I've heard people being able to add a lot to their deadlifts simply by using hook grip. With that being said, your thumb will fucking hurt but it definitely works.
I'll give it a try next time I deadlift then. I felt like I could have done more but my grip was holding me back, hopefully this will help.
That feel when your hands are too small to hook grip.
Fingers aren't long enough to get around the barbell enough. My hands are the size of most female hands, if not smaller.
I have to train grip pretty hard to progress. Only recently have I been able to pull more than 4 plates without needing straps. It's taken a long time to build up to that point.
I find I have more of an issue with grip with bent over rows than deadlifts.
[QUOTE=MaverickIB;42136438]That feel when your hands are too small to hook grip.
Fingers aren't long enough to get around the barbell enough. My hands are the size of most female hands, if not smaller.
I have to train grip pretty hard to progress. Only recently have I been able to pull more than 4 plates without needing straps. It's taken a long time to build up to that point.[/QUOTE]
you know what they say about small hands
i dl 2 reps of 150 kg today. fucking hell im still increasing my dl every week. gonna be doing 160 soon.
[editline]10th September 2013[/editline]
also considering i only 1 rep dl of 147.5kg last week
[QUOTE=MaverickIB;42136438]That feel when your hands are too small to hook grip.
Fingers aren't long enough to get around the barbell enough. My hands are the size of most female hands, if not smaller.[/QUOTE]
Same here. Plus I've cut my left thumb when I was a kid and can't bend the upper part of it.
might as well just post my progress since tumblr users apparently are a fan of it
let's make fun of my weak upper body strength
Squat (5x5): 235 lb
Bench press (5x5): 165 lb
Overhead press (5x5): 105 lb
Barbell row (5x5): 115 lb
Deadlift (3x5): 175 lb
Weight: 145 lbs
Squat heavier than deadlift? Are you sure you're deadlifting enough? I bet you could bump it up by quite a lot.
its probably because squat form is not full (?)
My squat is fairly close to my deadlift too, 110kg squat 120kg deadlift. I reckon its because for a while the heaviest weight I had was 95kg so my squat eventually caught up with my deadlift.
Also from doing texas method which doesnt involve a lot of deadlifting.
It probably because he does 15 goddamn reps for deadlifts when he should probably do 5-8.
My deadlifts are anywhere from 1-5, I find that if I can go higher than 5, it just feels way too light and I'm not working shit.
i'm being pretty conservative about deadlifts since i don't want to risk fucking up my back if i push too hard. i still need to be able to bend over and lift shit for 10+ hours every night at work. doing just one set like the stronglift 5x5 guy suggests feels just a little too easy, like i'm not working my back long enough
my squat form is full, i squat to parallel
[QUOTE=djshox;42146969]i'm being pretty conservative about deadlifts since i don't want to risk fucking up my back if i push too hard. i still need to be able to bend over and lift shit for 10+ hours every night at work. doing just one set like the stronglift 5x5 guy suggests feels just a little too easy, like i'm not working my back long enough
my squat form is full, i squat to parallel[/QUOTE]
That's how I felt for a while so I was frequently doing 2 sets because I could. But once I really started jumping up in the weight, sometimes like 25lbs more than the last session, I knew 1 set was the way to go. I'm still seeing really steady progress with my deadlifts following the same routine of one set of 5.
[editline]10th September 2013[/editline]
Also 10hrs hnnngg
I'm looking at job that's asking for those kind of shifts. Not sure how involving it is but I've never done more than an 8hr shift. If I do take it, it will take a while for me to get used to them.
djshox, your squat form is not full. When people ask you to squat down, you squat all the way with your ass to the floor, and not crouch............. (parallel)
also, training for naturals is all about progressive overload, doesn't matter whether is it 90% of your 1RM or 60% (below 60% that's shit) of your 1RM. If you managed to push 8 reps on 60%, and now it's 12 it means you've progressed.
i don't have anything against pump training, i have something against certain mentalities and dogmas. Everything works. Everything will get you somewhere as long as you keep pursing it, that's how stuff works. The question is for how long and what are your goals. If you want to be biggest, strongest, you gotta understand the basics and not fall under the knife with the 'brilliant' common sense that the big folks are selling you just to meet ends meet with sponsorship so they can get their fix of dbol. If not, you know what to do fine without me or anybody else.
Again, I am squatting to parallel. I'm going as low as my legs will allow. I've deloaded in the past to make sure my form was correct and that I was going down all the way. The results are pretty visible.
ultimately, there difference between the squat styles comes down to a personal preference and goals. In your case, it hardly matters and i'm not trying to negate your results.
my point is, when you squat parallel you don't say i squat full. Even when your legs allow that. Regardless, if you can't squat with your ass to the floor naturally with no bar on then that might be an indication to you need to put emphasis on stretches.
If you think what i say might have truth in it then see if it might help you improve yourself rather than trying to prove me what i say is wrong. If I win that doesn't you lose...
If your legs only allow you to go parallel you have some serious flexibility issues. Parallel is not a full squat unless you're doing low-bar.
atg all day baby
managed to squat a set of 3 reps @ 100 kg today, reached a milestone :)
I've got a bit of a funny pain in the right area by my groin whenever I squat though, gonna see a physio this week about it.
scrotal tear your balls will fall out
Tape that shit up you need those or else your legs with deflate and no more squats for u!!
[QUOTE=Badballer;42196581]managed to squat a set of 3 reps @ 100 kg today, reached a milestone :)
I've got a bit of a funny pain in the right area by my groin whenever I squat though, gonna see a physio this week about it.[/QUOTE]
Your hip adductors are probably just sore from squatting lower than normal. I occasionally feel the same thing when I don't warm up properly and go straight to ATG'ing 85-95% of my max.
Went down from 207/210 to 204/206 (left is fairly empty on anything and right is max weight when fed and full of water), can see some slight differences, most of the lost weight is fat I imagine, football really burns it off but i have also been struggling to eat enough (hense getting mutant mass now)
Pics taken with pretty much no arm pump
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Been really trying to even out the tan but football roasts my arms pretty good.
[QUOTE=schnibbles;42206959]Your hip adductors are probably just sore from squatting lower than normal. I occasionally feel the same thing when I don't warm up properly and go straight to ATG'ing 85-95% of my max.[/QUOTE]
Maybe, but it's been occurring for a good month now, and I've been squatting atg for a good half year. It was also aggravated when I was doing lunges. I have a bit of pain in my left shoulder when I work my triceps as well though, and I may as well get my wrists look at too, so I'll just go for a full check up.
definitely hip adductors, i had the same pain last month when pointing my toes outward too far
[QUOTE=Valon Kyre;42210267]Went down from 207/210 to 204/206 (left is fairly empty on anything and right is max weight when fed and full of water), can see some slight differences, most of the lost weight is fat I imagine, football really burns it off but i have also been struggling to eat enough (hense getting mutant mass now)
Pics taken with pretty much no arm pump
[thumb]http://emob1067.photobucket.com/albums/u423/Lawblind/null_zps71635da4.jpg?t=1379309547[/thumb]
[thumb]http://emob1067.photobucket.com/albums/u423/Lawblind/null_zps9bc91fee.jpg?t=1379310049[/thumb]
Been really trying to even out the tan but football roasts my arms pretty good.[/QUOTE]
looks good
but if you tried a 7k kcal diet with that body you'd end up grumpy and fat like fuck.
[editline]16th September 2013[/editline]
work dem lats and youll look good son
Recommend any good lat exersizes? Lat pull downs always hit my arms more. 4500 cals seems about right so I'll go with that
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