This is normal in powerlifting, it’s partly to protect the shoulders and partly to reduce the range of motion so you can press more weight. Powerlifting is all about lifting the most weight.
If you care about moving weight safely with movements like squat and deadlift, take it from me, do NOT sleep on single leg exercises like single leg RDL or Bulgarian split squats. These are exercises you can load with decent weight if you'd like, but please understand that they have serious benefits with lighter loads too when you perform the lift with a focus on form and balance. #powerlifting
Recently learned about this really awesome deadlift cue to prep your hips for hinging, and to prime your body to feel tension on hamstrings and glutes while you're performing the lift. I always start with very little or no weight, and this foam roller trick with no weight was great today to cue my hips to move right!
I thought I'd do another #Introduction since I've moved my primary account over to Babka.
I'm Ross. I'm 36 years old. My primary hobbies are ham radio, reading, tinkering with computers, and competitive #powerlifting.
I love my cat and my dog. I occasionally post photos of them. I live in #Colorado, somewhat near #Denver.
I work as a #GIS Analyst at a large kidney care company, optimizing nurse and doctor allocation.
I'm a graduate student, studying #Epidemiology, and hope to finish within the next couple years. I'm toying with the idea of pursuing a PhD afterwards.
Most importantly, I’m converting to #Judaism, and am meeting with my rabbi in a couple weeks to discuss the beit din!
#introductions Salut à tous, je suis Sasha :uwu: très curieuse de découvrir ce coin d'internet qui fonctionne un peu différement de ce que je connais !
Mes centres d'intéret tournent autour du #design sous toutes ses formes (accessibilité, UX, sound, évenementiel...), du #powerlifting 🏋️♀️, du #surfing, de la tech, de l'autisme et TDAH, et du voyage.
Je suis UX et Game Designer freelance assez nomade mais j'ai un centre gravitationel autour de Bordeaux. Je tends à travailler pour des entreprises qui aident les personnes en situation de handicap ou maladie à mieux vivre.
Il se peut que je poste en anglais car c'est la langue que je parle le plus.
Had the joy of opening my #HomeGym to some friends for Strong Tea, a #powerlifting tea party! True to name we sipped tea and lifted heavy shit! We had a range of experiences from gym rats to total novices. It was fun to show some barbell-curious people (of all body sizes and genders) how to do the main lifts safely in a fun and non-intimidating environment.
I decided to make a plate loadable dumbbell that's hard to grip and which I can load to more than I can pick up. 2" A513 tubing (1/16" wall thickness), shaft collars. Another day I'm going to load this to ludicrous weight but I'll mostly just use it for rows and curls and maybe eventually some other nonsense while developing grip a la Fat Gripz #weightlifting#powerlifting#strengthtraining
Most of the effort was just filing the ends smooth.
Glad to be back at my shiz in the #GarageGym. After work travel, vacation travel, and life, things are heavier than they should be, but it'll come back quick. #powerlifting
Hi all! #introduction
Cross posting from @jeighto (not sure where I'd like to call home yet)😅
I'm Janel / Jeighto and I'm currently working as a Senior Environment #3DArtist at Ubisoft!
I'm also working on several #indiedev#horror, as both an #artist and #programmer. I'll be posting lots of updates about those soon!!
Besides that, I LOVE food, especially the super #spicy variety, and #powerlifting!
Don't be shy! I'm trying to find my people here and am excited to meet you all <3