Big_BK's training log

[bblazer]

I'll think about it.

But for sure I'll start posting when I make Coan look like a pussy.

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[Big_BK]

Again, the video angle is really probably wrong for me to make this statement, but Im guessing that if you moved the bar more inline with the very bottom of your scapulas (meaning your head would closer to the camera in that shot), and you got your chest a little higher up before the pull you could easily get 20 more lbs just from that. The key would be not letting you hips drop any further.

How tall are you? In the vid you seem a little long legged, is that true? What is your squat PR vs your DL RP

Great work on that pull though! I love it when people pull. I think it is more exciting to watch than the squat.

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Ok i think what your trying to say is i need to get closer to the bar? I have had this problem in the past where i pull the bar too far out in front of me, i think its time to reopen the shin scars from deadlifting if i wanna hit some PR's.

 

[bblazer]

Ok i think what your trying to say is i need to get closer to the bar? I have had this problem in the past where i pull the bar too far out in front of me, i think its time to reopen the shin scars from deadlifting if i wanna hit some PR's.

No, I think you are close enough to your shins. What I am talking about is having your body further over the bar so that you have to reach back with your hands to grab it. If you looked at it from the side, the bar would be over the middle of your feet (which is about the very front of your ankle), and your arms would be angled back from your shoulders about 10-15 degrees to grab the bar (assuming that your arms pointed straight down from your shoulders is 0 degrees).

This would move your upper body further forward, and (again from a side view) you should be able to draw a perfectly vertical line from the bar to just below (maybe 1-2") the bottom of your shoulder blades.

When you pull then, the net effect is that the bar will never move from the center of your feet, creating a kinetic chain that will begin at the floor and go up through your whole body.

Does that make any sense? Rippetoe has a great line drawing explaining it very simply.

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[Big_BK]

I'll have to play around this week and see if i can replicate what you are talking about. Form usually goes out the window on max attempts tho...

 

[SaiBoT]

you will know what bblazer means when you can do it, it makes it so much smooth when you get there.

 

[bblazer]

Here is a link to Rippetoe explaining it a bit better than me.

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[SaiBoT]

YouTube - Mark Rippetoe: Deadlift Alignment Pt. 1

 

[Big_BK]

Ok just took a look, i think what i need to do if im not doing it already is make sure my upper back is already tight before i start the pull. Looking at my video i think thats EXACTLY what i need to fix, my upper back is rounded way to early... This week is my lighter deload week so i won't really be able to tell if it works but will let you know next week guys!

 

[Big_BK]

Now that i look at some of my farmers videos where the pick is much easier for me its because my back is already tight unlike in the DL video where i have to get so low to the bar. Just gotta work on it i guess, maybe try a wider grip.

 

[bblazer]

Sumo really doesn't have a place in strongman does it?

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