Meso Powerlifting Corner

[Dw725]

I have a feeling I will be a better squatter once my right knee (which will be the first) gets replaced. Pain and swelling just make squatting heavy more than once ever couple of weeks impossible and you aren't going to make much progress squatting heavy only twice a month.

I hear ya. He's my age, but the military took a toll on his knees and they covered the surgery. They recommended he do one at a time but he insisted they do both at the same time to minimize his downtime. He's really into white water kayaking and was back at that after like two weeks, and was back in the gym after a few months. I will say he did take rehab pretty seriously, and still does lots of maintenance and mobility work. I'm one of the guys who doesn't have knee problems luckily, but I was blessed with some fucked up shoulders

 

[Masters Power]

I hear ya. He's my age, but the military took a toll on his knees and they covered the surgery. They recommended he do one at a time but he insisted they do both at the same time to minimize his downtime. He's really into white water kayaking and was back at that after like two weeks, and was back in the gym after a few months. I will say he did take rehab pretty seriously, and still does lots of maintenance and mobility work. I'm one of the guys who doesn't have knee problems luckily, but I was blessed with some fucked up shoulders

Sounds like a pretty strong and active dude. Funny thing is at 49 after a lifetime of athletics and lifting including many years of competitive powerlifting the reason my knees will ultimately need replaced is from being bow legged according to the doctors.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Sounds like a pretty strong and active dude. Funny thing is at 49 after a lifetime of athletics and lifting including many years of competitive powerlifting the reason my knees will ultimately need replaced is from being bow legged according to the doctors.

I'm bow legged and pigeon toed. I've often wondered if that's why I suck at squats is that my legs aren't shaped for it.

 

[jaymaximus]

I'm bow legged and pigeon toed. I've often wondered if that's why I suck at squats is that my legs aren't shaped for it.

Im probably one of the most bowlegged people on the planet
Its so bad doctors have asked if i had an accident and they messed up the surgery. I know it doesnt help my squats, but I push through. It does affect my stance though

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Im probably one of the most bowlegged people on the planet
Its so bad doctors have asked if i had an accident and they messed up the surgery. I know it doesnt help my squats, but I push through. It does affect my stance though

It sucks, I've had being pigeon toed pointed out many times.

 

[Kakarot]

It sucks, I've had being pigeon toed pointed out many times.

Slightly duck footed but at least I'm mildly attractive...that helps.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Slightly duck footed but at least I'm mildly attractive...that helps.

View attachment 43593

Same here, makes up for it a little, I guess.

 

[D-max]

My 14 yr old daughter has been lifting with me, and wants to pursue powerlifting in school. She's not afraid of working hard or pushing herself.

Would starting strength be a good program to put her on? I'll be doing it along side her, but it makes me no difference, I'd just like to maximize her progress.

She does all the lifts well, except we've never power cleaned.

 

[RodgerThat]

My 14 yr old daughter has been lifting with me, and wants to pursue powerlifting in school. She's not afraid of working hard or pushing herself.

Would starting strength be a good program to put her on? I'll be doing it along side her, but it makes me no difference, I'd just like to maximize her progress.

She does all the lifts well, except we've never power cleaned.

Starting strength would be a fine program to begin with, although I would invest 200-300$ in getting a real oly coach to teach you and your daughter how to powerclean properly, that should be 5-6 sessions with a decent oly coach and would be enough for you to nail it down then just do regular update videos and we can help critique for you or at least the guys here that are half decent at them. I've personally done 8 sessions with a oly coach to get my powerclean and clean and jerk technique down but still have lots to learn. Other ways would be t watch youtubes and work on individual movements then adding them all together after a few months.

As for the program itself it should serve perpose for the first 4-5months for your daughter but after that with the rapid growth she'll have it'll begin to stall out and you'll need to switch it up but that's a future you problem to deal with lol

 

[D-max]

I'll start with that then. Probably best to substitute a pendlay row or something similar for the cleans until she learns how.

I'm on the fence about teaching her that movement, as I know it's pretty involved and technical, and I don't want her to learn wrong and have to break bad habits.
We'll see how serious she is about all this, I have no problem getting a coach for her if she'll put in the effort.

I think she'd do real well. She's 5'5 and about 130lbs. Scale shows her at 15%bf.

 

[RodgerThat]

I'll start with that then. Probably best to substitute a pendlay row or something similar for the cleans until she learns how.

I'm on the fence about teaching her that movement, as I know it's pretty involved and technical, and I don't want her to learn wrong and have to break bad habits.
We'll see how serious she is about all this, I have no problem getting a coach for her if she'll put in the effort.

I think she'd do real well. She's 5'5 and about 130lbs. Scale shows her at 15%bf.

Here's a visual for you (22mins long so it's a sit down and watch) by mark rippetoe on he power clean.


How I was taught is this:
Step 1: start position, like a deadlift but the bar and your body weight should be on the balls of your feet
Step 2: the 1/3 pull, initiate with your legs having the same back angle from ground to knees. Repeat step until it's natural
Step 3: the 2/3 pull, start at the hang portion at the knees building on step 2. Explode your hips forward while the bar drags up your thighs
Step 4: clean shrug, repeat step 3 but with force moving the bar up and shrugging st the top while simultaneously going into triple extension (heals leaving the ground as you jump up)
Step 5: combine all the first steps with a tempo of slow, slow, fast. So for the 1/3 and 2/3 pulls you do it slowly then explode into the clean shrug
Step 6: the catch, starting from the hang clean position (2/3pull) explode through triple extension and when shrugging the bar have elbows moving laterally flexed until bar is at nipple height then pull yourself under the bar landing with the bar on the meat of your shoulders and maintaining the athletic weight positioning with your weight over the balls of your toes. (This is not a deadlift or squat do sit back when performing the clean transferring the weight to mid foot or heal.)
Step 7: with empty bar put everything together with tempo of: slow 1/3pull, slow 2/3pull, fast triple extension, catch
Step 8: still empty bar but tempo slow, fast, fast, catch
Step 9: be AWESOME!

 

[Kakarot]

Started doing squats last night for the first time in about 6 or 7 years. I've had knee injuries from cross country and running way too much. Actually hired a buddy of mine thats a personal trainer at my gym that has lots of experience with sports rehab. Really glad I did. I've known the guy my whole life so he didn't pull any punches just bad mouthed my form and called me a pussy for not starting them sooner. Had a bad ass work out and no knee problems today.

 

[Dw725]

I'll be counting on @RodgerThat to give a review of these when they come out.

 

[RodgerThat]

I'll be counting on @RodgerThat to give a review of these when they come out.

Its too MURICA for me to use unfortunately

 

[acoll83]

I'm officially a member of the 4 plate deadlift club today. Never thought I'd be able to pick up this much weight in my 40's. Getting to 5 might take a little bit.

Congrats my man! Keep grinding you'll get to 5 no problem.

 

[Dw725]

View attachment 43682

Its too MURICA for me to use unfortunately

I may pick some up if I don't grab one of the more established wraps sooner , I need some new wraps bad anyways.

 

[RodgerThat]

I may pick some up if I don't grab one of the more established wraps sooner , I need some new wraps bad anyways.

Thought you had the stranglers no? I know @Perrin Aybara has been on the hunt for the holy grail of all wraps lately too.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Thought you had the stranglers no? I know @Perrin Aybara has been on the hunt for the holy grail of all wraps lately too.

No joke I've checked Powerbelly's website daily for months now and it always says out of stock on everything. I even emailed them and they told me they had some in stock and then they never replied again.

I'm about to just go with some Iron Rebel or APT, not sure yet. Still browsing reviews and videos. I need with a little more oomph than my Slingshot wraps.

 

[RodgerThat]

Also don't know about you guys but come end of June when this puppy hits the market I'll be wasting some more $ on gear... I really really don't need it but it has those 3 letters that end up making me but it anyways SBD!!!

@ROB581211 I know you just got your inzer but cmon... It's SBD

 

[ROB581211]

View attachment 43698

Also don't know about you guys but come end of June when this puppy hits the market I'll be wasting some more $ on gear... I really really don't need it but it has those 3 letters that end up making me but it anyways SBD!!!

@ROB581211 I know you just got your inzer but cmon... It's SBD

Ohhhhhh hell. I have to get this just out of principle.