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I know this is a 2yr old video, but, what i got so far was you didn't like the adidas shoe because the second insole was too cushioning or thick. But on the slippers that you wore in the video you were wearing socks with the slippers, wouldnt the socks give you cushion like the adidas shoe insole was giving?
You have to wear socks in powerlifting…..
@@BrazosValleyStrength yeah, I apologize just making observation about cushion of sock while wearing them with slippers. I did some local powerlifting meets in the 80’s, then after I retired from military in Dec 06, I started back powerlifting until 2012. I’m really not going to compete right now, but doing my research on flat sole shoes before buying any. I actually did my training and contest in the original adidas sambo soccer shoe. Like my belt, I lifted for a while with one prong belt, now shifted to a lever belt and love it. Now I’m watching another one of you 2yr old video flats vs heel- what is the best shoe for squats
good take
I'm confused about this being a topic right now. Is there some sort of resurgence in the lifter sphere of people pushing Bulldog Grip for bench? Cause it's not new; Barbell Medicine was suggesting using the Bulldog Grip for pressing as far back as 2018 as a way to ensure the bar was on top of your wrist if you were holding the bar to far back in your hands and it wasn't on top of your wrist. Which is usually what makes me suggest it to people in the gym, i.e. I see them benching the bar is closer to their proximal knuckle than their Radius/Ulna.
The feet
Great information. Thank you
Anyways who talk about 400 kg deadlift
Love the video but I CAN NOT CONCENTRATE with the cutest dog ever chilling there
How would you protect your shoulders from injury without retracting?
Makes sense because whenever I tried to unnaturally retract my shoulders it just felt so weird.
Sean’s feet position is because of usapl rules, feet have to flat. Other girl must be in another federation
4/7/8, unusual ratio on lifts. Massive DL there.
Sounds like a shoulder injury waiting to happen lol
All these fancy new terms and ideas are usually worthless for most people. I love your analogy to hook grip. Hook grip takes a ton of time to get used to, is extremely hard to use if your hands are small, and is only used by a small percentage of lifters. The “bulldog” grip is even more nuanced. First, no grip will “blow-up” your bench press. Going wider, or more narrow impacts the lift the most. Also, internally rotating the hands too much can be uncomfortable which directly how comfortable somebody feels. In the end, grips, whether in the deadlift - bench or even the squat will vary from person to person. There is never a one size fits all approach. I wish people would focus more on just mastering their underlying technique. That’s where the best gains come from.
Maybe doing this with a bench inside the rings is part of my problem
On the walk out with the feet too wide... that's how I almost snapped my stuff up trying to do a Static Hold with 515 lbs. It's the first time since 2018 that I got scared when doing Squats.
Turns out this entire time I was using some flashy bench grip lol. I just always bench without my fingers wrapped around the bar because it doesn't feel as comfortable as fingers over
The "trendy" very straight bar path/internally rotated shoulders/high touch point is everywhere on social media, but i think it only works for people that can make their archs highest point very high on chest, otherwise ur rom actually increase and youll injure something eventually. I think most people should just focus on making their starting position feel as close as possible as decline bench press/touch low, since its basically what were trying to achieve by arching. For actual grip, focusing on feeling some weight on the edge/outside of my palms after i internally rotate the thumbs has worked well for me. Also, if you try to force a high touch point when its just not meant to be, then you can end up doing a jm press without noticing, cause the body tries to protect your rotator cuffs/doesnt allow you to go straight down.
Had no idea there was a name for this grip. It just came naturally to me once I moved to max grip
I had never heard of this grip before but I practically use it minus the fact that my index and middle still wrap around.
good stuff!
Theres an Elite FTS vid with JM on what I believe is bulldog grip. and he says that bending the bar will rotate your arms back out to counter the hands being internally rotated. If you hold your arms out in front of you, you can rotate your hands around without really rotating your arms. I get that it can still effect your arm rotation but not as much as people would think.
It’s shoulder rotation not hand or arm, they’re more a consequence of the shoulder rotation. Fighting the rotation at different points of the arm is going to be uncomfortable for most and likely break down at higher intensities. Counteracting the rotations defeats the point of even adopting such a position in the first place, you want that internal rotation if you do a grip like this
[internally rotates grip 2 degrees] I bulldog grip now.
Never tried this, but the position of the wrists also seems incredibly uncomfortable. As someone with pretty fragile wrists, I will probably never try this grip.
You have to get used to it. I was uncomfortable and felt weak at first but then it helped me break the plateaus.
If it’s uncomfortable and you “have to get used to it” it’s probably not worth doing. Just because something is efficient on paper doesn’t mean it works for everyone in practice. You want your movements to feel as natural as possible and be repeatable at higher intensities
I used to have a really internally rotated grip when I benched with max grip, I stopped using it after I actually literally hurt my pinky from squeezing the bar from a weird angle. Lmao
Ahh man I got so hyped when I saw a notification from Brazos Valley Strength
I suppose I have a bulldog grip but every time I’ve tried really hard exaggerating that internally roared position further it’s felt weaker and end up abandoning it. I did have shoulder issues early on with/from an overly biased external rotated grip. So I’m just doomed to have shoulder stuff regardless of the amount of IR lol
Hey man, I've been struggling with an injury from low-bar squatting for almost 2 years now. I've seen a sport's medicine doctor and multiple physical therapists and I'm working with a powerlifting coach. The diagnosis is gluetus medius tendinopathy. Nothing I've tried including shockwave therapy, physical therapy, and load management has seemed to help. What do you recommend? Peptides? PRP? Exercises? I'm completely lost as to how to recover and its been a massive blow to my confidence and desired to train. Thanks! And welcome back 💪
Sbd just makes me laugh but the baby blue is nice
Me to
Thank u brazos🙌
any advice regarding the foot angle? how do i decide if pointing straight or more toe-ed out/externally rotated would be better?
Would love a rehab guide. Each time I've been "injured", I've learned more and more. The biggest thing that help me were programming changes and using variations to work around pain + get stronger in weak areas. For example, tempo pause squats when dealing with a hip impingement. Anything on that type of information would be awesome.
What a great video. I’ve been wondering what I could do! Hook grip never worked for me, and I’ve always loved mixed grip
Looking forward to the rehab video(s). These SBD colorways are awesome, too.
Rehab exercises for wrist injury’s , got it from doing skull crushers with dumbbell , an I wasn’t wearing wrist wraps
why cant they make 10, 11, 12, 13 ones so different people can pick ones that works best for them? Assume material use to make belt are all the same.
I learn something new everyday!!🎉
He’s so back. Let’s goooo
What’s up whit the 170 kgs set???
What’s up with the 170 kgs set ????
SBD model
I really like the idea of not calling them "fatigued singles"
I have the same pain in my upper back. It’s been bugging me ever since I came outta the hospital last year (hospital trip was unrelated to the gym) I’ve been able to finally start training at my normal load around 2 months ago. But sometimes the pain still comes up. So whatever you do to help with that pain in ur back can you please let me know. For reference I squat around 260kg but I’ll have days where I can’t squat more than 180kg for two reps.
And it’s also only when I squat, I can deadlift perfectly fine and bench fine
Hey man how’s your mole doing?
loving the sick new colorway!
Glad to hear you’re on the mend. I’ve had a hip impingement that presents as a pinch in the front or sometimes lower back pain for about 2 years now. It causes a shift (to face the left of mid line), my right foot to rotate out more and my right glute to be almost impossible to feel. It’s very minor in the grand scheme in terms of pain and day to day function but just enough to really halt progress on squat etc. I’ve dealt with it before yet the same methods don’t fix it this time, why might that be? And why has it been so chronic with several quality physios unable to fix it while being a relatively minor and common pathology?
i deal with the same thing
Hello, great stuff! Im dealing with a hip injury “ small rupture in the gluteus maximus close to the hip”. This has caused as well a trochanteric bursitis. Im able to train but feel quite some pain in the deep squat, anything above 220 kg. Trying to find a good recovery plan. Any tips would be highly appreciated.thanks!
Absolutely goated
Hello! I currently have a herniated disc in my L5 area. Im worried that my powerlifting days are over. Have you ever had this injury? What's it like to recover from long-term ? What are some strategies for maintaining size and strength in your legs? Will you have this injury forever?
You are certainly not done. I herniated 2 discs in 2017 from playing badminton. Now I’m powerlifting and am the strongest I have ever been. Look at barbell medicine’s content. Most herniated discs cause no pain. A lot of doctors have the pain science wrong and catastrophic a herniated disc saying how u need to keep your back straight and all that. That’s outdated information.
Had a herniated disc several years ago. You'll get better. I'm back squatting and deadlifting more than I ever did before I got injured
Hey David I've been having some pain in my shoulder when squatting low bar and was wondering if you had any advice. Also is there anything powerlifters can do to prevent injury and or increase recovery? Love the videos and learning from you over the years, thank you!