Fedster
Hi, I have long forearms and long shins (there, I said it). Aside from the power clean, which I cannot do (my hand goes completely past the delts, and would place the bar in the middle of my neck if I could use the correct racking form, which I obviously cannot), I am perfectly happy. I can low bar squat, bench, press, etc, no problem.
Nevertheless I am curious about what I can expect in terms of benefits and limitations given my unusual arm and leg segments proportions (the actual arm and leg length seems normal compared to other people). I tried to figure out the effects of this non standard moment angle, but I am too dumb to make sense of it.
Mark Rippetoe
Good sprinters have long shins. How old are you?
I'm 46, almost 47. Unless there is a senior category, I am well past any sporting glory, no matter how small. I also hate running in any case, whereas I am good at following a strength training program. I am looking at my strength to improve my Jiu Jiutsu if that helps.
No sprinting then. Enjoy your training.
Physics
Am curious as to why this may have happened.
Age 36, male, 5’ 10”, 186lb. 13 weeks into SS. 4,200+ calories a day. 3x a week workouts. Have made some volume adjustments (1x5 on squat 2x5 backoffs at 90%) and added a light day (3x5 at 80%) out of necessity along the way.
Starting BW: 143lb Current BW: 187lb Squat: 132lb > 300lb
Last successful squat was 1x5 @ 300lb. Got all 5 reps, last was a bit of a grinder. Light day mid week went fine. Next heavy session I added 5 pounds. Warmups felt heavy and on the very first rep of my work set I got pinned to the safety bars. I wasn't even CLOSE to getting the rep, either. The bar didn't even stop on the way down. Just got nailed to the pins. It's like my body said "not fucking happening".
I'm eating and sleeping plenty, no stress, no changes to anything, form was fine.
I'll try 305 again next session but I'm just curious as to what may be the cause (accumulated fatigue? bad day?). I will post an update in a few days regardless.
It's not always possible to pinpoint the reason for a bad day. Sometimes they just happen. Try it again and it may go. If not, time for a reset.
Update: The following workout I attempted 305 lb AGAIN for 5 but without realizing it, I got higher and higher with each rep and missed depth on the last few.
Today I tried 305 lb for the third time focusing on depth and got stapled to the safety pins on rep 3.
Time for a reset.
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