Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

[Salubrious]

Cedric McMillan dead at 44.

I know these guys are on a shitload of gear, but I don't remember the TOP TOP guys dying this much in their 40s. Although Cedric did get hospitalized with COVID-19 in November.

I'm wondering if COVID attacking the heart is the thing starting to push guys over the edge? I mean, I know these guys die young, but it feels like it's happened more frequently recently.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

I can't keep grip when doing deadlifts now how do I weld my wrists to the bar

 

[Salubrious]

I can't keep grip when doing deadlifts now how do I weld my wrists to the bar

Straps?

Maybe Figure 8 straps if you don't like the traditional variety?

 

[Torque Wheeler]

Straps?

Maybe Figure 8 straps if you don't like the traditional variety?

I have gay fingers that are meant for playing instruments not lifting big rocks

 

[AntiSchwuletteAktion]

I have gay fingers that are meant for playing instruments not lifting big rocks

You can do forearm exercises to increase your grip strength. Wrist curls with dumbbells in your hands, for example

 

[Desu Mountain]

I can't keep grip when doing deadlifts now how do I weld my wrists to the bar

You doing overhand or mixed grip? If overhand, switch to mixed. As for training grip, just do pull-ups, only without the pulling up part. In other words, just hang off the bar for a while and pretend you're Indiana Jones and there's a river full of crocodiles below you or something like that.

And for God's sake, get some talcum.

 

[Torque Wheeler]

I do wrist curls, those have helped a lot. I'll try the mixed grip tomorrow

 

[CivilianOfTheFandomWars]

Just grip the bar harder lmao.
Like nigga just hold on lol.
Straps are for fags and noobs.

 

[ScurvyRat]

I can't keep grip when doing deadlifts now how do I weld my wrists to the bar

How much weight are you lifting for this to be a problem?

 

[grasshoppermustard]

I can't keep grip when doing deadlifts now how do I weld my wrists to the bar

Chalk, just don't be a cunt and throw it everywhere, you don't need THAT much really, some cunts cover themselves in it like it was asbestos.

 

[Desu Mountain]

Chalk, just don't be a cunt and throw it everywhere, you don't need THAT much really, some cunts cover themselves in it like it was asbestos.

Liquid talcum doesn't make nearly as much of a mess as powdered and it stays on your fingers for longer before you need to put on more.

 

[Hog On Ice]

Hook grip for top sets, straps for sets of 10+, double overhand for everything else has served me well. Replace hook with mixed if that’s your preference. And chalk. Lots of chalk.

 

[Dean Pentel]

Hook grip for top sets, straps for sets of 10+, double overhand for everything else has served me well. Replace hook with mixed if that’s your preference. And chalk. Lots of chalk.

If you're a weak little faggot, do mixed grip instead of hook grip. Use straps (Versa Gripps) for 1RM stuff or high rep heavy stuff, until you're strong enough to just hook grip all of it.

Yes it hurts at first and you won't be eligible to be a hand model anymore. Do it anyway.

 

[Accept Only Substitutes]

Dumb n00b question:

I found some simple lol beginner exercises, as recommended. But when I first posted I had forgotten I was having surgery June 1st. (Oops) I won't be able to lift anything for at least six weeks after that.

Should I wait until then to start doing anything more than cardio or go ahead? I know I'll lose a lot of any strength I might gain between now and then, which is why I'm asking.

This veers close to medical advice probably, but best guess/opinions are fine. I'll get clearance from my doctor again after surgery.

 

[Desu Mountain]

Dumb n00b question:

I found some simple lol beginner exercises, as recommended. But when I first posted I had forgotten I was having surgery June 1st. (Oops) I won't be able to lift anything for at least six weeks after that.

Should I wait until then to start doing anything more than cardio or go ahead? I know I'll lose a lot of any strength I might gain between now and then, which is why I'm asking.

This veers close to medical advice probably, but best guess/opinions are fine. I'll get clearance from my doctor again after surgery.

Just start now. It'll be easier to get started again after recovering from the surgery and you'll have prior practice with the exercises.

 

[grasshoppermustard]

Liquid talcum doesn't make nearly as much of a mess as powdered and it stays on your fingers for longer before you need to put on more.

Is that stuff easy to remove once you're done?

 

[Desu Mountain]

Is that stuff easy to remove once you're done?

Yeah, you just wash your hands. A bit of a money-saving tip is that you only need to smear it on your fingers. No need to get it on your palms. Makes it so that just a drop or two is enough.

 

[Vivec]

I had a big problem holding on to the bar once I got to the mid 300's for 5, after a long while of dealing with it slowing my progress, I switched to straps with no regrets. I don't see any reason to let grip strength become the limiting factor in an exercise that works much more important major muscles. Only other equipment I make use of is squat shoes.

 

[Big Lenny]

Cedric McMillan dead at 44.

I know these guys are on a shitload of gear, but I don't remember the TOP TOP guys dying this much in their 40s. Although Cedric did get hospitalized with COVID-19 in November.

I'm wondering if COVID attacking the heart is the thing starting to push guys over the edge? I mean, I know these guys die young, but it feels like it's happened more frequently recently.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ur2jeviPKUA

New dead body builder every other week at this point.

bUT wHErE ArE tHe BOdiEs???

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Machines are a meme. I made more progress in one month of free weight exercises than I did in a year of working out with machines. Don't bother with them. Wish I had listened to my friend sooner when he gave me the same advice.

Not necessarily. Machines are a good way to avoid injuring yourself. I lift heavy and used to do 50kg dumbbell shoulder presses...until someone dropped a dumbbell into my hand at the wrong angle and I tore my labrum from 3 o'clock to 7 o'clock and peeled it off the bone. That injury cost me a lot of money in surgery fees and I'll never have the same range of motion again. I also can never go rock climbing or hang off a bar at full extension. If I had been using a seated shoulder press machine, I would never have had that injury.
Interestingly, the two most successful, competitive bodybuilders I knew at that time both used machines and both said it was specifically because they could avoid serious injuries.
Having said that, I still do a lot of free weight training now, but I'm making the point that machines absolutely do have their place and they are great for training safely.