Yup, another deadlift PR post

[gettinlarger]

That's awesome man!! Excellent pull!! Maybe one day when I have a stronger back I'll be pullin shit like that. Hell of a job, my man.

 

[JOKER47]

Is that an olympic bar?

No. It's a 7', 1.5" dia. bar that accepts 1" plates. (You notice the "50" on the side of the black hex plates?) I had it made for me by a guy that runs a machine shop. He also made my dumbells. 22" long, 1.5" handles and take 1" plates.

Thanks again for the compliments guys.

Joker

 

[Lumberg]

Awesome job mah man. Welcome to the 405 club!!!! LOL at your face!

I have switched to sumo for a while to hit my hips and back at a different angle; I was having problems with my back tightening up during my leg workouts.

I will definitely update if I break 405 but I think I am going to be concentrating on other lifts and bodyparts for a while; there is a competition coming up at my gym and I doubt that DLs will be part of it. And while I will argue for DLs being included it will look like I am being self-serving because I am literally the ONLY person in my gym who deadlifts.

Again great job! keep it up!

JC

 

[skaman607]

However, I NEVER understand why people stick out their hips at the apex of the deadlift... I mean, sure... I understand WHY you do it, but it serves no function... other than cause a possible injury, especially at such a weight.

C-ditty

i think he was trying to pull the weight back, as discussed in the deadlifting thread

 

[spatts]

The deadlift is a total body movement. Driving the hips forward is the toughest part for some people. You may notice that Hannibal's location reads: F/N the bar. This is how you move a heavy dead...pull back and drive forward with your hips. However, in that pic, you are leaned REALLY far back. Like you drove your hips forward, and then some. C-ditty is right...that can really compromise your back. The picture gives the illsuion that you locked it and held it there, when in reality you may have just hit this point for a split second as you were locking out, just before returning to a normal upright stance...who knows. Sometimes in a Max Effort PR attempt, form gets sacrificed for numbers. Been there. In general, it does seem a waste of effort, and a greater risk, to pull the bar beyond lockout.

 

[Hannibal]

Congats on the PR Joker....455 should be in your sights.

 

[JOKER47]

The deadlift is a total body movement. Driving the hips forward is the toughest part for some people. You may notice that Hannibal's location reads: F/N the bar. This is how you move a heavy dead...pull back and drive forward with your hips. However, in that pic, you are leaned REALLY far back. Like you drove your hips forward, and then some. C-ditty is right...that can really compromise your back. The picture gives the illsuion that you locked it and held it there, when in reality you may have just hit this point for a split second as you were locking out, just before returning to a normal upright stance...who knows. Sometimes in a Max Effort PR attempt, form gets sacrificed for numbers. Been there. In general, it does seem a waste of effort, and a greater risk, to pull the bar beyond lockout.

You're right, I was there in that position for just a second as my wife took the pic. If I appear to have leaned to far back, do you have a good reference pic for what a lockout shoud be? The leaning I am doing in my picture is what I thought a full lockout should be. That's what I was always aiming for, and didn't count the lift unless I got it.


Thanks,
Joker

 

[spatts]

OK, I gotta put Vogelpohl in here, cause he's my favorite.

...just standing upright with the bar in hand.

 

[JOKER47]

OK, I gotta put Vogelpohl in here, cause he's my favorite.

...just standing upright with the bar in hand.

Thanks Spatts. I will keep this picture and keep it in mind next week on back day.


Thanks,
Joker

 

[coolcolj]

The 405 club is getting mighty crowded. Its time I moved on