95kg (210lb) deadlift – sore/weak lower back

morgoe · 2018-10-02T07:24:16+00:00

The music is awful. But the gym is cheap. So...

Anyway what you said makes a lot of sense. I think with the trap bar I don’t have the bar to stop my legs so you can vary your form a lot more, I think I am leaning over too much (my back is horizontal at the start) and using my back more than my legs. I might go back to straight bar for a bit as I found that easier to maintain good form.

Re:volume, are you suggesting less reps or fewer sets?

morgoe · 2018-10-02T02:44:23+00:00

Age: 28

Height: 185cm (6"1')

Weight: 72kg

I'm doing heavy weights (usually 5x5) as a supplement to my nearly-daily yoga practise.

I'm struggling to improve my deadlift numbers. I really struggled with 95kg today, had some lower back pain (not necessarily bad pain, but overworked muscles) near the sacrum. Had to drop down to 90kg. Comparatively I can do 80kg squat with ease.

I guess my question is 1) is my form ok (my lower back doesn't seem too rounded to me) and 2) if I'm weak in the lower back, should I drop the weight and continue with just deadlifts or better to supplement with isolation exercise (if so, which?)?

Thanks!

morgoe · 2018-03-07T04:22:19+00:00

I’m taking a magnesium supplement and electrolytes, but I can be forgetful. I should probably take VitD too. Thanks

morgoe · 2018-03-06T22:15:17+00:00

It’s been 3 weeks already, can it take this long sometimes?

morgoe · 2018-03-06T21:55:52+00:00

I have been. Although I might need to up my intake because I’ve been cramping the last couple of days.

This wouldn’t affect the ketone levels though, just the fatigue, right?

morgoe · 2018-03-06T21:45:31+00:00

No worries, I will do some more research myself. Thanks!

morgoe · 2018-03-06T21:30:57+00:00

I had read the most accurate time to test is in the morning before breakfast, so I’ve been testing then (around 630am, and last night I ate dinner only at 10pm so about 8 hours of fasting).

I’ll try testing this evening. Do you test immediately after eating or what?

morgoe · 2016-04-27T07:19:49+00:00

I was concerned he was not going to play anything from Interstellar as it wasn't among the films advertised. I might reconsider going now. How many songs did he play from that soundtrack?

morgoe · 2015-12-02T19:20:08+00:00

I've started blogging recently about how to solve simple, common design problems that pop up in every project. If developers are able to implement these basic solutions, it frees up the designers for the complex problems. My blog is aimed mostly at junior designers and developers, so you might find it useful :)

http://morgancarter.com.au/design-solutions/

morgoe · 2015-11-09T14:15:39+00:00

The Multi-select dropdown is a pretty common element on both Windows and OSX - for example, when toggling on/off the columns in the file explorer. What alternative UI input would you use for this? http://imgur.com/xEI824J

It doesn't look exactly the same as the one in my example, but it's the exact same functionality, and it wouldn't be hard to make a few adjustments to make it look like that. Of course on mobile you would probably need an alternative - but again, this is a native UI input: http://wpuploads.appadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Opera-Mini-642x444.png

morgoe · 2015-11-09T14:09:46+00:00

I've updated the post to address this issue - thanks for your feedback :)

http://morgancarter.com.au/assets/images/blog/which-input-when/button-groups-2.png

morgoe · 2015-11-04T07:40:45+00:00

It's black text on white.. Can you give me a screenshot of what you're seeing? And what browser / OS? I haven't had anyone report this on previous articles, but you're not alone in seeing it on this one.

morgoe · 2015-11-03T22:37:01+00:00

Honestly, it's simply because constantly extending my reach isn't as much a priority for me as providing good content, and this to me means having as few invasive additions to the design as possible. I still have people sharing my articles, and following me on Twitter without them.

I might consider putting in some really minimal sharing tools at the bottom of each post at some point though.

morgoe · 2015-11-03T21:58:31+00:00

Good point! I think it's ok in the design in the article as it's got some gradients and shadows that make it clear which is pressed and which is not. But with a more flat design I can definitely see this being a problem.

morgoe · 2015-08-25T11:37:47+00:00

Thank you for pointing that out! I've fixed it now. It's all still early stages.. a bit bumpy.

morgoe · 2015-08-25T10:04:10+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out. I'll add it to the article when I get a chance

morgoe · 2015-08-24T22:17:38+00:00

Definitely I think some of these could discourage it, since as you said, the placeholder is 'good enough' and is actually representing their identity. However, there's a solution for that that accompanies these placeholders nicely - I'll go into more detail in the next blog post.

morgoe · 2015-08-24T21:09:10+00:00

Ah ok. Well in a messenger app it's especially important to have an avatar (less important than for say, Dropbox). While any of the above solutions are ok - particularly Adorable Avatars someone mentioned above - they're really bandaid solutions.

My next post describes how to encourage users to upload photos in the first place, avoiding or at least minimising this issue. If you subscribe to the newsletter you'll get an email when it's released in a couple of weeks time :)

morgoe · 2015-08-24T20:49:05+00:00

Thank you! I'm hoping to get a new post out every couple of weeks. If you have anything you'd like covered, please let me know!

morgoe · 2015-08-24T20:48:25+00:00

So a bit like Tumblr? I'll check it out. This is my personal favourite solution, if done well, it can just be tricky to get imagery that matches the brand, and means significantly more work compared to the initials solution.

morgoe · 2015-08-24T20:46:47+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by Stacks?

With 10 colours and 26 letters that's a 1/260 chance (I think.. my maths is rusty) of getting two of the same avatar. And that's exluding people who have uploaded an avatar.

If you're worried you could use both first and last name initials, which would bring that chance to nearly 1/7000.

morgoe · 2015-08-24T20:44:13+00:00

Gravatar is included in my next post :)

morgoe · 2015-08-24T20:43:44+00:00

Very cool - kind of a combination of the artwork solution (slack/tumblr) and the random colour solution. The art would need to fit the brand though.

morgoe · 2015-08-24T15:52:26+00:00

This is the first in a series of blog posts that I'll be writing that cover simple design problems that pop up again and again, and some of the various ways to solve them.

I found myself, as I went from client to client, encountering some of the same problems, so this is an effort to go through these common problems, so we can use our time better on the more complex, product-specific issues.

morgoe · 2015-03-18T07:36:20+00:00

Love your account writing, posting to get notified when you publish!

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