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    • GraemeG
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      @jvicente86 I'm feeling like a seven stone weakling in comparison! 😃

      Just done my first proper arms session in weeks. I had a bursitis on my left elbow, and it's been really slow to heal up.

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      • GraemeG
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        I know that feeling too @jvicente86! I used to train with some powerlifters in Newcastle. One of them, Andy Thompson, was a UK heavyweight champion. He could bench 250 kg! :o

        I've got a really bad shape for lifting heavy. I'm 6'3" with long arms and legs, and a short torso. My bench and squat suffer as a result.

        Thanks for the compression cuffs recommendation. I'll look into them.

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        • GilesG
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          Sheeeeee-it…..

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • DrBabyhorseD
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            Solid! Nice work.

            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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            • neph93N
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              That last deadlift was badass. Great clip, thanks for sharing.

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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              • tvenutoT
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                9/9. Nice work.

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                • spitfiredealerS
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                  Nice work man. They are really decent lifts.

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                  • SreeniS
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                    Very impressive! I wonder which Iron Heart bottoms fit your huge thighs.

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                    • GilesG
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                      IH-888S will release in August…..

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • neph93N
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                        @Giles:

                        IH-888S will release in August…..

                        Can't come soon enough.

                        “Some of those that work forces
                        Are the same that burn crosses”

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                        • tvenutoT
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                          Indeed. I refuse to size up in the waist.

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                          • neph93N
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                            @tvenuto:

                            Indeed. I refuse to size up in the waist.

                            It's taken one pair of 301's and two pairs of 555's for me to reach that conclusion.  Which is why I'm stoked about these.

                            “Some of those that work forces
                            Are the same that burn crosses”

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                            • R
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                              Count me among the bro scientists who thinks "ass to grass is bad for your knees" is a vicious communist lie. Go ass to grass, you'll be fine, your body will get used to it. Start light and build up.

                              Once your knees are shot, depth can become a problem, as I'm finding.  My sister-in-law is a surgeon who also lifts, and is convinced that below parallel isn't for everyone.  I studied biomechanics back in the day at university, and it's easy to see how some percentage of people would have difficulty.

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                              • tvenutoT
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                                @richardjohn22:

                                @TrickHell:

                                Count me among the bro scientists who thinks "ass to grass is bad for your knees" is a vicious communist lie. Go ass to grass, you'll be fine, your body will get used to it. Start light and build up.

                                Once your knees are shot, depth can become a problem, as I'm finding.  My sister-in-law is a surgeon who also lifts, and is convinced that below parallel isn't for everyone.  I studied biomechanics back in the day at university, and it's easy to see how some percentage of people would have difficulty.

                                I think the first sentence here is key. A2G squats will not mess up healthy knees, but there are circumstances where they're not a good idea. Of course if the person had been doing proper squats in the past they might not be in the state they're in, but you have to work with what you've got.

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                                • neph93N
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                                  @TrickHell:

                                  Absolutely garbage week at the gym. I'm blaming jet lag.

                                  Seems legit. Have you had a break from training? Even a week out will knock reps or kilos off what you were doing before the break. Luckily it comes back quickly.

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    @tvenuto:

                                    @richardjohn22:

                                    @TrickHell:

                                    Count me among the bro scientists who thinks "ass to grass is bad for your knees" is a vicious communist lie. Go ass to grass, you'll be fine, your body will get used to it. Start light and build up.

                                    Once your knees are shot, depth can become a problem, as I'm finding.  My sister-in-law is a surgeon who also lifts, and is convinced that below parallel isn't for everyone.  I studied biomechanics back in the day at university, and it's easy to see how some percentage of people would have difficulty.

                                    I think the first sentence here is key. A2G squats will not mess up healthy knees, but there are circumstances where they're not a good idea. Of course if the person had been doing proper squats in the past they might not be in the state they're in, but you have to work with what you've got.

                                    By way off an update on squats, my knees and ATG, I started doing wide stance ATG squats (3x10) as a secondary exercise on deadlift day, about a month ago @90kg. I'm now up to 115kg. The real result is that on squat day (where I go 6x4 or 5x5 @ 140-150kg), I use what I've learnt to break parallel and then some. So my standard squat is at the same weight as earlier but I'm going much, much deeper.

                                    Full disclosure though, my knees fucking hate me. I have had a cruciate tear in the one knee from rugby, and a floating kneecap on the other, from god knows what (years of abuse most likely). They are stiff and painful every day, but, they are coping. The reason, I think, is that my general squat form has improved massively as a result of the ATG for reps. Thanks for all the advice guys.

                                    “Some of those that work forces
                                    Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                    • spitfiredealerS
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                                      I always find a week off helps me come back stronger. More rest is better IMO

                                      It has taken me a lot of years of training to work that out.

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                                      • DrBabyhorseD
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                                        @spitfiredealer:

                                        I always find a week off helps me come back stronger. More rest is better IMO

                                        It has taken me a lot of years of training to work that out.

                                        I agree. I'm fresh off a 5 day break and I PRd my snatch this morning. [emoji1434]

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                                        • manufc10M
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                                          @spitfiredealer:

                                          I always find a week off helps me come back stronger. More rest is better IMO

                                          It has taken me a lot of years of training to work that out.

                                          I was going to say the exact same thing, a week off always does me good.  Has me refreshed and ready to hit it when I come back.  It's always recommended it almost every piece of lifting literature I have read.  You really won't loose any strength from a week off, you might actually come back a bit stronger.

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                                          • spitfiredealerS
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                                            It was very much a mind thing for me. When I was young I was convinced in my head time off meant I would lose muscle and be weaker. So of course I would have a couple of crap sessions after time off. But once I got a bit older and actually listened to my body and took a break when it needed it. I always came back stronger.
                                            Hell I am only training twice a week at the moment and still planning a complete week off in the next couple of weeks.
                                            Rest is best

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