https://startingstrength.com/

https://thepaleodiet.com/

@Farmer D What state are you in Rachel? We might have a member near you that can help!

I'm up in NorCal. Like an hour north of sac. I have yet to find anyone within a 1 hour drive

Damn. I'm about 2 hours away. I'd be happy to kind of give you a run down of everything some day but we would have to plan it out. I compete in powerlifting and work at a gym so we could work on making a program or something

@BigBadSaxon - ID Any tips to work more hamstrings/hips and less low back while deadlifting?

Just my two cents but starting with a tight deadlift position by not yanking the bar when initiating the pull but by pulling the slack out helps tremendously. Also, make sure that you start with your hips high, contrary to what bro scientists will tell you, high hips with just enough knee flexion to break out of a 'Romanian deadlift' is the most efficient way to recruit your hamstring and glutes.

A lot of time lower back DOMS is triggered by starting in too much of an upright position causing your hips to shoot up right after you initiate the pull.

Alan Thrall and Mark Rippetoe have good instructional videos which give a much more nuanced explanation

^^^Alan Thrall 👍🏻

Also, controlled descent is better than dropping

First night back after a 3 month injury recovery felt amazing. Blast some fashwave and pick stiff up and put it down again

Damn it feels good to be back

Welcome back

Is your lower back bothering you, @Pat-MA ?

Or do you just want more ham glute activation/strength gain

for me, just bringing my feet in closer helps a ton

Its not bothering me. But i want more ham and glute activation so it does not bother me down the road. I am afraid poor form will lead to injury long-term

try to find what form fits you best, don't listen to all the tutorials

That's what's really allowed me to deadlift more

Also, 99% of advice people give me is wrong about my body. Any time I adjusted form for other people it was bad

Goes without saying, ignore all advice from anyone who looks worse than you or has less experience generally

Like TIDE said, go with what works for you (within reason).

Bringing his feet closer together helped him, but doing a wider strongman stance helped me. So it depends on the person

Gotcha fellas. I found a form that made my hammies sore the next day and nothing in my low back, so I'll stay with that for now.

👌

Not a bad time for a 2000m warmup

@Deleted User follow that bro science

I have doughy friends with shitty physiques who are weak try to tell me what I should eat or how I should lift

https://youtu.be/OXO2azb3_PE

"Just lift to look good" -t. Doughy lad

Dom is life

need to get protein shake...

but currently feel like throwing up 🤢

The fashy lifting playlist

Rasis

I have discovered audiobooks. Been listening to 'em during my lifts.

And drives

I listen to alt right politics podcast while lifting. Strengthening the body & mind at the same time. 👌🏻

@Sonic >not listening to fashwave

Ohhhh.... C'mon now haha I do enjoy some Xurious (just not when I'm lifting)

What's yalls core routine for big bulky abbs