"Pull into position, and then don't deadlift" But Bryyyce, what about all the people who don't care about my lift that I'm trying to impress with my 2 plate deadlift?? I can't let them down!
I have a question. I love to run, and I also love powerlifting. In my experience, it's hard to do both without a healthy balance of them, since running, deadlifts, and squats have a direct impact on each other. Now, I look at people like Alex Viada who competes in world powerlifting competitions and in the same year, competes in a triathlons. Since those athletes don't have good content like your channel does, I wanted to ask you, what is your opinion on cardio (in my case, running)? Would you recommend it for your clients? If so, how would you go about doing that?
So happy to discover your channel! Glad to know somebody local or at least close enough for me to follow! I just started strength training and I hope to learn a lot from you!
Have to say man your channel is one of the best on the yt platform for powerlifting. Intelligent training and amazing advice in regards to everything to do with the sport.
@@bigmaguire9714 I actually tried sumo for a month and I sucked at it ! I pulled 385 sumo at rpe 10 and 405 conventional shortly after at rpe 7. I’m definitely built for conventional, I think what got me to want to try sumo was me having back problems but I dropped the weight and worked my way back up and I’m better now. Good luck with your sumo my guy
@@ddunn987 I feel better built for sumo as I have good mobility in my hips, also with my very long arms it reduces the ROM alot. I dont see too many tall guys use it(I'm 6"3"), but it feels good for me. Because of my weight of 280lbs I find with conventional my legs gets in the way of the lockout, with sumo they don't as much. I also had a serious back injury a couple years back and sumo keeps my more upright and puts less strain on my lower back. Best of luck with your training!
Yo maybe I’m just the dumb newbie, but if my joints or hips hurt, I’ll lower the weight and practice form, if my muscle hurts, I eat... because I know that I’m too weak and my body is sore because it’s growing. I’ve had constant pain starting out in the quads and back but feeling out what type of pain it is but like mark bell said, after eating a lot and taking a day off I’m substantially heavier than I was. Don’t dig too deep into what’s going wrong🤚🏻
Debtating swapping to sumo my form breaks down when I do more than one rep conventional/ go heavy. Going to try address this on Saturday if not I’ll be making switch. Good tips I shall watch your other video on how to sumo
Great channel Mr. Bryce! Very, very helpfull! I was wondering where you’ve bought those shoes, the ones you are always benching in??? Could you give me a link or something???
this might be kinda old now but ive recently thought about swapping over to sumo and getting a more vertical back to pull. back is the weakest point, not the legs but as a cyclist im more worried about legs then back strength. sumo feels solid just a bit foreign.
Hey Bryce, Love the channel, and watch regularly. Was wondering if you could talk about how to prevent tipping forward while squatting heavy? I'm fine at about 85%, but closing in on 90+%, I start to tip a little forward, and kinda begin to goodmorning the rest of lift up. Would love it if you could talk about that? Thanks and keep this up!
Aamir Jawaid this can often be a bracing or balance issue. Personally this tends to happen to me when I don't fire my glutes enough since your glutes extend your hips aka keeping them under or move them under your torso in a squat
Hey Bryce, I myself passed out a couple of times on the deadlift, so my question is: can you explain your breathing pattern when deadlifting? Thanks man, keep up the good work!
Hmmm that’s a tough one, hopefully you didn’t hurt yourself! Try taking a few breaths between reps if you need, I usually take one breath per rep, before I pull it and hold it throughout each rep.
What kind of Powerliftng programm would you recommend someone who can Squat 100kg 5x5, Deadlift 120kg 5x5 and bench 70kg 4x8?(Good Form) Never did a real programm before. Thanks in advance! Love your vids. Keep em coming
Hi Bryce, Love all the content on Sumo Didlifts. My question involves the skwot tho. I have heard/read that there better force can be created when skwotting with a wide stance. However, during the last training block I developed a hip flexor issue that was painful when skwotting wider. In order to compensate and continue training, I narrowed my stance tremendously (almost more narrow than shoulder width). I found that other than having to go seemingly lower in the hole to break parallel, I am able to develop some pretty good power from both the pin and paused skwot variations. Knowing that my overal goal is to continue to develop strength, would it be wise to mix up my stances on the training days where the intensity is lower in order to better develop all the muscles that assist with the skwot or forget about it and continue doing what I am good at? Thanks again for all the content, Good Luck!
I’d say try to find a happy medium. I don’t think wider is inherently stronger, it really depends on the lifter. If you feel stronger wider, try going slightly wider over time and see how far you can get without your hip acting up!
Jason Horstman EMG studies have shown that muscle activation doesn't change depending on stance width. According to Greg Knuckols you cannot change to total amt of force required to move a given weight by changing stance width or toe angle, you can only put greater or lesser emphasis on quads vs posterior chain.
Are you planning on doing an a7 collab? I definitely would get one of those. If you do one please have your shirt be colored instead of black since everyone does black.
Hyper pre-workout bryce is great! I have a squat related question, I've always had problems losing tightness in the bottom of the hole, especially as I accumulate some fatigue. I've been doing beltless squats to try and be more cognizant of my bracing and trying to mentally cue myself to keep the upper back tight and to just not get lazy when it gets hard, but any suggestions on keeping your abs/back/head in the game?
I discovered that my biomechanics dictate that I should be deadlifting conventional, however I have been deadlifting sumo for most of my lifting career. Do you have any tips for switching to conventional from sumo?
Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Stiff Legged Deadlift... What else do you do for supplementary movements? or just generally what else do you do in the gym?
Hi Bryce. I have a serious question man. I have this clicking thing going on when I squat. It's in the groin area but I feel I have weak gluten medius. It's the right side of the hip. I played soccer for years and was right footed maybe an overuse injury that flares up. If I point my feet outward, then I have it less. Any tips for warm ups or something like that. Or stance. My stance is pretty narrow en toes pointed out 45°. Thanks man.
What about grip width on sumo? A lot of commercial barbells don’t have close knurling and it makes my fingers come apart when rubbing on my quads. If I go closer I don’t get much knurling and I have a hard time hook gripping the barbell.
Grip width is a bit of a trade off. A general rule of thumb is to try and get your grip straight down from your shoulders from the front. With bad knurling, if makes things tough.
What are your thoughts on switching deadlift stances for a block? (sumo to conventional or vice versa) Do you think it'll carryover to your other stance? And how long would you do it for?
I’ve had some success w that, depends on the athlete. I would recommend keeping *some* of the primary stance in the program, but sometimes 6-8 weeks focusing mostly on the alternate stance can produce results.
Any advice for when benching sucks ? I'm in the middle of a bench cycle and I keep missing reps. My bench feels like it has gotten weaker and psychologically I feel hesitant when benching now. At the start of my bench cycle I felt really strong and benching wasn't a challenge and now everything feels super heavy.
My best assessment is that it’s a disc bulge of some kind that acts up when the weight is heavy and my movement mechanics mess up. No labral tear showed up on the MRI
Do you find that accumulating Volume X utilizing higher intensities at a high RPE, with low rep ranges is more beneficial that accumulating that same Volume X with lower intensities at a lower RPE and with high rep ranges?
Definitely has a time and place. It’s hard to say with certainty as well because of individual differences for lifters. I think it’s more important to find out what a lifter responds best to and use that, than to think in terms of absolutes.
Hi Bryce, I usually do conventional deadlifts, but struggle to get into a flat back position to start in. I’ve got a long torso and short arms whilst being 6’2 which I think is what is making it hard to get into a good position. Do you think switching to sumo would be a good idea? I’m stronger conventional but have never really given much time to sumo. Any advice would be amazing, thanks.
Dear Matt , I faced a similar problem with conventional setup, that is hips too much backwards, back angle parallel to the floor and initially back used to round which I corrected later at the upper and lower back with extension cues. The anthropometry will dictate leverages for each individual. Since you're anthropometry is similar to mine ( I'm shorter) switching to sumo has helped to make the back angle from horizontal to somewhat 45 degrees. But if you can work on your mobility use the conventional as an assistance to build strength. Hope this helps.
What's your opinion on weight selection close to a competition? Do you think it's best to operate off a previous 1RM and not go above that before meet day as not to peak too soon? Or allow a lifter to go above a previous comp PB especially if they've accumulated a lot of volume and strength since the last comp to the point where they old 1RM is now an opener for example??
Everyone is gonna have a different idea on that. Generally, I’d let a lifter PR, so long as it was within program and the RPE’s accurately reflected what I wanted to see in their training.
Hey, I love your informative videos! I have a question. One thing I've been struggling with recently is, how do I properly use straps for deadlift? I struggle with finding a grip that's not uncomfortable, and doesn't take too long to set up. Having the barbell wrapped only where some of the fingers touch feels like I lose the strength of some fingers, but wrapping it diagonally to cover all fingers takes too much time and might be hard to balance right/left. Any feedback appreciated!
Hey man when do you advise to start incorporating a lifting belt? Been trying to hold off to build core strength but starting to think might be necessary for progression. Thanks
conor prendergast core activation has been shown to increase with proper belt usage. I've heard good things about the Pioneer double prong and Inzer lever belts specifically
Is it legal to use mouthpieces in powerlifting in IPF? Noticed something that looked like a mouthpiece in this video - Like something that Brian Shaw and Furious Pete are selling, and if they are legal in powerlifting, what and from where would you recommend getting them from (preferably someone who ships internationally)?
Yep it’s IPF legal. Although I think the mouthpiece company makes a lot of batshit crazy claims about how it neutralizes your spine and increases performance... I just wear it to protect my teeth. I use the New Age one from innerstrengthproducts.ca
Hi from belgium! Any advices for a problem i have causing issues mainly on the squat : my right leg/hip is super dominant (also sligthly longer by 0,9cm) therefore my hip Always shoots up on the right side when squatting. I Always end up on the concentric portion leaning on my rigth side. I have almost no external rotation on my right hip but good internal rotation (and vice versa on my left hip). Any cues/exercices that might help? I can make a video if you need 😀
What discrepancies in training have you noticed when working with younger lifters (14-18)? Do you find that they require a substantially different amount of volume than the average Joe?
14-18... in a perfect world, I’d get these lifters to focus a LOT on technique and put off loading the crap out of the bar. I have a few younger lifters who are really beat up because of past sport injuries and it’s a real bummer sometimes. Basically I would just try and take it slow and instil a psychology of longevity. As well as try to just keep it fun. Lots of exercise variety, lots of rep range and protocol variety.
Did sumo for a month and my knee hurts a lot, but I do feel my quad (only on the side where my knee hurts) is really tight, even after a week. Not being able to deal with the increased volume on my quads makes a lot of sense now
Have you noticed any carryover from sumo to your squats? I need to get more quad volume in without a rack, and if I can up my DL and squat by using sumo I'll do it.
I wanted to see if you could do a video on deadlifting and using a belt. I have a 10mm inzer Lever belt .I can't seem to be able to use a belt on deadlifts. Conv. Or sumo. I feel like I can't get my core tight. I feel like I'm the only one with this problem. Please help. Thank you.
One thing to try would be taking your breath before you set up. For some people, by the time you get down to the bar you’re a bit crunched up, and it can be hard to get your air. If you take your air before you go down to the bar it can help.
Improve your adductor flexibility. One thing that really helped me is progression to the side splits. Edit: I forgot to mention, in the mean time reduce your stance width a bit.
I'm working on finding my ideal foot range and hip height but when I am trying a 2 RPM at 405 my grip starts slipping when I am doing over under, any good grip strengthening exercises? I've also torn my calluses off my hand in consecutive weeks, is that 'normal' or a sign of improper technique?
For grip exercises I would recommend static holds with the bar after deadlifting. On heavy reps, and then lighter sets of just holds. That worked well for me before I switched to hook. If you’re ripping a lot, you may be taking the bar too high up in the palm, and might want to consider more of a finger-grip (bar sits lower).
diddlyskwaats I would say its the opposite, sumo beats up peoples hips. For non competitors id do high bar and conv dl. Its a more complete strength development
Srdan Radojcic some people just cant do conventional and have a rounded back so its just a preference, but yh a non competer should be high bar squatting
Srdan Radojcic Many more people get back issues such as herniated disks from compromised positions in a conventional stance during maximal loads, even if their technique is proper 99% of the time under submax loads, where majority will usually not have that issue in sumo stance. I can see the hip argument but typically thats when people dont have/keep up the mobility and go wider than their hip structure allows. Sumo = patience off ground and better back angle at maximal loads = more longevity, as long as stance goes with hip structure.
I didn’t say the massage fixed me, I said it’s what I used. As well as just getting used to the volume. I feel like it helped though. And maybe that’s scientifically unfounded - I get what you’re saying.
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I dont even powerlift. I just like your videos.
same
Instablaster...
Snowboarding trips is the only time i can sleep 10-12 hours, it feels amazing. Must be the fresh air.
Wow that was unexpected, was already happy for the reply on the comment but this is awesome thank you!
6:40 Did that once and my friends laughed at me cause they thought I couldn't deadlift 135 and gave up.
Lolol
"Pull into position, and then don't deadlift"
But Bryyyce, what about all the people who don't care about my lift that I'm trying to impress with my 2 plate deadlift?? I can't let them down!
Yeah, i will never get tired of this channel!
I have a question. I love to run, and I also love powerlifting. In my experience, it's hard to do both without a healthy balance of them, since running, deadlifts, and squats have a direct impact on each other. Now, I look at people like Alex Viada who competes in world powerlifting competitions and in the same year, competes in a triathlons. Since those athletes don't have good content like your channel does, I wanted to ask you, what is your opinion on cardio (in my case, running)? Would you recommend it for your clients? If so, how would you go about doing that?
So happy to discover your channel! Glad to know somebody local or at least close enough for me to follow! I just started strength training and I hope to learn a lot from you!
Have to say man your channel is one of the best on the yt platform for powerlifting. Intelligent training and amazing advice in regards to everything to do with the sport.
this is an amazing channel-def needs more subs
Needed this, been training for a year and just switched to low bar and sumo :D
I was always low bar but only switched to sumo recently. Feel alot stronger with it
@@bigmaguire9714 I actually tried sumo for a month and I sucked at it ! I pulled 385 sumo at rpe 10 and 405 conventional shortly after at rpe 7. I’m definitely built for conventional, I think what got me to want to try sumo was me having back problems but I dropped the weight and worked my way back up and I’m better now. Good luck with your sumo my guy
@@ddunn987 I feel better built for sumo as I have good mobility in my hips, also with my very long arms it reduces the ROM alot. I dont see too many tall guys use it(I'm 6"3"), but it feels good for me. Because of my weight of 280lbs I find with conventional my legs gets in the way of the lockout, with sumo they don't as much. I also had a serious back injury a couple years back and sumo keeps my more upright and puts less strain on my lower back. Best of luck with your training!
Yo maybe I’m just the dumb newbie, but if my joints or hips hurt, I’ll lower the weight and practice form, if my muscle hurts, I eat... because I know that I’m too weak and my body is sore because it’s growing. I’ve had constant pain starting out in the quads and back but feeling out what type of pain it is but like mark bell said, after eating a lot and taking a day off I’m substantially heavier than I was. Don’t dig too deep into what’s going wrong🤚🏻
Bryce love your teaching style and general demeanour. Fucking awesome channel. keep it up brother
Debtating swapping to sumo my form breaks down when I do more than one rep conventional/ go heavy. Going to try address this on Saturday if not I’ll be making switch. Good tips I shall watch your other video on how to sumo
Mate your content is freaking ON POINT!!! Love your videos :D
Brother loving your vids been following your stuff for a while finally subbed :) keep it coming :)
i feel ya on the fired up pre workout, it's not the strongest but damn, definitely took me by surprise
Love your videos dude, inspires me so much
I want to see at least 50k subs on this channel at the end of the year
That would be ideal!
Great channel Mr. Bryce! Very, very helpfull! I was wondering where you’ve bought those shoes, the ones you are always benching in??? Could you give me a link or something???
this might be kinda old now but ive recently thought about swapping over to sumo and getting a more vertical back to pull. back is the weakest point, not the legs but as a cyclist im more worried about legs then back strength. sumo feels solid just a bit foreign.
I'm def starting to feel this channel, subing
Bro you should link the video you're referring to ...makes it more easier...
Thanks for all interesting tips!
Hey Bryce,
Love the channel, and watch regularly. Was wondering if you could talk about how to prevent tipping forward while squatting heavy? I'm fine at about 85%, but closing in on 90+%, I start to tip a little forward, and kinda begin to goodmorning the rest of lift up. Would love it if you could talk about that?
Thanks and keep this up!
QOTD!
Aamir Jawaid this can often be a bracing or balance issue. Personally this tends to happen to me when I don't fire my glutes enough since your glutes extend your hips aka keeping them under or move them under your torso in a squat
Hey Bryce, I myself passed out a couple of times on the deadlift, so my question is: can you explain your breathing pattern when deadlifting? Thanks man, keep up the good work!
Hmmm that’s a tough one, hopefully you didn’t hurt yourself! Try taking a few breaths between reps if you need, I usually take one breath per rep, before I pull it and hold it throughout each rep.
Calgary Barbell Hm, well, I did that too, and suddenly the lights went out lol.
But I’m fine :) Disabled still, but not because of the deadlift.
Yikes, that sounds like a terrible problem
Wezz try focusing on breathing through your stomach rather than your chest by pushing your abs out
Sean McCullagh Super, thanks!
What kind of Powerliftng programm would you recommend someone who can Squat 100kg 5x5, Deadlift 120kg 5x5 and bench 70kg 4x8?(Good Form) Never did a real programm before. Thanks in advance! Love your vids. Keep em coming
Personal favourite sumo pullers to watch for technique Belkin and Krawczyk. Can almost see them going through mental que's.
Pulling into position without pulling. I will try that. Thank you.
Friggin' fired up.
YEAH BOIIII A NEW VIDEO
Hi Bryce, Love all the content on Sumo Didlifts. My question involves the skwot tho. I have heard/read that there better force can be created when skwotting with a wide stance. However, during the last training block I developed a hip flexor issue that was painful when skwotting wider. In order to compensate and continue training, I narrowed my stance tremendously (almost more narrow than shoulder width). I found that other than having to go seemingly lower in the hole to break parallel, I am able to develop some pretty good power from both the pin and paused skwot variations. Knowing that my overal goal is to continue to develop strength, would it be wise to mix up my stances on the training days where the intensity is lower in order to better develop all the muscles that assist with the skwot or forget about it and continue doing what I am good at?
Thanks again for all the content, Good Luck!
I’d say try to find a happy medium. I don’t think wider is inherently stronger, it really depends on the lifter. If you feel stronger wider, try going slightly wider over time and see how far you can get without your hip acting up!
Calgary Barbell thanks Bryce!
Jason Horstman EMG studies have shown that muscle activation doesn't change depending on stance width. According to Greg Knuckols you cannot change to total amt of force required to move a given weight by changing stance width or toe angle, you can only put greater or lesser emphasis on quads vs posterior chain.
Are you planning on doing an a7 collab? I definitely would get one of those. If you do one please have your shirt be colored instead of black since everyone does black.
Man, I love A7, but everything is fucking black. I want funky colours and funky designs.
Matt the cyan and red/orange color shirt that Calgary Barbell has would be awesome colors
Who knows, maybe!
Video starts at 3:55
Appreciate you sir
Hyper pre-workout bryce is great!
I have a squat related question, I've always had problems losing tightness in the bottom of the hole, especially as I accumulate some fatigue. I've been doing beltless squats to try and be more cognizant of my bracing and trying to mentally cue myself to keep the upper back tight and to just not get lazy when it gets hard, but any suggestions on keeping your abs/back/head in the game?
Where is the fcf? Not whining. Just love those videos
I discovered that my biomechanics dictate that I should be deadlifting conventional, however I have been deadlifting sumo for most of my lifting career. Do you have any tips for switching to conventional from sumo?
When you say your biomechanics dictate it, what did you use to learn that? A formula? Or do you **actually feel stronger** conventional?
i just gave myself 1 day off from skiing/boarding (dead/squat day) because i have a sore back now its good that u dont need a extra day
Your editor trolled you with that pigeon pose bit.
Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Stiff Legged Deadlift... What else do you do for supplementary movements? or just generally what else do you do in the gym?
Hi Bryce. I have a serious question man. I have this clicking thing going on when I squat. It's in the groin area but I feel I have weak gluten medius. It's the right side of the hip. I played soccer for years and was right footed maybe an overuse injury that flares up. If I point my feet outward, then I have it less. Any tips for warm ups or something like that. Or stance. My stance is pretty narrow en toes pointed out 45°. Thanks man.
your form is beautiful
김영준 thank you!
THANKS ALOT
Best hip opener strench. In your opinion having troubles opening up in the sumo stance.
Pretty sure that’s exactly what this video is about? Have you tried the ones I mentioned?
Thank for ur tips I’m slowly coming back to sumo deadlifts any advice for me thanks
What about grip width on sumo? A lot of commercial barbells don’t have close knurling and it makes my fingers come apart when rubbing on my quads. If I go closer I don’t get much knurling and I have a hard time hook gripping the barbell.
Grip width is a bit of a trade off. A general rule of thumb is to try and get your grip straight down from your shoulders from the front. With bad knurling, if makes things tough.
Hey man why cant I download the free program linked in the description?
What are your thoughts on switching deadlift stances for a block? (sumo to conventional or vice versa)
Do you think it'll carryover to your other stance? And how long would you do it for?
I’ve had some success w that, depends on the athlete. I would recommend keeping *some* of the primary stance in the program, but sometimes 6-8 weeks focusing mostly on the alternate stance can produce results.
Any advice for when benching sucks ? I'm in the middle of a bench cycle and I keep missing reps. My bench feels like it has gotten weaker and psychologically I feel hesitant when benching now. At the start of my bench cycle I felt really strong and benching wasn't a challenge and now everything feels super heavy.
Is it true that people with shorter arms and longer torso lift better with sumo than conventional?
Hey Bryce, does your hip hurt you when driving or has it ever? I constantly wonder if I have a similar injury to you. How did you injure it?
Doesn’t bother me while driving no. I hurt it over the course of years lifting. It was never an acute thing that happened.
Calgary Barbell is it something like a potential hip labral tear?
My best assessment is that it’s a disc bulge of some kind that acts up when the weight is heavy and my movement mechanics mess up. No labral tear showed up on the MRI
Calgary Barbell at least it sounds like you've found some ways to manage it. Would that ever repair itself over time?
My girlfriend fancies you. It hurts. But how can I argue with her :( #veryhomo
Do you find that accumulating Volume X utilizing higher intensities at a high RPE, with low rep ranges is more beneficial that accumulating that same Volume X with lower intensities at a lower RPE and with high rep ranges?
Definitely has a time and place. It’s hard to say with certainty as well because of individual differences for lifters. I think it’s more important to find out what a lifter responds best to and use that, than to think in terms of absolutes.
Hi Bryce, I usually do conventional deadlifts, but struggle to get into a flat back position to start in. I’ve got a long torso and short arms whilst being 6’2 which I think is what is making it hard to get into a good position. Do you think switching to sumo would be a good idea? I’m stronger conventional but have never really given much time to sumo. Any advice would be amazing, thanks.
Dear Matt , I faced a similar problem with conventional setup, that is hips too much backwards, back angle parallel to the floor and initially back used to round which I corrected later at the upper and lower back with extension cues.
The anthropometry will dictate leverages for each individual. Since you're anthropometry is similar to mine ( I'm shorter) switching to sumo has helped to make the back angle from horizontal to somewhat 45 degrees.
But if you can work on your mobility use the conventional as an assistance to build strength.
Hope this helps.
What's your opinion on weight selection close to a competition? Do you think it's best to operate off a previous 1RM and not go above that before meet day as not to peak too soon? Or allow a lifter to go above a previous comp PB especially if they've accumulated a lot of volume and strength since the last comp to the point where they old 1RM is now an opener for example??
Everyone is gonna have a different idea on that. Generally, I’d let a lifter PR, so long as it was within program and the RPE’s accurately reflected what I wanted to see in their training.
Hey, I love your informative videos! I have a question. One thing I've been struggling with recently is, how do I properly use straps for deadlift? I struggle with finding a grip that's not uncomfortable, and doesn't take too long to set up. Having the barbell wrapped only where some of the fingers touch feels like I lose the strength of some fingers, but wrapping it diagonally to cover all fingers takes too much time and might be hard to balance right/left. Any feedback appreciated!
I just wrap it once around, and if it’s in fingertips it’s in fingertips.
I see, thank you! I will try that this week!
Talk to me about front squats. Do you use different bracing techniques in comparison to the standard back squat?
Nope, just a bit different work for the shoulders
Hey man when do you advise to start incorporating a lifting belt? Been trying to hold off to build core strength but starting to think might be necessary for progression. Thanks
I usually recommend people start incorporating a belt early on. I don’t believe a lifter will lack core strength because of using a belt.
Calgary Barbell cool man think I will go make a purchase of a good belt. Any recommendations?
conor prendergast core activation has been shown to increase with proper belt usage. I've heard good things about the Pioneer double prong and Inzer lever belts specifically
Is it legal to use mouthpieces in powerlifting in IPF? Noticed something that looked like a mouthpiece in this video - Like something that Brian Shaw and Furious Pete are selling, and if they are legal in powerlifting, what and from where would you recommend getting them from (preferably someone who ships internationally)?
Yep it’s IPF legal. Although I think the mouthpiece company makes a lot of batshit crazy claims about how it neutralizes your spine and increases performance... I just wear it to protect my teeth. I use the New Age one from innerstrengthproducts.ca
Hi from belgium! Any advices for a problem i have causing issues mainly on the squat : my right leg/hip is super dominant (also sligthly longer by 0,9cm) therefore my hip Always shoots up on the right side when squatting. I Always end up on the concentric portion leaning on my rigth side. I have almost no external rotation on my right hip but good internal rotation (and vice versa on my left hip). Any cues/exercices that might help? I can make a video if you need 😀
Probably some tempo and single legged work. As well as deload your comp squat until you can control the issue and fix it.
What discrepancies in training have you noticed when working with younger lifters (14-18)? Do you find that they require a substantially different amount of volume than the average Joe?
14-18... in a perfect world, I’d get these lifters to focus a LOT on technique and put off loading the crap out of the bar. I have a few younger lifters who are really beat up because of past sport injuries and it’s a real bummer sometimes. Basically I would just try and take it slow and instil a psychology of longevity. As well as try to just keep it fun. Lots of exercise variety, lots of rep range and protocol variety.
Did sumo for a month and my knee hurts a lot, but I do feel my quad (only on the side where my knee hurts) is really tight, even after a week. Not being able to deal with the increased volume on my quads makes a lot of sense now
Erik Brabants I found that doing some hamstring work after deadlifting like stiff legs helps.
İ had very bad knee pain and switched back to conv after a while ı switched again sumo and no knee pain luckely
Have you noticed any carryover from sumo to your squats? I need to get more quad volume in without a rack, and if I can up my DL and squat by using sumo I'll do it.
It’s definitely worth a shot. You could always clean->front squat too!
I wanted to see if you could do a video on deadlifting and using a belt. I have a 10mm inzer Lever belt .I can't seem to be able to use a belt on deadlifts. Conv. Or sumo. I feel like I can't get my core tight. I feel like I'm the only one with this problem. Please help. Thank you.
One thing to try would be taking your breath before you set up. For some people, by the time you get down to the bar you’re a bit crunched up, and it can be hard to get your air. If you take your air before you go down to the bar it can help.
Hello, I am currently making a progression of sumo deadlift, and I have discomfort in the adductors, what do you recommend?
Improve your adductor flexibility. One thing that really helped me is progression to the side splits.
Edit: I forgot to mention, in the mean time reduce your stance width a bit.
I'm working on finding my ideal foot range and hip height but when I am trying a 2 RPM at 405 my grip starts slipping when I am doing over under, any good grip strengthening exercises? I've also torn my calluses off my hand in consecutive weeks, is that 'normal' or a sign of improper technique?
For grip exercises I would recommend static holds with the bar after deadlifting. On heavy reps, and then lighter sets of just holds. That worked well for me before I switched to hook. If you’re ripping a lot, you may be taking the bar too high up in the palm, and might want to consider more of a finger-grip (bar sits lower).
For a non competitor, is it worthwhile to do sumo or just stick to conventional deadlift?
Mr. Potato head Imo sumo is better for longevity purposes. Or at least for heavy training. Conventional as a lighter assessory is great too tho.
diddlyskwaats I would say its the opposite, sumo beats up peoples hips. For non competitors id do high bar and conv dl. Its a more complete strength development
Srdan Radojcic some people just cant do conventional and have a rounded back so its just a preference, but yh a non competer should be high bar squatting
Srdan Radojcic Many more people get back issues such as herniated disks from compromised positions in a conventional stance during maximal loads, even if their technique is proper 99% of the time under submax loads, where majority will usually not have that issue in sumo stance. I can see the hip argument but typically thats when people dont have/keep up the mobility and go wider than their hip structure allows. Sumo = patience off ground and better back angle at maximal loads = more longevity, as long as stance goes with hip structure.
I think you should deadlift however is more comfortable for you if you’re not worried about competing.
Are comp squats in ur 16 week program supposed to be done with wraps if you use wraps in competition?
Yessir!
Would you have ever switched from conventional if you hadn’t injured your hip?
That’s a really good question... I don’t know!
How much time do you spend between you enter the weight room and your first working set of the day?
20 min? 30 min? Depends how chatty I’m feeling
Calgary Barbell OMG my lower body warm up takes up to 40 min. I am doing too much mobility work, I guess
i could tell you were a couple of scoops in even before you said so. lol!
Curious what your go to pre workout is?
Just started using C-PRE from Canadian Protein and it is the bomb
What pre workout did you use today?
Canadian Protein’s C-PRE!
Dastardly rogue pec pop at 7:42
Bro what kind of preworkout do you like best
I'll let you know when I find a good one.
@@calgarybarbell Might as well do some product reviews/ get sponsored fam. Everyone else is getting paid why not you
"come at me bro" lol
Like for Jake
Bryce is like a 6 year old on a sugar high, and Dillon must be like his worn out Dad.
You have no idea how accurate you are
WHEN IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT AND THERE'S NO FCF
Advice: Don't
massage therapy! PLACEBO!
Imagine really believing this
I didn’t say the massage fixed me, I said it’s what I used. As well as just getting used to the volume. I feel like it helped though. And maybe that’s scientifically unfounded - I get what you’re saying.
Dont
Oh but I will
Oh switching to pound plates I see. Doing it for the likes bro bro?
Oh I didn’t even watch the video. I thought you became a shill lifter. I don’t know if that is appropriate
Hahaha I just like the smaller jumps in my warmups sometimes. Shill lifter lol