I’ve been going ot the gym for a little while, using GZCLP on Perseus.
Been making steady progress (besides a longer dip after a nasty cold) but I still struggle with deadlifts, especially now that they’re getting a bit heavier.

  1. I got a shit back and inherent anterior pelvic tilt, it’s easy to tweak the lower back for me. I put a lot of emphasis on keeping it straight, neutralizing the tilt and bracing the core to support it.
    Still, sometimes I feel the pinch near the sides of the lumba spine. Any advice to help with that would be phenomenal.

  2. I got stupid knees. They’re not injury prone or anything, but they stick out. Several times now I bruised them pretty severely, mostly on the way down. The bar slides down the quads - as I learned it should - and then bonk into the tissue just above the patella before continuing around the knee.
    What am I doing wrong?

Here’s my form at the moment of impact
Here's my form at the moment of impact

This is roughly where I hit and bruise
This is roughly where I hit and bruise

  • shapesandstuff@feddit.deOP
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the gear advice!
    Here’s another snap:

    Setup

    Sorry bout the messy crop, there were a lot of people moving about.

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      1 year ago

      Now its kind of hard to tell with the dark pants and dark weight plates but I’m no expert but it looks to me like your shins are just a little too far out from the bar, your ass needs to come up a bit more loading your hamstrings just a little more and your shoulders need to come a little further forward over the bar.

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        1 year ago

        From the tutorial vid linked in the thread I’d say you’re right! Thanks for taking the time, I got some good pointers to work on.

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          1 year ago

          No problem. Gear isnt a cure for bad form but I have shit knees and Im almost 40 so I worry about my back too. I dont have a back injury, but I dont want one either.

          Once I started wearing them for heavier lifts it took a bit of the stress out of it for me. “Im belted up and I’ve got my sleeves on, short of not lifting I’m doing everything I can to prevent injury… now focus.”