Huddle Workout Warriors

[electro's horse]

you need someone to teach you how to squat and deadlift properly though, and 9/10 some pt at planet fitness isn't that person. 

[the butch]

-Chest up/back straight

-Shoulders back and squeezed

-Abs tight when lowering and butt tight when in erect position to protect lower back

Yeah.

They're a hell of an upper body workout, too. Keep gettin' it!

[electro's horse]

lol squeezing your shoulders

 

someone can't deadlift heavy

[the butch]

The idea is actually to attempt to squeeze them in order to maintain form; not to actually try and actively lift the weight that way.

[electro's horse]

that's a stupid cue to give people

[Jase]

I guess the hope is that as people try to squeeze their shoulders and fail, they'll keep their back straight. Just stay near a mirror and make sure you keep your back straight.

[Jase]

Ironically I'm between DL sets as I post this

[electro's horse]

hmm yes turn your head to watch your form as you deadlift hmmmmmmmmmm HMMMMMMMMMMMM

[Jase]

hmm yes turn your head to watch your form as you deadlift hmmmmmmmmmm HMMMMMMMMMMMM

When you're beginning, yeah

[electro's horse]

jase you and i need to talk

[davos]

Liefman's Goudenband 750s

[Jase]

jase you and i need to talk

Talk to me. When I was first starting out many years ago, people would tell me "straighten your back" on things like rows, etc, but until I could see the slump in the mirror, I didn't know how to correct my own form. My core was that weak.

[PhillyB]

planet fitness is full of dead lifters idk what you all are talking about

[PhillyB]

what do yall normally do diet-wise pre and post workout? anytime i do free weights or bench (basically anything but just cardio) try to get in some kind of protein within two hours of the workout (which is tough because i usually go after work, which ends up being 2am) and then a shake when i get home, which usually ends up being 20 grams of protein.

 

any thoughts on this?