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I gym in the mornings, so usually have no problem unless I sleep through the alarm.

Anyways, yesterday got a new PR with Squats, reached 80kg for a whole set of 5 :)

Very happy with myself, that is 11kg more than my body weight, can't wait to get it to 100kg!

Still researching the low bar squat position, until I know where it actually is, I will stay with high bar.
 
I'm at 180kg on dead-lift 2 rep, started a month back I could only pull 90kg, I only weigh 76kg.

Anymore and my grip fails, so I need to increase pulling exercises to strengthen my grip.
Dead-lift is the business, I think most people like me when I started don't want to mess with their backs and running the risk of damage, back and shoulder pain are the worst.

The wife filmed me a couple times with iphone camera and now my form has improved alot with little tricks, less lower back pain than before.

I also hurt my right knee somehow, I think leaning to the right when I lifted too heavy, my lower back didn't hurt but went I reached about 60% off the lift I could feel this is just too heavy for good form.
 
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Woah thats pretty damn good, I wish I could that, but I am still a long way from that.

Did my 1st 100kg Deadlift this morning.
 
Just remember to leave your attitude and pride at the gym's door when entering bud and you'll get there without injuries and in good form.

Remember- in bodybuilding you don't need to bench 400kg, but its gotta look like you can do it :p
 
Anyways, yesterday got a new PR with Squats, reached 80kg for a whole set of 5
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My knees started to creek last time I did squats, so going to wrap my knees before I attempt them, can only use 60kg at present.
 
Hemps said:
My knees started to creek last time I did squats, so going to wrap my knees before I attempt them, can only use 60kg at present.
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My knee's do that all the time.

I've found the cheap "knee sleeves" at Dischem work better than the wraps I've bought over the years... They're around R70, in a black box (and maroon I think)
 
I wish I could that, but I am still a long way from that.
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That's what I thought as well, you'll get there once your lower back get's stronger, i added 30kg the other week.
I also improved my diet, less protein shakes and more chicken and tuna during the day before workouts, more fruit as well although I'm struggling to eat everything while at work.
I can feel I have issues with grip....
To improve my grip I started farmers walk with 40kg dumbbells, looks funny and hurts like hell on your traps and shoulders but I'm told it will help improve my grip, that and pullups or any pulling exercise as apposed to pushing exercises.

I ditched the gloves I used to wear as they didn't help much.
 
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Tinuva said:
Woah thats pretty damn good, I wish I could that, but I am still a long way from that.

Did my 1st 100kg Deadlift this morning.
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Study your form, I added tons of weight just by correcting my form - I used to struggle with 100kg a short while back... now its my second warm up set :p
 
Are you using chalk?
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Oh yes forgot to mention, got some from my father in law not sure what he uses it for since he's a farmer but it def helps.
 
xrapidx said:
Study your form, I added tons of weight just by correcting my form - I used to struggle with 100kg a short while back... now its my second warm up set :p
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Yeah I remember you had to work your way back up. Good to hear you figured it out.
Considering I've never been there, and still pretty much a beginner I can only work to get there for now, although slowly.

I did however acquired a injury in my wrist whilst doing 70kg barbell rows. I am thinking I wasn't gripping the bar hard enough, so ended up stretching a ligament in my wrist somewhere. lucky I can still do all my other exercises, its just rows I have to go slow on for now, took it back to 50kg.

I only started with Olympic type exercises last year October, wish I learned about it earlier, wasted so much time with the 5 day split routines and not really gaining.
 
I only started with Olympic type exercises last year October, wish I learned about it earlier, wasted so much time with the 5 day split routines and not really gaining.
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Me too, then started the clean and press (jerk) in September which was a favorite, only started Dead lift this year which is my new favorite, not a very big fan of squats.
 
Well got my squats up from 70kg (month ago) to 85kg now (still high-bar squat), though it kinda does feel like I am hitting a brick wall soon with this, was a big jump but feels good and quite do-able. From here on out, the 1.25kg weight plates will have to go with me to the gym every day.

Bench I will have to deload soon, as I haven't seen much progress on it, and struggling with weight I could do a month ago, although the heavy pickup on weight on the squats that I do before bench might affect me here.

Deadlift I am on 100kg, but missed my deadlift day last week, a little upset about that but I think I can easily take it further still.

When is one suppose to start using the lock-grip (two fingers over the thumb instead of the thumb over the two fingers) on your overhand grip? It looks like I need this now for the rows at least, not sure how far I should push this on deadlift before changing to reverse grip on the work set.

ps. I still find squats to be my favorite exercise.
 
Tinuva said:
When is one suppose to start using the lock-grip (two fingers over the thumb instead of the thumb over the two fingers) on your overhand grip? It looks like I need this now for the rows at least, not sure how far I should push this on deadlift before changing to reverse grip on the work set.

ps. I still find squats to be my favorite exercise.
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I never use the lock grip, way too uncomfortable. For deadlifts, I ALWAYS use the reverse grip. You simply cannot progress to heavier weights if you use the normal grip. The bar rolls too much and makes gripping impossible,
 
Tinuva said:
Well got my squats up from 70kg (month ago) to 85kg now (still high-bar squat), though it kinda does feel like I am hitting a brick wall soon with this, was a big jump but feels good and quite do-able. From here on out, the 1.25kg weight plates will have to go with me to the gym every day.

Bench I will have to deload soon, as I haven't seen much progress on it, and struggling with weight I could do a month ago, although the heavy pickup on weight on the squats that I do before bench might affect me here.

Deadlift I am on 100kg, but missed my deadlift day last week, a little upset about that but I think I can easily take it further still.

When is one suppose to start using the lock-grip (two fingers over the thumb instead of the thumb over the two fingers) on your overhand grip? It looks like I need this now for the rows at least, not sure how far I should push this on deadlift before changing to reverse grip on the work set.

ps. I still find squats to be my favorite exercise.
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About 2 months ago I hit a brick wall with the barbell bench press. I then swicthed over to the dumbbell bench press and although I was not lifting as heavy as I was with the barbell, I was still able to progressively lift heavier every week. I'll continue using dumbbells until I plateau, then I'll switch over to the barbell version again. I'm currently on a 5*5 routine.
 
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I never use the lock grip, way too uncomfortable. For deadlifts, I ALWAYS use the reverse grip. You simply cannot progress to heavier weights if you use the normal grip. The bar rolls too much and makes gripping impossible,
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Seconded, apparently it gets more comfortable - but it just doesn't feel natural to me.


@Tinuva - where did you get 1.25kg plates? I'm looking for a set for shoulder presses, when I get close to my max, 5kg jumps is just to much.
 
Had one of my best workouts yesterday afternoon, was Dead-lift day , had a nice full breakfast and early steak braai with salad, must of given me energy as I didn't bomb as usual and reached a my highest lift on Dead-lift yet of 184kg on single rep.

A couple weeks back after each back session my lower back, neck, knee and wrist used to hurt after a workout, I took it as bad form so had wife film me with iphone for a couple sets.
Noticed I was lifting bar in line with my toes so changed to a much snugger position where the bar almost rubs my legs on the way up and now not as much pain, also started to lift my head a little more on the clean, i used to just look directly in front of me.

Received my goodies from bssa as well, hoping to clean up my diet from now on with more veggies, changed the shopping list.
 
The lock grip is more for my barbell rows, because I hurt my ligament in my right wrist, and this seems to help. On the deadlift I still stay with overhand grip on my ramping sets, and reverse for my work set. I tested lockgrip here, and while it felt fine, when you get to 100kg the amount of weight you thumb holds up get quite intense, which is why I was asking when one would use this grip on the deadlift.

So going by what you guys say, I'll leave that for the bent over barbell rows for now where I am going from 60 to 65kg.

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@Tinuva - where did you get 1.25kg plates? I'm looking for a set for shoulder presses, when I get close to my max, 5kg jumps is just to much.
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I searched high and low, mailed probably over 20 UK online shops to ask if they will ship to SA, which none would do. The UK shops are MUCH cheaper than SA.

So in the end, I ended up using TakeAlot.
http://www.takealot.com/imports/moreuk/ziva-rubber-olympic-weight-plate-1-25kg,b004ypqhdg

You have to order 2x of that link, extremely expensive, which is why I only take them to the GYM when really needed.
 
I see they out of stock - Take2 had a few of them, but all out of stock :( I was using ankle weights, but they broke :p
 
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