I make my own chalk....haha grabbed a few fat industrial chalk for writing on concrete/cardboard and crushed them up....works like a charm...no itch yet.:concentrate:

Finally got 5 plate deadlift

....aware

Sciatica - PubMed Health

One of my teachers also said that only after months of ice/heat packs and treatment and rest could he go back. He also had to go see a lower back/core rehab guy for his lower back. After strengthening of his lower back, could he start to run/ get back into deadlifts and other stuff.

BIG UPS TO Jordanl250. :bigthumb:

impressive lift for your size, difficulty above 5 plates increases 10 folds ^_^

belt no care :troll:

werd
stuck on 6 and change forever

Stats?

a/s/l? i mean...

It's a lot easier if you are doing IF ;)

6'0'' 185lbs

dam.

btw anyone know what happened to the workout music thread?
cannot find it anymore

blah
so thats what it was called

I'm mirin :smug:


What are your other lifts like, just out of curiosity?

i just reached my 3 plate deadlift today .. sorta fucked up on the form though.. :alone:

one day ill reach 5 plates

No spotter, and I hate bugging ppl. Is bench with smith machine pointless?
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I don't know if it's pointless, but when you are at the point where you are lifting heavy enough to require a spotter, maybe there is a potential for injury. I would look into what trainers are saying first.

Smith machine has it's place
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Yup, and the question was if that includes a replacement for bench press at PR levels. What do you think?

who fucking cares how much you're lifting, bench press is like, the #1 exercise where if you dont have a spotter shit can go bad. you dont have any outs other than dropping the weight on your chest. everything else you have an out.

it doesnt matter whether your pushing your rep # at low weight or weight increase, get a spotter.

hell, i even failed one time re racking the bar after a warm up set where my spotter caught the bar for me.



ps: i do smith machine bench sometimes. seems to hit things a little different too. just make sure you line yourself up under the bar right so you're shoulders are pushing inline.

Or if you can't get a spotter, drop bench press from your routine. It's not the best chest builder anyway, and makes your shoulders work in an awkward way which can cause problems. It's more of a 'for fun' lift than anything.

whats the best chest builder anyways then?

DB incline press imo

thanks
280 bench and 425 squat