?
If I don't win our DL race, I plan on winning our unofficial OHP race, haha.
Man screw you, I'm winning all of the races. What're we racing to in OHP?
Also your lifts shouldn't even count because you're lifting those communist KG things and I'm not sure they're real.
Haha, you probably already win all of our races anyway in terms of bodyweight ratios. I don't really have a particular goal I want to hit for OHP like I do for DL/SQ/BP, but I'd be pretty chuffed with an 80kg x1 OHP in the next few months (175lbs).
Also, that feeling the first time you have enough weight on the bar that when you get under it, it bends ever so slightly due to the weight. Sure its like, a 1 degree bend, if that, but clearly I have performed a feat unknown to any other person I dont care what you say im the strongest.
If I don't win our DL race, I plan on winning our unofficial OHP race, haha.
Man screw you, I'm winning all of the races. What're we racing to in OHP?
Also your lifts shouldn't even count because you're lifting those communist KG things and I'm not sure they're real.
Haha, you probably already win all of our races anyway in terms of bodyweight ratios. I don't really have a particular goal I want to hit for OHP like I do for DL/SQ/BP, but I'd be pretty chuffed with an 80kg x1 OHP in the next few months (175lbs).
I doubt it, are you that much heavier than me? I hover around 90 kilos, I'm short but I'm thick (:winky:).
If I don't win our DL race, I plan on winning our unofficial OHP race, haha.
Man screw you, I'm winning all of the races. What're we racing to in OHP?
Also your lifts shouldn't even count because you're lifting those communist KG things and I'm not sure they're real.
Haha, you probably already win all of our races anyway in terms of bodyweight ratios. I don't really have a particular goal I want to hit for OHP like I do for DL/SQ/BP, but I'd be pretty chuffed with an 80kg x1 OHP in the next few months (175lbs).
I doubt it, are you that much heavier than me? I hover around 90 kilos, I'm short but I'm thick (:winky:).
I still think there's some good ideas in crossfit, it's just gotten overtaken with crazy the more it's gone mainstream. Seems like a lot of early supporters of it have backed away from it a lot because of that.
I have what might be a silly question. Is there a difference between Romanian Deadlifts and Stiff/Straight Leg Deadlifts?
The way I differentiate them in my head is that often people will pull RDLs off of a waist high rack and go down as far as their hamstring flexibility allows, not necessarily all the way to the floor. It also seems like a lot of people don't lock their knees but keep them slightly bent. The folks that I've seen do SDLs will pull them off the floor like a regular deadlift and they will lock their knees. But like Tube said, it's pretty fuzzy.
There isn't an agreed upon difference between the two exercises that I'm aware of, but even if there were, it still wouldn't matter which one you did. They would both target primarily the hamstrings and the glutes, with some overall posterior chain strength and core stabilization thrown in the mix.
I figured as much. I'm debating throwing them into my routine somehow, since I seem to have the opposite problem of folks here: my hamstrings are extremely flexible (I'm bendy in general - part of the reason I started strength training). Would adding them in on my regular deadlift days be a good way to go about doing that, or is there another (perhaps better?) time to do them?
Felt good to do my squats again today, decided... against the 3x15 and went with 3x10 instead, with plenty of rest between sets. Too damn hot to be rushing anything today.
If I don't win our DL race, I plan on winning our unofficial OHP race, haha.
Man screw you, I'm winning all of the races. What're we racing to in OHP?
Also your lifts shouldn't even count because you're lifting those communist KG things and I'm not sure they're real.
Haha, you probably already win all of our races anyway in terms of bodyweight ratios. I don't really have a particular goal I want to hit for OHP like I do for DL/SQ/BP, but I'd be pretty chuffed with an 80kg x1 OHP in the next few months (175lbs).
I doubt it, are you that much heavier than me? I hover around 90 kilos, I'm short but I'm thick (:winky:).
I'm pretty close to 100kg now (98.5 - 99.5 is my current fluctuation).
Someone mentioned something on there about Kroc being a crossdresser too. Takes all sorts, maybe the stereotypical views of weight training are changing.
I'm going to do a session working on power cleans today as I'm utter shite at them. I'll go over the chapter in Starting Strength again but I'm wondering if anyone has any specific tips/cues for fixing up a poor clean? The most obvious problem I've been able to spot is that I haven't been touching my thighs with the bar on the way up so once the weight gets heavy enough it has no chance of going up.
Once the bar is past your knees you should be thrusting your hips in and up as hard as you can. That's all there really is to it. Once you do it you'll go "oh right, like that" and find it hard to imagine that you didn't do that the whole time. Hit the bar with your hips.
Can you elaborate on the "in" part of thrusting the hips in and up?
I once learned, using the idea that the bar hits your hips, but it always sent the bar outwards in an arc rather than straight up, which I've been led to believe is bad because it's a pretty inefficient bar path.
Someone mentioned something on there about Kroc being a crossdresser too. Takes all sorts, maybe the stereotypical views of weight training are changing.
Jamie Lewis is the one who mentioned it. It's because a photo was posted the other day of Kroc in jeans and a t-shirt, barefoot, and his toenails were painted.
Can you elaborate on the "in" part of thrusting the hips in and up?
I once learned, using the idea that the bar hits your hips, but it always sent the bar outwards in an arc rather than straight up, which I've been led to believe is bad because it's a pretty inefficient bar path.
It's been my experience that you don't really hit the bar with your hips, you just try to in order to get enough hip drive. The degree to which you'd hit the bar wouldn't be enough to effect the bar path in any meaningful way anyway. I can only really tell you the way I learned though. If bar path is a problem for you try turning your elbows out more in the starting position.
Can you elaborate on the "in" part of thrusting the hips in and up?
I once learned, using the idea that the bar hits your hips, but it always sent the bar outwards in an arc rather than straight up, which I've been led to believe is bad because it's a pretty inefficient bar path.
It's been my experience that you don't really hit the bar with your hips, you just try to in order to get enough hip drive. The degree to which you'd hit the bar wouldn't be enough to effect the bar path in any meaningful way anyway. I can only really tell you the way I learned though. If bar path is a problem for you try turning your elbows out more in the starting position.
Yeah I figured as much. Basically, I had someone attempt to teach me, but they made it sound like your hips/thighs need to physically hit the bar, causing it to travel outwards, which seemed kinda dumb to me because it totally changed the bar path. So I didn't really take much stock in their methods, I've just been learning off videos etc. I'll be attending a seminar in September anyway so that will hopefully shed some light.
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My weight has gone up from about 210-215 to about 225-230. My pants arent tighter, but some of my t-shirts are. So, thats a good thing I guess?
All the fans.
I have the black one of those, I like it, kinda wish it was a bit tougher but at this point I like rolling with a piece of pvc pipe. It's a good buy.
I love south american ground karate
Hi @Sol, I've already been pimping out your site in this thread. Did you make an account when you saw referrer traffic?
Apparently creatine doesn't necessarily have to be loaded.
Man screw you, I'm winning all of the races. What're we racing to in OHP?
Also your lifts shouldn't even count because you're lifting those communist KG things and I'm not sure they're real.
"Oh this kettlebell? Its 1.5 poods"
Because having 2 measurements of weight just wasn't enough
Haha, you probably already win all of our races anyway in terms of bodyweight ratios. I don't really have a particular goal I want to hit for OHP like I do for DL/SQ/BP, but I'd be pretty chuffed with an 80kg x1 OHP in the next few months (175lbs).
I had to google "pood". I'd heard the term before, but always thought it was a joke or something.
Trust crossfitters to start using an antiquated unit of kettlebell measurement from the USSR.
Kippin' like monkeys all day long.
Thinking of just whacking 20kg on my DL max tomorrow to see what happens. I kind of feel like I could get it up. But i'll probs snap first.
My friend who's the orthopaedic surgeon loves all the crossfitters. I just view it as the Tae-Bo of the 2000s.
Also, that feeling the first time you have enough weight on the bar that when you get under it, it bends ever so slightly due to the weight. Sure its like, a 1 degree bend, if that, but clearly I have performed a feat unknown to any other person I dont care what you say im the strongest.
I doubt it, are you that much heavier than me? I hover around 90 kilos, I'm short but I'm thick (:winky:).
205 pounds, 6'1".
I'm pressing 170 on Monday.
eff you guys!
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The way I differentiate them in my head is that often people will pull RDLs off of a waist high rack and go down as far as their hamstring flexibility allows, not necessarily all the way to the floor. It also seems like a lot of people don't lock their knees but keep them slightly bent. The folks that I've seen do SDLs will pull them off the floor like a regular deadlift and they will lock their knees. But like Tube said, it's pretty fuzzy.
I'm pretty close to 100kg now (98.5 - 99.5 is my current fluctuation).
I did not see that one coming.
Haha yeah that certainly came out of nowhere, though I'm not sure I'm entirely surprised.
Also it feels weird seeing a link to FCJ posted outside of reddit.
I once learned, using the idea that the bar hits your hips, but it always sent the bar outwards in an arc rather than straight up, which I've been led to believe is bad because it's a pretty inefficient bar path.
Jamie Lewis is the one who mentioned it. It's because a photo was posted the other day of Kroc in jeans and a t-shirt, barefoot, and his toenails were painted.
It's been my experience that you don't really hit the bar with your hips, you just try to in order to get enough hip drive. The degree to which you'd hit the bar wouldn't be enough to effect the bar path in any meaningful way anyway. I can only really tell you the way I learned though. If bar path is a problem for you try turning your elbows out more in the starting position.
Well no he actually did apparently cross-dress too for some reason or other, didn't really research it further.
Yeah I figured as much. Basically, I had someone attempt to teach me, but they made it sound like your hips/thighs need to physically hit the bar, causing it to travel outwards, which seemed kinda dumb to me because it totally changed the bar path. So I didn't really take much stock in their methods, I've just been learning off videos etc. I'll be attending a seminar in September anyway so that will hopefully shed some light.