yes, 2xbodyweight is my goal, with the idea of staying constant on that level without more stressing. the idea of a 130 kg in front of my feet... is it right to start driving the weight pushing from the heels?
All the lifts should really be driven from the heels. Learning a good squat and wall squat technique will help
All the lifts should really be driven from the heels
I really want to start beasting the squats and deadlifts like Mr Nib, but every time I give them another go I end up wondering what the fuck is wrong with my body, because I am entirely incapable. I vaguely remember a gym assessment ages ago during which the bloke said my hips were far too inflexible.I might have to bite the bullet and go and see a trainer.
Quote from: Falling Down on March 02, 2012, 03:09:15 pmAll the lifts should really be driven from the heelsWhat is the reason for this?Genuine question, not trolling. Being as i have always just kinda experimented, am always open to changing how i train.
You can work on you hip flexability. Cossack squats and Goblet squats should help, great moves as warm ups and mobility for deadlifts and squats.
Quote from: rodma on March 02, 2012, 04:05:14 pmQuote from: Falling Down on March 02, 2012, 03:09:15 pmAll the lifts should really be driven from the heelsWhat is the reason for this?Genuine question, not trolling. Being as i have always just kinda experimented, am always open to changing how i train.You are levering the bar off the floor using the hips, so pushing down on the heels at the same time. You'd be off balance if weight forward and probably not doing your knees any favours either.
Rodma - Just curious, but what weight are you lifting when you're going off your toes or balls of feet for DL compared to your Bodyweight?. When I'm close to my Max effort, the weight dictates the posture of the skeleton rather than anything I choose to do. The Oly lifts especially are totally unforgiving of anything but pure posture and technique which is what makes them so addictive, particularly to climber/gymnasts who get a buzz from technique more than power. Its hard to describe the thrill of knowing you've executed a really great Snatch or C&J at your Max effort, but it's very close to pulling off a perfect boulder problem.
Just my personal view, but if you're lifting to supplement your climbing stick with an overhand grip - once you get into mixed grip you can lift heavier, but you start building asymmetry.
Tried deadlifting last night at the gym and after a warm up managed 3 x 120kg. Interestingly it was my failing grip that was the limiting factor, not my body strength, though I had been bouldering earlier!
Quote from: gremlin on March 03, 2012, 08:25:39 pmTried deadlifting last night at the gym and after a warm up managed 3 x 120kg. Interestingly it was my failing grip that was the limiting factor, not my body strength, though I had been bouldering earlier!If this is a limiting factor (and if I carried on in would have been for me) you can build up grip strength doing heavy finger curls with a heavyish barbell or dumbell.Doing this may also be a useful supplement to more orthodox isometric finger training
Finger curls? Just Googled this and got a lot of hairdresser type shit!