Most trying workout I think I have EVER had...
Squat
45x10
135x10
185x8
225x6
275x3
315x1 (wanted to try triples...nope, not happening, for a myriad of reasons)
(elbow problems again)
295x3
295x3
295x3
295x3
295x1
Deficit Deadlifts (Done without pinky on grip due to some god awful combination of callous on blister on callous, callous rips, blister pops, etc, etc....)
135x10
225x8
275x6
315x3
365x3
365x3
365x3
365x3
365x3
core stuff.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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I copied your theory from a previous message:
ReplyDelete"these were quite difficult, and I'm not entirely sure why. Limiting factor appears to be keeping lower back tight. I'm so used to ripping deads up fast thanks to wearing a belt. It's kind of like what they teach you in little league batting practice, tense muscles are slow, relaxed muscles are fast. My theory is that wearing a belt allows me to keep certain core muscles loose and thus fast, while lifting beltless requires everything to be tight and flexed, which is forcing me to sacrifice speed. In an effort to speed things up I am not staying as tense as I need to stay and my hips are popping up and I'm experiencing some rounding, especially on the last set."
I'm not an expert, but this theory is wrong. The main purpose of a belt is to increase abdominal pressure (beyond what can be done without it) and this way to protect the lower part of your spine (from the front, not back). With a belt, you (= specifically Shanker, though it applies to almost all lifters) probably attain more ab / lower back tightness, even without explicitly thinking about it. Now, that you are not using a belt, it's more difficult (or even impossible) to generate the same amount of tension, and as a consequence, form suffers, same weight feels heavier, and the movement is slower.
I have never played baseball, so whether the phrase "tense muscles are slow, relaxed muscles are fast" is true in that particular context is beyond my knowledge. But in deadlifts, any relaxed muscle (in particular, abs and lower back) acts as shitty transmission of force from the legs to the bar.
Not sure where this came from, but I agree w Danny.
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