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| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 04-04-2015 @ 12:10 | ||
PeteHodgson said:Strong as f**k. Well done. I'm in no position to offer advice, but I doubt I could get much leg drive on bench with my feet right in front. I have mine wider apart. That said, it probably depends on bench height and personal feel. Im trying to reinvent my bench, in all honesty im no where near as clued up on the bench as i am the other lifts (evidently), so will play around with different feet positioning! Thanks for your input Pete! | |||
| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 03-04-2015 @ 22:35 | ||
MarkClegg said:Hard lines ! But you went for it and give it a good shot !!!! My advice - keep going hard at it ! thanks mark, I'm going to retry a big dead at a regional in 3 weeks, still believe i can do 272.5! Only one way to find out. on another note at the end of my session did some dead hangs holding onto a bar, not taxing but felt tough, will add these + other suggestions and see how I get on, thanks everyone! | |||
| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 03-04-2015 @ 17:31 | ||
Fatpete said: It may pay to have your back looked at. If the bar was fine and the chalk ok and there is nothing obvious, it could be back related. I don't know the science behind it but something amiss along the spine at roughly shoulder blade level can affect grip. It has happened to me more than once, dodgy grip one day, back physio two days later and grip just fine the next time. I assume this is an intermittent thing which would also support the theory. Nice lifting by the way Thanks pete, never heard of that before so will have a look, it is intermittent as I've near missed 270 no issues and pulled 261 a week before comp and held for a few secs at the top, I reckon someone sabotaged my chalk with talc :P | |||
| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 03-04-2015 @ 17:30 | ||
hifilover said:Great vid and cracking lifts too! Mebbee hammer the triceps more for the bench and take a narrower grip; it'll take a good few weeks of hammering the bench, dips and heavy tri work to see if this is the way forward but you never know! As for grip; I'd say hammer Captains of Crush (get the 1 & 1.5 and start from there); plate pinch grip work, axle work for deads and curls (just use a 7ft piece of scaffold bar if you havent got access to a proper axle bar) You could also consider learning hook grip! thanks for the ideas mate! ill defo do some of these and will look into the captains of crush, def need more volume on pressing, but fort wider grip may be better than narrow? | |||
| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 03-04-2015 @ 17:28 | ||
Boar said:well done luke ! great vid cheers boar, and great work with my profile grey writing, it did make me laugh! | |||
| » BDFPA British Championships - 28th & 29th March (Go to post) | 03-04-2015 @ 17:26 | ||
Fatpete said: ???? not this time.... still think its there if can sort some stuff out | |||
| » 600 total @ 75kg (Go to post) | 02-04-2015 @ 20:04 | ||
Boar said:great vid mate , well done on a great comp ...damn shame about the last deadlift as you had it !! complements to the video'er also for finding a nice little spot from the 3rd squat onward !! cheers boar! I feel it was locked but was just slipping, shame but we move on, my mrs forced her way to the front, once tripod was up it was fine  | |||
| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 02-04-2015 @ 20:01 | ||
Paul_D said:Great total, also, great vids. I've been watching for a little while now.... Like a lifting lurker. Super squatting especially. You're obviously a fantastic deadlifter for your weight, but I've never had any grip issues and I put this down to holding heavy singles (90%+) for 3/4 seconds. Also (strangely), decently heavy hammer curls seem to have a correlation to grip strength for me due to forearms gains. Keep it up, look forward to a 600+ from you in the very near future. thanks alot paul, I seem to hold for the minimum amount of time at top of reps unless I think about it, will hold each last rep now to similar comp standard, may as well chuck in some hammers too! | |||
| » Lifts from the BDFPA Nationals 593kg @73.8kg (Go to post) | 02-04-2015 @ 19:00 | ||
Post Edited: 02.04.2015 @ 19:01 PM by lrogers75 Skip to 2mins 30 to avoid my lovely black country accent... Thought I would post in here for more advice, this is the second time I have dropped 265kg in comp, apart from having a s**t grip, is there anything I'm doing obviously wrong, if it is just s**t grip, what are the better exercises to improve grip specifically for deadlifting? Thanks for any help Luke | |||
| » 600 total @ 75kg (Go to post) | 02-04-2015 @ 18:57 | ||
| Just back off a little break, time to review my performance at BDFPA nationals! Weighed in at 73.8kg, which is light, but good to know I can make the 74s for future reference Squats 200kg opener-nice and quick 210kg-good- 3 whites 215.5kg- British record for 2 mins, beaten on a 4th lift of 216kg Bench 120kg-tough-but good 125xf 125x5- no where near, really poor and needs addressing- at this point was 12.5kg behind the leader Deadlift 245kg-fast- but not holding well at the top? 257.5kg- best rep I've ever done, faster than 245, but again, struggling to hold... 265kgxf-this was for the win, came up ok, but couldn't hold, overall finished a close second with 593kg, same as last year, 10kg down on bench, 12.5 up on squat, and 2.5kg down on deadlift, even though I missed 265 I feel confident 272.5 would of gone if grip felt better, if you see something I did which would of impeded performance let me know! | |||
| » Owen's 'strongman' log (Go to post) | 27-03-2015 @ 18:49 | ||
OwenL said:New low bar position still bares the bruises from last squat sesh, f**king ouch. Squats - all beltless 70x2x2 100x2x2 110x2x2 120x2x2 125x 2, 2, 2, 2 130 x 2, 2 Paused beltless 130x 6, 6, 6 f/squat beltless 100x3 115x 8, 8, 115x3 paused. RDL 70x5 100x5 120x5 130x 6, 6, 6, 6 Pull ups inverted rows curls rear flies. how u finding low bar mate? Took me ages to get used to! | |||
| » 600 total @ 75kg (Go to post) | 25-03-2015 @ 10:35 | ||
| Last session other than 60kg squats to stay mobile Monday 60kgx5x3 squat bench 60kgx5x3 deadlift 100kgx5x3 Tue squats-plan was to work up to a medium single (8rpe) 60x5 100x5 120x3 140x1- all done high bar 160kgx1 180kgx1-felt great, decided to leavwe there while reps still quick Bench 60x5 80x3 100x1 110kgx1-long pause- nice and quick Deadlift 60x5 100x3 140x1 180kgx1 Done Swim n yoga today, 60kg squats thurs and relax friday!!! | |||
| » season 2015 (Go to post) | 25-03-2015 @ 07:27 | ||
fatter_tomorrow said:Deadlift 306x2 good. farmers holds 143 x 20secs didn't go to the death as callouses still not 100% plate pinches few x mess about almost back to full strength? big lift man | |||
| » BDFPA British Championships - 28th & 29th March (Go to post) | 24-03-2015 @ 15:53 | ||
| Thanks for support! like John said lot of good lifters this year, think 75s is going to be extremely close, Chris Wong is looking strong. | |||
| » 600 total @ 75kg (Go to post) | 23-03-2015 @ 14:07 | ||
| Cheers lads! Feel good now everyone has sed seems good! always paranoid of depth after missing my opener on depth last time, however low bar squat has improved massively in terms of comfort and movement Defo think 215 is on | |||