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EricT · 12-28-2008, 01:38 PM

Now that you've double looped the band you might want to not just automatically start out with 50% on the bar.

When I first did them I ended up starting with more like 40 or a little less.

What you did is fine and that is ok to do as well. But you might want to experiment with different things.

For intance, one thing I love to do is start out with a load I know I won't make at first so that the bands shut me down at about mid shin or a bit higher. Then I pull like hell like i'm going to get it up anway. Take a good rest and do it again.

You make sure you are properly warmed up and somewhat acclimated and you pick a weight that is not impossible for you to do again't the bands but simply that you are not ready to do..i.e. it's a very difficult weight your would need to work up to...perhaps as high as 60 percent load but you be the judge. But you intentionally try this weight anyway.

I like to do some static core stuff, btw, before this since when you pull at like that at mid shin (or a bit higher) it feels like almost all lower back. The thoracic may round over some during this and that is ok.

THEN drop down to 40 percent of so and really concentrate on ripping the bar off the floor and then excellerating againsn't the bands.

That was one thing that was missing, btw, from those lifts. It looks like you were just "lifting" the bar. I want to see you TEARING it off the floor like it's glued down.

So, back to the plan. You start with 40 and you slowly work upwards until you get to the weight you started with. All the time you want to concentrate on explosion. Take long rests and it's best to stick with singles.

Then, you may be surprised, that you can lock out the weight you started with. fairly easily, two or three times.

Or course other times you may want to stick with light loads where you can generate lots of speed.

Start out with some bandeds and then go to reg deads sometimes if you want to see some magic. You should pretty much immediately see the gains form the banded deads when you take the bands away. Basically, 65 or 70 percnet load may go up like 50 percent and the bar should really have that floating effect because of the rtd you've developed.

This is a way of seeing just how quickly you can get stronger through nervous system effects. But the trick is to "set" the effects. Becasue with neural gains it is easy come easy go.

The andersons look ok..heavy looking. I'd like to see you take a bit more time at the bottom and set the back. You may be a bit low. Try to initiate the lift by driving up agains't the bar instead of just "pushing" with your feet. A good way of looking at it is you are "extending" your body against the load rather than just pushing against the ground.