Eyes down

[Tom DiStasio]

We did some 1RM testing with our guys this morning. One of our top lifters was going for a big weight his eyes came up and he lost his hip drive. Sure enough, he missed it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeRzDD9Dv98


After this miss, we talked with him and told him to be sure to keep his eyes down and stay in his hips. This was the result:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8AXY4TepQ


Eyes down works. It also helps to be a 6'1'', 245lb Division I linebacker, but I digress.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Yeah, but Tom, this is just one guy, man.

[quad]

Or maybe he got it because it was higher and Rip conveniently fails to see it.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Yes, quad, that's probably what it is.

[MBasic]

....there both pretty close to my eye.
Camera from different spots in each rep, so hard to tell.

None of that matters though.
2nd attempt looked so much faster than first ("easier"....using term loosely here).
AND that was AFTER the failed first attempt, which was a shakey ass grinder rep.
...that would HAVE to take some physical and mental mojo outta ya...no matter how much rest between attempts, that first one must have messed with him to some degree.

Yet he nailed the second one...and smooth

[BlackCoffee]

Maybe he drank some coffee before the second attempt

[Jared Nessland]

MBasic


....there both pretty close to my eye.
Camera from different spots in each rep, so hard to tell.

None of that matters though.
2nd attempt looked so much faster than first ("easier"....using term loosely here).
AND that was AFTER the failed first attempt, which was a shakey ass grinder rep.
...that would HAVE to take some physical and mental mojo outta ya...no matter how much rest between attempts, that first one must have messed with him to some degree.

Yet he nailed the second one...and smooth

MBasic,

Number 1 i'm a shitty cameraman, but you are exactly right. The two things we talked to him about in between attempts were eyes down (this is something we are always talking to him about) and that he was "timid" coming out of the hole with that 1st rep. That he needed to hit bottom and move the fucking bar with some speed and aggression. And Tom and I both agree that it was a ballsy/gutsy thing to do, to come back and smoke it like he did after that first attempt. Pretty damn impressive in my book. It's not like that is something these guys have much experience with. But he is a tough SOB, physical and mentally.

[smokeyjones]

....there both pretty close to my eye.
Camera from different spots in each rep, so hard to tell.

Quad's post made me go back and watch it on 0.25 speed. I was watching how far the plates went down relative to the safeties and I couldn't see any difference at all. Maybe I'm blind.

[PackMule]

Waiting to see quads squat video

[Dave Longley]

This was clearly shot on two different days, with two different guys and fake plates.

Eyes down. Ridiculous.