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[mrchariybrown]

Example of it helping some people..

Oleksandr Kutcher -

And even Ed Coan had some head tilt -

Once again, I'm not saying that it's ideal for everyone. I'm just saying the head in the neutral position the whole time isn't the right way all the time for everyone for all lifts.

[knucks]

That's great and all but like I said, it does help me at my current stage right now at the top for lockout.

And if you want, look closer at my video - I don't shoot my head back (and not much) until I get well above my knees for the lockout. It helps relax my arms and front delts.

ok , fine.

what do you mean "relax...front delts" ? they really shouldn't be engaged at all apart from the entire delt being down/back

[mrchariybrown]

ok , fine.

what do you mean "relax...front delts" ? they really shouldn't be engaged at all apart from the entire delt being down/back

Sorry, meant to say the entire delt. It helps me relax them down and forward. A little trick I learned from my coach to "lengthen" my arms and shorten my deadlift stroke by at least 2 inches. And I know someone of your strength levels, know how important every single inch is on a deadlift (and other lifts of course).

[knucks]

it's an interesting thought, i'd be worried about the back breaking if you pull the head, tis all.

do work son. doing well non the less

[ngbetter11]

if i want my thighs+butt to be slimmer.. should i stop doing squats/leg workouts?

before you tell me how important big ass strong legs are.. just know, my goal isnt to be huge.. i actually like wearing slim fits..

i tried asking around bodybuilding forums but i just get the typical "what? you trying to wear girl jeans" "fag" "etc..." response.. and no real answer.

[mrchariybrown]

it's an interesting thought, i'd be worried about the back breaking if you pull the head, tis all.

do work son. doing well non the less

I'd be lying to you if I told you I haven't strained a trap here and there doing it. But then again, who hasn't strained/pulled something during heavy lifting, right?

[Leeacto]

if i want my thighs+butt to be slimmer.. should i stop doing squats/leg workouts?

before you tell me how important big ass strong legs are.. just know, my goal isnt to be huge.. i actually like wearing slim fits..

i tried asking around bodybuilding forums but i just get the typical "what? you trying to wear girl jeans" "fag" "etc..." response.. and no real answer.

Yup. stop lifting

[knucks]

if i want my thighs+butt to be slimmer.. should i stop doing squats/leg workouts?

before you tell me how important big ass strong legs are.. just know, my goal isnt to be huge.. i actually like wearing slim fits..

i tried asking around bodybuilding forums but i just get the typical "what? you trying to wear girl jeans" "fag" "etc..." response.. and no real answer.

depending on how much fat you carry, it may work out for you to lean up

[knucks]

fyi bros, just ordered 2 diff pairs of Bonobos straight leg..34x and 35x

[Leeacto]

fruit swag green ones? jk

Have you bought those before? If so, how do they fit? I've thought about picking some up.

[mrchariybrown]

Yo, let me know about those Bonobos once they arrive.

[bruised]

as far as i can tell , they look dumb (from the ads i've seen). only gays wear pants that fit like that as to show off your ass. IMO pants should never fit that way on a mans ass. i prefer all my pants to drape my ass, not contour it.

in other gay news, i'm almost to my 8th week on my keto diet. yeah yeah, i know all about it, blah blah blah, been doin body building type stuff for a while and actually don't recommend it to most people, but i'm down 16 lbs, and the leanest i've ever been in the past 4 years.

i started it because i started lifting again a while back and been getting buffer and stronger and all that, then i realized i need to lean out. can't remember who's philosophy is was, but it was some guy who was opposed to the whole bulk cycle/cut cycle thing. his method involved never to get over 12% body fat or something like that and stay that lean year round.

anyways i wanted to get lean again because there was a time i was around 6-9% body fat, id say i'm around 15% now, and i was maybe at 20% just about 8 weeks ago. gonna stick with it for another 6 weeks to start at a lean base line and decide if i want to add more mass from that point.

today was the first day i weighed myself since the first day of diet and was surprised at how much i dropped. i'm sure a little bit of it was muscle mass, but not a big deal to me.

being 16 lbs ligher feels good, all my clothes fit better (a couple pair of pants are too big now) and i feel more agile. i just did 31 pull ups in a row in good form.

edit: just googled bonobos, and they don't look that terrible.

[knucks]

sure, from pics they look like they hug the ass, but who knows.

with free shipping both ways and great return policy, i figured why the hell not (no never tried them before)

I got the straight leg because bootcut blows, we'll see how they are..

keto kinda blows, the one time i stuck with it i lost a lot of strength, never again.

www.leangains.com is worth looking into.

BRB wendy's time.

[knucks]

gotta hit 365x10 squats today.

[Leeacto]

belt or no belt?

[knucks]

belt or no belt?

belt. still paranoid about my [rehabbed] injury

[Leeacto]

nothin wrong w/ that. I messed up my back squatting heaving w/o a belt. Been seeing a chiro for the last few weeks. It's almost straightened out.

[knucks]

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365x8. Got pissed and did 3 more after a short break.

[mrchariybrown]

Great set!

[knucks]

Bonobos pants update:

got a 34 and 35 in the straight leg. the 34 fit, but tighter than i'd like in the thigh. 35 was much more comfortable (for me) but obviously the waist was large so have to wear a belt for sure. leg opening was larger than i'd prefer (.25" bigger than my 34x30 Lands End chinos..not sure what the opening is on them but yeah this was bigger).

These were the stretch cotton ones, felt really comfortable. There are two buttons at the fly, 1 fell off (the inside one) as I was buttoning it. YMMV

Returning both.

[Leeacto]

Good tip. I will not be buying Bonobos now.

[mrchariybrown]

Yeah, same here. Thanks for the write up.

[knucks]

sup bros.

left field denim, 35waist..honestly, seem smaller than their measurements on the site..

these are STF as well so uhhh..dont tihnk i'll ever wash em..they feel fucking comfortable. Thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhybTbp-u4

[mrchariybrown]

Yo, looks good if you don't ever plan on washing them. Be careful in the rain :>

[knucks]

Yo, looks good if you don't ever plan on washing them. Be careful in the rain :>

I think they'll stretch quite a bit in a week or two, then I'll give em a little soak and wear them again, slowly stretch etc etc

[knucks]

getting strong[er]

[daphneYOUfindME]

dang son, nice. my bench positioning is just like yours, always found it more comfortable than with feet flat on the ground. swole pretzel form.

[Leeacto]

Good work. Is that 245?

Not USAPL form though...

[knucks]

yes, 245.

got 255x9 2 days back.

i don't plan on competing until i hit some personal goals, and it definitely will not be in usapl

[mrchariybrown]

Yeah, who cares if it's not USAPL/IPF form? There are a bunch of feds that are well reputable that AREN'T those two.