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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: January 22, 2013, 02:00:34 am »
Tits or 
I mean... VIDS or
I mean... VIDS or
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Weightlifting shoes
« on: January 21, 2013, 09:41:48 am »
By the way - I've seen some people say that o-lift shoes make your deadlift harder. I find that hard to believe. One of my main culprits in the deadlift is not being able to sink to the heels, and the other is the lack of flexibility to get down. These should be solved by the lifting shoes.
Also, all the o-lifts start with a deadlift at Olympic lifting competitions so... if they really made the deadlift part worse, wouldn't they stop using them? I know that maybe they'd sacrifice some deadlift strength for a better catch etc, but really?
Also, all the o-lifts start with a deadlift at Olympic lifting competitions so... if they really made the deadlift part worse, wouldn't they stop using them? I know that maybe they'd sacrifice some deadlift strength for a better catch etc, but really?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 21, 2013, 07:14:06 am »
Hahahaha I said these were useful, not that I will be able to front squat after doing them. I COULD be able, who knows. But as of right now it's impossible, although I did have a better rack position a few days ago when I was cleaning for some reason.
So maybe if I couple that with the o-lift shoes... who knows?
So maybe if I couple that with the o-lift shoes... who knows?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 20, 2013, 06:16:52 pm »
Hey thanks, that's definitely useful!
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: January 19, 2013, 06:26:05 am »3427
Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 18, 2013, 02:23:57 pm »
Haha, you tempt me to film at home with my bar (not an olympic bar but it will get the point across) trying all kinds of bar grips to see just how bad it can be. I won't even attempt to squat, just to keep the bar "on the shoulders" (impossible). The bar can only be held on the chest in my case. I have tried again and again, couldn't do it. That's the biggest reason why I haven't increase my clean too - because I can't catch a bigger weight than I'm doing now on the chest/arms.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 18, 2013, 09:08:54 am »
You didn't start with not being able to hold the bar on your shoulders. My best case scenario is holding the bar with the hands, on my chest, elbows pointed down.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 18, 2013, 08:09:11 am »
cross-arm = terrible, not possible.
Also, how the hell can you maintain the bar in a stable position? I wouldn't risk keeping the bar with just 2 fingers there... not safe enough.
Also, how the hell can you maintain the bar in a stable position? I wouldn't risk keeping the bar with just 2 fingers there... not safe enough.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 17, 2013, 03:51:30 pm »
No, trust me... it's impossible. There's no way these elbows come up if I still want to have a neck, head, etc.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 17, 2013, 02:18:01 pm »
If I knew how... yeah... I have no idea of upperbody stretches etc. If I am to pretend I keep a bar on my hands and point the elbows forward, my hands would end up somewhere in the middle neck/trapezius area. They just are very long and end up there. There's no way to hold a bar, I just don't get it.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: how to front squat
« on: January 17, 2013, 08:26:51 am »
I'd love to front squat, but the highest I can get my elbow to be is basically pointing down... so the bar sits on the chest supported by the arms. Impossible to front squat that way.
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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: January 16, 2013, 07:49:43 pm »3434
Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: adidas Adi Power at 200$ vs. Powerlift Trainer at 90$
« on: January 16, 2013, 04:32:02 pm »
Just ordered the Adi Powers.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: on the toad to 40
« on: January 16, 2013, 04:25:02 pm »
No but I thought that maybe you could work on that without your injury flaring up.