NickR33

I spoke too soon... hurt my back again! That said it's healing really quickly this time so I'll just have a couple of weeks off squatting/deadlifting and then should be back into it fingers crossed hopefully I can make states... I'll do a little weight cut to get under 90kg birds... but if back still no good I'll do bench only in the 100s going to switch to sumo so prob won't be pulling too heavy until I get technique/mobility down

PTC don't do speed/dynamic days All good Mitch, just means your getting nice and tight and using leg drive. As you get stronger you'll be able to press the same amount and keep your ass down. Also squat more = bigger ass... harder to get it off the bench! haha

Steady improvement Birds, knocking on the door of 200kg Training for GPC States my deadlift has been good. Hit a couple of PBs regular DL 210kg x 5 deficit DL 220kg x 3 Should pull 260+ at States if I can keep my back in one piece

Nice work Leesh!

you initiate the lift with your legs but you must keep your back tight so that your hips don't rise too early in the lift (before the bar leaves the floor)... then as your legs straighten and your hips rise it's all back

just realised your post was old. how was the seminar?

Which gym? I wouldn't worry about where your knuckles are pointing, as long as your not having wrist pain it should be fine... if your worried just grab a set of wrist wraps and bench in those... they'll keep your hands from bending back too far

He stuffed his bench opener so 175 was supposed to be his 2nd but he had to take it for his 3rd. His squat definitely had more in it

And yes Dan Green is a beast. I was spotting his bench press and he drops the bar so quickly and sinks it so deep into his abdomen I almost didn't get out of the way in time.

Cheers, 600+ was the goal for this year so I achieved that comfortably. I just tried to get as heavy as possible for this comp so weighed in at 94.5kg. I'm now carrying far too much fat so will clean up my diet and keep training and see where it takes me.

I went 230/135/250 yesterday. Pretty happy with squat and deadlift but bench has gone backwards. Some massive lifting today but I'm sure Markos will be along with vids

Cheers. That's what I squatted at States earlier in the year (with wraps). I should squat around 230kg on Saturday which is a decent improvement seeing as I sat out for a few months with a bulged disk in my back. I'll take 225kg on my second and depending on how it moves I may go for more than 230kg.

This is my PB with no knee wraps. I seem to only get about 20kg out of the wraps, some guys can get 30-40kg. I need more practice with them, learn how to wrap better and use them more when I squat.

Well done Mitch. I wouldn't worry, if there's one lift you want to stay strong it's squats. Plenty of carryover from squats to deadlifts but it doesn't really work the other way.

incredible!

I should squat around 230kg, bench hasn't moved since Nats (actually gone backwards if anything) so I'll be happy to press 140kg again and I should deadlift 250kg+... pulled an easy 240kg today amazing my deadlift feels better than my other lifts and I really haven't been training it as frequently or as heavy as my other lifts... weird

Haven't been on this forum in ages, very busy with work and any spare time I'm at the gym training Training all lifts again, back seems to be fully recovered. Chiro was impressed with the time frame for my rehab. He figured I might be out a lot longer. Training for the ProRaw ProAm at the moment, although just coming off a nasty flu that kicked my ass so not where I'd like to be. Just want to get another comp under my belt as I haven't competed since states. My goal was 600+ kg at 90kg this year, I'll go over 600 but my bodyweight is hovering around 92-93kg and I won't be cutting. So after a really good start to the year it's been all over the place ever since. Hoping 2014 will be more consistent. The new gym is awesome and some huge improvements from many lifters. Pretty amazing to watch really.

yep, once you lose tightness in your lats and your shoulders round forward it becomes really hard to lock it out... unless you have monster traps!

showed my old man this vid... he likes strong ants... he was blown away

Ever seen strong men pick up the atlas stones?

enough spotters for 200!

they're brutal... good for glutes

you could see as Jack was getting under the bar that the straps weren't even close to being long enough

lol @ Nick's not from Nautilus... bloody well feels like it these days!

Don't take it seriously, I just couldn't miss the opportunity to have a dig at Birds;) Markos: that kid doesn't know how lucky he is... hope he keeps up with it