I saw on RP your weight is getting up there. Are you getting bigger for 220 before making the cut or going to 242?
I guess that's similar to the question you asked me!
Regardless of whether I choose to lift in the 242's or 220's i need to add some mass. 220 is the class that i consider my home, but i may dabble with the 242's a bit….and knee wraps.
ps…750 squat!! Congrats!! Thats HUGE
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
This was awesome Jay. Past couple months my technique has been all over the place - this really reminded me what's important.
I recently got some Adidas 'Powerlifts' (smaller heel than the Adipowers) and have been a bit thrown off by "pushing my knees out" at the bottom. My stance is shoulder width and used to squat in chucks.. Will def toy around with using my vastus medialis at the bottom and finishing off with knees out. Thanks man
This was awesome Jay. Past couple months my technique has been all over the place - this really reminded me what's important.
I recently got some Adidas 'Powerlifts' (smaller heel than the Adipowers) and have been a bit thrown off by "pushing my knees out" at the bottom. My stance is shoulder width and used to squat in chucks.. Will def toy around with using my vastus medialis at the bottom and finishing off with knees out. Thanks man
Im a little worried that people are going to start purposefully pushing their knees in when they squat… that is not what I meant in the video…its not about pushing the knees in…its about trying to stand up…and if the knees go in..its not a bad thing(to an extent) .. I am not saying that you will squat like this. BUt i do need to say it. I hope that what you've taken away from that video helps you get that squat up.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Jay I watched this video yesterday before going to squat. I have been in a rutfor 2 months couldnt groove a squat just all around having bad sessions. Last nights session after applying the stuff in this video i have never felt so good and especially tighter then i have ever been squatting.
so thanks for this great video it was a huge help.
Jay I watched this video yesterday before going to squat. I have been in a rutfor 2 months couldnt groove a squat just all around having bad sessions. Last nights session after applying the stuff in this video i have never felt so good and especially tighter then i have ever been squatting.
so thanks for this great video it was a huge help.
Thanks for sharing that with me. It means a lot to be able to help. If you have instagram or fb feel free to send or tag a vid if you have questions about your lift. That video is for how I lift, different bodies need different positions…so its not a clean sweep 'this is how everyone should squat"…its just "how I squat"...
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Dynamo Barbell will be hosting its 2nd ABC event !!
Myself and Kade Weber will be going over the basics of the deadlift for those who want to learn and lift some PR's. A true 'Deadlift Party" at Dynamo!
Feel free to come and train the other lifts or just to hang out a meet others from the brotherhood.
Where:
Dynamo Barbell
21 Grenfell, Units 1b, 2 & 3
Ottawa, Ontario
K2g 0G3
on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Kade Weber and I will be going over the basics of the deadlift for those who want to learn and lift some PRs. #deadliftparty @kadeweber2150 Feel free to come and hit up the other lifts or just to hang out with the Animal brotherhood. #animalpak #dynamobarbell #ottawa #powerlifting 6d
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Which do u prefer as far as rows go? Tbar, barbell, dumbell... How would u program them ? Sets, reps, day or days per week.
Also, how do you feel about pulldown's/pull-ups? Which do you prefer and how would you program them into your routine. Do you have any favorites of either, pull ups or Rows? Or any combination of the two together, such as T-bar rows with a close grip and wide grip pull-ups... Which have giving you the best results throughout your career?
Which do u prefer as far as rows go? Tbar, barbell, dumbell... How would u program them ? Sets, reps, day or days per week.
Also, how do you feel about pulldown's/pull-ups? Which do you prefer and how would you program them into your routine. Do you have any favorites of either, pull ups or Rows? Or any combination of the two together, such as T-bar rows with a close grip and wide grip pull-ups... Which have giving you the best results throughout your career?
I used to simply do hundreds of pull-ups and variations a week but as of this year I switched to horizontal pulling.
At my gym we do not have any machines. I use chest supported dumbbell rows, inverted rows(think upside push ups), and sometimes standing rows looping a band around the squat cage and driving my elbows back.
I shoot for anywhere from 45-100 reps depending on what i am doing the next day.
I always perform them on squat and deadlift days. If i am benching a lot the next day i keep them minimal, if not doing a lot the next day, i get tons of reps in.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Regardless of whether I choose to lift in the 242's or 220's i need to add some mass. 220 is the class that i consider my home, but i may dabble with the 242's a bit….and knee wraps.
ps…750 squat!! Congrats!! Thats HUGE
What you mean Jay your too small for the 242 leave it to the big dogs
I am a powerlifter, next meet is in two weeks, Does bench press variance even matter?
Like all I train is flat regular bench, to continue getting stronger would you suggest I add some Decline/Incline work?
Yes, variances definitely matter if you are noticing a weakness in a particular area. I am not just discussing variances in angles though but also variances in the strength curve and weak points within he lift. Ie using chains, slingshot, when there are weaknesses at the top. Wider grip or longer pauses when weak off the chest….close grip and slingshots for tricep strength…pausing at the sticking point itself to address it etc….dumbells, flys… to me, everything is either the lift itself or assistance work…and assistance work should be aimed at bringing up the most immediate weaknesses.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Yo, Jay Nera... first off, thanks a lot for all the info, videos and being so articulate...
Heres some background info on my dilema before i hit you with my questions.
Im 5ft4, 171lbs, my max deadlift is a very comfortable 352lbs, not counting the bar... so here's my story, i train alone so i dont really get to push myself out of fear that the absence of a voice of reason would lead me to push myself too far and get hurt. I was doing a volume session, thatstarted off with 176lbs squats for 5sets of 12reps, followed by deadlifts... 5X5, first set was 176lbs and the rest were all 264lbs... i enjoyed it so much that i added an extra two reps of 308lbs each... it was at the end of my last 308 pound rep that my trouble started. This old dude came up to me looking all wise and sounding all sincere and what not... he told me that the weight i was training with was too heavy and my arms were too close together and i should train with a much lower weight, i should use a belt(i use a belt when the weight is too heaavy for a double overhand grip and i need to use a mixed grip, plus i dont use straps) he also told me i'll hurt myself because my form will break if i try and go aany heavier than 308pounds, he said because i put the weight down so hard he could tell i was in over my head...
Now i took this old man's advice with a pinch of salt but diidnt brush it off entirely because i've only been lifting since september of this year 2014, my fore arms were dead by the end of that workout and im normally gentle with the weights but the bar slipped out of my grip as i lowered it. Anyway... since that day i've found thaat i cant even lift 308lbs anymore and im thinking it's all in my head, fear of injury, the old man's words got to me...
How do you suggest i deal with this fear? Should i sshrug it off or just keep training until im comfortable again, have you ever felt anything similar with regards to your training and if so, how have you dealt with it? Oh and sorry for the long message but i diidnt wanna leave anything out...