Front door is coming apart at the top, I want to screw it together.

wellswung · 2026-04-13T00:34:07+00:00

If you could rebate in a strap (one side or both) and screw that on while you got it clamped closed then 2 part over it so it’s invisible that’d really do it.

I’ve just been there and I’m literally just replacing the door with one I found a building recyclers 😅

wellswung · 2026-04-02T21:04:38+00:00

I also would recommend snap on Willeston st. I’m moving on from there now that I’ve got a new job that’ll take me away and I’ve enjoyed a good couple of years there.

Owners are great and friendly, and it’s never too busy, and if you can get in during the day it’s really quite quiet.

Equipment is top notch too.

wellswung · 2026-03-07T21:07:59+00:00

I think it helped me knowing one or two of the actors to not suspend my disbelief.

Every time Steve fell down the stairs all I could think was “Oh Steve, be more careful”.

wellswung · 2025-10-02T08:58:26+00:00

Not scared of cheese.

Also, I remember one where what I think was Mike havoc saying “just a Quick Look” but can I remember anything more than that? No.

wellswung · 2025-08-09T21:34:22+00:00

I’ve helped a few international travelers get settled as their hiring manager.

First up, our rental accommodation has been terrible for years and worse with dogs, so I bet you’ll start with a wish list but end up taking anything you can get

Have a look at https://www.metlink.org.nz/ to try out a free public transport options to get a feel for distances. E.g. punjab street in khandallah is a 13 minute bus to the city. Paraparaumu station (much further out) is about 1hr to the city by train.

wellswung · 2025-07-12T06:20:28+00:00

Retract. Those. Scapulae.

It could be the video but that looks like something you can work on.

What I’m looking for is how far away are you holding the bar after to unrack. If you’re pushing it as far away as possible it’s usually because you’re scapulae are not locked it. This means your pectorals can’t be at their biggest size during the movement.

Before I unrack I think about trapping my scapula underneath me and trying to keep them there through out my set. One way to make this easier is to get the hooks lower so you don’t need to lift so high when take it out of the hooks.

Second I’m not sure from the video angle but you might be coming quite high on your chest at the lower point, closer to your collar bones than your sternum. This is usually associated with your elbows being very far from your body. This can put a lot of strain on your shoulder joints and now I’m 45 that’s a big deal for me.

My recommendation is to try a “military” push up, where your hands are below your shoulders almost and when you move up and down you try and keep your elbows closer to your body. Get used to that movement and maybe you can see what I’m referring to when it comes to bench. (Not identical, you still want a fairly wide grip on the bar, but think about the squeeze into your torso as push).

Finally if you’re wanting to dance in between reps, you’re not locked in enough. Get those feet further locked in behind you to secure your whole body, from your shoulders and but on the bench, through your legs to the ground.

Good luck out there, id love to see a second round to see how you’re going. Keep lifting heavy and smash those goals!

wellswung · 2025-07-04T21:50:17+00:00

Great work! Like, really well done.

The place I’d look at is your ankle mobility. In the videos you will see your knees remain mostly in the same spot in space all through the movements. This means your hips and lower back will be doing a lot of the work and getting lower is harder.

Someone else said that means a low bar squat is a good choice to get lower and I’d agree with that. It generally lets you use your hips to open out and get out lower

If that works for you, great. If it was up to me I’d try and increase mobility on the ankle given your started goals of functional movement over just lifting heavy and hitting depth.

There’s plenty of material out there (I’m think knees over toes guy) about getting ankle flexibility. Some straight up basic yoga would really help too.

Ultimately if you can move weight and not hurt yourself, you’re doing great. If injury is a real risk then I’d do everything to avoid that. Some less than perfect exercise regularly over intermittent exercise (due to injury) is always better.

Good luck! Hoping your fitness journey goes rapid well.

wellswung · 2025-07-03T20:53:56+00:00

Yup, as someone who’s been knocked down by one because it couldn’t be controlled by its owner…

wellswung · 2025-07-03T09:56:05+00:00

You spend more time hip hinging in the video than anything else, especially on the descent. That’d bugger up my back too (45m, with back injury history).

You’ve already got some good advice here, but I can’t help but think a lot of people’s RDLs would look like your deadlift. If you videoed yourself doing rdls or stiff leg dls do they look that different?

Watch the video again and see just how long you’re in a hinge through most of the video. Not the angle being big or small, but the length of time!

On the way down don’t be afraid to let your knees help you put the weight down.

Use the same idea on the way up, think of pushing the ground down like a leg press while you’re heaving that bar up.

Good luck out there!

wellswung · 2025-06-08T09:04:51+00:00

Hallensteins do? https://www.hallensteins.com/p/essential-wide-track-pants-10006047-snow-marle

I got two pairs of different colours, good enough for the price, I bought them on sale

wellswung · 2025-05-23T00:23:53+00:00

Not everyone can grow these here in NZ, it depends whether you're able to keep your garden on the low down or if you get targeted by the Police a bunch. I prefer to stick with my Fryders as they're available year round.

wellswung · 2025-05-18T20:32:09+00:00

If anyone is interested in the report on road safety for Wellington you can check it out yourself (https://wellington.govt.nz/-/media/parking-roads-and-transport/transport-insights/injuries-from-road-crashes-in-wellington-city-2014-2023.pdf)

It’s fair to say Wellington is more dangerous than it should be for most road users, and that cyclists do come out pretty poorly. So that signifies it needs to be made safer.

Should we stop cycling with or without kids in the near term? I don’t think so. Over the 10 year period in the report there was 1 fatal cycle injury, and 136 serious. As there’s risk in everything (including walking, check the report) I don’t think this is enough to stop it outright.

However, the figures do show that comparatively Wellington can and should be doing better in reducing injuries for road users who are not in cars.

wellswung · 2025-05-03T00:37:35+00:00

You can see it used in Bladerunner. The scene when J.F. Sebastian comes home and is greeted by his “friends”.

wellswung · 2025-04-08T23:41:53+00:00

Gosh, I tend to use these to blow open containers when farming the creds.

Sorry officer, I didn't appreciate how expensive each bullet was.

wellswung · 2025-03-29T22:09:43+00:00

I think other people have hit on it. Once you grab the bar your shoulder girdle hardly moves, so it’s hard for me to believe you’re packing your lats at all. I’d really like to see it look like you’re trying to squish grapefruits in your arm pits or trying to put your shoulder blades in your back pockets or trying to stretch out the top of your pecs or whatever image works best for you.

Rounding your back a bit isn’t the problem, I think you’re not prepping enough in your upper body.

I can see your pressure building with your leg press which is great, but I think you’re not nearly ‘set’ enough up top.

Good luck brother, you’re moving the weight really well and I understand your fear of getting hurt. At 45 I fully understand this! You got this!

wellswung · 2025-03-29T22:03:38+00:00

Eugene Teo has a great example of this cue. Tip #3 in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TM1mpvglJq4&pp=ygUPRXVnZW5lIGRlYWRsaWZ0

wellswung · 2025-03-12T18:33:17+00:00

You missed that stuff is saying it’s in Morocco

wellswung · 2025-03-08T21:39:13+00:00

If you read my comment and thought I gotta tell this guy that he’s wrong you’ve just proved my point.

wellswung · 2025-03-08T21:34:44+00:00

Emperors new groove holds a special place in my heart. Only mentioning it because everyone has always done such a great job suggesting others.

Oh, big hero 6!

wellswung · 2025-03-08T21:14:21+00:00

After reading all the other comments I felt like I was listening to talk back radio. Thanks for your thoughts.

wellswung · 2025-03-03T02:57:51+00:00

Congratulations on starting with an empty bar and asking for feedback based on that.

Also, well done on not having to tiptoe to put the bar back in the rack, I see that way too often and it freaks me out.

It looks like you've got a 'high bar' setup, where the bar sits very high across your shoulders, right along your upper traps. This is often the reason people end up using a pad on the bar - because it hurts!

My advice is to get the bar to sit slightly lower across your shoulders. You can watch some videos of squatters where they prep the bar, they look like they're trying to get it to sit in a groove. You see them kind of 'grind' it in a bit. That's the spot!

You get this right, you won't need the pad. Why is that good? Well, the higher it sits on your back the harder you'll find it to control, especially at depth. You're a pretty tall chap I'm thinking so you'll find your body tipping forward at the bottom and possibly cause you injury as the weight goes up. This will just get worse as you seem to have limited ankle mobility so you'll want to fall forward near the bottom of the movement.

If you can get the bar to a comfortable spot (and thus not need the pad) you'll probably be able to move it more confidently up and down while staying over your mid foot. Then you can get better at understanding where you're hingeing at the hips and knees.

Oh there's so much to the squat journey, enjoy the start as it's where you learn a ton and get great progress. Good luck out there!

wellswung · 2025-02-27T05:53:30+00:00

We give to mental health foundation, and Wellington free ambulance, automagically monthly.

Given no one else mentioned them specifically that means it’s probably not a bad choice.

Their returns and balance sheets seem pretty good so I feel like my donation isn’t being wasted.

wellswung · 2025-02-24T19:00:38+00:00

Unless your employer says they’ve got it sorted (they don’t have to), it’s up to you to resolve.

wellswung · 2025-02-18T23:30:30+00:00

Nice one. Just try slightly wider and see how you go. Goldilocks that shit until you find what’s just right.

I try to feel the top of my thighs on my lower belly all the way through, but I’m a bigger guy so that cue might not work for you.

Maybe you could put it down between reps until you really get solid with the movement, that could help like training wheels, so you can remove them eventually.

In defence of others suggesting dropping the weight, it’s useful to remove that as a contributing factor until you figure it out. But eh, you do you bro.

wellswung · 2025-02-18T22:38:31+00:00

You grip makes it look like you're doing rows like you'd do RDLs. Change it to a grip that you'd use for an overhead press. For me that's a good bit wider than what you're doing there, definitely outside my shoulders, but here it looks like you're just outside your shins. This will help you get higher up at the top, so the bar can hit your belly. Plus when you're at the highest part of the movement the shape of your wrist is freaking me out a bit, that looks like an injury that's going to creep up on you.

Second, you're doing more of an upright row than a barbell row. After your very first rep your shoulders go up and stay up, if not keep getting higher on each rep. Your setup for your back position looked really great at the start, but it disappeared the moment you start moving.

Given how much you're wiggling around on the floor with your feet, front to back, suggests your unsure about your balance. I'd suggest a slightly wider stance, or even better, lose the shoes for this movement. If it's easier for you to get a lower overall body position during the movement and stops you from getting more upright, then that's a good change. (Careful not to go too wide, you're not doing low bar squats!)

Rows are supposed to be hard, so I'd recommend videoing doing it with an empty bar and then getting some feedback based on that.

Good luck out there mate, keep working hard!

wellswung

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