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I have goals, just not power lifting goals like some of the people on here. And yes at some point I will switch from gain to maintain, you can't gain forever. I should add I also used gloves back in the day to help support my wrists, these gloves just wrap around but don't have the solid supports up the back of the hands like the old ones did which is fine as my wrists are stronger. So a bit of an old habit.

LOL I know, me too. There's been some bloody good calls. These threads deliver.

Eat your heart out Tony Robbins

Cheers dude, I've had enough injuries along the way to know it happens. I've been much stronger along the way too to know how fast the body can grown and adapt. Definitely will get a cage, but my jew nature (when it comes to extra curricular expenses) will see me hunt around for one for a bit first.

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Hah, champion.

Cheat day?

Some kind of kinky inside info you got there Birds...TTT wanna tell us something?

Ahh well, cheap track car is better than no track car. And you make do with what you got, better than walking around at 100kg with 30% bf and having fat-ceps and cellulite all over the place. Things could be much worse. Did you get chopped by a CA once or own one that let go or something? There's a lot of hate inside you. Sidebar: What's the deal with glove haters anyway? Is it a grip strength thing or is it a manly man thing I'm macho and don't need them pissing contest? If there's a legitimate reason not to use them I'm interested, but if it's just an ego thing I couldn't care less.

I didn't say anything about CAs, so you fail! Ass...

Dislocating my ankle and breaking my leg was an eye opener Nick. I was covering 100ks a month running, as well as exercising 3 times a week and felt like I was in OK shape/had OK strength, now I've spent the last 6mths languishing going backwards etc and furthermore so many other areas are suffering while I learn to walk evenly again etc - as per the myo comments about how it affects my pelvis/back. It's retarded. And now because I'm working on areas that I've neglected for so long, it's like starting again, so I'm just trying to be smarter about it and avoid further injuries/delays. But given I, like a few others, started out at 60 odd kg when I fist started lifting, I have no doubt that I can make some progress over time.

I'll see what comes up locally first, we should be approaching the time when all the new years resolutions cop out and well of gym gear I've got some cash put aside for a track day coming up and I'd really love to make one more before the baby gets here. Crazy hey talking about cars on LiftingAustralia forums hey

With the row, is that enough "bend" or is the idea to go parralell? I know there are different variations but I'm trying to consider my lack of back strength here too and not risk injury. I'm not out to be a power lifter so "safer" movements are fine if they'll help me get stronger and some shape/size. As in SLDL "Feels" safer to me, but at only 50kg that may just be an illusion.

OK, np. As for bench, did you mean shoulders pinned back more with shoulder blades being pushed together more?

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Pin the shoulder blades back together more? Towel is there as the bench is shitfully uncomfortable with heavier weight, it also reminds me to stop my head tilting and straining my neck. Curls are too fast due to weight, normally 44kg, other points noted though and I think I heave too much so I might drop the weight, concentrate on staying still, squeezing etc. I will habve to drop the weight to do that which is fine with me. See how her back over arches in the later reps and the shoulders move out of line with the hips, that's what happens to me, but at only 45kg. Implying shitful core/back strength I assume?

Cheers Nick, As mentioned I kept the weight lower for the vids as I'm trying to sort my back/shoulder/ankle. I was doing 45-50kg on those movements but my weak back/secondary muscle groups support the back shoulders didn't deal with it so I'm dialing it back and working on those things. I've been putting some $$ aside so I might start looking around. I've seen new cages with a few accessories for in the $500 range but I might see what's around locally second hand also. No comments on Bench/Row/Curls or too light?

Hey guys, I've just thrown up a bunch of very short vids in my thread http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/421637-project-squat-dodgerno-more-curling-like-a-broget-ankle-better/page-2 Looking for form pointers, please read the posts first as a few things are explained - why light weight - why bar choice etc. So as not to clog this thread with my crap feel free to reply in that thread. Gone past the point about caring what I look like/If I don't look strong, just want to get things right. Cheers

Rows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2oRRdtsjM Dips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSE4VFTr8wA

Dead 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNluPM38v-I OH Press http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-AjUBWITBA

The weight is really light as I'm focusing on getting my shoulder/back/ankle right at the moment, was only 25kg. EZ bar is more so for convenience, to use the straight bar I have to unrack a bit of weight to walk it off the stand safely and get it into the point of the room where I can do the other motions. A cage/new bench would solve all of this.... I like gloves, personal choice, 'I know what people say abt grip strength but I will never be strong enough for that to matter, I'm in a professional, shaking hands etc, so I look after them - gloves working on the car also. The problem with deads for me is not being able to get my knees in a comfortable position and still clear the bar, whether I have long legs or just bad hammy stretch or something I don't know, SLDL feel much more comfortable to me, I might do some of those and video also. I could grab a bodybuilder mate of mine and get him to go through things with me easily enough. I will have another go at embedding..... (edit it must only allow 2 embeds per post, as soon as I add the third it just puts plain text). Curls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnlrw0o08Qw Dead1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgejRMjj-A

VIDEOS! - For some reason only some of them are embedding properly and linking as expected - weird, the links all work but are not showing as hyperlinks in my browser and only 2 videos have shown as embedded despite me checking the details. Each is only 30 or seconds long, awkward positioning for me as I had to try and get enough angle so I wouldn't normally be so close to the carpet edge and would be facing the window where the camera was filming from. I did a few reps of each exercise I normally do with half or less weight. Bench was only 65kg, everything else with the ezy bar was only 25kg. I did this after doing some rotator, back, elbow work. I did deads 2 ways based on different things I have read, Dead1 is how I would normally attempt them, Dead2 was trying an alternate way, which is more accurate/closer to where it needs to be? Form tips welcome on everything. On the squat my ankle was locking funny on the first rep so I adjust. I also over pressed it as it was very light, normally I wouldn't through the weight up so high before lowering to shoulders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK9DzWa0_SE Bench looks normal to me as in what I think I'd see based on what I feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUp7LyBPyTU Curls Looks like I waver a bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnlrw0o08Qw Dead 1This is how I've been doing them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgejRMjj-A Dead2 This was another take on some things I've read. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNluPM38v-I Overhead Press - Normally, with heavier weight my lower back over arches and I'm a bit unstable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-AjUBWITBA Rows - Looks like it feels to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP2oRRdtsjM Dips - I do 3x50 of these with 3.5kg of weights in my pockets normally, so need something harder like full/proper dips on a dip station. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSE4VFTr8wA

Watched those vids, his shoulders are at different heights in the cuban but otherwise that's more or less what I'm doing (but with dumbbells) Scarecrow looks good too. Saw the Myo, she dry needled my shoulder, she said I'v just strained the muscle so rest and stretching is all that's required there. It feels pretty decent today. She said my back and pelvis is slowly evening up and that the issue comes from putting load through it while my right foot wants to rotate outwards which in turn rotates my pelvis outwards on one side. Continue stretching it and focus on my gait when walking. She also said she thought my inner glute (glute minor) was weak and gave me a leg raise type movement lying on my side but with heels together, like a clam to activate those muscles. I was going to do one set of things tonight and see how I felt tomorrow, but lower the weights on the squat/DL/row and MP, but maybe I should drop some out of the bench too or are you suggesting I skip all of those things for now and focus more so on the rotator strength for a bit longer before getting back into those movements?

Haha, honestly, I'm not trying to dodge anything, taking time out for me is the last thing I want, but I am trying to be sensible ane get weak areas up to standard first/get injuries/imbalances sorted. Those cuban presses, I'm doing those at the moment with just empty dumbbells (2kg each hand) and after doing 10 reps I feel it quite noticeable so obviously my strength it that rotator area is shit house. I'll back weight off on the exercises but get back into those shortly. As for the squats, I just want a definitive answer on what is up with my lower back before forging ahead, trying to avoid any long term issues now while the weight is light. I'm also thinking I'll take some vids and post them up, as gay as that is, to have form critiqued by people who have experience with those movements. Myo this arvo at 3.

Skipped my normal routine tonight, back didn't feel up to it to be honest. Did lots of stretching for the back, some more cuban press and L-Lateral raises plus some other stuff for my left elbow that usually helps it then went for another walk so have covered almost 5k today. I'll see what the Myo says tomorrow about my back and go from there, if I need to take time off and get everything right then come back to light weights so be it. I can already feel my shoulder getting stronger/better with those movements, it's just the back that doesn't seem to want to play ball, so I assume some of that is still from the ankle. Creatine should be here tomorrow also and I'm also trying to cut some sugar/fat out of my diet through better snack choices.