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Did he touch the bar? Cause he's stealing gainz if he did.
Also, I prefer the fear of death so I always train alone.
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Also, I prefer the fear of death so I always train alone.
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Training alone definitely affects my squatting potential. On bench I'm confident a random gym bro can spot me if I ask him to so I have no shortage of confidence on that and OHP I don't really need a spot because I can just drop the weight if I need to. But squats I don't trust anyone to be able to actually spot me correctly so I never have confidence on max effort days. That combined with skipping leg day far too much in the past has left my numbers all kinds of fucked up. Slowly correcting it as I squat 3x a week now.
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It's give and take -- you're also destroying your CNS going for an absolute rep out.
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I do all that. It doesn't instill confidence. The issue I have is all about confidence.
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Good man. 235x7 is solid, I don't think I could even do that, although 5/3/1 is much more of a peaking program than what I'm currently running.
Yeah I somewhat understand, there's a lot of days I stop short especially with squatting and benching. Deadlifts are a different animal. Just gotta say YOLO, and pray you don't die.
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Also re: deadlifts, I'm still following a beginner weight lifting program (phraks GSLP) that has me deadlifting 1x5 once a week. I'm up to 330lbs now and feel pretty good about how difficult it is. Right now I'm limited by my grip strength (I do mixed grip on the heavier lifts) and my ability to keep my back straight, which seems correct. I'm not sure if I should buy a lifting belt or straps or whatever. I kind of like doing it without gear and feel like I shouldn't be getting all geared up two months into barbell training.
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Never use straps, start practicing a hook grip for heavy singles and doubles.
Can't hurt to start getting use to a belt, but you shouldn't need one to brace your core even at heavy weights
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Uh no they dont. Belts can aid in bracing your core, but definitely not needed.
Do you even Harry Squater?
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Are you taking in a belly breath, expanding your stomach as much as possible and holding? Then a belt is helping you. It is not to help support you in any way.
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It acts a brace. It is used precisely for support.
That's what taking in a deep breath and expanding your gut does... it helps the belt clamp tighter around your core. If your abs give out your back tries to pick up the slack and that's when injuries happen.
Belts are entirely for support and safety. Which also helps people lift more consequently.
Get chalk. You've never felt forearm soreness until after your first deadlift workout with chalk. If your gym won't let you use chalk, get straps. But chalk is strictly superior. Edit: also nothing wrong with a belt, and is still considered a "raw" lift with belt. EliteFTS has good products, if you're in the market.
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I found this to be a pretty good article on the contribution of a lifting belt.
The Belt Bible • Stronger by Science
The Belt Bible • Stronger by Science
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Why is this true for deadlifts and not for squats and bench press, or the many other lifts that put a tremendous amount of stress on the body?
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