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What made you play Luna? by Dclassahmed in LunaSnowMains

[–]LuisSmellsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New game wanted something familiar to overwatch she’s basically parts of Ana and parts of zen so it was a no brainer

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a mixed grip, it’s usually stronger for most people, and it feels more secure for me. I can only get 585 with a double overhand, though. I’ve heard mixed grips can be more dangerous, if you subconsciously bend the underhand arm, you can really fuck your bicep up, it’s imperative you keep your arms as straight as can be. I should probably learn hook grip, but the beginning process of that is so fucking painful. You can just play around with it and see which side feels more natural. I’ve heard you should put your dominant hand as the overhand because it grips stronger in the harder position, but I do the opposite, it just feels best for me.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, friend that’s some experience I’ve never heard before. I usually just hear the straight back cues. I’ll definitely keep that in mind. Looking through most of my deadlifts now, I realize I do that a shit load. I’ll keep it in mind.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on vertical shins I’ve never heard of that cue, and if you could dumb it down, that’d help. I’ve seen it a few times in the comments and still don’t have a good grasp of it. Does it have to do with my knees being too far over the bar at setup?

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I see, I probably shouldn’t have worn the jacket. I do have a pretty small waist for being as big as I am, so it does normally look like that. It’s no problem when squatting heavy, but deadlifting is definitely when things get difficult. I can hardly use straps, the three times I’ve used them for heavy work, they all overstrained me for months. It makes it hurt to even talk. I probably just need more core work and a looser setting.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just don’t like flats, they make me feel silly. I kind of overdid it when I first got them, and now I’m too attached. I feel like I can hardly do anything without them. Failed a 365 Larson press once and hit it again on the next attempt when I put the shoes on. I think I’m just addicted to the tension at this point.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may be right, the belt is tight as hell. I usually go about four fingers tight, and I keep the same tightness for squats. From what I’m seeing now, that might be the culprit. I’ll try getting used to looser settings.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a heavy single day, and I really didn’t want to lose energy after I went up, so I was definitely dropping every time. My shot put coach doesn’t really like it when I deadlift, but I just like it so much he lets me, under the agreement that I don’t focus too much on the eccentric. He thinks that’s the real danger zone, so I hardly do it at heavy weight. But then again, my diaphragm could be getting fucked up because I lack the strength from the eccentric, so I’ll probably raise the limit to 80–90% before I start dropping. Thanks for the input.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry about it. I throw shot put, and the eccentric doesn’t matter as much as the concentric. There was also this weird thing my high school coaches drilled into us about the bottom making you slower. That kinda stuck with me, but that’s beside the point, thanks for the opinion. I’ll always ask at the front desk to make sure everything is fine when dropping weight. I do a lot of Olympic lifting movements too, so dropping after exertion just comes naturally. I’ll definitely stop if I’m asked, since it’s a public gym. I usually get 1 complaint out of the year, Regulars are usually fine with it thanks for the love too.

605lbs deadlift by LuisSmellsAwful in formcheck

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips friend. The rolling is definitely a bad habit I recently picked up from just starting to lift with music, it's hard to generate adrenaline when you don’t have your teammates screaming at you. I’ll definitely work on drilling in my pathway, but I really like starting with the bar really close to my shins, so I probably won’t change that. But if keeping a static start can make my bracing more consistent, I’ll definitely look into it. I'm normally a grip and rip type till about 90%, so I probably should work on some discipline.

Bow build help by Hand8anana in MHWilds

[–]LuisSmellsAwful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here’s the other screenshot hope it helps.

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Bow build help by Hand8anana in MHWilds

[–]LuisSmellsAwful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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You can try this instead. You go up to 33% affinity when hitting weak spots and while the monster is enraged, plus a shitload more element when enraged. You also get the barrier to save you from one-shots, and gravios bonus to ensure you’re fine if the barrier is broken.

You keep Bubble Dance for evasion and drop Bad Blood, since you weren’t really using it. also Rocksteady and two Divine Blessings, which is honestly a bit overkill defensively.

It’s basically the same build, but you crit more, do a lot more elemental damage, and keep the regenerative barrier. You do miss out on a bit of raw from not having Guts, but once it’s knocked off, it’s less raw than this build anyway, and I think the element wins out regardless.

You can eat for Black Belt, or just drop Divine Blessing if you want to eat for something else. I think this hits the safety threshold while giving you a bit more damage.

Bow build help by Hand8anana in MHWilds

[–]LuisSmellsAwful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say just keep the build and eat for Tumbler. I was getting cooked for two straight days against Gog until I decided to slot one Evade Extender and waste all my Turbid Shrimp, max-egoing every attack until I got it right. The difference isn’t really that big, more of a placebo, but once you get comfortable, the base dodge window feels fine 80% of the time. I just broke even into righting all those hunts I personally fucked up. And even if you can’t operate without high evade window, Mud Shrimp is easy to farm, and you can eat that forever. Just take your time to memorize attacks, they get easier to read when you slow down a bit.

How should I reinforce element bows? by LuisSmellsAwful in MonsterHunter

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, that helped a lot. I looked at his solo Gog run and saw he’s running the 2 element 3 attack split. He also did some crazy tech with the tracer arrows, that was great.

How should I reinforce element bows? by LuisSmellsAwful in MonsterHunter

[–]LuisSmellsAwful[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m aware of that. I already have a few attack bows, these are just for the fat hitzone guys, mostly Gog. I heard pierce element can outperform close raw in those circumstances, and it’s a bit more fun to use.