token wrote: » I was so close to getting fed up of making fun of crossfit but then this pops up in my hatebook feed today. How did anyone think that was a good idea? I just don't understand.
Dead Ed wrote: » Was this a team portion of one of their sacrificial gatherings or what?
token wrote: »
Jarren wrote: » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLKqm8l9Uvk Watch it until the end
"Adding a counterbalance (10lbs) may help improve an overhead squat pattern by helping engage the anterior core."
Antisocialiser wrote: » From Eric Cressey's twitter page; Can anyone shed some light on what this means?
Dermighty wrote: » Hanley, is there a major difference between a barbell deadlift and a hex bar deadlift? I started adding hex bar deadlifts into my normal deadlifting routine and I find I lift with better form but with less weight (the hex bar has rotating handles which affect the grip slightly). I like both, just wondering if it'll do any more than a standard deadlift.
Hanley wrote: » Do what tho? A trap bar DL tends to just be a half squat with the weight in your hands, the way most people do em. Far more quad dominant. It's just another way for people to avoid training their posterior chain!
Dermighty wrote: » The toughest part of a DL for me is the first 2-3 inches. I was using some eleiko training plates yesterday and the extra inch made a huge difference (barbell DL). Is it just a flexibility issue?
ferike1 wrote: » Trap bar deads are easier?
Hanley wrote: » ...that's the hardest part of a deadlift for most people
Dermighty wrote: » So is isolating just that part of the exercise the way to improve or is there something else I should be doing?
Mellor wrote: » You are simply stronger from 2” high than you are from the ground. Everyone is. It’s not a weak point you need to isolate. It’s just mechanical easier from that position.
Dermighty wrote: » So is isolating just that part of the exercise the way to improve or is there something else I should be doing? My typical deadlift routine is cycle to the gym, loosen my muscles (start at the neck and work down to the ankles), pick up an empty bar, do 15-20 reps, foam roll hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings, whatever feels tight, repeat with bar, then add weights up to my max(usually 40kg, 100kg, 130kg, 140kg, 150kg or something like that)
Hanley wrote: » I didn't say that either... And is your entire deadlift training based off working up to a max each day?!
Dermighty wrote: » I deadlift once a week, alternating between volume one week and max effort the following week. This coincides with how how much energy I have based on work, exercise and college.
Hanley wrote: » And do you have planned progressions over the course of weeks and months, or do you just do what you feel you can do? What about other deadlift "type" work that focuses on hamstrings, core, glutes, lower back and quads.
Sephiroth_dude wrote: » Hi When doing any chest exercise e.g dumbell/barbell chest press,dumbell flies,incline dumbell,should you arch your lower back slightly?or is that cheating?
Will be stickified if public demand calls for it!!!
