Yea..Gonna visit the doctor tonight after work..Anyway managed to get a pic from google on where the pain occured the most




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http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_articl...to_the_deadlift

another good deadlift article by rippetoe. particularly useful info for those who has already tried deadlifting. pretty advanced read i might say..

how much weight should i squat? 50% of my weight?

As much as you can while maintaining good form within the rep scheme of your routine.

thanks bro! will try out this evening.

A general milestone would be to squat your bodyweight, 1.5 bw and so on. Its a progressive thing.

Dear Dr. Darklight and all sifus here..

can please comment on my deadlift technique...
not sure whether I'm doing it correctly or not

one more thing, as you can see in the video I'm very skinny
should I consume mass gainer as well?
I can't meet 2400 calories daily as recommended by caloriecount.about.com

and what is the "best" mass gainer out there
any of you guys with good exp with some brand can share the exp with me

thank you.

This post has been edited by raul88: Mar 19 2012, 11:47 PM

Keep your back tight, chest out and roll your shoulders back. Bring up the barbell by thrusting your hips forward. Barbell should be touching your calves and thighs at all times, or at least as close as possible. Don't look in the mirror, find a spot a couple of feet in front of you.

think your grip should be slightly narrower too, grab it around shoulder length.

And kudos for posting vid!

I had to post video
otherwise I wont know my technique is correct or not

I tried bringing my chest in front and shoulder backward
so improvement that should be made in a nutshell: barbell touching legs and a narrower grip

thank you.

Belieeve me not many forumers do that. Your back was slightly rounding towards the end there. Might be an issue when you try with heavier weight.

Edit: you don't bring shoulders back, rather squeeze your shoulder blades together and downwards

This post has been edited by mikehuan: Jan 11 2012, 12:05 PM

I tried my first Squat, I believe I only manage to lift 75lbs, erm the bar (? lbs + 2x 25lbs).. Got tired a while and don't dare to do more as there's no support and I dare not drop the weight behind me..

Dead lift is like totally clueless what I am doing..

it aint gonna be easy in the beginning and you dont need to lift so much weight, if its your first time. Take on lighter weight and progress from them, when you reach, 10-15 reps (depending the program you are following).

squat
http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/deta...e/barbell-squat

deadlift
http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/deta...arbell-deadlift

I am not into body building, no program sequence too, I just wanna gain strength as I read this 2 are the one of the more overall compound training available...

Thank you for the link, appreciate it

The barbell should be 45lbs, so you squatted 95lbs

Guys, I started squating today. I've watched lotsa videos on forms and methods. I've only got myself a pair of 5kg dumbbells.

I've tried squating without any dumbbells and with only my own body weight.

I completed a set of around 20 reps. Felt tiredness on my thighs.

Today I did a set with dumbbells and I felt soreness on my lower back and knee. Am I doing it wrong?

This post has been edited by GameFr3ak: May 9 2012, 08:48 PM

Hi all,

Want to ask about Bench Press. When i try to increase my weight, I can't balance the barbell during the lift. Any other tips beside squeeze your shoulder blade during Bench press?

p/s: i only bench 60lbs. So little only.

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Added on June 15, 2012, 11:38 pmhow is your leg placement?

try this, it helps. at least for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es3BX08pO-w

This post has been edited by BlueBean: Jun 15 2012, 11:40 PM

Thanks for vid BlueBean.

I figured that change my BenchPress style like powerlifter style make it easy to balance. Now increased to 90lbs edi. Fuh. It's quite hard without spotter.

Why lift like a powerlifter? Sure you get to lift more but your objctive is to isolate your chest right?

If you find it hard to balance its your arm strength or stabilizers. Go do db presses for a few weeks and your balance should improve

Agree. The lift didnt isolate my chest so much. Thanks mike for that guide. I admit that my arm strength was not strong. Will try that for sure!