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Forum: Personal Journals 04-19-2009, 09:18 AM
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Posted By EricT
Oh I know you like Sumos because it's an excuse...

Oh I know you like Sumos because it's an excuse not to work on your conventionals :biglaugh:...you're not fooling me.
Forum: Personal Journals 04-18-2009, 02:51 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Well let's see: Doug was given a lot of...

Well let's see:

Doug was given a lot of pointers and reading material which should have pointed him in the direction of a good setup.

Then I came into the journal and noticed, after that, some...
Forum: Personal Journals 02-16-2009, 11:03 AM
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Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Doug I can't even believe you said "nobody said...

Doug I can't even believe you said "nobody said anything". People said and said and said about warmups from the time you got on this site. You really can't expect people to continual monitor your...
Forum: Personal Journals 02-02-2009, 12:31 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
The link that Kane gave you contains everything...

The link that Kane gave you contains everything you need to know to learn how to deadlift properly between the post itself and the links at the end.

All these 'cues' are just going to confuse you...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-16-2008, 01:49 PM
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Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Oh, I see that why you said Romanian's..you're...

Oh, I see that why you said Romanian's..you're think "bulgarian split squats". There are many avenues of progression and raising the back leg is one of them. But you don't need to raise the back leg...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-15-2008, 05:24 PM
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Posted By EricT
Not odd at all. I didn't know you had...

Not odd at all.

I didn't know you had dropped the split squats. The reason I had recommended them was to avoid some of these typical knee problems.

Yes, warmup before you lift "stretch"...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-15-2008, 04:35 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Oh btw..check rom on the shoulders. If you see a...

Oh btw..check rom on the shoulders. If you see a big difference between one and the other that will point to a need for some specific stretching. Reach behind your neck and try to touch the opposite...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-15-2008, 04:26 PM
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Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
On the bench press I would right off the bat...

On the bench press I would right off the bat recommend going to dumbells for a bit so that you can take a neutral grip. I.E. a sort of natural grip.

You can switch to any row you like and one arm...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-15-2008, 04:18 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
No, if your knees are actually bothering you then...

No, if your knees are actually bothering you then you don't want to keep just powering through on the squats. I would recommend either what I said IF it is comfortable..which is just messing around...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-15-2008, 04:03 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Here is zee basic pullthrough that I advocate: ...

Here is zee basic pullthrough that I advocate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoF-wh2m2qE
Forum: Personal Journals 10-15-2008, 01:19 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Shoot another video of your squats and such and...

Shoot another video of your squats and such and if I see anything I'll tell you. But with the knee thing it honestly could be the loading. It is VERY possible to get stronger in terms of neural...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-13-2008, 01:59 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Haha, and you keep a stiff upper lip., No...

Haha, and you keep a stiff upper lip.,

No way, I meant it literally. That is really good for chinups. I mean I don't know how long you've been hitting the chins and pullups but most can't do what...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-13-2008, 01:33 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Dang you're a chinup kinda guy aren't you? :)

Dang you're a chinup kinda guy aren't you? :)
Forum: Personal Journals 10-03-2008, 02:54 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
That's why I tell people that pretty much no...

That's why I tell people that pretty much no matter what they do when they first learn a lift..as long as it's good quality...they will be "stronger" the next time.
Forum: Personal Journals 10-03-2008, 10:35 AM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
What I meant is that AT FIRST you may not notice...

What I meant is that AT FIRST you may not notice a lot of muscle growth because your primary strength improvements will come from adaptations in the nervous system. Basically you body learning to...
Forum: Personal Journals 10-01-2008, 12:20 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
You're not going to gain too much muscle right...

You're not going to gain too much muscle right off the bat like that. The first adaptations (strengthwise) are going to be neural in nature for the most part.
Forum: Personal Journals 09-27-2008, 04:48 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
It's a crap shoot.

It's a crap shoot.
Forum: Personal Journals 09-27-2008, 03:34 PM
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Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Proving my point about how people can't tell the...

Proving my point about how people can't tell the difference between lumbar and hip flexion :)

In the first vid the guy is "bending" at his lower back. In the second example the guy is bending at...
Forum: Personal Journals 09-27-2008, 12:26 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
The way in the vid is the way not to do it. That...

The way in the vid is the way not to do it. That is disc herniation waiting to happen.

Here...good old exrx.

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/WTHipExtension.html
Forum: Personal Journals 09-26-2008, 04:27 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Oh, I see. Yes you get static back work...

Oh, I see.

Yes you get static back work from planks but it's not the same.

The issue, though, is not how to get static back work since there are many ways to do that...the issue is if you...
Forum: Personal Journals 09-26-2008, 03:50 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
You back probably does not like the flexion. You...

You back probably does not like the flexion. You should do what pity says. He will explain it further I'm sure if you want.

The statics will help build up the lower back muscular...
Forum: Personal Journals 09-23-2008, 02:14 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
If he was using his hips for rom he would have...

If he was using his hips for rom he would have already had his butt lower. Most of the "bending" was done at the lumbar.

One of the primary problems most everyone can have is not being able to...
Forum: Personal Journals 09-20-2008, 08:51 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Sounds good. Or a couple of books (if they're the...

Sounds good. Or a couple of books (if they're the same, lol).
Forum: Personal Journals 09-20-2008, 08:45 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
Well if you can work with the 45's it doesn't...

Well if you can work with the 45's it doesn't matter :D
Forum: Personal Journals 09-20-2008, 08:42 PM
Replies: 480
Views: 79,085
Posted By EricT
ok :) But keep in mind that you are not even...

ok :)

But keep in mind that you are not even starting off with a proper position. So this is not just a function of weight. You have to get the setup right.

You back is way rounded on them. She...
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