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shibs
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ah sorry, try this now.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1014FmiGZT4
shibs
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yeah i feel like i'm falling backwards sometimes so sometimes my toes come up. the weight wasn't my max, but you're probably right i've been trying to push my deadlifts lately. i usually do 4X5, and pyramid the weight. what do you guys do with your dl routine? but thanks for the compliments man haha its nice to hear that after a while
shibs
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I usually just do one set of 5 at just under my max. That got me from 315x5 to 405x5. However havent deadlifted in forever and I've lost lots of strength
ah sorry to hear it, thats interesting though cuz, i usually hit close to my max on my 3rd set, and if not then my 4th set. the first 2 sets being pretty tough though.. and i'm pretty exhausted after 4 sets lol
bblazer
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OK, here goes.
In general things looked pretty good, but there are a few "tweaks" that I would have you doing if I were coaching/training you.
1) The rocking back on your heels shows that you are out of balance. This is caused by #2
2) You are not completing the movement. When you get to lockout, your shoulders should be back more (more on this later) and you must drive your hips through squeezing your arse together as you do it.
3) When you are getting set to start the lift, think about getting your chest forward and big, and trying to touch your shoulder blades together. To get there, when I am still standing, I take a huge deep breath that almost makes my rib cage burst. Then I tighten all my back muscles trying to stretch open my chest and pull my shoulder blades together. Then drop to the bar, grip it, and rip it. And when I say tighten up your muscles, I mean think about what you would do if me and B Fold or 'traz were going to hit you high and low and how much you would tighten up your body to take the obviously lethal blow.
4) Finally, you are a bit too slow off the floor. The beginning of the pull to your knees is one of the most crucial parts of the lift. You need to go with the mantra "grip and rip." We are not talking about a big jerk off the floor, but rather very quick, very smooth and very rapid acceleration. If you don't start doing that now, the bigger weights are going to feel like they have been magnetized to the floor, you will jack your form trying to pull it, and get hurt.
HTH,
B-
In general things looked pretty good, but there are a few "tweaks" that I would have you doing if I were coaching/training you.
1) The rocking back on your heels shows that you are out of balance. This is caused by #2
2) You are not completing the movement. When you get to lockout, your shoulders should be back more (more on this later) and you must drive your hips through squeezing your arse together as you do it.
3) When you are getting set to start the lift, think about getting your chest forward and big, and trying to touch your shoulder blades together. To get there, when I am still standing, I take a huge deep breath that almost makes my rib cage burst. Then I tighten all my back muscles trying to stretch open my chest and pull my shoulder blades together. Then drop to the bar, grip it, and rip it. And when I say tighten up your muscles, I mean think about what you would do if me and B Fold or 'traz were going to hit you high and low and how much you would tighten up your body to take the obviously lethal blow.
4) Finally, you are a bit too slow off the floor. The beginning of the pull to your knees is one of the most crucial parts of the lift. You need to go with the mantra "grip and rip." We are not talking about a big jerk off the floor, but rather very quick, very smooth and very rapid acceleration. If you don't start doing that now, the bigger weights are going to feel like they have been magnetized to the floor, you will jack your form trying to pull it, and get hurt.
HTH,
B-
shibs
Stay frosty
OK, here goes.
In general things looked pretty good, but there are a few "tweaks" that I would have you doing if I were coaching/training you.
1) The rocking back on your heels shows that you are out of balance. This is caused by #2
2) You are not completing the movement. When you get to lockout, your shoulders should be back more (more on this later) and you must drive your hips through squeezing your arse together as you do it.
3) When you are getting set to start the lift, think about getting your chest forward and big, and trying to touch your shoulder blades together. To get there, when I am still standing, I take a huge deep breath that almost makes my rib cage burst. Then I tighten all my back muscles trying to stretch open my chest and pull my shoulder blades together. Then drop to the bar, grip it, and rip it. And when I say tighten up your muscles, I mean think about what you would do if me and B Fold or 'traz were going to hit you high and low and how much you would tighten up your body to take the obviously lethal blow.
4) Finally, you are a bit too slow off the floor. The beginning of the pull to your knees is one of the most crucial parts of the lift. You need to go with the mantra "grip and rip." We are not talking about a big jerk off the floor, but rather very quick, very smooth and very rapid acceleration. If you don't start doing that now, the bigger weights are going to feel like they have been magnetized to the floor, you will jack your form trying to pull it, and get hurt.
HTH,
B-
hahaha i think i would drop to the fetal position
but alright, i'll apply all those points to my next deadlift workout this week, thanks.
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