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insides*stitches footage from other people's videos a lot
Fucking phone
USAID AT RISK@Kloi www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ieuEnlIEV4. Here's a pretty good overview of deadlift technique. The part about bracing might be especially helpful. The guy demonstrating is a 900 lb puller, which is insane for his body weight (or any body weight). There's also a bench press video of the crew at this gym benching, and they are quite impressive. The weakest one is the Asian guy, who paused 429 for 3 reps. The other guy paused 463 for 5 reps then hit an easy single with 562, and another guy with them paused 518 for a single.
USAID AT RISKHow to get glute activation with deadlift?
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I could have sworn I saw a recent short from him about this, but I haven't been able to dig it back up
It must be in there somewhere
Even if I'm mistaken or he's taken it down (he insides footage from other people's videos a lot, so possible copyright hit), his content is well worth watching
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I'm going to grease the groove by deadlifting almost every lift day, albeit just a plate.
I've got some hip flexor issues that are being addressed and swapped from conventional to somewhere in between that and summo which seemed to help with the lower back.
I dont want to call it pain but that's where I mainly feel the lift at this point in my life.
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How to get glute activation with deadlift?
Yes I'm googling it, yes I can link a video later this weekend.
My hamstrings just always seem to take over, even with RDL after I took a few years off from the gym.
Even then was pulling 3 plates, upon reflection, I always felt it more in my lower back.
Hips would be my guess, not going back far enough. Anyone go through similar problems and how did you practice/fix the issue?
USAID AT RISKSwapped out my typical, pre lift cardio for more dynamic movements.
Think bike/treadmill for rowing/playing catch off the wall with a medicine ball.
USAID AT RISKm.youtube.com/shorts/rai75OAiMek. 90 year old pulling 405 for 3.
USAID AT RISK@Kloi Sounds like a good plan to me. I've trained for periods of time where I've done the big 3 but not at high volume and focused on assistance work usually at 8 reps and up. More of a bodybuilding than a strength routine. I started out training that way and have gone back to it from time to time.
USAID AT RISKTrying something different; I think the kids call it power building.
PPL twice a week, opening with one of the main lifts for two heavy sets then the rest of the work out hitting the 8-12 rep range.
Example being today was OHP heavy next push day would be some form of heavy Bench.
Also dropping down from 3 sets to 2 working sets per work out.
Hopefully this will elevate some soreness that lingers. Helping me to focus on 4 good sets a week vs 6 per exercise.
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