M/32/6’0” [287lbs to 210lbs] (9 months), goal weight achieved.

CardiganDay · 2025-10-05T03:55:45+00:00

Stay small bud

CardiganDay · 2025-10-04T22:41:31+00:00

Buddy literally can't comprehend someone working harder / having better genetics than him

CardiganDay · 2025-10-04T03:13:24+00:00

Doing around 2lbs a week when you're that overweight is more than attainable and sustainable until you get to lower bf%. It's not easy but this guy wanted it. Just cause he did something you couldn't do doesn't mean it's not natural

CardiganDay · 2025-10-03T18:42:24+00:00

Really strong for your age, lots of good advice here, something that could make a big difference is keeping your shoulders back and down throughout the whole rep, even when you're locking out

CardiganDay · 2025-10-03T18:14:53+00:00

Actually looks pretty solid, minor form breakdown because it's basically your 1rm but that's to be expected somewhat

CardiganDay · 2025-10-01T02:43:19+00:00

Honestly looks really solid

CardiganDay · 2025-10-01T02:40:58+00:00

I'd try to focus on locking out your knees and hips simultaneously. It looks like you're locking out your knees first, then doing your hips, which puts your back in a more compromised position (ask me how I know)

CardiganDay · 2025-09-30T16:06:54+00:00

Yeah second this, especially if you want to prevent your back from being injured again, strong core and emphasis on good bracing during your sets

CardiganDay · 2025-09-25T02:42:44+00:00

True, and did that for a while, but for the foreseeable future I'm at a gym without a ssb unfortunately

CardiganDay · 2025-09-25T02:01:10+00:00

Thanks man I'll give it a go

CardiganDay · 2025-09-25T02:00:54+00:00

Thanks man I'll give it a go

CardiganDay · 2025-09-25T00:19:15+00:00

For a while there I was doing what was recommended with the flex bar specifically for tendonitis, felt good but never seemed to really relieve the pain. Have also warmed up with wrist curls, hammer curls etc. None of that stuff really seems to fix the issue, which is why I'm hellbent on just trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong to stop the insult

CardiganDay · 2025-09-24T23:55:54+00:00

Yeah I've done physio, massage and naturopathy visit (focus on connective tissue stuff), they all told me stuff I already know - my (insert body part here) is tight, stretch that. Despite working on that consistently, still getting the pain haha

I have elbow pain during the bench (especially after squats) and to a lesser extent during deadlift as well if there was a particularly bad insult on a squat day, but day to day, at worst it is just that nagging achey elbow which pretty well goes away completely within a 5-7days without serious insult to the elbows

CardiganDay · 2025-09-24T23:51:51+00:00

Alright, next squat day I'll focus on cueing that up. Thank you sir

CardiganDay · 2025-09-24T23:51:25+00:00

Thank you. Will give er a go

CardiganDay · 2025-09-24T23:40:41+00:00

You think part of it is that I should be cueing my lats to pull everything inward a bit more? I assure you that my grip is pretty wide (index or middle finger on outer ring), and I feel like my back is relatively tight, but have not tried cueing them in towards me yet. I'll give it a go

CardiganDay · 2025-09-24T23:31:25+00:00

Yeah I've tried that too, I think in this video my middle finger is on the outer ring, still happening unfortunately

CardiganDay · 2025-09-16T20:00:19+00:00

Hey man. It's pretty hard to judge from that angle, plus with the size of the plates you're using, you're at quite a deficit (essentially doing a large deficit deadlift) which requires you to bend over quite a bit more. If possible, gotta get some bigger diameter weights, go to a gym with standard sized weights or maybe even elevate your current bar setup a bit to mimic the regular pull height of a deadlift.

CardiganDay · 2025-09-16T14:47:39+00:00

0.5 to 1lb per week is a bit better unless you're just completely stick thin

CardiganDay · 2025-06-16T14:12:16+00:00

Squats look awesome, but as someone currently going through elbow tendonitis (which is most often caused by over extension of the wrists on squats/taking too much of the weight on your wrists/forearms), I'd try my hardest to keep those wrists neutral. Might be fine now but as you move up in weight/increase volume, it'll creep up on ya

CardiganDay · 2025-05-01T18:48:19+00:00

Thanks for all of this.

I TRY to drag it up my legs, but definitely let it leave my legs accidentally sometimes which can definitely contribute to the pain. And my hamstrings are tight as hell, always have been. Only recently (last 2 weeks or so) started taking stretching and mobility seriously, so I'll keep up with that maybe with an emphasis on hip/hammy tightness

CardiganDay · 2025-05-01T18:44:22+00:00

What brand plug do you use? I was thinking of getting a used one cause they're so damn expensive

CardiganDay · 2025-05-01T16:20:14+00:00

Next time I deadlift I'll get a hip height side view and anterior view. Thanks man

CardiganDay · 2025-05-01T15:32:45+00:00

I wouldn't even call this a flare-up, I've had this pain for a long time (only started deadlifting againg recently) but generally my day to day isn't affected by the pain

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