December 23, 2024
A Time to PR Version
On Beginning Energy
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Lagging Shoulder, 3 Questions, and Going Against Conventional Wisdom –
Rip solutions questions reside from Beginning Energy Community subscribers and followers. -
Not Feeling Athletic? by Carl Raghavan –
You’ve been doing this system, however one thing isn’t proper. You’re sluggish, you’re drained on a regular basis – you simply don’t really feel like an athlete. However why? Effectively, let me share some exhausting truths… -
Improve Your Press Grip, Improve Your Press –
Rip discusses the significance of the grip within the press for its appropriate execution. He covers grip width, place of the bar in opposition to the hand, and a cue to carry it securely all through the raise for higher power transmission. -
How Tight Do I Wear My Belt? by Mark Rippetoe –
A superb query, because it seems. Most individuals have not thought of it that a lot, whereas most skilled lifters simply know the way tight it must be. The belt’s tightness varies with… -
The Coach’s Cue – Breaking the OODA Loop by Gwyn Brookes –
OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Resolve, Act. This idea was first coined by navy strategist and USAF colonel John Boyd. It has since grow to be a helpful mannequin for any determination making course of… - Weekend Archives:
My First Search for the X-Factor: York Barbell by Jim Moser –
I had been Olympic Weightlifting about three years after I bought the thought to drive to York Barbell to see if I might discover what Tommy Suggs so rightly refers to because the X-Issue. I had heard all of the legendary tales… - Weekend Archives:
Leg Length Discrepancy by Mark Rippetoe –
A surprisingly massive share of the inhabitants has a Leg Size Discrepancy (LLD) – I’ve seen estimates, in all probability conservative, that 70% of the inhabitants exhibit LLD. It’s usually not noticeable when the distinction is lower than…
Within the Trenches
Jessica Sorensen PRs her press at Starting Strength Atlanta as apprentice Brent Duckett cues her to shrug into the lockout. [photo courtesy of Adam Martin]
Simon’s novice linear development remains to be going robust at Starting Strength Boston. Right here he’s setting a squat PR of 225 lb for 3 units of 5 reps every. [photo courtesy of Stephen Babbitt]
Within the Trenches
This 12 months marked the primary ever Barbell Blizzard workforce competitors, during which the squat, press, bench press, and deadlift are carried out by groups of two to 4 lifters. We had 9 groups, over 30 lifters, and family and friends come out for the occasion (in addition to the annual Christmas celebration afterward), and the whole day was a blast. Geneva Rowe, Diana Bullington, Amanda Norman, and Atlas Roos took 1st place within the Open All Feminine division, Jill Weber, Julie Snyder, Sharon Foster, and Foram Fichadia took 1st place within the Masters All Feminine division, Dave Deal with, Dawson Weber, and John Jackson took 1st place within the Open All Male division, Wealthy Jarecke, Ashok Fichadia, and Anthony Laster took 1st place within the Masters All Male division, and Dave Hahn, Tyler Holm, and Brianne Holm took 1st place within the tightly contested Open Male & Feminine division. View full results
Becky Meggers squats 315 lb for a PR on her third try on the Barbell Blizzard workforce occasion at Testify Strength & Conditioning in Omaha, NE. Becky’s workforce got here in with a detailed second place end within the fashionable Open Male & Feminine division. [photo courtesy of Barb Mueller]
Anthony Laster units a PR within the deadlift with this 305 lb pull for his third try at Testify‘s Barbell Blizzard workforce competitors. Anthony’s son-in-law, Bob, competed on a separate workforce (benching 412.5 lb within the course of), and his granddaughter, Atlas, competed on one more workforce (setting a deadlift PR at 235 lb)! [photo courtesy of Phil Meggers]
The gang cheeses it up for a post-meet photograph after the Barbell Blizzard earlier than transferring proper into Testify‘s annual gymnasium Christmas celebration. [photo courtesy of Phil Meggers]
Get Concerned
Better of the Week
Most Important Day?
Badoga
Hey, I’m doing the Texas Methodology, which features a quantity day, a restoration day, and an depth day. I’m curious as to which is an important day?
I ask due to the very uncommon state of affairs the place I’ll have to skip a day. I used to be lately elk searching and wanted to skip a day. Luckily, I used to be in a position to work it in order that I missed my restoration day. It bought me considering… Out of the three days, which is most essential to my coaching and development? Is it the quantity day or the depth day?
Mark Rippetoe
The three days mix to kind a course of. All the course of is essential, and can’t work with out all three elements.
Alexander Dargatz
Crucial coaching (day) is at all times the following one. Do not miss it.
Better of the Discussion board
About the press shrug and impingement
gadsie
Within the e-book it’s talked about that you simply shrug on the finish of the motion, making impingement unimaginable. Two questions arose for me:
1. Does this imply that not shrugging impinges the shoulders?
2. If that’s the case, would not the motion in some unspecified time in the future impinge the shoulders (earlier than you shrug)?
Mark Rippetoe
1. Most likely.
2. No.
gadsie
Thanks for the reply. Why not then? If the reply to 1 might be, I would say that by shrugging you progress the scapula away from impingement, after truly impinging it.
Mark Rippetoe
Have a look at the drawing within the e-book. It would not impinge on the best way up.
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