tenpoundsleft
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Figures - it just seems humanly impossible to hold the bar like the oly folks - it would wind up half-way through my neck.
BTW, when you FS, what shoes do you prefer?
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Figures - it just seems humanly impossible to hold the bar like the oly folks - it would wind up half-way through my neck.
BTW, when you FS, what shoes do you prefer?
Skechers. Memory foam
tenpoundsleft
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Just lifting weights manHuh? Seriously? Sounds like a terrible shoe choice.
Ill leave the fashion up to the nancys
tenpoundsleft
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Looks don't matter much, but I thought all that squishy memory foam would be a negative to both good form and performance?
@Docd187123 - how much (if any) weight do you think Trukker is giving up with this kind of shoe? (Trukker - not dissing you personally, just questioning the shoe choice, looking for a 2nd opinion. I still haven't sprung for "proper" oly shoes myself, using skinny Inov8 shoes)
It's almost impossible to tell without actually testing it out. It could be as little as a few pounds or even nothing to as much as 20-30lbs or more. As a general rule, the more weight on the bar the more you're going to lose out with bad shoes. So if in 1yr he front squats 500lbs, he'll be losing out more than he is now.
tenpoundsleft
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Good points
Would be interesting to see if Trukker went and got an oly pair and tried for another PR once he has those - he's either going to set a new best, or disprove all the marketing (and testimonials) around the "proper" shoes.
Oly shoes will def help him imo, just not sure how much. Not only with the solid sole and metatarsal strap support but also with the heel. Notice how he said he had trouble hitting his ass to ankle depth on the last rep of each set. An elevated heel makes it slightly easier to hit depth and reduces the amount of ankle/dorsal flexibility required to hit depth.
Im not in it for max poundage
Lowest i go is 5 reps
That goes for everything
1 rpm has about as much to do with my goals as vegetarians are to meat
Lowest i go is 5 reps
That goes for everything
1 rpm has about as much to do with my goals as vegetarians are to meat
I cant do fronts oly style... not enough flexibility
Awesome job trukker. I just wanna hit 315 once haha. Not rly a goal atm though.
Have u noticed any difference in quad development since doing fronts??
Alot in the first 8 weeks absolutely
Its since slowed down a bit. Not sure why. My working weight is going up. Im using the principle of progression. Things are changing but not as fast as they did the first 8 wks of the program
That is kinda weird that it's slowing, if weight keeps going up. Are you still using the DUP program?
Yeah im still using it
Probably slowed down because i wasnt religious about legs before i used the DUP program. I was likely seeing "newbie" gainz
I did 418 today and failed at 440... Still a bit off my best but starting to feel a bit stronger again.
Just posting this cos I felt like shit yesterday... it's 385, I only hit for 2 with shit form. But I can put up 365x3x3. And put up 415x2 last week.
Just a bad day, I guess.
Not worried about being seen...Im here for knowledge and inspiration. I'm still natural, so LE can do whatever.
Just a bad day, I guess.
Not worried about being seen...Im here for knowledge and inspiration. I'm still natural, so LE can do whatever.
RodgerThat
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I think you'd be able to comfortable push much more if you had better knee stability during the lift. I would do abductor work and lunges to build up your knee stability. Also it looks like you favour your left leg slightly, focus on sinking your ass down between your feet and when you push imagine pressing the ground away from you this mental que will sometimes make people push more symmetrically I find.
Thanks for the tips RT.
And you're right, I'm left handed and favor the left side of my body. I notice that any time I go over 3 plates, I have to focus on keeping my right knee from wobbling.
I'll add lunges and abductor to my leg days. Thanks again man
RodgerThat
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That's what we're here for helping make those minor tweeks, just so you know your squat does look good it's not that it's bad at all especially that first rep just anytime I see a video I look for little things that could help. All constructive stuff. Ever use a belt my man? I think you'd really like it as I think you probably wouldn't have sacrificed depth on your second if you were using it to help brace better
Yeah definitely. That's why I posted the video. Can use all the help I can get lol
And nah, never have used one... I've been contemplating investing, but lately it seems money issues keep popping up all over the place, so ill have to wait a little longer.
You took a long, long time getting set up at the top after you unracked, man... If I can't get it within a couple of seconds, I usually re-rack, wait a few seconds and start again.
Get your body position solid before you unrack it at all, then try to get set in either 2 or 3 steps backward. Make sure you've got your lungs as full as fuck and torso fully braced... Then.... Squat!
Get your body position solid before you unrack it at all, then try to get set in either 2 or 3 steps backward. Make sure you've got your lungs as full as fuck and torso fully braced... Then.... Squat!
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