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The road to 500
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09-17-2008, 08:03 PM
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Rank: Light Heavyweight
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Alberta , Canada
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Those are some big lifts monsta.
It's hard to tell from this angle but you may want to try and tuck your elbows in a bit. This will def help save your shoulders and give you some more power off the lift. Also if you try and keep your weight on your traps that will help give you a bigger arch and a shorter ROM.
I will try and find the Info that was given to me - and it helped.
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09-18-2008, 05:11 AM
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Rank: Lightweight
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: philly
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i feel you on tuckin my elbows more. dont think i can put to much of an arch in my back though. i was benchin for so long with my feet in the air i just got used to my back being completely flat. also my feet barely touch the ground so i would have to push off with my toes if i did that
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I wish there was an entity that represented the term "injury" if it was, i would find it and beat the living shit out of it!!!!!
yes......i just type and press enter, i dont proofread i did enough of that in college. you know what i meant when i typed it anyway
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09-18-2008, 06:23 AM
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Rank: Light Heavyweight
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Saskatoon, Sk, Canada
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Arching the back really helps I find but if you think that you can do it with (and it looks like you will real soon!) then all the power to you. I believe it helps because it puts you in a bit more of a "decline" position which is a mechanical advantage to your body. Or at least thats the way I understand it.
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09-18-2008, 07:23 AM
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Rank: Middleweight
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: 7th layer.. or DC.
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awesome. I can't wait to see the vid of 500.
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09-18-2008, 07:48 AM
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Rank: Light Heavyweight
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
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^^^ Agreed. I had no idea you were this fucking large, Monsta. If you get a lot stronger (as I hope you do) maybe you could dabble in Powerlifting
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09-18-2008, 08:04 AM
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Rank: Light Heavyweight
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Location: Saskatoon, Sk, Canada
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What do you mean alot stronger?! He benches more raw then alot of guys bench with shirts already! I think you could be one hell of a powerlifter if you wanted to.
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09-18-2008, 08:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iron_worker
What do you mean alot stronger?! He benches more raw then alot of guys bench with shirts already! I think you could be one hell of a powerlifter if you wanted to.
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I was referring to squats and deadlifts. For sure his bench is phenomenal.
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09-18-2008, 08:08 AM
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Rank: Light Heavyweight
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Location: Saskatoon, Sk, Canada
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Gotcha, I'm sure your squat and deadlift would come up fast. You seem to be a *very* naturally strong guy. Not to say that you haven't worked at it!~
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09-18-2008, 09:26 AM
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Rank: Lightweight
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: philly
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lol well if i can stay in the gym at least 3 times a week for a month straight then i think i will be aight lol. i just wind up doing something stupid and injuring myself which sets me back.
and honestly i have worked at getting strong and things of that nature but it just comes. i really dont have a problem making gains and what not when i am actually in the gym the numbers im doing now is not that far off from what i was doing in high school. i did 405 when i was 17. its just i didnt have access to a real gym for years, and by the time i did thats when i started getting injuries which kept me out even more.
all in all im working on getting my legs to recover and once im fully healed i am gonna work on staying that way, so i can get my leg numbers up. thanks for the support fellas.
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09-19-2008, 03:22 PM
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Rank: Lightweight
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: philly
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should i go heavy twice a week and see where that takes me. or one day heavy one day regular weight. im still gonna try to squezze in pushups. thoughts?
remember i do, do other exercises but i wont post it in this journal because im not doing any specific program due to me rehabbing my legs. so this journal is just for shits and giggles and trying to push 5 beans.
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