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They do intend to start with a rounded upper back. As somebody said, it is about shortening the distance that you have to pull the weight. Pulling from knee height is standard practice for Andy and something he highly recommends. Typically pulls from mid or low shin. Deep squats take care of...

High top Chucks here too. Its a totally different world to squatting in soft soled / arched shoes.

Sorry for spoiling the thread. I've been here almost from the very beginning (originally on another name) and it never ceases to amaze me how quick people are to criticise what they clearly don't understand. I thought Elite was about learning....just seems there are a lot who want to be the...

It depends what you are trying to achieve...

The man is a powerlifter who lifts and trains like a powerlifter. Not only that, he is an accomplished powerlifter. You only get that by having tight form. If his form was poor the lift would not get white lights. Perfect....no. Just kind of sad that people take these opportunities to...

Uh ok. Whatever you say peanut. The arrogance of some people you meet on line never ceases to amaze me. You going to tell Andy Bolton how to deadlift too? Everybodies an expert.....in their own mind.

You are critiquing a guy who benches 711? Thats all ass about face. Surely you should be looking at it and seeing what he does that clearly works?

I go with a lever belt every time. Am currently using a Titan Toro and liking it a lot.

I don't have any issue with equipment. Far from it. Just wish there was some consistency about it all.

I don't agree with that first sentence. If 'would' was changed to 'should' then you might have a point. Not everybody lifts just to prove they are stronger than the next guy. Not everybody does it for recognition. Some just do it to compete against themselves. Others because it helps in their...

Don't mind the haters BigDave. Those are some good numbers and you clearly know what you are doing. FOr what it is worth, I do sets with the bar as part of the warm up and to make sure I'm in the right groove. Wonder what they will make of that!

Yup....use your quads :D Or, as Enacer said, get somebody else to do it if you don't have flexibility or stability.

Before I started considering adding things I would look at how I inject. 1. How fast do you inject in ml per minute? 2. Is the end of the needle moving about in the muscle? Both make a big difference.

I may have to convert to bodybuilding sometime in the future. In the mean time I'm just protecting my joints as much as possible. FOr me it's all about making the lift. The Omega workout looks like uh fun ;)

Nope - can't squat 800lb. But then I don't consider my lifts even remotely impressive. Do my knees creak, groan, make some strange popping noises?...uh yes. In age terms we aren't far off each other - 36. No disrespect meant to bodybuilders etc. Far from it. I respect anybody who trains hard...