Good advice. After my l5-s1 herniated disc i didn't lift heavy at all for 8 months and took 2 months off of not doing any weights. Yes I got weaker but it only took me 3 months to get back to my original strength and now im stronger than ever. Have to be smart and patient with injuries! Quick question Connor, do you think beltless training (squats and deads) have any benefit?
hey connor, quick question. i've just started your intermediate program today. would it be appropriate to do the 2 deadlift variations on day #3 (secondary 1 + pause) and the 2 squat lifts on day #5 (squats + secondary 2) back-to-back, and then follow that with the bench work afterwards - mainly due to time constraints with university and work schedule, or is there an important purpose behind having '2' individual sessions for sq/dl within the session with a break in between for benching? thanks mate
+Mitchell Williams You can definitely do that, it's initially structured that way to accommodate Squat, Bench and Deadlift in that order should your Secondary 1 be a squat and your Secondary 2 be a deadlift. Even still, feel free to move those around to best fit your schedule and needs. After all, it really is your template once you make your selections!
hey connor, what do i do for my sumo deadlift, anytime i go over 80% my knees start to cave and butt kicks back. what can i do to fix this because i can never lift maximally if this is gonna happen. thanks.
That would take too much thought. Every incline has different angle heights, bench heights etc which drastically changes my working percent and its hard to program around. So this way any comp legal bench height I can setup for incline and my working percents are the same, partially in part due to setting up a home gym and not wanting to buy an adjustable bench but wanting to be able to do incline.
+Sam McKay I don't think I know, this is a long topic but very well researched. Without a doubt 100% long femured lifters have an advantage deadlifting. This is a big reason why my sumo is 50kg better than my conventional. Short femurs long torso provides terrible conventional leverage.
C Lutz Im not sure I understand. If long femurs are such an advantage when deadlifting, why would a movement like sumo where you artificially shorten your femur moment arm and create a more upright torso be of benefit? Does this only apply to conventional and not sumo? Why is being an upright squatter something thats so often sought after, but not for deadlifting. I realize you said you don't know, I'm just putting my thoughts out there.
+Sam McKay sumo and conventional are too very different movements. A longer femur in the conventional allows for a higher hip position which increases leverage off the floor. Imagine a teeter totter, the longer the arm the less effort it takes to lift the load. This is different in a squat because the load is on the opposing side of the fulcrum. A short femured conventional puller is essentially paused front squatting the weight off the floor, significantly tougher than 1/4 squatting and hinging at the hip to move the load.
great video man hope to see more from you
Thanks!
Great video again!
+Julian Diaz Question: Full grip or false grip for Squats!
Thanks Connor I really appreciate it. Great video. Patience is definitely not one of my strong points but pain has a way of persuading you right lol.
Exactly what I needed by the way.
+Richard Partin can't say patience is my strong suit either haha I've certainly gotten better at is overtime
Why did you stop making videos man? Any plans to make videos in the future?
Good advice. After my l5-s1 herniated disc i didn't lift heavy at all for 8 months and took 2 months off of not doing any weights. Yes I got weaker but it only took me 3 months to get back to my original strength and now im stronger than ever. Have to be smart and patient with injuries!
Quick question Connor, do you think beltless training (squats and deads) have any benefit?
+Dluu22 I think there is a time and a place for both belted and beltless training, I can talk about this further in a video down the road!
Yes please, thanks!
hey connor, quick question. i've just started your intermediate program today. would it be appropriate to do the 2 deadlift variations on day #3 (secondary 1 + pause) and the 2 squat lifts on day #5 (squats + secondary 2) back-to-back, and then follow that with the bench work afterwards - mainly due to time constraints with university and work schedule, or is there an important purpose behind having '2' individual sessions for sq/dl within the session with a break in between for benching?
thanks mate
+Mitchell Williams You can definitely do that, it's initially structured that way to accommodate Squat, Bench and Deadlift in that order should your Secondary 1 be a squat and your Secondary 2 be a deadlift. Even still, feel free to move those around to best fit your schedule and needs. After all, it really is your template once you make your selections!
hey connor, what do i do for my sumo deadlift, anytime i go over 80% my knees start to cave and butt kicks back. what can i do to fix this because i can never lift maximally if this is gonna happen. thanks.
Make sure that all your working sets are performed to the standard you set, even though that you have to reduce the weigth on the bar.
Any reason you perform the lncline bench the way you do? Better careyover?
That would take too much thought. Every incline has different angle heights, bench heights etc which drastically changes my working percent and its hard to program around. So this way any comp legal bench height I can setup for incline and my working percents are the same, partially in part due to setting up a home gym and not wanting to buy an adjustable bench but wanting to be able to do incline.
Jesus I think you have less torso angle on your conventional deadlift than I do on my high bar squat... Those proportions dude
+Zambia95 Definitely not beneficial for conventional deadlifting haha.
+C Lutz You think having longer femurs and a more horizontal back angle would be good for conventional? Can you elaborate on why.
+Sam McKay I don't think I know, this is a long topic but very well researched. Without a doubt 100% long femured lifters have an advantage deadlifting. This is a big reason why my sumo is 50kg better than my conventional. Short femurs long torso provides terrible conventional leverage.
C Lutz Im not sure I understand. If long femurs are such an advantage when deadlifting, why would a movement like sumo where you artificially shorten your femur moment arm and create a more upright torso be of benefit? Does this only apply to conventional and not sumo? Why is being an upright squatter something thats so often sought after, but not for deadlifting. I realize you said you don't know, I'm just putting my thoughts out there.
+Sam McKay sumo and conventional are too very different movements. A longer femur in the conventional allows for a higher hip position which increases leverage off the floor. Imagine a teeter totter, the longer the arm the less effort it takes to lift the load. This is different in a squat because the load is on the opposing side of the fulcrum. A short femured conventional puller is essentially paused front squatting the weight off the floor, significantly tougher than 1/4 squatting and hinging at the hip to move the load.