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Also, I watched an interesting video the other day about a pro weightlifter who stipulated that a Deadlift was not a pull but in fact a push exercise. He explained that for most people the legs acted as the function while the back was doing all the work. However, his methodology is to keep the back as a function and the legs as the main driver. You push into the ground with your legs as your back straightens out to 90° with the ground. It makes sense. You're using your legs more, including your gluteus muscles in your butt, and your hamstrings. Your back still experiences the most growth since it's tearing the muscle fibres more, but your lifts will be stronger if you focus on pushing rather than pulling. Maybe you already know this, but it was interesting to me.

We do push off the floor during clean and snatch but we do consider those pulling movements as compared to a squat which is more a push in my head. Back strength is as important as leg strength when olympic lifts are being preformed.

Yeah, I would consider a squat a push too.

I'd say that with stiff-leg deadlifts the legs will be worked more than regular deadlifts.

RDLs? Love those. We do them as more of a back exercise to maintain proper lumbar curve (useful for olympic lifts) rather than say for max lifting strength off the floor with your hamstrings.

Ahh, getcha. What kind of weights are expected? Is it more of a low-weight exercise?

AngryGoldfish wrote:Ahh, getcha. What kind of weights are expected? Is it more of a low-weight exercise?

I have done sets of like 5 up to like 225# which is relatively light in the deadlift world.

Nick, you're a beast man. Nice work.

I've plateaued on all my lifts but still grinding away. Tried to pull a 375# DL on Friday and looked like a chump. Goal is 400# in 2015.

After almost a year and a half of Stronglifts, I started doing Starting Strength last week. Pretty similar, but mixes in cleans and weighted pullups. We'll see how it goes.

thanks!

Here is a another good comparison video

11/3/2013 - 115# C/J and 12/7/2014 275# C/J

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkrCQh23wQY[/youtube]

Wow that first clean is so awful

Max Out Sunday

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6fNPSQE6lI[/youtube]

285# Clean, 205# Snatch, 220# Snatch

Tried a 290# Clean, racked it but couldnt stand it up. Clean and Jerk was not as good, hit 245# then missed 265# two times so I gave it up for now.

225# Sn and 345# and 355# BS PRs.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg4eMoc4ZXw[/youtube]

vidret wrote:haha YES bro, yes.

61 kg Sotts Press

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bdEe2vht9o[/youtube]

I documented more than 200 exercise activities last year. Haven't done shit for two weeks. Being lazy feels good and is easy but the depression and lethargy are creaping. Battle...

Hit my 300# Clean today amongst a few other max outs, couldnt hit a PR back squat tho

One of our guys got to 405# for a new PR

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEIh5-SiAio[/youtube]

Started my journey into getting healthier a week ago. Yeah I know, NY resolutions. Not in this case. I've been procrastinating for a long time, and now I have a bet over my head. If anything I just want to be more energetic, have more stamina (be able to work all day on my feet without getting so damn tired all the time), and to also lose some weight (so I can look manly strong instead of manly pudge lol). My biggest problem has always been I love being lazy. I don't exercise, I eat once a day (usually fast food at that), and I drink a lot of beer. I've come to the conclusion that a) time to move my fat ass b) time to stop eating shitty food at shitty intervals c) I need to start writing shit down. Everything.

So far I've cut my diet down calorie wise, I've been doing a morning and evening workout routine (this will get more serious; baby steps for now), and I've got a journal that I have been writing everything down in. What I eat, how many calories, what I did in my routine, what hurts and what doesn't so I can keep track and start upping sets. More intensive cardio days ahead, just working on basic strength right now.

Hey man welcome to the sausage party. Good for you for getting off your ass. There's some good info and motivation in this thread. When it comes to counting calories, I use the the MyFitnessPal app. It's not exact, but if nothing else helps me stay aware and accountable. I can blow up a good day pretty easy with a few good IPAs. Usually lasts for a month and then I say fuck it...get pudgy and start over again. Keep us posted...

I finally got back to it this week after two weeks of gluttony and zero exercise. Gained 4 pounds of shit. Time to crank it back up.