To be fair, Dan was known for being nearly 30lbs over his weightclass, absolutely huge weightcuts. But he did have full abs at 250.
Pulling 900 is a feat in itself, but beltless?? That’s a beast!
Happy Thanksgiving!
You know it!
Yeah, I only have access to 120s, so once I get a couple sets of 8 I don’t have a way to go up, short of bringing duct tape to slap some chips on the end. But cleaning it with my left elbow is such a chore because I can’t close my arm enough to rack it - I have to kind of snatch it far out from my body & hopefully catch it close & high enough to drive it right into the first press.
I try to keep pulling until lockoutVery nice.
Whenever I use a powerbar for deads it feels like I forget how to deadlift, don't know how you do it
It’s good you were able to identify that shift and start working on it. I still have to watch myself and focus on not shifting to the left on heavy bench…..I’ve had to deal with that for years, and have seen it more than a few times damage my shoulder. Years ago I got a torsion fracture in my left forearm competing in an arm wrestling tournament. I was always a right hand arm wrestler, and had been training left, so I decided to compete in both left and right…big mistake. Anyway after getting out of the cast and getting back to benching, I started noticing me shifting left with heavy weight, because of losing flexibility in the elbow and wrist. Even though it’s improved dramatically, that was over 20 years ago, I still have to work around and through issues. Wish I could have found a good ART Doc back then, I’m sure that would have helped. But you’re well ahead of the game with your knowledge on what to do, compared to where I was, so I’m sure you’ll be fine. But I definitely understand how that shift makes it feel a little wonky and unstable with heavy weight. Actually I like seeing how you guys work around and through things, because we’re never too old to pick up pointers.
hindsight is always 20/20.... Every once in a while I still see issues on my left side when I squat where I lack ankle mobility from when I broke it when I was 16... that's like what.. 26 years ago, lol. It's mostly improved, but then from the back injury back in 2016 I notice my left side often doesn't do 50% of the work on deadlifts either
Last time I benched solo in the garage since it was a Sunday, but Tuesdays I go to the barbell club. Had the owner hand off/spot and he immediately saw it, coached me to touch to the right. Felt scary but I trusted him, and therefore second set improved a lot as my body learned the proper path.It’s good you were able to identify that shift and start working on it. I still have to watch myself and focus on not shifting to the left on heavy bench…..I’ve had to deal with that for years, and have seen it more than a few times damage my shoulder. Years ago I got a torsion fracture in my left forearm competing in an arm wrestling tournament. I was always a right hand arm wrestler, and had been training left, so I decided to compete in both left and right…big mistake. Anyway after getting out of the cast and getting back to benching, I started noticing me shifting left with heavy weight, because of losing flexibility in the elbow and wrist. Even though it’s improved dramatically, that was over 20 years ago, I still have to work around and through issues. Wish I could have found a good ART Doc back then, I’m sure that would have helped. But you’re well ahead of the game with your knowledge on what to do, compared to where I was, so I’m sure you’ll be fine. But I definitely understand how that shift makes it feel a little wonky and unstable with heavy weight. Actually I like seeing how you guys work around and through things, because we’re never too old to pick up pointers.
That’s really good advice.
Thanks! It’s stayed working since I reset it Saturday morning and stopped being weird, so we cancelled the work order for now
Thanks! It’s stayed working since I reset it Saturday morning and stopped being weird, so we cancelled the work order for now
Man you already have huge Traps, they’re gonna be touching your ears before long.
Sounds like a great vacation, have a great time with the family!!
Thanks guys!Congrats on breaking squats back in mentally!
Drive safe and have fun, you’re due, but also get your lifts in
Man if you feel worn down from the trip back, don’t risk it! Go into it fresh and focused. I know you’re ready mentally but make sure your body is on the same page!
No doubt, I will not be taking risks. If it’s just not going to be there Tuesday I will hold it off as long as I need to kick ass.
I don’t blame you one bit. I know you’re very smart about how you approach your training and rehab but sometimes we all need to be reminded to be smart and safe!
I appreciate it! I have big goals so I have to play the long game!
Smart man!
It’s been great, nice and warm and got a little sunburn accidentally on my face even already. Last day here, leaving very early tomorrow morning. It’s nearly 13 hours road time, so a full 15 with stopping with our 3 year old lol. But it saves us $1,500+ skipping plane tickets & a rental car - it cost us $65 in gas to get here
Oh man that sounds like a great change of pace right now, soak in a little extra sun and warm for me
it always blows my mind how many places y'all are within driving distance to over in that region. How long is that drive? I don't think I could drive to any place warm in less than about 16+hrs from where we are right now.
My buddy in NC used to drive down to GA and AL to pick up hotrod projects and it always blew my mind how crossing a couple states was no big deal for him.
. So 900 for 4 nights oceanfront, $130 in fuel, plus whatever we want to spend. Pretty great for 4 people, and I have plenty of PTO for the extra time driving.
t’s nearly 13 hours road time, so a full 15 with stopping with our 3 year old lol. But it saves us $1,500+ skipping plane tickets & a rental car - it cost us $65 in gas to get here
Yeah, flying is a big timely hassle - and this way we can take whatever we want, no worries about limited space or lugging things. I have the big suitcase, my CPAP, all my normal supplements, daily test injections, my periWO stuff & gym bag, few pairs of shoes.
