but mike...
u see that guy can easily lift the thing up to his knee
even he lifting 125, which i can see he struggles pressing it
i struggle on lifting it to my knee
but can push it wif ease.....
is it becoz i got weak arms a?
btw, most of the time whn i do dumbbell press, the trainer is there
so he lift the dumbbells for me...
lol...
whn solo i got trouble

you're having problems placing the db's on your knees?

=.="

do moar deadlifts. do more pulling movements as well.
and how is it that you can bench 70kgs without the strength to pull 18kg db's on to your knees?

one way is to db deadlift both up then place it on your knees..

I got no problems putting it onto my knees, or kicking it up to my chest, you know the problem I have? Is when I hit failure, dbs on my chest, and I can't push it up back to my knees and sit up and I have to slowly drop it to the floor so that I don't sound/look like a douche

i dont have prob for everything behind except the first part, which rely makes me frust..
hope they have sumthing like dumbell stand
lol

There won't be equipment to help you do that, that's for sure. But seriously what's the problem? Your grip slips? Can't lift it up from seated position? Show me the problem by pointing it out from the vid.

Dumbbells are kinda meant for moderately high reps. If you have problems putting it on your knees, reduce the weight and build up. Less than 6 reps and it's a waste imo. For dumbbell presses.

Good day today, had my car washed, my hair cut, settled a lot of work stuff, had a family dinner, helped a newb correct his deadlift, on the first try too. Visual cues ftw.




And a pr on the incline db press.
45kg x 3. Video coming next session!

To end a good day, several pints of beer to celebrate .

I want to celebrate new eating record. I outdone myself again.

Means i get to celebrate with MORE food.

This post has been edited by darklight79: Dec 9 2011, 11:20 PM

my grip dun slp, jz my hand nt strong enuf to control it up to my knee,
i can move it to rest on my knee
but struggling

i usually do 8 - 12 reps

=.=" you are part animal, i think.

i guess you need to get used to the movement of bringing it up to your knees. dont think its a strength problem, rather just unfamiliar with the movement?

part animal
part mutant
part hulk..
lol

maybe... nit mebe few more months to familiarize

Exactly a week!
Go for the 47.5s! It's not even the middle of the month yet.

lol man, you're a fortune teller. no la made tweaks on how to bring it up to starting position, so managed to get it up this time around. have to thank scott herman for that. meh im happy with the current poundage atm. gonna spend the next few session getting used to the weight and bring the reps up, like i always have.

and this new gym dont have 42.5kg and 47.5kg db's. apparently after 30kg DB's its all 5kg increments. i grumbled a while and then thought still okay la, do more reps and then try new poundage, no biggie.

also if i try the next poundage (50kg) i'll probably smash my face in with them.

edit: how goes your 100kg press man?

This post has been edited by mikehuan: Dec 11 2011, 05:35 PM

Still on the negatives.

Biggest difference now with my earlier weight increments is that at this weight, the bar actually bites and bruises my palms. See how it goes tomorrow, might go for more negatives if I don't see a strength jump.

use gloves la lol. dont think it will affect your lift that much right?

I'm using gloves! Shouldn't affect it too much.
Might need to recruit a temp spotter for the lift tonight as I can sooo picture myself getting pinned.

lol, all the best tonight man! eat more preworkout!

Not as crazy as all of you. But my target for end of the year would be to hit 100kg deadlift.

Did 90kg's last week for 3x5. Struggled on the last rep/set.

Program states that i should stick with 95 next cycle but mebbe go out with a bang for the heck of it.

sounds like its within reach man. why not, make a vid while you're at it then i can include you in the list.

and its week 3 folks!

Slow and steady bro. Do what your body tells you. If u cannot go further, don't push urself till injured.
Thats what happen to me back then.
My first deadlift was after starting gym 1 month. First day itself, manage to pull 100kg.
Ego struck me and in less than 2 months, i managed to reach 190kg.
Being too fast and didn't listen to my body, my back gave way.
Failed at 200kg and that is the last deadlift i did. Lol...