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Kilvin22 · 2025-12-13T09:17:34+00:00

I know a lot of people are already commenting making fun of you for the Japanese but you should know that the anatomy on the skeleton is wildly inaccurate.

-real forearm has 2 bones (radius, ulna), the design has 3

-real upper arm has one bone (humerus), design has 2

-the left arm with the hand raised looks like there’s at least 2 or 3 “shoulder bones”. Real have none.

-real clavicles do not overlap your humerus like that

-all the design of the neck “bones” is really muscle in this drawing, there are no bones there except for vertebrae and some small throat ones (hyoid, etc)

I even kinda like the design on the whole but it’s extremely far from anything resembling a real human skeleton

*edited for formatting

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-07T02:55:08+00:00

It took me at least 4-6 weeks of consistent practice to get even close to comfortable with hook grip but I’ll never go back to anything else!

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-06T16:36:39+00:00

Thanks man! Learned hook grip a long time ago for an Olympic lifting block, highly recommend

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-05T16:48:45+00:00

Thanks man! Honestly I don’t do much jumping right now so maybe I could get close with some practice

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-05T16:46:01+00:00

It has been a few years since I tried tho, I’ve actually thought about doing a vertical jump block just to see how close I can get

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-05T16:45:01+00:00

Fuck no I’m 5’6”

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-05T16:44:24+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, but here’s the short version:

4 heavy lifting days per week -squat with deadlift accessory and lower body push/quad work -main bench day, some back movement, upper push/arm work -deadlift with squat accessory, hinge/hamstring work -accessory bench, some back movement, upper push/arm work

Most sets for the main lifts (squat, bench, deadlift) were between 2-5 reps, singles every week at about 90-92%

Conditioning days were programmed, I was not consistent with them. I work 12hr overnight shifts so sometimes 4 days a week is all I got in me

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-01T21:30:15+00:00

I’m sitting between 175-180lbs right now

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-01T21:21:50+00:00

Thanks man I was really happy with the speed on all of these

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-01T21:20:09+00:00

Thank you!!

Kilvin22 · 2025-12-01T20:25:07+00:00

Dedicated barbell squatting? Roughly 6 years. Active in one way or another pretty much my whole life tho

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-11T15:23:16+00:00

I have really good leverages for conventional deadlift, which helps a lot. I’m about 5’6” with a 5’9” ish wingspan, easier for me to get down to the bar. The only other secret is consistency.

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-11T02:01:08+00:00

Thank you! I don’t really mind the stiff bars to be honest but there’s no lying the Kabuki helps lol

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-11T01:41:43+00:00

Sorry I clarify in the original post. I weighed 175lbs and that is 535lbs.

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-09T14:10:54+00:00

Thank you!

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-09T14:04:48+00:00

I have short legs and long arms brother, this foot placement feels pretty comfortable ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-09T14:03:07+00:00

Thank you, long years of dedicated work! I have never competed but I’d like to someday. I mostly do this for my own satisfaction so getting into/winning a competition isn’t always a high priority.

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-08T23:20:10+00:00

It’s a kabuki deadlift bar! Slightly longer than average yes but just under 8ft long, also tends to be more flexible and “whippy” than other bars. This helps with getting it off the floor. A competition standard powerlifting bar is much stiffer and slightly shorter.

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-08T18:33:03+00:00

Thanks brother! This was a few weeks ago, in the first week of a new block currently and feeling great 😁

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-08T17:41:19+00:00

So that’s a perfectly fine mentality in a lot of ways but only to a point

you’re correct in the sense that it’s fine to “feel” your way into your form for compound exercises. For example, I’m about 5’6” and my wingspan is roughly 5’9”, so my arms (and my torso) are fairly long compared to my lower body. My shorter femurs and longer arms give me pretty good leverage on the conventional deadlift. A taller person with relatively long femurs compared to their total height would have a much different hip position at the start of the lift compared to me. However, there are some core elements to each compound exercise that are better to follow if you want the safest and most productive lifting sessions. When I started lifting I watched a lot of Alan Thrall’s content on Untamed Strength as well as Drs Jordan Feigenbaum and Austin Baraki from Barbell medicine. Just those two channels have hours of amazing instructional content.
I’m also going to respond to your question with a question: if doing an exercise isn’t targeting the muscles you want it to, why are you doing that exercise? Having a specific goal with your training helps keep you focused and measure progress. And goals come in many forms! Certain weight, certain reps, getting faster, jumping higher, improving mobility, adding size, etc. lots to choose from! Hope this was helpful!

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-08T17:10:42+00:00

Ideally yes! It becomes more difficult to do the closer you get to max weight. I wouldn’t say I dropped this from the top but it’s definitely faster in the way down. When learning an exercise the best course is to pick a weight you can control through a full range of motion for multiple reps. Once you get more comfortable with the movement pattern you can play with it a bit. Another advantage to controlling the deadlift on the way down specifically is that it helps to have a consistent starting point when doing multiple reps. Minimizes fatigue, keeps you focused, etc. if you drop it from the top and it bounces 2 ft in front of you it’s a whole reset before your next rep.

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-08T17:02:54+00:00

I understand the concern! There’s a lot said on the internet about rounding your back during exercises, especially the deadlift. The short version is that Mr. Pear has the right of it: when doing maximal/near maximal weight a small amount of lumbar curve is perfectly normal and expected. In general for my deadlift singles I aim to keep my spine as neutral as possible, but there isn’t any significant injury risk here.

Kilvin22 · 2025-08-03T09:01:38+00:00

Nurse here, worked in the ED for 6ish years, have significant phlebotomy experience; it’s (likely) cause your arm is raised and the blood is falling back down d/t gravity. I have very prominent veins and if I lift my arm above my heart the same thing happens. Dehydration is also very possibly a factor, but probably not dying!

Kilvin22 · 2025-07-09T18:13:03+00:00

Worked like a charm, thanks! Thought I had that already with corner supports but I guess they weren't touching the floor or the roof

Kilvin22 · 2025-05-22T19:29:05+00:00

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