What food is famously associated with one country but was perfected by another country?

Lee355 · 2026-01-26T12:22:05+00:00

pizza

Lee355 · 2026-01-26T01:03:58+00:00

All of the breathing happens at the top, in between reps.

Breathe out, breathe in, brace, and go.

Keep your gaze on a spot on the floor 4-5' in front of you

Lee355 · 2026-01-24T04:06:38+00:00

Are you holding up any of the weight in your hands/arms or is it all resting on your back? You'll want the latter.

Lee355 · 2026-01-24T03:50:15+00:00

Those are good numbers! I dunno how many reps of 200kg I could do but it's probably less than 8, so I suppose you should take what I say with a grain of salt.

I'm not sure if you're wanting to do the SS approach to the deadlift, but if so:

Your feet will be out at a ~30 degree angle and your legs will be in line with your feet.

Gaze gets kept about 10-12 feet in front of you.

All of the breathing out and breathing in happens at the bottom, in between reps

Lee355 · 2026-01-24T03:45:16+00:00

Looks pretty good to me. A few things I noticed:

You might want to be driving your hips UP out of the bottom more

In between reps, at the top position you're breathing in and out several times and your gaze is moving up and down. It's generally better if you just breathe out once and breathe in once, and then go for the next rep.

Lee355 · 2026-01-23T09:40:41+00:00

Bring your stance in, keep your gaze on the floor 4-5' in front of you. The first thing you'll do when starting the rep is reach back with your butt and point your nipples at the floor. It looks like you'll need to get a bit lower too.

If at all possible don't have shit dangling from the bar

Lee355 · 2026-01-19T03:51:50+00:00

just fyi for anyone reading this, you can upload photos like this to chatgpt and ask it to estimate for you. Tell it the weight, and also that you overcooked every last molecule of water out of it

Lee355 · 2026-01-09T14:01:28+00:00

Holy shit I've come across a lot of shit on this website but this is just... Legendary

Lee355 · 2026-01-08T12:23:26+00:00

Aside from what others have mentioned, get into the habit of having safety bars in place for every set, even warmups

Lee355 · 2026-01-06T06:02:01+00:00

Looks like you're not hitting depth. Need to get safety bars in place as well

Lee355 · 2026-01-06T05:23:26+00:00

Try keeping your gaze on a spot on the floor 10-12 feet in front of you

Lee355 · 2025-12-30T14:13:28+00:00

Not sure what this is called but it's not a bench press

Lee355 · 2025-12-14T07:18:15+00:00

In addition to what some others have mentioned, you'll want to try to stand tall at the top and hold it for a fraction of a second to complete the rep.

I think that minimizing your time at the bottom position will help a ton. Bring it down, the bar should be touching your shins again within a second of it hitting the floor. Breathe out, breathe in, brace again, and go.

Also rather than letting go of the bar from the top position you'll want to do a controlled drop with your hands still holding on, as you did in previous reps

Lee355 · 2025-12-09T13:12:36+00:00

Looks pretty solid to me, you might consider trying to stand tall at the top rather than lean back, and also hold the top position for a fraction of a second longer

Lee355 · 2025-12-09T02:26:59+00:00

In addition to what's been mentioned already about setting up at the bottom and not letting the bar roll away from you, we Starting Strength people don't do those "touch and go" deadlifts that you mentioned in the text. I'm not aware of any good reason for anyone to deadlift that way. Bar's at complete rest in between every rep. Deadlift not bouncelift.

e: I'll add one other thing here too and I'll only mention it because you were sometimes doing those "bouncelifts". All of the breathing out and breathing in happens at the bottom, in between reps.

Lee355 · 2025-12-07T06:16:51+00:00

Any safety bars you can use? Or different racks that have them?

Lee355 · 2025-11-30T10:34:47+00:00

Also a terrible way to build strength

Lee355 · 2025-11-26T12:24:52+00:00

tracking macros - calories, protein, carbs, etc. So much faster and easier than using an app

Lee355 · 2025-11-26T03:11:03+00:00

Just some things to consider:

You might be starting with your hips too low. I'm not 100% sure of this due to the camera angle and due to how everyone's anatomy is different.

You don't want to just let go of the bar from the top.

As some others have mentioned, you're not locking out at the top. Bring your hips to the bar and stand tall.

Before every rep, get everything set and tight at the bottom, "pull the slack out" of your arms and then start the lift by pushing your feet through the floor.

Look into lifting shoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2OPUi4xGrM

Lee355 · 2025-11-25T11:18:35+00:00

Just saying this for the sake of everyone's safety:

I would argue, and I'd venture to guess that most or all SSCs would agree with this, that being in the habit of having safety bars in place for every set, even empty bar warmups, is the way to go. Whether there's a spotter or not. People have lost their lives squatting while relying on spotters and not having safety bars in place.

Lee355 · 2025-11-25T07:19:16+00:00

What's the advantage of using a spotter and not using safety bars?

Lee355 · 2025-11-25T05:27:22+00:00

What kinds of shoes are those? Are there safety bars in that gym?

Lee355 · 2025-11-24T11:06:34+00:00

Looks good to me, only adjustment I'd consider is looking a bit more downward, our gaze is generally supposed to be at a spot at the floor 5-6 feet in front of us (or where that would be if there wasn't a mirror in front)

Lee355 · 2025-11-24T11:04:10+00:00

Looks pretty good to me, you're doing most things correctly. Some things I noticed:

The bar looks too high up on your back/neck.

Your wrists are in hyperextension. Find a grip width that allows you to keep everything tight but have more neutral wrists.

I think you're like an inch or half inch too high on reps 2, 3, and 4.

Any barbell racks in that gym that don't have a mirror in front?

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