anybody into bodybuilding/powerlifting?

[scabzzzz]

I have actually gone back to it. It's the form I used when I powerlifted but after I stopped I thought I would try out conventional. It was fine until this spring where I was getting quite a bit heavier. started having severe hip pains. My chiropractor is a powerlifter and recommended I stick with sumo as I have very long legs in comparison to my torso. Create lots of long levers and puts unneeded stress on my hips. with sumo I have significantly less movement in my legs and can keep my torso more erect placing the load on the upper back instead of the lower.

With this being said, i've tried sumo deadlifting. It "feels" better, but I cannot deadlift nearly as much. I can attempt to pull, say, 325 in sumo form and it feels like im going to break in half. I have a long torso, long arms, long legs (im 6'2). But then I go down and pull conventional via hook grip and knock it out real easy. Any advice?

SPEAKING OF SUMO DEAD LIFT






PS - I wanna post videos 2 :)

instagram.com/p/fJLMzrHwOB/

http://instagram.com/p/fu4tNMHwON/

[IronFreak]

IronFreak, looking good, I cannot get the sumo form down.

Since we're sharing SO's deadlifting, hold on, uploading mine DLing 225. Also, SOOOO close in getting her to bench 135. She'll have it by the end of the year.

I have actually gone back to it. It's the form I used when I powerlifted but after I stopped I thought I would try out conventional. It was fine until this spring where I was getting quite a bit heavier. started having severe hip pains. My chiropractor is a powerlifter and recommended I stick with sumo as I have very long legs in comparison to my torso. Create lots of long levers and puts unneeded stress on my hips. with sumo I have significantly less movement in my legs and can keep my torso more erect placing the load on the upper back instead of the lower.

[IronFreak]

Minor back rounding but it was a PR attempt.

BOOOM! Made that look easy!

[drumad]

Minor back rounding but it was a PR attempt.

[drumad]

IronFreak, looking good, I cannot get the sumo form down.

Since we're sharing SO's deadlifting, hold on, uploading mine DLing 225. Also, SOOOO close in getting her to bench 135. She'll have it by the end of the year.

[IronFreak]

This is my wife pulling 225lbs.

[alB5]

Pulled last night, first time in several weeks so I only hit 415. After seeing the video I should have gone up again.




My wife lifts with me, she pulled 225lbs. last night!

awesome :)

you have a great lady, i hope my future wife will lift with me someday.

[IronFreak]

Pulled last night, first time in several weeks so I only hit 415. After seeing the video I should have gone up again.




My wife lifts with me, she pulled 225lbs. last night!

[Jand3rson]

Very nice. I think I'm well on the right track to getting to Bond-status.

[scabzzzz]

Word! Thats pretty much my body type right there, or at least back in the summer when my body fat was a few percentages lower (dat winter bulk). I had built up some fat i wasnt used to and man it took crazy dieting to get back to that weight (~170).

Honestly, I'm shooting for this. Henry Cavill in the latest Superman. Typical powerlifter look a la 70s Big.

[Jand3rson]

scabzzzz, this is pretty much exactly the body-type I'm going for:



My shoulders are pretty close, as are my forearms, legs are about the same. Still burning away the gut and chesticles, but they're getting noticeably smaller every week.

[Shangsta]

it destroys my abs when going heavy

[scabzzzz]

The first couple of times I did them i said fuck this because it really does hurt/bruise you arms but I had read a lot of articles on the benefits and decided to stick it out. Well now that I have gotten used to them I no longer get bruises although and the heavier weights they will still hurt my arms a little but "no pain no gain". It you just search it in google there are a bunch of links that will explain all the benefits but this one pretty much sums it up. If you are looking at a squat that will really help your deadlift then this is the one.

http://www.strongfirst.com/the-best-squat/

I found that link and read it too. Interesting enough for me to give it a try tomorrow! My legs and tits are really hurting today from yesterday trying new shit.

[scabzzzz]

Blah blah blah.

Pulled 475 yesterday. Yeeeesh.

Once I hit a stall in 531 I'm going to season my anus for some smolov.

Everyone i know that ran smolov was extremely bored and burned out with lifting in general after it was done. Looks insanely difficult

[Shangsta]

Whats the benefit over front squats or standard squats? Looks like it would hurt your arm bendy area.

The first couple of times I did them i said fuck this because it really does hurt/bruise you arms but I had read a lot of articles on the benefits and decided to stick it out. Well now that I have gotten used to them I no longer get bruises although and the heavier weights they will still hurt my arms a little but "no pain no gain". It you just search it in google there are a bunch of links that will explain all the benefits but this one pretty much sums it up. If you are looking at a squat that will really help your deadlift then this is the one.

http://www.strongfirst.com/the-best-squat/