Just started liftin

[BradLee]

Looks good to me and u seem to do more than 55kg from the video

 

[frostbyte88]

You really should take that padding off the bar, i cant tell if it's just the padding or youre pushing the bar into your neck. Elbows are a bit too flared back for a high bar squat(and it looks like youre pushing into your neck instead of your traps, though i could be wrong) Good depth. Final rep, you were bending a bit too far forward. Cant see foot positioning so i cant comment on that.

 

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You really should take that padding off the bar, i cant tell if it's just the padding or youre pushing the bar into your neck. Elbows are a bit too flared back for a high bar squat(and it looks like youre pushing into your neck instead of your traps, though i could be wrong) Good depth. Final rep, you were bending a bit too far forward. Cant see foot positioning so i cant comment on that.

I didn't push it to the neck maybe its just the pad, was trying to keep it in place so it won't wobble around much. As for the final rep, it was the last re and set so I'm kinda drained and since I've been resting for 90 secs.
Alright I'll remove the pad next time and as for foot positioning, my stance is a bit wider than my shoulder.

 

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Have a question here, why is it that my left lower back muscle(spinal erector) is tight when I try to lean back while my right doesn't? But when I do DL, I can feel that my left is tight while my right isn't. What could be the problem? I'm using overhand grip btw.

 

[derrickgyn]

A lot of things can be wrong. For starters stretch the hip flexors and piriformis on the tight side. My left is tighter than my right so i spend more time stretching the "problematic" muscles on the left side.

When the lower back tightens up it isn't usually an issue with the lower back imo. I feel that any kind of tightness originates due to tightness in the hips.

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

A lot of things can be wrong. For starters stretch the hip flexors and piriformis on the tight side. My left is tighter than my right so i spend more time stretching the "problematic" muscles on the left side.

When the lower back tightens up it isn't usually an issue with the lower back imo. I feel that any kind of tightness originates due to tightness in the hips.

I guess I gotta spend more time stretching first. I'll look up into it and thanks man
and I just remember that when I was P6 swimming, was doing breast stroke and I feel a snap in my glutes and my guess would be the spinal erector area. It happened twice and since then, I'm afraid to swim again but nowadays I'm back to swimming. So could it be the cause too?

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

Any abs work do you guys recommend?

 

[Metalsubzero]

Hanging leg lifts? Usually I'd do this and some planking.. Get an ab strap for doing the hanging leg lifts..

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

Hanging leg lifts? Usually I'd do this and some planking.. Get an ab strap for doing the hanging leg lifts..

already doing it except for planking. The plank doesn't really do anything to me, just makes me fatigue... Oh well is it true that leg lift targets that V shape? Thanks anyway

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

Did bench press today and half way thru, I felt a pain somewhere in my lower back. What could be the cause? My guess tho its because I arch too much? Did some research and yes, arching too much will cause some strain since If I arch too hard, I'm essentially sitting around in my lumbar spine's end range of motion.
what other problem might led to this pain? Thanks!
EDIT: I still can feel it now.

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

Quick update.

Bench Press - 57.5kg 5x5
Squats - 87.5kg 5x5
Deadlift - 117.5kg 5x5
OHP - 45kg 5x5
BbRows - 52.5kg 5x5

Back in the gym again, was busy with Os.

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

Quick update.

Bench Press - 62.5kg 3x5
Squats - 100kg 3x5
Deadlift - 140kg 1x5
OHP - 55kg 3x5

Bench Press is still shitty, been using DBs and it did improve my Bench Press.
Learning new form, powerlifting style since it reduces the stress off my shoulders.
Bulking from 79kg > 89kg, 183cm and 17% b.f.
Switching to hypertrophy soon with some power days since I'm gonna start cutting soon. (Summer is coming!)

 

[Soshi<3]

Quick update.

Bench Press - 62.5kg 3x5
Squats - 100kg 3x5
Deadlift - 140kg 1x5
OHP - 55kg 3x5

Bench Press is still shitty, been using DBs and it did improve my Bench Press.
Learning new form, powerlifting style since it reduces the stress off my shoulders.
Bulking from 79kg > 89kg, 183cm and 17% b.f.
Switching to hypertrophy soon with some power days since I'm gonna start cutting soon. (Summer is coming!)

Nice lifting stats . My lifting stats sucks, now keep stalling. Can't even think about bulking or cutting, coz I'm skinny fat.

 

[stoneblackdragon]

Nice lifting stats . My lifting stats sucks, now keep stalling. Can't even think about bulking or cutting, coz I'm skinny fat.

Improve your diet at the same calories (better food choices and more protein),

try to do a little bit more volume work after you stall in the same workout, after e.g. 3X5 or 5X5 (stall) then get in a bit of 3 X 8 or 3 x10 at slightly lighter weight, get the volume in to help build you up

 

[Manganese]

Nice lifting stats . My lifting stats sucks, now keep stalling. Can't even think about bulking or cutting, coz I'm skinny fat.

You sound like a beginner in your earliest stages. If that's the case, don't think in terms of bulking/cutting. Do both. Your nervous system is fresh and has plenty of untapped potential for you to milk, your body has fats it's dying to get rid of, and less strong muscles means they'll adapt and respond to training very fast (newbie effect, not too sure of the precise mechanisms involved in this).

You still want a caloric deficit, so that you gradually lose fat. Just maintain that, follow a solid strength program (SL/SS are both great).

 

[Manganese]

Quick update.

Bench Press - 62.5kg 3x5
Squats - 100kg 3x5
Deadlift - 140kg 1x5
OHP - 55kg 3x5

Bench Press is still shitty, been using DBs and it did improve my Bench Press.
Learning new form, powerlifting style since it reduces the stress off my shoulders.
Bulking from 79kg > 89kg, 183cm and 17% b.f.
Switching to hypertrophy soon with some power days since I'm gonna start cutting soon. (Summer is coming!)

Holy crap, that is the craziest OHP:Bench ratio I've ever seen

 

[Soshi<3]

You sound like a beginner in your earliest stages. If that's the case, don't think in terms of bulking/cutting. Do both. Your nervous system is fresh and has plenty of untapped potential for you to milk, your body has fats it's dying to get rid of, and less strong muscles means they'll adapt and respond to training very fast (newbie effect, not too sure of the precise mechanisms involved in this).

You still want a caloric deficit, so that you gradually lose fat. Just maintain that, follow a solid strength program (SL/SS are both great).

yea.. you're right I'm beginner. Have been lifting(5x5) for bout 3 months now. Didnt see any significant gains. May I know how long will CNS adaptation last?

 

[Emospence]

yea.. you're right I'm beginner. Have been lifting(5x5) for bout 3 months now. Didnt see any significant gains. May I know how long will CNS adaptation last?

Got at least see some gains? 3 months should be enough to see some difference..

You follow 5x5 strictly or got add assistances?

 

[Soshi<3]

Got at least see some gains? 3 months should be enough to see some difference..

You follow 5x5 strictly or got add assistances?

I stopped 5x5 for a month during my o level period. Which I resume to eat normally. There's some gains but nt much a difference.

 

[$4||\/|4|\|]

Holy crap, that is the craziest OHP:Bench ratio I've ever seen

Yeah brah, idk why my Bench Press suck. Maybe just my mental keep telling me that I'd fail it