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    Your elbows are behind the bar. Radius should be vertical. And why no belt?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Rippetoe View Post
    Your elbows are behind the bar. Radius should be vertical.
    Thanks Rip I'll work on it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Rippetoe View Post
    And why no belt?
    The blue book says that a belt may not be needed in the early parts of a training career. Also your article says "As a general rule, post-novice lifters use the belt for last warmups and work sets on heavy days, having learned how to use it correctly". There's no "should" in this sentence, but I read it as a recommendation. I'm not a post novice lifter and concluded the belt can/should wait. Would you mind setting me straight on this?

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    You don't need to walk it out quite so far either as this can contribute to a loss of general tightness in the movement. Overall, a reasonable start though!

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