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YouTube - Pendlay Rows 250 X 5
YouTube - Strict Barbell ("Pendlay style") Row Demonstration
In those videos, you can see how the bar doesn't physically touch, though it gets close... this is fine?
Read this article by the inventor of exercise: How to Perform The Pendlay Row with Correct Technique | StrongLifts.comQuote posted by powerhawk
Hmm... he says to hit the stomach, but both in the pics & the vids the bar doesn't seem to touch.
In the guys video, you can see how he does loosen his torso in the final reps to get the weight up. If done strict, he probably wouldn't have got those reps... but he probably wouldn't have hit the muscles as hard. The problem arises, how much movement of the torso is OK, and how would you know when you surpass that limit, and aren't really just making progress, but just loosening up on form?
Well with heavy ass weight some form deteoration usually happens, but don't get too carried over by it, one or two "lazy reps" and that's it.
Like Glenn said lock the shoulder blades on top, this will determine how much raise do you need to do strict reps and you should work with that mindset.
sorry if this has been answered..but i am a little confused why week 4 is constantly being brought up as using your 5RM. Lets say my 5RM is 100. would the lifter go
WEEK 1: ramp up to 85
WEEK 2: ramp up to 90
WEEK 3: ramp up to 95
WEEK 4 : ramp up to 100 (their 5RM)
(these #'s loosely based on the 2.5% of the 5RM)
so simply: we are using less weight of our 5RM from weeks 1-3 then the 4th week we hit our "true" 5RM, then make some serious progress.
am i correct?? or am i clear? lol sorry if im not, im not the best at explaining things by typing
Hello everyone. I am using the 5x5 program for about 1 month now, the strenght gains are awesome especially on barbell row and bench press. My question is, today i have to do either incline bench press or military press. Shall i do the incline since i have being doing military for the the past 4 weeks? or shall i stick ot military for the time being since i am a beginner?
I came back from the gym now. sorry korin didnt see your advise before so i said for a change i will do incline...
so today i did Squat 4x5 190lbs, Incline 165lbs deadlifts 255lbs . i am 5.8 weight 183lbs. How does my numbers show?
ah also i did 75 repetitions of calves on a leg press machine and 3x10 barbell shrugs
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