The Weightlifters Thread

#351
#351
flowd82 said:
Standing military press or seated military press? You guys have any preference. We switch it up every week up at school, but seated always hurts my shoulders/neck while standing always hurts my back. It's probably just because I have argueably the worst form ever.
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Only one way to correct that: Use less weight until your form is right. Even if it means going down to 15lbs. If you make it through a set of 8-12 with ease, increase by 5-10% until you can't.
 
#354
#354
Of modern bodybuilders, I am most impressed with Kai Greene's approach to lifting and he says you never sacrifice form for weight. I'd say most have that as a general rule of thumb.

If you are strictly going for powerlifting though, I know nothing of the sport and don't do anything I say.
 
#355
#355
Thanks everybody for the responses and I agree. I have thought that I really need to go down a little in weight to help with my form, but it's not really in question with what I'm doing. We are in the offseason weight training program for football right now and competition is pretty intense. It's mostly just a pride thing I guess, but everyday we trying to get better and stronger. I'm not really in a position to stop things and work on light weight and form. It's just a high tempo, high-weight trying to get stronger program. It's a do more weight every day kind of thing basically. I'm in college BTW. I play for a DIII school. Obvioulsy not as intense or anything as a UT, UF, FSU, UGA or anything, but we still workout hard.

It's not at the point that I'm doing so much more weight than I should that I am going to injure myself, but I am definitely uncomfortable doing some things because of my bad form.

Thanks for all the info though. I'll prolly start staying after and working especially hard on doing exercizes with very light weight to fix this problem the best I can.
 
#356
#356
It's a pride thing. I might get funny looks from the guy next to me swinging 100lbs up on curls when I'm slow-repping 70, but I know what's up.

If I were a bigger douche I'd tell him "nice back workout, brah."
 
#357
#357
I know what you mean. But I do almost all of my exercises properly, including curls. There are just a few including military press that always seem to bother me. I know it seems very easy just to put the weight a little lower, but like you said it's a pride thing. Me and the others are trying to keep/retain our spots and are fighting off others who are gunning for our spots. It's just a competitive thing. Not much room for backing off or going down.
 
#362
#362
Tried squats this morning for the first time since senior year of HS when I gave up football after a torn MCL. I could only comfortably do 135 lbs when I was able to high rep 250+ in HS. It's gonna be fun working my way back up to that. I still have great form, apparently. Just some soreness in my left knee. Also, I hate using the Manta Ray neck support thing. Never used it in HS, don't think I'll ever get used to it. It just digs into my collar bone.
 
#363
#363
I just use the round neck pad. More comfortable. Don't sacrifice form on something like squats, take your time going up in weight.
 
#364
#364
lylsmorr said:
I just use the round neck pad. More comfortable. Don't sacrifice form on something like squats, take your time going up in weight.
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#365
#365
lylsmorr said:
I just use the round neck pad. More comfortable. Don't sacrifice form on something like squats, take your time going up in weight.
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I've never even heard of a round neck pad. I think I'll just stick to resting the bar on my shoulders and do less reps per set, but more sets and stretch the shoulders between.
 
#373
#373
VOLatile said:
Tried squats this morning for the first time since senior year of HS when I gave up football after a torn MCL. I could only comfortably do 135 lbs when I was able to high rep 250+ in HS. It's gonna be fun working my way back up to that. I still have great form, apparently. Just some soreness in my left knee. Also, I hate using the Manta Ray neck support thing. Never used it in HS, don't think I'll ever get used to it. It just digs into my collar bone.
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I can't do squats without the Manta Ray. I've never heard of anyone not liking it though, except the high school kids with major insecurities. I do find that its more comfortable if you walk into it rather than step under it.
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#374
#374
There are two things that aggravate me: No matter what I do my chest does not grow that much and I can't get that "peak" on my biceps. I know it's genetics but I was even up to doing reps with 100 lb DB's on each side and I gained a little but not what you would think.

I've dropped down to using 80 lb DB's (because I was starting feel like my shoulders were wearing out) at the most and haven't seen any change really in chest size.

I have pretty big arms and triceps but my biceps are more flat I guess you could say... oh well.
 
#375
#375
VOLatile said:
Tried squats this morning for the first time since senior year of HS when I gave up football after a torn MCL. I could only comfortably do 135 lbs when I was able to high rep 250+ in HS. It's gonna be fun working my way back up to that. I still have great form, apparently. Just some soreness in my left knee. Also, I hate using the Manta Ray neck support thing. Never used it in HS, don't think I'll ever get used to it. It just digs into my collar bone.
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To each their own. And you'll get back into it and properly doing two or more plates each side.

FWIW I just wrap a hand towel around the bar.
 
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