reading the stickies one by one.. the videos are awesome man, good spoonfeed.
hope everyone is doing right after this!

maybe i should see the video first! now, i got backpain after deadlift.

i think my form is not right.. so, regarding the backpain, does it slowly goes away? back pain, lower left. this is day-3.

Hey guys, just wondering how long did it take you guys to hit 1.5 bodyweight squat?
Currently squatting my bodyweight (67kg) after 2 months of squatting

Current max squatting a bit higher than my bodyweight of 175 lbs, which is 195 lbs. It's been 9 months, but admittedly I've had a lot of detours along the way. So it should be around 3 to 6 months that you hit 1.5 bodyweight, with best conditions (recovery, food, sleep etc)

tried deadlift for the 1st time today in my life!
feel great,my back feel very sore after only 1 set...
but still feel weird about my posture,only can do 3x6 5kg each side.
can do more weight but scared i snap my back xD anything can prevent that? or something 'must don't' do while deadlift?

If I wanna record my squats for form check, how should I record it? Side view/front view?

From the side so you can get an accurate view of depth and if you have any rounding in your back.

To all the sifus, can you please comment on my deadlift & squat form?

-Dandarklight79mikehuan

Deadlift 70kg


Squat 75kg

um, first off im honored you called me out, but im nowhere near the other 2 guys lol. but thanks, made my day

both look spot on tbh, cant find anything wrong with them form wise. although it looks kinda easy for you, form tends to break near your limit so thats where you need to have it evaluated imho.

good going!

More like I'm nowhere near you two. You'd both wipe the floor with me on deadlifts.

Anyway, what Mike said, form looks solid and depth on the squats is decent.

Good enough.

Thanks guys. I'll just continue doing what im doing then!

Mikehuan, always see your name ma when ghosting this section
And i only increase the weight when i can do 5x5 without struggling. You reckon i should just keep adding until close to failure?

This post has been edited by nivlanauk: Sep 18 2013, 08:13 AM

Yeah definitely add. 5x5 is decent just follow the program and you will be fine. Shoot for 1.5 bw or 2 x bw

Because you injured your back before. Your other lifts way ahead. I keep track of your journal so I know lol

yup my target is 1.5x as recommended for plyometrics training.
started squatting in March, so happy when I hit 1x BW (68kg) 2 months ago
but feels like my progress is quite slow hmm

Guys.. Wearing a belt whilst deadlifting, a must or just a pre-cautionary step?

• if you has a weak core. Using a weight belt masks this problem. not really recommend

• use only for sets above 85% of 1RM and not with all lifts. Never wear a belt when performing an exercise that has you sitting or lying down.

read this
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_articl...C1A-mcd02.hydra

I see. Thanks for the article.

"Never wear a belt when performing an exercise that has you sitting or lying down" I always see two dudes who'd always wear belt during chest day.

For me, wearing a belt limits my breathing. It's harder to breath, especially during exercises which bumps my heart rate up a lot.

Is it okay if I never wear a belt on and develop my core instead?

Wearing a belt or not comes down to the individual. Obviously you shouldn't need to wear one on your warm up sets or for small isolation movements. Personally I use a belt on nearly all compound lifts I do because I can push my midsection out into the belt which gives me a tighter core.