Pulling on the axle tonight- Doubled 395, doubled 400, 415 to9 lock out, 425 past the knees. My goal of a 450 double overhand axle deadlift will likely be attainable this year. Additionally, most reps in one set with the bridge, most total reps in one workout with handstand push ups. Highest weight on rolling thunder. I’d say the “feats of strength” requirement was met for this years Festivus. I did not complete the airing of grievances, but they are there.
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Good stuff as usual Adam,
Just curious with your sumo DL have you ever been called for a no lift in competition do to not having your hips locked out enough or shoulders back. I was just curious because I do it the same as you and have been told in a competion setting I might get red lighted. Very impressive 415 pull BTW.
Current pl standards are dumb- many judges look for excessive back bending and call that “hip lockout”.
I have been flagged, but the judge was positioned at an angle to the platform. Had he been positioned in front or to the side it would be clear my spine is straight and my legs are straight. In all events I train for maximum safety and address stupid rules later. My next dl day will have a side angle, that will clear up whats going on with the lift.
thats a great video adam great work , thanks adam
Great. Also because it made me look up Festivus + Seinfeld on Youtube again.
Nice Festivus session Adam! Whoo ha! I was quite burnt this past week from teaching 2 classes that needed grades and finals done, research and a bunch of stuff; so I ended up doing some sandbag loads and rope pull ups–wow, quite the forearm work with a rope in each hand.
Joe,
I always get concerned when the side judge is not directly at the side of the lifter. Most are pretty good with it, but it will vary from meet to meet. In the handful of meets I’ve done, I always watch all the other competitors and who the judge is to see what is ok and what is not ok. It is then up to me to decide how far I want to make it look ok vs the risk of doing that.
Also, if you do bench press and think you can “jump the gun” on the press command by predicting how long the pause will be based on the judging that day, make sure you check for them changing judges as you walk up to the bar—got burnt on that once. Practicing audible commands with a partner is always the best practice. Have them vary the command length a bit too so you learn to listen to it and not predict if you want to more conservative.
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
I must say that is such a stupid rule for the verbal command. Watch ten videos from sanctioned meets and you see 10 different pause times