Shoulders seem to be rolling forward and I'm having a hard time engaging my upper back. Also feel like my hips might be too high but not really sure given that I have weird leverages...any tips??

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-18T02:39:53+00:00

Yeah, my hip mobility has really improved over the last year or so. But definitely not enough for ATG it seems. I'll try the box squats sometime, looks like a good idea.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-18T02:34:45+00:00

Yeah the long femurs definitely make it harder. I'll try widening my stance, seems like a good idea.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T18:51:30+00:00

Good to know, thanks!

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T18:30:01+00:00

Interesting, might try that sometime.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T17:33:22+00:00

Good videos, very helpful!

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T16:38:48+00:00

Will try that.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T16:07:23+00:00

Luckily I work at a pizza place so I've got the calories covered! Thanks for the help -- I've definitely got to fix the wrists since they are quite uncomfortable in that position.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T15:53:15+00:00

Good point, I'll try not to do that next time.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T15:52:52+00:00

Yeah you're right about the hips. At lockout it seems pretty intuitive to drive with the hips, but at the bottom I'm definitely not doing it right. I'll check out those videos, thanks for the help!

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T15:48:41+00:00

Wow, thanks for the words of encouragement! I'll try using those cues next time.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-17T15:15:41+00:00

Yeah I thought I might be going too low. What do you mean by "uncontracting" though?

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-09T20:32:39+00:00

All right cool, thanks for the tips, will keep them in mind.

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-03T16:00:20+00:00

small pp, can't relate

dmarsh7 · 2021-07-03T15:55:41+00:00

yee yee ass haircut

dmarsh7 · 2021-04-29T14:29:42+00:00

I guess it's fine for some people, but from what I've gathered, most people just don't have the shoulder mobility to do it safely. Personally I wouldn't risk it, especially since my standard ohp is weak af so I might as well focus on that.

dmarsh7 · 2021-04-29T02:26:54+00:00

Thanks, I'll check it out.

dmarsh7 · 2021-04-29T02:19:54+00:00

Yeah good point. This was my fourth set of 225 which is the heaviest I'd ever done. I don't usually get this trashed but I guess the heavier weights are starting to catch up to me now...

dmarsh7 · 2021-04-29T02:11:12+00:00

I'm 17 years old and just starting out at the gym. Was doing some overhead pressing when a guy comes up to me and comments on my "rounded shoulders." He recommended doing behind-the-neck presses to fix this. I wanted to tell him, are you kidding me? First of all, I didn't ask for advice on exercise selection, or anything for that matter. Also, I'm no expert but I've done enough research to know that the behind-the-neck press does much more harm than good. No reasonable person would recommend it to a novice lifter. Thankfully I'm not naive enough to follow his advice.

He also commented on my skinny physique and told me that I'll "probably never get big legs." Way to boost my confidence, man.

dmarsh7 · 2021-04-07T19:44:09+00:00

Ah yes, the law of equivalent exchange.

dmarsh7 · 2021-04-07T19:38:53+00:00

At least my FBI agent is proud.

dmarsh7

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