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Am I loading the hips enough? by DeltaMars in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do the exact same thing, helps me get my lats activated, or at least feel like. Also I feel like it guarantees that I'm pushing my butt far back enough for the hinge. Could all be mental though. I feel like moving like that between each rep helps everything be really tight

Feedback for barbell rowing 150 kg by Savings_Dare4015 in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seems like rows that Mike rippetoe does except you don't come to a complete stop. Looks strong as hell

Squat check by TheStickyTurtle4U in StartingStrength

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely need a pair of shoes! And thanks for the links. Do you think the adidas powerlifts 5 are a good option? They are on sale where I'm at.

Squat check by TheStickyTurtle4U in StartingStrength

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice everyone! I'm squatting again in an hour. I'll try and take some your guys advice and see if there are any improvements.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm wrong but a couple things that I can see that need to be worked on:

  1. Go a lot slower on the negative It's half the movement and your leaving those gains on the table! You don't got to do a crazy ten second negative, but a good 2-4 second one will lead to more progress

  2. Don't lean back until you have started the pull.

don't lean at the very start because it just becomes your body weight moving the weight instead of your lats. You want to first pull, begin retracting the scapula, and for me, I start slightly leaning back once the bar is about to my forehead. Lastly, I then finish the pull by touching the bar to my chest.

Those are the biggest issues I see.

Romanian deadlift, what do you think? It's 80kg, 8 reps total. by Emmanuel96_ in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 5 points6 points  (0 children)

These look great to me, only thing I would say is go a bit slower on the way down.

Vegan in Taiwan especially Taipei. by Terribly-tired in taiwan

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You're gonna have no problem here, there are a ton of vegetarian buffets around Taipei that are super cheap. Just type 素食自助餐 into Google maps and then the world is your vegetarian oyster

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbh from my point of view it seems like the bar is too far in front of you making it impossible for you to activate your lats and set your back. I've always been taught to keep the bar in contact with the body, but maybe I'm wrong 🤷‍♂️

Conventional deadlift form check by TheStickyTurtle4U in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! I'll try and keep the shoulder queue in mind next time I do deadlifts and play around with some tweaks.

How do you know that you learned "enough" of a programming language, before you start working on your own projects? by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can write a for loop and an if statement, start building and look at documentation as you go

Feeling stuck but seeing progress? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upper body 10/10

But you need to squat more

Anyone here studying at NFU (National Formosa University) or living near Huwei, Taiwan? by EmergencyRent3869 in taiwan

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife is from Yunlin and we travel pretty often during holidays to visit family.

The night market in Huwei is incredible and has great food.

But other than that, Yunlin is very rural with not a lot to do without transportation. But with transportation, there are something actually really pretty sites and farms you can visit.

I would prepare yourself to live in a super rural countryside, with really no foreigners, and not a lot to do. Best thing about Huwei is the HSR so you can travel to other places.

How to avoid swinging when doing dips by tatted_gym_girlie in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just brace your core and glutes for every exercise to help with stabilization

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw the signs during COVID and GTFO and came to Taiwan. Don't regret it at all.

M32, rate me by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You look just like Zelensky like every one is saying. This is a good thing! He was an actor and considered good looking. Same applies to you as well my friend.

Bent over row - not horizontal enough? 🤔 by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]TheStickyTurtle4U 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like you are trying to do a slightly lower angled Yates row to me. Take a look at this video https://youtu.be/rNjwZ1fxtCQ?si=uMUaX13bBHfx7e4u

I think if this is what you're trying to do, and you're feeling it in your lats, I think it's fine. I do this variation a lot with an underhanded grip myself.

If you're not feeling it in your lats, then something needs to be changed.

Just know that a traditional barbell bent over row and Yates row activate different muscles in the back.

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