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Originally Posted by Renton555
If you stay consistent with training, I think it is likely that you will have the highest DL to bodyweight ratio in the forum other than maybe Aidan within 1-2 years. You have a ton of immediate gains to realize just by learning to push the sets harder.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, deadlifting is fun so I do hope I keep getting better at it
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Originally Posted by TooCuriousso1
Nice job on bench PR, do you ask someone for a spot? Amazing the difference it makes when you're going for a limit try, really helps the mental factor when you know you have someone there. Routinely got an extra rep with a spotter present.
Obv I'm still a noob but iyam your last squat video looked solid! This dude could be the man idk, just be cautious about taking trainers squat advice unless they're an expert at it. But I'm sure extra hip/ankle mobility will only help. I remember you said you didn't like low bar but anymore thoughts on trying it again? I'm biased because I quickly loved it, but I have a feeling you would too if you could get it working for you. Remember you weren't even going to squat in the beginning? Awesome you've come a long ways in little time. How are your knees feeling in general lately?
Probably 50/50 on asking for a spot, depending on social anxiety lol. I did have a spot here, but he was already asking me if I can make it up on rep 6. In his defense I've been told I look like I'm benching with maximal effort even during my warmups.
That last video was probably the best squats I've had. I generally assume trainers know nothing, but given that this guy is doing olympic lifts daily I assume he's got a strong understanding of technique. idk, can't be skeptical of everything, and all my 'knowledge' is just based on things I've been told or read with a strong appeal to authority. Everybody in fitness talks with really high confidence. And sometimes even the internet is wrong (original advice I got for my deadlifts was I need to push my hips further down; posted, of course, with 100% confidence).
If I followed his advice 100%, I think my eyes would have to be at +35 degree to parallel at the bottom of the squat. I think thats a bit extreme, but it does make sense to me that I need to improve upright-ness and by proxy tightness, seems consistent with my gap between squat/DL
https://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-squat/#2_Core
Flexibility stuff seem like a no-brainer to help me, takes so much time though. He also strongly recommended front squatting, not sure if I could fit that in.
I say I high bar squat, but I'm honestly not sure I can tell the difference. I try to mess around with bar position during warmups, but it feels like any higher its on my neck and any lower its under my shoulder blades. I'll post a pic later, maybe you can tell me which one I'm doing.
I still stand by my original stance, squatting sucks! It does help with feeling accomplished though. Knees are feeling perfectly healthy while lifting, they were hurting quite a bit from biking (apparently this has to do with quad tightness) but now I walk to work so other than occasional aching/discomfort they're pain free 95% of the time. Feels good man!
Current Physiotherapist has given me an ankle weight + stretching routine that if I did properly would take probably 45 minutes per day, and is pretty meh. Doubt I keep that up for long. Health care in this country is pretty messed up. There is only 1 physio I am covered for in SF, and the nearest massage therapist is in Oakland. That's with a co-pay and all for the low premium of 600/month. Now I get why its a national conversation here. <3 Canada