i hate that crap, nothing worse than a spotter who doesn't pay attention. thats happened to me before and i almost became gunshy to lift heavy again. and i don't normally advocate violence but i would have a talk with the kids that like to make faces. thanks for the vid though. keep up the good work.
On the close grips...try taking the bar just a bit lower. Watch when you began to fail...why did the bar go upwards? Your elbows began to flare and you pressed back instead of up...that shouldn't be.
When I close grip bench (Board press, flat press, etc..) the bar is in a straight line. About the only way that I can accomplish this is by pressing 'away' from my face (Feels that way but isn't really).
Don't press back towards the rack...ever. Think about it. Even for tricep recruitment you wouldn't keep bending your elbows more on the lockout...you would extend them. Extend OUTWARD next time...
dude, you looked like you are killing the bar on that clean in the first vid, but as far as the push press goes, isn't that movement like a snap movement, meaning you thrust the weight upwards in one movement rather than a cheat military press?
anyway, you are a tall and STRONG looking dood, dude.
you're lucky you didn't get killed. I think you should try lifting in a powercell next time. With spotters like that you don't need enemies .
I hope at leas you get some growth for all the effort that was put in. Don't worry about the kids in wifebeaters. they can make faces all they want since none of them will ever weigh more than a buck fifty
dude, you looked like you are killing the bar on that clean in the first vid, but as far as the push press goes, isn't that movement like a snap movement, meaning you thrust the weight upwards in one movement rather than a cheat military press?
anyway, you are a tall and STRONG looking dood, dude.