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12-16-2011 , 01:26 PM

#13026

trontron

old hand

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"in mother russia, weights lift you!" <---

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12-16-2011 , 01:41 PM

#13027

DWarrior

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continental deadlift with a spotter.

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12-16-2011 , 03:02 PM

#13028

zinna

old hand

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that was way worse than I expected. Thats probably the worst I have ever seen

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12-16-2011 , 04:05 PM

#13029

n4rf

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Dude puts chains on bar while benching but the chains never even touch the floor

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12-16-2011 , 04:22 PM

#13030

Ra_Z_Boy

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Ran out of plates obv.

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12-16-2011 , 04:36 PM

#13031

bixby snyder

A distant second

Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,396

Yea the other day I saw a kid box squatting except he never came within like 2 inches of the box. Probably would have been about 1/2 depth if he did. I dunno sometimes...

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12-16-2011 , 04:48 PM

#13032

DWarrior

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Maybe it's like a safety bench, so if he fails he can rest up and rack.

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12-16-2011 , 04:49 PM

#13033

GMan42

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Originally Posted by bixby snyder

Yea the other day I saw a kid box squatting except he never came within like 2 inches of the box. Probably would have been about 1/2 depth if he did. I dunno sometimes...

I've actually done something like this as a means of judging my depth...put a box at the height I'd like to descend to, find myself unable to touch it, go home irritated with myself, lather, rinse, repeat. Box was at parallel height at least.

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12-16-2011 , 05:07 PM

#13034

NameOnTheCake

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Originally Posted by GMan42

I can actually sympathize with this. I often feel like the longer I stay at my crappy job, the bigger a douchebag I become. Or maybe it's just age.

Its both, and I agree with you completely.

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12-16-2011 , 05:29 PM

#13035

Gorilla4Sale

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Originally Posted by n4rf

Dude puts chains on bar while benching but the chains never even touch the floor

Stability press imo.

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12-16-2011 , 06:51 PM

#13036

cha59

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Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,254

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Originally Posted by zinna

that was way worse than I expected. Thats probably the worst I have ever seen

This is slightly worse imo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ySblouCKs

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12-16-2011 , 09:16 PM

#13037

Soulman

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^^

never gets old, I still chuckle

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12-16-2011 , 10:15 PM

#13038

Hardball47

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Today some dude was squatting really loud every rep just above parallel. He worked his way up to four plates (belt), but before he attempted 405 he took a washroom break. I was deadlifting behind and to the side of the cage. When I see four plates just sitting there I'm thinking to myself, "what a douchebag, he didn't even remove the weights." Just then another bro comes in and starts removing the plates down to one for his squats. Original dude then rushes back in all pissed off saying he was still using that and took a washroom break.

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Originally Posted by cha59

This is slightly worse imo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ySblouCKs

Instaclassic.

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12-16-2011 , 11:34 PM

#13039

The Yugoslavian

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Those deadlifts look really painful. My g/f couldn't even watch, lol.

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12-17-2011 , 04:15 PM

#13040

En Passant

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Probably not the right thread, but since that video was posted... kind of a newbie, is that what you guys refer to as rounding your back? I used to deadlift like that and was able to lift much more weight. Now, I keep my back straight which sort of requires me to use my legs much more, resulting in not as good of a workout for my lower back. Am I off base here?

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12-17-2011 , 04:36 PM

#13041

DWarrior

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Keep the trolling to monthly lc threads. GGO is srs bizness

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12-17-2011 , 04:38 PM

#13042

Vael

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It's a far better workout for your lower back if you keep it straight, because it reduces the risk of injuring it!

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12-17-2011 , 05:09 PM

#13043

DWarrior

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In case serious: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation

Although after continental cleans and instructions for rounded-back goodmornings, I don't even know anymore.

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12-18-2011 , 02:03 PM

#13044

*COINFLIPS*

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Spitting in the drain part of the drinking fountain = GROSS DUDE, JUST....NO.

This coming from someone who has been pretty desensitized from the internet, and not even really affected by 2g1c or its derivations.

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12-18-2011 , 02:12 PM

#13045

cha59

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Originally Posted by DWarrior

In case serious: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation

Although after continental cleans and instructions for rounded-back goodmornings, I don't even know anymore.

idk what continental cleans are, but I assume they're something that loads your back while its rounded. Rounded back GMs are risky. Any loading of the low back while its rounded greatly increases the risk of a herniated disc, which is something no one wants.

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12-18-2011 , 03:26 PM

#13046

DWarrior

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My gym's bench stations have a cutout where the neck should be. I don't see any functional reason for having this at all, and it probably increases production costs.

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12-18-2011 , 04:35 PM

#13047

Ra_Z_Boy

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Originally Posted by cha59

I am fairly sure Continental cleans are simply cleans where you get the bar to the shoulders by any means possible, usually by resting on the thighs and such. I don't think it necessarily means loading the back whilst rounded.

eg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8ScjtYRZA

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12-18-2011 , 06:58 PM

#13048

kidcolin

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continental cleans generally result in a lot of over extension of the lumbar spine during the hip-to-shoulder portion.

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12-18-2011 , 09:22 PM

#13049

droopy0021

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Originally Posted by cha59

idk what continental cleans are, but I assume they're something that loads your back while its rounded.

Used often in strongman comps, as the bar/axle is too thick for traditional grip (mixed grip is used from ground to midsection), grip then changes to allow for a press/push press.

Watch World's Strongest Man axle clean & press (with the metal gold wheels), think they use 300-315# for the competition.

Derek Poundstone 400# axle clean & press (push)

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12-18-2011 , 09:52 PM

#13050

Ra_Z_Boy

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I remember Glen Ross doing the most ****ed up continental clean ever at a WSM and I can't find the vid anywhere. ANyone else remember what I am talking about by any chance?

Edit: Here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmIlVveLraM

Last edited by Ra_Z_Boy; 12-18-2011 at 09:52 PM. Reason: Nm found it

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