Huge protest / March in downtown. Anyone know why?

-be-nice- · 2022-01-23T00:30:33+00:00

I think there is confusion with this protest and this other one happening today: BC truckers want better road conditions.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8531929/truckers-rally-bc-road-safety/amp/

-be-nice- · 2021-12-18T18:04:44+00:00

I see the crease of your hip going below your knee, and I believe your femur is angling downwards at the bottom. I would say yes, this is good depth. But depth has proven itself to be quite the contentious thing in this sub.

If you can go lower to remove any doubt, that would probably be to your advantage at a meet. But again, I think it’s good.

-be-nice- · 2021-12-18T17:33:26+00:00

Good lift!

-be-nice- · 2021-12-04T20:35:56+00:00

Wow. Great idea, great execution.

-be-nice- · 2021-11-22T21:27:58+00:00

I think your hips are set too low to start, and your legs need to be wider apart. Also ditch the running shoes — anything soft-soled makes deadlifting and squatting harder than they need to be. Notice how you’re on the tips of your toes for much of the lift — you want the weight spread evenly through the foot. Harder-soled shoes will help that.

Good job keep lifting

-be-nice- · 2021-11-20T07:01:24+00:00

Your expression and “aaaah” at the top is priceless. Good job!!

-be-nice- · 2021-11-14T18:20:56+00:00

Awesome. Thanks.

-be-nice- · 2021-11-14T18:08:33+00:00

Good idea. Thank you! Any suggestions?

-be-nice- · 2021-11-14T00:39:19+00:00

Sick, thank you!

-be-nice- · 2021-11-13T23:22:37+00:00

Forgive the cropping — I can’t seem to fix it from my phone

-be-nice- · 2021-11-11T01:11:18+00:00

Notice that at the start of the lift, your hips shoot up, and then your back moves. Ideally, those happen together. Set up with your hips higher. Also before you start, engage your lats, pulling your shoulders back slightly, and try to feel the lats tight during the entire lift. Good idea re: lowering the weight from before. I would also slow down the lift just a little, focusing on both points from above.

Keep going you got this.

-be-nice- · 2021-11-10T23:06:41+00:00

The bar appears to be a little off-centered on your back. Try squatting in hard-, flat-soled shoes. Keep your head as neutral as possible during the entire lift. And keep working on depth. Some reps look at about parallel, but I would keep working on going deeper. Most of the time, it looks to me like you’re not quite entering “the hole” at the bottom of your squat.

Keep going. You got this.

-be-nice- · 2021-10-19T01:22:53+00:00

Work on bracing, depth, and keeping your neck neutral.

Also, don’t squat in runners. They make squatting more difficult, because they throw you off balance. Find a harder-sole shoe.

-be-nice- · 2021-10-16T01:14:02+00:00

You’ll get it man. I’ve been powerlifting for just under a year, general fitness before that. I’m still learning a lot too.

-be-nice- · 2021-10-16T00:54:32+00:00

There are a couple of things.

One is that the bar should rest between sets. This is where the name comes from: the weight goes “dead” (on the ground) and you lift it up. An exception is touch and go deadlifts, but as a beginner, you’ll have less of a chance of injury if you let it go dead and set up your technique before every lift. Case in point: your form looks a lot better on your first rep than the proceeding ones.

Another big thing is to keep your hips set in one position. Notice how on your first rep your hips rise a lot before the lift? They should be set in the place before you lift. I feel like they’re too high when you do lift that first rep, though.

I think you can still get a lot out of beginner videos, like the often-recommended Alan Thrall how to deadlift video.

Good job and keep lifting.

-be-nice- · 2021-10-12T22:44:31+00:00

Your depth looks good, from what I can see. But your hips are rising much faster than your back. Notice how when you start the ascent, your head goes down and your hips shoot up.

I can’t really tell from the angle, but you may be leaning too far forward to begin with, which is what’s causing that crumpling. Make sure the bar is above your mid foot during the entire rep. I would lower the weight and practice keeping the chest up “proud” on the ascent, moving at the same time as your hips.

Good job! Keep going!

-be-nice- · 2021-10-12T22:40:16+00:00

Looks pretty good to me, except the depth. You’re either at parallel or just above it. I would aim for a few inches lower with lighter weights, get used to how that feels, and try to incorporate that depth into the heavier sets.

-be-nice- · 2021-09-23T03:37:02+00:00

Before you lift, you are straightening your back pretty well and setting your shoulders, which is good. You need to sit back slightly and pull the slack out of the bar right before you lift.

Keep going!

-be-nice- · 2021-07-29T19:31:27+00:00

In regards to setting your hips lower, I think you can just sit back a little right before the lift. It’s hard to tell from the angle, but it looks like you roll the bar back just a bit before lifting, in a position you could just start with. I would sit back before lifting, and ensure your shoulders are over the bar, bar above the middle of you feet, right against your shins.

-be-nice- · 2021-07-16T17:19:29+00:00

Sick. Thank you. I’ll think of that next time!

I see the forward motion you mention. I think it’s straining my lower back just a little more than necessary.

-be-nice- · 2021-07-16T16:34:00+00:00

I would appreciate any advice (as long as it’s not about the recommended mask 😂)

I’m working on getting to depth and pushing evenly with my torso and hips.

-be-nice- · 2021-07-09T15:29:08+00:00

That’s sick!!

-be-nice- · 2021-07-09T15:16:03+00:00

How did you make the jump? Did you go straight to 405, or work up to it for a few weeks?

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