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Originally Posted by loco
Squats are fine. Just go deeper. To parallel is fine. But since you don't normally go that deep some whacky stuff might happen.
Deadlift looks okay. Obviously the big issue here is that you have to learn to incorporate your lower body. The neck thing is easy to fix. Right now you are craning but it's helping you keep your chest up and a better back angle. To fix the craning just make a double chin.
With that shirt I think we see that your lower back is not in a horrible spot. It looked like it was rounding and bucking in the first video. And it may be doing that at bigger weights. But in this video you can see that the lats flare into position right when you pull (you have low insert lats- elite). This is good but with a baggy shirt it may look like its your lumbar.
As to how to incorporate your lower body more so you are not so back dominant during deadlifts, that's the hard part. Glutes and hams are powerful muscles that should be used plenty during the deadlift. I think you have to look for Cha's post he made in Dudd's log. This was around July 13th-20th he made this post. The biggest think I see is that your hamstrings should have tons of tension right as you pull. Like Cha says, should almost be uncomfortable with how much tension they have. Right now they be soft when you pull.
Again in my IMO this is a multiyear fix that involves not only strengthening weak muscles but also learning to incorporate muscle synergy. You are a bodybuilder bro. You want to use one muscle to do the lift. Squats and deadlifts incorporate most of your body. Good luck with that nightmare. A clear case where all this isolation work comes back to haunt us.
Yeah my standard ROM for squats has always been fked up but I will get used to it. I think I should be fine but will go slightly lower. My deadlifts still seem pretty bad to me. Granted, I think my back is in a better position but to be I look to be in a deep squat position. It probably looks passable because the weight is super low and I can bring up the bar fast while getting my hips in the right position. My form would take a big hit if I did 335+ again, imo.
What do you mean I have low insert lats? and on my power leg day at the end of the week I'm going to do at least 315 and see how that feels/ looks on film. My buddy who is competing told me to start doing "agile 8" not sure what that is tho. Just looked it up and seems to be stretching out my hip flexors.
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/we...-a-631289.html
I do understand your point about body building since I am lifting more or less for aesthetics. I feel that deadlifts will help me build my back and legs, am I wrong for thinking that? Not only that, I want to do the big lifts because I am naturally a competitive guy (you prob noticed this already).
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Originally Posted by Soulman
You don't take a big breath before squatting - that's bad. Clench your butt cheeks, tighten the ever-loving crap out of your core, take a huge, giant breath and then squat. You might also try to bend the bar with your hands, as if you're trying to break it in two to ensure upper back tightness.
You are right, I don't. To be honest I feel like I never concentrated on breathing right during exercises until recently. Def working on it now. I am assuming you mean just grip the bar extremely hard?
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Originally Posted by HalfSlant
re squat: I don't agree with the bending the bar bit. But you could get tighter, and be a bit more aggressive in your movements. I think that only comes when you are really comfortable with the form though, so no rush. You look a lot like I did when I first started squatting.
re deadlift: try to avoid starting 2-3 inches below where you actually start the pull and avoid trying to explode up off the floor. You want light tension in your hams and back, and start the pull slowly. If you try to yank it off the floor, it can jerk your back out of alignment, pull you too far forward etc. shortly after the bar actually comes off the floor then you turn the dial and explode.
Not sure I understand when you say more aggro with my movements.
Do you mean my shins are too close to the bar when I start? You say I want light tension in my hams but loco says that oppose. Ok cool, I will try that next time I do DL's, in terms of timing of the explode movement.