rippetoe journal, new to this, please comment and advice.

[lanny]

erh.. well, the bar is a lil higher than having a 45lbs plate at the end of the bar. so i gotta arch up a lil.. but i'm keeping my back straight.. argh. i'll just do it on the floor and elevate the plates by putting other plates at the bottom..

heres the link:
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn43/lannysuen/DSC00809.jpg

btw, wats ATG?

 

[djeclipse]

erh.. well, the bar is a lil higher than having a 45lbs plate at the end of the bar. so i gotta arch up a lil.. but i'm keeping my back straight.. argh. i'll just do it on the floor and elevate the plates by putting other plates at the bottom..

heres the link:
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn43/lannysuen/DSC00809.jpg

btw, wats ATG?

ya, that is where most racks have their bottom rung. it's a good 3" above the height of the bar.

The whole point of the pendlay (sp?) row is to keel your body parallel to the ground.

Just pull from the floor, or use books/ plates,something to raise the bar to the height of a 45lb plate. Don't compromise form. You'll be able to do 135 in no time.

 

[Sculelos]

erh.. well, the bar is a lil higher than having a 45lbs plate at the end of the bar. so i gotta arch up a lil.. but i'm keeping my back straight.. argh. i'll just do it on the floor and elevate the plates by putting other plates at the bottom..

heres the link:
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn43/lannysuen/DSC00809.jpg

btw, wats ATG?

Ass to Grass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byhm6P-NnZg

That guy did it pretty well I think. Basically it just means the top of you thigh is going below your knees breaking parellel. Really all it matters is if you squat below parellel.

Here is a diagram of what Parallel looks like. http://www.usapowerlifting.com/newsletter/06/novice/squata.jpg

 

[lanny]

djeclipse @ yea.. i figured i should just elevate them from the ground..

sculelos @ yes, i'm doing the ATG. i've got a vid, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIE-GpZwmRQ

thats 135 lbs.

 

[Sculelos]

djeclipse @ yea.. i figured i should just elevate them from the ground..

sculelos @ yes, i'm doing the ATG. i've got a vid, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIE-GpZwmRQ

thats 135 lbs.

Looks good, I guess you just have a strong squat then in comparison to your other lifts.

 

[lanny]

but then when i go 150, it goes outa form, as in my butt pushes up 1st..=/ lolz... i duno how to explain.. maybe imma maintain at 145 at the moment, just to get my legs stronger.

 

[djeclipse]

but then when i go 150, it goes outa form, as in my butt pushes up 1st..=/ lolz... i duno how to explain.. maybe imma maintain at 145 at the moment, just to get my legs stronger.

Take a video form the side with 150. Your form may not be as bad as you think.

It could be a core issue, not legs.

 

[lanny]

aik? alright.. will do tmr. btw, last sat when i was jogging, suddenly my lower back started aching.. do u think its from the squats? or too much hyper extentions?

 

[djeclipse]

aik? alright.. will do tmr. btw, last sat when i was jogging, suddenly my lower back started aching.. do u think its from the squats? or too much hyper extentions?

Was it hurting before you started jogging?

If it happened while jogging I would look at the way you're running, the shoes you're wearing, the surface you're running on.

You can also try insoles.

When I play indoor soccer I gt hip pain, it's because the floor is hard. As soon as we play outdoor it goes away.

 

[lanny]

erm.. ir started half way while jogging... running on TAR road, shoes are sports shoe's.. cheap stuff. ^^ wats insoles?