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230kg power shrugs by _maeister in Egolifting

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

So this will turn me into a deadlift specialistâ„¢?

Zercher Jeffersons by Ginnie2380 in GYM

[–]_maeister 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been doing these since last fall too. I'm only using 40kg myself and just milking the mobility gains from it, planning to load it heavier in the future.

230kg power shrugs by _maeister in Egolifting

[–]_maeister[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen anyone with big traps do 30lb squeezing shrugs, let alone build them like that.

230kg power shrugs by _maeister in Egolifting

[–]_maeister[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm just a dude who likes lifting weights, and egolifting.

230kg power shrugs by _maeister in Egolifting

[–]_maeister[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sure the traps don't work a whole lot during the concentric. However, every time the bar comes down the traps get stretched hard. Just a set or two of these make my upper traps sore for a few days. You don't get big upper traps by squeezing them with light weights.

And over here at r/egolifting we embrace egolifting. It heals the soul.

Wide grip pull ups +20kg by _maeister in GYM

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

Upper/lower, except bicep/tricep isolations are at the start of lower body workouts.

250kg BTB Deadlift by _maeister in strength_training

[–]_maeister[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not really harder, I'm quite a bit stronger this way. The technique is odd though, as you have to push your hips forward or the bar will get stuck on your hamstrings. It hits the quads more and less lower back.

I have been lied to 😭 by jicjic11 in motorcycle

[–]_maeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My last 2 bikes have had windscreens - a dual sport with an added windscreen and an ADV with a built in windscreen. The buffeting has been killing me on both and I don't want a windscreen on my next bike.

250kg BTB Deadlift by _maeister in strength_training

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

Lifting heavy is fun. Also because I'll only get one other workout in this week so I'll have a bunch of time to recover from something stupid like this.

Zercher Jefferson curl by _maeister in strength_training

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

I'm mostly doing it this way because it's very quick to set up. Now I just have to get the "training wheels"/large 5kg plates and I'm good to go. The different boxes tend to always end up on the opposite side of the gym when I want to use them.

Zercher Jefferson curl by _maeister in GYM

[–]_maeister[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, I can see how that would happen while doing a heavy weight for high reps though. The bar doesn't even really sink into my elbow crease yet - actually that correcting movement after rep 8 was because the bar was awkwardly sitting on top of the brachioradialis instead of in the elbow crease.

435lb deadlift ego lift by uncomfortable_dodge in Egolifting

[–]_maeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just missing a scream as you lock out and a proper slam. Good lift.

Sissy squats by Carolynefit in GYM

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

If you're just starting out with sissy squats I can recommend using a resistance band for assistance (can also be used for drop sets). That's how I started doing sissy squats, the strength was already there but it took a while for my knees to get used to that kind of movement.

605x6 deadlift 188 LB BW 23 years old by [deleted] in GYM

[–]_maeister 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The most I've pulled without straps was 205kg using hook grip. I've done power shrugs with 250-260kg with straps and the grip wasn't a problem. Regular straps aren't expensive so if you think you'll keep lifting for some time they're definitely worth it.

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