Maybach
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At the risk of seeming glib, that's your problem right there. You put only 15 pounds less than that on your back and squatted it 3x5 earlier in the...

Your lower back isn't rounding too much, the upper back is just rounding a little under the load. If you're not trying as hard as possible to keep...

Alternating fives, singles, and triples is done based on the weights determined during the "running it out" phase of the Texas method. If you have...

Just have him invest in a set of spotter arms that hang outside the rack.

Electrical muscle stimulation (to the point that it causes a forceful contraction) is sometimes used in animal studies when studying muscle...

As long as you still focus on "leading" with the hips out of the hole, you should be fine. The weight will do the work of keeping your back...

Go back and do the teaching progression and try to find exactly what parts of that you're having trouble apprehending. Most importantly: arms are...

Focusing too much on the "leaning over" cue can cause a small amount of moment arm to develop, which can be as small as a centimeter or two at heavy...

I think the wider stance was actually good advice: you want to clear room in between your thighs for your belly. This will produce pretty much all...

You have no business *training* singles. Anyone can DO a single. Just for novices, it's unlikely their singles are going to be heavy enough to...

Your lower back is in hyperextension. Just don't extend it so far. Most people aren't flexible enough to hyperextend their back, so they have to try...

A thought about John, the final caller who called in with a question about myasthenia gravis: it seems that the disease represents a straightforward...

Yes. Chalk/straps are fine to delay for pulls, since they only fix a limit on grip that you might not be actually exceeding. A belt, however,...

Correct, there is no need for a light squat day. You're effectively redoing the NLP with starting weights calibrated to your previous numbers....

That's not too bad, actually. Careful to keep it pushed ahead of the squat if you're only deadlifting once a week. Mid 300s (~140 kg) is too light to...

The light squat day is the less disruptive programming change, and so should be made first. 1 on, 2 off is suitable for a short period of time at the...

Before I mark the free space on my bingo card, what is your deadlift at?

Think of it in terms of time: getting back to your old numbers in three weeks time is probably a decent goal. If you start at 220, 10 pound jumps...

You are borderline on depth but it does look like you're hitting the maximum extension of the muscles. Try narrowing your stance just a shade: should...

Yeah hip extension is still not there. You're hip angle is more closed (because you're leaning over more), which is good, but you're still "powering"...

How long was the layoff, did your bodyweight change (and how much), and what was your level of physical activity? The answer to this question depends...

I don't know. I don't think Mark Rippetoe has ever given a conclusive answer to such a complicated, many layered question. Perhaps if we are lucky,...

But you are not? Then these numbers don't mean anything. Plateaus are not anticipated. Come back when you are authentically stuck for a week or...

You need to be eating 200 grams of protein at an absolute minimum. Do not "shoot for" anything. You need to be at 180 pounds yesterday. ...

Your grip strength is your grip strength. If there was any reason to believe grip strength was not a limiting factor, 275 might be considered light....

Most gyms that "don't allow chalk" are mostly concerned with chalk getting all over the place so that they have to clean it up: any gym that cares...

This isn't entirely true. 225 at 5'10" is a fine base, and it's unlikely you're going to run into bodyweight problems at the weights you're lifting....

As someone who trained semi-seriously before starting an NLP, think of it in terms of progress over time. Start at a place where you think you can...

The lower body lifts might not be trained, but the lower body must be *rehabilitated.* Whatever form this takes is up to you. But in any event, if...