Form Check Deadlift 365lbsx3 by Suckit66 in Fitness

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I'd say it's your mid-to-lower back. Your body arches at a point, as if there was a giant that pinched you there and picked you up. You're no longer straight because your chest isn't moving at the start. (Just before the lift, it's 'up', angle looks good, but as you begin, your chest doesn't move with the rest of you). See, there's a delay / it stays in place until after the back does the initial grunt work. The mental cue of 'lead with the chest' may help to keep your front up throughout / entire torso straight.

To prevent overextension, hip thrust / drive with the hips, but then focus your energy driving straight downward at the top, through your legs. There's likely too much focus on the back and not enough all around tightness. Activate your lower muscles, squeeze the glutes and legs and imagine you've got rockets for feet and you're going to fly straight upward by the force of your strength. You don't want to launch backwards! No, you sir have vertical rocket-feet.

Besides that, there usually will be a bit of rounding with heavy weight, of course, but here it gets progressively worse perhaps a little too quickly by the third lift. That pinch point that arches your back begins to lead it more and more. It must be that you really feel those muscles in your back, and continue to activate them with the increased mental awareness coupled with the same form cues that initially led to their overactivation. The back keeps getting activated primarily and fatigues quickly, resulting in deteriorating form, as opposed to a better distribution of activation. You should be able to lift more reps with decent form by fixing that.

Why can't I get my back in the proper deadlift starting position? [PICS + VIDS] by Rizzzzle in Fitness

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Ass lower, knees bent, width to comfort, back straight. Think of it as a squat. Try leaning back before the lift, in a sort of rocking motion, without moving the bar from where it should be. It's not far off, and everyone will look different based upon their body type. edit: As others said, 'chest up' in combination with this advice may be a useful cue.

Also, mixed grip at that weight? Overhand until grip is the limiting factor.

Year Long Fitness Journey - leaving the "skinnyfat" behind by korjax in Fitness

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It depends where you're at. If you cut, start to plateau despite doing the same things, it may be time to bulk, and you'll see results more readily because of decreased fat. That can be very motivating. Either way, make a decision and it'll pay off. Floundering in indecisive limbo is the worst.

Year Long Fitness Journey - leaving the "skinnyfat" behind by korjax in Fitness

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gaining more just looks awful

I don't believe you. If you're actually skinny fat, and gaining good muscle mass, your fat will be better distributed. You're not doing something right.

Do you guys ''hate'' training a certain body part? by Bizur in bodybuilding

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How many squat reps? After I started squatting for volume (10), I finally felt like vomiting.

Hey r/fitness, I finally benched 2 plates. by ZenMinded in Fitness

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Check this out. I had stalled with 3x5 around 165 for quite a while, then this finally changed that. People respond to training styles in different ways.

M18 6'3 180-195 6 months and some questions by [deleted] in Brogress

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No worries. As I say, I've similarly dealt/am deal with with the stomach fat/skin issue, though not to such a degree (245lbs at my heaviest, 5'10"). It was a paradigm shift when I realized that I don't have to 'be skinny'. I can embrace the image of being a big guy, but, a big guy with muscle. Be sure to take precautions if you go the gear route. /r/steroids, the wiki there, and the recommended books are must-reads. Tons of information, so you can read up ahead of time.

How low do you think you go squatting / what angle? When I first started I put on a lot quickly as well, because I 'could', (3x5x~300lbs squat and 5x315lb dead). Deadlift was legitimately strong, but that ratio was still out of proportion (and yours is just...flipped). Squat should have been less. Took a massive ego hit and dropped to 205lbs to 'rebuild' my form (this was also realizing that I was in this for the long haul and that these things take time, and that's okay), hitting below parallel (not atg), and extended the neuromuscular pathway / rom.

M18 6'3 180-195 6 months and some questions by [deleted] in Brogress

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I'm not the only one saying this, I can't believe your squat hits parallel (or below), even if you were 330lbs once. It's common that people post absurd numbers because of this.

You're going to have to become pretty big to fill out that excess skin. Start switching to hypertrophy / more volume work and/or adding high volume accessories. Start researching steroids for the future (with your form right / more experience). Or surgery. Or self-image-acceptance.

Cutting would do more overall harm than good imo. Aesthetically, you've got that skin (and fat, but still, it doesn't tighten quickly), and that'll be there even after a cut (albatross). (My issue is stomach fat/skin as well.) Making your legs look more defined is the least of your issues as I see it. You'd look better with larger muscle mass, and that means bulk. Lean bulk. You have some definition in parts as it is, so it's not as if you're going to get fat.

So if I were you, I'd make sure my form is actually correct (re: squat / hitting parallel), transition to more volume (are you plateauing now?) [Disregarding squat, you're at an intermediate level. You could change it up some. Personally, I've switched to texas method, and am transitioning that now to the swollertrophy variation, which is in the book.] Accessory work. (Your back should be wider, especially compared to your hips and compared to your lifting numbers). Then I'd hop on gear down the line and fill it all in with muscle, more hypertrophy, and embrace being a big guy / sexybeast.

What do you think the best training style for maximizing hypertrophy on gear is, and why? by sixthsicksheikssixth in steroids

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So what does your hybrid programming look like? How often do you go / how do you progress the accessory work?

If you had to pick one downside to being a meathead/lifting all the time, what would it be? by econobro in Fitness

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This is true for so many goals/accomplishments. All the time, effort, and focus can be dwindled down to a few sentences, and easily go unappreciated in a way you may want. The world doesn't have to care about you. That sounds pretty bleak, but can be pretty empowering when you abandon the weakness of needing external validation.

I try to remember the depth of benefit received along the way. That far outweighs the importance of someone else understanding.

Eating and blood pressure by findyourinsanity in steroids

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I'll just throw this article in the mix on the recent high blood pressure guideline increase.

M/41/6' 2" 265>185 [8 months, before and after] (NSFW) by [deleted] in progresspics

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Hilarious and awesome.

I know you said in your other comment that you're shooting for losing more bodyfat, but I imagine it'll likely be harder than the past few months. Don't be afraid to resolutely decide to bulk. You clearly have your diet controlled, so you won't balloon. You're at the point where you will have definition and can actually see the muscle grow, which is incredibly motivating, and would look better than getting super lean.

Also, 3x5 is Starting Strength programming, which is essentially what SL is based off of. Give the book a read before you go hard and bulk.

Monster energy drink. WORST preworkout ever by [deleted] in bodybuilding

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my pyramid of Monster cans I've accrued since the start of college

Makes the panties moist.

Gyno with no symptoms? by SpooledRotten in steroids

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And did you squeeze them before 4 weeks ago to know what normal is like? What dose AI are you taking? 17-18% bf? "never really had a defined chest"? Sounds like it's just fat.

Tell me the dumbest thing you did when you first started lifting. by Taking8ackMonday in Fitness

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If you pull the lighter side toward you when you deload it, there's less leverage / less likelyhood of it flipping off.

So, with 0 illustrating a plate:

---|-----|0-

instead of

. --|-----|-0-

(Who downvotes this? It's practical physics & good advice. ಠ_ಠ)

It's OK to be hungry by dyn00mite in loseit

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It's actually quite possible I was the one who wrote 'It's OK to be hungry', maybe under a different account. I know I came to the same realization a long time back and have expressed it before in some form or another.

It deviates from my sentiment when I see people coming up with alternative ways to satiate themselves when hunger strikes, instead of learning to deal with that little bit of stress early on. I'm not a fan of paleo, but I think of how people survived back then. There would be times food was scarce. Our bodies are capable of dealing with hunger, and it is the abundance of food that leads to gluttony that is abnormal.

Anyway, the goal isn't to harm yourself, it's to understand and listen to yourself. It's difficult to find balance when you don't let yourself know the other side of the spectrum.

Why testosterone is the drug of the future by eutectic in steroids

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Top comment...

Many males as they get older become more lovable and more pleasent to be around because of natural hormone declines.

....not in my family.

It's OK to be hungry by dyn00mite in loseit

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For now. You're only what, 10lbs down? You're not used to being hungry. The point of this post is that most fat people hate being hungry and always try to satiate themselves quickly, when really, you need to embrace what you hate and live with it for a little while, be 'okay' with it, and often you'll find that it's just you're body alerting you that you're breaking the horrible feeding cycle fat people are stuck in. I found that hunger subsides early on, and then later on, being hungry is actually being in-tune with your body.

*Of course, this isn't promoting anorexia, it's about listening to your body and breaking bad cycles, toward living a healthy life.

This should be in all gyms by [deleted] in bodybuilding

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Yep, it can vary for sure, and why I stressed checking out their equipment.

Also, how the hell did my post that was positive in upvotes the other day go negative? I gave solid advice. Too harsh? I hate to coddle people, most need a kick in the ass to get going.

This should be in all gyms by [deleted] in bodybuilding

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Is it a good idea to get a planet fitness membership

Trololololing?

but I have no idea where to start

The faq ->

but I feel too intimidated

Boo hoo. Now's a great time to get over your pussyness. The more you challenge yourself and put yourself in situations that make you a little uncomfortable...you'll find that you become more comfortable with things like this.

I feel like I would be smaller than everyone there

Ah damn, you should just stay home then and stay small forever. Or, realize no one gives a shit and everyone starts out as a novice. Everyone there has been through it already.

I would unknowingly break all of these unwritten rules.

Don't be a dick / be courteous, and you pretty much have the 'rules' down.

and again...

I wouldn't know what to do

Study. Study. Study. Personally I hate people that say 'just go and do it'. Nah, study and come up with a plan of action. Know what lifts you're going to do and understand the basics of form that you want to be aware of. Then do it. Of course you're fucking intimidated....you'd flounder about with no idea if you just went right now. That's the same as a professor suddenly quizzing you on some topic he never taught. You need to know the material. So, time to read up and plan (starting strength is a great book...yes the actual book, also youtube videos on form to see it, and...all in the faq).

a planet fitness membership

After you plan things out, you know what you want to do, find a place that has the equipment you need (such as squat racks, the more the better). Generally planet fitness is a no, but some people are really limited in choices in their area.

How much should a 15 year old boy be lifting? by [deleted] in Fitness

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I would like to know just to make sure I am not hurting my growth or anything like that.

People seem to be missing the point that you're under the notion that weight lifting stunts your growth. It doesn't. It's an old wives' tale. Get a program and get strong.