Well I am starting to compete. Had my first comp a few weeks ago, signing up for another one in November
I do high volume front squats without a belt, and most of my rep work on DL and squat without a belt. Can you recommend something beyond romanians for DL?
Like just resting a plate on your stomach?
if you're serious about competing then you need a belt, it doesn't matter what's your stats are as long as its not terrible (check your weight bracket stats at the level youre competing)
on the ab exercise, yes. i dont know whats the carry over, i just like doing it.
>something beyond Romanians for DL
Pretty much everything in this video.
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He's a DL freak, and uses a belt often - but he also deadlifts 4.35 times his BW
>low bb rows
>weighted pullups
>shrugs
>whatever-that-entire-posterior-chain-bw-exercise-is-called
>reverse hyper
My stats are OK for my weight class. I did use a belt in the last comp, and I will in the next, I was just wondering about when to use it in training.
Oh I meant more DL accessories to really hit core
all of those things will hit your core. the core includes the lower back, glutes, hamstrings, et c.
Fair enough. Thank you, user
Well how did you place? A belt is not a magical tool and if the guy who won has a total that is 300 over yours a belt is the absolute ladt thing id worry about.
by allowing you to use more weight, and get a bigger training effect as a result
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got up to a 500lb conventional deadlift at like 190lbs and 17 y/o before I got a belt (and i got the shittiest one possible, tapered valeo meme belt) but i should have been using one long before that
there is no requirement to wear a belt ever, but it is an excellent training tool and most people that are serious about their training should be using one (with the exception of maybe WLers for whom it interferes with starting position)
It was a small charity comp and the next guy had 14 kg on me...
I did beat a few heavier guys though which I was happy about.
Total was 405kg because my bench is poverty. Symmetricstrength says DL is advanced, squat is 5kg off advanced. Bench is 20kg off proficient because fuck bench
Not bad at all for a first meet. I had a 1000 pound total at 148 when i was a junior and punched my ticket to IPF nationals in the states, but sadly couldnt go. Ive nevet used a belt in my life but i would say when you are just doing a mock meet or a training 1RM slap the belt on. Mark rippetoe says to use one during your working sets but i just find the belt annoying.