Ugliest set of deadlift I’ve ever done in my entire life.
Well, it turns out that I might’ve forgotten how to deadlift. Never in my life have I did a deadlift that literally looks like a camel. That being said, 160kgs x3 is a PR so that’s really nice. Previous I could only conventional 160kgs-165kgs-ish for 1 pathetic grindy rep.
somehow the 2nd rep was the fastest. should probably slowly work on them technique and shit.
Dude, I used to deadlift like that for years. I wasn’t filming my shit and just told myself “I’m pretty sure if Chris Hickson can pull 855 with his spine bent like a fishing pole, I can too!”
What’s interesting is that pulling the way I did (super explosive and just not giving a shit about form) resulted in me lifting some pretty heavy weights, but because of that I could not get stronger whatsoever on deadlifts. Reason I’m almost 100% certain was due to the fact that in being so explosive with no mind to form, your body is latching onto whatever means necessary to hoist the weight up in such a fight or flight fashion that I was employing. I’d get so psyched up that it was almost pure emotion and grit lifting the weight and not my body lol. That’s probably why I put 80lbs on my sumo deadlift in a short time frame. It’s such a slower more deliberate movement, thus ingraining a more reliable motor pattern as well as simply building muscle.
Not trying to beat a point into you, you already know the importance of technique, just letting you know you are not alone in the annoyance that is nuance to form and stuff changing randomly. Also, put on a damn belt and pull 180!
Holy crap this is the exact same thing that happened to me and I didn’t realize it until I read it just now. You’re a goddamn deadlifting genius Vinny.
Ben: You might consider doing some sets with an eccentric if you aren’t already doing it. I found that actually carried over really well.
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Thanks for the advice guys, I’ll keep it in mind. I was just deadlifting to get a rough idea of whether my strength has drop since I didn’t deadlift for the past 4-6 weeks. Glad to see there’s not too much of a difference, granted I’m extremely off grooved. I’m sure time and reps ought to do the trick. Hell, I’m 90% sure I’ll come back even stronger.
Yep. I might be joining a strongman axle squat comp later in the year. I tried with wraps a couple of months back and it just really hurt my knees. The additional layers of sleeves certainly do help and they don’t seem to bother my knee as much.
@Benanything when you say wraps hurt your knees, how do you mean? Wraps generally are uncomfortable or downright painful on the skin and can feel unpleasant on the kneecap with a straight knee depending how they’re wrapped. That’s pretty normal, and often worth it for the assistance. You can generally find the least uncomfortable way to wrap with practice.
Yup, I’m aware that they’re supposed to be downright uncomfortable and painful. Maybe, I’m just being a bitch about it haha. That being said, I’ll be sure to give it another try or two when given the chance. I don’t own a pair of wraps currently. The event is a axle squat for reps and I would say being comfortable is at least slightly more important compared to a single rep event. Can’t exactly bust out rep after rep if you feel as if your knees are gonna pop out any moment.
Yes and no. I’d really recommend getting used to wraps. They let you get more reps for a given weight. It helps if about six weeks out you squat in wraps once a week. You get a good idea how to wrap best for you and also how it feels to squat wrapped. I’d look at the Blue Slingshots or Inzer Grippers or True Blacks. They should be enough without being too stiff.
If they really hurt your knees like that, were you crossing the wraps diagonally across your knees in an X shape? I’ve done that once and found it massively uncomfortable - do I just go spiral. IMO the difference in rebound is minimal.
CONDUCTED TRAINING FOR JUNIORS IN STRONGMAN, DEMONSTRATED HOW TO FLIP SOME OF THE TYRES ETC ETC
after training ended Bench
20kgs x10
40kgs x10
60kgs x5
70kgs x5
80kgs x2x1 with pause
I’ve absolutely no idea why bench felt this heavy, maybe it’s the rather constant benching from the past week or so. Still have no idea how I got 80kgs for 8 a week plus ago.
Did some tyre flips and I managed to flip the 350kgs tyre for the first time.
actually starting to get more comfortable flipping the bigger tyres.
Sternum Level Box Jumps
some for a few
Would’ve worked out on the 22/5/2016 but I was done with a rather bad flu/fever. Still have a little of it today to be honest.
Shoulders felt pretty damn sore, probably cause it’s my first time actually doing dumbbell shoulder presses. Might work on them more, having some variety couldn’t hurt right?
CONDUCTED TRAINING FOR JUNIORS IN STRONGMAN, WHILE DOING SO, FLIPPED SOME OF THE TYRES CARRIED SOME TRAP BARS ETC
Deadlift
60kgs x3
100kgs x3
120kgs x2
140kgs x1
150kgs x4x1
160kgs x1 misloaded
150kgs x2x1
150kgs x3 got annoyed, decided to do last 3 reps at one go
Recorded everything from 140kgs onwards and holy shit, I can’t do dead stop deadlift for reps. My lower back rounds like a huge mofo. I’m sure I’ll get it fixed in time. Technique looking pretty decent for the singles, I think. 150kgs would be around 90-ish% of my calculated 170(-ish)kgs max based off the 160kgs x3 I did a few days or something. Tried moving everything as fast as I possibly could without compromising form(totally fucked up on the 150kgs x3).
First time combining videos together, maybe I’ll do it more often, I’ve no idea.
I would really like some feedback on the deadlifts so whomever who reads my training log, please do comment. Thanks in advance!
##“Move light weight like they’re heavy and you’ll move heavy weight like they’re light.”
totally paraphrasing this but I believe it was Ed Coan who said something like this, I can’t seem to find what the exact quote is though.
Squats did 20 reps of 14kgs(heaviest available, would’ve went heavier if possible) kettlebell swings and 10 reps of 12kgs dumbbell shoulder press after every single set(including just the bar and the failed 140kgs)
20kgs x10
30kgs x10
40kgs x10
50kgs x10
60kgs x10
70kgs x10
80kgs x10
90kgs x10
100kgs x10
110kgs x5
120kgs x3
130kgs x2
140kgs x0
Single Arm Dumbbell Curl
7.5kgs x3x10 both arms, duh
Seated Incline Dumbbell 21s
5kgs x3sets
Straight Bar Tricep Push Down
40lbs x20
60lbs x20
80lbs x5
80lbs x20 felt like my triceps were gonna explode, took a 15sec breather
80lbs x10+8+2
Alternating Hammer Curl
15kgs x10 per arm, duh
12.5kgs x10 per arm still, duh again
PS: First day of taking some cutting supplement from some brand that’s not Biotest, not gonna include the name cause, that’s not nice. Would love to try Biotest supplements but they ain’t available in Singapore yo.
The only things I can see are that your hips shoot up a tad and your shoulders a little further forward than I’d like. That makes it harder for you to stop your lower back from rounding slightly, especially on the triple.
2 Pause Deadlifts using crappy smaller 20kgs plates, 0.5-1inch deficit 3 counts right off the ground and 3 counts below the knee then lock out and down in one motion
60kgs x2x2
80kgs x3
100kgs x2
110kgs x1
120kgs x1
130kgs x3 looked hella ugly, rounded back and all, decided to do singles instead
140kgs x1
150kgs x1 only managed the pause off the floor and decided to finish the rep instead of going for the below the knee pause. 3 counts? It were a really quick 3 counts, was more like one second in reality.
This is without a doubt one of the hardest variations I’ve ever done. Ever. I’ve no idea how people do this for anything over 3 reps, feels like absolute hell. That being said, I’ll probably try to get more reps done with this weight in the future, perhaps 60% of my max should do it.
