Michael Schneider
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When you are doing exercises like the rdl or every other exercise with lower back loading you really need to learn proper breathing and bracing. Breath into your diaphragm and not into your chest and flex your abs. This will create a lot of intra abdominal pressure which helps a lot to stabilize your spine. Also try to lock your shoulder blades down which helps engage your lats and this locks your upper body into proper position.
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I think with the safety bar it can be a bit weird in the beginning because you are used to the back squat. I think it takes a little time to really figure out how to execute it properly. You need to give it a try for at least a few weeks. When you get used to it and you can improve it will help you a lot to improve your back squat too but if it still feels weird and uncomfortable I would switch to another exercise.
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It’s up to your personal preference I would say. Give it a try for a few weeks and if you like it and make good progress, stick with it. I think it’s a pretty good solution if your gym time is limited you can reduce rest periods between some exercises! I think a new “shock” for your systems and muscles can be a good thing if you have a plan an execute it properly!
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Same thoughts here. I think cardio can improve your recovery as long as you stay low with your heartrate! No high intensity stuff which will take away from your ability to recover!
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Rest day today after yesterdays deadlift massacre. I’m feeling very hungry and try to get a little more good quality food in today to make sure i can recover. Tomorrow I’m going to have a push session with my buddy Kevin Stütz in Top Gym Vienna. I’m always looking forward to those sessions! Maybe I can get a nap in this afternoon! 😉 Yesterdays session hit me really hard!
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Maybe you can try a variation of the reverse hyper that louie simmons invented. It’s amazing for strentghening the lower back.
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You can’t really isolate the outer quad. You can just train your quads as a whole but try a close stand and position your feet low on the platform and force your knee to travel forward. Imagine you are doing a leg extension. Same on a quad machine or smith machine squats
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If you get stronger than your bodyweight i would switch to the free variation. Or use a seatbeld. Always when i go heavier i find it very hard to depress my shoulder blades. It needs a lot of concentration.
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Had an amazing night sleep yesterday. Woke up and felt really great today. So i decided to do a pull session including deadlifts. And it felt so damn good. I can’t tell you how much this lift means to me. I spent so many training sessions improving my technique and i was able to pull 230 for a double again 7 weeks after my injury. ????
Deadlifts
Hammer strength parallel row for upper back
Seated cable row
Hammer strenght iso lateral pulldown
Banded hyperextensions
Rear delt machine
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I go with john. If one is weak i would start with this. If everything is well balanced you can switch. I have one cgest dominated push session and one shoulder focus push session and switch them.
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Try to see a chiropractor or good massage therapist to make sure your body is aligned how it should be. And i would do more unilateral exercises to make sure right and left side take the same load.
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The competition weekend is always very stressful. I’m going to decid if i’m going to train tomorrow based on how i feel in the morning or if i’m going into a deload phase for a few days. Didn’t do a real deload phase since my powerlifting competition in april. But in training i still feel very good and as long as training feels good i normally keep pushing.
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If it doesn’t work for you skip it buddy. Maybe it has to do something with your breathing and bracing. It also doesn’t feel right for me so i skipped the exercise too. Barbell backsquat if you can perfrom it with good form is king for me.
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Hy guys. Yesterday was the NABBA Austrian championships. I was judging the show and i’m really crushed today. It’s always stressfull and i take it very seriously. But i also enjoy my task and try to give something back to the sport.
Kevin took a big win. He won his class and also the overall. I’m very happy for my close friend. Now NABBA worlds in Belfast is uo next.
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It depends. Do whatever YOU feel best and you feel comfortable with. I did a lot of dumbell side laterals in the past but now I just rely on the Handcuff cable side lateral. It’s the only variation where I can really isolate the side delts and derpess my shoulder blades with almost no trap recruitment!