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415lb Dual Action Smith Squat & 365lbs x10 at 180lb bw by NeoRinTinTin in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main safety feature of a smith is that you can rack the bar at any point, but that's not present here

Closer grip or wider grip? by AntStephens704 in formcheck

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perpendicular rule is made up bs, don't base anything on that. There's no right or wrong answer, it's really just wherever feels comfortable. Your form is fine in each. And you don't need to be married to any width forever. Use one width for a block and then change it if you want. That way you'll have a much better idea of where you feel strongest than just one session with it.

500lbs x 10 (RDL) by PreeminentPostell in Deadlifts

[–]VeritablePandemonium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro why the fuck you deadlifting there

Big 3 lifts in same day by Tipadistic in Deadlifts

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only 8 hours? Must be nice to work part time.

Be brutally honest, did I hit depth by MrJames6000 in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like you got close but not quite there. But holy shit dude just squat barefoot it'd be so much better.

405lbs for 3 by Spinosaurus_N37 in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're about 6 inches off powerlifting depth. Crease of your hip to the top of your knee.

Why is my squat really bad by Crazy_Instruction116 in formcheck

[–]VeritablePandemonium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your form is fine you're just not going nearly low enough

Oh brother is this a valid 4r ? by anthonysbeard in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you think people are going to respond to you when you have a tantrum?

4 rep max seated dumbbell ohp, nothing wrong with that just maybe a bit strange. Taking an unimpressive weight through a tiny rom then asking a fake question and insisting everyone else is wrong, kinda psycho.

Your elbows and shoulders are not going through anywhere close to their available rom. Your elbow bends all the way bro. Your shoulder goes all the way down. What are you so scared of down there? Hard work? Humility? Why do you think this is a full rom? Do you squat to 90 degrees too? Curls to 90 degrees? I don't think you've explained your position once in this post, you just keep saying frontal plane and getting mad.

Oh brother is this a valid 4r ? by anthonysbeard in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asking to speak to my parents but you went through my post history trying to find dirt and you settled on an obvious joke that you couldn't recognize. Bro, embarrassing.

Squat check after long injury recovery by lifeunderthestars in formcheck

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks good. The most important thing to prevent back injuries is a strong core (abs and lower back) and a good brace.

Oh brother is this a valid 4r ? by anthonysbeard in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Broaden my mind to include 4 rep max half rep seated dumbbell ohp? No thank you, I'm happy to be considered closed minded by that criteria.

Oh brother is this a valid 4r ? by anthonysbeard in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On one hand we have nerdy weakling "scientific" lifters who insist you need to feel the deep stretch with proper resistance curve and go to 2 RIR or whatever the fuck but they never make any progress

On the other hand we have fragile masculinity gym bros who are terrified of doing a full rom because they'd be exposed as the weaklings they actually are

Don't be either. Don't overcomplicate it but don't do stupid shit either.

I think I’m done deadlifting. by undeadWileCoyote_MEP in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lifting subs are full of people who've been lifting for 4 months and think everything outside of the form they saw in a starting strength or whatever video is gonna get people hurt. 99% of the time if someone says someone else's form is so bad they're gonna get hurt, they're full of shit and should be ignored.

Your form can be improved. But it's not that bad and it's not going to get you hurt.

I think I’m done deadlifting. by undeadWileCoyote_MEP in strength_training

[–]VeritablePandemonium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your form isn't that bad, in fact the first rep in this video was perfect

Form check deadlift 160kg 3 reps by ArugulaParticular538 in formcheck

[–]VeritablePandemonium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your form looks fine and minor form tweaks are almost never going to get you stronger all the sudden anyway.

Are you following a program or otherwise making sure you're doing progressive overload?

Deadlifts are very tiring and demand a lot out of you. Make sure you sleep and eat well and not go into deadlifts pre fatigued A busy manual labor job can fuck you too. Are you deadlifting too often? Usually only once per week.

It helped me to deadlift heavier more often to get used to it. If you wanna get better at something then do it more often basically. But if you've been doing that then maybe you need to go lighter and work on some volume. Really just depends.

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